Monthly Archives: April 2024

Billions Disappear Into Black Hole Of California Homeless Programs

Posted on April 13, 2024 by Lawrence Person

I’ve covered the homeless industrial complex here several times, both here in Austin and in California. Now California itself has done an audit on its homeless programs, only to find billion unaccounted for. Exactly how much is California spending to … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm For April 12, 2024

Posted on April 12, 2024 by Lawrence Person

It’s been a week of petty frustrations, with simple things like paying for online transactions made impossible by websites that send out the wrong information despite the right information being on file. Speaking of frustration, Americans continue to be battered … Continue reading →

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The Juice Is Loose From Life

Posted on April 11, 2024 by Lawrence Person

Football player, actor and accused murderer O.J. Simpson dead at age 76 from cancer. I think everything that needs to be said about the O.J. trial has been said, so I’m just using this as an opportunity to put up … Continue reading →

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DeSantis Isn’t Putting Up With Any of Your Blue City “Soft On Shoplifting” Crap

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Lawrence Person

Remember when a whole lot of blue locales legalized shoplifting, either de jure (California) or de facto (a whole bunch of cities that elected Soros-backed prosecutors), and then were shocked, shocked when shoplifting soared? Ron DeSantis isn’t putting up with … Continue reading →

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Texas Sues Harris County Over Guaranteed Income

Posted on April 9, 2024 by Lawrence Person

Ken Paxton is suing Harris County over their unconstitutional guaranteed income program. The State of Texas and Harris County will again duke it out in court, this time over a guaranteed basic income pilot program that would give 1,500 households … Continue reading →

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The Curse of Ghost Jobs Listings

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Lawrence Person

As I’m still looking for a job, this piece on ghost job postings is particularly irksome. The labour market is tightening – and it’s getting harder to find a job. In the wake of the Great Resignation, which drove more … Continue reading →

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Ukraine’s New 3,000km Drone Opens Up Deep Logistic Targets

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Lawrence Person

Ukraine’s new light aircraft drone, the one they used to hit the drone factory in Yelabuga, Tatarstan, can evidently carry a payload of 350kg of explosive up to 3,000 kilometers. (While I prefer Freedom Units, I’m going to use metric … Continue reading →

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Tab Clearing For April 6, 2024

Posted on April 6, 2024 by Lawrence Person

A small handful of links that either didn’t make yesterday’s LinkSwarm, or weren’t quite right for it. Why young men have checked out. A rant with a measure of truth: “What’s going on with white males between 18-25?!” pic.twitter.com/k3Xz40Ki3A — … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for April 5, 2024

Posted on April 5, 2024 by Lawrence Person

Hope you’ve got your taxes done. I’m still working on mine. “Summers: Inflation Reached 18% In 2022 Using The Government’s Previous Formula.” Numerous commentators—especially those defending President Biden’s economic record—have puzzled over why Americans are sour about the state of … Continue reading →

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Conflict Of Interest: You’re Soaking In It

Posted on April 4, 2024 by Lawrence Person

Remember when the court system at least pretended to be objective? Remember a few months ago when liberals claimed that Clarence Thomas’ wife knowing conservative activists meant he had to recuse himself from everything? Here in the real here and … Continue reading →

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