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.

Twitter Bans @Nero Permanently

Twitter says it has banned Milo Yiannopoulos, AKA @Nero, permanently. They’re claiming that it was over “harassment” of actress Leslie Jones, who appears in the failing feminist Ghostbusters reboot. Though nowhere (as far as I can tell) has Twitter actually … Continue reading →

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Erdogan Purges Everyone

If my own alternate conspiracy theory about the coup doesn’t convince you that Recep Tayyip Erdogan had at least some foreknowledge of the failed Turkish military coup, then the speed with which he’s purged vast number of political enemies may. … Continue reading →

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Theresa May Gets Cracking

David Cameron was in a no-win situation after the Brexit vote, but new PM Theresa May is a probably in a no-lose situation. If Brexit is successful, she gets to take the credit. If it fails, she can point out … Continue reading →

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My Thoughts on a Trump-Pence Ticket

With the Turkish coup news, I didn’t have time to post my reactions to Donald Trump tapping Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his running mate. Here they are: And this is weirdly apropos: Trump could have made a lot worse … Continue reading →

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An Alternate Conspiracy Theory About the Turkish Coup

The Turkish coup appears to have collapsed almost as quickly as it began, with government forces backing Turkish President (and Islamist scumbag) Tayyip Erdogan in the process of mopping up the last coup forces. There’s a conspiracy theory floating around … Continue reading →

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Turkish Coup Over? Coup Forces on Bosphorus Bridge Surrender

After lots of government claims they were winning against the coup, we now have some hard evidence of pro-coup forces surrendering on the Bosphorus bridge in Istanbul, as shown in this video: While the situation in Ankara may very well … Continue reading →

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Turkish Coup Updates

Random things I’m hearing: Erdogan landed at Ataturk airport in Istanbul, gave a speech, then left again. Large explosions in Ankara. Rumblings that the coup is doomed, but all unsourced. More reports of anti-coup forces engaging coup forces…but all seem … Continue reading →

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Your Obligatory Coup in Turkey Post (With Video)

So the Coup in Turkey went from attempted coup to deposed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan being refused landing in Germany in about three hours flat. Nothing says “powerless” quote like issuing calls for resistance on Facetime. FaceBook, Twitter, and YouTube … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for July 15, 2016

Enjoy a Friday LinkSwarm, including some recent big stories: Truck plows into Bastille Day celebration in Nice, France, killing at least 84, including a father and his 10 year old son from Lakeway. The murderer is evidently a Muslim from … Continue reading →

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Man Who SWATed RSMcCain Sentenced To Prison

Sometimes the good guys win one: Mir Islam, 22, of New York, N.Y., was sentenced today to 24 months in prison on three federal charges stemming from a conspiracy to commit various crimes related to the “swatting” and “doxing” of … Continue reading →

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