THE NOMADISTAN PEOPLES NEWS
by Rick Higgins
Welcome to The Nomadistan People’s News – your most trusted source of truth as approved by the Ministry of Glorious Messaging and Supervised Reality.Here in the internationally unrecognized but spiritually undeniable nation-state of Nomadistan, we’ve done the unthinkable: we’ve taken the world’s worst ideas—borders, billionaires, bureaucrats—and done our best to improve on them using only optimism, satire, and recycled propaganda posters.From the Wayward Mind of Rick Higginshttps://rickhiggins.com
Episodes
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Still Don’t Get CLIMATE CHANGE? Here, TRY THIS!
What happens when a fictional country takes climate education into its own tiny, illustrated hands? In this satirical special report, Nomadistan’s youngest citizens deliver The Little Climate Book for Big Important and Confused People—a colorful, biting, and weirdly helpful guide for grownups who...
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The Great American Healthcare “SQUID GAMES”
What if your life depended on an event not happening—and no one told you when it did? In this special Nomadistan News report, we uncover how the U.S. healthcare system turns basic care into a once-a-year lottery, where a glitch can cost you coverage, and the consequences are deadly. The…
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ICE ICE BABY! - America’s Deepest Shame
A Nomadistani Editorial: National borders are outdated tools being used to justify inhumane policies. Birthright citizenship, once a core American promise, is under attack—while agencies like ICE operate with increasing impunity. In Nomadistan, we imagine a different way: a community not defined…
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Elon's "AMERICA PARTY"? - Why Not Mars?
Elon Musk just launched a political party—because of course he did. In this satirical deep dive from The Nomadistan People’s News, we unpack the wild, weird, and wonderfully chaotic debut of the so-called America Party, complete with Twitter polls, pro-baby incentives, and AI overlords. Is this…
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The BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL - It’s Not Just Public Land Grabs
What if we told you the United States is planning to sell the air you breathe? In this special Nomadistan Investigates report, we uncover a trove of leaked memos detailing secret plans to privatize public lands, lakes, even oxygen. Based on the article:Public Land Grabs? Wanna Know What’s...
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VACCINES and CONSPIRACY HAWKERS - Nomadistan Investigates
What if the real danger wasn’t vaccines or 5G mind control—but the loud, logic-proof creatures shouting about them? Based on the article:DO VACCINES WORK? - A Field Guide To Spotting Dangerous Nonsensehttps://2ndhalfmastery.substack.com/p/do-vaccines-work-a-field-guide-toOFFICIAL SITE FOR...
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What’s Worse - LGBTQ+ or Women Driving Cars While Having Opinions?
What happens when love, logic, and glitter crash headfirst into centuries of sanctimony? Join us in the borderless Republic of Nomadistan for the 17th Annual Festival of “Wait, That Bothers You?”—a celebration of everything that certain governments fear: public affection, pronouns, women with…
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No One's Safe. You’re Probably Next.
You only need one drum and a clever sign to terrify an insecure government.What happens when a nation builds walls—not around borders, but around thoughts? In this satirical Nomadistani dispatch, we take a sharply humorous look at what happens when protest becomes a crime, sameness becomes law…
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TRICKLE ECONOMICS: A Love Story Gone Wrong?
What happens when a nation puts its faith in a golden pipe and waits for wealth to drip? In this satirical dispatch from Nomadistan, we explore the tragic romance of trickle-down economics—complete with shrines, choirs, and absolutely no flour. It’s a love story. Just not a happy one.Ah! The…
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How To Tell if YOU'RE IN A CULT (and how to leave)
Have you ever shouted at a barista in defense of freedom? Do you feel strangely loyal to a man in a trucker hat who sells miracle supplements and vague outrage? You might be in a cult — and not even the fun fur-robe-wearing kind.In this important (and only slightly heretical) broadcast from the...
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THE GREATEST IMMIGRATION DOCUMENT EVER WRITTEN (Probably)
Welcome to Nomadistan, where borders are imaginary and belonging is real.In today’s dispatch from our gloriously underfunded Department of Human Trust and Dotted Lines, we address the world’s most overcomplicated issue with our simplest policy yet: be human, be decent, welcome home. While other...
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Welcome to The Nomadistan People’s News – your most trusted source of truth as approved by the Ministry of Glorious Messaging and Supervised Reality.Here in the internationally unrecognized but spiritually undeniable nation-state of Nomadistan, we’ve done the unthinkable: we’ve taken the world’s worst ideas—borders, billionaires, bureaucrats—and done our best to improve on them using only optimism, satire, and recycled propaganda posters.From the Wayward Mind of Rick Higginshttps://rickhiggins.com
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