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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

LinkSwarm For July 31, 2026

Posted on July 31, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Iran lashes out again and gets pounded even harder for its troubles, Fauci’s diary validates just about everything conservatives have been saying about him for the last six years, DSA is open about wanting to destroy the Constitution, Ukraine blows … Continue reading →

Posted in Border Control, Communism, Crime, Democrats, Elections, Foreign Policy, Jihad, Media Watch, Military, Social Justice Warriors, Technology, Texas, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State | Tagged 2028 Presidential Race, ActBlue, Addie Hovland, AI, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Amazon, Andy Burham, Anthony Fauci, Anthropic, Babylon Bee, BeardMeatsFood, Belgorod, Border Controls, Bradford Plumer, Brandon Klayme, Breakthrough News, Bruce Stokes, Buzzfeed, California, campaign finance fraud, Canada, cars, Ceuta, Charlie LeDuff, China, Christino Rodriquez, Christopher Rufo, Claude Cowork, Communism, coronavirus, Craig Gilbert, crazy cat lady, Cristi Kempf, Critical Drinker, Cyberpunk, Dallas, Daniel Gross, David Rohde, David Sweeney, defund the police, DEI, Democratic Socialists of America, Democrats, Department of Defense, Dhillon Law Group, dogs, Donald Trump, drones, drugs, Dunes Sagebrush Lizard, Ed Bolian, Egypt, Elizabeth Waffle, Ezra Klein, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, Fifth Amendment, Florida, food, Foreign Agent Registration Act, fraud, Gail Giustino, Gaza, Google, hacking, hamburgers, Huffington Post, hypercar, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Iran, Israel, Jeremy Clarkson, Jihad, Jim Geraghty, Jon Healey, Jonathan Alter, Jonathan Broder, Julian Pecquet, Kathleen Deveny, Kazan, Ken Paxton, Kenya, Krasnodar, Labour, Lawsuit, LinkSwarm, logistics, Los Angeles, Marilyn Geewax, Marjorie Miller, Matthew Yglesias, Media Watch, Megan Romer, meth, Michigan, Midland, Mikie Sherrill, Morocco, Muslim, Natalie Winters, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, Neuromancer, Nevada, Neville Roy Singham, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York City, NFL, OpenAI, Operation Epic Fury, Pakistan, Pedro Sanchez, Penza, People's Forum, Permian Basin, Podcast of the Lotus Eaters, Port Taman, Rand Paul, Red Sea, reparations, Reporting from Ukraine, Ronald Brownstein, Rostov-On-Don, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, Ryazan, Saudi Arabia, Shikha Dalmia, Skid Row, Slovenia, South Carolina, Spain, Spinal Tap, Steve Chapman, Steve Clemons, Strait of Hormuz, Suchomimus, Sudan, Supreme Court, Swords, Teacher Incentive Allotment, Terry Johnson, Texas, Texas Education Agency, Texas Scorecard, Tom Omestad, Tony Semerad, Tricontinental Institute, Tung Chee-hwa, Turkey, TV, Tyumen, Uber, UK, Ukraine, vaccine mandate, Virginia, Volgograd, Washington D.C., Ways and Means Committee, Welfare State, Wildberries, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Zaporizhia, Zohran Mamdani | 13 Comments

The Texas Data Center Dilemma

Posted on July 30, 2026 by Lawrence Person

For most of the 21st century, Texas had a pretty welcoming attitude toward data center construction: Come on down! Like every other type of economic investment, from factory to fab to corporate HQ, if you had just about any need … Continue reading →

Posted in Regulation, Technology, Texas | Tagged AI, Amazon, BlackRock, Brad Reynolds, Carol Alvarado, Chuy Hinojosa, data centers, El Paso, Energy Policy, ERCOT, Facebook, Grant Halk, Greg Abbott, infrastructure, Isaiah Mitchell, Joan Huffman, Paul Bettencourt, Pete Flores, Public Utility Commission (PUC), subsidies, Taxes, technology, Texas, Texas Scorecard, The Texan News, Thomas Gleeson, water | 3 Comments

Austin’s Secret Amazon Land Grab

Posted on July 28, 2026 by Lawrence Person

The Austin City Council is supposed to serve the people of Austin, but recent actions suggest that they’re a lot more interested in doing the bidding of a Fortune 5 company than serving mere citizens. The Austin City Council has … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Democrats, Regulation, Texas | Tagged Adam Cahn, Amazon, annexation, Austin, Austin City Council, Bill Bunch, Democrats, eminent domain, real estate, Regulation, robots, subsidies, Tax Increment Financing (TIF), Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones (TIRZ), Taxes, Texas, Texas Public Policy Foundation, Texas Scorecard | 14 Comments

LinkSwarm For June 5, 2026

Posted on June 5, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Conflicting economic signals, more Democrat fraud uncovered, more criminal illegal aliens deported, Ukraine sinks more Russian ships and ignites more Russian oil refineries, more Winning, more media companies still try to cling to woke (but Victoria’s Secret wises up), and … Continue reading →

Posted in Border Control, Budget, Communism, Crime, Democrats, Economics, Elections, Foreign Policy, Global Warming, Media Watch, Social Justice Warriors, Supreme Court, Technology, Texas, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State | Tagged 2026 Election, 2026 Texas Senate Race, Aaron Spencer, AI, AIPAC, Alabama, Amazon, Asmongold, Azov Sea, Babylon Bee, Bolivia, Border Controls, Brooke Rollins, Budget, California, Communism, corrupt scumbags, Crime, Crimea, Cristobal Liobardo Vasquez-Sanchez, Daily Dose of Internet, Daniel Alexis Casasola-Rivera, Dark Horse Comics, data security, DC Comics, Defense for Children International Palestine, Democrats, Department of Justice, dogs, drones, El Salvador, Embracer Group, EPA, ExxonMobil, Fender, Findraiser.AI, Fourth Amendment, fraud, Gavin Newsom, gay, Graham Platner, Hakeem Jeffries, Hamas, Hawaii, Henry Nowak, horror movies, housing, Illegal Aliens, Ilsky, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Iowa, Israel, James Talarico, Jim Jordan, Jimmy Gomez, John Azzariti, Ken Paxton, Kirill Basin, KKK, Lauro Javier Miron-Tapia, Lawsuit, Lee Zeldin, Legal Insurrection, Lewis Dinges, Libertarians, LinkSwarm, Lord of the Rings, Maine, Mala Tokmachka, Media Watch, Metroplex, Michael Fosler, Michele Siekerka, Mike Lee, movies, New Jersey, New World Screwworm, New York City, NGO, Not The Bee, NPR, Nun Hawi Tuam, oil industry, pedophilia, Plano, police, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Power Forward Communities, rape, Reporting from Ukraine, Rick Beato, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Rockefeller Foundation, Ron Wyden, Ronald Reagan, Russ Vought, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, Samidoun, Samsung, sex offender, sex scandal, Shomari Figures, Social Justice Warriors, Southern Poverty Law Center, St. Petersburg (Russia), Stacey Abrams, Stargate, Suchomimus, Supreme Court, Suzan DelBene, Takings, technology, Ted Chiang, Texas, Tides Foundation, UK, Ukraine, USAID, Vickrum Digwa, Victoria's Secret, Virginia, Warren Davidson, Yardena Wolf, Zach Lahn, Zohran Mamdani | 5 Comments

Texas Sales Tax Holiday Starts Today

Posted on April 25, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Today through Monday is a prepper sales tax holiday in Texas. The following items are covered: These emergency preparation supplies qualify for tax exemption if purchased for a sales price: Less than $3000 Portable generators. Less than $300 Emergency ladders. … Continue reading →

Posted in Texas, video | Tagged Amazon, prepper, Project Farm, Sales Tax Holiday, Texas, video | 2 Comments

LinkSwarm For April 3, 2026

Posted on April 3, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Happy Good Friday! More Democrat voting fraud, Iran manages to shoot down a couple of planes, more California fraud under Governor Hairgel, Commies gonna commie, Microsoft behaving (and performing) badly, Pakistan’s nefarious actions backfire (yet again), the best rifle for … Continue reading →

Posted in Border Control, Communism, Crime, Democrats, Elections, Foreign Policy, Guns, Jihad, Military, Social Justice Warriors, Supreme Court, Technology, Texas, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State | Tagged 3D Printing, 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, A-10 Warthog, Afghanistan, AI, AK-47, Alberta, Amazon, American Federation of Teachers, Anthropic, Apple, April Fools, Artemis II, Atkins, Babylon Bee, Border Controls, Bush Intercontinental Airport, California, Canada, China, Claude Cowork, Communism, Critical Drinker, Democrats, Denver, Department of Justice, DHS, Elections, F-15, fraud, Gavin Newsom, Guns, H-1B visa, Houston, Ian McCollum, Illegal Aliens, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Iran, Jihad, John Cleese, John Fetterman, Jose Medina-Medina, Kathy Hochul, Ken Paxton, Konstantinos Bogdanos, Legal Insurrection, LinkSwarm, Louis Rossmann, MANPADS, Media Watch, Microsoft, Mississippi, moon, murder, NASA, Neville Roy Singham, Nicholas Moran, North Korea, Oracle, Outlook, Pakistan, Pakistani ISI, Pam Bondi, Pramila Jayapal, Randi Weingarten, reparations, Reporting from Ukraine, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, Sheridan Gorman, Social Justice Warriors, Supreme Court, tanks, technology, Texas, Tim Walz, UK, Ukraine, unions, Vizio, voting fraud, Walmart, Welfare State | 7 Comments

Amazon AI Causes Amazon Outage

Posted on February 22, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Megacorporations are telling businesses that their AI offerings are good enough to run vital company functions. The problem is, those AIs are still screwing up, and frequently in ways humans wouldn’t screw up. That’s what Amazon found out when they … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | Tagged AI, Amazon, Anthropic, AWS, China, Google, Kiro, Microsoft, OpenAI, technology, XKCD | 4 Comments

LinkSwarm For October 31, 2025

Posted on October 31, 2025 by Lawrence Person

Happy Halloween! Biden’s FBI turned January 6 investigations into a vast monitoring program aimed at Republicans, the Schumer Shutdown continues, a whole of disturbing illegal alien sex offenders, Milei wins again in Argentina, Russian floating crane does what Russian ships … Continue reading →

Posted in Border Control, Crime, Democrats, Elections, Foreign Policy, Guns, Media Watch, Military, Regulation, Social Justice Warriors, Texas | Tagged 2025 Elections, 2028 Presidential Race, Adan Martinez-Gonzalez, aircraft, Ajay Pittman, Alvaro Navarro, Amazon, Anne Frank, Anthony Gulluni, antifa, Arctic Frost, Argentina, Arizona, artillery, AT&T, Autopen Scandal, black, Border Controls, Broadway, Budget, California, CalPERs, Cambodia, Car Wizard, cars, China, Christopher Wray, Chuck Grassley, Chuck Schumer, cocaine, ConocoPhillips, Crime, David Weigel, Democrats, DHS, dogs, drones, El Paso, electric cars, Emily Baumgaertner Nunn, FBI, Federal Reserve, Foreign Policy, Gavin Newsom, gay, Greece, Green Day, Guns, Halloween, Hispanics, horror movies, Illegal Aliens, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Indira Talwani, Jack Smith, James Boasberg, Javier Milei, Jeff Zients, Jets, Joe Biden, John McConnell Jr., Kamala Harris, Karine Jean-Pierre, Khyre Holbert, Kinder Morgan, LaMar Cook, layoffs, LinkSwarm, Los Angeles, Louis Rossmann, Mari El, Mariysky, Martha Alicia Mendez Aguilar AKA La Diabla, Massachusetts, Matt Von Swol, Maura Healey, May C. Lau, Media Watch, Merrick Garland, Mexico, Military, movies, natural gas, Nebraska, New Generation drug cartel, New York City, NFL, Nicanor Hernandez-Gutierrez, Norway, Oklahoma, Omaha, Oryol, pedophilia, pipeline, polls, Project Farm, pronouns, rape, Republicans, Rick Perry, robots, Ron Klain, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, Scott Bessent, Scott Weiner, sex offender, Social Justice Warriors, statistics, Stavrolen, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Switzerland, Ted Cruz, Texas, Thailand, treaties, Tricia McLaughlin, Tulsi Gabbard, Ukraine, UPS, Zohran Mamdani | 4 Comments

LinkSwarm For September 26, 2025

Posted on September 26, 2025 by Lawrence Person

A whole lot of despicable Democrats voted against remembering Charlie Kirk and denouncing political violence, a whole bunch of lefties are still lying about Kirk, Comey indicted, President Trump officially backs a complete Ukraine victory, a new American stealth fighter … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Border Control, Crime, Democrats, Foreign Policy, Global Warming, Jihad, Military, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, Waste and Fraud | Tagged #BlackLivesMatter, acetaminophen, ADL, Adrian Carton de Wiart, Adriano Espaillat, Afipsky, AI, Air Force, aircraft, Al Green, Alex Nowrasteh, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Alma Adams, Amazon, Amir Mostafavi, Andre Carson, Andrea Salinas, anti-semitism, antifa, Austin, autism, Autopen Scandal, Ayanna Pressley, Babylon Bee, Bennie Thompson, Bluestockings Cooperative, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Border Controls, Brad Sherman, Brazos Midland Processing LLC (AKA Brazos Midstream), Brent Smith, Brian Thompson, Brittany Pettersen, Bryanskaya Ulitsa, California, Canada, cars, Catherine Herridge, Cato Institute, censorship, Charlie Kirk, ChatGPT, Chellie Pingree, China, Cleo Fields, Clownfish TV, Communism, Crime, Critical Drinker, Crowdstrike, Dallas, Daniel Goldman, Danny Davis, Delia Ramirez, Democrats, Denmark, Department of Defense, Diana DeGette, Donald Beyer Jr., Donald Norcross, Donald Trump, Doris Matsui, Dwight Evans, Edmee Chavannes, Eli Lily, Elvis Presley, Emanuel Cleaver, Emilia Strong Sykes, Emily Randall, Eric Swalwell, Eugene Vindman, F-47, FBI, fraud, Frederica Wilson, Gabe Amo, Gabe Vasquez, George Latimer, Glenn Ivey, Google, Grace Meng, Graceland (Elvis), green subsidies, Greg Abbott, Greg Casar, Gwen Moore, hacking, Hamas, Hank Johnson Jr., Harris County, Harvard, Herbert Conaway Jr., Hunter Biden, Hunter Nadeau, Ilhan Omar, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Ivanpah Solar Power Facility, Jahana Hayes, James Baker, James Clyburn, James Comey, James Rybicki, James Walkinshaw, Janelle Bynum, Janice Schakowsky, Japan, Jasmine Crockett, JavaScript, Jeff Zients, Jeffrey Blehar, Jennifer McClellan, Jesus Garcia, Jihad, Jihad Watch, Jill Biden, Jill Tokuda, Jimmy Gomez, Jimmy Kimmel, JoAnne Chesimard AKA Assata Shakur, Joaquin Castro, Joe Biden, Joe Neguse, John Garamendi, John Jones, John Reardon, Jonathan Jackson, Joyce Beatty, Julie Johnson, Keir Starmer, Kevin Mullin, Kinney County, Krasnodar, Kristi Noem, Kweisi Mfume, Labour, LaMonica McIver, Lateefah Simon, Laura Friedman, Lauren Underwood, Lawsuit, Linda Sanchez, LinkSwarm, Lloyd Doggett, Lois Frankel, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Lucy McBath, Maggie Goodlander, Marc Veasey, marijuana, Marilyn Strickland, Mark DeSaulnier, Mark Pocan, Mary Elise Cosgray, Mary Gay Scanlon, Maxine Waters, Maxwell Frost, Media Watch, Melanie Stansbury, Michael Loadenthal, Mike Quigley, Mike Thompson, Military, Monica Cannon-Grant, murder, Nancy Pelosi, Nanette Diaz Barragan, NATO, New Hampshire, New York City, Nick Fuentes, Nikema Williams, Norma Torres, Nydia Velazquez, OpenAI, Operation Lone Star, Oracle, Palestinians, Paul Tonko, Pete Hegseth, Pramila Jayapal, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Rashida Tlaib, Raul Ruiz, Regulation, Ritchie Torres, Ro Khanna, Robert DeCesare, Robert Eugene Brashers, Robert Garcia, Robert Menendez, Robert Scott, Robin Kelly, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, Ryan James Girdusky, Salud Carbajal, samurai sword, Sanford Bishop Jr., Sara Jacobs, Sara Jane Moore, Saratov, Satan, Sean Casten, serial killer, Seth Moulton, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Shomari Figures, Shontel Brown, Shri Thanedar, Social Justice Warriors, solar power, spiders, Stephen Green, Steve Cohen, Steve Lehto, Steven Horsford, subsidies, Suhas Subramanyam, Summer Lee, Suzanne Bonamici, Swords, Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Sylvia Garcia, TABC, technology, Ted Cruz, Teresa Leger Fernandez, Terri Sewell, terrorism, Texas, Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), Texas Interconnect Grid, Texas Jobs Energy Technology and Innovation (JETI), Texas Scorecard, The Prosecution Project, The Texan News, Tik-Tok, Timothy Kennedy, Todd Lyons, Tokyo, Toronto, Troy Carter, Trump Assassination Attempt, UK, Ukraine, Val Hoyle, Valerie Foushee, Veronica Escobar, Vinton Steel, VINwiki, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky, Werner Foerster, Wesley Bell, World War I, World War II, Yogurt Shop Murders, YouTube, Yvette Clarke | 2 Comments

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