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Philip Cardella

Philip Cardella

Miami, FL

Wanna be historian and photographer. Father to two kids, a dog and two cats. Partner to the best person on Earth.

Turning Point USA, Charlie Kirk, Florida International University and Very, Very Bad Students

Turning Point USA, Charlie Kirk, Florida International University and Very, Very Bad Students

By Philip Cardella March 5, 2026 Florida International University, Miami, Florida The organization Kirk founded is associated with a violently racist, antisemitic, sexist group chat on FIU campus Triggered by a report by The Floridian, which acquired access to a group chat that included Turning Point USA's Florida

Contextualizing Shah's concept of imperialism

Contextualizing Shah's concept of imperialism

By Philip Cardella 4 March 2026 On March 3, 2026, journalist Saeed Shah published a piece in The Guardian called "'Imperialist undertones': global south condemns US-Israeli war with Iran." ‘Imperialist undertones’: global south condemns US-Israeli war with IranChina calls it unacceptable to ‘kill leader of sovereign

Week ending February 27, 2026

Week ending February 27, 2026

It's been a month of Sundays across from the racist joke nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz," Ann Coulter makes a racist statement about Secretary of State Marco Rubio that should enrage every South Floridian, the Everglades is dying but it's also filling me with hope, and

Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery

Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery

By Philip Cardella 27 February 2026 Miami, FL This week I got to do something that I thought was unique and special: I got to tour the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery, which lies dormant, ready to open in six months. The Miami-Dade County Jail serves as the

The Everglades--where I go for hope

The Everglades--where I go for hope

By Philip Cardella February 26, 2026 Marsh Trail, Collier County, Florida I had the good fortune to get out to the Greater Everglades with one of my kids this week and due to the severe drought we're experiencing here, got to see a lot of wildlife along the

Rant: Yes, Miami native Marco Rubio is American enough to be President

Rant: Yes, Miami native Marco Rubio is American enough to be President

By Philip Cardella 25 February 2026 Miami, Florida (where Marco Rubio grew up) One of the most racist things I've seen–and it was directed at a Miamian–or maybe all Miamians. Conservative commentator Ann Coulter has suggested that Secretary of State Marco Rubio is too foreign to

A Month of Sundays at the so-called Alligator Alcatraz

A Month of Sundays at the so-called Alligator Alcatraz

By Philip Cardella February 23, 2026 US 41 near mile marker 48 in South Florida It's been a month of Sundays since the prayer vigils started on the third day of operation at the South Florida Detention Center, commonly known by its racist joke nickname, Alligator Alcatraz. "