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 September 8, 2017

It would be swell if I could stop leading the LinkSwarm off with hurricane-related news, but Irma is now a class five hurricane headed straight at Florida. If you’re in any evacuation zones, heed authorities, as this does not look … Continue reading →

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Israeli Strike On Syrian Chemical Weapons Facility Confirmed

Looks like we have confirmation of Israel’s strike on the Masyaf chemical weapons facility: The Syrian army says Israeli jets have attacked a site in the west of the country where Western powers suspect chemical weapons are being produced. An … Continue reading →

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Did Israel Just Bomb a Syrian Chemical Weapons Plant?

Seeing assertions of an Israeli strike on a Syrian chemical weapons plant in Masyaf, Hama this from random people on Twitter: #Israel has destroyed #Syria's Al-Tala'i facility – linked to SSRC chemical weapons program – in air strikes east of … Continue reading →

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Federal Court Lifts Texas Voter ID Law Injunction

The Texas Voter ID law is back in force. By a 2-1 vote, a Fifth Circuit federal appeals court panel in New Orleans stayed a previously issued injunction against the law. In the six-page majority opinion, Circuit Judges Jerry Smith … Continue reading →

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Islamic State War Update: Deir ez-Zor Relieved, Raqqa Crumbling, Tal Afar Captured

Before we turn our attention to North Korea, there’s still the war against the Islamic State to be won. And there’s lots of significant news there. First, Syrian government forces have just relieved the Islamic State’s three year siege of … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Harvey Recovery Post

Though it may take up to two weeks for all the flood waters to disappear, Houston is showing some signs of normalcy, such as opening most freeways. Governor Greg Abbott said that Harvey may have inflicted $180 billion in damage … Continue reading →

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Shoe0nHead on Why She Was Banned from Buzzfeed

Must be tough, getting kicked out of that wretched hive of scum and villainy….

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Another Bluehost Phishing Email

Remember the previous Bluehost phishing attack I mentioned? Today I got another one. Here’s the raw source (with a few inserted line breaks to keep it from running into the righthand column). Headers: Message ID Created at: Sat, Sep 2, … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for September 1, 2017

The worst of the flooding in Houston seems to have passed, and the Brazos River has crested and is falling again. But over 40 people are dead and over 6,000 homes have been destroyed, and the road to recovery for … Continue reading →

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Hurricane/Flood Update for August 31, 2017

Welcome to a short, extra late Hurricane/flooding update, since I was busy much of the day working on this giant post about my library on my non-political blog. The death toll from Harvey is now up to 38. Some links: … Continue reading →

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