Monthly Archives: June 2015

Greece Officially Defaults on IMF Payment

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Lawrence Person

And verily it came to pass. Greece lost its financial lifelines Tuesday, as the country missed a crucial payment to the International Monetary Fund amid growing questions about whether it would be able to remain in the euro zone. Greek … Continue reading →

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“Gender Fluidity”

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Just a quick hit from twitter… "My gender is totally fluid and—OWWWW! MY BALLS!" "Guess what, princess? My foot just verified your gender." @Nero @Yohanzor @Cernovich — BattleSwarm (@BattleSwarmBlog) June 30, 2015

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Judgment Day for Greece

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Today is the day Greece defaults: “Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis confirms Greece will not pay the International Monetary Fund debt due today. The European part of Greece’s international bailout expires Tuesday and with it any possible access to the … Continue reading →

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Greece Slides Toward Default

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Looks like that optimism over Greece caving in to reality was a bit premature, since Alexis Tsipras is back to his old tricks again, proclaiming loudly that he won’t be “blackmailed.” Because we all know that agreeing to cuts in … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for June 26, 2015

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Lawrence Person

The problem with doing a LinkSwarm is there’s just no end to links! I suppose I could post each and every one as I find it, but then I’d be be traveling in the wake of Instapundit, without his indefatigable … Continue reading →

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Belated News: Grand Jury No-Bills John Daub

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Lawrence Person

I missed this good news when it came out on June 2, but a Travis County Grand Jury has declined to indict John Daub in the self-defense shooting death of a home intruder who turned out to be autistic. And … Continue reading →

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Hutto Police Officer Murdered On Duty

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Hutto police Sergent Chris Kelly was was killed in the line of duty today after being run over by a suspect during a traffic stop. (The suspect is in custody.) Kelly was a USAF veteran, and left behind a wife … Continue reading →

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Bobby Jindal is Running for President

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Lawrence Person

It’s now official: Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is running for President. He’s a solid conservative reformer, but I don’t see him getting a lot of traction is a field this crowded. I think he’s more realistically a Vice Presidential possibility … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for June 24, 2015

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Lawrence Person

It’s been a while since I did a Texas vs. California update, so this is going to be a meaty one: The Texas Comptroller has released a 50 state overview of how Texas stacks up to other states. There’s a … Continue reading →

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Public Integrity Unit Oversight Removed From Travis County

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Democrats won’t be able to launch partisan witch hunts against statewide Republican officeholders from the Travis County Prosecutor’s Office anymore, as Governor Greg Abbott has signed the bill stripping oversight of the statewide Public Integrity Unit from the Travis County … Continue reading →

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