Reddit on May 1, 2011: Top Posts and Discussions

Sunday, May. 1st 2011

News on 5/1/11

Bin Laden is Dead
r/worldnews · weissensteinburg · 1675 pts
Six wind farms were given six-figure payments to switch off their turbines because the Scottish grid network could not absorb all the energy being produced.
r/worldnews · IamJulianAssange · 1298 pts
Fears in China as another human rights lawyer disappears
r/worldnews · igeldard · 1001 pts
BREAKING! Bin Laden DEAD!
r/worldnews · trapperkeeps · 755 pts
OSAMA BIN LADEN IS DEAD!!! Watch Obama's speech tonight. He's been dead
r/news · [deleted] · 729 pts
Screw a better education, this high school in Texas is building a $60 MILLION football stadium
r/news · [deleted] · 428 pts
Osama Bin Laden Reported Dead
r/worldnews · randomlurker82 · 427 pts
Obama to deliver live 10:30pm speech. Could be the rumor of the death of Osama Bin Ladin. http://twitter.com/#!/keithurbahn
r/worldnews · bigmoof · 319 pts

Politics on 5/1/11

Sports on 5/1/11

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So about that birth certificate.

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This is what a cool kid looks like.

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The guy who inadvertently live-tweeted the Obama raid.

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Most definitely intentional

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Bin Laden Is dead.

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Foul Bachelor Frog's apartment smells awful

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Bin Laden finally caught?

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He's dead!

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Compassionate Shark Friend on Finals Week

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I painted me, my husband, and our two pugs as Futurama characters for his 30th.

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Deep ladder in a waterfall

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His reign is over.

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Holy fuck! PLEASE let this catch on!

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What else is there to talk about? [SAP]

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Humanities Professor plays favourites

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Fucking pringles...

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Engineering Professor answers a question in class

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Scumbag Osama

r/AdviceAnimals · 94 pts

Reddit on May 1, 2011

Sunday, May. 1st 2011

News on 5/1/11

Bin Laden is Dead

Six wind farms were given six-figure payments to switch off their turbines because the Scottish grid network could not absorb all the energy being produced.

Fears in China as another human rights lawyer disappears

BREAKING! Bin Laden DEAD!

OSAMA BIN LADEN IS DEAD!!! Watch Obama's speech tonight. He's been dead

Screw a better education, this high school in Texas is building a $60 MILLION football stadium

Osama Bin Laden Reported Dead

Obama to deliver live 10:30pm speech. Could be the rumor of the death of Osama Bin Ladin. http://twitter.com/#!/keithurbahn

Politics on 5/1/11

California Governor Jerry Brown (D) on Thursday canceled construction of a $356-million death row at San Quentin prison, saying it would be "unconscionable" to spend so much on condemned inmates as the state is slashing budgets for education and other social services

President Obama to Make Late Night Statement

Did you hear that Michele Bachmann was born in Canada?

Now that Osama Bin Laden is dead can we have those freedoms that were taken from us since 9/11, Federal Government? (ie Patriot Act, warrantless wiretaps, Military Commissions Act of 2006, etc, etc...)

Several states, including Minnesota, Iowa and Florida, are considering legislation that would make it a felony for activists and journalists to carry out undercover investigations of agribusiness operations, punishable by up to 30 years in prison

Sports on 5/1/11

Flyers playoff goaltending...

The Always Eloquent Devin Hester

This is why I hate you ESPN!

Mark Hominick and the alien coming out of his forehead!

Mets/Phillies crowd breaks out in "USA" chants during game.

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