Tag Archives: tyranny

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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The Lockdown Rebellion is spreading!

Posted on 2020-05-13 by TPOL Nathan

More and more anger, and more and more actions against the tyranny of governments, can be seen, around the world. Even while the governments seek to expand the theft of freedom, and even to reinstate some of the authoritarian measures … Continue reading →

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A Double-Baker’s Dozen ™ – Reasons it isn’t a “public health problem”

Posted on 2020-05-12 by TPOL Nathan

We were told that the police have to force us to behave certain ways because of a public health emergency. That doesn’t make sense. The actions of our politicians don’t match their words. THIS ISN’T A PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM IF…

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Lockdown Rebellion – news from the Imperial side

Posted on 2020-05-11 by TPOL Nathan

In a recent commentary, I reported how people are pushing back against the increasing totalitarian dictatorships that many States and localities have become. I mentioned a couple of examples where governments have gotten harsher, cracking down on dissent and more … Continue reading →

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Little tin gods – what have we done? (New Mexico)

Posted on 2020-05-07 by TPOL Nathan

The latest news out of New Mexico, where we have clients, friends, family and more:

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The Fall of the Big Apple

Posted on 2020-05-05 by TPOL Nathan

At the rate it;s going, New York City better keep all those refrigerated semi-trailers. Those used to hold the COVID-19 corpses. And they better keep putting fuel into them, and making sure that the trucks ARE refrigerated. Why will they … Continue reading →

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