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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss AOC's Woke 1.0 revision. Plus, Tyler Austin Harper on being a token Black professor, a trans writer's case for decoupling trans rights from gender woo, and the death of Jason Arday.

This week on Blocked and Reported: ticks. Where do they come from, and why is Bill Gates releasing them on the American public? Featuring the CIA, Pfizer, tick bombs tick boxes, Plum Island, and more. Plus, the complicated legacy of gay rights pioneer Harry Hay.

Show Notes:

Harry Hay, Early Proponent of Gay Rights, Dies at 90 - The New York Times

The Origin of “Two Spirit” and the Cult of Harry Hay — Stone Age Herbalist

What on Earth Is the ‘2SLGBTQQIA+’ Movement? — Andrew Doyle, Spiked

Two-Spirit Tradition Far From Ubiquitous Among Tribes — Mary Annette Pember, Rewire

Harry Hay — Making Gay History

Harry Hay: Founding the Mattachine Society (1974 interview) — OutHistory

New Controversy Over Safe Schools “Czar” — Fox News

The Smear Campaign Continues: Fox Nation, Washington Examiner Manufacture Jennings-NAMBLA Link — Media Matters

Parents of Murdered Child Sue Child-Sex Advocates — CNN

Charles Jaynes: A Murderer by Any Name — Boston Magazine

https://x.com/JackDangerLIVE/status/2058920289375785087?s=20

https://x.com/DRanchLife/status/2060463096724881828?s=20

https://x.com/MJTruthUltra/status/2056440130034905122?s=20

The BITTEN Files - Interview with Kris Newby

Christopher H. Smith (R-N.J.) pushes amendment to investigate tickborne Lyme disease conspiracy theory - The Washington Post

https://x.com/LeadingReport/status/2061183810289451308

Why Are There Boxes Of Ticks?

Have Missouri farmers reported finding ‘boxes of ticks’ in fields? | Snopes.com

The Tick That Hunts Down Its Hosts—Including Us | The New Yorker

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This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss the unbelievable life story of Cambridge professor Jason Arday.

Show Notes:

A Lot of the Attacks on Higher Ed Are Unfair. Not This One. (Jesse’s NYT article)

Cambridge University’s Jason Arday becomes youngest black professor

An exploration of peer-mentoring among student teachers’ to inform reflective practice within the context of action research

Playbooks, plagiarism and a pig’s head: new claims surrounding a star Cambridge professor | University of Cambridge | The Guardian

Correction: Arday, Jason (2018). Understanding Mental Health: What Are the Issues for Black and Ethnic Minority Students at University? Social Sciences 7: 196

Attempting to break the chain: reimaging inclusive pedagogy and decolonising the curriculum within the academy: Educational Philosophy and Theory: Vol 53 , No 3 - Get Access

Full article: Correction

Police investigated journalist who tried to expose Cambridge professor

DEI Fraud and Cover-Up at Cambridge - Nathan Cofnas

‘Racist’ Cambridge academic fully cleared of wrongdoing by uni in free speech case - The Boar

‘Race-realist’ fellow Nathan Cofnas launches legal challenge over dismissal | Varsity

Cambridge University’s War on Free Speech

https://x.com/jessesingal/status/2084024032635003321

https://x.com/benryanwriter/status/2083434683119927740

Playbooks, plagiarism and a pig’s head: new claims surrounding a star Cambridge professor | University of Cambridge | The Guardian

Star Cambridge Professor Jason Arday Lied for Years About Raising Millions for Charity: Simon & Schuster Scrubbed Financial Details From His New Memoir and Falsehoods From His Bio

It’s Ariely time! They had a preregistration but they didn’t follow it. | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science

An update from Jason Arday | Good Law Project

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Ethan Strauss joins Katie for a chat. Discussed: Ethan’s journey to (editorial) freedom, Caitlin Clark, Sophie Cunningham, trans drama in Seattle, how the Dems get out of this mess before the next election, sports betting, and more.

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss the extremely bizarre story of Neil Hopper, an amputation surgeon who lost his own legs under circumstances far stranger than anyone could have guessed. Plus, a Wisconsin school board cancels Marsha P. Johnson.

Show notes:

UNT Wind Symphony: A Mother of a Revolution! by Omar Thomas (b. 1984)

Watertown School Board defends decision to pull song tied to LGBTQ+ history from spring concert - WPR

Sepsis amputation surgeon back at work after losing legs

How ‘eunuch maker’ livestreamed extreme body modifications and sold body parts | UK news | The Guardian

A New Way to Be Mad - The Atlantic

John/Joan: The Real Story of David Reimer

BBC News | SCOTLAND | Surgeon defends amputations

Apotemnophilia: Two cases of self‐demand amputation as a paraphilia: The Journal of Sex Research: Vol 13, No 2

Desire for amputation of a limb: paraphilia, psychosis, or a new type of identity disorder | Psychological Medicine | Cambridge Core

Amputee Envy | Scientific American

Merleau-Ponty’s sexual schema and the sexual component of body integrity identity disorder | Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy | Springer Nature Link

Role of Sexuality in Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID): A Cross-Sectional Internet-Based Survey Study - PubMed

Successful treatment of body integrity dysphoria with amputation: A case report - Nadeau - 2024 - Clinical Case Reports - Wiley Online Library

One‐year follow‐up of amputation as a curative treatment for body integrity dysphoria: A case report - Nadeau - 2024 - Clinical Case Reports - Wiley Online Library

The Desire for Amputation or Paralyzation: Evidence for Structural Brain Anomalies in Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID) | PLOS One

The science and ethics of voluntary amputation | Science | The Guardian

A New Way to Be Mad - The Atlantic

Patients of NHS surgeon Neil Hopper worried their operations weren’t necessary - The Mirror

https://www.tiktok.com/@loumayyy/video/7553733611225107734

Would love to hear people's thoughts about this article. Touches on a bunch of stuff marinating in my brain the past few years.

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This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss the life and death of The Queery, a Brighton-based radical art gallery, bookshop, café, and community space. You can guess how this ends. Plus, the Washington Post spreads Erin Reed’s zombie stats, and the New York Times repeats Stonewall myths.

Show Notes:

Trans people are moving to Seattle at unprecedented levels under Trump - The Washington Post

Victoria Cruz, Veteran of the Trans Rights Movement, Dies at 79 - The New York Times

DIVERSITY REPORT 2022

The Queery on Instagram

Queer bookshop’s board resigns after boycott over racism training – Brighton and Hove News

Inclusivity Statement

Volunteer Resignations from The Queery (January 2026)

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This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Jessica the ‘80s Baby to discuss the latest saga to rock the knitting world when celebrity knitter Stephen West appears on a conservative’s YouTube show. Plus, subliminal swastikas, and for Primos, Jessica the ‘80s Baby answers all your burning questions.

Show Notes:

Ravelry: Designs by Stephen West

https://x.com/DrKarlynB/status/1710380661591224588?s=20

New Direction - MKAL 2023

MSKL and Westknits should be ashamed. Censorship is the tool of the Nazi. | by VolkColopatrion | Medium

24 free Magazines from BLOCKEDMAGAZINE70982

https://www.instagram.com/p/CyL-llrOVkE/?utm_source=ig_embed

https://www.instagram.com/p/C0mzD4qOlMO/?utm_source=ig_embed

Episode 13: We chatted with Stephen West!

https://www.instagram.com/p/DAVlIh9oZne/?utm_source=ig_embed

Katie is joined by Ben Westhoff and Emily Dufton. Discussed: drugs, drug treatments, why Nixon was good actually, and more.

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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the fast rise and faster fall of humble oyster man/alleged rapist Graham Platner. Plus, the trans sports issue divides Tahoe.

Show notes:

The Wrong Side of the Mountain - Jesse Singal - The Dispatch

Exclusive: Woman who dated Graham Platner says he sexually assaulted her - POLITICO

Several Women Who Dated Graham Platner Recall ‘Unsettling’ Behavior - The New York Times

Are We the Baddies? The Graham Platner Reckoning (w/ Kat Rosenfield) - #565

Armie Hammer’s First Interview Since Cannibalism Scandal - Air Mail

Why Didn’t Graham Platner’s Many Red Flags Matter?

The ‘Mad Scientist’ Behind Graham Platner’s Scandal-Plagued Rise - WSJ

Platner’s Daniel Moraff Barred from Summer Lee’s Campaign Over Sexual Misconduct Complaints

The Simplest Explanation for Platner Is That the Far Left Has Awful Judgement

Inside the Implosion of Graham Platner’s Maine Senate Campaign: ‘A Slow-Rolling Disaster’ - The New York Times

Cross-Tabs: June 2026 Times/Press Herald/Siena Poll of the Likely Electorate in Maine - The New York Times

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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the milkshake-ducking of a New York coffee shop after the owner’s failed shaming of a congressman deemed insufficiently anti-Israel. Plus, crazy lady/future Rep. Darializa Avila Chevalier and what the DSA revolution in New York City means for the Dems, and the Supreme Court weighs in on trans athletes.

Show notes:

The Supreme Court’s Utterly Mainstream Ruling on Women’s Sports - The Atlantic

DOJ opens investigation into Brooklyn coffee shop after banning Rep Goldman | Fox News

Rep. Dan Goldman addresses Brooklyn coffee shop banning him over his views on Israel | CNN Politics

Angry Coffee Shop Owner Who Smeared Jewish Rep Dan Goldman as a ‘Fascist’ Sipping ‘Genocide Juice’ Is a Graham Platner Donor Cited for ‘Filth and Flies’

NYC coffee shop tells Rep. Dan Goldman he’s not welcome over his pro-Israel views

Inside the 2025 NYC Mayoral Primary: Strong Support for Economic Justice and Palestinian Rights

Darializa Avila Chevalier on Housing, Immigration, & Her Run for Congress in New York's 13th District

How Crazy Is Darializa Avila Chevalier on a Scale From “Yowza!” to “Ay Caramba!!!”?

Capitalism Has a Brand Problem

Israelis No Longer Ahead in Americans’ Middle East Sympathies

This week on the Primo Show, Part 2 of our investigation into one of the most sacred stories in LGBTQ history: the night transgender icon Marsha P. Johnson threw the first brick at Stonewall and launched the modern gay rights movement. Or did she?

Show Notes:

Stonewall

Bonus Episode — From the Vault: Sylvia Rivera & Marsha P. Johnson, 1970 | Making Gay History

Full Moon Over the Stonewall: Howard Smith’s Account of the Stonewall Riots - The Village Voice

The myth of Marsha P Johnson - spiked

Marsha P. Johnson & Randy Wicker | Making Gay History

Pay It No Mind: Marsha P. Johnson (2012) - IMDb

An Army of Lovers Cannot Lose: The Occupation of NYU’s Weinstein Hall | Researching Greenwich Village History

Marsha

MARSHA P JOHNSON - PEOPLE'S MEMORIAL

The Death of Marsha P. Johnson and the Quest for Closure | cbs8.com

The same person who so many have cited as support for opposing gender affirming policies has come out in favor of a new trial to determine the efficacy of giving kids puberty blockers.