Finite Disappointment

By Philip Cardella 5 March 2026 South Florida Something I let fall through the cracks last week was about doodie: in last week's reporting by the Miami Herald was that contractor with the biggest contract at the so-called Alligator Alcatraz is Doodie Calls–with a $92 million contract

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

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

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

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