Florida choked by 'economy killer' for top industry — and leaders are MIA

Systemic Error Podcast · Jul 3, 2026 · 4m

Florida’s Seaweed Problem Is a Governance ProblemThe mess is realFlorida’s beaches are being buried under unusually heavy sargassum, with stretches of the Atlantic and eastern Gulf coast far above normal. The seaweed rots, stinks, blocks access, and costs coastal communities money to clear. Officials and meteorologists say it is already hurting tourism, and the pile keeps returning faster than crews can remove it.Power sits with the people doing nothingThe relevant power here is not the beachgoer complaining about the smell, or the local worker raking the shoreline. The power sits with…