Reddit on May 25, 2011: Top Posts and Discussions

Wednesday, May. 25th 2011

News on 5/25/11

Al Jazeera's correspondent in Brazil is tweeting from the Amazon city of Marabá, where he is covering the murder of rainforest defender Zé Cláudio. So far he is the only journalist at the funeral.
r/worldnews · bernajurema · 1760 pts
Egypt finds 17 lost pyramids: A satellite survey used infra-red images to detect underground buildings
r/worldnews · SolInvictus · 1716 pts
"I’m proposing to make my school a prison. The State of Michigan spends annually somewhere between $30,000 and $40,000 per prisoner, yet we are struggling to provide schools with $7,000 per student" - Michigan School Superintendent to Govenor
r/news · Orangutan · 1118 pts
Egypt Permanently Reopens Its Gaza Border Crossing
r/worldnews · SolInvictus · 351 pts
Fed Threat Shuts Down TSA "Groping" Bill in Texas
r/news · trackerbishop · 341 pts
Chevron face shareholders after huge $18bn Ecuador fine. An Ecuadorian tribal leader: "The court, which Chevron chose, found them guilty of poisoning our rainforest, and our families. .. [we] demand that Chevron cease its lies and pay to clean up the contamination that is choking our communities."
r/worldnews · maxwellhill · 339 pts
Rais Bhuiyan, a Dallas store clerk who after being shot in the face by a white supremacist who already killed a Pakistani & Indian man earlier leaving Bhuiyan blind in one eye, is now requesting a stay of execution on his attacker. He forgave him.
r/news · MD786 · 234 pts
Blasts hit Chinese government buildings
r/worldnews · Maryleaf · 181 pts

Politics on 5/25/11

Sports on 5/25/11

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Barack Obama’s signature is totally a cartoon baby Tyrannosaurus playing with a ball of yarn

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Alan Rickman's goodbye letter to Harry Potter as sent to Empire Magazine. [x-post form /r/harrypotter]

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Reddit: I Present to you, The Forever Alone Booth

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Little tiger

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Coincidence?

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Modern online gaming

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Misunderstood Hispanic Neighbor

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Long Lost Philosoraptor

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I'll admit it's true.

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The Oatmeal takes on FunnyJunk

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And you will never see him again

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As far as I am concerned, microwaves only need one button.

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Arrested: 05/25/1986. Was caught spray painting "God Is Gay" on pickup trucks.

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Sheltering Suburban Pigeon

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Scumbag redditor

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Insanity Wolf fears not the Kobayashi Maru

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Derrida on paradoxes

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Works like a charm

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Reddit on May 25, 2011

Wednesday, May. 25th 2011

News on 5/25/11

Al Jazeera's correspondent in Brazil is tweeting from the Amazon city of Marabá, where he is covering the murder of rainforest defender Zé Cláudio. So far he is the only journalist at the funeral.

Egypt finds 17 lost pyramids: A satellite survey used infra-red images to detect underground buildings

"I’m proposing to make my school a prison. The State of Michigan spends annually somewhere between $30,000 and $40,000 per prisoner, yet we are struggling to provide schools with $7,000 per student" - Michigan School Superintendent to Govenor

Egypt Permanently Reopens Its Gaza Border Crossing

Fed Threat Shuts Down TSA "Groping" Bill in Texas

Chevron face shareholders after huge $18bn Ecuador fine. An Ecuadorian tribal leader: "The court, which Chevron chose, found them guilty of poisoning our rainforest, and our families. .. [we] demand that Chevron cease its lies and pay to clean up the contamination that is choking our communities."

Rais Bhuiyan, a Dallas store clerk who after being shot in the face by a white supremacist who already killed a Pakistani & Indian man earlier leaving Bhuiyan blind in one eye, is now requesting a stay of execution on his attacker. He forgave him.

Blasts hit Chinese government buildings

Politics on 5/25/11

Nancy Grace leaves her show Swift Justice. May I be the first to say, good riddance you disgusting bitch.

"I’m proposing to make my school a prison. The State of Michigan spends annually somewhere between $30,000 and $40,000 per prisoner, yet we are struggling to provide schools with $7,000 per student" - Michigan School Superintendent to Govenor

Give it up for Rand Paul and his 7+ hour filibuster against the Patriot Act. One of the few US Senators laboring for America.

Due to past generosity, I was recently invited to one of those expensive Democratic fund raisers. I saw the crap Harry Reid pulled and this was my response...

Texas: We'll arrest TSA agents who grope passengers. U.S.: We'll shut down Texas airports.

Sports on 5/25/11

Guy picks his beer over his girlfriend on the Kiss Cam

1988 (pic)

Top 50 Charles Barkley Quotes

History of the Crossover. Allen Iverson is fantastic talking about when he famously crossed up Michael Jordan: "The craziest thing about it is I hit him with my best move ... and he still almost blocked it. ... that just lets you know how great of a defensive player he was."

Looks like the Phillies vs. Reds game is going into the 18th... wait, what?

Pictures and Memes