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 August 7, 2021

Posted on August 6, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Greetings, and welcome to another Friday LinkSwarm! Biden not just dropping, but deflating and throwing away the ball on border security, Andrew Cuomo finally behaves badly enough for the MSM to notice, and some tidbits about hacking attacks. Biden’s proposed … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Border Control, Budget, Crime, Democrats, Elections, Media Watch, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, Waste and Fraud | Tagged America Mafalda Thayer, Andrew Cuomo, Austin, Austin Police Department, Border Controls, Borger, Brad Coe, Budget, China, CNN, Columbia University, coronavirus, corruption, Crime, Dave Severance, Democrats, Disney, dogs, Elections, electric cars, Georgia, Hitler, Huey Long, Israel, Ivermectin, Iwo Jima, Lebanon, Lewis "Andy" Traylor, LinkSwarm, Louisiana, Media Watch, Microsoft, New York, Obituary, pedophilia, police, Rob Ortt, sex offender, Social Justice Warriors, Stalin, Texas, The Offspring, vaccine, Victor Avila, voting fraud, World War II, Wuhan Institute of Virology | 3 Comments

Texas Sale Tax Holiday This Weekend

Posted on August 5, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Texans can take advantage of another sales tax holiday this weekend, August 6-8, this one focused on clothing and school supplies. That includes: Clothing and Footwear Face Masks Backpacks School Supplies It covers most items under $100, which leaves out … Continue reading →

Posted in Texas | Tagged Sales Tax Holiday, Taxes, Texas | 2 Comments

The “Infrastructure” Bill: The Deeper You Get, The Worse It Gets

Posted on August 4, 2021 by Lawrence Person

The more conservatives look at the $1.2 trillion pork-filled “infrastructure” bill currently worming its way through the legislative intestines of capitol hill, the less they like it. Vance Ginn and E. J. Antoni of the Texas Public Policy Foundation: “It … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, Democrats, Waste and Fraud | Tagged Budget, Carbon Offsets, Democrats, E. J. Antoni, Green New Deal, Mark Tapscott, pork barrel, Taxes, Texas Public Policy Foundation, transportation, Vance Ginn, waste | 15 Comments

Austin Police Refunding Proposition Makes November Ballot

Posted on August 3, 2021 by Lawrence Person

It’s official: Save Austin Now’s initiative to refund Austin police cut by the hard-left mayor and City Council is officially on the ballot in November: BREAKING NEWS: The City Clerk has certified the #MakeAustinSafe petition for the Nov., 2, 2021 … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Crime | Tagged Austin, Austin Police Department, Crime, Matt Mackowiak, police, Save Austin Now | 6 Comments

2,702 Pages Of Pork

Posted on August 2, 2021 by Lawrence Person

The pork-laden “infrastructure” bill has been unveiled, and it’s a monster. Some 2702 pages long, H. R. 3684 seems geared to shovel as much money into various branches of the federal bureaucracy as quickly as possible with as little oversight … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, Democrats | Tagged Budget, Democrats, infrastructure, pork barrel | 11 Comments

Chronicles of The Crazy Years 1: Gas Station Liability Lunacy

Posted on August 1, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Dwight mentioned this story to me, and at first I thought it was a joke, but its apparently just another manifestation of The Crazy Years. “New Mexico Court Rules Gas Stations Liable for Selling Fuel to Drunk Drivers”: Drunk driving … Continue reading →

Posted in Regulation | Tagged DUI, New Mexico, Regulation | 11 Comments

Kentucky Minigunning

Posted on July 31, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Less than three months ago, Scott Allen DeShields, Jr. of Kentucky Ballistics almost died when his .50 BMG blew up. Not only did he recover well enough to shoot again, but yesterday he was out there shooting a Minigun! After … Continue reading →

Posted in Guns, video | Tagged .50 BMG, Guns, Kentucky Ballistics, Minigun, Scott Allen DeShields Jr., video | 1 Comment

LinkSwarm for July 30, 2021

Posted on July 30, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Greetings, and welcome to another Friday LinkSwarm! It’s seems less that I “finish” these than I abandon them… Flu Manchu deaths hit zero in Sweden. Seems like “protect the elderly and go for herd immunity” was a much better … Continue reading →

Posted in Border Control, Budget, Crime, Democrats, Elections, Foreign Policy, Social Justice Warriors, Supreme Court, Texas, Waste and Fraud | Tagged Alexis Saborit, antifa, Arizona, Bill Gates, Border Controls, Budget, California, cats, China, Connecticut, coronavirus, corruption, Crime, Democrats, Detroit, Disney, Gavin Newsom, George Soros, GM, Greg Abbott, Hunter Biden, Illegal Aliens, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Jackie Mason, Jeff Ricchetti, Joe Biden, LinkSwarm, Liz Cheney, lockdown, Marvel, Media Watch, Minneapolis, Minnesota, National Security Council, Obituary, oil industry, Phoenix, police, pork barrel, recall, reparations, Scarlett Johansson, Social Justice Warriors, Steve Ricchetti, Supreme Court, Sweden, Texas, voting fraud, waste | 2 Comments

Austin Pays $10,000 A Day To Indoctrinate APD In Critical Race Theory, Demands Officers Sign “Contract” Before Even Taking Class

Posted on July 29, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Austin is paying a consultant $10,000 a day to indoctrinate police in Critical Race Theory under the name of “Groundwater Analysis”: The City of Austin accepts the $10,000 a day quote and signs a contract on April 27th. The contract … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Crime, Democrats, Social Justice Warriors, Texas | Tagged Austin, Austin Police Department, Crime, Critical Race Theory, Democrats, Groundwater Analysis, Joseph Chacon, Joyce James, police, Social Justice Warriors, Texas | 10 Comments

Democratic Megadonor Ed Buck Convicted Of All Charges

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Democratic Party megadonor Ed Buck, the perverted creep who lured young black men to his home to administer frequently fatal methamphetamine overdoses to them, has been convicted of all nine charges: Ed Buck, a longtime fixture of West Hollywood politics, … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Democrats | Tagged Abbe Land, Arman Gabay, Democrats, drugs, Ed Buck, Gary Michelson, Gemmel Moore, Grant Baker, Hillary Clinton, Jeffrey Prang, John D`Amico, John Duran, John Heilman, meth, murder, prostitution, Scott Svonkin, Ted Lieu, Timothy Dean | 5 Comments

Author Archives: Lawrence Person

About Lawrence Person

Texas Sale Tax Holiday This Weekend

The “Infrastructure” Bill: The Deeper You Get, The Worse It Gets

Austin Police Refunding Proposition Makes November Ballot

2,702 Pages Of Pork

Chronicles of The Crazy Years 1: Gas Station Liability Lunacy

Kentucky Minigunning

Democratic Megadonor Ed Buck Convicted Of All Charges

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