Category Archives: Texas

LinkSwarm for January 15, 2021

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Austin actually enjoyed a rare snowstorm this week. As opposed to those who follow the mainstream media, who enjoy snowstorms 24/7/365… President Trump is declassifying “a foot high stack of documents” related to Russiagate and Obamagate. Good. In the “stop … Continue reading →

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PSA: TPPF’s Policy Orientation for the Texas 2021 Legislative Session Starts Today

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Lawrence Person

The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s policy orientation session for the 87th Texas Legislature starts today. Tickets for the live event are sold out, but you can still register to livestream the event here. The event grid can be found here. … Continue reading →

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Joe Rogan and Doctor Mark Gordon on California’s Lockdown Madness

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Lawrence Person

At some point I’m going to finish a full-blown Texas Vs. California update. But like every other blog post I’ve got in the works, it’s taking longer than usual to complete. So instead, here’s California-to-Texas refugee Joe Rogan interviewing fellow … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for January 8, 2021

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Maybe tomorrow I’ll feel like finishing that post on the events of January 6th. In the meantime, enjoy a Friday LinkSwarm: Mark Steyn has some pungent commentary: The political class (represented by a Speaker who flies home to San Francisco … Continue reading →

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Tank vs. Gun Safes

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Lawrence Person

In this video, Demolition Ranch’s Matt Carriker pits a Sherman tank‘s 76mm main cannon against ten gun safes lined up in a row: About 7 minutes in you can see the second round fired spinning down after penetrating several safes … Continue reading →

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Breaking: Texas Supreme Court Also Tells Adler To Get Stuffed

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Lawrence Person

In our last installment of As The Lockdown Turns, Austin Mayor Steve Adler had tried to order Austin bars and restaurants to close at 10:30 PM for drinking and dining over the New Year’s Weekend. This, in turn, was was … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for January 1, 2021

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Congratulations! If you’re reading this, 2020 didn’t manage to kill you! Happy New Year! “Ukraine Press Conference Explicitly Ties Hunter & Joe Biden To Corruption“: A video from a press conference in Ukraine is going viral. It is the follow-up … Continue reading →

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Austin Mayor Adler To Bar Owners: I Decree No New Year’s Eve For You! Governor Abbott: In a Pig’s Eye You Do!

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Lawrence Person

Because he just hadn’t done enough to bankrupt Austin restaurants and bars, Mayor Steve Adler decreed that would not be allowed to stay open past 10:30 PM on New Year’s Eve: NOW THEREFORE, I, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, … Continue reading →

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UT Disbands PC Police

Posted on December 26, 2020 by Lawrence Person

A tiny bit of good news in a dismal year: Political speech is under attack these days from Beijing to Berkeley, so we’ll take victories where we can get them. One arrived Tuesday when the University of Texas at Austin … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for December 25, 2020

Posted on December 25, 2020 by Lawrence Person

Welcome to a special Christmas day LinkSwarm! And by “special,” I mean “because Christmas falls on Friday.” Explosion rocks downtown Nashville. “Around 6:30 a.m., police received a call for a suspicious RV with no tags parked across from the Davidson … Continue reading →

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