Author Archives: Meryl Yourish

A happy and safe new year’s eve

A happy and safe new year’s eve to all of my readers.

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Silly end-of-revolution briefs

Whew! Western movies dodged the bullet: Governor Bill Richardson will not pardon Billy the Kid, so we can continue to have westerns made about him that have him shootin’ and killin’ and being an all-around bad guy. I’d tell you … Continue reading

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The completion of a revolution around the sun briefs

The Palestinians, encouraged by Obama’s ridiculous emphasis on settlement freezes for the past two years, are now saying they’re tailoring the UN Security Council Resolution specifically to U.S. demands on Israel. “We drafted it using the same words that Secretary … Continue reading

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New Year’s Eve eve brief briefs

(I had fun making up that title.) It isn’t racism if it’s anti-Semitism: I must have missed this a couple of weeks ago, but once again, proof that Europe isn’t interested in protecting Jews (so why should we believe the … Continue reading

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Israelis have more fun

Something you’ll never see on a Gaza beach: A flash mob, dancing, ABBA, men in bathing suits, and women in bikinis. H/T: My brother.

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Wednesday briefs

But it’s not Israel, so no one cares: The human rights group, EveryOne, has documented the kidnapping, ransom, and torture by Hamas of Eritrean refugees fleeing to Israel. This will be yet another human rights atrocity overlooked by the UNHRC, … Continue reading

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Three days left

You’ve got three days left to get your charitable donations on your 2010 income taxes. Now’s a good time to choose your charities and donate your extra money. I put my money where my mouth is and sent out checks … Continue reading

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The Verizon green screen

Now here’s something I’ve never seen before. I turned on my TV and the screen was green. Completely. Panic-stricken, I tried playing something I had recorded on the DVR. Still green. Turned things off and on. Still green. Finally, I … Continue reading

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AP outsources news to Iranian propaganda arm

What’s wrong with this article? Take a moment, read through it, and come back. I’ll wait. So many things. But let’s start with the number one issue: The AP uncritically passes along the Iranian government publication’s description of the hanging … Continue reading

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Tuesday morning briefs

Netanyahu to Turkey: Bite me. NFW will Israel be apologizing to Turkey for killing nine terrorists—sorry, “activists”—who attacked IDF soldiers while they were rapelling down from helicopters and sitting in boats alongside the Marvel of Mumbles. And oh, yeah—there’s also … Continue reading

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Monday briefs

We need to ban Christmas trees: A woman used the family Christmas tree to beat—well, her family. You know, I think I see the next lefty cause on the horizon. Then again, if we make Christmas trees illegal, only criminals … Continue reading

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More from the Jew-hating Greek Orthodox cleric

I’m sorry that you’re upset with what I said, but you’re all Satanists anyway The Metropolothing that said that Jews were responsible for the Greek financial crisis (instead of, as we know, the unaffordable socialist welfare state that Greece has … Continue reading

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Crazy Uncle Lieberman: Pissing off everyone at the dinner

Israel’s Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman is like the crazy uncle at family gatherings who says things that nobody else wants to hear, or admit. Sure, sometimes he really says crazy things, but sometimes, he just speaks the truth. Lieberman called … Continue reading

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Muslims targeting Christians

This year, apparently, Muslims decided to go on a murder spree on Christians on Christmas, perhaps as a twisted Jihadi gift to the world. They killed theim in Nigeria. They forced Iraqi Christians to cancel or tone down Christmas celebrations. … Continue reading

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This is my life…

I was looking around the blog for some posts, and wound up staying up a bit too late last night reading some old posts from the Life category. I don’t seem to write about myself nearly as much as I … Continue reading

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