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.

Ted Cruz/Deadspin Follow-Up

After Ted Cruz pwned Deadspin, the rag’s previously quiescent editor Tim Marchman inexplicably started talking smack. Amazing that low-testosterone Ted Cruz enthusiasts are comfortable haranguing @ashleyfeinberg but not me, Deadspin's actual editor! — Tim Marchman (@timmarchman) January 25, 2017 Keep … Continue reading →

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Trump Starts Bringing a Rogue EPA to Heel

President Trump is wasting no time in cleaning up Obama Administration messes where it’s possible to do so by executive order. One over the weekend started reigning in the EPA. “The Trump administration instituted a media blackout at the Environmental … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz Makes Deadspin His Bitch

Upon finding out that Texas Sen. Ted Cruz started a regular senate basketball game, Deadspin asked for pictures of Cruz playing. Cruz himself posted a reply: @Deadspin what do I win? pic.twitter.com/9XuRmmIkJS — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) January 25, 2017 Heh. … Continue reading →

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Trump Kills TPP

President Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States from the Trans Pacific Trade Partnership agreement, as both he and Hillary Clinton promised to do on the campaign trail. (We can speculate that Clinton was just lying, and that she would … Continue reading →

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Leftwing Inauguration Lunacy

The problem with compiling one of these “liberals freak out over Trump” posts is: Where do you stop? Every day since November 8 has brought new examples of liberal anger, violence, smug condescension, projection, virtue signaling, etc. Pretty much everything … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for January 20, 2017

Welcome to Inauguration Day, when Donald J. Trump is sworn in as the Forty-Fifth President of the United States of America! Celebrate the momentous day with a Friday LinkSwarm. Trump plans to hit the ground running with a number of … Continue reading →

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Lyle Steed Jeffs Wanted by the FBI

This is not exactly breaking news, but I stumbled across it looking for something else, and it ties into previous posts on Futuramen on Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints head Warren Jeffs. Last year, his son, … Continue reading →

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Arizona Trooper Shooting Followup

Remember the Arizona state trooper sniping mentioned in last week’s LinkSwarm? More details have emerged: The man who shot and severely beat an Arizona state trooper last week was a former member of the Mexican federal police who was in … Continue reading →

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Dawnna Dukes Indicted on 15 Counts, Faces 28 Years in Jail

The shoe has landed: A grand jury has indicted state Rep. Dawnna Dukes on 13 felony corruption charges and two misdemeanors, with a maximum penalty of 28 years behind bars, a courthouse source said Wednesday. Dukes, an Austin Democrat, faces … Continue reading →

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Rap Battle: Gun Owners vs. Liberals

I LOLed… (Hat tip: Zero Hedge.)

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