Blocked and Reported

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie tells Jesse about the rise and fall of the Pink Peacock, Glasgow’s attempt at an anarchist cafe. Plus, a new game: What’s Dumbest, featuring a Columbia adjunct, Grindr, Conor McGregor, and human Ukraine flag slash novelist Liz Gilbert. To become a premium subscriber, join here. To buy our merch, click here.Weird Grindr AdThe Independent: “Conor McGregor offers update on Miami Heat mascot after punching incident”Liz Gilbert Self-CancelsBrendon Marrotta’s response to Episode 168Brendon’s audio clips: PressureMovement.mp3 - In this clip, Eliyahu describes asking intactivists to disavow Clopper and myself. When he does get his way, he turns to journalists to "have pressure come from the outside." (last line of clip) This shows a behavior of publishing hit pieces on the movement to get them to do what he want.NeverSaid.mp3 - In this clip, Eliyahu concludes from a single "offhand comment" that I do not recall ever saying, that I am a "white nationalist." He also acknowledges that I have never said anything white nationalist outside his false claim. This also confirms the pattern I discuss in my response audio that Eliyahu deliberately makes his claims unfalsifiable.TopEschelon.mp3 - In this clip, Eliyahu confirms that he had secret meetings with the "top echelon" of the intactivist movement in which he slandered me and wanted them to attack me and my film on his behalf.TolerantofRacism.mp3 - In this clip, Eliyahu claims that the American intactivist movement is "tolerant of racism" because they would not disavow and publicly attack me based on a single false claim by him. He then suggests that he met with European activists who were more receptive. I have had at least one European activist confirm that they did not support my film due to his campaign.TheirOnlineForums.mp3 - In this clip, Eliyahu claims I "was a member of the alt right," had an account on "their online forums," and suggests that liking online meme culture is evidence of white nationalism. I'd love to know exactly which online forums he is making a factual claim I have an account on.The Pink PeacockJ Weekly: Glasgow’s queer Yiddish anarchist cafe aims to spark a Jewish revolution in ScotlandThe National: Pink Peacock staff burn Harry Potter book in Glasgow streetChips and Donner This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe

Hold onto your hat (if you still have it) because this week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the science and religion of circumcision. Then, a fight within the intactivist movement leads to accusations of bigotry. Finally: Should Jesse grow his foreskin back? You decide. John Harvey KelloggRyan Fan: No, Corn Flakes Were Not Invented to Stop MasturbationFrom Ritual to Science: The Medical Transformation of Circumcision in American American Pediatric Association: Circumcision Policy Statement Study on circumcision and HIV transmission in AfricaBrian Earp: The Unbearable Asymmetry of B******tCDC: Trends in Circumcision for Male Newborns in U.S. Hospitals: 1979–2010https://www.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/health-topics/safe-bris.pageJohn Colapinto: “The True Story of John/Joan”Alex Bryne: The Origin of “Gender Identity” Mother Jones: Holy Scalpels, Foreskin Man!Eliyahu Ungar-Sargon: Interview With the Creator of Foreskin ManHarvard Crimson: Harvard ‘Reviewing’ Employee’s Nude, Anti-Semitic Rant in Sanders TheatreForegenCut: Slicing Through the Myths about CircumcisionBruchim OnlineEliyahu Ungar-Sargon: On The Impermissibility of Infant Male Circumcision Eliyahu Ungar-Sargon: How to Deradicalize a MovementBeyond the Bris: Standing Against Anti-SemitismAmerican Circumcision Brendon Marotta: The Path to Childrens’ JusticeBeyond the Bris: Undermining the Cause of Genital Autonomy through Jewish Scapegoating & Antisemitic TropesBrendon Marotta: Bruchim's Founders Have Been Engaged In A Slander Campaign Against Me This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe

This week on the premium edition of Blocked and Reported, Katie and Jesse discuss Taylor Swift, wildfires, and decide whether or not poly guys with two girlfriends belong at Pride. Then, Katie answers one of the world’s most burning questions: Who the hell invented demisexuality?To become a Primo and get full ac… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse re-examines the case of the Citibike Karen who wasn’t. Or was she? Then, Katie tells Jesse about the outrage over two Lululemon employees who were unjustly fired for reporting thieves to the police. Or were they?Become a Primo here. NY Post: “NYC hospital ‘Karen’ paid for Citi Bike at center of viral fight with black man: lawyer”NBC New York: “Bellevue Worker in Citi Bike Fight Video Has Receipts Showing She Rented It: Lawyer”NewsOne: “Mother Of Teen In Citi Bike Video Speaks Out: ‘No One Bothered To Ask Him What Happened’”The Guardian: “Billion-dollar Lululemon under fire for promoting 'resist capitalism' event”National Review: “Lululemon Fires Atlanta Employees for Calling Police During Robbery”Business Insider: “Ex-Lululemon staffers say they were fired for reporting robbery to police”Sky New Australia: “'Absolute insanity’: Lululemon staff fired for calling cops to report robbery”Free Beacon: “Lululemon Fires Two Employees Who Called Police on Masked Robbers”11 Alive News: “Lululemon employees fired after robbery for breaking policy, they say”Daily Mail: “Lululemon is slammed for FIRING staff who confronted masked thieves as they brazenly ransacked Georgia store and dashed out with armfuls of pricey yoga gear - because they 'broke employee policy'” This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe

The hosts discuss the concept of community within marginalized groups, the controversy surrounding referring to females as 'boys', their favorite characters in the game 'Slay the Spire', and the lack of conservative guests on the show.

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie Herzog tells Jesse Singal the about the birth, death, and rebirth of Toronto’s Anarchist Cafe, and then the two discuss recent recent events in Karen-land. To become a Primo, join here. Toronto Star: “The Anarchist, Toronto’s anti-capitalist cafe, is closing after getting scalded by capitalism”Inc: “Of Course the Anarchist Café Closed for Lack of Profits, Funding. But Anti-Capitalism Didn't Doom It”NYT: “Uber’s Diversity Chief Put on Leave After Complaints of Insensitivity”NBC New York: “Video of NYC Hospital Worker's Citi Bike Confrontation Under Review, Bellevue Says”NY Post: “NYC hospital ‘Karen’ paid for Citi Bike at center of viral fight with black man: lawyer”NBC New York: “Bellevue Worker in Citi Bike Fight Video Has Receipts Showing She Rented It: Lawyer”NewsOne: “Mother Of Teen In Citi Bike Video Speaks Out: ‘No One Bothered To Ask Him What Happened’” This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse Singal explains what the kids are up to these days, and—content warning—it’s gaming and it’s disgusting. Plus, Katie Herzog goes full lib woketard on a panel about free speech by arguing that the government should not, in fact, ban underwater gender basketweaving studies.[Correction from Jesse: At 43:00 in the or… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

In Part 2 of our series on the unhinged five-year harassment campaign against Patrick Tomlison, Katie and Jesse discuss the suspects. (Listen to Part 1 first.)Jackie Singh: “The Swedish Connection: Unraveling America’s Swatting Terror” This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe

This week on the show, Katie Herzog tells Jesse Singal how a tweet about Norm MacDonald led to an unhinged five-year harassment campaign, and the woman trying to solve the mystery of who is behind it.Jackie Singh’s HackingButLegal.comWashington Examiner: “Senior Biden campaign cybersecurity expert participated in racist internet troll group”Weev on Singh aka JaxJackie Singh: The Swedish Connection: Unraveling America’s Swatting TerrorVice News: “A Computer Generated Swatting Service Is Causing Havoc Across America”Encyclopedia Dramatica on Patrick TomlinsonDaily Beast:  “Internet Trolls Have Tormented This Sci-Fi Writer for Years—and He Can’t Stop Them”Patrick Tomlinson: “How Trolls Hack Twitter to Silence the Rest of Us” This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe

This week on the Primo, Katie Herzog and Jesse Singal discuss a new profile of Liz (née Elizabeth) Holmes and decide once and for all if the paper of record is laundering Liz’s laundry. NYT: “Liz Holmes Wants You to Forget About Elizabeth”Jezebel: “Cute! New York Times Helps Elizabeth Holmes Launder Her Reputation Before Prison”Jesse… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org