Category Archives: Politics

The end of privacy

Posted on 06/07/2013 by Meryl Yourish

Do you have a Gmail account? Facebook? Use the Google toolbar? Buy from Amazon? Join any online rewards clubs, like the ones from your pharmacy or credit cards? Then you have no online privacy. Facebook and Google track your every … Continue reading →

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Sunday news roundup

Posted on 05/19/2013 by Meryl Yourish

The word of the day is “irrelevant”: Pay no attention to the Obama administration follies. Your questions about where Obama was on the night of the embassy siege is irrelevant. Your questions about whether or not it was illegal for … Continue reading →

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Thursday, briefly

Posted on 05/16/2013 by Meryl Yourish

Gee, you think they might have been lying all along? So much for the “we had to use keywords because we were flooded with applications” excuse. The scrutiny began, however, in March 2010, before an uptick could have been observed, … Continue reading →

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The NEW New Journolist spin

Posted on 05/15/2013 by Meryl Yourish

Out: There were so many new applications for tax exemption, the IRS had to choose keywords to sort out the riff-raff. In: The IRS peons were incompetent, but management put a stop to that as soon as they found out. … Continue reading →

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The New JournoList spin on the IRS

Posted on 05/13/2013 by Meryl Yourish

That’s funny. Two different articles, one in Mother Jones, one in the WaPo, yet they’re running the exact same explanation as to why the IRS targeted conservative groups filing for tax exemptions. From Ezra Klein’s Wonkblog: The context for all … Continue reading →

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The unbiased media circles the wagons

Posted on 05/13/2013 by Meryl Yourish

The IRS targeted groups for their political ideology when deciding whether or not to give them tax-exempt status. The New York Times barely covered the story when it broke, downplaying it as an apology for a few lower-down echelons in … Continue reading →

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Thundersnow briefs

Posted on 03/06/2013 by Meryl Yourish

Ding-dong: Hugo Chavez is dead. Unfortunately, the damage he’s done to Venezuela will live on. However–Iran has to find a new partner in crime there. Meantime, his apologists are so, so sad today. Awww. Sucks to be them. Also, great … Continue reading →

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Friday briefs

Posted on 02/22/2013 by Meryl Yourish

Watch for the demonization of the Rethuglican(c): Marco Rubio told the world that of course Jerusalem is Israel’s capital. Because Israel has declared it so. And he also said that Iran, not Israel, is the greatest threat to Middle East … Continue reading →

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Tuesday briefs

Posted on 02/12/2013 by Meryl Yourish

How the Mossad killed Mughniyeh: The blow-by-blow on how the Mossad got the world’s most dangerous terrorist. And may I say, it couldn’t have happened to a more despicable man. He’s not going by the narrative: Well, this is going … Continue reading →

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Well isn’t that interesting…

Posted on 02/08/2013 by Meryl Yourish

Update: The story is based on a joke that was not interpreted as such. Chuck Hagel reportedly got funding from a group calling itself “Friends of Hamas“. Breitbart has apparently broken the story. Wouldn’t that be illegal, as Hamas is … Continue reading →

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