Reddit on June 4, 2009: Top Posts and Discussions

Thursday, Jun. 4th 2009

News on 6/4/09

David Carradine Found Dead in Bangkok
r/worldnews · belletti · 1845 pts
Never before published photo, before shown only to friends, shows "Tank Man" from street level in the distance at left, framed by two tree trunks, on the verge of the confrontation with the tanks in the distance right. [PIC]
r/worldnews · heyword · 418 pts
Judge: Officer in BART shooting must stand trial for murder
r/news · jeff303 · 184 pts
Mitsubishi corners 40% of the world market in bluefin tuna - one of the world's most endangered fish - freezing them for future sale in several years' time for astronomical sums when they become commercially extinct
r/worldnews · maxwellhill · 154 pts
Topless coffee shop burns down
r/news · jaciilyn · 87 pts
Chinese authorities on Tiananmen square use their umbrellas to cover the view whenever CNN tries to film something. Subtle. [video]
r/worldnews · Philipp · 85 pts
Chinese Police Armed With Umbrellas [vid]
r/worldnews · exocet_uk · 65 pts
One more reason to remember June 4th, 1989
r/worldnews · neoabraxas · 61 pts

Politics on 6/4/09

Sports on 6/4/09

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Tank Man [PIC]

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I'm not sure that it was worth it......

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Wikipedia - Hard Copy [PIC]

r/pics · 182 pts

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T.Hanks

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Tiananmen was NOT just one man and a tank. 1,000,000 people spoke out, and hundreds or thousands were killed for it.

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Tank Kids [PICS]

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I checked out this book from the library to read about healthcare and found this stunningly persuasive graph (PIC)

r/pics · 98 pts

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Hi. I'm Rudy Huxtable

r/pics · 65 pts

Reddit on June 4, 2009

Thursday, Jun. 4th 2009

News on 6/4/09

David Carradine Found Dead in Bangkok

Never before published photo, before shown only to friends, shows "Tank Man" from street level in the distance at left, framed by two tree trunks, on the verge of the confrontation with the tanks in the distance right. [PIC]

Judge: Officer in BART shooting must stand trial for murder

Mitsubishi corners 40% of the world market in bluefin tuna - one of the world's most endangered fish - freezing them for future sale in several years' time for astronomical sums when they become commercially extinct

Topless coffee shop burns down

Chinese authorities on Tiananmen square use their umbrellas to cover the view whenever CNN tries to film something. Subtle. [video]

Chinese Police Armed With Umbrellas [vid]

One more reason to remember June 4th, 1989

Politics on 6/4/09

Surreal: men with umbrellas block the BBC from filming Tiananmen

FBI Warned Twice by Abortion Clinic before Doctor Killed: Given Lic. #, Video, Name

Is it morally correct for a Government to ask a society knowingly deceived into debt and war to adjust to a lesser lifestyle while the elites who caused it got bailed out with the people's money?

Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-AWSOME) today won adoption of an amendment to H.R. 2646, The Government Accountability Office (GAO) Improvement Act of 2009. The Kucinich amendment would grant the GAO the authority to audit the Federal Reserve’s response to the financial crisis.

Sixty percent of US bankruptcies due to medical bills

Sports on 6/4/09

Tennis legend wants grunting banned from women's tennis - sound made by the strings of a racquet striking the ball gives the skilled player an important clue about the speed and spin of the ball they are about to face. Drowning this sound out with a loud grunt denies that information

Lakers take Game 1. Kobe gets 40. 24 points higher than the next game high player.

Today in sports history: Ten Cent Beer Night

Congratulations Randy Johnson on 300 Wins

Randy Johnson gets his 300th career win. Only 23 other pitchers in baseball history have reached this feat.

Pictures and Memes