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.

Evening Update on Ukraine for February 19, 2014

A truce has been declared between Euromaiden and Yanukovych’s forces. This is good news, as it means there’s fierce probably internal resistance in the armed forces to carry out the traditional “slaughter everyone with reach of a machine gun” method … Continue reading →

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Ukraine/Euromaidan Afternoon Update

Events in Ukraine are galloping at a furious rate: Death toll currently at 26. Yanukovych moves toward declaring martial law, though in the thinly disguised form of “anti-terror operations.” He also just fired his army chief, presumably because he wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Morning Ukraine Update For February 19, 2014

Current Ukraine status: 26 dead so far, including 10 riot police and journalist Vyacheslav Veremei. Putin’s government gave Yanukovich’s another $2 billion payout. Yanukovich demands people live the Maidan before any concessions. Protestors tell him to get stuffed. On the … Continue reading →

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Ukraine Update for February 18, 2014

Lots of reports coming out of Ukraine right now, little of them good. Current reports have 22 dead in clashes between riot police and Euromaidan protestors. More from the Kiev Post. And a border crossing station between Poland and Ukraine … Continue reading →

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Yanukovych Cracks Down On Euromaidan

Police storm the Euromaidan barricades, several deaths reported. More later.

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Reminder: Texas Early Voting Starts TODAY

Primary early voting started today in Texas. Find your voting place here.

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Venezuela Slides Toward Civil War

I knew things in Venezuela were bad, thanks to the magic power of socialism, but now they’re poised to get a whole lot worse. “Over the past week, Venezuelan protesters have been fighting against corruption in the government, high inflation, … Continue reading →

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UAW Gets Stomped in Chattanooga Volkswagen Vote

Friday workers at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga assembly plant rejected a UAW attempt to unionize them. “If the union can’t win [in Chattanooga], it can’t win anywhere.” The defeat is especially devastating for UAW because they had German-owned Volkswagen’s blessing to organize … Continue reading →

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Not the Perfect Crime

There’s brazen, and then there’s “break into an LAPD police car in bold daylight on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, pull out a laptop, then set it up and start typing” brazen. Another view: Notice that Superman and Darth Vader … Continue reading →

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Hillary Clinton | Victor Pinchuk | Viktor Yanukovych

Well, this is interesting. Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton have built a sprawling network of powerful friends around the globe, one that could aid Mrs. Clinton’s chances were she to seek the presidency. But those relationships often come with intersecting … Continue reading →

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