Monthly Archives: June 2023

“Hey, mom, the electric is out!”

Posted on June 30, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

According to more and more people, this is likely starting this summer. Texas, best known in electrical circles for a winter fiasco a couple of winters back, is now center of a “heat dome” in which weather usually reserved for … Continue reading →

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Hey, wanna play “school,” kids?

Posted on June 29, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Not in Hawai’i, it seems. My grandchildren and their friends in the neighborhood and at church love playing school. And they do learn and teach each other a lot. Especially with a nearby parent or grandparent to push in just … Continue reading →

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Moldava bans political party “Sor”

Posted on June 28, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

From Eastern Europe comes this tidbit of news, via RT. (Yes, we here at TPOL know that RT, like RFE and PBS, is a state-owned/controlled media outlet. The news is similar in most outlets, however.-) It seems that the little … Continue reading →

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Demise of the Southern Baptist Convention?

Posted on June 27, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

The religious sector here in the Fifty States is as hard hit by the social and political changes as any other. This is especially true of the various massive denominations. One such is the large Southern Baptist denomination, one of … Continue reading →

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Submersible coffin not suited for modern Woke “explorers” is it?

Posted on June 27, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Thanks to our colleague Scott for sharing this and giving this commentary a headline. After more than 96 hours in a 22-foot (minivan size) pressure hull more than two miles below the surface, the Coast Guard and Navy report that … Continue reading →

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A few more thoughts about the American army and restoring liberty

Posted on June 23, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

The United States Army on its 248th birthday is a far cry from the force which ultimately (admittedly with French Ancien Regime army and navy help and that of the fledgling American Navy and Marine Corps) made things so miserable … Continue reading →

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Saving Our School Children from Politicians

Posted on June 22, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Editor’s note: This is based on a great story by Rob Morse, published at his Slow Facts webzine, about Tennessee. But it is important for us in every State. Across the Fifty States, politicians have left our students defenseless, and … Continue reading →

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Do Americans have it right about the Supreme Court?

Posted on June 21, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

A recent story includes this: According to the Wall Street Journal, a remarkable 91% of Americans believe an independent judiciary is a crucial safeguard of our civil liberties. The just-released Mason-Dixon poll also shows that 72% of Americans believe that the politicization … Continue reading →

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Special: on this “Juneteenth” what about others with historical abuses heaped on them?

Posted on June 20, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Yesterday was “Juneteenth” – a new federal holiday with free time off for federal (and most state and local government employees as well as Woke businesses). Originally remembering the day that victorious, conquering Union troops landed in Texas in 1865 … Continue reading →

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The woke Army?

Posted on June 19, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

We may actually speak of several “Woke” armies, of course. There are the masses who are cannon-fodder for the Woke politicians, academics, celebrities, and media who seek to deep-six American society, culture, and tradition. And for that matter, the world’s … Continue reading →

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