Reddit on June 30, 2010: Top Posts and Discussions

Wednesday, Jun. 30th 2010

News on 6/30/10

Finland makes broadband a 'legal right'
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 428 pts
Blair to receive US peace medal (not the Onion)
r/worldnews · spainguy · 342 pts
Israel lashes back. Punishes Israelis and others for promoting or carrying out a boycott; or for war crimes prosecution of Israelis. monies already due to Palestine to be withheld; "de jure" annexation of West Bank. Could lead to breakdown of relationship with EU.
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 275 pts
NinjaVideo and many other streaming video sites shut down in the past hours...by the Dept of Homeland Security?
r/worldnews · MemphisRPM · 250 pts
Pope rebukes cardinal who exposed abuse: Public dressing down for man praised for criticism of church abuse cover-ups.
r/worldnews · Orangutan · 221 pts
ACLU: America is riddled with politically motivated surveillance -- cases in which people were put under surveillance "for doing little more than peacefully exercising their First Amendment rights."
r/news · [deleted] · 208 pts
The Niger Delta has experienced oil spills on par with the Exxon Valdez disaster every year for the past half-century, according to one report. But it has never received the attention being paid to the U.S. Gulf Coast
r/worldnews · georgewashingtonblog · 128 pts
"The 15-year-old boy and his 12-year-old sister had been home alone ... a pair of burglars tried the front and back doors, then broke a back window. The teenager grabbed his father's assault rifle and knew what to do with it."
r/news · first_they_came · 93 pts

Politics on 6/30/10

Sports on 6/30/10

Pictures and Memes

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This is how my friend's dog says hello.

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It's true! Cat's really don't give a sh*t!

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You're so good to me...I feel bad for you though...

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Conan on Larry King's Retirement

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Reddit just came all over itself.

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Happy Birthday Mr. Brown!

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Thank you for enlightening me on the true definition of "fap", Eleni Hale. Thank you.

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So this is how it all starts...

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Reddit on June 30, 2010

Wednesday, Jun. 30th 2010

News on 6/30/10

Finland makes broadband a 'legal right'

Blair to receive US peace medal (not the Onion)

Israel lashes back. Punishes Israelis and others for promoting or carrying out a boycott; or for war crimes prosecution of Israelis. monies already due to Palestine to be withheld; "de jure" annexation of West Bank. Could lead to breakdown of relationship with EU.

NinjaVideo and many other streaming video sites shut down in the past hours...by the Dept of Homeland Security?

Pope rebukes cardinal who exposed abuse: Public dressing down for man praised for criticism of church abuse cover-ups.

ACLU: America is riddled with politically motivated surveillance -- cases in which people were put under surveillance "for doing little more than peacefully exercising their First Amendment rights."

The Niger Delta has experienced oil spills on par with the Exxon Valdez disaster every year for the past half-century, according to one report. But it has never received the attention being paid to the U.S. Gulf Coast

"The 15-year-old boy and his 12-year-old sister had been home alone ... a pair of burglars tried the front and back doors, then broke a back window. The teenager grabbed his father's assault rifle and knew what to do with it."

Politics on 6/30/10

Harvard Study: From 1930s-2004, NY Times called waterboarding torture in 81.5% of articles, LA Times in 96.3%. Yet from 2002‐2008, NYT did so in only 1.4% and LA Times in 4.8%. The WSJ? 1.6% (1 of 63 articles) and USA Today never called waterboarding torture or implied it was torture. [PDF]

Iraq Vet Captain Mike Clauer owned his $300,000 home free and clear. But he was late on his HOA dues, so they foreclosed on his house, which is perfectly legal in Texas.

Jon Stewart to Fox: "Do you realized that this shit is being broadcast... and recorded?!"

FUCK THE GOP. Unemployment filibustered AGAIN. Now the lazy fucks in the Senate are out until July 12th, while millions of unemployed Americans are left hanging. FUCK ALL YOU BASTARDS RIGHT IN YOUR WRINKLED OLD ASSES!

The environmentalist who flew his own plane over the Gulf and photographed dying dolphins is interviewed on national television: It's much worse than it seems

Sports on 6/30/10

Yankee Fan On Cellphone Catches Ground Rule Double With His Face

How Mariano Rivera dominates hitters - fascinating video

Tiger and the largest divorce settlement ever: $750,000,000

Big upset at Wimbledon! Berdych beats Federer in the quarterfinals! 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4

Miroslav Klose is the single player in the history of the World Cup to score five or more goals in consecutive World Cups. In the latter tournament his five goals were sufficient to win him the Fifa Golden Boot. He is in a place to break his own record by winning the award again in South Africa.

Pictures and Memes