Monthly Archives: May 2023

“Does The US Military’s New Combat Rifle Kinda Suck?”

Posted on May 21, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Remember the U.S. Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon, AKA the XM-5, AKA the XM-7, AKA 6.8 x 51mm? Brandon Herrera has managed to get Sig Saur to send him the prototype of the new weapon (the Sig Spear) to test, … Continue reading →

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Followup: Homeless Industrial Complexer Tried To Channel Money To Own Company While On City Payroll

Posted on May 20, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Just before news broke that the Austin City Council was cancelling a homeless camp cleanup contract over the sketchy nature of one contractor, the Austin Texas Times published another expose on another recipient for that contract. Turns out at least … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm For May 19, 2023

Posted on May 19, 2023 by Lawrence Person

The Russian Collusion Hoax is now officially bunk, Budweiser’s self-inflicted freefall continues, blue city commercial real estate bites the moose, and a whole lot of shocked face to go around. It’s the Friday LinkSwarm!  John Durham finally delivers his … Continue reading →

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Followup: Austin Homeless Industrial Complex Graft Scheme Thwarted (For Once)

Posted on May 18, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Remember Austin’s scheme to hand millions to the homeless industrial complex to clean up the mess they created, and the shady, recently-created “P Squared Services, LLC” they picked to give $1.7 million to? That attracted so much attention that that … Continue reading →

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Death Star Update: Preemption Bill Closer To Passage

Posted on May 16, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Remember the “Death Star” preemption bill designed to prevent left wing local governments from doing amazingly stupid things? Now it’s one step closer to Governor Abbott’s desk. A landmark local government preemption bill cleared its second hurdle Tuesday as House … Continue reading →

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Austin City Council Wants To Hand Millions In Graft To The Homeless Industrial Complex

Posted on May 15, 2023 by Lawrence Person

It’s good to be a member of the Austin Homeless Industrial Complex. Not only do you get to rake off graft for luring drug-addicted transients to town, you also get to rake off graft to clean up the resulting mess. … Continue reading →

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China’s Targeted Espionage Continues Apace

Posted on May 14, 2023 by Lawrence Person

With all that’s going on, it’s easy to forget that China’s “Thousand Talents” program of systematic industrial espionage continues apace. While China has attempted to steal trade secrets in semiconductors, aerospace and biotech, their espionage also has far more prosaic … Continue reading →

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How California Destroyed Its Middle Class

Posted on May 13, 2023 by Lawrence Person

The decline of California under one-party Democrat rule has been one of the long-running themes of this blog. Today Victor Davis Hanson discusses how California’s wealthy destroyed the middle class with policies whose baleful effects they knew wouldn’t fall on … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for May 12, 2023

Posted on May 12, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Biden family corruption, Hollywood fumbles, Poland rising, and a whole bunch of NFL teams you’ve never heard of. It’s the Friday LinkSwarm! House Republicans reveal details of Biden crime family. The Biden family and its business associates created a complicated … Continue reading →

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