The southern half of the Florida peninsula got walloped this past weekend with a Tropical System that brought almost a foot of rain to areas as well as wind gusts over 50 MPH. Here are two videos filmed after the storm, now named Alex cleared Florida.
The Miami-Dade GOP has a history of extremism that’s now taken a more radical turn as chronicled in Thursday’s New York Times. Some key points from Miami-Dade GOP history and The Times story. The Miami-Dade GOP was the thrust behind the Watergate scandal. Not only did Richard Nixon own a Key Biscayne Condo (previously owned […]
For those like me who’ve lived most of our life in The Sunshine State, June 1st is a rite of passage and you may want to just skip this post. But for those of you that are new to the Sunshine State, who perhaps moved here during Covid lockdowns elsewhere, Hurricane season is something totally […]
Fantastic reporting by The New York Times – a chilling read for all concerned about our Republic.
With Manatee deaths mounting, the feds have acted…finally. More from the AP via WOKV.
Much like in 2004, 2008 and 2012 (and I am sure more times, but those are the examples, that I recall offhand) the Democrats have had a star candidate for a highly competitive seat either drop out right before qualifying or after the deadline. In 2020, the GOP stole a State Senate seat with an […]
On this week’s Florida History Podcast, we end our Albion Florida series with a look at the Second Spanish Period (1783-1821)and British influence on Florida during that era. Episode 1- Introduction, El Camino Real and why Florida was different Episode 2- Building the Castillo de San Marcos Episode 3- Queen Anne’s War Part 1- March to war, Battle […]
Covid trends are not encouraging in the state. Over the last week, Florida has averaged 9,552 new cases. While vaccines have been talked about by public officials (except by Governor DeSantis and his team who abruptly went from pro-vaccine to anti-vaccine, when it was clearly a political advantage to flip), masking remains the most non-obtrusive […]
The Florida Squeeze 