# just the news (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover just the news. Page: Feed: --- ## [VDH: America Dominates Tech](https://www.battleswarmblog.com/?p=72906) _2026-08-22 · Lawrence Person · Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog_ 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 says America is still far and away the country to beat. “During this midterm summer \[…\] ## [LinkSwarm For August 21, 2026](https://www.battleswarmblog.com/?p=72896) _2026-08-22 · Lawrence Person · Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog_ Trump’s winning in Iran, Russia’s losing in Ukraine, Democrats committing fraud left and right, the data center debate rages on, a crappy movie in China gain sudden popularity because it’s crappy, and Orlando PD get to wrestle an alligator. It’s the Friday LinkSwarm! National Review comes to the shocking conclusion that Trump’s Iran strategy might \[…\] ## [Pro-Tip: If You Rob A Gun Store, Don’t Display Your Stolen Guns On Instagram](https://www.battleswarmblog.com/?p=72888) _2026-08-20 · Lawrence Person · Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog_ Many people think today’s youth are stupider than than those in the past, and two teenagers who robbed a gun store and then displayed the stolen weapons on Instagram certainly argue in favor of the proposition. Three teenagers have been arrested in connection with a July break-in at a Pflugerville gun store where 34 firearms \[…\] ## [Abbott Wants Foreign Funding, H-1B Employment Banned In Public Schools](https://www.battleswarmblog.com/?p=72880) _2026-08-19 · Lawrence Person · Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog_ Back in January, Texas Governor Greg Abbott froze H-1B visas for Texas state agencies and universities. Now pushing for the same in public schools, plus an end to foreign curriculum funding. Gov. Greg Abbott is calling on Texas lawmakers to ban foreign funding in public schools and prohibit districts from employing workers through the federal \[…\] ## [While Swalwell Was Slipping Sausage To Chinese Spy, China Was Slipping Money To Him](https://www.battleswarmblog.com/?p=72870) _2026-08-18 · Lawrence Person · Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog_ Remember all the way back in 2020 when we covered California Democrat Congressman Eric Swalwell banging a Chinese spy? Well, National Review brings us the breaking news that he admitted it to the FBI all the way back in 2015. That’s not what I want to talk about today. Instead I want to talk how \[…\] ## [“This Was PBS”](https://www.battleswarmblog.com/?p=72863) _2026-08-17 · Lawrence Person · Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog_ You should backup your data. You should have multiple backups of your data. You should have multiple rotating or rolling backups of your data. You should have multiple rotating or rolling backups of your data saved to different types of backup media. Ideally, you should have multiple rolling or rotating backups of your data saved \[…\] ## [Recall Petition Filed Against Seattle’s Far Left Mayor Katie Wilson](https://www.battleswarmblog.com/?p=72850) _2026-08-16 · Lawrence Person · Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog_ Certainly the current crop of far-left “Democratic Socialists” mayors ruining American cities are not the sharpest knives in the drawer (though Zohran Mamdani seems to display the sort of unprincipled cunning exhibited by many confidence artists), but Seattle’s Katie Wilson, someone who was still being financially supported by her parents at age 43 when running \[…\] ## [Newest Drone Killer: AI Rifle Scopes](https://www.battleswarmblog.com/?p=72824) _2026-08-16 · Lawrence Person · Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog_ Smart rifle technology seems to have finally arrived in the form of an AI enhanced scope that still requires you to pull the trigger, but picks the optimal time to actually fire to take out drones. High-tech, often AI powered scopes are something every major military has been working on for the past few years \[ \] ## [LinkSwarm For August 14, 2026](https://www.battleswarmblog.com/?p=72813) _2026-08-15 · Lawrence Person · Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog_ Finally, an SPLC arrest, Iran is broker than broke, a crazy commie loses despite a huge poll lead, more Russian Wildberries, ships, and conveys blow up, more of that voting fraud that never happens, and Israel dirtnaps more Hamas scumbags. It s the Friday LinkSwarm! Authorities Arrest Ex-Southern Poverty Law Center CFO on Fraud Charges. The \[ \] ## [Shapeshifting Talafreako Scrubs Radical Past](https://www.battleswarmblog.com/?p=72806) _2026-08-13 · Lawrence Person · Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog_ I have a whole lot of links saved up to do a Talarico round-up of all his various stupidities and attempts to walk back his social justice activism that I haven t gotten around to posting yet. In the meantime, Texas Scorecard s Sara Gonzales has her own roundup of Talarico trying to scrub his radical past. \[ \] ## [Ask the crowd: AI or not (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/O90VbUp1wBgo) _2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_ Get a transparent verdict from verified humans via web, RSS, or API. ## [Medicaid Money Transing Kids?](https://www.battleswarmblog.com/?p=72783) _2026-08-12 · Lawrence Person · Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog_ Here s a headline for you: Trump Admin Ends Medicaid Funding For Sex-Change Procedures On Kids. Wait a minute, that was actually a thing? The Trump administration announced Tuesday that Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program will no longer pay for sex-change procedures for minors, ending the use of federal taxpayer dollars for treatments officials \[ \] ## [No Repentance = No Grace For Woke Bullshit](https://www.battleswarmblog.com/?p=72778) _2026-08-12 · Lawrence Person · Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog_ 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 in the Democratic Party from the “woke” cultural peak of 2020 that featured calls from \[ \] ## [Ecosystems Of Digital Fraud](https://www.battleswarmblog.com/?p=72771) _2026-08-10 · Lawrence Person · Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog_ 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 about the risks of using generic TV boxes that promise unlimited content streaming for a \[ \] ## [Parts Of NFA Ruled Unconstitutional](https://www.battleswarmblog.com/?p=72758) _2026-08-09 · Lawrence Person · Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog_ 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) are unconstitutional. In the case of Silencer Shop Foundation v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms \[ \] ## [“How Is The B-52 Stratofortress Still In Service?”](https://www.battleswarmblog.com/?p=72728) _2026-08-08 · Lawrence Person · Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog_ 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 serving strategic bomber in the world with more than 70 years of service behind it, \[ \] ## [LinkSwarm For August 7, 2026](https://www.battleswarmblog.com/?p=72704) _2026-08-07 · Lawrence Person · Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog_ 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 version of this got published and one of Bluehost s little timeouts temporarily prevented me from \[ \] ## [Another Texas Sales Tax Holiday This Weekend](https://www.battleswarmblog.com/?p=72695) _2026-08-06 · Lawrence Person · Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog_ 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 Tax-Free weekend. Qualifying items can be purchased tax free from a Texas store or from \[ \]