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.

LinkSwarm for December 5, 2025

Following hot on the heels of Thanksgiving travel and the final push to put out a new Lame Excuse Books catalog next week, this is going to be a somewhat briefer LinkSwarm. This week: The Supreme Court greenlights the Texas … Continue reading →

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Ag Sec Rollins: “No Data, No SNAP”

Minnesota just provided an example of how wild and expensive welfare state fraud can metastasize in Democrat-run states where leftwing officials either turn a blind eye to it in the name of “social justice,” or actively facilitate it for vote … Continue reading →

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Trump (Inexplicably?) Pardons Henry Cuellar

Though Trump47 has been a powerhouse of a Republican President, unleashing vast amounts of good and doing everything he can to roll back the leftwing madness of the Biden Administration, every now and then he does something that leaves me … Continue reading →

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The H-1B Scam

H-1B visas to work in the U.S. are in the news again. Tesla boss Elon Musk has said H-1B visas were being “gamed” by “some outsourcing companies”, but the solution was stopping the abuse and not dismantling the system. Roughly … Continue reading →

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Ian McCollum And Brandon Herrera Go Deep Gun Geeking

In a self-described “Most Autistic Episode Ever,” Ian McCollum of Forgotten Weapons joins Brandon Herrera, Cody Garrett (AKA Donut Operator) and Eli Cuevas (AKA Eli Doubletap) on their Unsubscribe podcast. A whole lot of extremely deep gun-geeking ensues. It’s 2.5 … Continue reading →

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Paxton Opposes College Sports Commission Agreement

I hope everyone is enjoying their Thanksgiving weekend. For those of you who watch college football, there’s evidently a “College Sports Commission Agreement” sneaking up under the radar, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is agin it. Paxton’s office says … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm For November 29, 2025

Greetings, and welcome to a rare Saturday LinkSwarm! This week: The Supreme Court stays the injunction against the Texas redistricting map, a bunch of Twitter fakes exposed, Trump drops the boom on Somali illegal alien scumbags, “U.S. Supreme Court Temporarily … Continue reading →

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Black Friday/Prepper Shopping Guide

Since I know many of you will be shopping on Black Friday, here’s A.) Listing some basic prepping and cold weather gear, and B.) Providing possible gifts or purchases for items I approve of. I’ve included Amazon links, but for … Continue reading →

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Two Killshots Against Texas Blue City Fraud?

Blue cities in Texas seem to have at least two general categories of fraud going on: voting fraud to keep Democrats in power no matter what, and old fashioned kickback/graft/featherbedding fraud to keep the money flowing to lefty NGOs and … Continue reading →

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Cornyn Now Running Third In Texas Senate Race

If you’re a long time incumbent, you’re not supposed to be running in third place in a three man race, especially after you’ve dumped a whole lot of money into the race, yet that’s exactly the position John Cornyn finds … Continue reading →

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