Monthly Archives: December 2023

Occidental Makes $12 Billion Bet On Shale (Plus Texas Conservative Political Implications)

Posted on December 11, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Here’s some Texas oil industry news that also has some political implications. The most well-known political donor in Texas GOP politics, Midland’s Tim Dunn, just became substantially wealthier as his shale company CrownRock LP was purchased by Houston’s Occidental for … Continue reading →

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Gun-Banning NM Governor Smacked Down Again

Posted on December 10, 2023 by Lawrence Person

You may remember New Mexico Democratic Governor Lujan Grisham from such previous hits as I can unilaterally suspend parts of the Constitution I don’t like by decree. She made the foolish decision to try to extend her illegal decree, and … Continue reading →

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Bret Weinstein Talks Elon Musk On Dave Rubin: Fighting Censorship And The Lone Wolf Problem

Posted on December 9, 2023 by Lawrence Person

This is a very interesting clip of Dave Rubin interviewing the always-interesting Bret Weinstein on a variety of intertwined topics. The main focus of this segment is a mystery: Why did Musk block Weinstein on Twitter right after spending a … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for December 8, 2023

Posted on December 8, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Biden family corruption tops this week’s LinkSwarm (with a lot of links to go through), Juicy heads back to jail, and the Houthi’s tug on Superman’s cape. Despite years of claiming that Hunter’s business was completely separate from that of … Continue reading →

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Suspect In Six Murders Out On Bail Thanks To Soros-Backed Group

Posted on December 7, 2023 by Lawrence Person

When news dropped about the six-body Austin-San Antonio murder spree, I thought “Should I do a post on that?”, but didn’t see any political angle. But now one has come to light: The accused spree killer was previously out on … Continue reading →

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Lt. Gov. Patrick: Dade Phelan Is “Impossible To Work With”

Posted on December 6, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick has long been critical of House Speaker Dade Phelan, but this week he stepped up his criticism, saying that Phelan was “impossible to work with.” The Texas Legislature has ended the Fourth Special Session, with … Continue reading →

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Explaining The Sam Altman/OpenAI Thing

Posted on December 5, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Hey, remember that whole “Sam Altman fired as CEO/reinstated as CEO of OpenAI” thing a couple of weeks ago? Here’s the archive story. Sam Altman was reinstated late Tuesday as OpenAI’s chief executive, successfully reversing his ouster by the company’s … Continue reading →

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Cruz Campaigning Against Phelan Stooges

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Ted Cruz has announced he will campaign for the primary opponents of Republican state house incumbents who voted to kill school choice. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz says he will endorse against the 21 Republicans who voted with Democrats against school … Continue reading →

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18-20 Handgun Ban Struck Down

Posted on December 3, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Another court victory for the Second Amendment. On Friday, Judge Thomas S. Kleeh issued a decision striking down the federal prohibition against 18 to 20-year-olds purchasing handguns. The plaintiffs in the case are Steven Robert Brown, Benjamin Weekley, the Second … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for December 2, 2023

Posted on December 2, 2023 by Lawrence Person

As promised, here’s a second LinkSwarm for your reading enjoyment and edification! “The chief of staff for Department of Defense Education Activity schools in the U.S. was arrested last week during a two-day human trafficking operation in Coweta County, Georgia, … Continue reading →

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