Blocked and Reported Episode 147: Scientists Unite Against Gas Stoves, Football, And The State Of Florida
First they banned gas stoves, because the science said they were harmful. Then the science said football was racist, so we banned that too. Then the nurses came out and said Battletech was problematic, so we banned that as well. Then a data scientist came out and said Florida’s COVID data was fake, so we banned the entire state. Then the scientists said podcasts were harmful, and th--
In this (highly illegal) episode:
* Jesse chains himself to his gas stove
* A bizarre update on Rebekah Jones, serial grifter and former (?) media darling
* Is football racist?
* Drama within the Battletech community
* Jesse threatens to shoot Katie
Errata & Updates
The Paula Curtis thread mentioned
https://twitter.com/paularcurtis/status/1608146988511690753
“Whistleblower Rebekah Jones wins dismissal- at a price.”
https://www.mynwfl.com/post/rebekahjonescasedismissed
Is Football Racist?
The closest thing we could find to a video of the collapse on YouTube
Daniel Engber’s article on the topic
https://slate.com/culture/2015/12/the-truth-about-will-smiths-concussion-and-bennet-omalu.html
Tracy Canada: “Damar Hamlin’s Collapse Highlights the Violence Black Men Experience in Football”
NFL players aren’t as rich as you’d think!
The movie about the NFL concussion scandal
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3322364/
“Colin Kaepernick in Netflix series likens NFL draft to slavery”
Foolball players wanted to play during the pandemic
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/24/sports/ncaafootball/coronavirus-pac-12-restart.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/16/sports/ncaafootball/covid-big-ten-football-season.html
NCAA: “All student-athletes must be allowed to opt out of participation due to concerns about contracting COVID-19”
Football players were allowed to maintain their scholarships, even if they refused to play
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/02/sports/ncaafootball/coronavirus-college-football-pac-12.html
Scientific American: “the term ‘JEDI’ is problematic”
Laura Helmuth’s appointment to EIC at Scientific American
Her reaction to the article’s pushback
https://twitter.com/laurahelmuth/status/1611877742298939394
Former NFL player’s reaction to the article
https://twitter.com/TonyDungy/status/1611551363212922881
Battletech
Faith introduces herself
http://acekaller.blogspot.com/2020/06/finding-your-faith.html?m=1
Faith finds Battletech
http://acekaller.blogspot.com/2020/12/faith-finds-battletech-it-dawned-on-me.html?m=1
Faith is going to be a mother
http://acekaller.blogspot.com/2021/04/musings-going-forward.html?m=1
The truth about “Faith McClosky”
https://blainepardoe.wordpress.com/2021/07/08/the-truth-about-faith-mcclosky/
“Blaine Pardoe is a f****** Liar...”
Ace denies being J, while surprisingly defending him for some reason
http://acekaller.blogspot.com/2021/07/no-you-dont-get-to-lie-and-inflate.html?m=1
“My Publisher Canceled Me in Favor of an Activist Who Threatened My Life”
Statement Regarding Blaine Lee Pardoe
Faith No More
https://acekaller.blogspot.com/2022/12/faith-no-more.html
Pardoe’s response
https://blainepardoe.wordpress.com/2023/01/01/faithless/
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