Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

The robotic censor – a reality at last?

Posted on 2021-11-17 by TPOL Nathan

The Daily Mail reports on a new device called Themis, which apparently lets rip a loud obnoxious two-minute alarm sound when “Through the use of speech recognition and sound sensors we were able to program Themis to detect offensive terms … Continue reading →

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Beat the drums slowly: Armistice Day 103 years later

Posted on 2021-11-15 by TPOL Nathan

Editor‘s note: This column was supposed to be published last Thursday, the 11th, but got pushed aside by travel and work outside TPOL. Our apologies for the delay, but we think you will still find this worth reading and thinking … Continue reading →

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Vaccine “fascism” or what?

Posted on 2021-11-10 by TPOL Nathan

Max Borders at AIER makes some very important points about what can be termed “Vaccine Fascism” – an unholy alliance between big business and big government revolving around the increasingly contentious vaccine for the dreaded COVID-19. (Much more that just … Continue reading →

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“You can’t tell the players without a scorecard”

Posted on 2021-11-09 by TPOL Nathan

And maybe not even then. On Friday, a coalition of three Antifa factions reportedly launched a counter-protest against an “anti-vaxxer” and “anti-mask” protest on Boston Commons in Massachusetts. As I understand it, the “Rise Against Tyranny” protest was organized by … Continue reading →

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What is wrong in Wyoming? And why?

Posted on 2021-11-08 by TPOL Nathan

The cracks in American society grow wider and deeper daily, it seems. [A clarification (thanks, Tom!) is added in the main body of this article. Please read below.] Some States have it worse than others: consider Virginia or New Jersey, … Continue reading →

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The “civil discourse” becomes less and less civil

Posted on 2021-11-07 by TPOL Nathan

The new phase (campaign) of the COVID War is just one of the ways in which the social and political scene in the States and around the world have been ramping up. COVID is definitely a problem, with its masking, … Continue reading →

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Ignorance is no excuse

Posted on 2021-11-06 by TPOL Nathan

We hear this headline constantly. And yet, time and time again, people constantly try and excuse their actions on this very basis. Of course, we should not that the people who quote this old saw to others are government employees. … Continue reading →

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Special greetings: Guy Fawkes Day!

Posted on 2021-11-05 by TPOL Nathan

“Remember, remember, the fifth of November.” More than ever, we need the encouragement…

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The “COVID War” enters its next phase?

Posted on 2021-11-05 by TPOL Nathan

The OSHA “Emergency Temporary Standards” requires all PRIVATE employers with 100 or more employees to mandate “The Shot.” (That is, the COVID-19 “vaccine” jab which often seems NOT to vaccinate people against the dreaded disease.) Its publication yesterday (Thursday, 4 … Continue reading →

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Is there a limit to the madness, or are we just taking a break?

Posted on 2021-11-03 by TPOL Nathan

A few days ago, Tom Woods reported An NBC poll finds Americans souring on vaccine mandates, perhaps as they begin to observe their consequences. The question: “Do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose requiring that everyone … Continue reading →

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