The 179th episode of Social Blend is here just in time for your Thanksgiving vacation, and we’re joined by Jeremy Rosen from Roadrunner Records, Brian Hill aka Bdog2g2, and Terr Ciavarra aka Media Nox – making this The Terr And Jerr Spanxkilling Spectacular! Kicking off the show, we muse over this year’s holiday plans – but then jump into following up on our coverage of “The War Of The Internet“, with politicians and big media pushing the SOPA bill through government at the moment.
We continue our coverage of Occupy Wall Street, following up on the latest updates coming out from the protest movement spreading across the world – but more importantly zone in on the footage of the douchebag pepper spray incident at UC Davis. Keeping on the srs bsnss, we head down under and look at the odd official arrangements made between the US and Australia for rotational deployments.
We take a glance at some Facebook discussion going on through the week, and preview the upcoming sequel to The Expendables. Also, during the show, Jeremy plays us some new tunes from Megadeth, Nickelback (that one especially selected for Terr…), and The Parlor Mob. Finally, for our WTF story of the week, we enjoy the preview for the Ghana movie called 2016!!!
All this and more on this week’s edition of Social Blend!
’80s Action Stars Assemble! First Poster For ‘The Expendables 2′ Released
Amazon – Defense Technology Pepper Spray
Anne Hathaway at OWS protest: Her sign reads, “Blackboards Not Bullets”.
Apple, Microsoft, Adobe and others back SOPA
Arrests made after Occupy Melbourne protests
The Beards: You Could Consider Having Sex With A Bearded Man
Benton chasing deer in Richmond Park: Dog owner may be prosecuted
The burning of a thousand suns
Call for the immediate stepping down of Mayor Quan of Oakland
Caught on Camera: 10 Shockingly Violent Police Assaults on Occupy Protesters
Cops Driven Away By UC Davis Protesters After They Pepper Sprayed Peaceful Protesters
Darth Vader vs Lieutenant John Pike
Disruptive OWS protester was actually undercover cop
EFF on SOPA: Hollywood’s New War on Software Freedom and Internet Innovation
EU Parliament Massively Commits to Net Neutrality and Open Internet
European parliament opposes US anti-piracy law
EVERYONE TO LIBERTY SQUARE! NOW! WE ARE RE-OCCUPYING!
Famous people beleaguered by paparazzi should attend Occupy events. The media won’t know what to do
Five Facts You Should Know About the Wealthiest One Percent of Americans
FOX: Bill O’Reilly On UC Davis Pepper Spray Incident
Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly: Eat or drink a full dose of pepper spray on national television
Fox News Megyn Kelly: ‘It’s a Food Product, Essentially’
Frank Miller Rages Against The Occupy Wall Street Movement
The GOP before and after Occupy Wall Street
Greg Davies aka cGt2099 @ Facebook: Seriously? Fuck this guy. Douchebag of the week.
A handy infographic about SOPA for those of you who haven’t done your reading.
Here is a list of Police Officer names that beat US Berkeley students
Honey Badger don’t give a shit
How Facebook is ruining sharing
“Internet Access IS a HUMAN RIGHT” – The United Nations
Internet titans fight SOPA with full-page NY Times ad: “We Stand Together to Protect Innovation”
It only takes 20 minutes to shift the blame
‘It’s a Food Product, Essentially’: Fox News Starts Spinning Pepper Spray Cops
Judge Orders Protesters Be Allowed Back in Park With Their Belongings (National Lawyers Guild)
Judge Orders Protesters Be Allowed Back in Park With Their Belongings (Reddit)
Know Your Meme: Pepper Spray Cop / Casually Pepper Spray Everything Cop
Let’s “essentially” give Megyn Kelly the Hannity treatment…
Looks like the media has already made up it’s mind on the Berkeley beatings
Lying on the Internet could soon be a federal crime
Make the Internet an unalienable right. Kill SOPA and future, similar Acts.
Major Game Publishers Onboard with SOPA and Protect IP Act. Includes EA, Epic Games, and Ubisoft
Marine Corps Vet shot in the face… by the Oakland PD, with a rubber bullet
May the Excessive Force be with you
More Allege Botched Buttocks Surgery by Fake Doc
More victims come forward in toxic-tush case
My Drunk Kitchen – YouTube Channel
The next financial crisis will be hellish, and it’s on its way
New “Expendables 2″ poster featuring most of the major actors in the movie
November 17th: Shut Down Wallstreet, Occupy The Subways, Take The Square
An NPR reporter, a NYTimes reporter, and a city councilmember were arrested
NYTimes covers the appalling press restrictions on the Occupy movement
Oakland Police and the US Military; just a small difference
Occupy protests: US police fire tear gas at demonstrators
Occupy vs. Twilight: Things that make you go HUH?
Occupy Wall Street protests have spread to Boston
OWS showed conviction, but the Arab Spring protesters showed exceptional courage
President Obama Gets Groped By The Prime Minister Of Australia
President Obama issues veto threat on attempt to repeal net-neutrality rules
“Right now he’s sedated, on a respirator, with a skull fracture and swelling in his brain”
Ron Paul Comes Out Against SOPA; Saying No To The Great Firewall Of America
Seattle Police Pepper Spray 84-Year-Old Activist, Priest, Pregnant Woman, Among Others
SOPA Becoming An Election Issue: Challengers Highlighting Reps Who Want To Censor The Internet
SOPA Will Have Grave Effects On The Health Of Hundreds Of Thousands Of Americans
SOPA Sponsors: Pass SOPA To Protect The Troops; Everyone Else: WTF?
SOPA’s ugly message to the world about America and internet Innovation
Super Mario Bros: Final Boss Pike
TARDISblend 45: The Man Who Never Was
There is a reddit community that is creating a new internet: The Darknet Plan
To the occupiers facing the terrible weather out there, I made you this sign
Tumblr, Firefox and Reddit Censor Websites to Protest SOPA
US, Australia Agree to Military Force Deployment
US can access Aussie DNA and personal data
Voices of Veterans at Occupy Wall Street
What should Occupy Wall Street’s next move be?
Whitehouse.gov Petition to Stop Protect IP and SOPA
Who are the police protecting?
Woman Wants Buttocks Enhancement; Doctor Injects Cement
Would Jesus Occupy Wall Street?
You wouldn’t download a cup of coffee, would you?
Zack De La Rocha of Rage Against The Machine posts incendiary poem about the Occupy movement