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Author Archives: Lawrence Person
Remembering the Battle of Medina Ridge
We’ve already talked about the Battle of 73 Easting, so let’s talk about the battle that followed close on it’s heels, the Battle of Medina Ridge, the 32nd anniversary of which just passed, and which some regard as the largest … Continue reading
Posted in Military, video
Tagged A-10 Warthog, Apache Helicopter, artillery, Battle of Medina Ridge, Desert Storm, Iraq, Kuwait, M1A1, Military, T-72, tanks
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Dear Chinese Workers in 2023: Sucks To Be You
It turns out that having your ruling party alienate the entire world with a genetically engineered plague, rampant human rights abuse and widespread intellectual property theft is not conducive to continued economic success. Who knew? Hence comes the hashtag #SaveTheBoss, … Continue reading
Posted in Communism, Economics, Foreign Policy
Tagged China, Communism, Economics, Foreign Policy, Suzhou, Yangtze River delta
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The Tank Isn’t Obsolete, Russia Is Just Using Them Stupidly
Here’s a video from Samir Puri and the Imperial War Museum that echoes something Nicholas Moran said ten months ago, namely that the tank is not obsolete on the modern battlefield, it’s just that the Russians are using them wrong. … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Military, video
Tagged combined arms operations, drone, Foreign Policy, logistics, Military, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, Samir Puri, Suchomimus, T-72, tanks, Ukraine, video, Vuhledar
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The Tank Museum on The Tanks Going To Ukraine
The Tank Museum has a video up covering five tanks being sent to Ukraine (Challenger 2, T-72, Leopard 2, Leopard 1, and the M1A2 Abrams). Some of this will be familiar to regular readers, but I did learn a few … Continue reading
Posted in Military, video
Tagged Challenger 2, Leopard 2, M1A2, Military, Russo-Ukrainian War, T-72, tanks, Ukraine, video
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LinkSwarm for February 24, 2023
Sunday and Monday this week, I gathered up all my dead branches from the ice storm along the curb in advance of Tuesday’s announced neighborhood-wide branch pickup. I know it’s going to take some time, but it’s Friday and I … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Communism, Crime, Democrats, Foreign Policy, Guns, Media Watch, Military, Obama Scandals, Republicans, Social Justice Warriors, Supreme Court, Texas, Uncategorized, unions, video, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State
Tagged Angela Davis, Apple, Bitcoin, Brett Kavanaugh, Communism, Crime, cryptocurrency, Daniel Ortega, Democrats, dogs, Environmental Social Governance (ESG), Florida, fraud, FTX, Guns, ice storm, Illinois, Japan, Jeremy Clarkson, Joe Biden, Judy Monro-Leighton, Krystal Ball, LinkSwarm, Media Watch, MSNBC, Nicaragua, nuclear power, Roald Dahl, Ron DeSantis, Russia, Seattle, Sudden Clinton Death Syndrome, Teamsters, unions, Welfare State
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Russia’s Withdrawal From START: Less Than Meets The Eye
It’s tempting to write up a piece on the one year anniversary of Russia launching its illegal war of territorial aggression against Ukraine, but the situation right now is largely a static cycle of “Russia grinds out gains near Bakhmut … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Military
Tagged Bakhmut, George H. W. Bush, Military, New START, nuclear weapons, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, Soviet Union, Vladimir Putin, Vuhledar
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2023 Greg Abbott Declares War On 2020 Greg Abbott
Texas Governor Greg Abbott wants you to know he’s totally opposed to pandemic restrictions. The most surprising component of Gov. Greg Abbott’s largely unsurprising slate of emergency items this session is a prohibition on COVID-19 restrictions and directives — not … Continue reading
The Republican Andrew Yang?
If I were tracking the 2024 Republican Presidential Primaries the way I tracked the 2020 Democratic Presidential Primaries (I’m not; the Democratic Presidential Clown Car Update was a huge pain in the ass and I don’t have the time to … Continue reading
DEI Continues To Infect Flagship Texas Universities
Via Texas Scorecard comes two different stories of how radical racist social justice warrior ideology in the form of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion continues to infect Texas universities. First up: A University of Texas professor is suing UT officials for … Continue reading
Rifle Bullets vs. Steel At 250,000 FPS
Here’s some spectacular slow motion footage of various rifle calibers hitting a steel plate at 250,000 frames per second. Rounds tested include .223, 5.56 NATO, 300 Blackout, 7.62×39 (the AK-47 round, but out of an AR pattern rifle), 7.62×54 (Mosin–Nagant), … Continue reading