Episode 318: Tick Talk

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 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