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Premium: Sava Bros Go Broke Feb 13, 2025

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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

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

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Episode 247: The Zizians' Reign of Terror (with Tracing Woodgrains) Feb 10, 2025

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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...

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Premium: The Fable of the Allegedly Racist Robot Feb 07, 2025

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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

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Episode 246: Shitcoin in Chief Feb 03, 2025

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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the new gold standard: shitcoins. Plus, Disney gets a new troll and catching predators in the TikTok era.

Stay Vigilant... : r/Disneyland

Meet The One Person Who Has Never Done A Hitler Salute | Babylon Bee

Video Shows How To Catch a Predator Case Escalated

College students appear in court in case stemming from 'Catch a Predator' fad on TikTok

Students Charged in ‘To Catch a Predator’ Social Media Scheme - The New York Times

$WILL White Paper: The Token for Meme Artisans

OptimusDelta on X: "NO WAY 😭😭 A dev launched a token called no hands can’t rug…guess what happens next 😂 https://t.co/Atw9skg2Ku" / X

Crypto’s Big Bet Is Paying Off - The New York Times

Tron founder Justin Sun and his many escapes

Pump.fun livestreams plunge into chaos with suicides, homicides, drugs and animal abuse

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Premium: Transition Impossible Jan 30, 2025

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This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss Trump’s Executive Orders on trans people in the military and youth medical transition. Plus, a scandal in Seattle.

Two Stranger Reporters Put on Leave for Investigation Into Potential Ethical Violations - PubliCola

College students appear in court in case stemming from 'Catch a Predator' fad on TikT…

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Episode 245: The Heil Heard 'Round The World Jan 25, 2025

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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss Elon Musk’s arms. Plus, for Primos, we answer the question: What the hell do DEI offices do? And we dissect Trump’s Executive Orders on free speech, equity, and gender.

Restoring Freedom Of Speech And Ending Federal Censorship – The White House

Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing – The White House

Dear Colleague Letter on Transgender Students (PDF) [RESCINDED]

Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism And Restoring Biological Truth To The Federal Government – The White House

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Episode 244: The Breitbart Effect (with Ben Domenech) Jan 20, 2025

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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

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Premium: Troll Wars Jan 16, 2025

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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…

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Episode 243: Elon Musk Discovers The Grooming Gangs Of The UK (with Jeff Maurer) Jan 13, 2025

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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

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Episode 242: "The Telepathy Tapes" Wants You To Believe The Unbelievable Jan 06, 2025

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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

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