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Author Archives: Lawrence Person
Islamic Terrorists In Italy Plotted To Kill Pope Benedict XVI
Italian authorities arrested 18 people affiliated with al Qaeda who plotted to kill Pope Benedict XVI and knock over the Pakistani government. And mainly I’m just posting this because: A.) It’s a slow news Saturday, and B.) It gives me … Continue reading
Texas vs. California Update for April 24, 2015
Time for another Texas vs. California roundup: The Manhattan Institute has a new report out discussing how California’s pension spending is starting to crowd out essential services. (Hat tip: Pension Tsunami.) Austin is the number one city in the country … Continue reading
Posted in Austin, Budget, Democrats, ObamaCare, unions, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State
Tagged Austin, California, Democrats, drought, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District, Marin County, ObamaCare, pension crisis, Texas, unemployment, unions, University of California, waste, Welfare State
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Did I Say the Clintons Earned $2 Million Off Russian Uranium Deals? I Meant $31 Million
Looks like yesterday’s story on the Clinton bribe machine underestimated the amount of money the Clinton Foundation received from oligarchs connected to the Rosatom energy agency. By an order of magnitude. The monster deal stunned the mining industry, turning an … Continue reading
Pentagon Map Fails To Show Territory Gained by ISIS
The good news is that the anti-Islamic State forces, backed by U.S. airstrikes, have successfully pushed back ISIS in some areas. This has lead to the Pentagon claiming that ISIS has lost territory, and can “no longer able to operate … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Jihad, Military
Tagged Foreign Policy, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Jihad, Military
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The Clinton Foundation Bribe Machine
The Clinton Foundation foreign bribery scandal just keeps getting bigger: The headline in Pravda trumpeted President Vladimir V. Putin’s latest coup, its nationalistic fervor recalling an era when the newspaper served as the official mouthpiece of the Kremlin: “Russian Nuclear … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Elections, Foreign Policy
Tagged 2016 Presidential Race, bribes, Democrats, Elections, Foreign Policy, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton Scandals, Russia, uranium
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Texas House Votes To Defang Runaway Travis County Public Integrity Unit
More good news from the Texas legislature: The Texas House has voted to remove jurisdiction over statewide elected and appointed officials from Travis County’s corrupt, partisan Public Integrity Unit. Instead, such investigations would be handled by the unimpeachable Texas Rangers … Continue reading
Texas House Passes Open Carry
House Bill 910, which gives Texas Concealed Handgun License holders the right to open carry, has passed the Texas House. Since the Senate has already passed a version, and Governor Greg Abbott has promised to sign the bill, its all … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Guns, Texas
Tagged CHL, Crime, Guns, open carry, Texas, Texas 84th Legislative Session
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LinkSwarm for April 20, 2015
Last week was incredibly busy for sundry reasons. It would be nice to get the Friday LinkSwarm back to Friday, but in the meantime, enjoy the Monday version: “One of the reasons why Obamacare remains stubbornly unpopular is because most … Continue reading
Posted in Border Control, Crime, Democrats, Elections, Foreign Policy, Jihad, Social Justice Warriors
Tagged 2016 Presidential Race, Border Controls, Boston, Chicago, Crime, Foreign Policy, Hillary Clinton, Iran, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Jihad, Kurdistan, Kurds, nuclear weapons, ObamaCare, Rahm Emanuel, rape, Rolling Stone, Social Justice Warriors, South Africa, Wal-Mart
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Greece: Contagion Watch
Amidst word that other European banks are urging Greek banks to dump Greek securities, and continued mutterings of Greek contingency plans to nationalize banks, Zero Hedge just tweeted this: GREECE ISSUES DECREE TO TRANSFER CASH BALANCES TO CENTRAL BANK — … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Foreign Policy, Welfare State
Tagged European Debt Crisis, Foreign Policy, Greece, Welfare State, Zero Hedge
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Zeno’s Endgame in Greece
It’s appropriate that Zeno (the paradox Zeno) was Greek, since Greece appears to have entered Zeno’s Endgame. The country edges ever closer to default, without actually defaulting. Or without the Greek government actually ceasing to spend radically more money than … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Foreign Policy, Welfare State
Tagged Budget, Europe, European Debt Crisis, Foreign Policy, Greece, grexit, IMF, Syriza, Welfare State
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