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, Jr. for July 19, 2020

Enjoy a LinkSwarm of stuff I just didn’t have time to include in the regular Friday LinkSwarm: Why Is Hillary Clinton Support In 2016 Correlated With Cities’ 2020 Riots? If Baltimore’s Democrat leaders gave $20 million of “space to destroy” … Continue reading →

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Detailed Analysis of Michigan Police Shooting

Yesterday’s LinkSwarm embedded a bodycam video of an Eaton County deputy fatally shooting a knife-armed suspect who had just stabbed a 77-year old man. Today we’ve got an after-action breakdown of the shooting, including additional footage from a home surveillance … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for July 17, 2020

Another Friday, another boatload of links. In fact, too many to wrangle into shape right now. I may have to do another mini LinkSwarm on Saturday. Kurt Schlichter has a warning for our elites: Would you be shocked to learn … Continue reading →

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Texas 23rd Congressional District Runoff Results on Knife’s Edge

Various Wuhan coronavirus delayed runoffs finally happened in Texas on Tuesday, settling the general election slate for November. Well, for all races, that is, except the Texas 23rd U.S. Congressional District, the seat Republican Will Hurd is retiring from, where … Continue reading →

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Bari Weiss Resigns In Protest Of The NYT SJW Wokecult

The purge of those daring to express non-approved thought at the New York Times continues apace, with op-ed staff editor and writer Bari Weiss penning a letter of protest on her way out the door: It is with sadness that … Continue reading →

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Reminder: Your Taxes Are Due Tomorrow!

Remember the relief you felt that the Wuhan Coronavirus had delayed tax day from April 15 to July 15? Well, that reprieve is expiring, and your taxes are due tomorrow. If your taxes are simple (mine aren’t), you can probably … Continue reading →

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PSA: Texas Election Runoff Today

If you live in various parts of Texas, today is the Wuhan coronavirus-delayed runoff date. The long-awaited Lone Star State runoff elections are tomorrow, postponed from May 26. At the federal level, 16 nominations will be decided, one for the … Continue reading →

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BidenWatch for July 13, 2020

Biden drifts left, embraces the Green New Deal, and lifts his platform from Bernie Sanders. It’s this week’s BidenWatch! Joe Biden signs up for the Green New Deal. You know, if primary voters wanted a socialist takeover of the economy, … Continue reading →

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How to Skew a Poll: Texas 2020 Edition

Another Texas poll, another skewed sample. This is the poll that purports to show Joe Biden beating Donald Trump by five points and Senator John Cornyn under 50% against either M.J. Hegar or Royce West. The nice thing about this … Continue reading →

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Social Justice Warriors: The Cartoon

A parody, but still: This is evidently from the No Safe Spaces documentary. (Hat tip: Ed Driscoll at Instapundit.)

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