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.

Supreme Court Strikes Down California’s Church Service Ban

Evidently Americans do continue to enjoy some modest minimum of freedom of religion, as the Supreme Court just struck down California’s ban on indoor church services: Late Friday evening, the Supreme Court, in South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Newsom, … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for February 5, 2020

Greetings, and welcome to another Friday LinkSwarm! The Biden Administration is moving full speed ahead hard left: Kurt Schlichter: The Matrix has you: There’s nothing more tiresome than hackneyed references to The Matrix, except for the constant propaganda we’re hosed … Continue reading →

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Followup: Austin City Council Votes To Purchase Wilco Homeless Hotel

Today (not yesterday as the Statesman had reported), the Austin City Council voted to purchase the Candlewood Suites Hotel at 10811 Pecan Park Boulevard over the strenuous opposition of local reasidents. The vote was 10-1, with only Mackenzie Kelly voting … Continue reading →

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Reinstatement of Austin Camping Ban Makes May 1 Ballot

A tiny bit of good news in a sea of gloom: The petition to restore the camping ban has been garnered enough signatures to be placed on the May 1 ballot: A group’s petition to reinstate Austin’s camping ban will … Continue reading →

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Glass Shotgun Slug?

I’ve got a whole bunch of longer posts in various stages of construction, so enjoy this video of some guys firing hand-crafting glass shotgun slugs:

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Austin to Vote on Wilco Homeless Hotel Today

In their ongoing attempt to inflict bumville on as much of Austin as possible, today the Austin City Council is scheduled to vote on buying a Williamson County hotel to use as a homeless shelter. The Williamson County Commissioners Court … Continue reading →

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Followup: Is The Silver Squeeze A Ruse?

Following yesterday’s story, I got pushback from readers that asserted the supposed WallStreetsBets silver squeeze was, in fact, a ruse from hedge funds to distract retailer investors from the GameStop and AMC squeezes. That does in fact seem to be … Continue reading →

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Hi Ho Silver, Away to the Moon!

Evidently the WallStreetBets crowd that carried out the Great GameStop Short Squeeze have decided that silver is their next target for making money: Silver Bullion Market is one of the most manipulated on earth. Any short squeeze in silver paper … Continue reading →

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Stop That Tank!

What better Sunday viewing fodder than tanks, Walt Disney, and Hitler in Hell? That’s just the beginning of the full video, which gives more technical detail and instructions on how to use the rifle: The Boys Mark 1 antitank rifle … Continue reading →

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GameStop Short Sellers Refusing To Fold?

You might think that, having suffered billions in losses, hedge funds would want to get out of the GameStop short-selling game. You’d be wrong. The astronomical rally in GameStop has imposed huge losses of nearly $20 billion for short sellers … Continue reading →

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