Monthly Archives: March 2019

Breaking: May’s Brexit Deal Voted Down Again

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Lawrence Person

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Theresa May’s latest Brexit deal has been defeated, this time by a resounding 149 vote margin, 391-242. “There will be a vote tomorrow on a no-deal Brexit and a vote on Thursday … Continue reading →

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BREAKING: Another University Admissions Scandal, UT Coach Implicated

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Lawrence Person

The feds just busted a huge university admissions scandal today. Actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin were among more than four dozen people charged in a nationwide college admissions cheating scandal that involved wealthy individuals paying up to $6.5 million … Continue reading →

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Democratic Presidential Clown Car Update for March 11, 2019

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Lawrence Person

Sherrod Brown is Out, as are (to recapitulate last week’s mini-update) Michael Bloomberg, Hillary Clinton, Eric Holder and Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley. Evidently the clown car was just too crowded for them to contemplate climbing aboard. That leaves Biden and … Continue reading →

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Former UT President Bill Powers RIP

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Lawrence Person

Former University of Texas President and Law School Dean Bill Powers has died at age 72. Powers is probably most famous to BattleSwarm readers for his central role in the UT admissions scandal, in which well-connected students were admitted to … Continue reading →

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More on the Democratic Party’s Institutional Antisemitism

Posted on March 9, 2019 by Lawrence Person

Not one, but two separate National Review pieces on the failure of Democrats to condemn Minnesota Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar shows the grip victimhood identity politics has on the Democratic Party. First, Jonathan Tobin: It turns out you can accuse … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 8, 2019

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Lawrence Person

Turning and turning in a widening gyre… You would think a simple condemnation of antisemitism would be an easy thing for House Democrats to do. You’d be wrong. Like the UK’s Labour Party, the Social Justice Warrior rot has crept … Continue reading →

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Free Speech and Its Discontents

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Lawrence Person

Two stories related to Internet free speech crossed popped up as worth of interest. First, the blogger behind Star Slate Codex (to which I’ve linked the occasional piece) posted a story about the death of the Star Slate Codex Culture … Continue reading →

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Clown Car Mini-Update: Four Out

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Lawrence Person

I still plan on doing a full clown car update Monday, but enough news has popped to update the four names who just announced they’re not running for President. First up: Michael Bloomberg is not running for President: Former New … Continue reading →

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Purple Monkey, Open Thread

Posted on March 5, 2019 by Lawrence Person

I was going to embed another YouTube video, but I get 500 errors on existing YouTube videos, and this icon came up: Is this because YouTube is deliberately screwing with Project Veritas, or just an unrelated technical glitch? You make … Continue reading →

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Democratic Party Presidential Clown Car Update for March 4, 2019

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Lawrence Person

Hickenlooper is In, Inslee is more officially In, and the B team (Biden, Bloomberg and Beto) are still Hamleting. It’s your Democratic Presidential Clown Car Update! The Washington Post plays the answer top Google questions about the candidates game. Got … Continue reading →

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