Reddit on June 9, 2011: Top Posts and Discussions

Thursday, Jun. 9th 2011

News on 6/9/11

More than 300 Tibetan monks have disappeared after being rounded up by Chinese security forces at a monastery for "re-education."
r/worldnews · blackstar9000 · 1597 pts
WikiLeaks: US knowingly supported rigged Haitian election
r/worldnews · y2quest · 1399 pts
One Thatcher ally told the Guardian: "Lady Thatcher will not be seeing Sarah Palin. That would be belittling for Margaret. Sarah Palin is nuts."
r/worldnews · missstar · 982 pts
Ex-NSA manager who tried to whistle-blow on waste, abuse, and violation of civil liberties within the NSA rejects plea bargains and will stand trial to defend the truth
r/news · coooolbeans · 588 pts
Formula One race in Bahrain officially cancelled by Grand Prix organisers amid accusations of human rights abuses in government crackdown on protesters
r/worldnews · mepper · 417 pts
More Questions Arise As Second Police Shooting Video Is Released -- Miami Beach police shot and killed Raymond Herisse in a hail of bullets on Memorial Day, one officer turned his gun on a man who had recorded the shooting. That video, which was posted on You-tube late Monday, then goes blank
r/news · Kranky_Old_Dude · 363 pts
Gaddafi ordered mass rape as a weapon, International Criminal Court claims
r/worldnews · misterconstrued · 247 pts
Goldman Sachs investigated for $50m bribe of Libyan official after loosing 98% of Libya's $1.3bn sovereign wealth fund.
r/worldnews · lllama · 240 pts

Politics on 6/9/11

Sports on 6/9/11

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Everyone on Google today (gif)

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I like to take news headlines and then make literal images of them.

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Things that cause rape

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Toothpaste cross-section

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GGG the anti-hipster

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Does not approve of your 35 clicks

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Just got a text!

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Slowpoke hears about Bin Laden

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Either add to the conversation, or suffer my wrath.

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Awesome Sand Box Toy

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Apple, Why?

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So I was watching America's Got Talent..

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My dad just asked me the difference between slash and backslash, so I made him this.

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Quit being passive-aggressive

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Downvoting Roman on Good Guy Greg

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Downvoting Roman Disapproves Of Your Needless Edits

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Downvoting Roman did it just for you

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Greatest Generation Grandpa

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Reddit on June 9, 2011

Thursday, Jun. 9th 2011

News on 6/9/11

More than 300 Tibetan monks have disappeared after being rounded up by Chinese security forces at a monastery for "re-education."

WikiLeaks: US knowingly supported rigged Haitian election

One Thatcher ally told the Guardian: "Lady Thatcher will not be seeing Sarah Palin. That would be belittling for Margaret. Sarah Palin is nuts."

Ex-NSA manager who tried to whistle-blow on waste, abuse, and violation of civil liberties within the NSA rejects plea bargains and will stand trial to defend the truth

Formula One race in Bahrain officially cancelled by Grand Prix organisers amid accusations of human rights abuses in government crackdown on protesters

More Questions Arise As Second Police Shooting Video Is Released -- Miami Beach police shot and killed Raymond Herisse in a hail of bullets on Memorial Day, one officer turned his gun on a man who had recorded the shooting. That video, which was posted on You-tube late Monday, then goes blank

Gaddafi ordered mass rape as a weapon, International Criminal Court claims

Goldman Sachs investigated for $50m bribe of Libyan official after loosing 98% of Libya's $1.3bn sovereign wealth fund.

Politics on 6/9/11

"I would love to live in a country in which lying to the public was cause for resignation. It sure would make for a lot of vacancies in government. But we don't--and it seems weird to hold a sexter to a higher standard than a warmongering mass murderer."

Senate report finds that drug war funding is "unjustifiable."

Do we randomly drug test Senators, Representatives, Judges and Presidents? If not, WHY NOT?

Human rights defender David Swanson has announced today that this October, thousands of Americans, the left and right, will occupy Washington D.C. in peaceful resistance and not leave until demands of the government are met. The protest is slated to be similar to those in Tunisia and Egypt.

This is why we're going broke, not because school teachers are making too much money

Sports on 6/9/11

I wonder how LeBron is feeling

Did anyone else just see Marion air-jerking it?

Dallas takes game 5

Lebron in the 4th vs. Jordan in the 4th...It's the only argument I need Shawn!!!

Check out this [PIC] of Tim Tebow about to blow the cover off a golf ball - 141 mph swing speed?! [x-post from r/Golf]

Pictures and Memes