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Blendover Episode 139:
Terr Ciavarra returns to Blendover as we turn to the Denver schools trying to censor US History textbooks & what the students are doing about it. We examine how the mainstream media is positioning the website 4chan in a long term game plan. Later, we look at the newest member of GWAR named Vulvatron, review recent Minecraft news, & close out with that story about that three-breasted woman…
Topics Discussed:
- Shout-Outs and Other Remarks
- American History Revised
- 4chan Redefined by Mainstream
- Dr. Steel
- GWAR
- Minecraft
- WTF: Three Boobs?
BlendoveR is the “trendover” podcast, bringing you the news that the news isn’t covering. Presented by Greg Davies, we focus on topics that are not trending across the web and in the mainstream media, and have a knack accurate predictions of coming events, trends, and media coverage.
Shout-Outs
The Doctor Who TARDISblend 76: Time Heist
American History Revised
Hundreds of Denver area students walk out of class to protest conservative US history proposal
School District Wants to Censor American History Curriculum to Make It More Patriotic
4chan Redefined by Mainstream
4Chan does it again, microwave charging with iOS 8
4Chan is Trying To Trick You Into Microwaving Your iPhone
4chan Responds To Emma Watson’s U.N. Speech With #RIPEmmaWatson, Threats To Leak Nude Pictures
4Chan users now say they never threatened to leak Emma Watson’s nude pics
Activists Are Outing Hundreds Of Twitter Users Believed To Be 4chan Trolls Posing As Feminists
CNN Tech Analyst Thinks 4Chan Is A Person: ‘He May Have Been A Systems Administrator’
Digital War Takes Shape on Websites Over ISIS
Guinea residents ‘refusing’ Ebola treatment
Hoaxsters bought us 75,000 fake followers in a new kind of Twitter attack
HOLD THE FUCK UP – Let’s step back for a second, Tumblr!
Know Your Meme: 2014 Tumblr – 4chan Raids
Stolen celebrity images prompt policy change at 4Chan
This Emma Watson hoax is proof the internet is broken
What is 4chan? All about image sharing site where naked photos of Jennifer Lawrence leaked
Zoe Quinn: 5 Things I Learned… – Facebook Discussion
Zoe Quinn claims 4chan was behind GamerGate the whole time
Dr. Steel
GWAR
GWAR introduced new Vulvatron female frontwoman
The First Interview with GWAR’s New Female Scumdog VULVATRON
Minecraft
Microsoft pays $2.5bn for Minecraft maker Mojang
Minecraft map of the UK upgraded to include houses
WTF: Three Boobs?
Woman undergoes surgery to add third breast
Music Featured:
- “Lament for a Toy Factory” by Dr. Steel originally from the album Dr. Steel II: Electric Boogaloo