Author Archives: Meryl Yourish

Snowpocalypse 2 news briefs

You mean military action really works? EU special forces (yes, I know, that does seem like a contradiction in terms, bear with me) recaptured a ship taken by Somali pirates and freed the crew, apparently with no deaths. The article … Continue reading

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The internet is made of cats

New to me. Funny as hell.

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How not to run a political ad campaign

This is one of the funniest political ads I’ve ever seen—at least, the first few seconds are. (You can stop soon after the sheep shows up.) Demon sheep! Via the Corner. Update: Don’t stop it after a few seconds. You … Continue reading

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Snowpocalypse 2: The Milk Run

I was about to run out of milk tomorrow, which, of course, necessitated a run to Kroger during my lunch break. The parking lot was completely full. The store was full of people shopping for the storm, and mothers refilling … Continue reading

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Pre-Snowpocalypse 2 briefs

Frozen peace: See what peace dividends bring to Egypt? The nation’s journalist’s union punished two editors for having contact with Israel. Ew, Jew cooties! That famous Muslim tolerance for other religions: Egyptian Christians are protesting for the right to build … Continue reading

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Sniefs

The mouse that squeaked: Iran launched a research rocket into space that brings them up to the science of the 1960s. Woo-hoo! They’re number… um, let’s see. Russia, America, China, anyone else? And what’s on the rocket? A mouse, two … Continue reading

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Tuesday morning briefs

Who done it? Now Ha’aretz is saying that Mahmoud al-Mabhouh’s assassins were Arabs. Which is actually even better, because all we need is a little more of that Muslim brotherhood and Israel would be perfectly safe. Message in a bombshell: … Continue reading

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The news the wire services don’t report

Deep in the bottom of this AP report about Israel warning its military officers to be cautious about Hamas kidnapping plots while traveling overseas, we read this: On Monday, an Israeli court indicted two suspected Hamas members on charges they … Continue reading

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Sunday snowstorm briefs

Dude, where’s my bodyguards? The Hamasnik’s assassination is looking more and more awesome. Not only was the ex-terrorist (as in ex-parrot) one of the chief figures smuggling weapons from Iran to Gaza, but the intel on this operation was absolutely … Continue reading

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The Richmond Snowpocalypse

I survived the Richmond Snowpocalypse. But it sure had its moments. Sarah had a dog show today, and I volunteered to drive her and dog through the snow, what with my having a Jeep and her development not having snowplows … Continue reading

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Friday briefs

Awesome! The Mossad takes out a major Hamas murderer: Looks like the man who planned the kidnapping and murder of two IDF solders (among other murders) is now receiving his 72 raisins. His brother says he was electrocuted by someone … Continue reading

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Thursday pre-snow snarks

Will it snow? Won’t it snow? I don’t know. They say so. (Let it snow. I have a Jeep, and I’m here to drive it.) Europeans are big fat liars: So, they say they’re cutting trade with Iran, and yet, … Continue reading

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Breaking the Obama code

During tonight’s State of the Union address, I finally realized why Barack Obama’s speeches drive me crazy. It’s not what he says (although I disagree with, well, almost everything he says). It’s the way he says them. Tonight, he addressed … Continue reading

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On International Holocaust Remembrance Day…

A Jewish Prime Minister spoke at Auschwitz: “We will always remember what the Nazi Amalek did to us, and we won’t forget to be prepared for the new Amalek, who is making an appearance on the stage of history and … Continue reading

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Tuesday night snarks

Because it’s such an easy language to learn: Arab members of the World Trade Organization want Arabic to be the fourth official language of the WTO. Because three aren’t enough official languages, I suppose. And Arabic is so easy, it’s … Continue reading

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