Reddit on May 8, 2010: Top Posts and Discussions

Saturday, May. 8th 2010

News on 5/8/10

Polish pop star faces two years' prison for blasphemy; made negative statement about the Bible in TV interview.
r/worldnews · frogmeat · 800 pts
A 40-year-old audio recording reveals that someone ordered the National Guard to fire on students during a Vietnam War protest at Kent State University in 1970.
r/news · gabe2011 · 222 pts
Australia burka armed robbery sparks burka ban debate - As Australian senator observed, the garb "represents the repressive domination of men over women which has no place in our society and compromises some of the most important aspects of human communication."
r/worldnews · abu_amar · 142 pts
Israeli: This settlement is unauthorized and should not be developed any further, claims it will stop settlement construction and provide a clear timeline. Does not do so and instead authorizes settlers to loot as much as they can from the Palestinians
r/worldnews · linkedlist · 93 pts
General Election 2010: Lib Dems may demand Gordon Brown's exit
r/worldnews · cranelake · 87 pts
Placement of containment dome in Gulf did not work
r/news · tennmyc21 · 83 pts
I'm Going To Beat The Fucking Mexican Piss Out Of You! Seattle Police Brutalize Innocent Man.
r/news · pets_or_meat · 80 pts
Brazil has signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, but experts suspect it may be working on a nuclear bomb. The country is allowed to legally enrich uranium for its nuclear submarines, but nobody knows what happens to the fuel once it is on restricted military bases.
r/worldnews · DrRichardCranium · 58 pts

Politics on 5/8/10

Sports on 5/8/10

Pictures and Memes

Preview

STFU [pic]

r/pics · 1k pts

Preview

Nothing is impossible! [GIF]

r/pics · 833 pts

Preview

Fake Science - for when the facts are too confusing! [pics]

r/pics · 711 pts

Preview

bunny has carrot

r/pics · 539 pts

Preview

Wedding cat: zoomed, enhanced

r/pics · 890 pts

Preview

Mr. Big as the Old Spice guy[pic]

r/pics · 754 pts

Preview

My First Foray into Artificial Tilt Focus

r/pics · 640 pts

Preview

I snapped this photo in Bryce canyon right as a crow landed on a sign. Nothing spectacular, but it made it look kinda ominous...

r/pics · 500 pts

Reddit on May 8, 2010

Saturday, May. 8th 2010

News on 5/8/10

Polish pop star faces two years' prison for blasphemy; made negative statement about the Bible in TV interview.

A 40-year-old audio recording reveals that someone ordered the National Guard to fire on students during a Vietnam War protest at Kent State University in 1970.

Australia burka armed robbery sparks burka ban debate - As Australian senator observed, the garb "represents the repressive domination of men over women which has no place in our society and compromises some of the most important aspects of human communication."

Israeli: This settlement is unauthorized and should not be developed any further, claims it will stop settlement construction and provide a clear timeline. Does not do so and instead authorizes settlers to loot as much as they can from the Palestinians

General Election 2010: Lib Dems may demand Gordon Brown's exit

Placement of containment dome in Gulf did not work

I'm Going To Beat The Fucking Mexican Piss Out Of You! Seattle Police Brutalize Innocent Man.

Brazil has signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, but experts suspect it may be working on a nuclear bomb. The country is allowed to legally enrich uranium for its nuclear submarines, but nobody knows what happens to the fuel once it is on restricted military bases.

Politics on 5/8/10

"Fidel Castro says the spreading oil slick fouling the Gulf of Mexico is proof that the world's most powerful governments cannot control large corporations that now dictate the public's destiny." He might actually have a point there.

It's Time to End the Epidemic of Prisoner Rape

Would anyone else vote (and possibly campaign furiously) for Al Franken if he ran for president?

Same old, same old: Obama Pentagon Gives $500M 'No Bid' Contract to Halliburton

Here's the book anti-gay male hooker hiring George Rekers published in 1982. Nope, nothing creepy here.

Sports on 5/8/10

Adorable Little Girl Makes Between-The-Legs Dunk

Spurs Killer [pic]

Cleveland Indians Announcer "Epic Rant"

Will Ferrell, aka Rojo Johnson pitching for a Texas Triple A team

Why can't pitchers throw harder? - By Noam Scheiber - Slate Magazine

Pictures and Memes