Author Archives: Lawrence Person

About Lawrence Person

Lawrence Person is a political commentator and science fiction writer living in Austin, Texas. I'm still between jobs. Feel free to hit the tip jar if you're so inclined.

The Burning Times

Austin usually has hot, dry summers with a high pressure system parked over us for months on end, but this year it’s been the worst since The Great Drought of 2011, where something like 98% of the state was in … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for August 25, 2023

More DOJ wrangling over Hunter Biden’s trial, bodies from Maui’s woke catastrophe continues to pile up, Texas sues Planned Parenthood over Medicaid fraud, Andy Ngo wins damages, and Dicks shrinks. It’s the Friday LinkSwarm!   “‘Quid-Pro F-You Dad’: Hunter’s … Continue reading →

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Rolling Stone Very Concerned That Random YouTuber Might Fight The Man

Rolling Stone has evidently moved on from libeling random lacrosse teams for being gang rapists to writing hit pieces about random YouTubers. Of course, the random YouTuber in this piece, Cody Crone AKA Wranglerstar, has 2.41 million subscribers, meaning he … Continue reading →

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Wagner Head Prigozhin Reported Dead In Plane Crash

There are few less surprising stories than when someone who has clashed with Vladimir Putin dies in a mysterious accident. So it is with Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin: The internet has exploded with an avalanche breaking reports that Wagner … Continue reading →

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After Police Cleared Out Homeless Camp Because They Were Breaking Into Businesses, They’re Back. Guess What?

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Transients from homeless camp break into local businesses. Austin Police clear out camp in February. Homeless creep back in. Can you guess what happens next? Small businesses in South Austin are trying … Continue reading →

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Chacon Retires And The APD Stalemate

Here’s a story where the background details are more interesting than the headline story. The ostensible main story: Austin police chief Joseph Chacon is retiring. The City of Austin will again be on the search for someone to head its … Continue reading →

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Homeless Repeatedly Break Into Austin Apartment Complex

Austin apartment complex gets repeatedly hit by thieves breaking into apartments and cars night after night. Last year they had repeated transient break-ins through a hole in the fence, and this year two individuals seem to be the same ones … Continue reading →

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Just How Does An IRS Agent Get Killed At A Federal Shooting Range?

The dumbeth here must be off the charts: The FBI is investigating after a special agent with the Internal Revenue Service was killed at a gun range at a correctional facility in Phoenix on Thursday afternoon. According to the Federal … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm For August 18, 2023

San Diego tries enforcing the law, a sampler of the lies Obama told about his life, Blade-Runners take on Big Brother’s cameras, a nuke rises in Texas, and a Cthuloid horror swims the chilly waters of Antarctica. It’s the Friday … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Democrats, Global Warming, Jihad, Obama Scandals, Regulation, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Another Day, Another Criminal Out On Bond Shooting Cops

Actually, that headline is slightly inaccurate: It was two criminals out on bond shooting a cop. A massive manhunt is underway for two suspects in relation to a shooting of a Harris County sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop Wednesday … Continue reading →

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