Monthly Archives: January 2019

No Deal Brexit?

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Lawrence Person

In a turn of events that looked impossible, the UK may be headed for a no deal Brexit: In the latest thrilling parliamentary episode of Brexit, the hopes and expectations of, among other Remainers, House of Commons speaker John Bercow … Continue reading →

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Venezuela: “It’s About Food”

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Lawrence Person

For those deluded leftists who think the Venezuela crises is about a “right wing coup,” take a look at this on-the-scene report from Trump-hostile CNN: “It’s about food. It’s about the startling mismanagment and corruption of the Nicolas Maduro government, … Continue reading →

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Why Ask Huawei?

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Lawrence Person

The long-delayed hammer of justice finally descended on Chinese telecom manufacturer Huawei: U.S. prosecutors filed criminal charges against Huawei, China’s largest smartphone maker, alleging it stole trade secrets from an American rival and committed bank fraud by violating sanctions against … Continue reading →

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Democratic Presidential Clown Car Update for January 28, 2019

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Lawrence Person

This week in the clown car update: South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg is In, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is All But In, and Bobby Francis O’Rourke is sounding a lot more Hamlet-like than heretofore. And a very, very familiar … Continue reading →

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Westboro Baptist Church For Thee, But Not For Me

Posted on January 27, 2019 by Lawrence Person

Remember the Westboro Baptist Church? They were a tiny band of idiots who traveled the country protesting gay rights at military funerals for some damn reason. The mainstream media reported constantly on their stupid antics as a means to smear, … Continue reading →

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The “Russia Hacked The DNC” Allegation Remains Unproven

Posted on January 26, 2019 by Lawrence Person

Someone at Slashdot seems to be pushing the “Russia supplied Wikileaks with the DNC hack info” theory as fact, even though it remains unproven. We’ve been hearing this supposition for over two years from Democrats and their media enablers who … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for January 25, 2019

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Lawrence Person

How much of the vicious, fact-free attacks on the Covington kids were just baseline floating animus against Christians and Trump supporters on the part of the media, and how much are battlespace preparation over a possible nomination of Amy Coney … Continue reading →

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Islamic State Remnants in Hajin Pocket Crumble

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Lawrence Person

It appears that the Syrian Democratic Forces have just about finished crushing the last holdouts in the former Hajin pocket: The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) on Wednesday claimed the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are getting close to … Continue reading →

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“Nicolas Maduro must go.”

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Lawrence Person

Well, this is a shame: Venezuela plunged deeper into turmoil Monday as security forces put down a pre-dawn uprising by national guardsmen that triggered violent street protests, and the Supreme Court moved to undercut the opposition-controlled congress’ defiant new leadership. … Continue reading →

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How Texas Oilmen Made LBJ

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Lawrence Person

There’s a fascinating piece by LBJ biographer Robert Caro about how he pieced together how powerful Texas oilmen, through the insistence of Brown & Root and speaker Sam Rayburn, made Lyndon Baines Johnson’s career by making him the conduit for … Continue reading →

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