Monthly Archives: January 2014

I Have Heard The Feminists Trolling, Each To Each…

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Feminism’s Twitter extremists have gotten so toxic that that infamous organ of right-wing patriarchal oppression, The Nation, actually took notice. I recommend the article by Michelle Goldberg not only for the schadenfreude, but also numerous glimmers of actual facts and … Continue reading →

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Guns/Crime Roundup for January 30, 2014

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Time for another roundup of gun news, with a nice savory side-dish of criminal stupidity: Dick Metcalf is like a guy who converted to Islam, then wonders why he can’t be a Catholic bishop anymore. Could Abramski vs. United States … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for January 29, 2014

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Lots of news from around the world, where the global economy is handing like a Kia that’s just started losing traction on an icy hill: Bundesbank: Don’t look at us, broke PIIGS, you’re going to have to screw your own … Continue reading →

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Ukraine Update for January 28, 2014

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Lawrence Person

The good news from Ukraine: most of the totalitarian laws suppressing free speech have been repealed and prime minister Mykola Azarov has resigned. The bad news: brutal thug and Putin toady Viktor Yanukovych is still President, and opposition leader Yulia … Continue reading →

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Blogroll Addition: Zero Hedge

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Newly added to the blogroll: Zero Hedge, for all your DOOM-y international economic news needs. Also consider this your “I didn’t have time to put up an extensive blog post” post…

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Rick Perry Comes Out For Marijuana Decriminalization

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Rick Perry has come out for marijuana decriminalization and for states rights on legalization (though he still opposes legalization himself). This makes Perry objectively more pro-legalization that former frequent choom-abuser Barack Obama. This will be a great surprise to people … Continue reading →

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Ukraine Update for January 23, 2014

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Lawrence Person

What’s going on in Ukraine right now? Good question. The situation is probably best described as “fluid.” A ceasefire has been reached. I don’t think this would happen unless President Viktor Yanukovych is worried he might lose the showdown. Protesters … Continue reading →

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Five Dead in Ukraine

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Lawrence Person

And the hammer came down. Hot on the heels of Yanukovych’s rubberstamp parliament passing numerous dictatorial laws, he decided it was time to clean up these filthy peasants protesting for democracy and closer ties to Europe. (Background here.) Twitter and … Continue reading →

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Wendy Davis Continues to Double Down on Stupid

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Lawrence Person

A smart politician, when caught telling a lie, apologizes, corrects the record and moves on. Since the era of Bill Clinton, this is not the way Democrats do things. What Democrats do now is act outraged that critics and political … Continue reading →

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In Which I TweetFisk Wendy Davis’ Non-Denial Denials

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Didn’t plan on doing two Wendy Davis pieces in a row, but her latest stream of non-denial denial tweets offered up so many slow, lazy pitches straight over the plate I felt the urge to partake of batting practice: 1. … Continue reading →

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