Category Archives: Austin

Austin’s Unemployment Rate: A Data Point

Posted on September 25, 2024 by Lawrence Person

The official Austin unemployment rate is 3.6%. But having just attended a job fair at an area Texas Workforce Commission which was geared toward older workers, I can give you firsthand evidence that things are a lot worse than official … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Economics, Texas | Tagged Austin, Austin Police Department, Biden Recession, Economics, Texas, unemployment | 3 Comments

Paxton Sues Travis County Over Partisan Voter Drive

Posted on September 8, 2024 by Lawrence Person

We’ve had a lot of stories of Harris County Democratic Party corruption, but don’t forget another Democratic establishment in the People’s Republic of Travis County, which Texas Attorney General is suing for funding an illegal partisan voter drive. Texas Attorney … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Democrats, Social Justice Warriors, Texas | Tagged Austin, Civic Government Solutions, Civitech, Democrats, fundraising, Jeremy Smith, Ken Paxton, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, Travis County, voting fraud | 1 Comment

LinkSwarm for September 6, 2024

Posted on September 6, 2024 by Lawrence Person

The fake Kamala bubble evaporates, another would-be Trump assassin is arrested, more Chinese spies on the staff of high profile Democrats, more NYC corruption raids, Ukrainian drones heat things up around Moscow, Intel and Stellantis layoff thousands each, another Harris … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Border Control, Crime, Democrats, Foreign Policy, Media Watch, Military, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State | Tagged 2024 Presidential Race, agriculture, Andrew Cuomo, anti-semitism, Austin, Babylon Bee, Barbie Robinson, Biden Recession, Border Controls, Brad Little, California, China, CNN, Communism, Coors, corruption, Cuba, data security, David Berry, David C. Bank, DEI, Democrats, Diana Ramirez, dogs, Donald Trump, drones, Edward A. Caban, Endorsements, environmentalism, Eric Adams, Eric Weinstein, EUV, F-35, FIRE, Florida, Harris County, Holly Hansen, Home Depot, Idaho, Illegal Aliens, India, Intel, James O'Keefe, Japan, Jeffrey Blehar, Jews, Jim McLaughlin, Juan Merchan, Justin Lee White, Kamala Harris, Kathy Hochul, Keir Starmer, Labour, layoffs, Linda Sun, LinkSwarm, littoral combat ships, Liz Cheney, Mahatma Gandhi, marijuana, Mark Cuban, Mark Felton, Maryland, Media Watch, Micron, Moscow, Navy, New York City, NFL, oil industry, Penguinz0, Permian Basin, Philip Banks III, Rael Enteen, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, sanctuary cities, Scotland, Semiconductors, Sheena Wright, spying, Star Wars, Starlink, Stellantis, stolen valor, Sustains Act, Taiwan, Takings, Tampa, Terence Banks, Texas, Title IX, transexual, Trump Assassination Attempt, TSMC, UK, Ukraine, unemployment, University of Texas, Venezuela, video games, Vladimir Putin, Washington Redskins, Welfare State, Wes Moore, YouTube, Yuba County | 8 Comments

Lawsuit Filed To End Austin Toy Train Tax

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Lawrence Person

We had previously covered the various failures of Austin’s toy train Project Connect light rail project to achieve its stated goals. Now a lawsuit has been filed to put the light rail tax out of our misery. A new class … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Democrats, Texas | Tagged Austin, Bill Aleshire, Cathy Cocco, Democrats, Lawsuit, light rail, Texas, trains | 6 Comments

California As Saudi Arabia

Posted on August 20, 2024 by Lawrence Person

On Joe Rogan, Peter Thiel has an interesting answer to conservatives wondering why California hasn’t collapsed already: California is essentially Saudi Arabia. Joe Rogan: “California just jacked their taxes up to 14[% at the highest marginal rate], what was it, … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Democrats, Jihad, Social Justice Warriors, video | Tagged Apple, Austin, Broadcom, California, Democrats, Facebook, Google, Joe Rogan, Nvidia, Peter Thiel, Saudi Arabia, Social Justice Warriors, Taxes, technology, video, Wahhabism | 4 Comments

LinkSwarm For August 16, 2024

Posted on August 16, 2024 by Lawrence Person

Real inflation is running about 20%, Kamala parties like it’s 1971, the New York Times is shocked, shocked to discover Hunter Biden asking for state favors for foreign cronies, gold hits new highs, laughing at an old SNL skit is … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Crime, Democrats, Economics, Elections, Republicans, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, Waste and Fraud | Tagged 2024 Presidential Race, 2024 Texas Senate Race, amnesty, anti-semitism, Ben Horowitz, Biden Recession, Border Controls, Bursima, California, censorship, China, Columbia University, Communism, corruption, Crime, Democrats, Disney, Donald Trump, Elections, electric cars, Elon Musk, EU, Facebook, Gavin Newsom, gold, Greenspoint Mall, Harris County, HEB, Holly Hansen, Hollywood, Houston, Hunter Biden, immigration, inflation, Intel, Kamala Harris, Kim Ogg, Korbein Schultz, Kursk Oblast, LinkSwarm, Marc Andreessen, Marie Alvarado-Gil, Mark Pincus, Media Watch, Mike Boudreaux, Military, Minouche Shafik, New York Times, Olympics, Republicans, Richard Dawkins, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, Saturday Night Live, spying, Ted Cruz, Texas, Thierry Breton, Tim Walz, transexual, UK, Ukraine, waste, Zynga | 11 Comments

LinkSwarm For August 9, 2024

Posted on August 9, 2024 by Lawrence Person

There’s too damn much going on in the world right now! Compiling the LinkSwarm used to be more like hunting and gathering, but the last few weeks have been like drinking from the firehose. The real unemployment rate is crushing … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Border Control, Communism, Crime, Democrats, Elections, Foreign Policy, Jihad, Media Watch, Military, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, video | Tagged 1988 Presidential Election, 2024 Presidential Race, Abdel-Zarii, advertising, Afghanistan, al Qaeda, Alex Marquardt, America First Legal (AFL), anti-communism, antifa, Arizona, Asif Merchant, Austin, Austin ISD, Babylon Bee, Bangladesh, Biden Recession, black, Border Controls, Brad Lander, California, censorship, China, Clinton Global Initiative, CNN, Communism, David Binder, David Plouffe, DEI, Dell Computer, Democrats, dogs, Donald Trump, drones, Eduardo Ramos, education, Elon Musk, Eric Adams, F-22, FBI, Fuzz Hogan, Gaza, Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM), Global Disinformation Index (GDI), Google, Hamas, Illegal Aliens, Iran, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Israel, Israel-Hamas War, Jake Tapper, Jen O’Malley Dillon, Joe Rogan, Josh Shapiro, Kamala Harris, Ken Paxton, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Kursk Oblast, L. Clayton Roberts, Lawsuit, LinkSwarm, Lloyd Austin, Maricopa County, Media Watch, Michael Malice, Minneapolis, Mitch Stewart, monopoly, Morozovsk, Muhammad Yunus, Mustafa al-Hawsawi, National Guard, New York City, Nobel Peace Prize, Obama, Olympics, riot, Rob Rakowitz, Roger Kimball, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, school choice, Scott Ritter, Sheikh Hasina, Social Justice Warriors, Stephan Loerke, Stephanie Cutter, Stephen Green, Sudzha, Syria, technology, terrorism, Texas, Tim Walz, Tom Behrends, Twitter, Ukraine, unemployment, Van Zandt County, Vel Freedman, video, voting fraud, Walid bin Attash, Warner Brothers, Weijian Chen, Wenqiang Lin, World Federation of Advertisers (WFA), Zachary Young | 5 Comments

Austin Electric Busses Busted

Posted on July 29, 2024 by Lawrence Person

Austin’s leftwing political class always wants to be at the forefront of any trendy ecofriendly or green initiative. That includes transitioning to an all-electric bus fleet. How well is that working out for them? According to this piece Dwight sent … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Texas | Tagged Andy Skabowski, Austin, Capital Metro, Dottie Watkins, electric cars, environmentalism, Eric Stratton, Jennifer Granholm, New Flyer, Proterra, Randy Clarke, Texas, Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) | 10 Comments

LinkSwarm For July 26, 2024

Posted on July 26, 2024 by Lawrence Person

More dirt comes out about the (intentionally?) shoddy security at Trump’s Butler rally, Netanyahu addresses congress, China bribes some Democrats, Israel hits the Houthis, Redbox users are screwed, and Sanrio upends the world with a shocking revelation. It’s the Friday … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Crime, Democrats, Elections, Foreign Policy, Jihad, Media Watch, Military, ObamaCare, Social Justice Warriors, Supreme Court, Texas, Welfare State | Tagged 2024 Presidential Race, ABC, Alan Albright, Alejandro Mayorkas, Amir Khan, Antonio Villaraigosa, arson, Austin, Babylon Bee, Bangladesh, Benjamin Netanyahu, Biden Recession, Borepatch, Bruce Gilley, BYD, California, China, Crowdstrike, Democrats, Disney, dogs, drones, Elon Musk, FBI, France, fraud, Free Speech, Fulton County (GA), fundraising, Gavin Newsom, George Stephanopoulos, Georgia, Gina Carano, Hamas, Harris County, Hello Kitty, Heritage Foundation, Holly Hansen, homeless, Houston, Instagram, Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas War, Jihad, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Kevin De Leon, Kim Cheatle, Lawsuit, LinkSwarm, Media Watch, Michael Antonovich, Microsoft, Military, National Labor Relations Board, Obama, ObamaCare, Olympics, Pamela Yoder, Portland State University, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, Secret Service, SpaceX, Stella Li, Supreme Court, Tawana Jones, Texas, Thomas Matthew Crooks, Trump Assassination Attempt, Ukraine, Universal Basic Income, Victor Davis Hanson, Welfare State, Yemen | 1 Comment

Grant For Social Justice Org For Illegal Aliens = Widespread Child Sex Abuse

Posted on July 24, 2024 by Lawrence Person

In addition to setting the stage for amnesty to create more Democratic Party voters, the Biden Administration’s aiding and abetting an illegal alien invasion of the southern border has allowed leftwing social justice organizations to rake in billions of dollars … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Border Control, Crime, Democrats, Social Justice Warriors, Texas | Tagged Austin, Border Controls, Crime, Democrats, Department of Justice, Illegal Aliens, pedophilia, sex offender, Social Justice Warriors, Southwest Key, subsidies, Texas | 4 Comments

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