Reddit on May 24, 2009: Top Posts and Discussions

Sunday, May. 24th 2009

News on 5/24/09

Netherlands to close prisons for lack of criminals
r/worldnews · mellowmonk · 1006 pts
North Korea has conducted a nuclear test
r/worldnews · srv · 602 pts
Need a summer job? (Should this be in WTF?)
r/news · [deleted] · 91 pts
Court: No crime to shout 'Heil Sharon' while giving Nazi salute
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 38 pts
Spanish judges invoke universal jurisdiction which gives them authority to prosecute high-ranking government officials in the U.S., China and Israel for torture, genocide and crimes against humanity
r/worldnews · maxwellhill · 31 pts
5 Things You Didn’t Know about North Korea
r/worldnews · Jonny13 · 27 pts
USGS seismic data from today's North Korean nuclear test: Magnitude 4.7
r/worldnews · flashman · 26 pts
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have admitted for the first time that their leader Velupillai Prabhakaran is dead.
r/worldnews · dt_vibe · 25 pts

Politics on 5/24/09

Sports on 5/24/09

Pictures and Memes

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Brought 3 wolves to a bear fight.

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Worst idea ever

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Attack of the Butterfly

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Truly awe: The Spit, Bruny Island, Tasmania [PIC]

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muted tree

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Decline Of Civilization

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i wish the kids who tag the bridge behind my house would do this instead...

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WHAT THE FRACK

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Reddit on May 24, 2009

Sunday, May. 24th 2009

News on 5/24/09

Netherlands to close prisons for lack of criminals

North Korea has conducted a nuclear test

Need a summer job? (Should this be in WTF?)

Court: No crime to shout 'Heil Sharon' while giving Nazi salute

Spanish judges invoke universal jurisdiction which gives them authority to prosecute high-ranking government officials in the U.S., China and Israel for torture, genocide and crimes against humanity

5 Things You Didn’t Know about North Korea

USGS seismic data from today's North Korean nuclear test: Magnitude 4.7

Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have admitted for the first time that their leader Velupillai Prabhakaran is dead.

Politics on 5/24/09

George Carlin "War is rich old men protecting their wealth by sending lower and middle-class young men off to die"

Sexual Abuse of Women In America's Military: Private LaVena Lyn Johnson was just five weeks into her tour of Iraq when she was found dead in a contractor's tent. The US Army concluded the 19-yr-old committed suicide after firing her M16 rifle into her mouth

President Barack Obama and former Vice President Dick Cheney agree that it would be wrong to hold Bush administration officials accountable for torture and other crimes.

I Don’t Understand Why It’s EVER Necessary To Detain People Without A Trial

Billionaire club in bid to curb overpopulation | Some of America’s leading billionaires have met secretly to consider how their wealth could be used to slow the growth of the world’s population and speed up improvements in health and education.

Sports on 5/24/09

LeBron can't come up with a last second 11 pointer.

Hoops recruit decommits from Wisconsin after reading Badger message boards

Football question : Why is spiking the ball to stop the clock not intentional grounding?

John Daly wears pink slacks in honor of Amy Mickelson - ESPN

Having thrown a pass in seven straight seasons, he sports a NFL career passer rating of 153.1 out of a perfect 158.3.

Pictures and Memes