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15 May 2009 12:40

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Politics, U.S.: Al Gore gets in Dick Cheney’s dramarama

  • I waited for two years after I left office to make statements that were critical, and then of policy.
  • Former veep Al Gore • Slapping fellow former veep Dick Cheney on the hand for trashing on the Obama administration almost immediately after leaving office. Cheney didn’t seem to talk quite this much when he was actually in office. • source
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14 May 2009 22:14

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Tech: Apple responds: Lauren has some competion. Her name’s Megan.

  • We still have a thing for Lauren, but Megan seems like a lot less work. We can more easily impress her. Hey Megan, do you like Thai food?source
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14 May 2009 22:03

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Tech: How many people were screwed by a #googlefail moment?

  • 14% of Google users couldn’t get on because of glitches source
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14 May 2009 21:48

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Music: Help Paste Magazine stave off advertising cuts or they’ll get deleted

  • Sigh, magazines are feeling it too. Paste, which is probably one of the best music magazines out there (even if it does dig deep into that mushy adult-pop-indie), is begging for your help to stay afloat. Seriously. They have a donation page and everything. Plus, Paste is awesome. Why would we want this magazine to die? Sigh. Throw in $25 bones and help pay for someone’s freelance piece. You’ll feel better for it, trust us. source
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14 May 2009 21:27

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Tech, World: Guatemala arrested someone for posting this Tweet

  • Primera accion real “sacar el pisto de Banrural” quebrar al banco de los corruptos. #escandalogt
  • @jeanfer • Who was arrested for “inciting financial panic.” The banks are at the center of the controversy in the country. Jean Fernandez’ post, by the way, also translates into English: “The first action people should take is to remove cash from Banrural, and break the banks of corrupt people.” • source
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14 May 2009 21:20

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Biz: Thought the Chrysler dealer cuts were bad? Check out GM’s.

  • 2,500 dealers will get no deals anymore; that’s 42% source
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14 May 2009 21:13

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U.S.: Nancy Pelosi: I knew about waterboarding, but they lied to Congress

  • The House Speaker is informed of harsh interrogation techniques by the C.I.A., including the use of waterboarding, the cruelest form of punishment ever. source
  • Pelosi, on the hot seat about what she knew, admits this much but says they were dishonest about the extent of the interrogation methods to Congress. Hm. source
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14 May 2009 21:00

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U.S.: Swine Flu in Hollis, Queens takes down an educator big time

  • He’s on a ventilator in a hospital. Jesus. Mitch Weiner, who has worked for the district for about three decades, is NYC’s most serious case of swine flu so far. The assistant principal is critically ill. His school, and two others, will be closed until the bug dies down a little more. In case you’re wondering, swine flu is still scary, but its scariness rises and falls based on the hour. source
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14 May 2009 20:51

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World: Burmese gatecrasher John Yettaw appears to be insane

  • You can’t raise your voice. You cannot touch him without startling him. I lived with the man. Yes, he has it. He also has bipolar but I don’t believe he has been diagnosed with that. I would call him that.
  • Yvonne Yettaw • Whose ex-husband John recently started some drama with a Nobel laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi, and got her in trouble. Granted, there is a degree of “I hate my ex-husband SO MUCH” in there, but she did live with the guy, so she knows better than most. • source
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14 May 2009 20:40

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World: Some weird guy on a mission to Burma just ruined an activist’s life

  • Burmese pro-Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi was living out the waning days of her house arrest and very close to a possible release. source
  • A weird, creepy guy from the U.S., John Yettaw, swims to her house and tries to meet with her. (Nobody’s really sure why outside of insanity.) source
  • Burma finds that, because this guy visited her house, she broke the terms of her house arrest and now faces likely jail time. WTF, Burma? source
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