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.

These Are The Cope Cages

It looks like we finally have an answer to just what the “cope cages” seen on some Russian tanks were meant to accomplish: The Red Effect guy went back and looked at the original specs for the original factor-manufactured slat … Continue reading →

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Are You A Woman?

Are you a woman? Finally, a handy quiz you can answer in your own home without having to visit a biologist for the answer!

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LinkSwarm for May 27, 2022

The economy is contracting (thanks Biden), attacks and counterattacks in eastern Ukraine, regulation madness, and something from the 1875 crime blotter in 2022. It’s the Friday LinkSwarm! Note: Today’s LinkSwarm will be a bit shorter than usual because: A.) I’m … Continue reading →

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Russo-Ukrainian War Video Tank Update for May 26, 2022

It’s been three months since Russia invaded Ukraine, and there’s more tank news coming out as the main theater has shifted to eastern Ukraine. Here’s a (mostly) video roundup of the news: We hear a lot about Russia has 20,000 … Continue reading →

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Texas Runoff Results: Buckimngham Wins, Bush, Strogner Go Down In Flames

All the favorites won in yesterday’s statewide Republican primary runoff races: Ken Paxton clobbered George P. Bush with more than two-thirds of the vote. Paxton won 67.90% to Bush’s 32.10%. Bush went from getting more votes than Greg Abbott in … Continue reading →

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Today Is The Texas Runoff! Go Vote!

Today is the Texas runoff election. Here is some brief coverage of the races and who I’ll be voting for. Texas Attorney General: Incumbent Ken Paxton vs. current Land Commissioner George P. Bush. Paxton has campaigned on a solid conservative … Continue reading →

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Twitter Locks My Account Over Defending My Right To Use Lethal Force In Self-Defense

This is the offending tweet: Evidently Twitter has decided that mentioning use of lethal force to defend your life and home (legal in all 50 states, but especially in Texas, a castle doctrine state) is forbidden. Or, more likely, the … Continue reading →

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Houston Exceeds Its Credit Limit

It sucks when you exceed your credit limit and you can’t buy gas for your car. And “you” in this case means “the City of Houston.” Late Thursday night, the City of Houston ran into a problem at the pump. … Continue reading →

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China’s Last Year?

Peter Zeihan is back with another provocative video (filmed at the Eisenhower Naval School) that suggests that China faces such massive problems that collapse may be imminent. “I see China with not just a demographic failure, but a failure of … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for May 20, 2022

Greetings, and welcome to another Friday LinkSwarm! The Biden Administration has done everything it can to worsen inflation, The Ministry of Truth’s Scary Poppins dissolves into a puddle, a whole lot of school groomer news from all across the country, … Continue reading →

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