Reddit on June 19, 2009: Top Posts and Discussions

Friday, Jun. 19th 2009

News on 6/19/09

Images reveal full horror of 'Amazon's Tiananmen' -
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 528 pts
World has new oldest man. This guy fought in WWI and was 73 when Neil Armstrong landed on the moon.
r/worldnews · ray_scogitans · 501 pts
Parents banned from taking pictures of their own children
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 367 pts
Ban Police Use of Tasers : 'The video released of police officers punching and Tasering a man lying on the ground speaks for itself. Once you give a weapon like this to the British police it will be used and abused as a weapon of punishment and torture.
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 317 pts
Moussavi supported the Iran hostage situation, defended the Fatwa against Salman Rushdie and was complicit in the execution of anti-establishment "dissidents". Then he quit politics for 20 years and everyone forgot.
r/worldnews · ravniel · 295 pts
Iran's supreme leader rejects vote fraud claims, describing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's election win as "definitive."
r/worldnews · socker · 294 pts
"Israeli troops humiliate Palestinians - and put it on YouTube" [Actual Israeli newspaper headline]
r/worldnews · milligram · 182 pts
BBC combats broadcast interference from Iran by adding 3 satellite broadcasts.
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 152 pts

Politics on 6/19/09

Sports on 6/19/09

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Whats the Difference between Reddit and Digg?

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Awesome judo trick [gif]

r/pics · 437 pts

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Zipper Around Scar Tattoo

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Goodbye Buzz. [PIC]

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The Price of Piracy

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Reddit: I am building you a big-ass CG Reddit alien. It will crush the diggers once and for all. Here is the head. [PIC]

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Down Boy Down !

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The REAL difference between Reddit and Digg

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Reddit on June 19, 2009

Friday, Jun. 19th 2009

News on 6/19/09

Images reveal full horror of 'Amazon's Tiananmen' -

World has new oldest man. This guy fought in WWI and was 73 when Neil Armstrong landed on the moon.

Parents banned from taking pictures of their own children

Ban Police Use of Tasers : 'The video released of police officers punching and Tasering a man lying on the ground speaks for itself. Once you give a weapon like this to the British police it will be used and abused as a weapon of punishment and torture.

Moussavi supported the Iran hostage situation, defended the Fatwa against Salman Rushdie and was complicit in the execution of anti-establishment "dissidents". Then he quit politics for 20 years and everyone forgot.

Iran's supreme leader rejects vote fraud claims, describing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's election win as "definitive."

"Israeli troops humiliate Palestinians - and put it on YouTube" [Actual Israeli newspaper headline]

BBC combats broadcast interference from Iran by adding 3 satellite broadcasts.

Politics on 6/19/09

Fox caught with its pants down on ABC attacks

In 2001, Portugal decriminalised drugs to try reduce the number of hard drug users in the country. Eight years later, fears that Portugal would become a haven for drug tourists have not come true and the number of deaths from drugs has decreased

Dennis Kucinich Tells it how it is,WOW the truth!(THUMBS UP)

Iran-I-am [CARTOON]

In an appalling 5-to-4 ruling, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority tossed aside compelling due process claims, the demands of justice...to deny the right of prisoners to obtain post-conviction DNA testing that might prove their innocence

Sports on 6/19/09

Marco Scuatro walks and steals 2nd base

Mario Lemieux Sure Can Throw A Stanley Cup Party

There’s Something Called the UFL and They Held a Draft

Contrary To Rumors, Kelly Pavlik Not In Rehab

Yeah, There Are Steelers Fans In Iran

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