Reddit on June 20, 2010: Top Posts and Discussions

Sunday, Jun. 20th 2010

News on 6/20/10

Israel Eases Gaza Blockade, Will Allow In All Goods Except For Weapons
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 690 pts
7 million people are starving in Niger; all they're asking for is 10 million dollars
r/worldnews · zorbix · 135 pts
Millions in Bangladesh poisoned by arsenic-contaminated water: WHO calls it "the largest mass poisoning of a population in history."
r/worldnews · maxwellhill · 132 pts
Red Cross Confirms Secret U.S. Prison in Afghanistan
r/news · globaldx · 127 pts
"Hellish heatwave" in Pakistan sets hottest temperature in Asia's history, 53.5°C (128.3°F); in India, hundreds die, death toll expected to rise as record temperatures soar up to 122°F
r/worldnews · DrRichardCranium · 100 pts
What about compensation for Bhopal? It took 17 years for the Indian government to obtain $470m compensation on behalf of the victims of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal – a paltry sum compared to the $20B fund set up by BP
r/worldnews · maxwellhill · 97 pts
Rahm Emanuel expected to quit White House
r/news · KableTown · 85 pts
Missing from the World Cup? China --- 'We're 1.3 billion people; can't we find at least 11 guys who are good at soccer?'
r/worldnews · DrRichardCranium · 51 pts

Politics on 6/20/10

Sports on 6/20/10

Pictures and Memes

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In honor of Futuramas return this week I say this should be the Reddit alien logo for the next few days

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AHH MY FACE

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Remember the hot Paraguayan football fan? Here she is, naked. [NSFW]

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Origin of the Peace Sign

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Me vs. Google Street View

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how to use stick on a beach

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Happy Fathers Day from Durex [PIC]

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I tested the theory today. Truly, cats don't care.

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Reddit on June 20, 2010

Sunday, Jun. 20th 2010

News on 6/20/10

Israel Eases Gaza Blockade, Will Allow In All Goods Except For Weapons

7 million people are starving in Niger; all they're asking for is 10 million dollars

Millions in Bangladesh poisoned by arsenic-contaminated water: WHO calls it "the largest mass poisoning of a population in history."

Red Cross Confirms Secret U.S. Prison in Afghanistan

"Hellish heatwave" in Pakistan sets hottest temperature in Asia's history, 53.5°C (128.3°F); in India, hundreds die, death toll expected to rise as record temperatures soar up to 122°F

What about compensation for Bhopal? It took 17 years for the Indian government to obtain $470m compensation on behalf of the victims of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal – a paltry sum compared to the $20B fund set up by BP

Rahm Emanuel expected to quit White House

Missing from the World Cup? China --- 'We're 1.3 billion people; can't we find at least 11 guys who are good at soccer?'

Politics on 6/20/10

How I see U.S. politics.

GOP; We would like to extend unemployment benefits, but we can't afford it. Oh, by the way, lets get rid of the tax on children of millionaires.

Happening right now over 1000 people are blocking the entrance to the docks in Oakland, CA to prevent the Israeli Zim cargo ship from unloading. Pictures and live video provided in link.

My husband is on the sex offender registry in Illinois, for 15 years for having a consensual relationship with me, his wife, when I was 16.

Gay Walmart Employee Forced To Wear Identifying Clothes In Utah

Sports on 6/20/10

This was my cunning plan to penetrate the wall of silence surrounding the North Korean football team. First, badly injure myself.

1996 NBA rookie group photo from SLAM magazine. Lots of recognizable faces in one of the strongest draft classes ever.

Rank tournament outsiders New Zealand pulled off one of the biggest World Cup shocks in recent memory by holding defending champions Italy to a historic draw in Nelspruit.

photo of ref's point of view from the USA-Slovenia game

Chris Bosh: "I'm not an addition. I'm a centerpiece"

Pictures and Memes