Reddit on October 22, 2009: Top Posts and Discussions

Thursday, Oct. 22nd 2009

News on 10/22/09

The fucking weird and creepy world of Predator drone pilots who drive to work, kill people thousands of miles away and then go home and play with the kids.
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 807 pts
Pollution in China - WARNING: Disturbing Photographs. Abandoned deformed children left to die, blotted out skies, brown oceans full of dead fish, disabled migrant workers waiting for death, orphans covered in soot, open sewage everywhere.
r/news · natezomby · 412 pts
Woman sends 6 people to prison on rape charges; Now admits she was just kidding.
r/news · [deleted] · 96 pts
Girl gets flu shot and now can only walk backwards. WTF [VID]
r/news · cheddarben · 92 pts
"I have never seen this in 30 years," Calder said. "I haven't heard Japanese talking back to American diplomats that often, especially not publicly. The Americans usually say, 'We have a deal,' and the Japanese respond, 'Ah soo desu ka,' -- we have a deal -- and it's over. This is new."
r/worldnews · WhoKilledTeddyBear · 84 pts
Court to FBI: No Spying On Drivers & Passengers With OnStar
r/news · 63Headshot · 72 pts
British National Party leader Nick Griffin has used his Question Time appearance to criticise Islam and defend a past head of the Ku Klux Klan. He also told a largely hostile audience that Winston Churchill would be a BNP supporter if he were alive, and at one stage referred to gay men as "creepy".
r/worldnews · koavf · 46 pts
They decapitate, torture, and extort. Then they pray, and donate to charity.
r/worldnews · neoronin · 36 pts

Politics on 10/22/09

Sports on 10/22/09

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What's wrong with our economy, summed up by Bill Watterson circa 1994.

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So my CEO sent an email to the whole company with this screen shot in it...

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Your Norton AntiVirus Subscription has expired

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Good Morning Lemmings. This greeted everyone entering my high school.

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Just a Man-Shark and his Clownfish buddy fighting a Robo-Cephalopod [pic]

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Epic ad: Need an amputee to complete my Halloween costume

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Good Morning Lemmings!

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A whale is fine, too [pic]

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Reddit on October 22, 2009

Thursday, Oct. 22nd 2009

News on 10/22/09

The fucking weird and creepy world of Predator drone pilots who drive to work, kill people thousands of miles away and then go home and play with the kids.

Pollution in China - WARNING: Disturbing Photographs. Abandoned deformed children left to die, blotted out skies, brown oceans full of dead fish, disabled migrant workers waiting for death, orphans covered in soot, open sewage everywhere.

Woman sends 6 people to prison on rape charges; Now admits she was just kidding.

Girl gets flu shot and now can only walk backwards. WTF [VID]

"I have never seen this in 30 years," Calder said. "I haven't heard Japanese talking back to American diplomats that often, especially not publicly. The Americans usually say, 'We have a deal,' and the Japanese respond, 'Ah soo desu ka,' -- we have a deal -- and it's over. This is new."

Court to FBI: No Spying On Drivers & Passengers With OnStar

British National Party leader Nick Griffin has used his Question Time appearance to criticise Islam and defend a past head of the Ku Klux Klan. He also told a largely hostile audience that Winston Churchill would be a BNP supporter if he were alive, and at one stage referred to gay men as "creepy".

They decapitate, torture, and extort. Then they pray, and donate to charity.

Politics on 10/22/09

Wow! Al Franken plows through a reform opponent like she's nothing!

The Economist: The Only Way To Stop The Failed Global Drug War Is To Legalize All Drugs

Alan Grayson (D-FL) interrogates Paul Broun (R-GA) on Constitution

Retired General: "The record is clear: Dick Cheney and the Bush administration were incompetent war fighters. They ignored Afghanistan for 7 years ... and failed to bring to justice the masterminds of September 11."

Texas Constable suspends use of Tasers, saying, "While I recognize the need for deputies to have alternative tools other than deadly force, it is important that these tools are also not deadly."

Sports on 10/22/09

When he was 10, Brazil lost in the World Cup Finals, and he consoled his crying father, saying, “Don’t worry. One day I’ll win it.” 8 years later, he did. Happy Birthday, Pele.

#1 Draft Pick Blake Griffin AMAZING DUNK

Can someone please explain what this guy was doing and how it helped? ESPN apparently thinks it's beneath them.

Isiah Thomas blasts Magic Johnson over criticisms in new book

SEC suspends Florida-Arkansas officiating crew for terrible late game calls

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