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.

Footage From Egypt

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Lawrence Person

A few relevant embeddable videos I’ve found: Not terribly graphic, but it does show someone getting shot (and probably killed):

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Egypt’s Tipping Point?

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Latest update from The live BBC feed: 1724: BBC Arabic correspondent Khaled Ezzelarab in Cairo reports: “Despite the curfew, demonstrators are surrounding the building of Egyptian radio and TV and trying to break into it. The building is guarded by … Continue reading →

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Keeping Up With Protests In Egypt

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Protests spread across Egypt, the Internet is cut off, the military is mobilizing, and Nobel Peace prize winner Mohamed ElBaradei under house arrest. Some sources for live updates: NRO’s updates. Here’s a constantly updated BBC news page. The Beeb’s updated … Continue reading →

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There Is No Internet, Only Zuul

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Lawrence Person

In Egypt, at least. That’s probably a really, really bad sign…

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This Week in Jihad for January 27, 2011

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Lawrence Person

The big Jihad news this week, of course, was the Moscow bombing. But that was hardly the only thing of note: The Moscow bombers were evidently trained in Pakistan. “An al-Qaeda linked website said that the group Islamic Caucasus Emirate, … Continue reading →

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Texas 2012 Senate Race Updates for January 26, 2011

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Lawrence Person

A few Texas 2012 Senate Race updates: Evan Van Ness of Rick Perry vs. The World says that people shouldn’t hand the race to David Dewhurst just yet. The Texas Tribune will be interviewing Michael Williams from 7:30–9 AM on … Continue reading →

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Texas 2012 Senate Campaign Fundraising Reports

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Just as a modern army runs on gasoline, a modern political campaign runs on money. Several of the Senate candidates have been quite active in that regard, according to FEC documents for the 2009-2010 period: Michael Williams has received a … Continue reading →

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How Facebook Responded to Tunisian Hacks

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Lawrence Person

I still don’t feel like I have a good handle on the Tunisian Revolution yet. (Indeed, my fingers keep wanting to type “Tunesian,” which suggests a government based on iTunes…) Jihadi? Non-Jihadi? Both? (Probably the the last.) But the fact … Continue reading →

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Moscow Bombing News: Suicide Bomber “Man of Arab Appearance,” North Caucasus Angle?

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Lawrence Person

A lot more details here, including more aftermath footage, and the deeply unsurprising news that the bomber was a “man of Arab appearance.” Also this: Three men who have been living in the Russian capital for a certain period of … Continue reading →

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Footage from Moscow Bombing Aftermath

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Not particularly graphic, but lots of dead bodies: (Hat tip: NRO’s The Corner.)

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