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.

LinkSwarm for October 15, 2021

Biden is bumbling, borders are crumbling, bankers are plotting, and Art is out. Welcome to another Friday LinkSwarm! Stephen Green finds out the real reason behind the supply chain SNAFUs: California Democrats changing the rules because they weren’t getting enough … Continue reading →

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Freedom Flu Spreads To American, United

It seems that more and more airline employees are coming down with “Freedom Flu.” American Airlines said they would be following Biden’s (as yet unissued) Flu Manchu mandate. Result: American Airlines now has 883 cancelled or delayed flights today — … Continue reading →

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Southwest CEO Talking Out Of Both Sides Of His Face

What are we to make of Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly? In an interview with ABC News, he said that no employees would be fired over the Flu Manchu vaccine mandate: During an interview with ABC News Tuesday, Gary Kelly, … Continue reading →

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The Amish Refuse Flu Manchu Foolishness

The Amish are having none of your Flu Manchu panic: [Amish Mennonite Calvin Lapp]: There’s three things the Amish don’t like. And that’s government— they won’t get involved in the government, they don’t like the public education system— they won’t … Continue reading →

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Supply Chain Disruption Update for October 11, 2021

Supply chain problems have gotten so bad that Derek Thompson at The Atlantic deigns to notice them: The coronavirus pandemic has snarled global supply chains in several ways. Pandemic checks sent hundreds of billions of dollars to cabin-fevered Americans during … Continue reading →

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Are Biden’s Vaccine Mandates About To Destroy The Airline Industry?

It appears that the Biden Administration vaccine mandate (for which no written rule actual exists) is doing for the American airline industry what it and other Flu Manchu restrictions have already done for the global supply chain. I’m seeing multiple … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for October 9, 2021

Biden sinking, China stinking, Facebook’s fake whistleblower, and more border woes. Enjoy a special Saturday LinkSwarm! Of course the Biden Administration tucked a multibillion dollar handout to illegal aliens into the reconciliation bill. It’s what they do. (Hat tip: Stephen … Continue reading →

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Internet Outage

Spectrum is out right now, so the LinkSwarm is going to be extra late. I mean, it was already going to be extra late, but now I have an excuse… As Jerry Pournelle used to say “This day eaten by … Continue reading →

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Is The Great Gun Buying Boom Over?

Background statistics suggest so: September background checks for firearms conducted by the FBI were at the lowest in 22 months, suggesting the year and a half of panic buying guns has lost momentum. FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System … Continue reading →

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Austin Police/Jose Garza Roundup for October 6, 2021

There’s been a lot of news on the Austin Police Department and Soros-backed Travis County DA Jose Garza popping up, so let’s dig in: In case you missed it, Austin police staffing levels have fallen so low that police will … Continue reading →

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