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.

Three Cheers For The Death Star

Posted on May 9, 2023 by Lawrence Person

The Texas Legislature looks like it’s finally ready to pass some long-overdue corrective oversight on local government overreach: Local elected and community leaders are denouncing what they’re calling the “Death Star” bill — legislation they say would strip the city … Continue reading →

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Americans Reject Transexism Because It’s Anti-Reality

Posted on May 7, 2023 by Lawrence Person

“How many fingers, Winston?” While the usual poll caveats apply, a clear majority of Americans reject transexism. If a majority of the population was starting to reject a dangerous, destructive, violent ideology, normally that would be cause for serious celebration, … Continue reading →

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China’s Slacker City

Posted on May 6, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Remember how a bunch of young Chinese just decided to give up and let it rot? Recently, a whole bunch of them have decided to make Dali in Yunnan Province their own slacker city. Takeaways: “Recently a city has become … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for May 5, 2023

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Lawrence Person

A Soros-backed DA is stepping down, a Harvard prof lying about playing footsie with commies sentenced, and another Democratic fundraiser convicted of fraud. It’s the Friday LinkSwarm! Good news, everyone! Soros-backed St. Louis Democrat DA Kim Gardner has resigned. On … Continue reading →

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Lina Hidalgo’s Continued Contempt for Transparency

Posted on May 4, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Remember Democratic County Judge and de-facto Queen of Harris County Lina Hidalgo, she of the numerous staff corruption charges? There have been a lot of Freedom of Information Act requests coming her way over all the alleged crooked dealings, so … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz Draws A 2024 Challenger

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A short-term-serving Democratic U.S. congressman is running against Ted Cruz for the senate. With several presidential campaigns well underway for the 2024 election cycle, another office at the top of Texas voters’ … Continue reading →

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Score One For Gary Gates

Posted on May 2, 2023 by Lawrence Person

If you’re a longtime BattleSwarm reader, then you know that I’ve been pretty critical of Republican State Representative Gary Gates of Richmond. Before winning Texas House District 28 to fill the unexpired term of John Zerwas in 2019, Gates was … Continue reading →

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Observing 2023 Victims of Communism Day

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Today is May 1st, which means that once again it’s time to observe Victims of Communism Day, remembering that a false, brutal ideology killed over 100 million people. Here’s Jordan Peterson on the crimes of communism: If you want a … Continue reading →

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Fire Breaks Out In Russia’s Only MLRS Factory

Posted on April 30, 2023 by Lawrence Person

I didn’t mean to do two big “Russian fire” stories back-to-back, but this seems like potentially big news: A fire broke out on the territory of the Motovilikha Plant defence holding in Perm, Russia. Source: Kommersant citing Ministry of Emergency … Continue reading →

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