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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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This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss the unbelievable life story of Cambridge professor Jason Arday.
A Lot of the Attacks on Higher Ed Are Unfair. Not This One. (Jesse’s NYT article)
Cambridge University’s Jason Arday becomes youngest black professor
An exploration of peer-mentoring among student teachers’ to inform refle…


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Thanks to everyone who joined my live chat with Ethan Strauss. Discussed: Ethan’s journey to (editorial) freedom, Caitlin Clark, Sophie Cunningham, trans drama in Seattle, how the Dems get out of this mess before the next election, sports betting, and more.
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This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss the extremely bizarre story of Neil Hopper, an amputation surgeon who lost his own legs under circumstances far stranger than anyone could have guessed. Plus, a Wisconsin school board cancels Marsha P. Johnson.


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This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss the life and death of The Queery, a Brighton-based radical art gallery, bookshop, café, and community space. You can guess how this ends. Plus, the Washington Post spreads Erin Reed’s zombie stats, and the New York Times repeats Stonewall myths.
Trans people are…


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