Monthly Archives: June 2015

Greece Caves

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Lawrence Person

At least that’s what Zero Hedge has taken away from the various news stories on Greece’s latest proposal to beat the looming end-of-month deadline for making the payment they owe to the IMF. From the troika’s perspective, breaking Greece and … Continue reading →

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Governor Abbot Signs Emergency Prep Sale Tax Holiday Into Law

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Put this in the category of news that didn’t make the news. You may recall mention of two sales tax holiday bills working their way through the legislature. The good news is that SB904, the emergency/preparation bill, was signed by … Continue reading →

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Greece Introduces Capital Controls

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Lawrence Person

The economic collapse of Greece is unfolding pretty much exactly as observers predicted it would: “Greek banks have imposed an unofficial ceiling of €3,000 on walk-in withdrawals, the commercial banker added.” More capital controls are most likely coming, especially since … Continue reading →

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Animation on the Greek Debt Crisis

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Even though this whiteboard animation is from 2012, it’s still mostly accurate. My only quibbles would be: It doesn’t mention how Greece lied about it’s finances to get into the Euro in the first place. It doesn’t discuss what that … Continue reading →

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Bank Runs Start in Greece

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Lawrence Person

The bank runs have started in Greece. Why the Greek peeople would even keep their money in banks, having the example of Cyprus’s bank “bail-ins” before them, would keep any but the most minimal amout of cash in a Greek … Continue reading →

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Sad Puppies Redux (Or Why That Tor Boycott Won’t Work)

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Lawrence Person

There’s enough news on the Sad Puppies front that a lengthy follow-up post is called for. First, on May 11, Tor Books art director Irene Gallo stepped in it: There are two extreme right-wing to neo-nazi groups, called the Sad … Continue reading →

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Greece’s Final, Final, Final Deadline…Finally?

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but Google News is once again filled with Greece on the Brink headlines and the Telegraph has started a live update page for the Greek debt crisis. Today’s Eurogroup meeting ended without any … Continue reading →

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Jihadsville, West Yorkshire

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Lawrence Person

The town of Dewsbury in West Yorkshire is punching above its weight when it comes to producing Jihadists: Set in a quiet corner of West Yorkshire, on first glance the former mill town of Dewsbury looks perfectly innocent. But bubbling … Continue reading →

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Lazy Rachel Dolezal Post

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Lawrence Person

By now you’ve probably read all about Rachel Dolezal, the the black woman who’s actually a white girl, and who just resigned her position as Presidnet of the Spokane NAACP. Back when she was white, she sued predominately black Howard … Continue reading →

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Colt Files for Bankruptcy

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Lawrence Person

In a move that had been a long time coming,

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