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.

Austin’s Ongoing Policing Crisis

The term of Austin Mayor Steve Adler was so disasterous that it’s wrecking havoc on Austin even after he’s out of office. The massive scores of drug-addicted transients still plague Austin, and the defunding attempt that, at heart, was a … Continue reading →

Posted in Border Control, Budget, Crime, Democrats, Republicans, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Have 155mm Gun, Will Travel

In all the other various weapons being shipped to Ukraine to fight off Russia’s illegal war of territorial aggression, I missed that the U.S. has shipped 18 M109A6 Paladins. The United States has announced a new military aid package for … Continue reading →

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Russia-China Strategic Partnership is Molotovribbentroperrific

If you’re like me, you read a lot of Zerohedge, but treat any Russian news there with several grains of salt. Such is especially the case for their repeated drumbeats that a Russia-China teamup spells doom for the United States. … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz Takes A Scalp

The Biden Administration has shown a clear preference for rewarding far left political leanings than technical competence in its nominees for top posts (I’m looking at you, Pete Buttigieg). Texas Senator Ted Cruz took a strong stand against this trend … Continue reading →

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Bald, Bearded, Bespeckled British Bloke’s YouTube Empire

Looking for something to blog about on a lazy Sunday, I saw this American Thinker piece on Communist China’s continued repression Falun Gong. I have rarely heard it mentioned in the mainstream media, but, according to reports, during the 1990s … Continue reading →

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MiniLinkSwarm for March 25, 2022

For several weeks, I’ve been running out of time to post every link I’ve gathered, so I’ve been bumping some links (generally ones that seemed less time-sensitive or required more commentary than others) to the next week’s LinkSwarm, whereupon I … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, Democrats, Foreign Policy, Media Watch, Regulation, Social Justice Warriors, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

LinkSwarm for March 24, 2023

More on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, Syria gets spicy again, woke companies like Disney are having massive layoffs, and Sig Saur gets into the Killbot business. It’s the Friday LinkSwarm! Things that make you go Hmmmm: Courtesy of … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Democrats, Economics, Elections, Foreign Policy, Guns, Jihad, Media Watch, Military, Regulation, Republicans, Social Justice Warriors, Waste and Fraud | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Square Zero

Dwight sent over this Hindenberg Research piece on Block AKA Square AKA Cash App. Our 2-year investigation has concluded that Block has systematically taken advantage of the demographics it claims to be helping. The “magic” behind Block’s business has not … Continue reading →

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Russia’s Rolling Tank Museum

Back when I reviewed The Beast, I said “While the Russians have been demothballing old Soviet tanks to send to Ukraine, they haven’t become desperate enough to send T-55s to the front lines, assuming they still have any that are … Continue reading →

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Faster, Traxxas! Kill! Kill!

During World War II, the Wehrmacht developed the remote-controlled Goliath tracked mine to take out tanks, fortifications, and other targets. Despite some models packing a whopping 220 pounds of explosive, they sort of looked like a toy a child could … Continue reading →

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