Reddit on August 15, 2010: Top Posts and Discussions

Sunday, Aug. 15th 2010

News on 8/15/10

WARNING: NOAA Admits Gulf Seafood is NOT being tested for dispersants.
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That's a good way to get out of a mugging
r/news · NiceBananas · 696 pts
See if you find honest reporting of this in the US corporate mass media: Arrests of Guatemalan Police Death Squads reveal connection to organized crime and CIA.
r/worldnews · American_Pie · 183 pts
WikiLeaks to apply for Swedish licence in order to guarantee that the website is covered by Swedish whistleblower protection laws.
r/worldnews · DRkarg · 165 pts
Deadly Whooping Cough, Once Wiped Out, Is Back : NPR
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Afghanistan finds 1.8 billion barrel oilfield: Afghanistan says it has discovered an oilfield with an estimated 1.8 billion barrels in the north of the war-ravaged country.
r/worldnews · quantumcipher · 106 pts
Israel to purchase F-35I fighters
r/worldnews · Datum · 91 pts
Muslim countries ditch Pakistan in hour of need; US leading all relief efforts
r/worldnews · pat_at_exampledotcom · 82 pts

Politics on 8/15/10

Sports on 8/15/10

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Oh, reddit

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My great grandfather at the beach. He didn't mess around.

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Cool light bulb

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The many looks of Johny Depp

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I've been marathon reading Calvin & Hobbes comics for the past few days, and this one had me in utter silence for a few minutes.

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Reddit, here is me trolling some tourists taking a photo at the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

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This is my grandfather at the beach. He didn't mess around either.

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First visit to California, this is what I see. Am disappoint.

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Reddit on August 15, 2010

Sunday, Aug. 15th 2010

News on 8/15/10

WARNING: NOAA Admits Gulf Seafood is NOT being tested for dispersants.

That's a good way to get out of a mugging

See if you find honest reporting of this in the US corporate mass media: Arrests of Guatemalan Police Death Squads reveal connection to organized crime and CIA.

WikiLeaks to apply for Swedish licence in order to guarantee that the website is covered by Swedish whistleblower protection laws.

Deadly Whooping Cough, Once Wiped Out, Is Back : NPR

Afghanistan finds 1.8 billion barrel oilfield: Afghanistan says it has discovered an oilfield with an estimated 1.8 billion barrels in the north of the war-ravaged country.

Israel to purchase F-35I fighters

Muslim countries ditch Pakistan in hour of need; US leading all relief efforts

Politics on 8/15/10

Reddit, please help me. My best friend is an American journalist in Turkey, who has been jailed for days after reporting the effects of raids on Kurdish villages and their refugee survivors. I'm trying to get the story enough attention to secure his safety and possibly prevent his deportation.

Think you're pissed about a Islamic cultural center two blocks from Ground Zero? Imagine how about the Japanese feel about a U.S. military base 20 miles from Hiroshima.

TIL: When the Christian world was demanding that Jews convert or die, it was the Muslims who gave them shelter

Hello CNN, I would just like to point out that a regular contributor to CNN TV and on your payroll, Erick Erickson, says that President Obama has now endorsed a Jihad against the United States of America. Sorry, can't watch your channel anymore when money goes to racists bigots on your payroll.

Fun fact: Two strip clubs, a gambling business, and a lingerie/porn/sex toy shop are also at "ground zero"

Sports on 8/15/10

For having killed a man, Donte Stallworth is a respectable man himself, and took responsibility for his mistake in a way that very few professional athletes ever would.

I have seen many bad quarterbacks. I've watched Jamarcus Russell, Spergon Wynn, Keith Null. But Curtis Painter is the worst QB I have ever seen. As of today, he has been outscored 69-0 as the Colts' primary backup.

Major League Baseball umpires miss 20 percent of close calls, according to "Outside The Lines" survey - ESPN

Titans RB Stafon Johnson done for year, injured ankle. Bad break: he was the USC player who almost died after dropping weights onto his neck.

Welcome to the NFL, Mr. Bradford

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