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Populitic

Miami, FL

Where pop culture meets political consequence, plus the takes nobody asked for but everyone’s thinking. Satire • Commentary • Accountability

Congress Had One Job: Release the Misconduct Records. It Voted to Bury Them Instead.

Congress Had One Job: Release the Misconduct Records. It Voted to Bury Them Instead.

This week, the House had a straightforward choice: force public disclosure (with redactions) of sexual misconduct/harassment investigation records tied to members — or keep it all tucked inside the same internal system that’s protected reputations longer than it’s protected staff.

Palantir in Aventura: Another Sign Florida’s Tech Money Isn’t Visiting — It’s Moving In

Palantir in Aventura: Another Sign Florida’s Tech Money Isn’t Visiting — It’s Moving In

Ai firm lands in the 305: Palantir Technologies has shifted its principal executive office to Aventura—yes, that Aventura, where the traffic is a competitive sport and the mall has its own gravitational pull.

Pam Bondi’s “New Job” After Congress: Chief Redaction Officer of the United States

Pam Bondi’s “New Job” After Congress: Chief Redaction Officer of the United States

In Washington, people don’t usually lose jobs after a public faceplant in Congress. They just get assigned a new title that sounds important and mostly involves explaining the last thing they said.

Alberto M. Carvalho: The Miami-to-LA Spin-Off Nobody Asked For (But Everyone’s Watching)

Alberto M. Carvalho: The Miami-to-LA Spin-Off Nobody Asked For (But Everyone’s Watching)

If you ever wondered what happens when a Miami power storyline gets greenlit for a Los Angeles reboot, meet Alberto M. Carvalho — former Miami-Dade schools superintendent turned LAUSD boss, now starring in a plot twist that looks like it was written by a Netflix producer....

NYC’s New Mayor Wants to Disband the SRG — and Replace Officers With Residents Wielding Clipboards.

NYC’s New Mayor Wants to Disband the SRG — and Replace Officers With Residents Wielding Clipboards.

New York City’s Mayor Zohran Mamdani is sticking to his pledge to dismantle the NYPD’s Strategic Response Group (SRG) — Yes, the tactical unit that tends to appear whenever New York is rioting, spiraling, or simply being New York at a high volume and the city's anti terrorist unit.

Miami’s Election Time Machine Is Back — and This Time the Mayor Wants Less Time

Miami’s Election Time Machine Is Back — and This Time the Mayor Wants Less Time

This week’s episode: Mayor Eileen Higgins is backing a move that could shorten her own term by shifting the next mayoral election from 2029 to 2028, aligning Miami’s elections with bigger county/state cycles.

Joe Carollo Took It to the Top… and Got Left on "Read"

Joe Carollo Took It to the Top… and Got Left on "Read"

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court (the one with the marble columns and the lifetime job security) refused to hear Carollo’s appeal, meaning the $63.5 million verdict from the Ball & Chain retaliation case stays exactly where it is: parked on his tab.