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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.

LinkSwarm for July 19, 2019

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Lawrence Person

Welcome to another Friday LinkSwarm! Lots of Analysis of “The Squad” along with the usual absurdities… ICE raids begin. (Hat tip: Director Blue.) The Trump Administration is trying a novel plan to thwart “asylum seekers” at the border: A rule … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Border Control, Crime, Democrats, Foreign Policy, Jihad, Media Watch, Military, Republicans, Texas | Tagged 2020 Election, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Amazon, Amy McGrath, Ayanna Pressley, BBC, Bird (scooter company), Border Controls, China, Chip Roy, CNN, Crime, Democrats, F-35, Foreign Policy, Holly Hansen, Houston, Ilhan Omar, Illegal Aliens, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Iran, James Lileks, Jeffrey Epstein, Jihad, Justice Democrats, Kevin Spacey, LinkSwarm, Media Watch, Mexico, Military, Minneapolis, Mitch McConnell, MS-13, Nancy Pelosi, Patrick Buchanan, Planned Parenthood, Rashida Tlaib, Ross Perot, Saikat Chakrabarti, Seattle, Somalia, Ted Kennedy, Texas, Texas 21st Congressional District, The Squad, transexual, Turkey, Victoria's Secret, Wendy Davis, Wes Pruden | 2 Comments

Impeachment Motion Tabled

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Lawrence Person

Impeachment is such a moral imperative for Democrats that the motion to impeach President Donald Trump was tabled on a vote of 332 in favor tabling the motion and only 95 opposed, including 137 Democrats who voted to table it. … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Elections | Tagged 2020 Presidential Race, Adam Schiff, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Democrats, Elijah Cummings, Eric Swalwell, House of Representatives, Ilhan Omar, impeachment, Jerry Nadler, Jim Clyburn, Joaquin Castro, Justin Amash, Need to Impeach PAC, Rashida Tlaib, Richard Neal, Seth Moulton, Steny Hoyer, Tim Ryan, Tom Steyer, Tulsi Gabbard | Leave a comment

Democrats File Articles of Impeachment Against President Trump

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Lawrence Person

President Donald Trump has finally managed to goad House Democrats into throwing him into the brier patch: Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) filed articles of impeachment against President Trump on Tuesday under a process that will force a House floor vote … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats | Tagged Al Green, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, Democrats, Donald Trump, Ilhan Omar, impeachment, Nancy Pelosi, Rashida Tlaib, Tom Steyer | Leave a comment

China’s Ministry Of Truth

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Lawrence Person

In George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, the Ministry of Truth is in charge of constantly rewriting history to confirm with the current needs of the ruling Party. Quillette has a piece on communist China’s own attempts to revise history. While the … Continue reading →

Posted in Communism, Foreign Policy | Tagged China, Communism, Foreign Policy, Quillette, Xi Jinping, Xinjiang | 1 Comment

Democratic Presidential Clown Car Update for July 15, 2019

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Lawrence Person

Biden still leads, Steyer is In, Warren, Sanders and Harris are all bunched up for second, Castro wants nothing to do with your germ-bearing meatbag spawn, and Williamson channels Neon Genesis Evangelion and raises Gravel’s campaign from the dead. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Border Control, Democrats, Elections, ObamaCare, Social Justice Warriors, Supreme Court, Texas | Tagged 2020 Presidential Race, Amy Klobuchar, Andrew Yang, Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke, Bill De Blasio, Blackstone Group, Border Controls, Cory Booker, Democrats, Detroit, Elections, Elizabeth Warren, fundraising, Gavin Newsom, George Will, Hamilton James, Iowa, Jay Inslee, Joe Biden, Joe Sestak, John Delaney, John Hickenlooper, Julian Castro, Kamala Harris, Karla Jurvetson, Kirsten Gillibrand, Marianne Williamson, Michael Bennet, Mike Gravel, NAACP, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Netroots Nation, New Hampshire, New York City, ObamaCare, Pete Buttigieg, polls, Saudi Arabia, Seth Moulton, Social Justice Warriors, South Carolina, Steve Bullock, Supreme Court, Texas, Tim Ryan, Tulsi Gabbard, Wisconsin | Leave a comment

AOC Immanentizes The Eschaton

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Lawrence Person

New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd, deeply enmeshed in her “politics is personality” worldview, awakens from her slumbers to notice that Alexandria Ocasio Cortez threatens the very core of the Democratic Party: Pelosi told me, after the A.O.C. Squad voted … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Media Watch, Social Justice Warriors | Tagged Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Democrats, Justice Democrats, Maureen Dowd, Media Watch, Nancy Pelosi, New York Times, Rahm Emanuel, Saikat Chakrabarti, Social Justice Warriors | 1 Comment

Trump Administration Wins Sanctuary City Case

Posted on July 13, 2019 by Lawrence Person

The Trump Administration won a small victory Friday when the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled they can withhold federal grants from sanctuary cities: The ruling, a split 2-1 decision, said the Department of Justice (DOJ) was within its rights … Continue reading →

Posted in Border Control, Democrats | Tagged 9th Circuit Court, Border Controls, California, Democrats, George W. Bush, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Jay Bybee, Kim Wardlaw, Los Angeles, sanctuary cities, Sandra Ikuta | Leave a comment

LinkSwarm for July 12, 2019

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Lawrence Person

The Jeffrey Epstein child sex trafficking scandal dominates today’s LinkSwarm, as does other people getting arrested for the same offense. Some kind of crackdown going on? We can only hope so. Also, if you live in Austin, traffic on I-35 … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Border Control, Communism, Crime, Democrats, Economics, Elections, Guns, Military, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, Welfare State | Tagged 2020 Election, A-12 Losharik, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Amy McGrath, Apollo, Area 51, Austin, Barry Krischer, Border Controls, Boris Johnson, Brendan Kolding, Brexit, Communism, Crime, Democrats, E-Verify, Economics, Ed Buck, Facebook, Greece, Guns, I-35, I-95, Jeffrey Epstein, Jim Geraghty, Kentucky, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, Oklahoma, pedophilia, Prenda Law, R. Kelly, Russia, Scott Walker, Seattle, silencers, Social Justice Warriors, SR-71, submarine, Syriza, tanks, Terry Bean, Texas, Welfare State, William Lacy Clay | 2 Comments

Puerto Rico Is A Cesspool Of Corruption

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Lawrence Person

Wondering why hurricane recovery aid hasn’t been helping Puerto Rico? The usual reason: corruption. The FBI on Wednesday arrested two former senior officials who served in the administration of Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló, leading the chair of the House … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Democrats, Uncategorized, Waste and Fraud | Tagged Angela Avila-Marrero, corruption, Crime, Democrats, fraud, Julia Keleher, New Progressive Party, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Ricardo Rossello, Rosa Emilia Rodriguez-Velez | Leave a comment

Jeffrey Epstein Underage Sex Trafficking Indictment Roundup

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Lawrence Person

There are just way, way, waaaay too many angles to examine in the Jeffrey Epstein underage sex trafficking indictment, so let’s cover the basics first: On Saturday, billionaire financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was arrested for the alleged … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Democrats, video | Tagged Bill Clinton, Clinton Foundation, Clinton Global Initiative, Conchita Sarnof, Crime, Democrats, Department of Justice, Donald Trump, Geoffrey Berman, Jeffrey Epstein, rape, Secret Service, sex offender, sexual slavery, video | Leave a comment

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LinkSwarm for July 19, 2019

Impeachment Motion Tabled

Democrats File Articles of Impeachment Against President Trump

China’s Ministry Of Truth

Trump Administration Wins Sanctuary City Case

Puerto Rico Is A Cesspool Of Corruption

Jeffrey Epstein Underage Sex Trafficking Indictment Roundup

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