Blocked and Reported

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse is joined by Kat Rosenfield to discuss the abrupt end to the Nuzzi legal battle as well as more election fallout and why our politics are YA Twitter. Plus, for Primos, a disgusting game of Would You Rather.

Olivia Nuzzi Drops Legal Fight Against Ex Ryan Lizza After RFK Jr. Affair

Can we please have less political art now? - The Boston Globe

The Toxic Drama on YA Twitter

The Democrats Need an Honest Conversation on Gender Identity - The Atlantic

KFILE: Harris pledged support in 2019 to cut ICE funding and provide transgender surgery to detained migrants | CNN Politics

Kamala Harris highlights her LGBTQ+ allyship ad

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss gentle parenting. Plus, Jesse finally realizes science is broken (again).

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This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Ben Kawaller to discuss the latest antics of America’s favorite reality TV stars.

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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie break their No Politics rule. Plus, Latinxs against Latinx and Michigan’s DIE monstrosity.

Biden administration clarifies stance on surgeries for trans minors after backlash | Biden administration | The Guardian

Florida Statutes

Latinx studies

Opinion | Use of ‘Latinx’ has moved some Latino voters toward Trump. - The Washington Post

What to Know About the University of Michigan’s D.E.I. Experiment - The New York Times

RESULTS:

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss a bizarre employment dispute in the UK.

Feminist kicked out of Labour Christmas party | Daily Mail Online

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a bevy of new studies on trans kids and the scandals surrounding them. Plus, sports protests, Nuzzi news, and canceled endorsements.

Olivia Nuzzi accuses former fiancé of leaking her ties to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Riley Gaines lawsuit

Levels of Satisfaction and Regret Wi…

This week on the Primo episode, Katie and Jesse learn what crypto is and discuss the burgeoning trend of the celebrity memecoins. Plus, a generous donation gone wrong.

Free chairs!

Caitlyn Jenner Solana Meme Coin Crashes After Launching Ethereum Token to Support Trump - Decrypt

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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse is joined by Dan Williams, a philosopher who is skeptical that we can “vaccinate” people against “misinformation,” which is the sort of thing someone would say if the RUSSIANS got to them.

Okay, “Danielovich” “Williamoputinski.”

(Image courtesy of Grok, which has an infinitely more evolved sense of humor than ChatGPT.)

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The Fake New About Fake News - The Boston Review

I’m Running Out of Ways to Explain How Bad This Is - The Atlantic

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the new film from the Daily Wire, Am I Racist? Plus, a very sexy coffee shop outside Seattle gets shut down.

Shoreline Area News: City of Shoreline closes Café Aroma over unlicensed adult cabaret events

Shoreline coffee shop to reopen following shutdown after bondage event | king5.com

America is becoming less “woke”

‘White Fragility’ Is Everywhere. But Does Antiracism Training Work? - The New York Times

Eavesdropping on Race2Dinner’s Anti-Racist Dinner Parties

The Fight to Redefine Racism | The New Yorker

Opinion | Diversity Trainings Don’t Work. Here’s What Could. - The New York Times

How the right is taking culture war to culture itself

Opinion | Matt Walsh ‘Am I Racist?’ film produces many awkward moments - The Washington Post

Unteachable Moment - This American Life

This week on the Primo episode, Katie is joined by huge dorks Matt Boll and Andy Mills to discuss a scandal in the gaming world.