Reddit on June 15, 2009: Top Posts and Discussions

Monday, Jun. 15th 2009

News on 6/15/09

'TV pictures from Tehran delivered a stark reminder that Iran is not a backward country of medieval fanatics, but a modern nation with 70 million people, two thirds of whom are under 30 and have the same interests and aspirations as their Western counterparts'
r/worldnews · maxwellhill · 1239 pts
Twitter postpones downtime in response to Iran situation
r/worldnews · ungulation · 1011 pts
Ya’ll wanna see feminism? Patriotism? There you go. [Iranian Woman]
r/worldnews · neetster · 781 pts
2 MILLION protesters fill the streets of Tehran [pics]
r/worldnews · marvhopak · 649 pts
Iran protest cancelled as leaked election results show Mahmoud Ahmadinejad came third
r/worldnews · JulianMorrison · 288 pts
They have started to kill Iranian demonstrators.
r/worldnews · hyperbolic · 222 pts
Boston's Big Picture: The Disputed Election in Iran
r/news · [deleted] · 162 pts
North Korea threatens to launch pre-emptive strike against U.S.
r/worldnews · igeldard · 117 pts

Politics on 6/15/09

Sports on 6/15/09

Pictures and Memes

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This kid has a lot to be proud of

r/pics · 2k pts

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A dollar sure isn’t worth much these days…until you cut it up into bits and and get out the glue

r/pics · 751 pts

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Dolphin fetus [in the womb] - National Geographic. Created by using high tech ultrasound and tiny cameras

r/pics · 297 pts

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Just a nice picture of a well organized woodshop. Plenty of old hand tools. [pic]

r/pics · 153 pts

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Impossible to steal bike! [pic]

r/pics · 851 pts

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Doing something stupid HAS looked cooler [pic]

r/pics · 606 pts

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Doing something stupid never looked so cool [pic]

r/pics · 269 pts

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This bike bar have 10 pars of pedals, and one steering wheel in the middle of the bike. I am absolutely fascinated with this idea

r/pics · 149 pts

Reddit on June 15, 2009

Monday, Jun. 15th 2009

News on 6/15/09

'TV pictures from Tehran delivered a stark reminder that Iran is not a backward country of medieval fanatics, but a modern nation with 70 million people, two thirds of whom are under 30 and have the same interests and aspirations as their Western counterparts'

Twitter postpones downtime in response to Iran situation

Ya’ll wanna see feminism? Patriotism? There you go. [Iranian Woman]

2 MILLION protesters fill the streets of Tehran [pics]

Iran protest cancelled as leaked election results show Mahmoud Ahmadinejad came third

They have started to kill Iranian demonstrators.

Boston's Big Picture: The Disputed Election in Iran

North Korea threatens to launch pre-emptive strike against U.S.

Politics on 6/15/09

Big Picture - Riots in Tehran

"This is about Iran. An election was stolen in the United States in 2000 and Americans didn't do a thing about it. Iranians are willing to die to have their votes counted." - Pepe Escobar

Krugman: "To sum up: A few months ago the U.S. economy was in danger of falling into depression. Aggressive monetary policy and deficit spending have, for the time being, averted that danger. And suddenly critics are demanding that we call the whole thing off, and revert to business as usual."

I Genuinely Can't Understand How This is Allowed to be Broadcast... This Scares Me.

Settlers Burn Palestinian Fields - Dozens of Israeli settlers set fire to more than 25 dunums (25,000 square meters) of wheat fields owned by Palestinians from the village of Al-Lubban Ash-Sharqiya.

Sports on 6/15/09

Cristiano Ronaldo vs The Cameraman - Who's Better?

Tennis players could be forced to stop grunting (suprisignly NOT from the Onion)

Baseball phenom to skip final 2 years of high school to be eligible for next year's MLB Draft

The most ridiculous tennis scream you'll ever hear

Why US Soccer Sucks? Jersey born player chooses Italy and beats US Team with 2 goals

Pictures and Memes