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.

How A 120mm Tank Round Works

Posted on June 18, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Here’s something informational for Sunday, Nicholas Moran explaining exactly how a modern 120mm (AKA 120×570mm NATO, the type used by the M1A2 Abrams and the German Leopard 2) APFSDS round works. He has a dummy blue round to demonstrate the … Continue reading →

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Abbott Carries Through With Threat, Vetoes Slew Of Bills

Posted on June 17, 2023 by Lawrence Person

If you’ve read BattleSwarm long enough, you know I view Texas Governor Greg Abbott as a cautious, careful politician. He generally pursues conservative policies, but not with the drive and fervor of, say, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. The bussing illegal … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for June 16, 2023

Posted on June 16, 2023 by Lawrence Person

More Biden corruption comes to light, California gets even more crazy, and two former European Prime Ministers step out of the spotlight in different ways. “House Oversight Chairman Says There Is Evidence Of $20-$30 Million Of Illegal Payments To Bidens.” … Continue reading →

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Federal Court To Biden: “No, You Can’t Have A National Guard Vax Mandate. Not Yours.”

Posted on June 15, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Slowly but surely the relics of governmental overreach in the name of containing Flu Manchu are being rolled back. Texas Governor Greg Abbott finally announced he was letting his three year old emergency declaration lapse. (Are you sure you’re not … Continue reading →

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I’m Really Satisfied With My Maytag MVWP575GW Washer

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Here’s a bit of appliance review that, alas, I probably can’t profit from in any way, since Amazon doesn’t seem to sell the model. My old Whirpool washer died in December, so I did some research as to what washer … Continue reading →

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Why Disney Fails: Their Blindness To Real Geek Culture

Posted on June 13, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Here’s a nice, short rant from Paul Chato (who I’d not heard of before) on why Disney’s social justice re-imagining of classic franchises fail: It’s not just their woeful ignorance of their own franchise, it’s the woeful ignorance of the … Continue reading →

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This Is Your City On Democrats: Philadelphia

Posted on June 12, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Evidently it is the deepest desire of Democratic Party activists to turn the streets of American cities into needle-strewn wastelands of drug addicts openly shooting up and shitting on the street. Because that’s the results that the Democratic Party drug- … Continue reading →

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Even The Unibomber Couldn’t Stand College Lefties

Posted on June 11, 2023 by Lawrence Person

I assume you saw that Unibomber Ted Kaczynski died in federal prison. Serial murder of strangers in the name of destroying modern civilization is no laughing matter, but this was too funny not to point out: the radical lefty newspaper … Continue reading →

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Abbott Gets His Slush Fund Back

Posted on June 10, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Remember the old Chapter 313 program Texas used to dole out incentives to favored companies to relocate to Texas? It’s back under a new name. House Bill 5, which author State Rep. Todd Hunter (R–Corpus Christi) calls the “Texas Jobs, … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for June 9, 2023

Posted on June 9, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Welcome to the Friday LinkSwarm! This week: Too much Facebook/Instagram/pedophile news, and not enough songs about buildings and food.  Funny how the indictment against Trump dropped just as evidence surfaced that Biden had taken $5 million in bribes from … Continue reading →

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