Reddit on April 8, 2010: Top Posts and Discussions

Thursday, Apr. 8th 2010

News on 4/8/10

I wrote to my MP 2 weeks ago regarding the DE bill, I received this forwarded reply from Mandelson's BIS department yesterday as a response. The UK's "Minister for Digital Britain" Stephen Timms doesn't know what an IP address is.
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Criticism of Israel is not anti-Semitism, rules sheriff in Scotland
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Court Rejects US Government's Executive Power Claims and Rules That Warrantless Wiretapping Violated Law
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Bush 'knew' they were 'innocent': Hundreds kept at Gitmo to create illusion that Bush officials were competent.
r/news · Orangutan · 252 pts
Iraq War Vet: "We Were Told to Just Shoot People, and the Officers Would Take Care of Us"
r/worldnews · firesign · 191 pts
Excellent overview of the Digital Economy Bill, and what it means for UK citizens. TL;DR: Yep, still fucked.
r/worldnews · Xiol · 120 pts
Six men arrested in Israel for organ traffic: IDF brigadier-general among them
r/worldnews · DougBolivar · 117 pts
U.S. Air Marshals are being arrested more often than they make arrests.
r/news · B-Con · 101 pts

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I ordered a pizza from Papa John's and asked for extra peppers.

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This picture is NOT shopped, either. [Pic]

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i expected it to be more awesome: [Pic]

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I wanna get close to you.

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Laura Thomson from WMBF-TV/Raycom Media (NSFW). Anybody knows the story behind that classic pic?

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PIG CAT!

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This is how drugs kill people in Mexico.(NSFW)

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Reddit on April 8, 2010

Thursday, Apr. 8th 2010

News on 4/8/10

I wrote to my MP 2 weeks ago regarding the DE bill, I received this forwarded reply from Mandelson's BIS department yesterday as a response. The UK's "Minister for Digital Britain" Stephen Timms doesn't know what an IP address is.

Criticism of Israel is not anti-Semitism, rules sheriff in Scotland

Court Rejects US Government's Executive Power Claims and Rules That Warrantless Wiretapping Violated Law

Bush 'knew' they were 'innocent': Hundreds kept at Gitmo to create illusion that Bush officials were competent.

Iraq War Vet: "We Were Told to Just Shoot People, and the Officers Would Take Care of Us"

Excellent overview of the Digital Economy Bill, and what it means for UK citizens. TL;DR: Yep, still fucked.

Six men arrested in Israel for organ traffic: IDF brigadier-general among them

U.S. Air Marshals are being arrested more often than they make arrests.

Politics on 4/8/10

I think I judged those pilots a bit too quickly.

Fox Failed to Vet O'Keefe's Deceptively Edited Video and 'Reporting' - ACORN Cleared of Wrongdoing in California

Tea Party Jesus: Putting the words of conservative Christians into the mouth of Christ.

NPR's Planet Money actually audits the FED! Through a lawsuit filed by Bloomberg News, a whole shitload of documents have been released by the FED. Docs reveal the FED owns malls, hotels, homes, credit default swaps on schools and much more. Come on Congress, if NPR can audit the FED so can you!

Why in the hell is Karl Rove on my TV? Why is Karl Rove on my radio? Why is Karl Rove on ANYWHERE? Unless he's on trial or being interrogated, I can't imagine what possible use this George W. Bush relic could be to conservatives.

Sports on 4/8/10

Ump Calls Yankees-Red Sox 'A disgrace to baseball'

ESPN Sports Science: How Close Was Butler's Final Shot From Going In? [video]

Brett Favre is now the first active NFL player in history to be a Grandfather...let the jokes begin!

Vertigo.

In defense of Tiger Woods' Nike ad: How can I be angry at Nike when Tiger's former sponsor implied that shaving cream would be the genesis of my personal harem? Cynical as this campaign might be, there are worse messages than, "Your hero athlete is human."

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