Monthly Archives: December 2020

China Perfidy Roundup for December 31, 2020

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Lawrence Person

We started the year with China lying about the deadly virus that was about to sweep the world, so let’s end the year with a China news roundup: There was a major leak of a database containing the names of … Continue reading →

Posted in Communism, Foreign Policy, Media Watch, Military | Tagged Ajit Pai, Allen Wu, Apple, ARM, Bitcoin, California, CalPERs, China, China Construction Technology Co Ltd, China International Engineering Consulting Corp, China National Offshore Oil Corp, China-United States Exchange Foundation, CNN, Columbia University, Communism, coronavirus, data security, David P. Goldman, EU, FBI, FCC, Foreign Agent Registration Act, Foreign Policy, genocide, hacking, He Lei, Henan, Huawei, Iran, Jews, Joe Biden, Kaifeng, Kaspersky, Korean War, Lee Bollinger, Lens Technology, Li Keqiang, Mark Kelly, Media Watch, Meng Yu, mergers, Military, Minyak Lhagang Lithium Mine, money laundering, MosaicRegressor, MSNBC, New York Times, Newt Gingrich, Nigel Farage, Nvidia, People's Liberation Army, Persian Gulf, Semiconductors, SMIC, spyware, Tencent, Tibet, Turkey, UEFI, Uighers, Ursula von der Leyen, Washington Post, Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Xi Jinping, Xinjiang, Zhang Zhan | 3 Comments

Austin Mayor Adler To Bar Owners: I Decree No New Year’s Eve For You! Governor Abbott: In a Pig’s Eye You Do!

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Lawrence Person

Because he just hadn’t done enough to bankrupt Austin restaurants and bars, Mayor Steve Adler decreed that would not be allowed to stay open past 10:30 PM on New Year’s Eve: NOW THEREFORE, I, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Regulation, Texas | Tagged Austin, coronavirus, Greg Abbott, Regulation, Steve Adler, Texas, Wuhan | 5 Comments

Thomas Sowell on White Liberals

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Lawrence Person

Thomas Sowell (and others) on the identity fetish of white liberals.

Posted in Crime, Democrats, Social Justice Warriors, video | Tagged black, Crime, Democrats, education, Social Justice Warriors, Thomas Sowell, video | 4 Comments

Dave Barry’s Year End Review for 2020

Posted on December 27, 2020 by Lawrence Person

It’s that time of the year again, when Dave Barry summarizes the what we all went through in 2020: In the past, writing these annual reviews, we have said harsh things about previous years. We owe those years an apology. … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Elections, Uncategorized | Tagged 2020 Presidential Race, Bernie Sanders, Boeing 737, Budget, California, coronavirus, Dave Barry, debt, deficits, humor, Hunter Biden, Iowa, Joe Biden, Michael Bloomberg, New Hampshire, NFL, Satire, Wuhan | 3 Comments

UT Disbands PC Police

Posted on December 26, 2020 by Lawrence Person

A tiny bit of good news in a dismal year: Political speech is under attack these days from Beijing to Berkeley, so we’ll take victories where we can get them. One arrived Tuesday when the University of Texas at Austin … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Social Justice Warriors, Texas | Tagged Austin, censorship, education, Free Speech, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, University of Texas | 4 Comments

LinkSwarm for December 25, 2020

Posted on December 25, 2020 by Lawrence Person

Welcome to a special Christmas day LinkSwarm! And by “special,” I mean “because Christmas falls on Friday.” Explosion rocks downtown Nashville. “Around 6:30 a.m., police received a call for a suspicious RV with no tags parked across from the Davidson … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Budget, Democrats, Foreign Policy, Global Warming, Jihad, Media Watch, Military, Texas, Waste and Fraud | Tagged #BlackLivesMatter, Andrew Cuomo, Andrew Yang, Anthropogenic Global Warming, artillery, Austin, Bill De Blasio, Brexit, Christmas, coronavirus, Crime, Detroit, explosion, Glenn Greenwald, Global Warming, Israel, Jeffrey Toobin, Jihad, Kelly Craft, LinkSwarm, Media Watch, Military, New York City, New York Times, pork barrell, Rand Paul, Rush Limbaugh, Social Justice Warriors, Steve Adler, Syria, Texas, Titania McGrath, UK, vaccine, Wuhan | 2 Comments

Stellarscope’s “Silent Night”

Posted on December 24, 2020 by Lawrence Person

As a break from politics, enjoy Stellarscope’s version of “Silent Night”: Tomorrow there will be a Christmas Day LinkSwarm. Merry Christmas!

Posted in video | Tagged Christmas, music, video | 1 Comment

What Rough Porkulus Shambles Out of Washington?

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Lawrence Person

People asked why Nancy Pelosi delayed passing a Wuhan coronavirus relief bill until now. One obvious reason was to avoid helping President Donald Trump’s reelection chances. Now that both houses of congress have passed this 5,593 page monster of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, Democrats | Tagged Budget, Burma, coronavirus, deficits, Democrats, Donald Trump, Egypt, Israel, Marsha Blackburn, Mike Lee, Nancy Pelosi, Pakistan, pork barrell, Rand Paul, Rick Scott, Ron Johnson, Sudan, Ted Cruz, video, Wuhan | 3 Comments

Abbott Receives Draft Proposal For APD Takeover

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Lawrence Person

In the wake of the Austin City Council’s insane decision to partially defund the police, Governor Greg Abbott has received proposed legislation for the state to take over the Austin Police Department. Just in time for Christmas: The Legislative Council … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Texas | Tagged 87th Texas Legislature, Austin, Austin City Council, Austin Police Department, Crime, Greg Abbott, police, Ron Wilson, Terry Keel, Texas | 6 Comments

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