Monthly Archives: January 2017

Trump Kills TPP

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Lawrence Person

President Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States from the Trans Pacific Trade Partnership agreement, as both he and Hillary Clinton promised to do on the campaign trail. (We can speculate that Clinton was just lying, and that she would … Continue reading →

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Leftwing Inauguration Lunacy

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Lawrence Person

The problem with compiling one of these “liberals freak out over Trump” posts is: Where do you stop? Every day since November 8 has brought new examples of liberal anger, violence, smug condescension, projection, virtue signaling, etc. Pretty much everything … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for January 20, 2017

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Welcome to Inauguration Day, when Donald J. Trump is sworn in as the Forty-Fifth President of the United States of America! Celebrate the momentous day with a Friday LinkSwarm. Trump plans to hit the ground running with a number of … Continue reading →

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Lyle Steed Jeffs Wanted by the FBI

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Lawrence Person

This is not exactly breaking news, but I stumbled across it looking for something else, and it ties into previous posts on Futuramen on Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints head Warren Jeffs. Last year, his son, … Continue reading →

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Arizona Trooper Shooting Followup

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Remember the Arizona state trooper sniping mentioned in last week’s LinkSwarm? More details have emerged: The man who shot and severely beat an Arizona state trooper last week was a former member of the Mexican federal police who was in … Continue reading →

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Dawnna Dukes Indicted on 15 Counts, Faces 28 Years in Jail

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Lawrence Person

The shoe has landed: A grand jury has indicted state Rep. Dawnna Dukes on 13 felony corruption charges and two misdemeanors, with a maximum penalty of 28 years behind bars, a courthouse source said Wednesday. Dukes, an Austin Democrat, faces … Continue reading →

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Rap Battle: Gun Owners vs. Liberals

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Lawrence Person

I LOLed… (Hat tip: Zero Hedge.)

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A Bucket of Texas News

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Lawrence Person

No theme linking all this stories, but crime, police and jihad all figure predominately: The Islamic State has singled out the First Baptist Church in Dallas as a target for arson. If memory serves, the last time jihadis tried to … Continue reading →

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More Clinton Global Initiative Greatest Hits

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Jeff Dunetz at The Lid has more on the Clinton Global Initiative in the wake of yesterday’s post that it was being shut down. He included some CGI Greatest Pay-for-Play Hits I missed, including: Helping Set Up Russia’s Silicon Valley … Continue reading →

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Clinton Foundation Shutting Down Clinton Global Initiative

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Remember the Clinton Global Initiative, the arm of the Clinton Foundation that Clinton supporters claimed helps solve “the world’s most pressing challenges,” and which detractors noted was yet another handy tool to line the pockets of the Clintons and their … Continue reading →

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