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About Lawrence Person

Lawrence Person is a political commentator and science fiction writer living in Austin, Texas. His political work has appeared in National Review, Reason, The Freeman, Liberty and The World & I. His SF has appeared in Asimov's, Analog, F&SF, Postscripts, Jim Baen's Universe, Fear, and several anthologies. He owns such a large library (mostly science fiction first editions) he had to buy a two-story house to put it in, and then adopted a golden retriever to drag him out of his house on a regular basis.

Tech Giants Voltron Up Against AI Safety Threats

Posted on July 27, 2026 by Lawrence Person

With nearly constant news about AI-based security threats (both within and without), it’s notable that several tech giants have banded together to address the problem. Nvidia and a host of tech giants on Monday launched a new artificial intelligence safety … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | Tagged AI, Anthropic, Apple, Cadence, Capital One, China, Cisco, Cloudera, CloudFlare, Cognition, Crowdstrike, data security, Databricks, Dell Computer, DoorDash, Elastic, hacking, Hewett Packard Enterprise, Hugging Face, IBM, LangChain, Linux, Linux Foundation, Microsoft, NAVER, NetApp, Nous Research, Nvidia, Open Secure AI Alliance, OpenAI, OpenClaw, Palantir, Palo Alto Networks, Red Hat, Reflection AI, Salesforce, SAP, ServiceNow, Siemens, SK Telecom, Snowflake, SpaceX, Synopsys, technology, Thinking Machines Lab, TrendAI, xAI | 3 Comments

Maine Mess: There’s Not A “Ha Ha” Big Enough

Posted on July 26, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Remember how Democrats pushed rapey commie Nazi Senate candidate Graham Platner off the ballot not because he was a rapey commie Nazi, but because polls showed him losing to RINO Susan Collins in November? Well, the “we don’t need no … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Elections | Tagged 2026 Election, Democrats, Elections, Graham Platner, James White (Maine), Maine, Shenna Bellows, Susan Collins, Troy Jackson, Zero Hedge | 10 Comments

The Woman Who Wasn’t There

Posted on July 25, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Lots of women evidently like looking at middle-aged Instagram/TikTok/YouTube “influencers” who have managed to stay young and trim looking. One influencer’s secret? Not existing. About two months ago, I started following Isabelle Santos, she goes by @IsabelleSantos55 on Instagram. She … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | Tagged AI, Chelsea Handler, Instagram, technology | 6 Comments

LinkSwarm For July 24, 2026

Posted on July 24, 2026 by Lawrence Person

RFK, Jr. presses the pause button for medicaid payments over Democrat fraud, we pound Iran some more, Ukraine sinks floating cranes and sets giant logistics hubs aflame, and a punk rock auction. It’s the Friday LinkSwarm! “HHS Pausing $1 Billion … Continue reading →

Posted in Border Control, Crime, Democrats, Elections, Foreign Policy, Military, Republicans, Social Justice Warriors, Technology, Texas, video, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State | Tagged 2026 Election, Adam Cahn, aircraft, Amish Shah, Andy Biggs, animation, Anthony Fauci, Araceli Martinez-Olguin, Arizona, astronomy, auctions, Babylon Bee, BeardMeatsFood, Black Sea, Border Controls, California, Car Wizard, cars, Central Command (CENTCOM), Chill Dude Explains, China, Chuck Grassley, Communism, Daniel Keenan, Daniel Ortega, David Ellison, David Schweikert, Democratic Socialists of America, Democrats, Department of Health and Human Services, DHS, dogs, Donald Trump, drones, EcoHealth Alliance of New York, education, eggs, Elections, Elizabeth Lee, Emmanuel Macron, Endorsements, FBI, FDA, food, Foreign Policy, France, fraud, Google, Greg Stanton, Hamas, Hasan Piker, Hezbollah, Houston, Illegal Aliens, immigration, Iran, Israel, James Talarico, Jay Feely, Jon Ossoff, Joseph Chaplik, Josh Kerr, Kai Newkirk, Kentucky Derby, Krasnodar, Kroger's, Larry Ellison, Legal Insurrection, LG, LinkSwarm, logistics, Mark Lamb, Marlene Galan-Woods, Melat Kiros, Mikie Sherrill, Military, Minnesota, Moscow, Netflix, New Jersey, New World Screwworm, Nicaragua, Novospasskoye, Operation Epic Fury, OSHA, Paramount, Peter Daszak, Primary, punk rock, Rafale fighter, recall, Reid Hoffman, Republicans, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, salmonella, Sandinista, Social Justice Warriors, St. Petersburg (Russia), Stavropol, Su-57, Suchomimus, technology, Texas, Texas Scorecard, Tori Amos, Ukraine, University of Houston, voting fraud, Warner Brothers, Welfare State, Wildberries, Zohran Mamdani | 6 Comments

Austin: Soros DA = 74% Higher Homicide Rate

Posted on July 23, 2026 by Lawrence Person

The difference between having a real DA who prosecutes criminals, and a Soros-backed DA who doesn’t is stark. While most of America was seeing a drop in murder rates, Austin under Soros-backed DA Jose Garza has seen murder rates rise … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Democrats, Social Justice Warriors, Texas | Tagged Adam Gelb, Arlington, Austin, Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ), Crime, Dallas, Democrats, Fort Worth, George Soros, Holly Hansen, John Creuzot, Jose Garza, Mary Moriarty, Minneapolis, Minnesota, murder, Norfolk, Ramin Fatehi, San Antonio, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, The Texan News, Travis County, Virginia | 2 Comments

Federal Judge To Hood County: No You Can’t Have Immunity For Arresting Someone For A Meme. Not Yours.

Posted on July 22, 2026 by Lawrence Person

For some reason, public official who are the target of online satire continue to have trouble understanding that pesky First Amendment. A federal district judge has denied immunity to Hood County officials who arrested a Navy veteran and journalist for … Continue reading →

Posted in Texas | Tagged Earl “Dub” Gillum, Facebook, First Amendment, Free Speech, Hood County, immunity (public officials), James Luckie, Kolton Krottinger, Lawsuit, memes, Monica Brown, Reed O’Connor, Roger Deeds, Sissy Freeman, Texas, Texas Scorecard, Tina Brown (Hood County), Travis Morgan | 8 Comments

CXMT: Memory Giant, Or Smoke And Mirrors?

Posted on July 21, 2026 by Lawrence Person

This is a very different post than the one I set out to write. When I talked about the current memory shortage, I didn’t really cover Chinese memory fabs, as I lumped them in with “older fabs” churning out older … Continue reading →

Posted in Communism, Technology | Tagged AI, Apple, Beijing, ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), China, Communism, Google, Hefei, Micron, Samsung, Semiconductors, Shanghai, SK Hynix, technology | 5 Comments

Texas Q2 Fundraising Snapshot

Posted on July 20, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Hot off the digital press, here’s a quick look at Q2 fundraising numbers for top line Texas races. Statewide The Texas Ethics Commission reporting window covers the first half of the year from February 22 through June 30. On the … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Elections, Republicans, Texas | Tagged 2026 Election, 2026 Texas Gubernatorial Race, 2026 Texas Senate Race, Bobby Pulido, Dan Patrick, Democrats, Don Huffines, fundraising, Gina Hinojosa, Greg Abbott, Henry Cuellar, James Talarico, Johnny Garcia, Ken Paxton, Mary Elise Cosgray, Mayes Middleton, Monica De La Cruz, Nathan Johnson, Republicans, Sarah Eckhardt, Tano Tijerina, Texas, The Texan News, Vicente Gonzalez, Vikki Goodwin | Leave a comment

Karmelo Anthony Conviction Aftermath: “Only Good Cracker Is A Dead Cracker.”

Posted on July 19, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Shoe0nHead took a look at reactions to the sentencing of Karmelo Anthony for Austin Metcalf’s murder, and was shocked at what she found. “During a Texas high school track meet, Karmelo Anthony, a 19-year-old student, and Austin Metcalf, 17-year-old student, … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Democrats, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, video | Tagged Austin Metcalf, black, Crime, Jasmine Crockett, Karmelo Anthony, murder, ShoeOnHead, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, Tik-Tok, video | 8 Comments

Fuck You, Tim Walz

Posted on July 18, 2026 by Lawrence Person

There are some naked lies so offensive that profanity is valid response. Such is the case with Minnesota Governor and failed Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz claiming that illegal alien pedophile rapist Tou Lue Vang shouldn’t have been deported because … Continue reading →

Posted in Border Control, Crime, Democrats, Social Justice Warriors, video | Tagged Border Controls, Crime, Democrats, Illegal Aliens, Norm Macdonald, pedophilia, rape, sex offender, Tim Walz, Tou Lue Vang, video | 11 Comments

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