The Politics of Natural Disasters in the USA – Texas is #1 in More Ways Than One

Considering the three largest states in the USA, California, Texas, and Florida, it is California that has the least number of disasters with the lowest cost burden, by far, of the three. Texas, of course, is the number one disaster state. Yet, when the state of California faces a disaster, Republican politicians, especially those from …

Florida, It’s Not a Tech Scene, It’s a Crime Scene

Florida has an economy built on rebuilding from hurricances and floods, fraud of all kinds, retirees, and tourism. Led by a corrupt governor, it’s a deregulated mess and falling down, fast. Conservative media that ballyhooed Miami as “Silicon Valley South” is media hype as the one and only large VC firm with offices in Miami …

DeSantis, Mapping Poop in his Brains

DeSantis was booted-up in his 4 inch high heels for a debate, and forced a number of hyena style grins, as he lied through is large looming cracked smile, remembering this time to not stick out his tongue. Ronny, the lying governor from the crime ridden state of Florida (the leader in murder, mass shootings, …

Corporate Money, Especially from Big Oil, is Controlling the Media and the Narrative: “Government is Corrupt, So Let Us Rule the US”

As I watch Texas oil money purchasing TV stations, and newspapers becoming corporatized, including in California, I see more and more people marching to the tune of oil (and other) plutocrats. I spend time in San Diego and Berkeley, CA and have been watching what’s happening in these two booming cities, as well as our …