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.

Drone Swarm Boogaloo

Let’s talk about drone swarms. Relatively cheap, quickly deployed swarms of autonomous drones are probably going to be a major factor in short- to -medium-term warfare. There will probably be (at least) two different types of autonomous drones: Suicide drones … Continue reading →

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Did CRT-Pushing AZ School Board President Break Federal Law?

This is a pretty crazy story: A school board president in Arizona has been accused of maintaining a secret online dossier containing personal details about parents who opposed mask mandates and Critical Race Theory. Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for November 12, 2021

Biden takes his Welcome Back Carter cosplay to the next level, fighting the plague of wokeness, and more disasterous Kyle Rittenhouse prosecutor missteps. It’s the Friday LinkSwarm!  As if high inflation, high unemployment, rising crime, parental unrest over failing … Continue reading →

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Joe Rogan and Ben Shapiro on The Virtual Metaverse

Joe Rogan and Ben Shapiro discuss Facebook’s announcement of a virtual reality “metaverse.” Some interesting discussion, though little that will be of surprise to anyone who read cyberpunk in the 1980s: Shapiro: “I wonder with this stuff if we’re innovating … Continue reading →

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Supply Chain Update for November 10, 2021

Thanks to California regulations and vaccine mandates, supply chain problems continue to plague America. Here’s an update on those disruptions and other topics related to the wondrous Biden Economy. Inflation hits a 31 year high. Not only is inflation bad, … Continue reading →

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Anti-Woke Academics Announce New University of Austin

Yesterday, a number of anti-woke intellectuals announced that they were starting a new university on Bari Weiss’ substack. Pano Kanelos: So much is broken in America. But higher education might be the most fractured institution of all. There is a … Continue reading →

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Did Austin Justice Coalition Break Federal Law?

With plenty of out-of-state money (including half a million from George Soros), Austin Justice Coalition and their allies managed to deliver a resounding defeat to Proposition A. There was a lot of signage against Prop A, and readers in Austin … Continue reading →

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The Mainstream Media Are Lying Liars Who Win Pulitzers For Their Lies As Long As Their Lies Help Democrats

Here’s a Glenn Greenwald thread touching on several strands of mainstream media malfeasance, including the fact that #Russiagate was an obvious hoax manufactured by Donald Trump’s political enemies, and yet the “journalists” spreading lies still won a Pulitzer for their … Continue reading →

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Astrowhatthehell?

Astroworld was the name of a now-defunct Houston amusement park. Then it was the name of rapper Travis Scott’s album. Now it’s evidently the name of a rap festival in the parking lot of NRG stadium (close to where the … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for November 5, 2021

Remember, remember, this Guy Fawkes Day LinkSwarm! Nancy Pelosi: “See how we got slaughtered? Now march right uphill and take that machine gun nest for the glory of the party!” The Associated Press reports that, unchastised by Tuesday night’s rout, … Continue reading →

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