Category Archives: Commentary on the News

The first few days of the Trump era

Posted on 2017-01-28 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Things seem to be going downhill, fast, don’t they? News stories are already bemoaning how little Trump has accomplished, even though Monday was the first “full day” of work for the new Massa, and his staff is … Continue reading →

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The empire expands

Posted on 2017-01-23 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Back on the 7th of January, RonPaul.com reported that American troops were rolling into Poland. I wasn’t even aware we were at war with them! Seriously, it is a NATO “peacekeeping” deployment, to face down those nasty … Continue reading →

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Well, it is over

Posted on 2017-01-21 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Well, it is done. So far, the Chicken Littles have not been accurate: no coup to prevent the usual process of a new Massa taking over. No last minute invasion of Russia (with the bogus claim that … Continue reading →

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DOUBLE Baker’s Dozen ™ Attacks against the Donald and Efforts to keep him out of office

Posted on 2017-01-20 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton As we near the triumphal coronation – whoops, inauguration – of the next Massa (POTUS), it might be good to think about how many things he has been accused of being, which make him unfit for that … Continue reading →

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Don’t believe it…

Posted on 2017-01-13 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Yesterday, the POTUS-to-be had a news conference and gave a lot of us a great deal of pleasure by attacking the media, including those right there in the room with him, for their lies and overall behavior. … Continue reading →

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My oh my – what’s that cloud in the sky?

Posted on 2017-01-13 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton A pro-cannabis-legalization web site, Smell the Truth reports that the DC mayor says that arrests are unlikely for “smoking weed” at Trump inauguration. “The few attendants of Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration should have little to worry about … Continue reading →

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Societal collapse – again?

Posted on 2017-01-12 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Things are getting bad again, south of the border (of Texas, NM, AZ, and CA). Very bad. It wasn’t in the radio or TV news, but the Guardian (British) reported it, and Zero Hedge picked it up. … Continue reading →

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Any excuse…

Posted on 2017-01-11 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton With the New Year, her Majesty’s Scottish subjects lose a little bit more of their liberty – the little they have left under the draconian-nanny Labour government, as entrenched north of Hadrian’s Wall as the Democrats are … Continue reading →

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No good deed…

Posted on 2017-01-09 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton We all know the saying, “No good deed goes unpunished.” It was the (unofficial) motto of several Engineer units with which I served or knew well. Always a bunch of recent examples, but here is one that … Continue reading →

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The Daily Hate?

Posted on 2017-01-08 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton I believe that the novel 1984 was where I first encountered the bizarre progressive-socialist-liberal custom of “the Daily Hate.” A very public (yet restricted) version, significantly perverted, of the Biblical idea of “confess your sins one to … Continue reading →

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