One person who should be pleased Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine is US Senator Rick Scott, whose “Back to the Future” plan unveiled last week was a complete flop, giving a gift to Democrats whose messaging has thus far this cycle been completely muddled. As noted, Rick Scott released an 11-point roadmap for the GOP to “Save […]
On this week’s Florida History Podcast, we discuss the beginning of Queen Anne’s War – the origins of the war, how Florida attracted runaway slaves from English Carolina and the invasion of Florida in 1702. You can listen to the Florida History Podcast on Anchor (which hosts our show), Spotify, Google, Apple Podcasts, Radio Public, Breaker, Overcast, Castro or Pocket Casts. Overcast, Castro, Spotify, Radio Public […]
THE NURSING HOME “I know what to do: start stockpiling food”, said Ivan Oleksandrovich, a Second World War survivor who lived in the nursing home near Vasylkiv, when the Russia-Ukrainian war started. Maryna, owner of the Vasylkiv Nursing Home, was awakened at 4:30 AM by the sound of five gunshots. She rushed to check on […]
Editors note – in the coming days we’ll be running several of these. They are NOT proprietary and while people on the ground are in touch with us, the goal is to get as much information in the form of human accounts out as possible. Feel free to share, reports, republish, etc. In a couple […]
Ron DeSantis has not only divided Floridians, neighbor v neighbor, friend v friend, employee v employer and parent v teacher and school administrator but he has also effectively worked to undermine the unity of western democracies. DeSantis COVID-oriented talking points about US allies like Australia and Canada created discord and confusion where many Floridians saw […]
In 2022, it’s impossible to live without the internet – but many Floridians do. Americans rely on internet access to carry out an incredible number of everyday tasks – whether it’s doing their job, completing a homework assignment, getting news, shopping, finding a doctor, or just keeping in touch with family and loved ones. The […]
Donald Trump, Roger Stone, and a host of Florida politicians (in both parties, by the way, though more are Republicans) connected with Stone will now be put under the microscope. Anyone who has been involved with General Michael Flynn and Steve Bannon will also face scrutiny. Read more at TFS+
Frontier Airlines will add Miami-Kingston nonstop service this summer. Spirit Airlines whom Frontier is merging with already flies from Fort Lauderdale to Kingston. Air France which has flown nonstop from Miami to Port-au-Prince since before Miami-Paris nonstops began on the airline in 1982 has suspended the service until at least March, 2023. American Airlines is […]
Significant for Florida because, I assume Florida’s Rick Wilson is behind this very slick and smart ad.
A historic appointment by President Biden, not simply because she’s an African-American woman but because she is a Floridian. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson nomination puts someone who grew up in Florida in the spotlight. As we’ve discussed previously, the only Floridian nominated to the Supreme Court, Tallahassee’s Harrold Carswell, was rejected by the Senate in […]
The Florida Squeeze 