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.

Morsi Deposed, Millions Cheer

The inevitable has happened. The Egyptian military has deposed corrupt, dictatorial Muslim Brotherhood President Mohammed Morsi, suspended his Islamist-tainted constitution, and promised new elections. Adly Mansour, the head of Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court, is Egypt’s new president. There are coups … Continue reading →

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Satan Calls Press Conference To Disassociate Self From Texas Democratic Party

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Austin, Texas: Today Satan, the Prince of Darkness and ruler of the infernal underworld, held a press conference on the Capitol steps to disassociate himself from the Texas Democratic Party. “Last night, a bunch of pro-abortion supporters … Continue reading →

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Live Updates From Egypt

If you want to follow what is likely to be Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood’s last day in power, a few live update sources: The BBC Russia Today ABC Al Jazeera

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Egyptian Military Confirms That Morsi Regime Is In Its “Last Hours”

On its Facebook page. In other news, the Egyptian military has a Facebook page…

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Egypt Update for July 2, 2013

The lines are drawn, and the curses are cast. Both the people as a whole and the military have proclaimed that Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood must step down. Morsi, in turn, has told them to get stuffed. I’m seeing … Continue reading →

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Egypt Update for July 1, 2013

The big Egypt news today, just in case you hadn’t seen it: Widespread protests estimated at 17 million people have called for the ouster of Mohammed Morsi and his violent, corrupt, incompetent Muslim Brotherhood from power. The Egyptian Military has … Continue reading →

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Super Brief Post on Egypt

I don’t know what’s really going on in Egypt beyond the largest protests in the history of the world. Your basic protest in the middle east doesn’t mean jack compared to guys with guns. But protests this massive change the … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for June 28, 2013

It’s supposed to hit a 106° in Austin today. Sadly, not all of these links will help you keep your cool… 12 different IRS offices targeted conservatives. Over 1,100 patients were starved to death at NHS hospitals in the UK. … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for June 27, 2013

Time for another update of just how hard Texas is kicking California’s ass: Chuck DeVore has the skinny on California’s recent “growth:” The BEA revised California’s real GDP growth downward from 2009 to 2011 in each of three years by … Continue reading →

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The Liberal Myth of Equal IRS Scrutiny

If you have liberal friends on Facebook or Twitter, you’ve probably seen links to this Salon piece claiming that the whole IRS scandal is a “fiction” because the IRS targeted liberal groups just as much. There’s only one tiny, eensy … Continue reading →

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