This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Blue City Blues co-hosts David Hyde and Sandeep Kaushik to discuss what the hell is going on in America’s most progressive major city. Featuring: drugs, homelessness, performative social justice, the tech-money “prosperity bomb,” a socialist mayor, a housing crisis, CHOP/CHAZ, Robin DiAngelo, Chris Rufo, and an equity agenda that hobbled Seattle Public Schools.

Blue City Blues

Seattle Nice

The Cities That Said Yes to Drugs - The Atlantic

Will the Crazies Kill Seattle? - County Highway

The Battle Over Seattle Public School’s Gifted Progams Heats Up

Seattle School Board Takes Steps to Dismantle Gifted Program

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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie dig into the Macklemore mess. Plus, introducing a new segment, in which your intrepid co-host guesses Why'd He Apologize???

SacBee coverage of Hobo Johnson apology

Hobo Johnson’s Facebook apology statement

ESPN: Kraft says Macklemore performance crossed a line

BBC: Macklemore’s 2014 costume apology

Bluewin: Why Macklemore is suddenly being cancelled at Gurtenfestival

NYT: Germany arts cancellations tied to Israel/Palestinians

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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a legal battle between a radical California mayor and a progressive non-profit with a fascinating history. Plus, updates from the long Covid lesbian bar, and Retard Finder finds Kash Patel.

Last Ditch bar entry ban—Greenfield Recorder

Protesters demand money from San Luis Obispo business owners—Cal Coast News

DA charges six more protesters; Harmon accuses DA of systemic suppression—New Times SLO

SLO mayor deletes post on energy plan after criticism from Black Chamber of Commerce—The Tribune (San Luis Obispo)

Facing Harassment As A Female Mayor—NPR

San Luis Obispo teacher’s anti-gay letter sparks controversy—Los Angeles Times

Heidi Harmon Gets Threatening Nude Email On Her Last Day As Mayor—New Times SLO

SLO Mayor Heidi Harmon Stepping Down, Will Take On New Career As Climate Advocate—KCBX

SLO Mayor Heidi Harmon Quits Early, Demeans Critics—Cal Coast News

Former SLO mayor loses lawsuit—Yahoo News

Former San Luis Obispo mayor canned, loses discrimination lawsuit—Cal Coast News

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This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss the case for, and against, using AI as a gender therapist. Plus, Stuart Reges gets paid, Jason Arday vs Dan Ariely, and Jesse continues to make his case that the robots might actually kill us, or at least that he’s not crazy to worry about it.

Could ChatGPT Be the New Gender-Affirming Care?—Slate

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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie dive into the world of otome (Japanese-style video games aimed at women) and the yearlong saga of Love and Deepspace, the wildly profitable mobile game whose fans have gotten a little too invested. Featuring: period trackers, incest, a canceled werewolf, and the Chinese Communist Party. Plus, a viral essay reignites the debate over whether lesbians sleep with men, and a dyke bar’s mask mandate causes a very online rift.

Why Straight Rural Men Have Gay ‘Bud-Sex’ With Each Other -- Science of Us

Last Ditch Bar

The History of Otome Games – Acadia Lee

Angelique (Game) - Giant Bomb Video Game Wiki

Love and Deepspace blew up gamescom 2025. Dating simulator with $826 million in annual revenue

‘Why was a Period Tracking Feature added to Love and Deepspace” - Interview the Developers via 4Gamer : r/LoveAndDeepspace

China Is Banning Same-Sex Relationships And ‘Effeminate’ Men From Video Games

Extreme Chinese players send cow dung, funeral chrysanthemums, curse banners, and ritual items to Papergames/Infold office as Love and Deepspace controversy escalates. LADS Chinese social media accounts have reportedly lost around 1 million followers : r/gachagaming

Valko dildo VERY NOT SAFE FOR WORK OR PROBABLY HOME

Love And Deepspace Isn’t Printing Money Like It Used To After Cancelling Werewolf Lover - Kotaku

Love And Deepspace Devs Cancel Hot Werewolf After Fan Backlash

Love And Deepspace’s Controversial Sexy Werewolf Man Is Dead

I’m Breaking Up With Love And Deepspace - GameSpot

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This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by journalist/author/podcaster/Welshman Jon Ronson to discuss his new book: The Castle: Adventures in a World of Unraveling Men. Plus, public shaming, ethics in cancel culture journalism, the tragedy of YouTube dad Greg Chism, and for Primos, Jon answers your questions on Graham Linehan, the Mich Fest m…

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The conclusion to our three-part Dr. Jessica Taylor (PhD) extravaganza, featuring TV cancelations, workplace allegations, a VERY menacing Zoom group, reports to police, and finally: the real story behind the alleged plot to kill Dr. Jessica Taylor (PhD).

BBC3 tattle documentary by fullfattv | Page 28 | Tattle Life

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This week on the Primo show, Part 2 of the Jessica Taylor (PhD) podcast extravaganza, featuring Taylor’s campaign against the website Tattle.Life and her new book, Click. Stalk. Destroy: Inside the Minds of People Who Stalk Online.

Tattle.Life

Obtaining Damages by Deception

In defense of gossip

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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss Dr. Jessica Taylor, PhD, a UK-based entrepreneur and influencer who claims to be the target of a sustained, coordinated harassment campaign by an army of online stalkers. In the first part of this three-part series, we discuss Taylor's rise from council estate to bestselling author, her unorthodox views on psychology, her fallout with the gender-critical movement, and the start of her years-long battle with a survivor of child abuse. Plus, the canonization of Jason Arday.

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The Cascade of Dysfunction That Helped Doom Jason Arday

I listed every instance of male violence I have been subjected to from birth to 30.

Woman teaches husband what it’s like to be female online | Daily Mail Online

Man asked by wife to pose as a woman in a chat-room to prove a point - the results were ‘horrible’ | The Independent

Author of book about victim blaming bombarded with misogynist abuse | Books | The Guardian

Thousands of women with mental health issues in England given ‘dangerous’ electric shocks to brain | The Independent

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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.

Jason Arday, Cambridge Professor Accused of Plagiarism, Is Found Dead - The New York Times

Confessions of a Token Black Professor - The Atlantic

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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.

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

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

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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