This week on the Primo episode of Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the perfect venue for people who work out their racial anxieties: FoodTok. Plus, an Only Fans model who may or may not be real may or may not be missing.  Daily Star: “Model goes missing but 'cryptic' post sparks wild theories about if she exists at all” 

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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: HarperCollins IndieBound Amazon.com * The smug style in American liberalism - Vox 

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Episode 216: Emmett Rensin on Going Insane in America

 This week on the Primo episode, Katie and Jesse discuss the latest in fake suicides and race-faking. Plus, a disturbing artifact is unearthed. https://twitter.com/GreatCheshire/status/1788282943611228440 AFSC Diversity Leader Misrepresented Her Own Identity Open Letter Raquel Evita Saraswati pretended to be a woman … 

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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 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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Episode 215: Making a Martyr (with Nancy Rommelmann)

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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 This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie and Jesse discuss ongoing protests at universities nationwide. Plus, a refresh. https://twitter.com/That4LeafClover/status/1785863576256667853 https://twitter.com/mamoun_linda/status/1784682056607469906 https://twitter.com/SabihaKhan/status/1784893820343328862 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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