This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Tangle News founder Isaac Saul to discuss the state of the media and the world. Plus, what happened when the world's most prolific troll got caught

Tangle News

From Troll To Terrorist: Joshua Goldberg And How Ideology Corrupts Online Media

Criminal complaint

Joshua Goldberg – Medium

Note: After this episode was released for Primos, Joshua Goldberg clarified that he is not the founder for r/PhilosophyofRape. “Rest assured that I am not now, nor have I ever been (and nor will I ever be) a rapist. Troll, yes. Rapist, no. Of all of the bottom-feeding plankton that I am surrounded by in prison, the sexual predators are the ones that I despise the most.” Apologies to Joshua. The episode has been corrected.

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss the unmasking of an influential right-wing Twitter herpe. Plus, updates on Carrie Jade Williams and Dave Garda.

Serial fraudster jailed for three years for ‘deliberate fraud’ over protracted period – The Irish Times

The great University Challenge 'Dave Garda' hoax: The truth behind th…

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie tells Jesse about the Lucy Letby saga and the subsequent legal battle between two Letby obsessives.

A British Nurse Was Found Guilty of Killing Seven Babies. Did She Do It? | The New Yorker

Private Eye Online | The Lessons of the Lucy Letby Case

Lucy Letby did not murder babies, claim medical experts

How Reddit armchair detectives threatened to derail Lucy Letby’s trial

California Judge Orders Removal of Reddit Criticism of Scientist/Consultant Who Publicly Criticized English Lucy Letby Murder Trial

Court Order Requiring Removal of Reddit Criticism of Scientist/Consultant Vacated

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie and Jesse discuss Chris Rufo's exposé on the polyamorous piss fetishists and transgender gangbangers in the NSA. Plus, Aella at home, the death of the hipster, Trump rescues plastic straws, bad stats, and more.

Aella, the Internet’s Favorite Sex Researcher - The Atlantic

California Considers $1,000 Fine for Waiters Offering Unsolicited Plastic Straws

Is the Life Expectancy of Trans Women in the U.S. Just 35? No. - The Stranger

Transgender People Twice As Likely To Die As Cisgender People, Study Finds

The fishy claim that ‘100,000 children’ in the United States are in the sex trade - The Washington Post

The NSA’s Secret Sex Chats

Gabbard Says More Than 100 Intelligence Officers Fired for Chat Messages - The New York Times

Gabbard fires intelligence workers over explicit chats - The Washington Post

Whistleblower: There’s a Trans Cult Inside the NSA

Note: After this episode was released early for Primos, our diligent subscribers pointed out two errors: One, Helen Lewis did, in fact, mention that Aella showered on 24 days in 2024. And two, New York City does, in fact, have a ban on single-use plastic bags, as does Washington state. The episode has been corrected. Apologies to Helen Lewis and plastic bag bans everywhere.

This week on the Primo episode, updates on fan favorites: Carrie Jade Williams, the Pink Peacock, Jamie/Elisa Rae Shupe, and the so-called Podesta Pool, featuring Anderson Cooper. Plus, Jeff Bezos steers the Washington Post rightward.

This week on Blocked and Reported, a quiz show icon disappears. Plus, Germany, free speech, and an update on the Zizians.

Pre-order Katie’s book

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by journalist Ethan Strauss to discuss the bizarre story of Richard Lapchick, an anti-racist sports hero with a very weird tattoo. Plus, the vibe shift and the business of sports writing.

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss the SAVAges—a group of not-so-savvy online investors promoting a sketchy drug for Alzheimer’s. Plus, the star of Emilia Perez has some thoughts.

KATIE HERZOG: Biography of a writer, an American journalist and podcaster

Elon tweet chart

Netflix Scurries to Stem Oscar Fallout From ‘Emilia Pérez’ Scanda…

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse is joined by our furry friend Tracing Woodgrains/Jack Despain Zhou to discuss the rationalist trans murder cult. Plus, revisiting the DEI scandal at the FAA.

zizians.info

Effective Altruism’s Problems Go Beyond Sam Bankman-Fried - Bloomberg

Net Negative – Sinceriously

Good Group and Pasek’s Doom – Sinceriously

Containment Causes Suicidality | Mental Engineering

Jay Leo Winterford (Jacob Ray Pekarek) Obituary - Estes Park, CO

in your dreams

Mystery in Sonoma County after arrests of protesters in Guy Fawkes masks and robes

A community alert about Ziz. Police investigations, violence, and… | by SefaShapiro | Medium

Jack LaSota Obituary (2022) - Fairbanks, AK - Daily News-Miner

GWEN DANIELSON, et al., Plaintiffs, v. COUNTY OF SONOMA, CALIFORNIA

Two Alleged Squatters Charged In Vallejo Death of Friend and Sword Attack on Landlord

Suspects in killings of Vallejo witness, Vermont border patrol agent connected by marriage license, extreme ideology

Chester Heights Murder: Pennsylvania State Police say Delaware County couple homicide was not 'random act of violence' - 6abc Philadelphia

PLUM OF DISCORD — I Became a Full-time Internet Pest and May Not...

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss a recent controversy on book internet concerning an allegedly racist AI. Plus, Ian Miles Cheong investigates government aid, and an update on The Stranger.

Pre-order Katie’s book

Two Stranger Reporters Resign After Investigation Into Allegations of Ethical Breaches - PubliCola