Monthly Archives: October 2021

Supply Chain Disruption Update for October 11, 2021

Posted on October 11, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Supply chain problems have gotten so bad that Derek Thompson at The Atlantic deigns to notice them: The coronavirus pandemic has snarled global supply chains in several ways. Pandemic checks sent hundreds of billions of dollars to cabin-fevered Americans during … Continue reading →

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Are Biden’s Vaccine Mandates About To Destroy The Airline Industry?

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Lawrence Person

It appears that the Biden Administration vaccine mandate (for which no written rule actual exists) is doing for the American airline industry what it and other Flu Manchu restrictions have already done for the global supply chain. I’m seeing multiple … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for October 9, 2021

Posted on October 9, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Biden sinking, China stinking, Facebook’s fake whistleblower, and more border woes. Enjoy a special Saturday LinkSwarm! Of course the Biden Administration tucked a multibillion dollar handout to illegal aliens into the reconciliation bill. It’s what they do. (Hat tip: Stephen … Continue reading →

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Internet Outage

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Spectrum is out right now, so the LinkSwarm is going to be extra late. I mean, it was already going to be extra late, but now I have an excuse… As Jerry Pournelle used to say “This day eaten by … Continue reading →

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Is The Great Gun Buying Boom Over?

Posted on October 7, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Background statistics suggest so: September background checks for firearms conducted by the FBI were at the lowest in 22 months, suggesting the year and a half of panic buying guns has lost momentum. FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System … Continue reading →

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Austin Police/Jose Garza Roundup for October 6, 2021

Posted on October 6, 2021 by Lawrence Person

There’s been a lot of news on the Austin Police Department and Soros-backed Travis County DA Jose Garza popping up, so let’s dig in: In case you missed it, Austin police staffing levels have fallen so low that police will … Continue reading →

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Is China Getting Ready To Invade Taiwan?

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Lawrence Person

When I previously covered the possibility of China invading Taiwan, I quoted: The invasion will happen in April or October. Because of the challenges posed by the strait’s weather, a transport fleet can only make it across the strait in … Continue reading →

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The System is Down…The System Is Down…

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are all down right now. Botched upgrade? Misconfigured router? Expired signing certificate? Who knows? I’m just going to assume its a problem with their latest SuppressAllPostsQuestioningTheHolyVaccineMarrative.yml file. But it’s a reminder of how deeply interconnected all … Continue reading →

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Profane Meditations On Current Vexations

Posted on October 3, 2021 by Lawrence Person

People are mad as hell and they’re not going to take it anymore. And they’re being increasingly vocal in their displeasure. Here’s rapper Samson on the many discontents of the Biden era: And here’s J. Random Australian on the country’s … Continue reading →

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George Soros Just Dropped Half A Million Dollars To Oppose Hiring More Police In Austin

Posted on October 2, 2021 by Lawrence Person

George Soros, the man whose money helped install radical leftist Jose Garza in the Travis County DA’s office, is so displeased with the push to put more police back on the streets of Austin that he’s dumped half a million … Continue reading →

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