Reddit on June 22, 2009: Top Posts and Discussions

Monday, Jun. 22nd 2009

News on 6/22/09

URGENT New Video: MANY students shot & killed by Basiji gun fire in Iran
r/worldnews · blufr0g · 1628 pts
Iran Had a Democracy Before We Took It Away
r/worldnews · maxwellhill · 934 pts
Another site showing pictures of protesters for Identification by the Basij! Help bring it down!
r/worldnews · IranFree · 520 pts
"Girl with 56 stars tattooed on face admits she asked for them." Well duh.
r/news · adelaidejewel · 343 pts
A commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards has been arrested for refusing to use force on protesters and defying Khamenei's orders
r/worldnews · kefs · 189 pts
A NYT Reporter was kidnapped by the Taliban 7 months ago, and he just escaped. This is an article about how it was successfully blacked out by the media to protect his safety.
r/news · [deleted] · 124 pts
General Ali Fazli, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, has been arrested for refusing to obey Iran's Supreme Leader
r/worldnews · blufr0g · 110 pts
This Site is posting photos of opposition figures (protestors) in Iran, asking people to turn in information about them. What can we do about this, Reddit?
r/worldnews · epsd101 · 81 pts

Politics on 6/22/09

Sports on 6/22/09

Pictures and Memes

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Vegan?

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This is a video but it explains what happened in that Megan Fox picture that was popular on pics a short while ago.

r/pics · 397 pts

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OMG! SLOW DOWN!

r/pics · 196 pts

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Bank Robbery [Pic]

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Odd photo of Afghan girl [PIC]

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25 Stunning Pictures Of Bora Bora [The Most Beautiful Island on the Planet]

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Hey Reddit, Remember These Toys From The 90's?

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Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland

r/pics · 99 pts

Reddit on June 22, 2009

Monday, Jun. 22nd 2009

News on 6/22/09

URGENT New Video: MANY students shot & killed by Basiji gun fire in Iran

Iran Had a Democracy Before We Took It Away

Another site showing pictures of protesters for Identification by the Basij! Help bring it down!

"Girl with 56 stars tattooed on face admits she asked for them." Well duh.

A commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards has been arrested for refusing to use force on protesters and defying Khamenei's orders

A NYT Reporter was kidnapped by the Taliban 7 months ago, and he just escaped. This is an article about how it was successfully blacked out by the media to protect his safety.

General Ali Fazli, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, has been arrested for refusing to obey Iran's Supreme Leader

This Site is posting photos of opposition figures (protestors) in Iran, asking people to turn in information about them. What can we do about this, Reddit?

Politics on 6/22/09

Senator John Ensign called for Bill Clinton and Larry Craig to resign over sexual misconduct, and then cheated on his wife with a married staffer. This "defender of marriage" should have to dignity to resign now.

White House re-commits to posting bills online for public commentary -- now will post bills before they are passed by Congress, at a point when language can still be changed, and allow for more than 5 days of public commentary.

Disgusting. Our food system is so dominated by corporate interests that anyone saving seeds can be investigated for patent infringement.

Live long and prosper: US is spending 6 or 7 percent of GDP more on health care than other countries — call it a trillion dollars a year — without any clear advantage.

High corruption among Democratic ranks: "It's literally unbelievable to me that when you have polling that shows that the public supports a public option for health care by enormous margins (83-14%) and yet we have Democrats dithering over it."

Sports on 6/22/09

Keep in mind the two greatest soccer teams in FIFA history are playing: Hey kid in the stands take your ice cream bar and apply to face. Now repeat.

Six Great Umpire Ejections...or, Baseball Manager Tirade Gold

John Daly Wrecks His Bus Into a Tunnel (No Wings or Beer Were Harmed in the Accident)

Fake Umpires the talk of Washington

Lucas Glover: Your Surprising 2009 US Open Champion

Pictures and Memes