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What Kind of Homeless Will I Be?

I used to have a respected position in this Missoula community describing what the various sub-populations of “the homeless” were like, and the different approaches needed to address the unique challenges they presented. I wonder, what would THAT Travis think of me now?

Let Me Introduce Myself

Hello, my name is Travis Mateer, a writer and tax-activist from Missoula, Montana, who in past incarnations online has written under the pseudonyms William Skink and lizard.   What am I doing here?   That’s a good question, and the answer is even better.  I’m here to do a weekly report UNIQUE to the audience…

Holy Spirit Episcopal Church in Missoula to Discuss Christian Nationalism

Holy Spirit Episcopal Church to Host Discussion on “Christian Nationalism”

MISSOULA, Mont. (May 11, 2024) — Holy Spirit Episcopal Church, located at 130 S 6th Street East, will host a discussion on Christian Nationalism on May 23 at 6:00 p.m. The church’s Social Concerns team has organized this event to address the topic of Christian Nationalism, which organizers note has been a subject in recent…

Crosspoint Church to Host Election Education Event

Missoula Community to Host Election Education Event at Crosspoint Church

MISSOULA, Mont. (May 11, 2024) — Crosspoint Church will host an election education event on May 13 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at 7500 Mullan Road. The event aims to inform the community about the importance of participating in the upcoming primary and general elections. Candidates from various races will be present to engage with…

Celebrate June as Pro-Life Month

“We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled. The Constitution makes no reference to abortion, and no such right is implicitly protected by any constitutional provision, including the one on which the defenders of Roe and Casey now chiefly rely—the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.” Justice Samuel Alito in Majority Ruling Dobbs…

The End of the World… and TikTok

This op-ed was originally published at Poor Roger’s Almanac. Against my advice and counsel, Greg Gianforte, the governor of the State of Montana, signed the TikTok bill sent to him a few weeks ago by the Montana legislature. TikTok is now officially verboten within the boundaries of the state and as of Jan. 01, 2024, any app…

The Target for Today: Missoula County, Montana

I titled this article like the 8th Air Force in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II would introduce the bomber crews to their mission for the day.  Most Montanans and Missoula County residents don’t understand that we are engaged in a war with an Evil Empire of globalists that have the destruction of…

Flex the Tenth

When Restore Liberty first began to organize in early 2020, we started advertising to people that the solutions necessary to Restore Liberty in America would not be found in Washington D.C. We constantly skim the swamp water off the top in hopes that we made a difference while the Marxists, fascists, socialists, et al. continue…

Montana Human Rights Network’s Attempts to Hijack and Silence Conservative Media

This op-ed was originally published at Casey Whalen’s Substack. Flathead County, Montana is a very important area for radical Marxist organizations nationally, but none more so than the Montana Human Rights Network (MHRN) based in Helena. The organization was founded in 1991 by Christine Kaufmann and Ken Toole, both of whom would later become Montana State Legislators. The mission of…

Predicting How America Falls

Historians are averse to using the study of history to be predictive about the future, and journalism tends to talk about what happened with a little bit of why mixed in if those funding them demand they blame something or somebody for the results.  Usually, the wrong something or somebody. This is an article about…

Military Readiness—Seen Thru the Lens of Army Aviation

I spent a career in the US Army’s Aviation branch with many fond memories of flying helicopters all over the world. I also have tough memories of losing crewmembers, which is inevitable when spending two decades in a specialty where people are paid extra because of the danger that comes with the job. After I…

A Stranger in a Strange Land

I was born in the first year of the Baby Boomer Generation. My contemporaries started popping out of the womb around May 1946, nine months after the end of World War II. Marxism, socialism, and communism in the American government were un-recognized and confined to the left-overs from the Roosevelt administration. However, we now know…

Eyewitness: Montana’s Transurrection

This report was originally published in Darin Gaub’s Substack. Whenever a veteran recounts a war story from their military days they often start with the phrase, “So there I was.” Though I am retired from the military and back home in Montana there are still times when I feel the need to start a story…

Freedom Caucus Stands with Legislature’s Vote to Discipline Rep. Zephyr, Thanks Law Enforcement

HELENA, MT (59601) – The MTFC stands united with House leadership and the entire legislative body in the decision to take disciplinary action against Rep Zephyr. Rep. Zephyr also helped incite and extend the rioting of far-left agitators on April 24 by failing to follow the directions to vacate the House floor, and showed a…

Did Kalispell Public Schools Board and Employees Violate Montana Code of Ethics?

This op-ed was originally published at Casey Whalen’s Substack. A recent exposé of emails and text messages show that the upcoming May 2nd Kalispell Public School Board Trustee election has been corrupted by possible violations of the Montana Code of Ethics for public employees. The communications show school district officials and the teachers union President…

Montana: The New State of Censorship

This op-ed was originally published at Poor Roger’s Almanac. For years, I have tried to make my actions consistent with what I believe to be true. Sometimes this has required a course change, occasionally abrupt. There have been times in which I have had to eat my words. I have also tried to encourage others…

Montana Legislature Approves Freedom Caucus Censure Demand of Trans Missoula Rep. Zephyr

HELENA, MT (59601) – The Montana Freedom Caucus’ demand for the censure of Representative Zooey Zephyr was overwhelmingly approved today. After the approval of the articles in the House Rules Committee and subsequent concurrence of the measure on the House floor, Representative Caleb Hinkle of Belgrade stated, “Hate-filled testimony has no place on the House…

Montana Freedom Caucus Demands Censure of Missoula Representative Zephyr

The Montana Freedom Caucus demands Representative Zooey Zephyr of Missoula’s House District 100 be censured by the House for attempting to shame the Montana legislative body and by using inappropriate and uncalled-for language during a floor debate over amendments concerning Senate Bill 99 – to ban sex changes of minor children. This bill already passed the Montana House and Senate, and the debate was…