UH OH: Barack Obama ‘risks Suez-like disaster’ in Afghanistan, says key adviser. “A key adviser to Nato forces warned today that Barack Obama risks a Suez-style debacle in Afghanistan if he fails to deploy enough extra troops and opts instead for a messy compromise. David Kilcullen, one of the world’s leading authorities on counter-insurgency and an adviser to the British government as well as the US state department, said Obama’s delay in reaching a decision over extra troops had been ‘messy’. He said it not only worried US allies but created uncertainty the Taliban could exploit.”

GOODBYE, EQUITY: Hello, hazardous waste.

WHY DOES CAR MILEAGE drop in winter?

THREE SCIENCE-FICTION-WORTHY TECHNOLOGIES that you can buy.

WILLIAM “FREEZER CASH” JEFFERSON gets 13 years in the cooler.

SONJA SCHMIDT: Rogue Warriors.

JOHN MAHONEY: In Defense of Cyborg Athletes. The picture is of runner Aimee Mullins, who’s blogging at Gizmodo.

BONNIE ERBE: Are women becoming more violent?

IS JUSTICE SERVED FASTER FOR DEMOCRATS IN MISSOURI? “Three months after Kenneth Gladney and Kelly Owens were assaulted in the Bernard school parking lot following Russ Carnahan’s town hall the charges still remain in hibernation at the County Counselor’s office. Upon contacting Bob McCullough, I was told that Gladney’s charges fall into Patricia Redington’s jurisdiction.”

J. STORRS HALL on The Bad Robot Takeover. If robots are going to take over, can’t they at least be Fembots?

REP. PETE HOEKSTRA: Why Bring KSM to the United States?

BIG FREEZE: Mini Ice Age Took Hold of Europe in Months.

COOL: NASA Moon strikes found “significant” water.

BEST Horror movies and TV of 2009.

AT BIG GOVERNMENT: ACORN–The LA Story, Part II: ‘We knew we were gonna put in Obama.’

WHO IS JOHN GALT? October deficit bigger than expected; revenues down 18%. “What better way to kick off Barack Obama’s first full budget year as President than with a deficit that exceeded the White House’s own projections as well as analysts’ expectations? The federal government busted the budget worse than last October by $20 billion with a deficit of $176.36 billion for the month. That used to be considered a decent deficit target … for an entire year.”

UH OH: US Consumer’s Mood Worsens On Worries About Jobs, Money. “US consumer sentiment fell in early November to the weakest in three months amid grim expectations for job and income prospects, a survey showed on Friday. The Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers said its preliminary index of sentiment for November fell to 66.0, the lowest since August, from 70.6 in October. This was well below economists’ median expectation of a reading of 71.0, according to a Reuters poll.”

HELPING STROKE VICTIMS REGAIN FUNCTION with at-home Robo-Rehab.

PICTURES OF pollution in China.

TOM MAGUIRE: So Now Khalid Sheikh Mohammad Is A 9/11 “Suspect.”

OVER AT WIRED, Ted Greenwald is blogging from Singularity University.

AIRLINERS: Flying disease carriers?

ER, WOULDN’T IT BE EVEN BETTER FOR THE PLANET IF THOSE BIKINIS WERE STILL SMALLER? Photos from the Miss Earth 2009 Contest. Say No! to excessive packaging!

IN THE MAIL: Be the Change: How Meditation Can Transform You and the World. With a foreword by the Dalai Lama.

TRAILER: Crowder Visits Gitmo.