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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

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

LinkSwarm For March 27, 2026

Posted on March 27, 2026 by Lawrence Person

More proof of widespread Biden Administration abuse and fraud uncovered, more news from the Iran war, the Trump Administration fights welfare fraud, LA displays both welfare and voting fraud, more lefty sorts stealing funds to feather their own nests, Muslim … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Border Control, Budget, Communism, Crime, Democrats, Economics, Elections, Foreign Policy, Guns, Jihad, Military, Regulation, Social Justice Warriors, Technology, Texas, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State | Tagged #BlackLivesMatter, 2026 Election, 2026 Texas Attorney General Race, A.J. Louderback, Aaron Reitz, abortion, Adam Savage, Ahmad Vahidi, AI, Air Force, Andrew Ferguson, Angel Kelley, Arctic Frost, Armando Walle, Asmongold, Austin, B-52, Babylon Bee, Barksdale Air Force Base (BAFB), Behnam Rezaei, Border Controls, Bossier City, Brooks Landgraf, Budget, California, Carl Tepper, Central Texas Public Safety Commission, Chance Bretches, China, Chip Roy, Christian Manuel, Chuck Grassley, Chuck Norris, Code Pink, Cody Vasut, Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT), Communism, corruption, Crime, Crossfire Hurricane, Cuba, Daniel Perry, Democrats, Dennis Farris, Department of Justice, Dnipropetrovsk, dogs, Doug O’Connell, drones, Dustin Burrows, East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC), Economics, Eddie Morales Jr., Elections, Ellen Troxclair, EPIC City, Erin Zwiener, Export Control Reform Act, Facebook, FEMA, Florida, Foreign Policy, fraud, Greg Abbott, Guns, Hasan Piker, homeless, Illegal Aliens, Illinois, infantcide, Iran, Iranian navy, Iranian Revolutionary Guards, J. D. Vance, Jack Smith, James O'Keefe, Jeffrey Epstein, Jennica Pounds AKA DataRepublican, Jennifer Stevens, Jihad, Joe Biden, Jose Garza, Karen Sage, Kash Patel, Ken Paxton, Kermit Gosnell, Kupiansk, Lawsuit, LinkSwarm, Los Angeles, Louisiana, Lyman, Mayes Middleton, Medicaid, Michael Flynn, Military, Mitch Landgraf, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Monica Cannon-Grant, Mr. T, murder, Muslim, New Mexico, nuclear weapons, Nvidia, Olympics, Operation Epic Fury, Rand Paul, Regulation, Richard Hayes, Richard Raymond, Robert Leonard, Robert Spencer, Roblox, Ruei-Tsan “Steven” Chang, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, SAVE Act, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Shelby Slawson, St. Petersburg (Russia), Stephen Miller (Trump advisor), Susie Wiles, Sydney Bellwoar, technology, Ted Cruz, Texas, Texas Scorecard, The Texan News, Ting-Wei “Willy” Sun, Tom Scott, transexual, Travis County, TSA, Tulsi Gabbard, UK, Ukraine, University of North Texas, USAID, Ust-Luga, video games, Virginia, voting fraud, Welfare State, Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw, Zero Hedge | 12 Comments

Texas 2026 Primaries: Mayes Middleton Vs. Chip Roy For Attorney General

Posted on February 16, 2026 by Lawrence Person

People have asked me to do some election roundup/endorsements, since early voting starts on Tuesday. I’m going to try, but, to quote Calvin & Hobbes, the days are just packed. So let’s start with a race that’s most interesting because … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections, Republicans, Social Justice Warriors, Texas | Tagged 2026 Election, 2026 Texas Attorney General Race, Aaron Reitz, Chip Roy, Elections, Endorsements, George Soros, Gun Owners of America, Guns, Joan Huffman, Mayes Middleton, Mike Lee, polls, Rand Paul, Republicans, Second Amendment, Social Justice Warriors, Ted Cruz, Texas, Texas Eagle Forum, Turning Point USA, Wayne Christian, Young Conservatives of Texas | 2 Comments

Rand Paul Airs The Festivus (Budget) Grievances

Posted on December 23, 2025 by Lawrence Person

Happy Festivus to those who celebrate! In keeping with the spirit of the season, Sen. Rand Paul has graced up with the traditional airing of grievances. Senator Rand Paul (R., Ky.) released a report Tuesday detailing $1.6 trillion in government … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, Social Justice Warriors | Tagged Budget, cocaine, coronavirus, debt, deficits, Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), dogs, Festivus, James Lynch, Jerry Seinfeld, National Review, pork barrel, Rand Paul, Social Justice Warriors | 9 Comments

Can DOGE Take A Bite Out Of The Administrative State?

Posted on December 9, 2024 by Lawrence Person

During my lifetime, I’ve seen Republican Presidents struggle to balance the budget and shrink the federal bureaucracy, and worse, not struggle to do so. Ford quite rightly vetoed numerous spending bills he said would cost too much money, and Reagan … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, unions, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State | Tagged Budget, Congressional Budget Office, Department of Defense, Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Department of Veterans Affairs, DHS, Elon Musk, Loper Bright Enterprises V. Raimondo, Rand Paul, USPS, Vivek Ramaswamy, Welfare State, West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency | 11 Comments

The Veepstakes Silly Season

Posted on May 23, 2024 by Lawrence Person

Speculation as to Trump’s 2024 is in full swing, and Sean Trende has an entry in the genre that’s half obvious and half “What are you smoking?” 10. Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley. No way in hell. There’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections, Republicans | Tagged 2024 Presidential Race, Donald Trump, Doug Burgum, Glenn Youngkin, Greg Abbott, J. D. Vance, Kim Reynolds, Marco Rubio, Nikki Haley, Rand Paul, Republicans, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Sean Trende, Tim Scott, Tulsi Gabbard, Vice President, Winsome Sears | 25 Comments

LinkSwarm For January 12, 2024

Posted on January 12, 2024 by Lawrence Person

Superman gets tired of Iran’s catspaws tugging on his cape, the Biden Recession has both inflation and budget deficits soaring, another polar vortex barrels down on Texas, and the crazy-eyed girlfriend of a corrupt Democrat shows up on the Epstein … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Border Control, Budget, Communism, Crime, Democrats, Economics, Elections, Foreign Policy, Guns, Jihad, Media Watch, Military, Regulation, Republicans, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, video | Tagged 2024 Election, 2024 Presidential Race, 9th Circuit Court, Alaqua Cox, Amish, Austin, Austin Police Department, Biden Recession, California, Charlie Gerow, Crime, Daniel Noboa, Disney, dogs, Ecuador, feminism, Foreign Policy, Georgia, Guayaquil, gun control, Guns, Gwendolyn Beck, Habitual Linecrosser, Houthi, Iran, Jeffrey Epstein, Michael Rodriguez, Michael Roman, Middle East, Military, Nathan Wade, Nikki Haley, Pennsylvania, Rand Paul, Robert Menendez, Second Amendment, Semiconductors, Social Justice Warriors, Suchomimus, Travis County, video, Yemen | 6 Comments

LinkSwarm for August 13, 2021

Posted on August 13, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Happy Friday the 13th! This week’s LinkSwarm features Democrats behaving badly (a timeless theme). Immediately after Senate Republicans caved on the pork-filled infrastructure bill, Democrats turned around and passed a highly partisan $3.5 billion budget bill. Good job, idiots. Hunter … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, Crime, Democrats, Economics, Media Watch, Social Justice Warriors, Waste and Fraud | Tagged Andrew Cuomo, Arizona, Baltimore, Budget, Canada, China, corruption, Crime, Dan Crenshaw, Democrats, Devin Hogan, Economics, Edward C. Ennels, EU, Hunter Biden, inflation, Jennifer Rubin, LinkSwarm, Media Watch, Minneapolis, Oregon, Rand Paul, Russia, segregation, Social Justice Warriors, Switzerland, Texas Tribune, Tony Navarrete, waste, YouTube | 1 Comment

Something Resembling A Texas Gubernatorial Race?

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Does Texas have a competitive Gubernatorial race in 2022? No, not yet. But on the Republican side, we have something that resembles a competitive primary a lot more than we did at any point of the 2018 election cycle. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections, Republicans, Texas | Tagged 2022 Election, 2022 Texas Governor's Race, Allen West, Chad Prather, Deirdre Gilbert, Democrats, Don Huffines, Elections, Greg Abbott, Matthew McConnaughey, Michael Cooper, Rand Paul, Republicans | 1 Comment

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