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.

Damn Sneaky May 4 Election Today

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Lawrence Person

Another one of those sneaky May elections is upon us. In particular: Cedar Park – City Council Eanes ISD – Board of Trustees, Bond Georgetown – Mayor, City Council Georgetown ISD – Board of Trustees Hutto – Mayor, City Council … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Elections, Texas | Tagged Austin, Elections, Georgetown, Hutto, Round Rock, Texas, Williamson County | Leave a comment

LinkSwarm for May 3, 2019

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Lawrence Person

Lot’s of rage by Democrats in this week’s LinkSwarm over Attorney General William Barr over, well, something. The U.S. economy added 263,000 jobs in April, and the unemployment rate fell to 3.6%, the lowest since 1969. Followup: Baltimore’s Democratic Mayor … Continue reading →

Posted in Border Control, Crime, Democrats, Foreign Policy, Media Watch, Military, Obama Scandals, Social Justice Warriors, Texas | Tagged abortion, Akihito, Alex Jones, Benin, Bill Barr, Border Controls, Caldwell County, Catherine Pugh, CNN, corrupt scumbags, corruption, Covington Catholic, Crime, Democrats, economy, Facebook, Flint, Israel, James Woods, Japan, Lance Morrow, LinkSwarm, Louis Farrakhan, Michael Avenatti, Michigan, Military, Milo Yiannopoulos, MSNBC, Naruhito, NBC, New York Times, Norway, Obama Scandals, Planned Parenthood, Robert Caro, Robert Crumb, Robert Mueller, Russia, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, Trump Derangement Syndrome, Twitter, Ukraine, unemployment | 1 Comment

Scientology, Measles, and Sea Org

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Lawrence Person

A cruise ship owned by the Church of Scientology has been quarantined over a measles outbreak: A crew member aboard a cruise ship used by the Church of Scientology tested positive for measles, causing the vessel’s occupants to be quarantined … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | Tagged Church of Scientology, Crime, Freewinds, Sea Org, St. Lucia, Susan Meister | Leave a comment

Venezuela: Scenes From A Revolution

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Lawrence Person

What better celebration of Victims of Communism Day than open revolt against an oppressive socialist government? Interim President Juan Guaido has called for a military revolt against socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro, supported by the United States and numerous other non-scumbag … Continue reading →

Posted in Communism, Foreign Policy, Military | Tagged Communism, Foreign Policy, hyperinflation, Juan Guaido, Manuel Figuera, Military, Nicolas Maduro, Russia, Venezuela | Leave a comment

Stacey Abrams Is Not Running…For The Senate

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Lawrence Person

Failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams announced she has no interest in being failed senatorial candidate Stacey Abrams: Former Democratic state legislative leader Stacey Abrams will not challenge Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) next year, a blow to Democrats who hoped … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Elections | Tagged 2020 Election, 2020 Presidential Race, Chuck Schumer, Democrats, Georgia, Stacey Abrams | Leave a comment

Democratic Presidential Clown Car Update for April 29, 2019

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Lawrence Person

Biden is finally In, so barring stragglers and outsiders, the field is largely set. Also see yesterday’s update on the Twitter Primary. Polls WaPo/ABC (open question poll of Democrats and Democrat-leaning adults): Biden 13, Sanders 9, Buttigieg 5, Harris 4, … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Elections, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, unions | Tagged 2020 Presidential Race, Alcee Hastings, Amy Klobuchar, Andrew Yang, Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke, Bill De Blasio, Cory Booker, Democrats, Elections, Elizabeth Warren, Eric Swalwell, Grover Norquist, Iowa, Jared Kushner, Jay Inslee, Jesse Jackson, Joe Biden, John Delaney, John Hickenlooper, Julian Castro, Kamala Harris, Kevin WIlliamson, Kirsten Gillibrand, Las Vegas, Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio, Marianne Williamson, New Hampshire, Newt Gingrich, Our Revolution, Pete Buttigieg, Seth Moulton, Social Justice Warriors, Symone Sanders, Ted Cruz, Texas, Tim Ryan, Tulsi Gabbard, unions, Wayne Messam | 1 Comment

The Twitter Primary Revisited for April 2019

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Lawrence Person

A month ago I did a post on the number of Twitter followers among Democratic presidential candidates. A lot of new candidates have jumped into the race since then, so let’s look at how the Twitter Primary stacks up today: … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Elections, Media Watch | Tagged 2020 Presidential Race, Amy Klobuchar, Andrew Yang, Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke, Cory Booker, Democrats, Elections, Elizabeth Warren, Eric Swalwell, Jay Inslee, Joe Biden, John Delaney, John Hickenlooper, Julian Castro, Kamala Harris, Kirsten Gillibrand, Marianne Williamson, Media Watch, Pete Buttigieg, Seth Moulton, Tim Ryan, Tulsi Gabbard, Twitter, Wayne Messam | Leave a comment

President Trump’s Speech To The NRA

Posted on April 27, 2019 by Lawrence Person

Back in 2016, one of the knocks on then-candidate Donald Trump was that he was soft on Second Amendment rights, having backed the Clinton “assault weapons” ban in the 1990s. However, Trump’s views clearly evolved, as 18 years ago he … Continue reading →

Posted in Border Control, Crime, Democrats | Tagged Border Controls, border fence, Crime, Democrats, Donald Trump, Guns, MS-13, NRA, Second Amendment, Stephen Willeford, UN Arms Treaty | Leave a comment

LinkSwarm for April 26, 2019

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Lawrence Person

Democratic mayors behaving badly, violence, mayhem, and an Easter Bunny smackdown. Welcome to your Friday LinkSwarm! Long, detailed post on FISA abuse under the Obama Administration. Fully 85% of all Obama Administration requests were not compliant with federal law. AFL-CIO … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Democrats, Elections, Foreign Policy, Guns, Jihad, Media Watch, Military, Obama Scandals, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, unions, video | Tagged 2020 Election, 2020 Texas Senate Race, abortion, AFL-CIO, Ali Nasiri, Baltimore, Boeing, Boeing 737, Canada, Candace Marie Claiborne, Catherine Pugh, China, Democrats, dogs, Edinburg, Elections, FBI, FISA, Florida, Florida Man, Foreign Policy, Gregory Craig, Guns, Hidalgo County, Iran, IRS, Jihad, John Carter, John Cornyn, Katy, LinkSwarm, M. J. Hegar, Maryland, Media Watch, Military, Navy, NSA, Obama, Obama Scandals, Paul Manafort, Philadelphia, Philippines, Richard Molina, Richard Trumka, Rio Grande Valley, Russia, Samuel Scott, spying, submarine, Ted Kennedy, Texas, Ukraine, unions | Leave a comment

Biden Is In

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Lawrence Person

Former Vice President Joe Biden is officially in the Democratic presidential nomination race for 2020. His announcement video dropped this morning: It’s interesting that Biden is going all in on referencing Charlottesville, presumably to make a play for the Social … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Elections, video | Tagged 2020 Presidential Race, Charlottesville (VA), Democrats, Elections, Joe Biden, Social Justice Warriors, video | Leave a comment

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About Lawrence Person

Damn Sneaky May 4 Election Today

Scientology, Measles, and Sea Org

Venezuela: Scenes From A Revolution

Stacey Abrams Is Not Running…For The Senate

The Twitter Primary Revisited for April 2019

President Trump’s Speech To The NRA

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Author Archives: Lawrence Person

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Think Tanks Etc.

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Victimhood Identity Politics

Social Media

Lawrence Person’s BattleSwarm

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