LinkSwarm for July 8, 2022

More pain at the pump, an assassination in Japan, and a whole new crop of Democrat child sex offenders. It’s the Friday LinkSwarm!  Why you can indeed blame Joe Biden for high gas prices. On May 12, Biden’s Interior Department blocked a proposal to open up more than one million acres of land in… Continue reading LinkSwarm for July 8, 2022

Biden’s EPA Trying To Crush The Permian Basin?

Evidently $8 a gallon gas simply isn’t high enough for the Biden Administration’s EPA. Hot on the heels of the Supreme Court telling the EPA it can’t regulate carbon dioxide absent congressional authority to do so, the EPA is attacking drilling in the Permian Basin over ozone. The Permian Basin, straddling Texas and New Mexico,… Continue reading Biden’s EPA Trying To Crush The Permian Basin?

BidenWatch for October 26, 2020

Eight days out from election day! The Crooked Joe revelations from Hunter’s laptop are coming so fast and heavy that I’m hard-pressed to corral them all! It’s this week’s BidenWatch! “The Complete History Of Hunter Biden’s Crony-Connected Jobs.” There are a whole lot of them: That the 50-year-old Hunter has been trading on his Democratic… Continue reading BidenWatch for October 26, 2020

LinkSwarm for November 23, 2018

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! I for one am stuffed… For those freaking out about Chief Justice Roberts saying there are no Democratic or Republican judges…¯\_(ツ)_/¯. He’s the head of a co-equal branch of the United States federal government, of course he’s going to defend the institutional independence of the court, no matter the… Continue reading LinkSwarm for November 23, 2018

Texas Gas Shortage Ends

The short-lived post-Harvey gas shortage is pretty much already over: Long lines for gasoline in Austin and elsewhere in the state have dissipated for the most part along with the short-lived, social media-fueled frenzy over fears of a severe shortage. Motorists remain more likely than before Hurricane Harvey hit to encounter the occasional empty filling… Continue reading Texas Gas Shortage Ends

Texas vs. California Update for May 22, 2017

We’re in the home stretch of hammering out the Texas biannual state budget, which has to be completed by May 29. Until then, enjoy another Texas vs. California roundup: Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Texas is once again ranked the best state for business, while California is ranked the worst. (Hat tip: Will… Continue reading Texas vs. California Update for May 22, 2017

Black Helicopters and Gas Prices

Two observations, linked only that I saw each on the same day when traveling back to Austin from Houston: The black helicopters are back. By “black helicopters” I mean military helicopters without visible markings (though I didn’t stop to see if I could spot them) hovering over a highway, in this case I-10 near Katy.… Continue reading Black Helicopters and Gas Prices

Texas Vs. California: 13 Days Before the Election Roundup

With the election less than two weeks away, time for a roundup of how the champions of their respective political models (Texas for Red States and California for Blue States) are doing: Why is gasoline so expensive in California? Because Californian politicians have made it that expensive. (Hat tip: Dwight.) California is getting ready to… Continue reading Texas Vs. California: 13 Days Before the Election Roundup