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.

Houston Gets Earliest Ever Recorded Snow

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Global warming: Is there nothing it can’t do? IT’S OFFICIAL: The earliest snowfall ever observed in Houston happened today! @GaughanSurfing @BigJoeBastardi #KHOU11 #HTownRush pic.twitter.com/wCjcv7ER8o — Blake Mathews (@KHOUBlake11) November 13, 2018 In other news, yet another “most warming ever observed” … Continue reading →

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Dennis Bonnen Sews Up Texas House Speaker’s Race

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Lawrence Person

State Rep. Dennis Bonnen says that he has enough fellow Republican representatives pledged to him to became the next Speaker, replacing the retiring (and wildly reviled) Joe Straus. State Rep. Dennis Bonnen announced Monday that he has support from 109 … Continue reading →

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Israel Kills Hamas Commander in Gaza

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Welcome back my friends to the war that never ends: Seven Palestinians, including a local militant commander, have been killed during a covert Israeli operation in Gaza, Palestinian officials say. An Israeli soldier was also killed and another wounded, the … Continue reading →

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Dan Crenshaw Slays On SNL

Posted on November 11, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Following Saturday Night Live player Pete Davidson foolishly goofing on the eye Navy SEAL Lt. Com. Dan Crenshaw lost to an IED on his third deployment in Afghanistan, now Republican Congressman-elect Crenshaw came on SNL to get him back. A … Continue reading →

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Colion Noir on Dystopian Seattle

Posted on November 10, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Colion Noir takes a look at deep blue Seattle’s rampant heroin epidemic, where citizens wake up every morning to find used needles littering their streets and parks. A few sobering takeaways: Someone dies of a heroin or opioid overdose every … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for November 9, 2018

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Texas election analysis is coming next week. Meanwhile, Democrats appear to be in the midst of voting fraud in Broward County, Florida. Man who vandalized NYC synagogue was a gay black Democratic activist. Another Obama-era intelligence failure resulted in dozens … Continue reading →

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More 2018 Post Election Analysis

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Busy as hell today. Here’s some more election analysis of note: Jim Geraghty: Dear God, did the Senate Democrats’ strategy on Brett Kavanaugh backfire on them on an epic scale. I do think that before the Kavanaugh fight, the Democrats … Continue reading →

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Morning After 2018 Election Update

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Lawrence Person

A few quick updates: Republicans are on-track to pickup five senate seats, including Arizona and Montana, but Republican Dean Heller lost in Nevada. (Update: Democrat Jon Tester back in the Montana Senate race lead narrowly.) Democrats pick up 27 House … Continue reading →

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Liveblogging the 2018 Election

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Lawrence Person

AZ, NV and MT Senate races all too close to call, but Republicans are leading in all three right now. I’m out of gas and heading to bed. Analysis tomorrow. BREAKING: Republican @DevinNunes wins re-election to the House in California's … Continue reading →

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2018 Election Day Post

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Happy election day, everyone! Go vote, if you haven’t already. A list of Williamson County voting locations can be found here. A PDF of Travis County voting locations is here. A list of my endorsements for Round Rock ISD and … Continue reading →

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