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.

UK: Tories Clean Up, Labour Crushed

Here’s a story that isn’t getting much play on this side of the pond. The UK held it’s regular yearly local council elections May 4, which fell in advance of Theresa May’s national snap election coming June 8. The Tories … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for May 5, 2017

Happy Cinco de Mayo, the holiday that celebrates the French army getting their asses kicked by Mexicans! A bunch of big news that everyone and their dog has been covering at the top of the LinkSwarm: Big News 1: Despite … Continue reading →

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$572 Million Round Rock ISD Bond Issue Saturday

There’s a $572 million Round Rock ISD bond issue coming up this Saturday. (The sound you here is all my national readers hitting the Back button on their browsers. But since I’m in Round Rock ISD and Holly Hansen moved, … Continue reading →

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Cinton Corruption Update for May 4, 2017

The big Clinton Corruption news is the the felonious sharing her top aide committed of classified emails with said aide’s scumbag husband: FBI Director James Comey testified Wednesday that Huma Abedin, an aide to former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, … Continue reading →

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DeMint Out at Heritage Foundation

We now have confirmation of the rumors that were flying all weekend: Jim DeMint is out as head of the Heritage Foundation: The Heritage Foundation’s Board of Trustees, by a unanimous vote, has asked for and received the resignation of … Continue reading →

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Texas Stabbing/Shooting Followups

Here’s followups on both of yesterday’s Texas attempted spree-killers: Dallas shooter Derick Lamont Brown The firefighter/paramedic he shot is still alive in critical but stable condition. “A bullet broke the firefighter’s leg and he lost a lot of blood. In … Continue reading →

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Stabbing Attack at UT

What the hell is going on today? One dead, three wounded in UT stabbing spree. You can’t even blame the heat, as the last few days a nice cool front has been blowing through… (Hat tip: Dwight.) Update: Suspect in … Continue reading →

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Active Shooter in Dallas? Update: Dead

One Dallas Fire & Rescue EMT killed and an unidentified civilian wounded in what police are describing as an active shooter situation. Demographically that area (east of Fair Park and South of I-30) is where the predominately black section of … Continue reading →

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Remembering Victims of Communism Day

Once again it’s May 1, a very important date of observance: Victims of Communism Day. Remember that communism killed some 100 million people. As Ilya Somin notes, this year will mark the 100th anniversary of the October Revolution: This year … Continue reading →

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Breaking: John Wiley Price Walks

Just after I hit post on today’s LinkSwarm, I see this: In a stunning defeat for federal prosecutors, John Wiley Price, the veteran politician who wields vast power and influence over Dallas County, was on Friday found not guilty of … Continue reading →

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