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New Mexico’s evil history of tyranny and oppression (part 1)

Posted on 2020-08-11 by TPOL Nathan

To understand the situation in New Mexico, its enmity towards liberty, and its tolerance and embrace of tyranny (currently in the form of MIchelle Lujan Gresham), we have to look at history, going back 1400 years and across the seas. … Continue reading →

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States of Insurrection

Posted on 2020-07-22 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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ALL Rights Matter

Posted on 2020-07-08 by TPOL Nathan

No doubt, this headline will result in TPOL being condemned for a “parody” of the nasty Black Lives Matter. A female student at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, was expelled within hours for a posting on social media which was … Continue reading →

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Coins of liberty – history of freedom

Posted on 2020-06-03 by TPOL Nathan

Publisher’s note: With conditions as they are in the Fifty States right now, I am taking a “semi-break” from all the bad news, and publishing a few more general or even lighthearted commentaries that I hope readers will still find … Continue reading →

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Put not your trust in princes…

Posted on 2020-05-31 by TPOL Nathan

For those people who constantly claim, “if we just get to the Supreme Court…,” well, now you know the truth. The Supreme Court of the United States has stamped “CANCELLED FOR PANDEMICS” all over the First Amendment. And by doing … Continue reading →

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Fiction: Incident on Main Street

Posted on 2020-05-22 by TPOL Nathan

A short story set in the near future It had been a long day. I was tired and frustrated with computer problems, dealing with angry and abusive customers of my bank on the phone, and being cooped up.  I had … Continue reading →

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The “People’s State” of Virginia

Posted on 2020-05-21 by TPOL Nathan

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

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Lockdown Rebellion – Battlelines harden

Posted on 2020-05-20 by TPOL Nathan

It has been two months, now, and more. Since the middle of March, the fear and panic of the pandemic have turned the low-key police state existing in ALL of Fifty States (this new American imperium) into a far harsher … Continue reading →

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A Baker’s Dozen ™ characteristics of a police state

Posted on 2020-05-15 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 2020-05-14 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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