Monthly Archives: February 2024

LinkSwarm For February 9, 2024

Posted on February 9, 2024 by Lawrence Person

The Senate’s bad border deal goes down badly, Big Brother is (still) watching you, Netanyahu tells everyone calling for a Gaza ceasefire to stick it in their murder tunnels, more Democrats arrested for (or convicted of) fraud, and a tiny … Continue reading →

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New Army Leader In Ukraine

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Lawrence Person

Here’s an important piece of news that is hard to estimate the ramifications of: Ukraine has just appointed a new military leader. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy replaced his top army general on Thursday in what amounts to a major shake-up … Continue reading →

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Self-Defense Shooting Roundup

Posted on February 7, 2024 by Lawrence Person

It’s been a while since we did a self-defense shooting roundup, so let’s dig into some recent examples. First, an impressive statistic: “More People Use a Gun in Self-Defense Each Year Than Die in Car Accidents.” The U.S. Department of … Continue reading →

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Zeihan on Evergrande: 1.5 BILLION Unsold Condos?

Posted on February 6, 2024 by Lawrence Person

I haven’t been updating every twist and turn of the Evergrande collapse, but we’re going to look at it again because this Peter Zeihan video has a fairly staggering statistic. He asserts that there are 1.5 BILLION (with a B) … Continue reading →

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Texas Statistics Roundup

Posted on February 5, 2024 by Lawrence Person

Longtime readers will remember that I used to do a regular Texas vs. California roundup of the respective directions of the two biggest states in the union, until that just became too big a pain to keep doing. We now … Continue reading →

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Ukraine Switching To A War Of Attrition Against Russia?

Posted on February 4, 2024 by Lawrence Person

Two videos on increasing Russian logistics difficulties in the Russo-Ukrainian War. First up: A video that suggests Ukraine has switched from a territory recapture strategy to an attrition strategy. “Russia is burning whether it’s oil terminals on the Baltic and … Continue reading →

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French Farmers: “Jeremy Clarkson Was Right”

Posted on February 3, 2024 by Lawrence Person

Farmers blockaded Paris to protest the impossible mandates being handed down to them by both Paris and the EU in the name of fighting “global warming.” “Farmers are laying siege to Paris, as they put it, at eight points around … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm For February 2, 2024

Posted on February 2, 2024 by Lawrence Person

Let’s get this out of the way: Tons of Fani Willis’ crooked shenanigans come to light, Ukraine bags another warship, all those things they said the vaccine wouldn’t do it’s doing, and an anger management therapist who was very poor … Continue reading →

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Federal Judges Strikes Down California Background Checks For Ammo

Posted on February 1, 2024 by Lawrence Person

Another Second Amendment win, this time in the People’s Republic of California. A San Diego federal judge on Wednesday again struck down a state law that required background checks for nearly all purchases of firearm ammunition and barred California residents … Continue reading →

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