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This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by journalist Nancy Rommelmann to discuss her trip to Alabama to discover the story behind the Bubba Copeland story. Plus, Nancy’s cancellation origin story, and why is Portland so Portland?To the Bridge: A True Story of Motherhood and MurderNancy Rommelmann, Author at Reason.comControversial YouTube Show Lands Portland Coffee Company in Hot Water - The StrangerPortlandization: It Can Happen to a Place Near You - Tablet MagazineBubba Copeland | 1819 NewsAmerica's tragic war on LGBTQ+ people extends its collateral damage - Los Angeles TimesAlabama Mayor Bubba Copeland Kills Self After Right-Wing 1819 News Outs His Cross-DressingBubba Copeland Death: How His Outing and Right-Wing Media Brought Tragedy To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss a garden sabotage in the UK. Plus, Zadie Smith’s latest essay melt brains. War in Gaza, Shibboleths on Campus | The New YorkerMother on disability benefits feeds 800 people after turning flowerbeds into vegetable allotment | Daily Mail OnlineGary Lineker among donors to … To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie and Jesse discuss ongoing protests at universities nationwide. Plus, a refresh.https://twitter.com/That4LeafClover/status/1785863576256667853https://twitter.com/mamoun_linda/status/1784682056607469906https://twitter.com/SabihaKhan/status/1784893820343328862Pro-Palestinian protesters, University of Minnesota reach agreement to end encampment | MPR NewsBrown University Students and Officials Make Deal to Dismantle Encampment - The New York TimesColleges Love Protests—When They’re in the Past - The AtlanticHouse passes bill to expand definition of antisemitism amid growing campus protests over Gaza war | AP NewsWhat is antisemitism?The House Antisemitism Bill Is Bad for the Jews To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by journalist Ana Kasparian to discuss intolerance, ideology, and a plan in Los Angeles to take the police out of traffic enforcement. Removing Armed Officers from Traffic Enforcement2023 Law Enforcement Officers Fatalities ReportL.A. City Council seeks to rein in street takeovers - Los Angeles TimesChicago’s “Race-Neutral” Traffic Cameras Ticket Black and Latino Drivers the Most — ProPublicaDC parking and traffic tickets: More fines issued in Black neighborhoods than White - The Washington Post To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss the latest news from New York, New York: self-immolation outside the Trump trial, settler-colonial dogs, and Columbia students camping out for Gaza. Why Do People in NYC Hate My Dog?Who Is Max Azzarello? The Man Who Set Himself on Fire Outside Trump Trial. - The New York… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Reason Magazine’s Billy Binion to discuss the Libertarian Party, freeway protests, government theft, and Steven Crowder’s very public divorce. Can The Government Sell Your Home, Keep the Profits If You're Behind on Property Taxes?Why NOT Having Sex Might be Good for You | Fox NewsWaiting till the wedding night – getting married the right way | Fox NewsSteven Crowder responds to allegations he exposed genitals to staffers with skit about exposing genitals to staffer | Media Matters for Americahttps://twitter.com/TheJaredMonroe/status/1772594355620270141https://twitter.com/LWCmugclub/status/1773046606541042049 To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

Jesse and Katie discuss a much-anticipated report out of the UK on youth gender services. Plus, that goddamn throuple article. The Brooklyn Power Throuple Making Space for a BabyFinal Report – Cass Reviewhttps://www.blockedandreported.org/p/episode-155-hannah-barnes-on-theThe Evidence for Trans… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss a recent essay by NPR editor Uri Berliner criticizing the network’s ideological bent. The GistGrad Students Furious United Auto Workers Endorses BidenCode Switch To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse is joined by streamer PSA Sitch to discuss fat activism, Seattle’s revolutionary plan to fix racial gaps in education, and perhaps the most famous tampon in recent American history.https://twitter.com/PSA_Sitchhttps://twitter.com/Friended4Everhttps://www.youtube.com/psasitchhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn8mAXIRVniC4Y9zvk_yMWQ“Big Food and dietitians push ‘anti-diet’ advice, despite rising obesity”“Vanderbilt faces backlash after pulling Israel-divestment student vote”“‘Very scared and frustrated’: Several Vanderbilt students set to attend disciplinary hearing after protest on school grounds”https://twitter.com/sfmcguire79/status/1772809758673629347https://twitter.com/sfmcguire79/status/1773425771782037719https://twitter.com/sfmcguire79/status/1773429192610160827 To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Helen Lewis to discuss the complex and controversial world of facilitated communication. Plus, Scotland's new hate crime law and Helen's new show. All Stories by Helen Lewis - The AtlanticBBC Radio 4 - Helen Lewis Has Left the Chat“The Ones We Sent Away”“In defense of Crossley, McDonald & facilitated communication”“Oscar Nominee: Documentary or Fiction?”“The Strange Case of Anna Stubblefield”Tell Them You Love Me To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss the controversy surrounding diversity consultancy Sweet Baby Inc. Plus, Anita Sarkeesian at the UN, and a penis paper gets yanked. “WITHDRAWN: The association between adult penile length and IQ: evidences from 139 countries”* "'Gamers' don't have to be your audience. 'Gamers' are over." Leigh Alexa… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Kat Rosenfield and Phoebe Maltz Bovy to discuss female heterosexuality (real or myth?) and the latest scandal in the world of Young Adult literature.“How MeToo became too cringe for America ”“Who Is Podcast Guest Turned Star Andrew Huberman, Really?”“Age Gap Relationships: The Case for Marrying an Older Man”“LGBTQ+ Identification in U.S. Now at 7.6%”“What Do Women Want?”“To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods“ To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

On this special bonus episode of Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie dicuss the origins of and allegations against internet superstar/supervillian Candace Owens. To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss the origins of the cultural scandal that led to the Trump election, the Ukraine invasion, the Slap, January 6th, Covid, Nex Benedict’s murder, Kate Middleton’s cancer, and the October 7th attack: GamerGate. “The Zoe Post”https://slatestarcodex.com/2015/01/01/untitled/”The State of Online Haras… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Pirate Wires staff writer River Page to discuss an underground pop star whose fans will not let her go away. Plus, the investigation into the death of Nex Benedict concludes. Club Med | Broadcast“Coomer Conversion Therapy”“The Strange and Fascinating World of r/meth”“No Charges in Death of Nex Benedict, Prosecutor Says” https://www.youtube.com/@pirate-wireshttps://www.patreon.com/thottopics To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Helen Lewis to discuss the allegations against, and disappearance of, YouTuber James Somerton. Plus, JK Rowling, Kate Middleton, and Scottish bog porn. NY Mag: “Why Trans Kids Have the Right to Change Their Biological Sex”NY Mag: “Gabriel Mac on the Story of His Penis”“An Overemotional Look at Why JK Rowling is Bad”The Ace Couple: “We were personally victimized by James Somerton” To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss leaks at the New York Times and the World Professional Association for Transgender Health. NYT: “‘Screams WIthout Words’: How Hamas Weaponized Sexual Violence on Oct. 7”NYT: “U.N. to Study Reports of Sexual Violence in Israel During Oct. 7 Attack”The Intercept: “New York Times Holds “Daily” Episode… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by novelist, poet, and critic Leigh Stein to discuss scandals in the worlds of sci-fi fantasy and poetry. Leigh Stein: Self-CareHugo Awards voting processLA Times: “How did ‘Space Raptor Butt Invasion’ by Chuck Tingle become a Hugo finalist?”Esquire: “Hugo Awards 2024: Inside the Censorship Scandal That Rocked Sci-Fi and Fantasy's Biggest Awards”File 770: “The 2023 Hugo Awards: A Report on Censorship and Exclusion”File 770: “Zimozi Natsuco Guest Post: The Hugo Awards’ Evil Fall is a Watered-Down Affair, and Certain Issues To Watch Out For”https://www.moonslake.com/Alex Reisner on AI and booksLillian-Yvonne Bertram: A BLACK STORY MAY CONTAIN SENSITIVE CONTENT To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

In this very special Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss Aella’s very happy birthday party and the self-immolation of an American GI. “U.S. Airman’s Winding Path Ended in Self-Immolation to Protest Israel”Aaron Bushnell’s RedditShadi Hamid: “How can one suicide protest be heroic and another crazy?”Jesse: “Awareness is Overrated” To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Mike Pesca to discuss California's failed experiment with Woke Kindegarten and the resulting school board battle. Plus, Sandwichgate. https://www.mikepesca.com/https://www.mikepesca.com/thegistAdam Rubenstein: “I Was a Heretic at the New York Times”James Bennet: “When the New York Times lost its way”… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss Robert Moses’s allegedly racist monkeys in New York. Plus, Bret Weinstein has some thoughts. Katie: “After Evergreen” To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

In this emergency broadcast, Brad Polumbo joins Katie to discuss the collab no one asked for: Taylor Lorenz and Libs of TikTok’s Chaya Richik. To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by journalist and commentator Brad Polumbo to discuss the latest allegations against Libs of TikTok. Plus, an intersectional pile-up featuring non-binary influencer Jeffrey Marsh and Muslim comic Shumirun Nessa. https://twitter.com/brad_polumbohttps://www.instagram.com/bradpolumbo/?hl=enDamage Control“Anti-Trans Policies Draw Scrutiny After 16-Year-Old’s Death in Oklahoma”“Libs of TikTok under fire after nonbinary Oklahoma student's death”“Lawmaker accuses education board and Libs of TikTok of having blood on their hands over Nex Benedict death”“Family member shares messages sent by 16-year-old Owasso student day before death”“No, There’s No ‘Epidemic’ of Anti-Transgender Violence” This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe

As a bonus to BARPod listeners, here’s the audio of a February 20 live event at the Village Underground where Jesse interviewed Rob Henderson about his book Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class, which you should definitely buy. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by fan favorite Helen Lewis to discuss a schism in the British gender critical movment. Plus, goblin porn. https://www.theatlantic.com/author/helen-lewis/https://twitter.com/helenlewishttps://bsky.app/profile/helenlewis.bsky.social“Why it’s ok for boys to play with dolls”Posie Parker: “John Lewis and the dreadful little emperors”Janice Turner: “Debbie Hayton: the trans woman taking on the trans activists” To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on the the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss Larry David’s actual literal abuse of a human child. Plus, Emily Gould has regrets, WHYY forces a black rapper out for using the n-word (“ninja”), a very gray weed market, inconvenient hate crimes, and more. “Surveillance shows vandals who wrote racial slur on cars at Providence College”“Police… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Suzy Weiss to discuss the movement to save a black family from eviction in Portland, Oregon. Plus, dating while problematic, the spread of polyamory, and Suzy makes an argument in favor of good old fashioned cheating.https://twitter.com/SnoozyWeissTyler Austin Harper: “Polyamory, the Ruling Class’s Latest Fad”OPB: “A racist history shows why Oregon is still so white”Willamette Week: “Armed Activists Seized Three Blocks of a North Portland Residential Neighborhood. Here’s What It Was Like Inside the Encampment.”The Oregonian: “Portland family’s path to ‘red house’ foreclosure was long, filled with bizarre twists”OPB: “Editors’ note: On the Red House, we got one wrong”The Oregonian: “Sovereign citizen ideology embraced by Kinney son, mother in ‘red house’ legal fight: ‘This case is a political case’” To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on the Primo edition of Blocked and Reported, man’s best friend Tracing Woodgrains joins Jesse to discuss a strange case of government DEI gone wrong. Plus, personals are back, baby, and did Elon kill cancel culture? https://twitter.com/tracewoodgrainshttps://twitter.com/tracewoodgrains/status/175… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by longtime radio and podcast producer Andy Mills to discuss the scandal that nearly killed his career. The DailyCaliphateThe Witch Trials of JK Rowling NYT: “New York Times Says ‘Caliphate’ Podcast Fell Short of Standards”NYT: “Two Journalists Exit New York Times After Criticism of Past Behavior”A Note from RadiolabThe Daily: “Delilah” This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the attempted cancelation of Canadaland publisher and host Jesse Brown over allegations that he’s a genocidal monster. Plus, news from the very online state of Oklahoma, Dear Prudence revisits the past, and a podcast announcement. (Update, 1/28/2024: At around 59:56 in the original version of this episode published for premium subscribers, in a brief digression that touched upon violent hate crimes linked to the Israel-Hamas conflict in the United States rather than Canada, we mentioned the Palestinians shot in Vermont. As it turns out, at the moment there’s little evidence to support the idea that this was a hate crime; the alleged perpetrator seemed to struggle with mental illness, had a violent past, and his politics were all over the place, including, based on his social media posts, sympathy for the Palestinian cause. Since the segment in question was about Canada rather than the U.S. anyway, we’ve simply snipped the whole brief mention out, and the free version of the episode won’t contain it. -Jesse)The Oklahoman: “Oklahoma bill would require 'furries' be picked up from school by parents, animal control”Rep. Justin Humphrey on the furry problemPrudie on PrudieToronto Star: “Journalist Jesse Brown is quick to expose the failures of Canadian media. But what about his own?”Jesse Brown: “The time I “faked” a CBC scene”Mark Bourrie: “Jesse Brown and Canadaland should be removed from the NewsMedia Council”Canadaland: “Duffy, as Senator, Paid Journalists”Mark Bourrie respondsJesse Brown’s TwitterCanadaland: “Jessica Yaniv, Transphobic Fever Dream.”Canadaland: “Is Jesse a Zionist?”Canadaland: “Burning Down the Jewish Deli is not Kosher”Canadaland statementCanadaland Union statementNOTE: After this episode went out for Primos, Jesse Brown requested we clarify that the pilot in which he fabricated a scene for the CBC was never published (it was killed after he told the executive producer about the re-creation, as he explained in an interview). He also requested that we update the episode with additional context about Mark Bourrie, who Jesse claims has a personal vendetta against him because Canadaland published allegations that Bourrie took money from embattled politician MIke Duffy. (You can read Canadaland’s piece here and Bourrie’s response here.) The episode has been updated and I apologize to Jesse and the listeners for missing that context. KH To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on the Primo edition of Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a particularly ambitious crossover between leftist streamer Hasan “Nepo Nephew” Piker and alleged Houthi pirate and/or terrorism-tourist and/or freedom fighter Rashid Al Haddad aka Timhouthi Chalamet.… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the case of Bryan Johnson, an entrepreneur and technologist attempting to live forever who was recently sued by his former girlfriend for being a giant prick (and not in a good way). Plus, aphantasia, polyamory, and Jesse complains some more that Substack doesn’t have enough Nazis. MartyrMade: “God’s Socialist: The Rise and Fall of Peoples Temple”MartyrMade: “Fear & Loathing in the New Jerusalem”Bryan Johnson’s statement Vanity Fair: “Bryan Johnson’s Antiaging Quest Has Made Headlines. But There’s More to His Story”Trace’s threadBryan’s response This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe

This week on the Primo edition of Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a recent article by former New York Times editor James Bennet on the infamous 2020 Tom Cotton column that got Bennet fired. Plus, toilets. Tom Cotton: “Send In the Troops”James Bennet: “When the New York Times lost its way”BARPod episode 13: The Be… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie dig into allegations that Substack is sheltering Nazis like so many Jews in an attic. Plus, world’s best/worst Wife Guy Bill Ackman continues to post. To support the show: become a Primo subscriber and get three extra episodes a month and more. Jonathan Katz: “Substack Has a Nazi Problem”https://substack.com/contentPatrick Casey archiveSubstackers Against Nazis open letterSubstack Shouldn’t Decide What We Read open letter To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on the Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the ongoing saga of Claudine Gay, the scholar, plagiarist, and former president of Harvard University. Plus, updates. Scientific American: “The Language of Astronomy Is Needlessly Violent and Inaccurate”https://www.blockedandreported.org/p/how-the-unitarian-universalist-churchKate Rohde: “The Ideological Takeover of the Church I loved”https://www.blockedandreported.org/p/episode-118-every-podcaster-is-bihttps://www.blockedandreported.org/p/episode-172Philly Mag: “WHYY Ordered to Give Fired Comedian Jad Sleiman His Job Back”WaPo: “The plagiarism allegations against ex-Harvard president Claudine Gay, explained”Washington Free Beacon: “'This is Definitely Plagiarism': Harvard University President Claudine Gay Copied Entire Paragraphs From Others’ Academic Work and Claimed Them as Her Own”https://x.com/realchrisrufo/status/1737209215738069232?s=20https://nitter.net/drvolts/status/1742296213628788970 To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on the Primo episode of Blocked and Reported, Katie and Jesse discuss an evergreen debate on the internet: surrogacy. Julie Bindel: “The Pimping of Pregnancy”Julie Bindel: “Surrogacy Stories”Julie Bindel: “End Womb Trafficking” “The Conservative, Pro-Life Case Against Surrogacy”“I… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

Returning champion Helen Lewis is back with our traditional Christmas quiz about the dumbest online events of the year. Plus: the Satanic Temple goes nuts. “A Satanic Rebellion: Social justice collides with the Satanic Temple.”“The Guggenheim’s Scapegoat”“How Did America’s Weirdest, Most Freedom-obsessed State Fall For An Authoritarian Governor?”https://www.theatlantic.com/author/helen-lewis/twitter.com/HelenLewisThe quiz (answers here)* In January, kickboxer Andrew Tate started an online beef with climate change elf Greta Thunberg. On what email address did she suggest that he contact her to tell her more about his 33 cars, including a Bugatti? * [email protected] * [email protected] * [email protected] * [email protected]* From which Covid-cautious journalist’s book on online life is this a real quote? “Building on the Digitour experiment, Magcon had reset the equation.” * Susan Meachem wrote books including “Losing Him and Finding You,” “Chance Encounter,” and “Finding Faith.” Then what did she do for two years? * Jack Monroe’s cookbook, Thrifty Kitchen, was branded dangerous because it suggested various questionable kitchen hacks. Which of these is NOT one of her suggestions:* Glue a ring-pull to your handbag to secure your sunglasses * Using the fluff from your navel to make firelighters * using a frozen glass bottles filled with water as a rolling pin* Using a large clean square of cotton to drain rice and pasta* In 2021, Bennett Madison claimed to have written two dozen fake letters to Slate’s Dear Prudence advice column, written by Daniel Lavery. Which is NOT one of the letters Bennett claimed to have written?* Help! My Friend Thinks I Am Stealing Vaccines From African-American Grandmothers To Attend Sex Resorts* I Wonder If My Wife Likes Her Girlfriend More Than She Likes Me* My Mother Is Trying To Convince the Guests At My Gay Wedding To Come Dressed As Disney Characters* Help! My Husband Won’t Remove His Mask, Even For Sex!* WHO AM I? I graduated from Kansas State University in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science degree in nuclear engineering and vocal music. I claim to have been subjected to conversion therapy as a child. I enjoyed brightly coloured clothing, sometimes of African origin. * How much money was conservative personality Steven Crowder offered by the Daily Wire, an amount he described as a “slave contract”? * In March, Jordan Peterson posted a clip with the caption: “Such fun in unbelievable techno-nightmare CCP hell.” What did it actually show? * On Dylan Mulvaney’s 75th day of girlhood, she described her journey of adventure finding out about tampons. What topical phrase did she use to refer to a vagina? * To which of your rival podcast hosts did Spotify’s Bill Simmons refer to this year as “f*****g grifters”?* Thanks to a lawsuit, who was revealed this year to have texted a colleague about a video of a protester getting beaten up, saying: “It’s not how white men fight.” * Which fox-bothering legal eagle told a journalist this year: “I identify with the great protesters in history, people like Gandhi and Martin Luther King.” * “I’m done, I’m dead, you don’t understand, I do it to blow off steam,” a Penn State professor told cops in June this year after being arrested for bestiality with his dog. What breed was the dog? * What is the name of the magazine I used to work for, which ran competing articles on “what is a woman,” which you pronounced wrong in your episode on the subject?* Everyone was welcome at the Pink Peacock, a “a queer, yiddish, anarchist café & infoshop in glasgow’s southside” except two groups of people. Who were they? * In 2009, under the pen name Richard Hoste, who wrote the following in the comments section of a blog: “What is interesting to me is whether there are a lot of high IQ people who simply CAN’T do manual labor. “As a teenager I tried working at a pizza place and MacDonalds [sic]. I was the worst employee there. I actually felt sympathy for low IQ kids, knowing that this is what they must’ve felt like in school.” * What did the same pundit describe this year as the “trans of traffic”? * In the glorious socialist future, what did leftie Malcolm Harris say would not be available to people in Columbus, Ohio? * Here are four redacted tweets about a popular internet personality. To whom are they referring? You get more points the quicker you guess the right answer, starting at four points and dropping to one.* “I have a theory that X scratches the same “my favorite bloviator” itch for a certain type of resistance liberal culture warrior as Rush Limbaugh did for a certain type of perpetually-affronted conservative”. * “The only person I know blocks me is X and I only know that because he uses a burner account to check my tweets and complain about them and then when his idiot followers start tweeting at me I can’t see the original thread (until I go into my burner account lol)”. * “the biggest thing I learned from this episode is

This week on the premium edition of Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the latest YA blow-up, this one involving racism(?), review bombing, and an evil Star Wars stan who was just trying to be a good friend. PushupsKat Rosenfield: “The Toxic Drama of YA Twitter”Kat Rosenfield: “Twitter Forces a Rising Star to Self-Cancel” To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss allegations of Literal Murder against perpetual Twitter villain Bari Weiss. Plus, the Zei Squirrel vs Destiny origin story. Refaat Alareer: “My Child Asks, ‘Can Israel Destroy Our Building if the Power Is Out?’”NYT: “In Gaza, a Contentious Palestinian Professor Calmly Teaches Israeli Poetry”EuroMed: “Israeli Strike on Refaat al-Areer Apparently Deliberate”Drew Pavlou on Alareer’s tweets: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1733107027013210553.htmlHaaretz on false claims undermining true claims: https://archive.is/nqIHM#selection-5725.0-5733.396Jesse on Monica Foy: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2015/09/victim-of-a-scary-web-shaming-speaks-out.htmlBBC on Alareer’s death: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67656787Ryan Grim on progressive infighting: https://theintercept.com/2022/06/13/progressive-organizing-infighting-callout-culture/ To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on the premium edition of Blocked and Reported, a gay bar in Chicago unionizes and the saga of the Bad Art Friend concludes. To support the show and get extra content and much more, become a Primo. To get our very popular merch, shop here.The Nation: “Chicago’s Labor Movement Is Looking Very Queer These Days”… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the recent Congressional hearings on antisemitism and free speech on campus. Plus, NaNoWriMo updates (sorry). To support the show and get extra content and much more, become a Primo. To get our very popular merch, shop here.Jonathan Chait: “The College Presidents Were Right About Campus Antisemitism”NYT: “College Presidents Under Fire After Dodging Questions About Antisemitism”“FIRE to Congress, university presidents: Don’t expand censorship. End it.”Jesse cosplays as an Ivy president: Representative Stefanik, our conduct codes attempt to balance free speech, which is an important value to our university, with the safety and well-being of students. Because of this balance, which can be tricky, there might be instances in which truly grotesque statements — statements that I, as the president of the university, denounce unequivocally — fall beyond the scope of what we can punish. In certain instances, yes, that could even include calls for genocide. Our conduct codes are written in a manner in which a student or student group could be punished for these statements if they targeted individual students or student groups in a pervasive manner, or if they constituted a true threat or incitement to violence, but it really is context dependent. I know that’s an unsatisfactory answer, but it’s the only answer I can give you as a representative of my university. As an individual, of course I find calls for genocide against any group, and particular a group like Jews that have faced genocide in recent history, unbelievably offensive. But that’s a different question from what powers I have to punish these statements without running afoul of our own conduct code, which could lead to legal trouble for my university.Shadi Hamid thread: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1732419156828463382.htmlLee Kovarsky, UTexas law prof, thread: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1732423346380521593.html To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on the Primo edition of Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss Calla Walsh, a young activist who got her start stumping for establishment Democrat Ed Markey before pivoting to a career as a freedom fighter. Plus, Communist heir Fergie Chambers. To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss an ongoing diaper-loving drama within the NaNoWriMo fandom (starts at 21:45). Plus, a Deadspin writer and Portland anarchists find themselves in the s**t. Also: Jesse turns 40 and has a wild story about eggplant parmesan that really captures the onset of middle age.To support the show and get extra content and much more, become a Primo. To get our very popular merch, shop here.WaPo: “Half of evangelicals support Israel because they believe it is important for fulfilling end-times prophecy”Deadspin: “The NFL needs to speak out against the Kansas City Chiefs fan in Black face, Native headdress”NaNoWriMo Forums https://cinnamonfridge.tumblr.com/https://twitter.com/Arumi_kai/status/1722007756058574916https://speak-out.carrd.co/https://nanowrimo.org/board-response This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe

This week on the Primo episode of Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the long-anticipated cancellation of Ireland’s most aggravating export since U2: Paddy Cosgrave. Plus, your letters. To support the show and get extra content and much more, become a Primo. To buy our very popular merch, shop here. “Is Paddy Cosgrave the biggest w****r in Ir… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss Andrea James, the stochastic terrorist trans activist with a website and a grudge. Plus, gay furry hackers target a nuclear lab and Saira Rao gets canceled. Jesse’s fifth-grade yearbook page:And in cake form:Engadget: “Self-proclaimed 'gay furry hackers' breach nuclear” labJesse: “The rage behind Transgender Map”Alice Dreger: Galileo’s Middle FingerAlice Dreger: “The controversy surrounding The man who would be Queen: A case history of the politics of science, identity, and sex in the Internet age”Benedict Carey: “Criticism of a Gender Theory, and a Scientist Under Siege”Jesse: “When Children Say They’re Trans”Axios: “Exclusive: Using data to track transphobia in media”Kickstarter: “This Is What Transphobia in the Media Looks Like”Journalism.co.uk: “Transphobia Project uses data visualisation to zoom in on outlets that spread biased transgender content”Nieman Lab: “The Transphobia Project uses data visualization to “zoom in on outlets that spread biased transgender content”Google: December 2022 link spam update releasing for Google SearchGoogle: A new tool to disavow linksSuper specific information about the image we used: We got the photo of Andrea James from her Wikipedia page. The image includes the following “Permission details” (screenshot below): This work is free and may be used by anyone for any purpose. If you wish to use this content, you do not need to request permission as long as you follow any licensing requirements mentioned on this page.The Wikimedia Foundation has received an e-mail confirming that the copyright holder has approved publication under the terms mentioned on this page. This correspondence has been reviewed by a Volunteer Response Team (VRT) member and stored in our permission archive. The correspondence is available to trusted volunteers as ticket #2016051210001768.If you have questions about the archived correspondence, please use the VRT noticeboard. Ticket link: https://ticket.wikimedia.org/otrs/index.pl?Action=AgentTicketZoom&TicketNumber=2016051210001768On the off chance this becomes an issue, it could not be clearer that Andrea James has given permission for this photo to “be used by anyone for any purpose.” Under Creative Commons, according to the image page, we “must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.” We are following all those requirements: credit goes to Andrea James, a link to the license is contained in this language quoted directly from the photo’s page — “This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license” (click the link and you’ll see that commercial use is explicitly allowed) — and no changes were made, with the possible exception of the photo getting cropped by Substack for the web preview. And obviously we have no reason to believe the licensor endorses us or our use of this image. Thank you, and God bless. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the furor over a self-described autogynephile who wore a dress to a gender conference. Also, Zoomers discover 9/11. To support the show and get extra content and much more, become a Primo. To buy our very popular merch, shop here.Nat Geo: “‘The perfect revenge'? Birds are building fortresses from anti-bird spikes”Yashar with some breaking 9/11 newsTablet: “The Franklin Prophecy”Osama bin Laden’s Letter to AmericaAlice Dreger: “Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and One Scholar's Search for Justice”Genspect: The SplitPhil sent Jesse the following as part of a longer email, which we’re going to include for completion’s sake:Good-Vibe CertificationI'm not surprised that you and others felt no weird vibes from me, as even hardened GCs who have prejudice toward autogynephilic males also agreed that my vibes were fine. In addition to your three examples, I also submit five more:From Heather Heying's piece about this:The night before the conference began, many of us were in the vicinity of the hotel bar, and I saw a man walking around in a dress. I would later learn that this was Phil. I did a double-take. I asked the woman sitting next to me—am I seeing this correctly? She looked, nodded. Yep. I was unnerved. What did I not know? Did this person believe himself to be a woman, or not? Why did the answer to that question matter to me?The next night Phil approached my table, offered me a copy of his book, which I accepted, and we talked for a bit. I came away with some answers and intuitions: No, he does not think that he is actually a woman. And no, he does not seem like a creep. None of my hackles were raised. I detected no malice, no glint in the eye, no smirk, outer or inner, that he was having one over on all of us. Of course I could be wrong about these things, as anyone’s intuition can mislead them. One of the despicable truths about gender ideology is that women are being told to stop trusting the very intuitions that we have always relied on, when walking alone, when entering a bathroom or a locker room or a parking garage, when approached by a person we do not know. It is not bigoted to cross the street if you feel a tingle at the base of your skull as you see a man approaching you. It is smart. I have traveled far and wide, often exploring places alone that women are expected not to explore alone, and I have honed my intuition, although I am well aware that I can and do make mistakes. Nothing about Phil alarmed me.Lisa Jones, who I talked with a while one of the nights, officially awarded me zero points on a 10-point scale of creepiness:Now, some people online are accusing Phil of being a creepy AGP because he wore dresses at Genspect.On the AGP creepiness scale, I award my doorstep AGP five out of ten stars for moderate creepiness. Phil, by contrast, wins zero stars. I felt no creepiness from Phil Illy.Laura Becker, the detrans woman who was next to me in the photo that kicked of the controversy, also felt safe around me:I’m the young female detransitioner in the photo. I have CPTSD from male abuse. I have vulnerabilities, but I never felt vulnerable around Phil. In fact, we had a strong connection discussing sexuality and gender.How is it that a traumatized young woman like myself can find value in the sexual theory and research of this man’s book, but Genspect gets called unsafe as an organization for allowing him to have discussions about it?That’s far too broad a brush.Leslie Elliot, a centrist YoutTuber, also said my vibes were fine:From the same video, therapist Pamela Garfield-Jaeger, also weighed in. We hung out for a few hours and also shared a ride to the airport. She said that even though she admittedly had some prejudgement about me because I was a man in a dress, she also said I wasn't being creepy at all:I'm sure there are more examples of people saying my behavior was fine, but I think the point is made: my vibes were officially acceptable. To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on the Primo epsiode of Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie decuss a new article in the Journal of Controversial Ideas and decide once and for all if zoophiles should be imprisoned far from animals for life or given a paw print on the Pride flag. To support the show and get extra content an… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a stunning revelation about Indigenous icon Buffy Sainte-Marie. Plus, New York Times Magazine witer Jazmine Hughes is forced out after taking a political stand. Again. (Guys, this will be the last episode with audio problems on my end, I promise — it is too boring a story to bother telling but by this time tomorrow I will almost be back at my home setup, where I never have these problems. I am sorry for all the pops. -Jesse ‘Plosive’ Singal)To support the show and get extra content and much more, become a Primo. To buy our very popular merch, shop here.NYT: “New York Times Writer Resigns After Signing Letter Protesting the Israel-Gaza War”Jesse: “Why Did “On The Media” Stoke The Moral Panic Against Innocent New York Times Journalists Rather Than Investigate It?”CBC: “Who Is the Real Buffy Sainte-Marie?”Buffy Saint-Marie responds on FacebookBSM responds on TwitterSekwan Wabasca on birth certificates Jesse: “The Internet Accused Alice Goffman of Faking Details in Her Study of a Black Neighborhood. I Went to Philadelphia to Check.”www.karendian.com To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss culture wars and school board elections, the cross-dressing mayor who was outed in Alabama, and Berkeley students on hunger strike for a very weird cause.To support the show and get extra content and much more, become a Primo. To buy our very popular merch, shop here.(Guys — I … To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, a menace in a gentrified Brooklyn neighborhood. Plus, Jew-hating is back, baby! To support the show and get extra content and much more, become a Primo. To buy our very popular merch, shop here.NYT: “How a Dog’s Killing Turned Brooklyn Progressives Against One Another”Gothamist: “In Greenpoint, a man with severe mental illness is harming neighbors. No one knows what to do.” New Yorker: “Before the Law” NYT: “Relax, if You Want, but Don’t Put Your Feet Up” This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe