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Just in time for your Thanksgiving break, it’s the 140th edition of Social Blend. Jay joins us later in the show, and also along for the ride is Tom Cheredar aka Tched from GeeksOfDoom.com and Andrew Zilch. We kick off the show with some Mixx news, congratulating our fellow Mixxer Newaya for reaching the 200,000 karma point mark!!!!!

We also briefly touch on a new post over at The Mixxing Bowl, examining the responsibilities of the Mixx Ambassadors. We highly encourage you to read it, and let us know what your thoughts are on the subject.

In news around the world, we ponder what was going on in Kim "So Ronery" Jong-Il‘s head this morning with the staggering news of North Korea‘s attack on South Korea. Like last week, we also jump into the tomfoolery of the TSA, and discuss the situation – including some of the comic fodder that has come from the mainstream reporting. And in related Government/Big Brother news, we take a look at the revelations that Google and Microsoft have been spying on people for the DEA.

Netflix is raising prices and offering new streaming-only services, and we talk about the implications of the changing entertainment scene. Us old fellas think back to the old "video rental stores" and how much of an endangered species they are now.

All this and more on this week’s edition of Social Blend!

Presented by Greg Davies (cGt2099 from cGt2099.com) and Jay Fowler (SilentJay74 from JuicySnake.com) the Social Blend is a fun, and hard-hitting, podcast, with no respect for rules.

This week’s content on Social Blend was
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Stories of the Week

Airport Body Scanners: Less Invasive Technology is Out There

Apple’s €˜Beatles™ Announcement Doesn’t Matter

Cancer Survivor Says She Was Forced to Remove Prosthetic Breast During Pat-Down

Clinton: TSA Screenings "Offensive", Should Be Less Intrusive

Distressed Toddler Gets a TSA Pat Down

The Duties of a Mixx Ambassador Do Not Include Abusing The System

EDITORIAL: TSA is a joke to al Qaeda, too

Florida Airport to Opt Out of Abusive TSA Screening

Former Governor Jesse Ventura to Boycott Flying Due to TSA Abuse

Full-body scanners are waste of money, Israeli expert says

Google charges feds $25 a head for user surveillance

Happy ‘Doctor Who’ Day 2010

How to give the TSA a good time

In Rebuttal To Social Blend’s Craniumelody

Is TSA a Terrorist Organization?

Just how much more abusively can airport security treat fliers, before there is real action? One airport tries to find out…

NJ lawmakers seek to end full-body airport scans they say are ineffective and invade privacy

NJ State Sen. Doherty launches anti-screening petition

N. Korea Fires Rockets at S. Korean Island homes on fire

North Korea attacks South Korea

Obama calls airport pat-downs frustrating but "necessary"

Report: N. Korea fires on S. Korea, injuring at least 4

Ron Paul on the TSA: Enough Is Enough!

Security protest could disrupt Thanksgiving travel

South Korea warns North Korea it will ‘sternly retaliate’ to any further provocation

Transportation Security Administration – Wikipedia

A Tribute to Newaya – "We Are The Champions" by Queen – Congratuations!

TSA: $11,000 Fine, Arrest for Passengers Who Object to Sexual Assaults

TSA Makes Cancer Victim Remove Prosthetic Breast

TSA Pat-Down Leaves Cancer Patient Covered in Urine

TSA security groping leaves 61-year-old bladder cancer survivor soaked in own urine

TSA Will Waive Pat Downs for Pilots

TSA’s Naked Body Scanner Images Leaked

U.S. pilots to get speedier screening procedures

Wednesday is National Opt-Out Day

Will TSA Groping Destroy Tourism In The United States?

World edgy on Korea, Russia sees "colossal danger"

Music Credits

Music used in the Social Blend 2010 Intro Theme was performed and written by EMERALD CITY