This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by political commentator Ben Domenech to discuss what we can expect from the next Trump administration, the online right vs the establishment, the LA fires, and how an errant dick pic led to the rise of Andrew Breitbart, Steve Bannon, and brought us President Trump.

Trump Says Newsom's 'Refusal' To Sign 'Water Restoration Declaration' Led to Shortage in LA Fires | Snopes.com

No, Billionaire Couple Does Not 'Own Most of California's Water' | Snopes.com

Climate Change A Factor In Unprecedented LA Fires

The Weekend Interview With Andrew Breitbart: Taking On the 'Democrat-Media Complex' - WSJ

Anthony Weiner files papers for City Council run

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss the very sad and highly dramatic breakup of ex lovers Milo Yiannopoulos and Laura Loomer. Plus, Meta’s new hate speech policies and TikTokers turn to China.

Leaked Doc: New Rules Allow Slurs on Facebook, Meta Platforms

Zuckerberg's new policies for Facebook, Instagr…

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse is joined by comedian and writer Jeffrey Maurer for a very light subject: grooming gangs. Plus, Meta’s failed AI bots and new free speech policies.

Mothers of prevention

Revealed: conspiracy of silence on UK sex gangs

Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Rotherham

What is Keir Starmer's record on prosecuting grooming gangs?

The Biggest Peacetime Crime—and Cover-up—in British History

Shrimp Jesus

Karen Attiah and Mama Liv

Meta scrambles to delete its own AI accounts after backlash intensifies | CNN Business

Zuckerberg announcement

Mark Zuckerberg’s Political Evolution, From Apologies to No More Apologies - The New York Times

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the new hit podcast claiming to prove the existence of telepathy in autistic children. Plus, the online immigration debate.

Who Is Laura Loomer, the Far-Right Activist Who Traveled With Trump? - The New York Times

How the H-1B System Undercuts American Workers | Compact

Elon Musk accused of censoring Laura Loomer, MAGA Republicans on X

The Telepathy Tapes

The Strange Case of Anna Stubblefield - The New York Times

The Telepathy Tapes Prove We All Want to Believe | Office for Science and Society - McGill University

A Dog That Seems to Know When His Owner Is Coming Home: Videotaped Experiments and Observations

The ‘Psychic Pet’ Phenomenon: A reply to Rupert Sheldrake

On the first Primo episode of the year, Jesse and Katie discuss the technologist Liz Fong-Jones and her battle against Kiwi Farms. Plus, a consent accident, a very online defamation suit, and an unsolicited email from an old friend.

Trans Lifeline tax filing

Liz Fong-Jones (方禮真) on Twitter: "Sigh, I was hopi…

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss a new controversy at Bluesky after the head of Trust & Safety gets busted for a very sexy like. Plus, scenes from Asheville, Jesse gets Lizzoed, and we revisit the attempted cancellation of James Webb. (Update from me, Jesse, late 12/22/2024: I should have mentioned in the episode that I did reach …

For our final free episode of the year, Jesse and Katie are joined by Helen Lewis to discuss America, Texas, Joe Rogan, trad wives, and more. Plus, our annual extremely online BARPod holiday pub quiz.

The Animal-Cruelty Election - The Atlantic

How Joe Rogan Remade Austin - The Atlantic

This week on the Primo epsiode, Jesse and Katie discuss alleged CEO shooter Luigi Mangione. Plus, Jesse gets blocked.

Suspect in CEO’s Killing Had Discussed His Health Struggles on Reddit - The New York Times

Exclusive: Luigi's Manifesto - Ken Klippenstein

Perceptions of Sexual Orientation From Minimal Cues

Facial Structure Predicts Sexual Orientation in B…

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the assassination of a CEO. Plus, a new lawsuit against a famed gender clinician, and more.

United States v. Skrmetti - SCOTUSblog

America’s best-known practitioner of youth gender medicine is being sued

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss the cancelation of streamer Dr. DisRespect. Plus, multiple personalities and our own millennial Shakespeare.

Multiple personality diagnosis confusing, not unbelievable, jury told in man's child abuse trial - ABC News

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a new study on the downsides of DEI. Plus, the weird story behind the Science is God house and the New York Times is out with a bombshell report confirming what everyone already knew.

KUOW - Let the Kids Dance!

Hysterical

What Is That Lit-Up House Next to I-5 in Seattle? | Seattle Met

The Return of the Demon - The Stranger

Transgender Activists Question the Movement’s Confrontational Approach - The New York Times

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

INSTRUCTING ANIMOSITY: How DEI Pedagogy Produces the Hostile Attribution Bias - Network Contagion Research Institute