Author Archives: Meryl Yourish

Do not meddle in the affairs of billionaires

It’s not smart to libel billionaires. The DCCC (oh, go look up what the acronym stands for; it’s in the article) issued an apology in the hopes of stopping Sheldon Adelson from suing them for libel. Yeah, good luck with … Continue reading

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Thursday, briefly

Don’t look back, Turkey, the Kurds are gaining on you: The Iraqi Kurds have carved out a semi-autonomous region in Iraq. Syrian Kurds are doing the same. Can Turkey continue to control its Kurdish population with fear and force? I … Continue reading

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Wednesday I’m now part-time briefs

Yep, it’s my first day as a part-timer at Co. in NorVA, so I have more time to do things like write. And blog. Culture matters: Mitt Romney doubles down on what he said in Israel that so pissed off … Continue reading

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Instapundit is teh awesome

Glenn Reynolds: 600-year-old linen bras found in Austrian castle. They’ve since been returned to their original owner, Helen Thomas. I hereby designate Glenn a Master of Juvenile Scorn™

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Changes

Today is my last day as a full-time employee at Job in Northern Virginia. The problem is that my company is supported largely by government contracts, and while we won large contracts to do various jobs for the government, these … Continue reading

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Late Monday briefs

Just goes to show you, school hasn’t changed at all since I was in it: Well, except the reading teacher in my high school ultimately got fired after he was caught screwing a teenage girl. Looks like it’s still going … Continue reading

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Busy weekend

I had a busy weekend. This is part of the reason.

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Bob Costas, Mensch

Bob Costas shamed the IOC in front of a billion viewers. These games mark the 40th anniversary of the 1972 tragedy in Munich, when 11 Israeli coaches and athletes were murdered by Palestinian terrorists. There have been calls from a … Continue reading

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Friday briefs

Shades of 1930s Europe: Switzerland joins Germany’s war on Jews and Muslims by banning circumcision. First they ban kosher slaughter. Then they ban circumcision. Give them time, and they will ban Judaism completely. They did it before. Israel remembers the … Continue reading

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I tawt I taw a puddy tat

I have a cleaning crew come in once a month, and I don’t bother to make my bed that day, because they remake it no matter what I do, and it’s rather embarrassing. So, since they love making beds, well, … Continue reading

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The video that’s pissing off Egypt

Ah, the Egyptians. Now remember, it isn’t Jews they have a problem with. It’s Israelis. Oh, bullshit. It’s Jews. The video, which the Temple Institute says is designed to “change the way people think about the Temple and the commandment … Continue reading

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Five years? Seriously? Five years?

Blogs are kind of like a public diary, in some cases. I was wondering today how long I’ve been having hot flashes. So I searched the blog, and found posts in December of 2007. The reason I was wondering is … Continue reading

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The Jew factor

Apparently, it’s the fear of an Arab boycott of the opening ceremonies that is preventing the IOC from holding a moment of silence for the victims of the Munich Massacre. According to an interview given by Thomas Bach, the Vice … Continue reading

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When the police are minutes away, seconds matter

David Frum on how safe Americans really are, so they don’t need guns: The police can protect you, and will, and do. And a gun in the house is not a guarantee of personal security — it is instead a … Continue reading

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Briefly

Not enough: I think they should have called down the “death penalty” on Penn State, but at least their football program is mostly dead now. Here’s a good take on why. Crazy or not, the death penalty works for me: … Continue reading

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