Category Archives: Short Takes

Corruption and immorality in government – a pictorial!

Posted on 2024-02-17 by TPOL Nathan

Try to smile! Liberty works. So does government, just not for you and me and the average person. People have recognized this for a long, long time. In 2016, New Atlas reported that 85% of the people of the world … Continue reading →

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Speaking of education … ban the nasty stuff!

Posted on 2024-02-10 by TPOL Nathan

Courtesy of a correspondent from the ever-deeper blue Colorado: Preschool Regs: Wow, how surprising that government funding for “private” preschools has brought new government regulations of them. Here is an indicative line from the CPR report: “There was also a last-minute save for … Continue reading →

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What is going on? Politics 2024

Posted on 2024-02-09 by TPOL Nathan

Thursday, 8 February 2024, was a momentous day in American politics. In front of the Nine Nazgul (SCOTUS), lawyers argued over Colorado and Maine trying to ban THe Donald from their ballots in November: denying the functioning of the “democracy” … Continue reading →

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Preparing for the 2024 presidential elections

Posted on 2024-02-04 by TPOL Nathan

Updating the voting rolls is a threat to democracy, right? Continue reading →

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What changed? Graphic on government overreach

Posted on 2024-02-03 by TPOL Nathan

Asking permission? Since when? Continue reading →

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Texas ups the ante!

Posted on 2024-02-02 by TPOL Nathan

No, it is not a “constitutional crisis” – it is a real demonstration of the lack of faith that Uncle Joe and his rogue regime (administration) has created in Texas and many other States in 2024, as we careen down … Continue reading →

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Get us out? My oh my!

Posted on 2024-01-28 by TPOL Nathan

Is a movement in Congress to get the FedGov out of the United Nations real, or just a dog-and-pony and false hasbara show? Commentators have been touting or condemning this movement, apparently led by Senator Lee (R, Utah) and Representative … Continue reading →

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Oh, no! Guns in post offices!

Posted on 2024-01-17 by TPOL Nathan

Well, doesn’t that just about tear it completely? Despite the clear majority will in this country that weapons be banned from “critical” or “sensitive” locations, some turkey of a judge has decided that the Federal law that has banned firearms … Continue reading →

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Uncle Joe makes a splash

Posted on 2024-01-12 by TPOL Nathan

Social media posters always love it when they get lots of comments, right? The following tweet has generated more than 28,000 replies/comments, nearly 3 times as many as most from Uncle Joe. I guessed that he and his handlers and … Continue reading →

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Media slanders a great man

Posted on 2023-12-30 by TPOL Nathan

The death of Gaston Glock, inventor of the Glock handgun series, is seemingly celebrated by some media, in an attempt to push hoplophobia. Continue reading →

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