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Colorado – collapse nearing?

Posted on August 19, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

Part of Colorado is burning. That’s not shocking or unusual. Colorado is a semi-arid region: the original grasslands and most of the montane forest and savanna are fire-climax ecosystems. Fire is an essential part of these environments. But the fires … Continue reading →

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States of Insurrection

Posted on July 22, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

It is time to call a spade a spade.  Major American cities are in a state of insurrection – indeed, based on the actions (and inaction) of several States, entire States are in insurrection.  Matters grow worse, day by day. … Continue reading →

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California: Rebellion is no longer optional

Posted on July 18, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

It has now been eighteen days since the murdering, totalitarian, tyrannical, autocratic “governor” of California outlawed most elements of worship, and forms of public worship, for Christians and Jews in much of that once-great State. It is more than just … Continue reading →

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Freedom = I Won’t

Posted on July 3, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

These are NOT the faces of free people. These are the faces of livestock, obeying the will of their masters, their owners. Some do it with joy – like dogs. Some do it with distain – like cats forced to. … Continue reading →

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The Lockdown – and the Lockdown Rebellion: far from over

Posted on June 27, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

The news the last couple of days has been filled with alarm about new peaks of COVID-19 positive testing, whether the “second wave” or still the original surge. The social media is filled with nannies and Karens and busybodies screaming, … Continue reading →

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War bulletin?

Posted on May 30, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

The Fifty States – at least the urban areas – seem to be descending into chaos the last weekend of May, 2020. Not triggered by the Lockdown, but certainly heightened by it, I find reports from at least these cities:

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The “People’s State” of Virginia

Posted on May 21, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

May I suggest more truth be shown by the flag of the Commonwealth of Virginia:

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What is a dictator?

Posted on May 17, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

Following up “What is a tyrant?” The dictionary tells us DICTATOR  a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained control by force; a person who behaves in an autocratic way; (in ancient Rome) a chief … 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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What is a tyrant?

Posted on May 14, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

TYRANT “a cruel and oppressive ruler” and “a person exercising power or control in a cruel, unreasonable, or arbitrary way.  Synonyms: dictator, despot, autocrat, absolute ruler, authoritarian, oppressor. This is clear enough, although I tend to distinguish somewhat between “dictator” … Continue reading →

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