Reddit on May 6, 2009: Top Posts and Discussions

Wednesday, May. 6th 2009

News on 5/6/09

The Pirate Party becomes the third biggest party in Sweden by membership count
r/worldnews · uriel · 1105 pts
Why has this not made more news? Hackers in America take control of 8million medical records and ransom it for $10,000,000
r/worldnews · rarebit13 · 447 pts
Report: US tortured at least 8 detainees to death; US interrogators may have killed dozens, human rights researcher and rights group say
r/news · rhoadesb2 · 197 pts
Pilots refuse to take part in national identity card trials (UK)
r/worldnews · what3v3r · 108 pts
Female Motorist Crashes And Kills Motorcyclist While Allegedly Painting Her Nails
r/news · [deleted] · 94 pts
Israeli human rights activist Ezra Nawi will most likely be sent to jail. Only international attention can help him now.
r/worldnews · MrHappyMan · 87 pts
Young attractive white girl becomes first American to die of Swine flu. In the 24-hour cable news world, this is also known as "the perfect storm"
r/news · TheGambit · 74 pts
Canada's Olympic uniforms to be made of seal skin ... Plans to use Vancouver Winter Games to "promote seal products"
r/worldnews · JayBrezny · 64 pts

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Redditors -- seriously -- should I shave this douchebag's camel? He does this every day, and spots are scarce. What should I do?

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Slash000 is a patient, patient man [PIC]

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I was walking down a street in Toronto and saw this.

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Kid is so lucky [GIF]

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PEW PEW PEW [pic]

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Please stop..?

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Schrödinger's Cat

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Cartagena, Colombia [pic]

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Reddit on May 6, 2009

Wednesday, May. 6th 2009

News on 5/6/09

The Pirate Party becomes the third biggest party in Sweden by membership count

Why has this not made more news? Hackers in America take control of 8million medical records and ransom it for $10,000,000

Report: US tortured at least 8 detainees to death; US interrogators may have killed dozens, human rights researcher and rights group say

Pilots refuse to take part in national identity card trials (UK)

Female Motorist Crashes And Kills Motorcyclist While Allegedly Painting Her Nails

Israeli human rights activist Ezra Nawi will most likely be sent to jail. Only international attention can help him now.

Young attractive white girl becomes first American to die of Swine flu. In the 24-hour cable news world, this is also known as "the perfect storm"

Canada's Olympic uniforms to be made of seal skin ... Plans to use Vancouver Winter Games to "promote seal products"

Politics on 5/6/09

Why Do So Many Americans Look To The Daily Show For News? Hint, It's Not The Format, It's That Jon Stewart Can Get More Out Of An Interview Than All The Sunday Morning Show's Talking Heads Combined.

Same sex marriage bill passes in Maine House (89 - 58 votes)

Sean Tevis (The XKCD Style Politician) Is Waging His Own Off-Season Political War In Preparation For 2010. Reddit, You Know What To Do.

Mom freaks about daughter's dorm situation in National Review; hilarity ensues.

It's A Huge Change: The ‘nones’ have now skyrocketed up to 40%. Younger Americans view organized religion as being intolerant, rigid and politically conservative, especially on social issues, and therefore stopped going to church.

Sports on 5/6/09

So, you want to be an NFL WR? - Check out Torry Holt's fingers.

Phoenix Coyotes file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy... NHL doesn't know about it until after the filing (!!!)

Shaq "The Big Cactus" Diesel in the works to face Chuck "The Iceman Liddell" on the octagon canvas

Are the Browns still considering trading Braylon Edwards?

How bad was that Lane Kiffin hire?

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