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Blendover Episode Twenty Two:

While the mainstream media zones in on Turkey this week, Blendover instead briefly discusses it and focuses more on Cardinal George Pell’s misguided remarks, and the new coronavirus (finally) named MERS-CoV. Speaking of disease, Michael Douglas claims oral sex gave him throat cancer, making HPV vaccine manufacturers salivate…

Topics Discussed:

• Protests in Turkey + US Patriot Missiles in Jordan = Syria
• German Riots
• No Cunnilingus For You!
• Doctor Who
• The Story Behind The Woolwich Murder
• European Floods
• John Corabi
• Pope Watch: Francis I (and Cardinal George Pell)
• Corporate War and Privatized Intelligence
• Yahoo Acquires Tumblr
• Oklahoma Tornadoes
• MERS-CoV

BlendoveR is a fun, hard-hitting pod-cast where rules are regularly thrown out the window in favor of honest, open commentating opinions.  Presented by Greg Davies (cGt2099 from The-TrukstoP.com), and Terr Ciavarra (Media Nox from medianox.bandcamp.com), we stray on to any topic that presents itself or wanders off onto its own tangent.

Protests in Turkey + US Patriot Missiles in Jordan = Syria

Anti-government protests in Turkey

In Turkey, ‘police are packing people into the subway stations and throwing in tear gas, attacking hospitals where the injured are being treated.’

Israel warns Moscow that it will attack shipments of Russian weapons to Syria

Kerry blasts Russia on arms sales to Syria

Obama Sends Patriot Missiles F-16 Fighters Jets And Military Planners To Jordan

Riots are making Turkey too dangerous – says war-torn Syria

Syria conflict: US may leave F-16s and missiles in Jordan

Syrian rebel stronghold pounded by government shelling

Turkish Premier Blames Extremists for Protests as Two Are Killed

The Unfolding Crisis in the Middle East

German Riots

"Blockupy"Protests block access to banks in Germany

Protesters clash for second day in Frankfurt

Riots break out at German rally

No Cunnilingus For You!

Can You Get Cancer From Oral Sex?

Michael Douglas: oral sex caused my cancer

Oral sex and throat cancer: Michael Douglas HPV report spotlights “epidemic”

Doctor Who

Matt Smith to leave Doctor Who at the end of year

The Story Behind The Woolwich Murder

500 Officers Working On Killing Of U.K. Soldier In London

Britain Knew of 2 Suspects in the Killing of a Soldier

British police are arresting people in the middle of the night if they have made racist or anti-Muslim comments on Twitter following the murder of a soldier by two Muslims in Woolwich, London

Cobra to reconvene after Woolwich attack

Ideology Propaganda from CNN

Man beheaded with a machete in Woolwich, London, UK

Man charged with making ‘racist or anti-religious’ Facebook comments about British soldier’s death

Michael Adebowale charged with Drummer Lee Rigby murder

New figures show anti-Muslim incidents rise after Woolwich

‘There is a problem within Islam’: Tony Blair calls for ‘honesty’ over extremism behind Woolwich murder of Lee Rigby

UK: Anti-Islamic protesters rally in London over beheading of soldier

UK special forces “snatched” Woolwich terror suspect Michael Adebolajo as he tried to enter Somalia from Kenya in 2010 and was flown back to Britain and allowed to roam free for the next two and a half years after he was give a “clean bill of health” by security services

Wikipedia: 2013 Woolwich attack

Wikipedia: Ansaru

Wikipedia: Economy of Mali – Reform

Wikipedia: Niger – Oil

Woolwich attack – Official Police Press Statement

Woolwich machete attack full unedited: muslim hacker cited the Koran

Woolwich murder suspects remanded in custody

Woolwich murder suspects in court

European Floods

Central Europe is flooded – 8 confirmed dead

Flood in Passau, Bavaria, Germany where three rivers meet

In pictures: Central European floods

Prague zoo evacuated as deadly floods sweep central Europe

John Corabi

John Corabi @ RatPak Records

John Corabi @ Amazon

John Corabi @ Last.fm

John Corabi @ Facebook

John Corabi @ Twitter

John Corabi @ MySpace

John Corabi @ Wikipedia

Pope Watch: Francis I (and Cardinal George Pell)

Cardinal: Abortion is worse scandal than priest abuse

Cardinal George Pell admits Church covered up abuse

Did Pope Francis Perform An Exorcism?

Pope Francis: Atheists are all right!

Pope Francis says atheists can be good “Atheists should be seen as good people if they do good, Pope Francis has said in his latest urging that people of all religions, and none, work together.”

Pope Francis unexpectedly signals welcome change of direction for Roman Catholic Church

Vatican corrects infallible pope: atheists will still burn in hell

Corporate War and Privatized Intelligence

Cargo Train derails and explodes

CSX is a customer of Ensco

CSX spokesman Gary Sease said the sodium chlorate was in a derailed car near the front of the train; the blast ignited terephthalic acid in another derailed car

Ensco

Investigators believe it was Sodium Chlorate that exploded in cargo train fire

Metro North train collision in Connecticut

Sodium Chlorate can aggravate existing fires, but it will not explode

Terephthatic Acid is normally stable, even under fire conditions

Train explosion in Rosedale, MD

Wikipedia: CSX Corporation

Wikipedia: Sodium Chlorate

Wikipedia: Terephthatic Acid

Yahoo Acquires Tumblr

Article about Hulu

But Wait. Didn’t Yahoo Try a Deal Like This Before?

Yahoo buying Tumblr for $1.1 Billion summed up in one gif

Yahoo Tumblr purchase could be the next Google YouTube success

Oklahoma Tornadoes

Asked by Wolf Blitzer if She Thanked God for Surviving the Tornado, Oklahoma Woman Responds: ‘I’m Actually An Atheist’

Both Senators From Oklahoma Votes Against Federal Disaster Relief For Hurricane Sandy, Now Face Difficult Questions Regarding Tornado Relief

Dozens killed in Moore, Oklahoma tornado

Holy crap! This crowd outside of the church for the funerals of the victims is insane! Hey Westboro, welcome to Oklahoma! You screw with one of us, you get ALL of us!!

How could so many have survived Okla. monster tornado?

Incredible video my Dad took of the May 20th tornado FORMING and destroying everything in its path near Newcastle, OK (0-F4 in seconds)

Moore mayor’s resume includes tornado recovery

Moore tornado: Thunderstorms hamper recovery

The night that should change Storm Chasing forever

Oklahoma tornado: elementary school moments after tornado struck

OU offering housing to tornado victims

Service for 9-Year-Old Is the First for Two Dozen Tornado Victims

Tornado Touches Down South of Oklahoma City

Tornadoes tear through Central Oklahoma

Two looters in Moore, OK

Westboro Baptist Church were a no-show

MERS-CoV

Coronavirus gets a name: MERS-CoV

Deadly MERS-CoV virus spreads to Italy

Italy announces first case of SARS-like coronavirus

Middle East Coronavirus called THREAT TO THE WHOLE WORLD

Music Featured:

• “Hooligan’s Holiday” by John Corabi from the album Unplugged