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 June 18, 2021

Greetings, and welcome to another Friday LinkSwarm! Hunter Biden channels Hunter S. Thompson (and not in a good way), Slow Joe stumbles around the G7, a top Chinese intelligence official defects, and Gillette inflicts toxic unprofitability on Proctor & Gamble. … Continue reading →

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Guzman Makes Texas AG Run Official

After resigning from the Texas Supreme Court, Eva Guzman has filed the paperwork to run for Texas Attorney General in 2022 against incumbent Ken Paxton and current Land Commissioner George P. Bush: Eva Guzman, who worked as a state supreme … Continue reading →

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Gaza ReBoomed

My assessment that the recent Gaza flareup might have bought the new coalition government of Naftali Bennett “several months of relative peace in which to operate” appears to have been premature: Israel’s military said it launched airstrikes at the Gaza … Continue reading →

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Why The Navy Killed Zumwalt Destroyers

I can’t remember if I’ve included a LinkSwarm link on the problems of Zumwalt-class destroyers, which the navy killed after only three of the projected thirty-two ships were built. This video offers a solid overview of the issues that led … Continue reading →

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The Fall Of Netanyahu

I’m not going to pretend to understand the intricacies of Israeli politics, a nation who’s fragile coalition governments rival Italy for their fractious, unstable nature. The difference is that between March 2009 and yesterday, Italy had seven separate Prime Ministers … Continue reading →

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Sixth Street Shooting Shows Austin’s Continuing Slide Into Lawlessness

If you live outside Austin, you may be unaware that at least 13 people were injured in a shooting in downtown Austin early Saturday morning since none of the victims died: During a briefing Saturday morning, Interim Police Chief Joseph … Continue reading →

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Nine Year Old Comedy Special Gives Glimpse of Better World Before Wokepocalypse

Here’s an HBO special from nine years ago with four top comedians (Jerry Seinfeld, Louis C.K., Chris Rock and Ricky Gervais) talking about how comedy works, how they work using old and new material, how they deal with sensitive subjects, … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for June 11, 2021

Joe Manchin, controlling the border, and Soros-backed DA’s doing their best to bring back the high crime rates of the 1970s top this Friday’s LinkSwarm: Seems like this should be a bigger story than it is: Mexico just had it’s … Continue reading →

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Bill Maher On The College Scam

As the one-eyed myopic liberal in the land of the blind, there are a bunch of Bill Maher videos that I’ve almost posted, only to get about three-quarters of the way in and go “Nah, too smarmy.” Or “Not funny … Continue reading →

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Gun Owners of America Blast John Cornyn

Erich Pratt, Senior Vice President of Gun Owners of America sent out an email blast yesterday accusing Texas Senator John Cornyn of attempting to sell out gun owners: We have an emergency on our hands. While preparing to fight back … Continue reading →

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