Monthly Archives: August 2022

Mikhail Gorbachev, RIP

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Lawrence Person

There are some people whose staggering failures are so awesome that they put ordinary successes in the shade. Like Christopher Columbus trying to find a quicker route to India and discovering the New World instead. Such is the case with … Continue reading →

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Kherson Counteroffensive: Day Two

Posted on August 30, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Ukraine’s Kherson counteroffensive appears to be making significant headway. The Institute for the Study of War has some summary goodness. Ukrainian military officials announced the start of the Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kherson Oblast on August 29. Ukrainian officials reported that … Continue reading →

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Kherson Counteroffensive Finally Begins

Posted on August 29, 2022 by Lawrence Person

This morning I’m seeing a lot of reports that that long-rumored Kherson counteroffensive is finally beginning. The Odesa-based newspaper Dumskaya reports that the Units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine concentrated in the southern direction have launched a counteroffensive at … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Shop Owners Reach Their Breaking Point

Posted on August 28, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Of all big American cities, San Francisco seems to have had the longest, closest look at what happens when you let the radical left wing of the Democratic Party run your city for decades on end. A half century of … Continue reading →

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The Crazy Smart Felon Who Lived In A Toys “R” Us

Posted on August 27, 2022 by Lawrence Person

This is one of those crime stories that make your jaw drop at the audacity. Jeffrey Allen Manchester, AKA “Roofman,” AKA “Rooftop Robber,” made his name by cutting down through the roofs of McDonalds restaurants, hitting “over 40 stores in … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for August 26, 2022

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Democrats behaving badly, Russian tanks behaving badly, and CNN thinking people don’t hate them. It’s the Friday LinkSwarm! Three Democratic cities are suffering the slowest recovery from Flu Manchu. The progressive approach to law enforcement in certain major US cities, … Continue reading →

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School District by School District, Critical Race Theory Is Being Defeated

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Time and again, when ordinary parents have a chance to weigh in on Critical Race Theory or transsexual madness (or any other racist/Marxist/social justice warrior/victimhood identity politics agendas), they reject them soundly. This week, we have multiple example from two … Continue reading →

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Ukraine’s Attrition Strategy

Posted on August 24, 2022 by Lawrence Person

A lot of questions have popped up about the much-talked about Ukrainian counteroffensive for Kherson, among the biggest of which is “Where is it?” Anders Puck Nielsen, a military analyst at the Royal Danish Defence College, has some answers. What … Continue reading →

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State of Texas Lowers Boom On Harris County Over Police Defunding

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Lawrence Person

It looks like the Democrats running Harris County are finally going to face some consequences for defunding law enforcement. Texas Comptroller Glen Hegar has ruled that Harris County reduced funding for some law enforcement agencies and will be subject to … Continue reading →

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New PayPal Walmart Phishing Scam Making The Rounds

Posted on August 22, 2022 by Lawrence Person

There’s a new phishing scam making the rounds. I’ve received examples of this one twice myself over the last week, and since it’s a lot more sophisticated and polished than the average email phishing scam, I think it’s worth taking … Continue reading →

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