Reddit on July 31, 2010: Top Posts and Discussions

Saturday, Jul. 31st 2010

News on 7/31/10

Wikileaks has posted a massive 1.4 GB heavily encrypted file on it's dedicated "Afghan War Diary" page labeled simply "Insurance". Possibly in response to the harsh rhetoric issuing from the US DoD regarding Julian Assange, the new file was quietly uploaded with no explanation.
r/worldnews · vradul · 1066 pts
25,000 Deaths In Mexico - Attack on US-funded drug war in Mexico. It kills thousands of civilians, enriches corrupt Mexican army and officialdom—and yet has no visible impact on drug trade. Who is fooling who?
r/worldnews · DrRichardCranium · 457 pts
Senate Votes to Double Fines, Jail Time for Pot Brownies
r/news · tarkay · 211 pts
WikiLeaks suspect held in solitary confinement
r/worldnews · cerealgriller · 171 pts
Fury as Israel president claims English are 'anti-semitic'
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 165 pts
Brazil offers asylum to Iranian woman facing stoning
r/worldnews · shazbaz · 155 pts
This year, for the first time ever, the U.S. included itself in the State Department's annual report on human trafficking.
r/news · DrJulianBashir · 104 pts
New international ban on cluster munitions will take effect on Saturday and over 100 have signed it since 2008. Holdouts include Russia, Israel and the US
r/worldnews · maxwellhill · 77 pts

Politics on 7/31/10

Sports on 7/31/10

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Lisa Simpson's wedding is tomorrow. [PIC]

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look how cool this dog is

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The Glory of Reddit (Comments)

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That's one badass goat.

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Look guys I also found him!

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To the driver of this Jeep: you're the coolest person in my neighborhood.

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Now here's something I've never seen.

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Mad Cat. Oh how i miss this genre.

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Reddit on July 31, 2010

Saturday, Jul. 31st 2010

News on 7/31/10

Wikileaks has posted a massive 1.4 GB heavily encrypted file on it's dedicated "Afghan War Diary" page labeled simply "Insurance". Possibly in response to the harsh rhetoric issuing from the US DoD regarding Julian Assange, the new file was quietly uploaded with no explanation.

25,000 Deaths In Mexico - Attack on US-funded drug war in Mexico. It kills thousands of civilians, enriches corrupt Mexican army and officialdom—and yet has no visible impact on drug trade. Who is fooling who?

Senate Votes to Double Fines, Jail Time for Pot Brownies

WikiLeaks suspect held in solitary confinement

Fury as Israel president claims English are 'anti-semitic'

Brazil offers asylum to Iranian woman facing stoning

This year, for the first time ever, the U.S. included itself in the State Department's annual report on human trafficking.

New international ban on cluster munitions will take effect on Saturday and over 100 have signed it since 2008. Holdouts include Russia, Israel and the US

Politics on 7/31/10

Know why we can't legalize filesharing, marijuana, gay marriage, etc. and then get on with our lives now? Because old people vote and YOU DON'T.

Although the local Tea Party claimed “$1.5 million of local taxes” go to the library, the reality is its total budget last year was $117,000...Fuck the Tea Party.

Wikileaks volunteer detained | A volunteer for Wikileaks was detained by officials Thursday while entering the country at Newark International Airport.

Book-burning? This country disappoints me more and more with each passing day

It is just a technical matter, the Obama administration says: We just need to make a slight change in a law to make clear that we have the right to see the names of anyone’s e-mail correspondents and their Web browsing history without the messy complication of asking a judge for permission.

Sports on 7/31/10

A-Rod proves he's a jerk-off. (gif)

Top 10 Funny Yao Ming Pictures

YSK: You can call the Boston Globe Sports Desk at 617-929-3235, and they'll answer any stats question you can possibly think of, on any sport.

Jose Canseco always made his teammates better power hitters. Can statistics be used to find juicers?

Sam Bradford has the last laugh, signs record six year, $78M deal with $50M guaranteed.

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