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Are we there yet? 2020 election farce over?

Posted on February 14, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Heard it from Fox News later this afternoon, after a day of teaching safety and health for miners: “Former President Trump was acquitted in an unprecedented second impeachment trial on the charge of inciting an insurrection for the Jan. 6 … Continue reading →

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In requiem: the Democracy of the “United States of America.”

Posted on January 19, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

With the end of the second decade of the 21st Century, democracy has died, and is replaced by a mobocracy which may swiftly transform into a tyranny. However oblivious and unwilling the observer, it is clearer than ever that government … Continue reading →

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Guest Posting – A view from the Great Plains on our current situation

Posted on January 13, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

I am providing, without significant comments, this lengthy column by Margaret Figert. Margaret is a retired weekly newspaper publisher and editor. Her paper was located in the Sicangu (Lakota) Nation on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota on the Nebraska … Continue reading →

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“DC uprising?”

Posted on January 7, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Before and after teaching class last night, I heard the news. Though not official until 0300 ET this morning, it was clear that The Donald’s defeat was certain. That creepy, sleepy Uncle Joe is now going to be Massa in … Continue reading →

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Does the fate of the Republic depend on Georgia?

Posted on December 30, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

To listen to the politicians, the talk shows, the pundits, and the news stories, you would certainly think so. Depending on your political stance, the future of the Fifty States rests on the voters (legal, illegal, absent, mail-in, walk-in, and … Continue reading →

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In what universe?

Posted on December 20, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

Statistics can lie. Especially when professional liars use them. As I recently wrote about, governments made up of liars and criminals is what we have. And they are very good at making statistics lie. Consider this recent claim (sent by … Continue reading →

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Lessons learned: the 2020 election fiasco

Posted on December 12, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

“The people who cast votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything,” said Joseph Stalin. Never was the truth of that statement proved more than in the Fifty States in 2020. We are constantly told by the … Continue reading →

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Is he right? Staging and knowing corruption and fraud in elections

Posted on December 10, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

Rob Morse published this screed on his blog SlowFacts this weekend. Is he right? (I am not necessarily endorsing anything that Mr. Morse is stating, of course, so don’t get your intestines in a knot – just throwing it out … Continue reading →

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Will it make a difference? Texas et al election lawsuit

Posted on December 9, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

Ever been to one of the meteor craters in West Texas or Arizona. Impressive, eh? Texas has filed a lawsuit against four other States over the 2020 elections. It has just been joined by Louisiana and Missouri; added to Alabama, … Continue reading →

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Election Panic Syndrome?

Posted on November 24, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

Folks, Thanksgiving is here. Yet the election dominates the headlines and the opinion pages, and people’s conversations. It is clear that a LOT of people, on both sides, are panicking. It may be as serious a public health threat as … Continue reading →

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