Monthly Archives: July 2021

The rising insanity of COVID-19 dictates

Posted on July 30, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Editor’s Note: Dealing with various issues kept us from updating for several days, but we hope to resume a more regular schedule! The news is coming fast and furious right now. Publicizing and abetting the fearmongering of government. New mandates … Continue reading →

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… on our knees before our “betters”

Posted on July 25, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Municipal and county officials are often incredibly arrogant. For every customer service representative or equipment operator or even police officer who is friendly, helpful, courteous and encouraging? There seem to be two or three who are arrogant, condescending, sniffing out … Continue reading →

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Shots fired! Why we don’t need to panic

Posted on July 24, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

The app “NextDoor” is growing in popularity as a way of encouraging contact and making good neighbors.  But sometimes what is reported and discussed takes my breath away. A very recent example took place in and around Rapid City, South … Continue reading →

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… Condemned to repeat it – the sad case of Massachusetts

Posted on July 23, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

The quote “Those who forget history are condemned to repeat it” is attributed to the American philosopher George Santayana and it can be accurately quoted as “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” as stated in … Continue reading →

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Crumbling and collapsing

Posted on July 21, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

The recent tragic collapse of the apartment tower in Florida reminds us that life is fleeting and man’s creations are generally pretty-short-lived. But the physical collapse and the death toll (expected to be near 200, I understand) is really minor, … Continue reading →

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Not-so-new feudalism

Posted on July 19, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Although not so precisely stated, the fundamental principle of feudalism as practiced in the Dark Ages in much of Europe – and in Japan – is pretty well understood. “You swear to follow, obey, and be a loyal supporter to … Continue reading →

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Second class citizens

Posted on July 15, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

“Some animals are more equal than others.” A fact of life, not just George Orwell’s fiction (and “how-to manual”) 1984. Which is why I perked up at the Police Tribune article. An nazgul appeals panel decided 2 to 1 that … Continue reading →

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Cuba Libre!

Posted on July 13, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

(Yes, I know it is a cocktail. But before it was a drink, it was a cry for freedom of Cuba from the Spanish Empire, way back in the mid-1800s.) For virtually my entire life, the wonderful people of Cuba … Continue reading →

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Doomed? American cities (2nd try!)

Posted on July 12, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Note: For some reason the WordPress editor has totally glitched and the first attempt, published at noon today (12JUL21) was totally botched up. So here is another try. Readers of this commentary know we here at TPOL are NOT lovers … Continue reading →

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We have met the enemy…

Posted on July 11, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

And it is NOT us, as Pogo so famously quipped decades ago. It is a cabal that has decided that 18 months of the Pandemic Panic is NOT enough. So one member of that cabal is ramping up the fearmongering … Continue reading →

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