Monthly Archives: January 2026

Yes, We Have No Bananas (Or Winter Storm T-2)

Posted on January 22, 2026 by Lawrence Person

I usually visit HEB Mondays and Fridays, but given the probability of an incoming ice storm (which now has the name Winter Storm Fern) I went this afternoon, when it was already very busy and the shelves were just starting … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin | Tagged Austin, HEB, ice storm, prepper, Texas, weather, Winter Storm Fern | 8 Comments

Ready For Another Deep Freeze, Austin?

Posted on January 21, 2026 by Lawrence Person

It’s no secret that central Texas doesn’t handle snow and ice nearly as well as cities in northern climes. Snowpocalypse and Arborgeddon shut everything here down hard. According to the National Weather Service, another freezing storm is due in on … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin | Tagged Austin, ERCOT, ice storm, Paul Martin, prepper, weather | 5 Comments

Paxton: DEI Is Unconstitutional

Posted on January 20, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has come to a shocking conclusion: Racist discrimination is illegal. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has issued a sweeping new legal opinion declaring that “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” programs rooted in race- and sex-based preferences … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Regulation, Social Justice Warriors, Texas | Tagged 2026 Texas Senate Race, Affirmative Action, Brandon Waltens, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Act of 1964, DEI, Democrats, John Cornyn, Ken Paxton, liberal racism, Lyndon Baines Johnson, Martin Luther King, racism, Regulation, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, Texas Scorecard, The Declaration of Independence | 3 Comments

Another Illegal Alien Ramming ICE Officers

Posted on January 19, 2026 by Lawrence Person

This happened late last year, but I don’t recall any coverage at the time. But indictments have just been handed down. “Illegal Alien Indicted for Injuring Three ICE Officers with His Vehicle. The incident allegedly occurred on December 1 in … Continue reading →

Posted in Border Control, Crime, Social Justice Warriors, Texas | Tagged Border Controls, Crime, Honduras, Illegal Aliens, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Jerson Lopez-Sanchez, Kim Roberts, Lewisville, Metroplex, police, Texas | 2 Comments

Celebrity Reality TV Star Porn Star Files For Austin Mayor City Council

Posted on January 18, 2026 by Lawrence Person

So, I guess this counts as local political news. Of a sort. Porn star Farrah Abraham— Sorry, Not The Bee, I’ve got to stop you right there. Farrah Abraham first became “famous” as a reality TV “star” on the MTV … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Elections | Tagged Austin, Austin City Council, Elections, Farrah Abraham, Not The Bee, OnlyFans, reality TV, Ryan Alter, Tila Tequila | 2 Comments

“Tanks? In My Vietnam War? It’s More Likely Than You Think.”

Posted on January 17, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Tanks rarely feature in Hollywood movies about the Vietnam War (Full Metal Jacket is the only exception that comes to mind), so you might be forgiven for thinking they didn’t play any role in the conflict. In fact, several armored … Continue reading →

Posted in Communism, Military, video | Tagged army, Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), Battle of Ap Bac, Battle of Ap Bau Bang II, Battle of Khe Sanh, Bovington Tank Museum, Communism, Dominican Civil War, Dominican Republic, Hue, M113, M48 Patton Tank, M50 Ontos, Marines, Military, Operation Starlight, tanks, Tet Offensive, video, Vietcong, Vietnam, Vietnam War | 10 Comments

LinkSwarm For January 16, 2026

Posted on January 16, 2026 by Lawrence Person

More Somali fraud in Minneapolis, Democrats have always been at war with Hamas, the Caspian Sea is no longer safe for Russian assets, Texas tops the U-Haul destination list (again), MST3K gets sold, and Scott Adams departs this simulation. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Border Control, Budget, Crime, Democrats, Foreign Policy, Global Warming, Jihad, Military, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, video, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State | Tagged 2024 Presidential Race, Abilene, Abilene Independent School District, AI, aircraft carrier, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Anthropogenic Global Warming, anti-semitism, Atlant Aero, Babylon Bee, Black Sea, BlackRock, Border Controls, Brookings Institute, Brooklyn, Budget, Caspian Sea, censorship, China, Chuck Schumer, CloudFlare, Collin County, Crime, Democrats, Dilbert, Dodgers, Donetsk, drone, East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC), Elaine Antao, electric cars, EPIC City, Erin Anderson, EU, fraud, Greenland, Hamas, Houston Texans, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, India, Iran, Italy, J.B. Pritzker, Jihad, Joel Hodgson, John Fetterman, Judicial Watch, Kirsten Gillibrand, Lance Carl Mosley, Legal Insurrection, Letitia James, Lindsey Graham, LinkSwarm, logistics, Los Angeles, Manal Wasef, Matthew Prince, McDonald's, Minneapolis, Minnesota, money laundering, MST3K, NATO, NBC, Nebraska, NetZero, Nevinnomyssk Azot, New York, New York City, NFL, Nick Shirley, Nicolas Maduro, Obituary, Oregon, pedophilia, Pittsburgh Steelers, Rockford Files, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, Scott Adams, Seattle, sex offender, Somalia, State Department, Taganrog, tariffs, Texas, Texas Scorecard, Tobias Read, TV, U-Haul, USS Abraham Lincoln, Vanguard, video, voting fraud, Xi Jinping, Zhongnanhai | 4 Comments

Abrams M1E3 Tank Prototype Unveiled (Sort Of)

Posted on January 15, 2026 by Lawrence Person

The army has unveiled a prototype of the new Abrams M1E3 tank at the Detroit Auto Show, and people are (slightly) freaking out. Nicholas Moran explains why the freakout is unwarranted, as many features won’t be in the final version, … Continue reading →

Posted in Military | Tagged autoloader, Caterpillar, General Dynamics, Javelin, M1A2, M1A3, M1E3, Military, Nicholas Moran, Roush Defense, tanks, Trophy active defense | 6 Comments

Illegal Aliens Cost Texas Hospitals $1 Billion In 2025

Posted on January 14, 2026 by Lawrence Person

The costs from the Biden Administration facilitating an illegal alien invasion continue to mount. In Texas alone, hospital costs for treating illegal aliens was more than $1 billion. Texas hospitals incurred more than $1 billion in health care costs for … Continue reading →

Posted in Border Control, Budget, Texas, Welfare State | Tagged Border Controls, Brandon Waltens, Budget, Greg Abbott, health care, Illegal Aliens, Texas, Texas Scorecard, Welfare State | 4 Comments

“President Trump Has Joined The Revolution”

Posted on January 13, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Tousi TV says that President Trump is fully on the side of the Iranian Revolution against the Mullahs: “President Donald J. Trump has officially joined the revolution against the Islamic occupation in Iran!” Reza Pahlavi and his mother, the last … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Jihad, Media Watch, Military, video | Tagged Ali Khamenei, Australia, BBC, Donald Trump, Farah Pahlavi, Foreign Policy, Friedrich Merz, Germany, Iran, Iran 2026 Uprising, Jihad, Keir Starmer, Mahyar Tousi, Media Watch, Military, Reza Pahlavi, UK, video | 29 Comments