Reddit on July 16, 2011: Top Posts and Discussions

Saturday, Jul. 16th 2011

News on 7/16/11

The scale of private links between David Cameron and News International exposed for the first time: The Prime Minister met Murdoch's executives on no fewer than 26 occasions in just over a year since he entered Downing Street
r/worldnews · maxwellhill · 1474 pts
N.Korea prison escapee Kim Hye-sook on her life in prison: "'I saw prisoners turned to honeycomb by the bullets'"
r/worldnews · mouldy · 806 pts
TV shows geared towards youth now mostly emphasize Fame, Popularity and Financial Success. A decade ago the emphasis was on Community, Benevolence, and Self-Acceptance.
r/news · sverdrupian · 494 pts
Scotland Yard and News International became so intertwined that they wound up sharing the goal of containing the [hacking] investigation.
r/worldnews · streetlite · 486 pts
Head of Brazil's Environmental Protection Agency Says it's Not His Job to Protect the Environment - Suggests indigenous tribes standing in the way of progress should be dealt with harshly
r/worldnews · anutensil · 392 pts
China's Ghost Cities and Malls: China's hypergrowth fueled by building giant cities no one lives in
r/worldnews · maxwellhill · 383 pts
Starvation in Africa: Desperate women bind their stomachs to deaden hunger pains, eating next to nothing so children can be fed.
r/worldnews · yourmotherisawhore · 382 pts
The News of the World allegedly hacked into the mobile phones of Jude Law and his personal assistant while they were in New York, opening the way for News International to be prosecuted in the United States.
r/news · Josh_D · 329 pts

Politics on 7/16/11

Sports on 7/16/11

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Best picture I've ever taken out of moving vehicle through the windshield

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Hammering like a boss

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The Emperor of r/firstworldproblems

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Hey Reddit, Remember the video of the awesome soda shop posted yesterday? I went there and met the owner! The place was infested with redditors and the owner really is that nice.

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Didn't go out yesterday

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Showering in 95 degree heat with 70% humidity...

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This happened yesterday, and doesn't want to talk to me after I pointed the obvious out.

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Scumbag Brain

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Idiot nerd girl on other geek girls

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Pool on the 57th Floor of the Marina Bay Sands Casino in Singapore

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On a scale of 1 to Lord Voldemort, how awkward are your hugs?

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One of the greatest posters, for one of the most disappointing movies.

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Dear Facebook, if it ain't broke, please don't fucking fix it.

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SAP Rage

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Stop sign? Crosswalk? Traffic Light?

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100% correct assessment of all AA creators [SACW]

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I'm not even sure anymore

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Scumbag Employer looks for programmers

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Reddit on July 16, 2011

Saturday, Jul. 16th 2011

News on 7/16/11

The scale of private links between David Cameron and News International exposed for the first time: The Prime Minister met Murdoch's executives on no fewer than 26 occasions in just over a year since he entered Downing Street

N.Korea prison escapee Kim Hye-sook on her life in prison: "'I saw prisoners turned to honeycomb by the bullets'"

TV shows geared towards youth now mostly emphasize Fame, Popularity and Financial Success. A decade ago the emphasis was on Community, Benevolence, and Self-Acceptance.

Scotland Yard and News International became so intertwined that they wound up sharing the goal of containing the [hacking] investigation.

Head of Brazil's Environmental Protection Agency Says it's Not His Job to Protect the Environment - Suggests indigenous tribes standing in the way of progress should be dealt with harshly

China's Ghost Cities and Malls: China's hypergrowth fueled by building giant cities no one lives in

Starvation in Africa: Desperate women bind their stomachs to deaden hunger pains, eating next to nothing so children can be fed.

The News of the World allegedly hacked into the mobile phones of Jude Law and his personal assistant while they were in New York, opening the way for News International to be prosecuted in the United States.

Politics on 7/16/11

The sheer audacity is astounding - Fox News present their sister publication News of the World as a victim of the hacking problem, rather than as a perpetrator

Obama gives in to GOP and drops Elizabeth Warren for the new consumer bureau. The Banks win, the People lose.

Verizon customer tries to find out about the $4.19 she was being charged for six local calls - was told that the only way she could get an itemized bill was to get a lawyer and a subpoena to force Verizon to disclose the information

The rich should paу a much higher proportion оf the taxes than the middle class.

Michele Bachmann left her church a few weeks before declaring her candidacy to avoid association with its radical views, including preaching that the Pope is the Antichrist

Sports on 7/16/11

Five North Korean players test positive for steroids at Women's World Cup.

I know we all bitch about ESPN, but it is disheartening to see all four links on their lead story are Insider's only

Ben Revere somersaults between second and third on his way to a triple.

Deron Williams signs with Turkish club.

Okay SportsCenter... You made me giggle a little.

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