Monthly Archives: August 2026

Talarico’s “Paxton Is Crooked” Attack Debunked

Posted on August 31, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton entered the U.S. senate race, there were basically two reputational dings on him. The first was that weird “securities fraud” indictment that always seemed to have been ginned up by political opponents (especially the Joe … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections, Republicans, Texas | Tagged 2026 Election, 2026 Texas Senate Race, Alexander Muse, Angela Paxton, Elections, James Talarico, Ken Paxton, Republicans, Texas | 2 Comments

$65 Billion In ObamaCare Fraud?

Posted on August 30, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Remember back when Democrats swore up and down that ObamaCare was going to solve all our health care problems? That prices were going to fall and we could all keep our doctors? Those were lies meant to let them cartelize … Continue reading →

Posted in Border Control, Crime, Democrats, ObamaCare, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State | Tagged Border Controls, California, Crime, Democrats, fraud, Lawrence Wilson, Medicaid, ObamaCare, Stop Nick Shirley Act, Welfare State, Zero Hedge | 3 Comments

Turkey: We Put Out A Warrant For Netanyahu’s Arrest. Israel: Enjoy Greece Having Our Cutting Edge Weapons.

Posted on August 29, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Israel-Turkey relations have run hot and cold under Turkey’s jihadist “president for life” Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and right now they’re enjoying another cold spell. Turkey said it wanted an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel stopping another stupid “Gaza … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Jihad, Military | Tagged Achilles’ Shield, Aegean Sea, anti-drone, arms sales, Benjamin Netanyahu, F-16, F-35, Gaza, Gaza Flotilla, Hamas, history, Iron Dome, Israel, Jihad, Military, Mycale Strait, Patriot Missiles, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Samos, Turkey | 15 Comments

LinkSwarm For August 28, 2026

Posted on August 28, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Huge Supreme Court win, Ukraine switches from Wildberries to Ozon warehouses, yes, DSA are damn dirty commies, more Second Amendment progress, Ted Cruz’s book on Clarence Thomas is out, Aussie gets 15 years for shooting a carnival air gun, remembering … Continue reading →

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Paxton Pulls $1 Billion From Meta Over Child Safety

Posted on August 27, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wrested another large settlement from a tech company this week, this one a cool $1 billion… …from Meta AKA Facebook over youth safety abuses. Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Wednesday that his office has secured … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology, Texas | Tagged Facebook, Ken Paxton, Lawsuit, Sydnie Henry, technology, Texas, Texas Scorecard | 2 Comments

Austin Seeking Another Rail Boondoggle?

Posted on August 26, 2026 by Lawrence Person

You might remember Austin’s light rail boondoggle, which is now scaled back, behind schedule, and very possibly illegal. (For the current status on that project, see here.) Now more Austin elites, in the form of the Travis County Commissioner’s Court … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Democrats, Texas, Waste and Fraud | Tagged Austin, Bergstrom Airport, Democrats, high speed rail, Kim Roberts, railroads, San Antonio, Texas, Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Scorecard, The Texan News, transportation, Travis County, Travis County Commissioner's Court, waste | 8 Comments

Why Isn’t The Muslim Brotherhood A Designated Terrorist Organization?

Posted on August 25, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Here’s an article I found quite surprising: “U.S. Muslim Brotherhood authorizes $140M annually to help Muslims take control of American government.” Welp, the Muslim Brotherhood is alive and well, and its U.S. branch is putting its money where its mouth … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Jihad | Tagged 2026 Election, Abdul El-Sayed, CAIR, Democrats, Egypt, Florida, Free Speech, Jihad, Jordan, Lebanon, Marco Rubio, Mohammed Morsi, Muslim, Muslim Brotherhood, Not The Bee, State Department, terrorism, Texas, zakat | 6 Comments

Ungodly Doings In Godley

Posted on August 24, 2026 by Lawrence Person

In a small city of some 5,000, you would expect there to be some overlap between the city council and other institutions in town, like the volunteer fire department, the PTA, or the Kiwanis Club. One thing you wouldn’t expect … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Texas | Tagged Acy McGehee, Ashley Ketcherside, Cass Callaway, corrupt scumbags, corruption, Crime, Godley, Jason Jordan, Jennifer Thompson, Jeremy Arbuthnot, Johnson County, Kayla Lain, Matthew Cantrell, Michael Ketcherside, Michael Papenfuss, prostitution, Regina Cantrell, Ryan Eady, Solomon Omotoya, Spencer Templer, Texas, Texas DPS, Texas Scorecard, Travis Morgan | 9 Comments

Paramount Moving To Austin?

Posted on August 23, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Paramount and Netflix continue to fight over control of Warner Brothers, with California’s state government continuing to oppose the Paramount bid, the sticking point reportedly being preserving liberal control of geriatric news network CNN. As a result, Paramount is threatening … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Texas | Tagged Austin, California, CNN, Department of Justice, Hollywood, movies, Netflix, Paramount, Rob Bonta, Texas, Warner Brothers | 4 Comments

VDH: America Dominates Tech

Posted on August 22, 2026 by Lawrence Person

It’s easy for the uninformed to get black pilled about America’s comparative advantage in technology. “China’s AI efforts are eating our lunch!” Etc. Victor Davis Hanson is always good for a grounded take, and when it comes to technology, he … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Technology, video | Tagged Adobe, AI, Anthropic, Apple, cancer, ChatGPT, China, Claude Cowork, Copilot, Crystal Genetics, Daily Signal, Dubio, Economics, Energy Policy, Facebook, France, genetic engineering, Genomics, Google, Google Gemini, Grok, Illumina, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Microsoft, Midjourney, Mistral, Natera, Notion AI, Oracle, Palantir, Palo Alto Networks, Perplexity AI, Salesforce, SAP, space, SpaceX, technology, Victor Davis Hanson, video, xAI | 7 Comments