Reddit on April 13, 2009: Top Posts and Discussions

Monday, Apr. 13th 2009

News on 4/13/09

The film-maker Sir David Attenborough becomes a patron of a group seeking to cut the growth in human population.
r/worldnews · ommadon · 717 pts
Overfishing to wipe out bluefin tuna: WWF
r/worldnews · Comment · 320 pts
North Korea responds to UN Security Council condemnation of its rocket launch by quitting negotations and resuming production of nuclear weapons
r/worldnews · sanhedrin · 170 pts
SEALs parachuted into water in dark, later slid down tow line to lifeboat
r/worldnews · bobsil1 · 92 pts
As Firearm Sales Surge, Democrats Drop Assault Weapons Ban
r/news · larryj53 · 85 pts
$80,000 for a Year Off? She’ll Take It!
r/news · wikigrrrl · 83 pts
WTF? Why Is This Merely A Side Note? "Various gangs along Somalia's coast are holding 18 foreign ships – including five taken this week – and more than 250 hostages."
r/worldnews · neoform3 · 82 pts
An architect has painted his entire house, and everything in it, bright blue as part of a barmy experiment...His neighbors are PISSED!
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 79 pts

Politics on 4/13/09

Sports on 4/13/09

Pictures and Memes

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Holy shit, we're small [Pic]

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Pin-Up Picture list (possibly mildly nsfw but probably safe)

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This is how i roll

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I think I might be getting lied to. . .

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Also the work of 4chan? [PIC]

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Number of pirates killed by each president [PIC]

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Mythbuster's Fridge (PIC)

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Children on a leash

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Reddit on April 13, 2009

Monday, Apr. 13th 2009

News on 4/13/09

The film-maker Sir David Attenborough becomes a patron of a group seeking to cut the growth in human population.

Overfishing to wipe out bluefin tuna: WWF

North Korea responds to UN Security Council condemnation of its rocket launch by quitting negotations and resuming production of nuclear weapons

SEALs parachuted into water in dark, later slid down tow line to lifeboat

As Firearm Sales Surge, Democrats Drop Assault Weapons Ban

$80,000 for a Year Off? She’ll Take It!

WTF? Why Is This Merely A Side Note? "Various gangs along Somalia's coast are holding 18 foreign ships – including five taken this week – and more than 250 hostages."

An architect has painted his entire house, and everything in it, bright blue as part of a barmy experiment...His neighbors are PISSED!

Politics on 4/13/09

"With Obama upholding warrantless wiretapping and the suspension of habeas corpus, it's clear executive powers don’t go away unless someone makes them go away. It doesn’t much matter that I trust President Obama more than I ever trusted Bush - I don't want Obama to have these power, either."

Germany did NOT delete wikileaks.de. The owner just forgot to transfer the domain when his contract was cancelled. Check the facts! [Google Translation]

FRANKEN WINS, Says MN Election Contest Court

When forming the "United" States, the Framers fully expected states to recognize and uphold one another's laws. So while it may be "inconvenient" to conservatives, there's nothing "unconstitutional" about D.C.'s decision last week to recognize same-sex marriages from other states.

"If a guy can’t rape his wife, who’s he gonna rape?" - Wayne Ross, Sarah Palin's pick for Attorney General of Alaska

Sports on 4/13/09

Harry Kalas has passed away. Collapsed in the booth just before the Phillies game.

2009 Masters: Fun In The Stands!

More than 1.6 million tickets requested for 2010 FIFA World Cup

Mark (The Bird) Fidrych dies at 54 in apparent accident at his farm

Ray Allen elbows Anderson Varejao in the groin…and I don't blame him. [video]

Pictures and Memes