Tag Archives: Politics

Irrational fears dominate American politics

Posted on October 2, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Just as “war is the health of the state” so fear facilitates politicians and governments, and drives politics. That has been the case for millennia, but this year we can really see and feel the impact. This is not a … Continue reading →

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The bitter fruit of politics and parasites

Posted on July 18, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

American politics is honestly the pits. A series of cesspools in which idiots, their manipulators, and their clientele and victims splash around, spewing and spreading vicious evil. Some of the occupants of these cesspools are symbolic plants – ugly, bitter, … Continue reading →

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Trump assassination attempt – first thoughts

Posted on July 13, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Just minutes ago, we here at TPOL first learned of someone shooting Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania, which apparently had happened about 30 minutes earlier. We saw video and what sounded like 8, maybe 10 shots, heralding the … Continue reading →

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Murder Unlimited

Posted on July 9, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Many readers may recall the tales of the fictionalized “Murder Incorporated” here in the States in the great 20th Century Gangster Era (1929-1941) as the enforcers for the National Crime Syndicate. (Please note that there was no official tie between … Continue reading →

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“Constitutional” rights?

Posted on March 25, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

(A Baker’s Dozen: our rights) How many times have you heard the claim “our rights are ‘given’ to us by the Constitution”? Or “government gives us our rights”? We were recently told by a pundit of some sort that anyone … Continue reading →

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War on freedom of speech gets hotter

Posted on March 22, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Are we seeing an even more massive, widespread, and even organized attack of freedom of speech that we suspected for the past decade? Certainly in the last few weeks, we see many whom we would never think of attacking this … Continue reading →

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Does Uncle Joe envy Vlad Putin?

Posted on March 18, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Election results might result in that. It really is a transparently obvious contrast that highlights how far the west has fallen. Russia holds transparent elections and Vladimir Putin wins 87% of the vote, resoundingly being reelected; yet Uncle Joe (Biden) … Continue reading →

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North Dakota seeks monetary damages from FedGov

Posted on February 15, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Longtime readers of TPOL may recall the nasty fuss over the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) in which thousands of Lakota and their allies launched massive protests in rural and frontier North Dakota (and adjacent parts of other States) to keep … Continue reading →

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Chaos? Breaking news: Colorado Supremes keep Trump off primary ballot

Posted on December 19, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Colorado denies Trump the right to be on the primary ballot in that State. Continue reading →

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Politicization of everyday life

Posted on November 3, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

A curious incident a few days ago points out the odd (and somewhat frightful) condition of modern American society. A customer service representative recently received a call from a borrower. He was upset because his payment was late and therefore … Continue reading →

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