Reddit on July 19, 2010: Top Posts and Discussions

Monday, Jul. 19th 2010

News on 7/19/10

A hidden world, growing beyond control | The top-secret world the government created in response to 9/11 has become so large, so unwieldy and so secretive that no one knows how much it costs, how many people it employs, how many programs exist within it or exactly how many agencies do the same work
r/news · fallentree · 323 pts
Coming soon on PBS' Frontline. Top Secret America - the top secret world the government created in response to the 9/11 attacks
r/news · fuzzo · 292 pts
Israeli bloggers hold online campaign to convince authorities to connect palestinian village to water supply
r/worldnews · DougBolivar · 220 pts
Dutch Politician Forms Anti-Islam Coalition.Controversial Dutch politician Geert Wilders has said he is forming an international "freedom alliance" to amplify his anti-Muslim message across the West.The aim of the alliance is to end immigration of people from Muslim nations
r/worldnews · pinkyflower · 192 pts
During the worst of the global financial meltdown, Berlin pumped tens of billions of euros into the economy and spent hundreds of billions propping up German banks. Now, the country is reaping the benefits as Germany is once again Europe's economic motor.
r/worldnews · MrTulip · 185 pts
Syria bans face veils at universities
r/worldnews · quentinnuk · 176 pts
Muslim drivers are forcing blind people and their guide dogs off buses because they consider the animals to be ‘unclean’, it has been revealed.
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 131 pts
In Japan but surrounded by U.S. influence, Okinawa struggles with split identity -- Americans, imagine for a second what it would be like to have a Japanese military base in your city.
r/worldnews · cometparty · 103 pts

Politics on 7/19/10

Sports on 7/19/10

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Well played, good sir. Well played.

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reddit, i want one too >:(

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You all do this, and you know it.

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This was written on the toilet wall of the Faculty of Mathematics at my Uni

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So this is how they never get caught

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I just moved into my new house and found a tiny bench in the back yard. I couldn't help myself.

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"But mom! There's wild Pokemon in the tall grass!" [comic]

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"We are a Fortune 500 Company, not a Lemonade Stand."

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Reddit on July 19, 2010

Monday, Jul. 19th 2010

News on 7/19/10

A hidden world, growing beyond control | The top-secret world the government created in response to 9/11 has become so large, so unwieldy and so secretive that no one knows how much it costs, how many people it employs, how many programs exist within it or exactly how many agencies do the same work

Coming soon on PBS' Frontline. Top Secret America - the top secret world the government created in response to the 9/11 attacks

Israeli bloggers hold online campaign to convince authorities to connect palestinian village to water supply

Dutch Politician Forms Anti-Islam Coalition.Controversial Dutch politician Geert Wilders has said he is forming an international "freedom alliance" to amplify his anti-Muslim message across the West.The aim of the alliance is to end immigration of people from Muslim nations

During the worst of the global financial meltdown, Berlin pumped tens of billions of euros into the economy and spent hundreds of billions propping up German banks. Now, the country is reaping the benefits as Germany is once again Europe's economic motor.

Syria bans face veils at universities

Muslim drivers are forcing blind people and their guide dogs off buses because they consider the animals to be ‘unclean’, it has been revealed.

In Japan but surrounded by U.S. influence, Okinawa struggles with split identity -- Americans, imagine for a second what it would be like to have a Japanese military base in your city.

Politics on 7/19/10

Jezebel blog recently accused Jon Stewart of running a sexist work environment ("boy's club") at The Daily Show, citing the low number of female writers/correspondents. The number of male writers/editors at Jezebel? Zero.

Roger Ebert on Sarah Palin on Shakespeare. The man has a way with words.

What part of legal immigration don't you understand? [graphic]

Top Secret America - A Washington Post Investigation

Obama accuses GOP of "lack of faith in the American people" for "misguided notion that emergency relief somehow discourages people from looking for a job"

Sports on 7/19/10

Sports legends bothered by interviewer at golf tournament. "Charles Barkley, was Space Jam real?"

T.O. has only himself to blame for his struggles finding a team

Andy Schleck of Luxembourg lost his Tour de France yellow jersey to defending champion Alberto Contador of Spain on Monday after suffering mechanical failure at a disastrous moment.

Reddit, please help me decide which NFL team to follow.

You trying to say Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?

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