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Tuesday briefs

Why is this woman smiling? Because she’s escaping from those freaky scientologists: Katie Holmes has escaped the conditioning and is divorcing Tom Cruise. The Daily News is all over the story (which totally amuses me), including showing this one, showing … Continue reading

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Monday briefs

Oh, so that’s why summer feels so long already: Did you know there was a leap second added to the year? And that it wreaked havoc on the interwebs? More evidence of Justice Roberts’ cowardice: More articles are coming out … Continue reading

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Sunday morning post-sleepover briefs

The girls are gone (sadly), the house is quiet (sigh), and I must get back to work. You know, it’s a lot of fun having two post-high school, pre-college girls sleep over your house. But there does seem to be … Continue reading

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Post-Obamacare briefs

That new civility: “it’s Constitutional. Bitches” is the tweet sent by the executive director of the DNC. Not a staffer. Not a young intern. The man in charge of the Democratic National Committee. To quote Todd Manning from General Hospital: … Continue reading

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Media gives cover to Iranian anti-Semitism

While I’m waiting for the AP news story about the despicable anti-Semitic remarks made by the VP of Iran during a UN forum against drugs, let’s check out the coverage of AFP, France’s biggest delivery system of news to European … Continue reading

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The anti-Zionism fig leaf falls from Iran

When even EU diplomats and the New York Times call it anti-Semitism, there’s no hiding behind the false label of anti-Zionism. Iran’s Vice President Makes Anti-Semitic Speech at Forum Iran’s vice president delivered a baldly anti-Semitic speech on Tuesday at … Continue reading

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Tuesday briefs

Massive fires in Jerusalem: Bastards have been setting fires all over since it’s the dry season, and they saw how much it hurt Israel last year. They haven’t declared this one arson yet, but it had two separate points of … Continue reading

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Wednesday briefs

The real reason for the fence attack: Money. Ron ben-Yishai says Bedouins are ultimately behind the Sinai border attack, because their income from smuggling has dropped sharply as Israel builds the border fence. Gee, the poor things. They can no … Continue reading

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Quick Friday briefs

What a shocker: Terrorists funding terrorism. The IHH, the Turkish “charity” organization that funded the Mavi Marmara and supplied the terrorists and the weapons to attack the IDF, is under investigation for sending money to al Qaeda. Shocked, shocked, I … Continue reading

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Thursday briefs

Like we care if Hamas wants to destroy Israel: Fifty aid groups, including several UN bodies and the High Commissioner for Human Rights (who never met an anti-Israel cause she couldn’t join, even when she’s dead wrong about it) signed … Continue reading

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The biased narrative of Israel and the African refugees

The world media is having a field day with Israel’s decision to return refugees to their countries of origin. All of the reports mention the anti-refugee violence; few of them mention the brutal rapes and attacks that instigated it. And … Continue reading

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Late Tuesday briefs

The incitement that doesn’t exist: One more example of how the Palestinians want to live in peace with Israel. That is, if you ignore the fact that they’re teaching their kindergarteners to blow up Israelis. The hypocrisy of the human … Continue reading

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Thursday news roundup

Endgame for Assad? Russia is talking about allowing the Dorktator to live with them in exile. It’s apparently Kofi Annan’s idea, since he never met a ruthless dictator responsible for the massacre of thousands that he could hold accountable. And … Continue reading

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Tuesday morning political news briefs

Suck it up and pay for your own damned pensions: Scott Walker’s recall election is today, and it’s ending as ugly as it started. The unions are in full-blown panic mode, because when the government doesn’t take union dues out … Continue reading

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Sunday, briefly

First they came for the Jews: CUNY is turning “Jewish” into a minority with a checkbox. If you’re not appalled by this, you’re not paying attention to the divisiveness that is known as affirmative action. Also, seriously? Have they no … Continue reading

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