Monthly Archives: October 2025

Media and the real standard for military personnel

Sometimes all you need is a headline and an opening paragraph to come to the correct conclusion that the “news” article (and even an “opinion piece”) is full of errors, lies, twisted facts, crazy claims, and generally spouting a particular … Continue reading

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Today’s military, discipline, hazing, and purposes

Like many, a correspondent questioned SecWar Hesgath’s removal of a prohibition on hazing in basic and other military training. This is part of the massive package of reforms for the Department of War and the six military service branches. (As … Continue reading

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Oh, dear, no government!

As we now complete one whole week without the FedGov, while millions suffer without health care, children are not taught about choosing their own gender, and planes fall from the air? We share this amusing but somewhat true cartoon: The … Continue reading

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Whom do we believe? Vaccines and illness

Shared by a correspondent: Share and read yourself: the URL is https://tinyurl.com/58s7f563 at Mercola.com.

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Government shut down, dems begging?

This picture appeared in the Rapid City (SD) Journal today, along with a headline “Trump uses shutdown [sic] to punish his enemies.” Good, on both counts. We here at TPOL, back from an unintended sabbatical, are excited. And feel a … Continue reading

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