Reddit on June 5, 2011: Top Posts and Discussions

Sunday, Jun. 5th 2011

News on 6/5/11

Photo of people protesting against the government in Greece
r/worldnews · tsirko · 1066 pts
Argentina accuses world's largest grain traders - ADM, Bunge, Cargill and Dreyfus - of huge tax evasion: All four traders submitted false declarations of sales and routed profits through tax havens or their headquarters, in contravention of Argentinian tax law
r/worldnews · maxwellhill · 803 pts
Shame on Indian Democracy! In a giant dick move, Indian police officers attacked 50,000 non-violent protesters observing a fast unto death with canes and tear gas. Govt. claims that the activists did not have a 'permission to protest'.
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 553 pts
Noted professors launch new college: A group of the world's leading academics have launched a new British university which they hope will rival Oxford and Cambridge.
r/worldnews · sunnieskye1 · 431 pts
Homeowner forecloses on Bank of America for failing to pay legal fees
r/news · Danger_Zone · 350 pts
Syrian government paid poor farmers $1,000 to show up and protest on Israels border. $10,000 if the IDF hit them with bullets. Average monthly salary of a Syrian farmer is $200
r/worldnews · tsibelman · 317 pts
The Brazilian tribe that played by our rules, and lost: The Kayapó people's battle to save their land from flooding as the Bel Monte dam is built follows a pattern across the Americas
r/worldnews · maxwellhill · 249 pts
Protesters in Yemen burned alive, buried in mass graves
r/worldnews · thewiseparrot · 234 pts

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Sports on 6/5/11

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Oh, Charlie...

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Just got this in my Gmail account. Please be aware of scams like this.

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My friends cat in her little cat chair

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Charlie Chaplin and Helen Keller

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I hate it when this happens...

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Annoying Facebook Girl on Siblings

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GGG and Facebook

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I give you, Crazy Girlfriend Mantis, enjoy.

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Foul Bachelor Frog doesn't need to sweep the floor.

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On this day 22 years ago, "Tank Man" became one of most badass (unidentified) protesters we have ever seen.

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I like making things out of paper. Some might even say I'm good at it.

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This toad sleeps on a dog bed on my back porch every day.

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Mini SuperGirl vs. Storm Trooper

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Farted while sitting out in the sun

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This happens more often than it should.

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Illness Prevention

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Recent Fry posts.

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Never do something you wouldn't do in front of GGG

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Reddit on June 5, 2011

Sunday, Jun. 5th 2011

News on 6/5/11

Photo of people protesting against the government in Greece

Argentina accuses world's largest grain traders - ADM, Bunge, Cargill and Dreyfus - of huge tax evasion: All four traders submitted false declarations of sales and routed profits through tax havens or their headquarters, in contravention of Argentinian tax law

Shame on Indian Democracy! In a giant dick move, Indian police officers attacked 50,000 non-violent protesters observing a fast unto death with canes and tear gas. Govt. claims that the activists did not have a 'permission to protest'.

Noted professors launch new college: A group of the world's leading academics have launched a new British university which they hope will rival Oxford and Cambridge.

Homeowner forecloses on Bank of America for failing to pay legal fees

Syrian government paid poor farmers $1,000 to show up and protest on Israels border. $10,000 if the IDF hit them with bullets. Average monthly salary of a Syrian farmer is $200

The Brazilian tribe that played by our rules, and lost: The Kayapó people's battle to save their land from flooding as the Bel Monte dam is built follows a pattern across the Americas

Protesters in Yemen burned alive, buried in mass graves

Politics on 6/5/11

The Patriotic Millionaires are back. They're demanding that President Obama and Congress raise taxes on incomes over a million dollars because there are things we want to do as a country--and they are not free.

Not that I'm trying to ring any bells at the moment, but Palin's redcoats are trying to re-write Paul Revere's Wiki page right now.

‘Homeland Security’ is an Orwellian misnomer. The agency is not concerned with domestic security. HS is part of a military-police response to imagined overseas threats, which have not materialized or at least have not produced deaths comparable to tornadoes and floods in the last 11 years.

NPR’s Morning Shows Are Bigger than Fox News and Rush Limbaugh

Sarah Palin insists that her version of Paul Revere's ride is correct, nation laughs

Sports on 6/5/11

Wrong club choice?

Nadal wins the French Open again against Federer. He's still king of the clay.

If the Canucks win the Stanley Cup will they visit the White House?

Rutgers coach Greg Schiano wants to drastically change kickoffs. I'm with him.

Dirk Nowitzki mic'd in December after a Kidd-Chandler alley-oop: "OOOH. TAKE THAT WIT CHEW!"

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