Reddit on December 29, 2010: Top Posts and Discussions

Wednesday, Dec. 29th 2010

News on 12/29/10

USA forced Sweden's hand on piracy and Pirate Bay crackdown
r/worldnews · tenori · 1211 pts
Chinese villager with a history of speaking out against government abuse found dead due to a traffic accident. Except Chinese netizens suspect that he may have been held down by four men as he was run over by a truck.
r/worldnews · garlicking · 737 pts
German Kindergartens ordered to pay copyright for songs - Up until this year, preschools could teach and produce any kind of song they wanted. But now they have to pay for a license if they want children to sing certain songs.
r/worldnews · MrTulip · 482 pts
Israel is discriminating against Palestinians living in the occupied territories by depriving them of water, electricity and roads - Human Rights Watch
r/worldnews · RjTerblaVram · 406 pts
TSA bans woman for unusual buttocks: "This is the most ridiculous sky security theatrics imaginable"
r/news · johnji · 377 pts
Juarez is dying.
r/worldnews · lukemcr · 276 pts
Christine O'Donnell subject of criminal probe
r/news · lucubratious · 178 pts
South Korea says it will prepare for unification with North.
r/worldnews · Ivran · 143 pts

Politics on 12/29/10

Sports on 12/29/10

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The Christmas card our mailman gave us.

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Me in my room with my glow in the dark stars.

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Hey Reddit, a while back there was a thread about Dinosaurs in Superhero costumes. Someone there said he wanted to see a T-Rex as Thor, so I painted... A DinoThor. Hope you're a redditor buddy.

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Reddit, I made a wallpaper for a movie that will never exist.

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She's hardcore.

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Bad Pun Raccoon's Greatest Hits

r/AdviceAnimals · 344 pts

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be honest

r/AdviceAnimals · 266 pts

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Daft Punk

r/AdviceAnimals · 213 pts

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Poppin' Caps

r/AdviceAnimals · 191 pts

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Once again the Saints prove their worth!

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Audrey Hepburn

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Time sure flies

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What are you thinking about?

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Parallel parking

r/AdviceAnimals · 445 pts

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Hood Dad gives a shout out

r/AdviceAnimals · 328 pts

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YO HOMIES, SUP

r/AdviceAnimals · 231 pts

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[SAP] What else can you do?

r/AdviceAnimals · 200 pts

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New memes are scary... (PP OC)

r/AdviceAnimals · 170 pts

Reddit on December 29, 2010

Wednesday, Dec. 29th 2010

News on 12/29/10

USA forced Sweden's hand on piracy and Pirate Bay crackdown

Chinese villager with a history of speaking out against government abuse found dead due to a traffic accident. Except Chinese netizens suspect that he may have been held down by four men as he was run over by a truck.

German Kindergartens ordered to pay copyright for songs - Up until this year, preschools could teach and produce any kind of song they wanted. But now they have to pay for a license if they want children to sing certain songs.

Israel is discriminating against Palestinians living in the occupied territories by depriving them of water, electricity and roads - Human Rights Watch

TSA bans woman for unusual buttocks: "This is the most ridiculous sky security theatrics imaginable"

Juarez is dying.

Christine O'Donnell subject of criminal probe

South Korea says it will prepare for unification with North.

Politics on 12/29/10

Sarah Palin is 986 days late on submitting Freedom of Information-covered correspondence to U.S. journalists. Under law, it should have been handed over in 10.

Larry Kramer on Fox News and MSNBC: "We are creating a less-informed but more opinionated public. It’s a bad thing for democracy."

My Parents Were Executed Under the Unconstitutional Espionage Act -- Here's Why We Must Fight to Protect Julian Assange | Civil Liberties | AlterNet

Glenn Greenwald on Wired's response: Wired's refusal to release or comment on the Manning chat logs

Glenn Greenwald's response to Wired: "But now that I've written critically about Wired, I'm suddenly converted into a dishonest, ethics-free, unreliable hack."

Sports on 12/29/10

Shaq reacts after finding out he got fined $35K, Keven Garnett lends a crying shoulder.

Tucker Carlson of FOX news: Mick Vick should have been executed.

ESPN: Favre's fine is the equivalent of a person making $50K/year being fined ... wait for it ... $1.20.

Unpopular NHL Teams Nearly Outdrawn By Minor League Counterparts

England beats Australia in Melbourne to retain Ashes

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