Tag Archives: panic

Shut up!

Posted on September 20, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

As the States and the world continue to seemingly grow ever more divided, we see that enemies quickly start to resemble each other more and more. Not in their physical appearance, perhaps. But certainly in their actions and reactions. As … Continue reading →

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Craziness 2 – more bizarre recent media nonsense

Posted on March 8, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

More craziness “threatens” us all. Continue reading →

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Trigger warning

Posted on August 12, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

A cute, funny picture, right? Unless you were also to launch a screed against certain people or institutions, that is.

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Is California a bad neighbor?

Posted on May 10, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

A recent news story featured in Freedom’s Phoenix tells how people along the lower Colorado River in western Arizona are angry about Californians dumping hazardous waste in a couple of their landfills, instead of disposing of the waste in California … Continue reading →

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Chinese balloons and the warfare-welfare state

Posted on February 11, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

As of Friday night, we have now “enjoyed” two episodes of “oh, ooh, China boogeyman is here” drama. First, of course, the balloon drifting across the full width of North America, starting in Alaska, passing over Montana, Missouri, and then … Continue reading →

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Is this war? Biden again asleep at “helm”?

Posted on February 21, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

It’s been at least a dozen hours since Russia recognized the independence of two predominantly-Russian districts of Ukraine and ordered Russian troops to go in and carrying peacekeeping missions. I think we’ve heard this before. No, not the Sudetenland, but … Continue reading →

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Shots fired! Why we don’t need to panic

Posted on July 24, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

The app “NextDoor” is growing in popularity as a way of encouraging contact and making good neighbors.  But sometimes what is reported and discussed takes my breath away. A very recent example took place in and around Rapid City, South … Continue reading →

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A fair warning? Or panic screamed out?

Posted on May 6, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

We always must judge the source, as well as the content, of political writings, especially those that seek to warn us of threats. It is far too easy to exaggerate the danger, AND the probability, of something coming after us … Continue reading →

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What are people scared of? (Guest column)

Posted on April 6, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

This was the question a friend asked a correspondent of ours, a few days ago: ‘Why are people scared to the point where they are buying up all the guns and ammo in the USA? Marty Bugg’s reply is worth … Continue reading →

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The Fall of the United Kingdom

Posted on March 26, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

For decades, the Berlin Wall and the Inner-German Border (IGB) stood as often loud (and fatal) declarations that the subject population – the people – of East Germany were forbidden from leaving or escaping their land without government permission. We … Continue reading →

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