Monthly Archives: December 2014

Boko Haram Murders 32, Kidnaps 185 Women and Children

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Lawrence Person

After pointing out that mass jihadist violence was common two days ago, Nigeria’s Boko Haram decides to underscore my point: Boko Haram insurgents kidnapped at least 185 women and children, and killed 32 people in a raid in northeastern Nigeria … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for December 17, 2014

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Time for another Texas vs. California update: California’s unfunded health care obligations for retired employees hits $72 billion. (Hat tip: Pension Tsunami.) Meanwhile, the state comptroller says that California’s unfunded pension liabilities has hit $198 billion. (Ditto.) California may extend … Continue reading →

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District Court Declares Obama’s Illegal Alien Amnesty Unconstitutional

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Today “a federal court in Pennsylvania declared aspects of President Obama’s executive actions on immigration policy unconstitutional.” From the text of the decision: “The Court holds that the Executive Action is unconstitutional because it violates the separation of powers and … Continue reading →

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How Many People Were Killed By Islamic Jihadists Yesterday?

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Lawrence Person

If you answered “two,” thinking of the Sidney siege, BZZZZPP! I’m sorry, you don’t win the microwave. The answer would be “a minimum of 143,” given that the Taliban killed some 141 (a death toll that continues to rise) at … Continue reading →

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Mike Brown: A Not-So-Gentle Giant

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Lawrence Person

This video, reportedly of Freguson’s own Mike Brown (and it does look a great deal like him) presents an glimpse of him distinctly at odds with the “Hand up don’t shoot” crowd’s characterization of him as a “gentle giant”: Usual … Continue reading →

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Instead of Actual Content: Saturday Edition

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Lawrence Person

I slay me… Have you tried more cowbell? @scrowder — BattleSwarm (@BattleSwarmBlog) December 13, 2014

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Bombshells Continue to Explode Discredited Rolling Stone UVA Rape Story

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Now ABC has joined the Washington Post in debunking still more aspects of the Sabrina Rubin Erdely’s Rolling Stone UVA rape story. ABC got hold of and interviewed “Jackie”‘s friends, all of whom contradict Rolling Stone‘s account of the event … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for December 12, 2014

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Lawrence Person

You might not know from scanning the headlines of what the mainstream media wants to focus on, but there’s been a lot of liberal meltdown this week, among the MSM themselves especially: Social Security to become insolvent in 2024. Thanks … Continue reading →

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BattleSwarmBlog Celebrates Victory Over Amanda Marcotte Day

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Lawrence Person

After spending days pointing out Amanda Marcotte’s factual and intellectual fallacies over the unraveling Rolling Stone UVA rape story on Twitter, this finally happened: I love the smell of Amanda Marcotte blocking me in the morning. It smells like…victory. Henceforth, … Continue reading →

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Venezuela Takes The Express Lane To The Dustheap Of History

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Lawrence Person

There’s been a lot of talk of how low oil prices are screwing Russia, but Venezuela is, if anything, more screwed thanks to the Magic Power of Socialism™: U.S. currency is vital to Venezuela, which imports as much as 80% … Continue reading →

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