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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.

Democratic Presidential Clown Car Update for January 6, 2020

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Lawrence Person

Castro drops Out, Williamson lays everybody off, Q4 fundraising numbers drop, Biden tells coal miners to start slinging code, Klobuchar talks UFOs, and a three way tie for first in Iowa. It’s your Democratic Presidential clown car update! Q4 Fundraising … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Elections, Foreign Policy, Jihad, Military, Social Justice Warriors | Tagged 2020 Presidential Race, Afghanistan, Amy Klobuchar, Andrew Yang, Anna Wintour, Barry Diller, Bernie Sanders, Bryan Rafanelli, Conor Lamb, Cory Booker, Craig Hall, David Geffen, Deval Patrick, Elizabeth Warren, Eric Schmidt, Foreign Policy, Google, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hillary Clinton, Iowa, Jihad, Jim McKelvey, Jim Wright, Joe Biden, Jon Yarbrough, Jonathan Gray, Jordan Roth, Julian Castro, Kathryn Walt Hall, Katy Perry, Kevin Systrom, Lena Dunham, Marianne Williamson, Max Rose, Michael Bennet, Michael Bloomberg, Michael Kors, Military, Neil Patrick Harris, Netflix, New Hampshire, ObamaCare, Ohio, Pete Buttigieg, Qassem Suleimani, Reed Hastings, Reid Hoffman, Robert O'Neill, Ryan Murphy, Simon Halls, Social Justice Warriors, South Carolina, Terrence Meck, Tom Steyer | 1 Comment

Qassem Suleimani Dirtnap Cavalcade

Posted on January 4, 2020 by Lawrence Person

Lot’s of reactions to the U.S. military strike that killed Iranian terrorist mastermind Qassem Suleimani. Here’s an appraisal of Suleimani’s value by Gen. Stanley McChrystal from a few years ago: Suleimani is no longer simply a soldier; he is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Foreign Policy, Jihad, Media Watch, Military | Tagged Alan Dershowitz, Ben Rhodes, Ben Shapiro, CNN, Dan Crenshaw, Democrats, Foreign Policy, Iran, Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Jihad, Media Watch, Military, Obama Scandals, Qassem Suleimani, Qods Force, Ted Cruz, terrorism | 1 Comment

LinkSwarm for January 3, 2020

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Lawrence Person

Start your new decade out with another LinkSwarm! Iranian Revolutionary Guard Leader and Qods force commander Qasem Soleimani was killed in an airstrike in Baghdad. Further thoughts from Graeme Wood: Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Border Control, Communism, Crime, Democrats, Elections, Foreign Policy, Guns, Jihad, Media Watch, Military, Republicans, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, Welfare State | Tagged 1984 Presidential Race, 2020 Presidential Race, anti-semitism, astronomy, Austin, Betelgeuse, black, Black Hebrew Israelites, Border Controls, Boris Johnson, Brexit, Charles Murray, China, Colin Furze, Communism, Crime, David Hay, Democrats, Donald Trump, Foreign Policy, Get Woke Go Broke, Graeme Wood, gun control, homeless, impeachment, Iran, Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Jews, Jihad, LinkSwarm, Media Watch, Middle East, Military, Mongolia, MS-13, Navy, New York City, oil industry, pedophilia, polls, Qassem Suleimani, Qods Force, sex, Social Justice Warriors, spying, Steve Adler, supernova, techn, terrorism, Texas, Tom Nichols, Tom's Shoes, tumbleweed, UK, Victor Davis Hanson, Walter Mondale, Welfare State | Leave a comment

Russia’s Uran-9 Is a Robot AFV. Tiny Problem: It Sucks

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Lawrence Person

Russia has a new robot* Armored Fighting Vehicle (AFV), the Uran-9. It doesn’t exactly sound like a winner: The Uran-9 is powered by a diesel-electric power source, which provides a maximum speed of 35 km/h on a highway, and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Military | Tagged ATV, Military, robots, Russia, Syria, Uran-9 | 1 Comment

Happy New Year!

Posted on January 1, 2020 by Lawrence Person

Another year in the history books! And with a presidential election looming, expect the Trump Derangement Syndrome that was already turned up to 11 to go to 13, or break off the volume knob entirely. To celebrate the occasion, here’s … Continue reading →

Posted in video | Tagged Colin Furze, video | Leave a comment

The Twitter Primary for December 2019

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Lawrence Person

As I did in previous months, here’s an update on the number of Twitter followers of the Democratic presidential candidates, updated since last month’s update. Four months ago I started using a tool that gives me precise Twitter follower counts. … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Elections, Media Watch | Tagged 2020 Presidential Race, Amy Klobuchar, Andrew Yang, Bernie Sanders, Cory Booker, Democrats, Deval Patrick, Elections, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, John Delaney, Julian Castro, Marianne Williamson, Media Watch, Michael Bennet, Michael Bloomberg, Pete Buttigieg, Tom Steyer, Tulsi Gabbard, Twitter | Leave a comment

Democratic Presidential Clown Car Update for December 30, 2019

Posted on December 30, 2019 by Lawrence Person

Biden leans on bundling billionaires, Steyer hits diminishing returns, Bloomberg takes up the “Most Widely Loathed” spot, Warren donations take a nosedive, Sanders 💘 commies, and Beto’s acid trip ends. It’s your Democratic Presidential clown car update! We’re also down … Continue reading →

Posted in Communism, Democrats, Elections, Social Justice Warriors, Supreme Court, Texas, unions | Tagged 2020 Presidential Race, Alan Patricof, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, amnesty, Amy Klobuchar, Andrew Yang, Anthony Gardner, Ashlea Turner, Beto O'Rourke, Bevan Cooney, Bob Casey, Carla Brailey, Chris Coons, Communism, Cory Booker, Democrats, Denise Bauer, Deval Patrick, Devon Archer, Elections, Elizabeth Frawley Bagley, Elizabeth Warren, Erskine Bowles, Evan Ross, Fortinet, George Marcus, Iowa, Iraq, Jack Dorsey, Jeffrey Katzenberg, John Delaney, John Galanis, Karl Rove, Ken Xie, Kevin Lo, Lizzie Lewis, Marianne Williamson, Mark Gilbert, Michael Bennet, Michael Bloomberg, Michael Moore, Michigan, New Hampshire, Nicaragua, Pete Buttigieg, Rudy Giuliani, Sandinista, Scott Miller, Social Justice Warriors, South Bend, South Carolina, Star Wars, Super Tuesday, Supreme Court, Terry McAuliffe, Texas, Tim Gill, unions, William Howard Taft | Leave a comment

The Pitch Meeting for Cats

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Lawrence Person

Is this lazy blogging? Yes. Yes it is. But between cleaning up for a New Year’s Eve gathering, a possible dog adoption, and cuing up Monday’s Clown Car Update, the weekend is just packed! Plus Cats is going to disappear … Continue reading →

Posted in video | Tagged Cats (2019), funny, Hollywood, video | Leave a comment

Jonathan Pie on the Labour Wipeout

Posted on December 28, 2019 by Lawrence Person

After linking to this Jonathan Pie video on Trump’s election in my Wokeness vs. the Working Class post, it occurred to me that he had probably done a video on the most recent UK election, and indeed he had: As … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections, Social Justice Warriors, video | Tagged Boris Johnson, Brexit, Elections, Jeremy Corbyn, Jonathan Pie, Labour, Social Justice Warriors, video | Leave a comment

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Qassem Suleimani Dirtnap Cavalcade

Russia’s Uran-9 Is a Robot AFV. Tiny Problem: It Sucks

Happy New Year!

The Twitter Primary for December 2019

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Author Archives: Lawrence Person

About Lawrence Person

Blogroll

Local/Texas Politics

Gun Blogs

Foreign Policy/Jihad

Think Tanks Etc.

California/Unions/Etc.

Victimhood Identity Politics

Social Media

Lawrence Person’s BattleSwarm

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