Tag Archives: Police state

A Baker’s Dozen ™ Needs for living without police

Posted on July 7, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

You live in, or have to be in (even travel) through one of those areas that is disbanding or defunding or abolishing their police forces – or even just setting up “no-go” zones (a la France, Sweden, and certain cities … Continue reading →

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A Baker’s Dozen ™ characteristics of a police state

Posted on May 15, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

We frequently hear warnings of the Fifty States (or some one state) becoming a “police state.” Merriam-Webster’s Police state definition is – a political unit characterized by repressive governmental control of political, economic, and social life usually by an arbitrary exercise of power … Continue reading →

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Police State, Version AB-L

Posted on May 6, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

Subtitle: When the jack-booted thugs are not just brutal but stupid. As in “Alberta-Lethbridge” (that’s in Canada). The first comment made by several people was “it’s time to start hunting pigs.” While not (necessarily) endorsing that, I agree that this … Continue reading →

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The surveillance state – here to stay? at least in Baltimore…

Posted on April 30, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

On Thursday the 30th of April, the City of Baltimore announced that 24-7 aerial surveillance of virtually the entire city will begin on Friday, 1 May. The drones will RECORD their surveillance, collecting etabytes of images that will track EVERY … Continue reading →

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Who watches the watchers?

Posted on April 15, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

We all realize that there are a lot of crooked cops out there. Corrupt, self-serving, abusive of those they are supposed to serve, and more. We can push up examples of all the self-sacrificing, honest, caring, police officers that we … Continue reading →

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Thugs in power – a compendium of cases

Posted on April 14, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

How quickly matters are deteriorating, in more and more states. And more and more communities. Governments at all levels have become MORE totalitarian, MORE tyrannical, MORE panicked. And the process is far from done: every media news report pushes more … Continue reading →

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Big Brother is watching – and all his little brothers, too

Posted on June 25, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Many readers may have heard of Ring, or one of its competitors, like Kuna or Viias.  They are all in the home security surveillance business, offering (among other things) video doorbells as well as baby room monitors. … Continue reading →

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Gun Confiscation Day?

Posted on September 22, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton At Quora.com, an interesting and often frustrating site, this recently was posted: A gun confiscation finally goes into effect and police are going door-to-door. Your home is next — what do you do? Paul Harding, listing himself … Continue reading →

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Dealing with the police, 2018

Posted on May 28, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton PragerU, the growing internet university, contains a wealth of informative, short (5 minutes or so) lectures presented in a clear, concise, and entertaining manner I only wish that high school teachers of government, current affairs, civics, and … Continue reading →

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Is there safety in numbers?

Posted on May 15, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Ron Paul recently discussed the latest report by the NSA on their domestic surveillance program: they monitored half-a-billion domestic phone calls and text messages in 2017. Now, that sounds like a lot, doesn’t it?  But after all, … Continue reading →

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