Firing Lane

Florida Governor's Race: The Unbiased(ish) Breakdown: Get Excited

In this episode, we cover the Florida Governor’s race candidates and Croaky gives his “mostly” unbiased perspective on the race. Overall, Florida isn’t a group chat. It’s 22 million lives—storms, insurance costs, property taxes, and families who never go to donor dinners. Stop grading candidates on “vibes” and start grading them on governability: executive competence, real records, and measurable delivery.

Croaky Reads His Hate Mail: Governance vs. Grievance.

This Firing Lane wasn’t about clapbacks or outrage.
I read the Jay Collins hate mail, the bad-faith attacks, and the rumors flying around Florida’s governor’s race — and analyzed what they actually reveal about the field.
Layla Collins also ended up stopping by to talk about education, civic engagement, and why governing starts closer to home than social media.
Governance vs. Grievance. 

Lieutenant Governor, Green Beret, “Fallen Star”? Florida Politics Tries and Fails to Bury Jay Collins Alive

This episode challenges a Florida Politics narrative that declares Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins "fallen," arguing the story is driven by biased coverage and pay-to-play media dynamics rather than facts. It reviews Collins’ military and legislative record, DeSantis’ measured praise, and the misleading use of early polling to declare inevitability.The host exposes how advertiser influence and premature narratives shape political coverage, explains why Collins’ cautious timeline is strategic not weak, and contrasts a service-oriented candidacy with a media-driven power model. Listeners are urged to look beyond headlines, consider the record, and stay engaged in the 2026 primary conversation.

Jay Collins and the New Heresy in Florida Politics

In this episode Croaky Caiman profiles Florida Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins — a decorated Green Beret and amputee turned statewide official — and contrasts his governing background with the performative, clip-driven political class that dominates Florida media.We unpack the January 2026 controversy over an edited clip about speech and antisemitism, showing how context and constitutional nuance were flattened into performative outrage, and explain the real First Amendment issues at stake.The episode argues that Collins’ focus on results and ordered liberty threatens the noise-driven primary ecosystem, and that the preemptive attacks on him reveal more fear of competence than genuine concern about civil liberties.

Bacon’s Rebellion and the Great Distraction

This episode explores Bacon’s Rebellion (1676) and argues that America’s first major political crisis began with a collapse of legitimacy—governors grew distant and failed to protect people, provoking unrest rooted in insecurity and institutional failure rather than ideology.It shows how Virginia’s elites responded by reasserting status and order, and draws parallels to today: legitimate concerns (like immigration and cultural continuity) are being turned into permanent emergencies that excuse power grabs and enrichment.The episode’s central warning is that stability requires responsibility and reform, not distraction and endless outrage; institutions survive when leaders reclaim their duties, not when they manufacture crises.

Jay Collins: Free Speech and Campaign Lies

In this episode Croaky calls out the "circular firing squad" in Florida GOP politics: James Fishback the Florida decoy candidate and his confused groyper followers lie because Jay Collins' resume (24 years Special Forces, state Senate wins, service-first life) is unbeatable. Why smear a hero when truth works?
If you care about facts over theatrics, preserving Florida's conservative gains for the nation, and real leadership in 2026 – this is essential.
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Operation Just Because: Trump's Maduro Extraction

Switch your selector from safe to semi – because the world just went full auto.
In this explosive post-op episode, host Croaky Caiman breaks down the January 3, 2026, U.S. decapitation strike that snatched Nicolás Maduro from his bed in Caracas. Zero U.S. casualties. Dozens dead on the Venezuelan side. Maduro and his wife now in Brooklyn's MDC, pleading not guilty to the unsealed superseding indictment – all cocaine conspiracies, no fentanyl, just like Croaky called months ago.
No cheering. No panicking. Just raw, nuanced truth:
Was this legal? Legitimate? Dangerous? (Spoiler: All of the above.)
The fentanyl hype vs. the cocaine reality – and JD Vance's awkward mea culpa.
Mission creep incoming: Trump says "we're gonna run their oil... run the country." Quagmire alert?
Blowback risks, interim chaos with Delcy Rodríguez, protests in Caracas, global condemnation at the UN.
Why conservatives need to demand structure NOW – before the next president games the system.

Dumb On Purpose: The Venezuela Escalation Nobdy Wanted and that We Voted For

In this sharp analysis of the escalating Venezuela crisis, Croaky predicted it would be a pressure campaign, not a full invasion, focusing on strategic signaling and U.S. buildup in Puerto Rico. By January 2026, his forecast proved spot on: the U.S. launched a series of strikes, captured Maduro, and seized oil assets, all while using counter-narcotics as a cover.
Croaky dives into the uncomfortable realities of regime change, questioning the justification behind these actions and highlighting potential blowback, including a migration spike and deep state momentum. But with strategic victories over adversaries like Iran and China, there’s a silver lining—at least for the U.S. But will this set a dangerous precedent?
Tune in for a deep dive into the unpredictable consequences of this “dumb on purpose” action, why we might have gotten into this mess in the first place, and the serious risks still ahead.

Croaky Is Back: Important Issues of the Day

Croaky Returns and covers some recent news, giving his usual blend of humor, analysis, and critique on things ranging from the extrajudicial strikes against claimed "Narco-Terrorists" to current issues in the economy. 

Pirate Pete of the Caribbean: Aqua-combatants and Other Legal Fairy Tales

In this episode Croaky goes over Pete Hegseth's recent defense of actions taken against suspected Narco-terrorists off the coast of Venezuela and calls for investigations over the possibility of it being illegal. Croaky breaks it down here. Have a listen.