Reddit on May 14, 2011: Top Posts and Discussions

Saturday, May. 14th 2011

News on 5/14/11

Neo-Nazi March stopped by counter-protesters in Berlin
r/worldnews · GnarShralper · 1038 pts
Blackwater hired by the crown prince of Abu Dhabi to put together an 800-member battalion of foreign troops for the U.A.E., according to former employees on the project, American officials and corporate documents obtained by The New York Times.
r/worldnews · desitexan · 815 pts
Dominique Strauss Kahn, head of the IMF, arrested in New York on charges of sexual assault.
r/worldnews · baccus83 · 554 pts
ACLU: "Congress may soon vote on a new declaration of worldwide war without end, and without clear enemies ... deep inside defense bills pending before Congress could become the single biggest hand-over of unchecked war authority from Congress to the executive branch in modern American history."
r/news · first_they_came · 525 pts
Thousands of pictures stitched together for a fully interactive 360 degree view of space. Breath taking.
r/worldnews · Fretty · 488 pts
California to close 70 state parks
r/news · shazbaz · 426 pts
Where Are the Human Rights Groups? Where Are the Media? - The case of the Yemeni poet who just had his tongue cut out appears to be one of the most horrifying crimes against those who dare to express their views in public.
r/worldnews · Kaffir · 352 pts
Acid blinding sentence postponed by Iran after international outcry: In a literal application of the sharia law of an eye for an eye, Majid Movahedi was scheduled to be rendered unconscious in Tehran's judiciary hospital while his victim, Ameneh Bahrami, dropped acid in both his eyes!
r/worldnews · maxwellhill · 244 pts

Politics on 5/14/11

Sports on 5/14/11

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S'more Puft - I made this out of clay and thought I'd share with you guys

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MTV Cribs: Wildlife Special

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Today, I achieved the impossible.

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My Bluth Company Pinewood Derby Stair Car (I'm gonna get hop-ons)

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[SAP] out with friends

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Forever Alone on PSN

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Scumbag Kenobi

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FBF on weekends

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HSL and your helpful son

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I like to embarrass my friends when I pick them up at the airport.I'm on the left.

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You've probably never seen this before.

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My preferred method of trolling facebook.

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Cave

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Come again? SAP

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Just deal with it later...

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X-Ray Vision

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It's a way of life

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Foul Bachelor Frog aims to impress

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Reddit on May 14, 2011

Saturday, May. 14th 2011

News on 5/14/11

Neo-Nazi March stopped by counter-protesters in Berlin

Blackwater hired by the crown prince of Abu Dhabi to put together an 800-member battalion of foreign troops for the U.A.E., according to former employees on the project, American officials and corporate documents obtained by The New York Times.

Dominique Strauss Kahn, head of the IMF, arrested in New York on charges of sexual assault.

ACLU: "Congress may soon vote on a new declaration of worldwide war without end, and without clear enemies ... deep inside defense bills pending before Congress could become the single biggest hand-over of unchecked war authority from Congress to the executive branch in modern American history."

Thousands of pictures stitched together for a fully interactive 360 degree view of space. Breath taking.

California to close 70 state parks

Where Are the Human Rights Groups? Where Are the Media? - The case of the Yemeni poet who just had his tongue cut out appears to be one of the most horrifying crimes against those who dare to express their views in public.

Acid blinding sentence postponed by Iran after international outcry: In a literal application of the sharia law of an eye for an eye, Majid Movahedi was scheduled to be rendered unconscious in Tehran's judiciary hospital while his victim, Ameneh Bahrami, dropped acid in both his eyes!

Politics on 5/14/11

60% of bankruptcies due to medical expenses, 75% of them had insurance

Cop who was videotaped last year stomping on a suspect and threatening to beat the "Mexican piss" out of him, given 30-day suspension but will get to keep his job

The Trump Rule: before every Miss USA pageant, contestants must parade in front of pageant co-owner Donald Trump so he could separate those he finds sexually appealing from those he does not.

The Right's 'Big Lie' Strategy: When Losing, Simply Rewrite History. America, the Tea Party GOP is coming for your kids.

Health insurance companies have been raking in record profits for the third year in a row while at the same time many people are postponing care because of the economy. Oh, and they want to raise premiums. What is going on?

Sports on 5/14/11

I submit this for best "fan on the field evades security" video ever. (From last night's Astros game).

I was looking through my dad's old sports stuff, and found this badass pic of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Alec Baldwin and John Krasinski in Yankees vs Red Sox, "One Hitter" Commercial

Rangers forward Boogaard dead at 28

Chicago Erects Anti-LeBron Billboard

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