Tag Archives: preparation

Summer riot season is here: what do we do?

Posted on June 9, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

As the last few days in Los Angeles has demonstrated, we have a new edition of the annual chaos, violence, and destruction that now characterizes the largest cities of the once-great American union. The Crazy Years (Heinlein’s idea) continue. It … Continue reading →

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Preparing for the unexpected

Posted on March 11, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

The uncertainty of life is never more apparent than we find as we approach two months of Trump 2.0. And the end of the winter season. And the fifth anniversary of the Lockdown, the second phase of the Pandemic Panic … Continue reading →

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Are you ready for total war?

Posted on October 25, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Not just a catchy computer game name, “total war” is a common name for an extreme version of war between nation-states, or even between nations and “unconventional combatants” – rebels, revolutionists, even corporations and religious groups. Most people equate “nuclear … Continue reading →

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Is the world exploding?

Posted on April 13, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Chicken Little had nothing on the modern media, and not just the clickbait brigade! (Although all the oldline, mainstream media and much of the new and supposedly independent media seem to have adopted that modus operandi.) Consider: Newsweek: Lake Mead’s … Continue reading →

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When the balloon goes up… are you prepared?

Posted on October 11, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Things can go wrong quickly, as we all know. A sudden busted water line, a downed power line or an exploding transformer. A truck accident blocking a highway. The breaking glass of a patio door at 2 AM. Adults (and … Continue reading →

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Situational awareness for non-gun owners/carriers

Posted on July 7, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Mama Liberty constantly preached the need to be careful to be as aware of the situation in which we find ourselves. Whether armed or not, situational awareness is essential to survival in any unsafe condition. It is first critical to … Continue reading →

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Situational awareness and armed defenders in 2023

Posted on June 1, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Mama Liberty constantly preached the need to be careful to be as aware of the situation in which we find ourselves. Whether armed or not, situational awareness is essential to survival in any unsafe condition. It is first critical to … Continue reading →

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… Folks, the bad dream is NOT over

Posted on August 4, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Yesterday (3 AUG 2021) I looked at the perhaps unexpected robustness of the Fifty States. Our society, economy, and political system have survived the last year and a half. Read that here. BUT…. “The bad dream is over.” That is … Continue reading →

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More on starvation and famine: facets of collapse

Posted on May 17, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Readers may have noted a bit of discussion online recently on TPOL concerning food supplies and the tactics of fearmongering we see and hear today. There is obviously a lot more to the situation that we can discussed in a … Continue reading →

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What can we do?

Posted on October 21, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

It is less than two weeks now. As the elections continue to spin more and more out of control, what’s a lover of liberty to do? It isn’t just the election to see who is Massa on January the 20th. … Continue reading →

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