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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.

Islamic State Affiliated Groups And Their Current Status

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Lawrence Person

According to this Intel Center list, there are currently 43 worldwide terrorist groups which have pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and the Islamic State. I started wondering how many of those were active, how many weren’t covered by that … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Jihad, Military | Tagged Abu Izzadeen, Abu Sayyaf Group, Abu Wardah Santoso, Afghanistan, al Qaeda, al-Baghdadi, al-Ghurabaa, al-Huda Battalion in Maghreb of Islam, al-I'tisam of the Koran and Sunnah, al-Nusra Front, al-Shabaab, al-Shabaab Jubba Region Cell Bashir Abu Numan, Algeria, Ansar al-Islam, Ansar al-Khilafah, Ansar al-Tawhid, Ansar al-Tawhid in India, Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, Bangsmoro Justice Movement, Boko Haram, Caucasus Emirate, Central Sector of Kabardino-Balakria of the Caucasus Emirate, Copts, Djamaat Houmat ad-Da'wa as-Salafiya, Egypt, Faction of Katibat al-Imam Bukhari, Foreign Policy, Gaza, Golan Heights, Hamas, Heroes of Islam Brigade in Khorasan, Hezbollah, Indonesia, Iraq, Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, Islamic State in Afghanistan, Islamic State Libya (Darnah), Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Islamic Youth Shura Council, Isnilon Hapilon, Jaish al-Sahabah in the Levant, Jamaat Ansar Bait al-Maqdis, Jemaah Anshorut Tauhid, Jemaah Islamiyah, Jihad, Jund al-Khilafah in Egypt, Jund al-Khilafah in Tunisia, Jundullah, Khalid ibn al-Walid Army, Leaders of the Mujahid in Khorasan, Lebanon, Libya, Lions of Libya, Liwa Ahrar al-Sunna in Baalbek, Marawi City, Martyrs of al-Yarmouk Brigade, Maute, Military, Mindanao, Mujahideen Indonesia Timor, Mujahideen of Tunisia of Kairouan, Mujahideen of Yemen, Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem, Nigeria, Nokhchico Wilayat of the Caucasus Emirate, Okba Ibn Nafaa Battalion, Pakistan, Pakistani ISI, Philippines, Shura Council of Shabab al-Islam Darnah, Somalia, Sudan, Supporters for the Islamic State in Yemen, Supporters of the Islamic State in the Land of the Two Holy Mosques, Tehreek-e-Khilafat, The Soldiers of the Caliphate in Algeria, Trevor Brooks, Tunisia | 6 Comments

USS Gerald R. Ford Commissioned

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Lawrence Person

On Saturday, President Donald Trump helped commission the USS Gerald R. Ford, a new aircraft carrier and the first of her class. The Ford is the first complete carrier redesign since the launch of the Nimitz class in 1975. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Military, video | Tagged aircraft, aircraft carrier, Donald Trump, Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS), Gerald R. Ford, laser, Military, Navy, Richard McCormack, USS Gerald R. Ford, USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), USS Kitty Hawk, video, World War II | Leave a comment

Girls Und Panzer

Posted on July 23, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Well, how on earth did I miss this? Oh, Japan, don’t ever change…

Posted in Uncategorized, video | Tagged anime, Japan, tanks, video | 6 Comments

Spicer Blah Blah Scaramucci Blah Blah Don’t Care

Posted on July 22, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Sean Spicer Resigns Over Trump’s Appointment of Tony Scaramucci As Director of Communications. Many White House observers thank that you know what, I’m not going to finish that thought because I don’t care. Don’t. Care. The media loves to report … Continue reading →

Posted in Republicans | Tagged Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, Republicans, Sean Spicer, Tony Scaramucci | Leave a comment

LinkSwarm for July 21, 2017

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Lawrence Person

I’m getting to the point where my eyes automatically skip over stories with the words “Russia” or “Mueller” in the same way they skip over stories with the word “Kardashian.” So be advised the smattering of Russia news here is … Continue reading →

Posted in Communism, Crime, Democrats, Elections, Jihad, Military, ObamaCare, Regulation, Republicans, Social Justice Warriors, Texas | Tagged 2018 Election, 2020 Presidential Race, Bexar County, Bill Moran, bulldozer, Communism, Crime, Dana Rohrabacher, DC Comics, Democrats, drugs, Elizabeth Warren, George Will, Iran, Iraq, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Israel, Jihad, Joe Straus, John McCain, Josh Berro, Kamala Harris, Kid Rock, Kurt Eichenwald, Kurt Schlichter, Law and Justice Party (Poland), LinkSwarm, M1245A5 M-ATV, Magnitsky Act, Military, Natalia Veselnitskaya, Newsweek, O.J. Simpson, ObamaCare, Poland, Portugal, Qaraqosh, Qatar, Regulation, Republicans, Rex Tillerson, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Social Justice Warriors, Syria, Texas, Turkey, War on Drugs | Leave a comment

Trump and Sessions Are Wrong on Civil Forfeiture

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Lawrence Person

A commitment to constitutional due process is a bedrock of American civil society, and President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ efforts to increase federal use of civil asset forfeiture is deeply ill-considered. “[W]e hope to issue this week a … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Supreme Court | Tagged civil asset forfeiture, Clarence Thomas, Crime, Donald Trump, Jeff Sessions, Konni Burton, Supreme Court | Leave a comment

Texas 2017 Special Session Begins

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Lawrence Person

The Texas Special Session opened Tuesday, ushering in a 30 day flurry of legislative activity. Naturally the media is focusing on the bathroom bill, because liberals are incensed that an unpopular culture war victory imposed by Obama fiat could possibly … Continue reading →

Posted in Regulation, Texas | Tagged 85th Texas Legislature, Regulation, Special Session, Taxes, Texas, voting fraud | Leave a comment

Clinton Corruption Update for July 18, 2017

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Time to do another Clinton Corruption update, which references such far-flung locales as Haiti, East Timor and Libya, as well as the inevitable mention of Russia: “New Abedin Emails Reveal Additional Instances of Clinton Donors Receiving Special Treatment from Clinton … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Democrats, Foreign Policy, Jihad | Tagged Ahmed al-Mesmari, Andrew Liveris, Ansar al-Sharia, Barbados, Ben Ringel, Benghazi, Bill Clinton, Cheryl Mills, Clinton Foundation, Crime, Deborah Jones, Democrats, Doug Band, Dow Chemical, East Timor, ebruary 17th Martyrs Brigade, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, FBI, Foreign Policy, Georgia (nation), Haiti, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton Scandals, Jihad, Jonathan “Scott” Gration, Judicial Watch, Karlheinz Koegel, Klaus Eberwein, Lauren Jiloty, Libya, Lona Valmoro, Magnitsky Act, Michael Cohl, Muammar Gaddafi, North Korea, Obama, oil industry, Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Qatar, Renaissance Capital, Richard Park, Richard Smith, Robert Mueller, Russia, Saleha Abedin, Sudden Clinton Death Syndrome, suicide, Tony Rodham, uranium | 1 Comment

Raising Speed Limits to Make Roads Safer

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Here’s a piece on raising speed limits to make roads safer that will sound counterintuitive, at least to those who have never actually driven on an freeway: “We all speed, yet months and months usually pass between us seeing a … Continue reading →

Posted in Regulation | Tagged Regulation, speed limits, speed trap | 2 Comments

“A Weaponized Race-Baiting Machine”

Posted on July 16, 2017 by Lawrence Person

The NRA’s Colion Noir brings the wood on #BlackLivesMatter, George Soros, dysfunctional Democrat-run cities, and the liberal media complex, among other topics: “When you start calling everything that attacks the white liberal agenda ‘white supremacy,’ the term means nothing.” It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Democrats, Guns, Media Watch, Social Justice Warriors, video | Tagged #BlackLivesMatter, black, Colion Noir, Crime, Democrats, Guns, NRA, Social Justice Warriors, video, Welfare State | 1 Comment

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About Lawrence Person

Islamic State Affiliated Groups And Their Current Status

USS Gerald R. Ford Commissioned

Girls Und Panzer

Spicer Blah Blah Scaramucci Blah Blah Don’t Care

Trump and Sessions Are Wrong on Civil Forfeiture

Texas 2017 Special Session Begins

Clinton Corruption Update for July 18, 2017

Raising Speed Limits to Make Roads Safer

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Think Tanks Etc.

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