Monthly Archives: August 2026

No Repentance = No Grace For Woke Bullshit

Posted on August 11, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Various leftists, including Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, are now claiming that you can’t drag them for past statements because “Woke 1 was crazy.” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) debuted a new phrase on Sunday meant to distinguish the current rise of socialism … Continue reading →

Posted in Border Control, Communism, Democrats, Elections, Jihad, Social Justice Warriors | Tagged #BlackLivesMatter, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Communism, coronavirus, defund the police, Democratic Socialists of America, Democrats, feminists, Francesca Hong, Jihad, lockdown, media bias, Obama Scandals, Social Justice Warriors, transexual, victimhood | 24 Comments

Ecosystems Of Digital Fraud

Posted on August 10, 2026 by Lawrence Person

This starts out as a warning that off-brand digital devices can be doing sketchy stuff behind your back and blossoms into a expose of a wide-ranging ecosystem of worldwide digital fraud. Security experts have been sounding the alarm for years … Continue reading →

Posted in Communism, Crime, Technology | Tagged advertising, AI, Bitsight, Brian Krebs, China, Crime, Distributed Denial-of-Service attack (DDoS), fraud, H96, hacking, Pedro Fale, technology, Zhejiang Fengwo IoT Technology Ltd. | 4 Comments

Parts Of NFA Ruled Unconstitutional

Posted on August 9, 2026 by Lawrence Person

A federal judge in Texas has ruled significant parts of the National Firearms Act unconstitutional. A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that the registration and approval requirements for suppressors, short-barreled rifles, and short-barreled shotguns in the National Firearms Act (NFA) … Continue reading →

Posted in Guns, Regulation | Tagged ATF, Commerce Clause, Gun Owners of America, Guns, Hughes Amendment, James Wesley Hendrix, Machine Gun, National Firearms Act, Regulation, Second Amendment, Silencer Shop Foundation v. ATF, silencers, Sonzinsky v. United States, Taxes, video, Washington Gun Law | 2 Comments

“How Is The B-52 Stratofortress Still In Service?”

Posted on August 8, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Simon Whistler takes a look at why BUFF is eternal. That longevity is amazing, considering how many times the Air Force tried to cancel the B-52 project before it ever saw the light of day. “Even though it’s the longest … Continue reading →

Posted in Military, video | Tagged Air Force, B-1, B-2, B-21, B-52, Boeing, bomber, Desert Storm, MiG-21, Military, nuclear weapons, Simon Whistler, Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, video, Vietnam War, World War II | 6 Comments

LinkSwarm For August 7, 2026

Posted on August 7, 2026 by Lawrence Person

More Iran War spin cycle, Ukraine hits more oil refineries and Wildberries, more welfare state fraud, more Fauci follies, more Democrats behaving badly, and one anime lover does something really, really stupid. It’s the Friday LinkSwarm! (Note: Somehow an unfinished … Continue reading →

Posted in Communism, Crime, Democrats, Elections, Jihad, Military, Social Justice Warriors, Technology, Texas, unions | Tagged 2026 Election, Abdallah Adnan Taha Abu al-Tayf, Abdul El-Sayed, AI, American Academy of Pediatrics, anime, Anthony Fauci, Babylon Bee, baseball, Bashneft-Novoil, Bret Weinstein, Brian Romero, Cambridge, China, Communism, Crimea, data security, Democratic Socialists of America, Democrats, Dodgers, drones, Elections, Facebook, FIRE, Flock AI cameras, fraud, Free Speech, Gaza, hacking, Haley Stevens, Hamas, Hasan Piker, Hawaii, Heather Heying, IDF, Internet, Iran, Israel, Jalal Tsubeih, Jason Arday, Joseph Roy Ozment, Kay Granger, Ken Paxton, Kirill Basin, Krasniy Bor, Lawsuit, Legal Insurrection, LinkSwarm, logistics, Mahmoud Fatair, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Nizhnekamsk, Novorossiysk, Novosemeykino, OpenAI, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, privacy rights, Rand Paul, Rice University, Rom Braslavski, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, Sam Altman, Sarah Hoyt, Social Justice Warriors, St. Petersburg (Russia), Strait of Hormuz, Suchomimus, Superman, Tatarstan, technology, terrorism, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas DPS, Texas Public Policy Foundation, Ufa, UK, Ukraine, University of Texas, University of Texas at Dallas, vaccine, vaccine mandate, Welfare State, Wildberries, Yaroslavl, Yekaterinburg | 4 Comments

Another Texas Sales Tax Holiday This Weekend

Posted on August 6, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Another Texas sales tax holiday is sneaking up on us this weekend. Texas Comptroller Don Huffines encourages Texans to save money on tax-free purchases of most clothing, footwear school supplies and backpacks (sold for less than $100) during the annual … Continue reading →

Posted in Texas | Tagged Amazon, Don Huffines, education, Sales Tax Holiday, Texas | 2 Comments

Anthropic Destroys Books

Posted on August 5, 2026 by Lawrence Person

I’ve been cataloging various AI sins in this space for a while, but few get my goat as viscerally as the news that Anthropic destroys books in the process of scanning them. Anthropic was at the center of another controversy … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | Tagged AI, Anthropic, Books, Bruce Sterling, Project Panama, technology, Vernor Vinge | 8 Comments

Why Would You Even Want Meta Glasses?

Posted on August 4, 2026 by Lawrence Person

In their ongoing drive to remove every last vestige of your privacy, as well as make the world a worse place, Meta (AKA Facebook) has unleashed a new generation of smart AI-enabled glasses that are evidently already on sale through … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | Tagged AI, Facebook, privacy rights, technology | 1 Comment

Pipers At The Exit Gates Of The Democrat Party

Posted on August 3, 2026 by Lawrence Person

It seems that people who thought they were Democrats are finally waking up to the fact that the party has left them. First up: Bill Maher, who’s not down with the Dem’s open commie turn: “Right before we left, Vice … Continue reading →

Posted in Communism, Democrats, Social Justice Warriors | Tagged Bill Maher, Cea Weaver, Cold War, Communism, coronavirus, cults, Darializa Avila Chevalier, defund the police, Democratic Socialists of America, Democrats, Evan Barker, Francesca Hong, Greg Cesar, Hasan Piker, J. D. Vance, Palestinians, Republicans, Sargon of Akkad, Social Justice Warriors, Zohran Mamdani | 25 Comments

A Deep Dive Into Legal Carry Near Texas Schools

Posted on August 2, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Two pro-gun attorneys do a deepish dive into legal carry dos and don’ts near schools, and its pretty useful stuff. “Can you legally carry a firearm within 1,000 feet of a school? Does a Texas License to Carry protect you … Continue reading →

Posted in Guns, Regulation, Texas, video | Tagged CHL, Emily Taylor, Gun-Free School Zones Act, Guns, Regulation, Richard Hayes (Armed Attorney), Second Amendment, Texas, video | 1 Comment