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Early Addition: An Occupy Wall Street Poem Against The Machine
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Early Addition: An Occupy Wall Street Poem Against The Machine


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Published Nov 17, 2011

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  • Zack de la Rocha (of Rage Against The Machine) wrote a poem for Occupy Wall Street.
  • Staten Island sanitation workers busted for weapons cache.
  • Rick Perry thinks President Obama—who was abandoned by his father, raised largely by his grandparents, and used food stamps at times—grew up "privileged."
  • One former Yankee Stadium security guard who claims two bricks of cocaine were planted on him warns: be careful when you fly from Guyana.
  • Calzone attack means more jail time for mafia hitman, most likely.
  • A police baton lives a new life as a cook's rolling pin.
  • OMG, maybe Kate Middleton really is pregnant! Or she just royally despises peanut butter.
  • The Observer bemoans the collapse of investing in infrastructure.
  • Today in unnecessary reboots: NBC is bringing back The Munsters, and Woody Woodpecker is coming to a movie theater near you.
  • And finally, this animal control officer went out in style: with a hilarious Craigslist rant.

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Ben Yakas was born and raised in New York, and has worked for Gothamist for over a decade, and WNYC for four years, covering literally everything. He has hung out with Dan Smith (who will teach you guitar), but still has yet to have a guitar lesson with him.

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