Blocked and Reported Katie Herzog and Jesse Singal
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Journalists Katie Herzog and Jesse Singal scour the internet for its craziest, silliest, most sociopathic content, part of an obsessive and ill-conceived attempt to extract kernels of meaning and humanity from a landscape of endless raging dumpster fires.
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Episode 216: Emmett Rensin on Going Insane in America
This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse is joined by writer Emmett Rensin to discuss his new memoir about living with psychotic disorders as well as the smugness of the American liberal (unrelated).
The Complications: On Going Insane In America:
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The smug style in American liberalism - Vox
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Premium: Faker News
This week on the Primo episode, Katie and Jesse discuss the latest in fake suicides and race-faking. Plus, a disturbing artifact is unearthed.
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AFSC Diversity Leader Misrepresented Her Own Identity
Open Letter
Raquel Evita Saraswati pretended to be a woman …
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Episode 215: Making a Martyr (with Nancy Rommelmann)
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 Murder
Nancy Rommelmann, Author at Reason.com
Controversial YouTube Show Lands Portland Coffee Company in Hot Water - The Stranger
Portlandization: It Can Happen to a Place Near You - Tablet Magazine
Bubba Copeland | 1819 News
America's tragic war on LGBTQ+ people extends its collateral damage - Los Angeles Times
Alabama Mayor Bubba Copeland Kills Self After Right-Wing 1819 News Outs His Cross-Dressing
Bubba Copeland Death: How His Outing and Right-Wing Media Brought Tragedy
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Premium: The Case Of The Salted Garden
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 Yorker
Mother on disability benefits feeds 800 people after turning flowerbeds into vegetable allotment | Daily Mail Online
Gary Lineker among donors to …
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Episode 214: Is That A Banana In Your Pocket Or Are You Just Engaging In Settler-Colonialist Genocide?
This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie and Jesse discuss ongoing protests at universities nationwide. Plus, a refresh.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters, University of Minnesota reach agreement to end encampment | MPR News
Brown University Students and Officials Make Deal to Dismantle Encampment - The New York Times
Colleges Love Protests—When They’re in the Past - The Atlantic
House passes bill to expand definition of antisemitism amid growing campus protests over Gaza war | AP News
What is antisemitism?
The House Antisemitism Bill Is Bad for the Jews
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Episode 213: Ana Kasparian Gets Mugged By Reality
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 Enforcement
2023 Law Enforcement Officers Fatalities Report
L.A. City Council seeks to rein in street takeovers - Los Angeles Times
Chicago’s “Race-Neutral” Traffic Cameras Ticket Black and Latino Drivers the Most — ProPublica
DC parking and traffic tickets: More fines issued in Black neighborhoods than White - The Washington Post
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