Tag Archives: preparation

… 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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A Baker’s Dozen ™ Results of The Most Important Election in Our Lifetimes ™

Posted on October 19, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

Just a couple of weeks left until The Donald (Trump), Creepy Joe (Biden), and Jo Jorgenson face off. This is (according to every pundit and freak-out artist) The Most Important Election of Our Lifetimes (tm – Laissez Faire) or TMIEOL. … Continue reading →

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Collapsing civilization? Electrical power in North America

Posted on January 3, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

Anyone who has perused a survivalist or prepper website or gotten emails from all those people that sell goods and services for that market has probably seen multiple stories and concerns about the vulnerability of the electrical power supply in … Continue reading →

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Nuclear war – the threat still exists

Posted on December 18, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

During a recent work trip to Custer City, in the Black Hills (South Dakota side), Gareth and I noticed that direction signs to a Fallout Shelter were both in place and of recent vintage, at Custer City Hall and Fire … Continue reading →

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Living free – prepared for emergencies?

Posted on July 9, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Do we know what it means to live free?  Or do we depend on government and other institutions too much?

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Liberty quotes – Winston Churchill

Posted on March 4, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Winston Churchill was an imperialist, a warmonger, and (among many other things) an unrecovered but fully functioning alcoholic.  But no one denies that he had a way with words, or that he understood liberty and freedom.

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Kristallnacht 80 years later

Posted on November 15, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton My apologies to readers and friends, that I overlooked the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Pogromnacht of 09 November 1938, just two days shy of 20 years after the end of the Great War, and one of … Continue reading →

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We ARE all crazy – the economy is the most insane part of our lives

Posted on April 17, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton This picture appeared today in Laissez Faire , labeled as a “Silicon Valley Fixer-Upper” with an asking price of a mere $800,000 (or, to put it another way, 598 ounces of gold (ozAu), which at the old … Continue reading →

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