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21 Nov 2011
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This x That:
Know This:
Supercommittee: Congressional supercommittee concede defeat in effort to reach deficit-reduction agreement; Official statement: “[T]he nation’s fiscal crisis must be addressed”; Dems: Grover Norquist-inspired intransigence on tax increases to blame; Grover Norquist: Dems blaming me “is sort of funny”; What now?: Helpful infographic explains.
Terror Plot: Alleged Al Qaeda-inspired lone-wolf terrorist arrested by NYPD, was supposedly one hour away from building first pipe bomb; FBI passed on case after concluding that Jose Pimentel lacked predisposition, ability to act alone; timing of arrest called suspicious by some, suggest NYPD needed distraction in light of recent bad press.
OWS: Support for Occupy Wall Street down slightly, but majority of Americans remain neither in favor nor against the movement; two weeks later, Occupy the Highway march from Zuccotti Park to White House reaches end.
Suspected WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning will go before military panel on December 16th.
Spies working for US in Iran and Lebanon caught, possibly killed after allegedly meeting with CIA case officers at Beirut Pizza Hut.
Gaddafi’s notorious intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi captured after three months on the lam.
RIP: John Neville, Terry Gilliam’s Baron Munchausen, dead at 86; playwright Shelagh Delaney, at 71; Seattle Mariners center fielder Greg Halman, at 24.
Read This:
Herman Cain retells story how his surgeon’s “too foreign”-sounding name caused him concern.
Follow Up: Controversial “foreclosure mill” Steven J. Baum to shutter.
Emily Nussbaum reviews Whitney and 2 Broke Girls for The New Yorker.
Sylvester Stallone teaming up with Klitschko brothers to produce Rocky musical.
Look At This:
Crotchless panties for children? Crotchless panties for children.
The Other:
NewsFeed: The Boundary Effect: Entering a New Room Makes You Forget Things.
Tea x Time List: The 14 Greatest Scientific Breakthroughs of 2011.
Above: Slice of Pizza Sleeping Bag w/ Veggie Pillows from B Fiber and Craft Emporium.

This x That:

Know This:

Supercommittee: Congressional supercommittee concede defeat in effort to reach deficit-reduction agreement; Official statement: “[T]he nation’s fiscal crisis must be addressed”; Dems: Grover Norquist-inspired intransigence on tax increases to blame; Grover Norquist: Dems blaming me “is sort of funny”; What now?: Helpful infographic explains.

Terror Plot: Alleged Al Qaeda-inspired lone-wolf terrorist arrested by NYPD, was supposedly one hour away from building first pipe bomb; FBI passed on case after concluding that Jose Pimentel lacked predisposition, ability to act alone; timing of arrest called suspicious by some, suggest NYPD needed distraction in light of recent bad press.

OWS: Support for Occupy Wall Street down slightly, but majority of Americans remain neither in favor nor against the movement; two weeks later, Occupy the Highway march from Zuccotti Park to White House reaches end.

Suspected WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning will go before military panel on December 16th.

Spies working for US in Iran and Lebanon caught, possibly killed after allegedly meeting with CIA case officers at Beirut Pizza Hut.

Gaddafi’s notorious intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi captured after three months on the lam.

RIP: John Neville, Terry Gilliam’s Baron Munchausen, dead at 86; playwright Shelagh Delaney, at 71; Seattle Mariners center fielder Greg Halman, at 24.

Read This:

Herman Cain retells story how his surgeon’s “too foreign”-sounding name caused him concern.

Follow Up: Controversial “foreclosure mill” Steven J. Baum to shutter.

Emily Nussbaum reviews Whitney and 2 Broke Girls for The New Yorker.

Sylvester Stallone teaming up with Klitschko brothers to produce Rocky musical.

Look At This:

Crotchless panties for children? Crotchless panties for children.

The Other:

NewsFeed: The Boundary Effect: Entering a New Room Makes You Forget Things.

Tea x Time List: The 14 Greatest Scientific Breakthroughs of 2011.

Above: Slice of Pizza Sleeping Bag w/ Veggie Pillows from B Fiber and Craft Emporium.