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Author Archives: Lawrence Person
Former UT President Bill Powers RIP
Former University of Texas President and Law School Dean Bill Powers has died at age 72. Powers is probably most famous to BattleSwarm readers for his central role in the UT admissions scandal, in which well-connected students were admitted to … Continue reading
Posted in Austin, Texas
Tagged Austin, Bill Powers, education, Joe Straus, Texas, University of Texas, Wallace Hall
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More on the Democratic Party’s Institutional Antisemitism
Not one, but two separate National Review pieces on the failure of Democrats to condemn Minnesota Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar shows the grip victimhood identity politics has on the Democratic Party. First, Jonathan Tobin: It turns out you can accuse … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Elections, Jihad, Social Justice Warriors
Tagged 2020 Presidential Race, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, anti-semitism, Bernie Sanders, Democrats, Elections, Elizabeth Warren, Ilhan Omar, Israel, Jeremy Corbyn, Jews, Jihad, Jonathan Tobin, Kamala Harris, Labour, Matthew Continetti, Nancy Pelosi, National Review, Social Justice Warriors
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LinkSwarm for March 8, 2019
Turning and turning in a widening gyre… You would think a simple condemnation of antisemitism would be an easy thing for House Democrats to do. You’d be wrong. Like the UK’s Labour Party, the Social Justice Warrior rot has crept … Continue reading
Posted in Border Control, Communism, Crime, Democrats, Foreign Policy, Jihad, Republicans, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, Uncategorized, Welfare State
Tagged Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, amnesty, anti-semitism, Border Controls, Communism, Crime, Democrats, F-35, Foreign Policy, Fred Biery, Houston, Ilhan Omar, Illegal Aliens, India, Israel, Jews, LinkSwarm, Marvel, Mexico, Michael Bloomberg, New Jersey, New York City, nuclear weapons, Pakistan, Pakistani ISI, Ralph Hall, Russia, Social Justice Warriors, Sweden, Texans for Economic Growth, Texas, Titania McGrath, UPS, Venezuela, Voter Fraud, War on Drugs, Welfare State
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Free Speech and Its Discontents
Two stories related to Internet free speech crossed popped up as worth of interest. First, the blogger behind Star Slate Codex (to which I’ve linked the occasional piece) posted a story about the death of the Star Slate Codex Culture … Continue reading
Posted in Media Watch, Social Justice Warriors, Uncategorized
Tagged Dissenter, Free Speech, Gab, Internet, Media Watch, Social Justice Warriors
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Clown Car Mini-Update: Four Out
I still plan on doing a full clown car update Monday, but enough news has popped to update the four names who just announced they’re not running for President. First up: Michael Bloomberg is not running for President: Former New … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Elections
Tagged 2020 Presidential Race, Democrats, Elections, Eric Holder, Hillary Clinton, Jeff Merkley, Michael Bloomberg
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Purple Monkey, Open Thread
I was going to embed another YouTube video, but I get 500 errors on existing YouTube videos, and this icon came up: Is this because YouTube is deliberately screwing with Project Veritas, or just an unrelated technical glitch? You make … Continue reading
Project Veritas Video on Facebook Deboosting
How Facebook deliberately limits the reach of conservative users using “deboosting.” “Now you’re being targeted for which sort of joke you’re allowed to tell.” “Meme culture, in their opinion, is what won Donald Trump the Presidency.” Oppose Social Justice Warriors, … Continue reading
Posted in Media Watch, Social Justice Warriors, video
Tagged Donald Trump, Facebook, Media Watch, Social Justice Warriors, video
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Caliphate Caput: Take Two
Remember two weeks ago, when I said that the Islamic State has lost its last remaining territory in the Hajin pocket? Turns out that pronouncement was premature: U.S.-backed forces in Syria are closing in on the last patch of Islamic … Continue reading
LinkSwarm for March 1, 2019
India and Pakistan seem to be cooling off slightly, and President Donald Trump prefers no deal to a bad deal with North Korea. So enjoy a Friday LinkSwarm: “Previously Deported Illegal Alien Convicted of Child Rape After Release by Sanctuary … Continue reading
Posted in Austin, Border Control, Crime, Democrats, Elections, Foreign Policy, Jihad, Military, Texas, Waste and Fraud
Tagged 2020 Presidential Race, abortion, al Qaeda, al-Shabaab, autism, California, Canada, CPAC, Crime, Democrats, dogs, Donald Trump, Foreign Policy, India, Japan, Jihad, Justin Trudeau, LinkSwarm, Mary Ann Lisanti, Military, Pakistan, rape, Robert Stacy McCain, Roma (Texas), Texas, Van Jones, Voter Fraud
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