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.

The Twitter Primary for October 2019

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. Two months ago I started using a tool that gives me precise Twitter follower counts. … Continue reading →

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Democratic Presidential Clown Car Update for October 28, 2019

Biden is up, Ryan is out, a poll has Buttigieg second in Iowa, and the Yang Gang takes on Bernie Bros. It’s your Democratic Presidential clown car update! Polls Post and Courier (South Carolina): Biden 30, Warren 19, Sanders 13, … Continue reading →

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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s Death Confirmed (Plus Reactions)

This morning President Donald Trump confirmed that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been killed in a raid by U.S. forces in Syria: Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died in a U.S. raid in northwestern Syria, President Donald … Continue reading →

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BREAKING: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Killed in U.S. Raid

Evidently Islamic State head Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed in a U.S lead raid in Idlib province, Syria: The United States military has conducted a special operations raid targeting one of its most high-value targets, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the … Continue reading →

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Sinaloa Cartel Wins Battle Against Mexican Government

In case you missed the news earlier this week, the Mexican government fought a running gun battle against the Sinaloan drug cartel drug cartel last week and lost. In the Sinaloan city of Culiacan, the cartel gunmen were everywhere. They … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for October 25, 2019

Welcome to another Friday LinkSwarm! Lots of China and technology news this time around. How much public, firsthand evidence is there of this so-called Ukrainian quid pro quo? Right now, zero: “The problem with this narrative is that all we … Continue reading →

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75th Anniversary of The Battle of Leyte Gulf

Yesterday marked the 75th Anniversary of the start of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the last great naval battle of World War II, and arguably the largest naval battle in history. American naval forces (with help from Australia’s Task Force … Continue reading →

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Gutfeld: The Better Trump Does, The More Insane The Left Acts

Some “Adam Schiff Does X” videos from Gutfeld showed up in my Twitter feed, and when I went looking for them, I found this rant…which also includes said Schiff videos.

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BREAKING: Texas Speaker Bonnen Retires

I meant to do a post on the whole Bonnen/Sullivan tape release issue, but it looks like events have gotten ahead of me: Republican Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen on Tuesday announced he will not seek reelection to the lower … Continue reading →

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Texas Constitutional Amendment Election Recommendations

Looks like another off-year Texas Constitutional Amendments election is sneaking up on us, and early voting started yesterday. Here’s my reminder to find your voter registration card, and my one-eyed-man-in-the-land-of-the-blind recommendations: Proposition 1: “The constitutional amendment permitting a person to … Continue reading →

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