Reddit on June 16, 2010: Top Posts and Discussions

Wednesday, Jun. 16th 2010

News on 6/16/10

Australia soon to become the first Western democracy to join Iran and China where Internet access is restricted by the state
r/worldnews · maxwellhill · 1750 pts
Man evicted from his own home and shot in the hand and feet for not running away quicker - His home was demolished illegally for Israel (and in the night while he was lying in his bed) to make way for illegal Jewish-only settlements on Palestinian land
r/worldnews · rezbi · 532 pts
First Australia wanted the ISP Filter, then ISP data retention on net activity... now they want to link it all to our PASSPORTS!!!
r/worldnews · RiskRegsiter · 347 pts
Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are asking the nation's billionaires to pledge to give at least half their net worth to charity, in their lifetimes or at death
r/news · sadax · 247 pts
"After several days underground, the founder of the secretive website WikiLeaks has gone public to disclose that he is preparing to release a classified Pentagon video of a U.S. airstrike in Afghanistan last year that left as many as 140 civilians dead, most of them children and teenagers."
r/news · stiff9702 · 168 pts
Iceland passes "Wikileaks law". What will that mean for journalists?
r/worldnews · pesco · 99 pts
Israeli Newspaper Report: IDF soldiers shot the Palestinian husband of a American woman twice in the head as he laid on the ground from close range when they could have easily just arrested him.
r/news · milligram · 96 pts
Kyrgyzstan carnage: 700 feared dead as looting, riots surge
r/worldnews · igeldard · 54 pts

Politics on 6/16/10

Sports on 6/16/10

Pictures and Memes

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If You Put That Picture On The Internet I’ll Call My Lawyer

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4chan is not as dumb as it looks [PIC]

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Anybody miss this guy?

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I'm a fan of this Spanish fan (NSFW)

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How have I never noticed this from all the episodes of The Simpsons I've watched over the years?!

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Fantastic tattoo (PIC maybe NSFW if you work in a church)

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Medical imaging company creates a pin-up girl calendar that shows *everything* [pics]

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You saved my life... How could I EVER repay you?

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Reddit on June 16, 2010

Wednesday, Jun. 16th 2010

News on 6/16/10

Australia soon to become the first Western democracy to join Iran and China where Internet access is restricted by the state

Man evicted from his own home and shot in the hand and feet for not running away quicker - His home was demolished illegally for Israel (and in the night while he was lying in his bed) to make way for illegal Jewish-only settlements on Palestinian land

First Australia wanted the ISP Filter, then ISP data retention on net activity... now they want to link it all to our PASSPORTS!!!

Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are asking the nation's billionaires to pledge to give at least half their net worth to charity, in their lifetimes or at death

"After several days underground, the founder of the secretive website WikiLeaks has gone public to disclose that he is preparing to release a classified Pentagon video of a U.S. airstrike in Afghanistan last year that left as many as 140 civilians dead, most of them children and teenagers."

Iceland passes "Wikileaks law". What will that mean for journalists?

Israeli Newspaper Report: IDF soldiers shot the Palestinian husband of a American woman twice in the head as he laid on the ground from close range when they could have easily just arrested him.

Kyrgyzstan carnage: 700 feared dead as looting, riots surge

Politics on 6/16/10

Two years ago Prop 8 passed with hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars in Mormon astroturfing. Yesterday they were found guilty on 13 counts of campaign fraud. The fine: $5538. That'll teach 'em.

Warren Buffet & Bill Gates want the super-rich to pledge a minimum of 50% of their fortunes to charity, or over $600 billion

Warren Buffet pledges 99% of his wealth to charity

The Icelandic parliament has just passed a Wikileaks-inspired "media haven" bill with some of the strongest Freedom of Expression protections ever

New Jersey assemblyman competes in five-mile runs, exercises at a gym, dances as a celebrity and hauls trash to the curb -- and has collected $570,000 in disability payments since being ruled "totally and permanently disabled."

Sports on 6/16/10

Switzerland shocks Spain 1-0 in World Cup upset

North Korean Soccer Fans Are Actually Chinese Volunteers. You know, because the North Koreans aren't actually allowed to leave the country.

Utah to join Pac-10. Just when I get excited for Boise State joining the MWC! - MWC fan here

20 thousand fans watching USA vs. England in San Francisco

Pac-10 Invites Utah

Pictures and Memes