Blocked and Reported

Episode 287: Kramnik’s Crusade

15 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the fallout from chess world champ Vladimir Kramnik’s obsessive campaign against alleged ...

Premium: Turning Point USA Gets Triggered

10 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss Turning Point USA’s attempts to get a University of Oklahoma instructor canceled over claims of...

Episode 286: Curtis Yarvin Writes A Poem

08 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the politics of poetry and a controversy surrounding an indie lit magazine. Plus, a Chuck J...

Premium: Nuzzi vs Lizza, Round 10

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss the latest revelations from Ryan Lizza about Vanity Fair’s new West Coast editor and his person...

Episode 285: Indecent Exposures

29 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie break down a DoorDasher’s viral sexual assault that turned out to be a little more complicated. M...

Premium: My Boyfriend Is A Bot

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss AI friends and lovers. Plus, Jesse reads some sexts.Friend.com To hear more, visit www.blockedand...

Episode 284: Taking Down Tattle (with Jessica the '80s Baby)

24 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by our fantastic researcher Jessica the ‘80s Baby to discuss the rise and fall of one of the UK’...

Nuzzi News with BARPOD

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Thanks to everyone who joined our live chat today. Discussed: Olivia Nuzzi, Ryan Lizza, and Jesse and Katie play a round of Cancel Culture vs Conseque...

Episode 283: How The BBC Lost The Plot

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a new report on intellectual capture at the BBC. Plus, antisemitism in NYC. The Office for ...

Premium: Brianna Wu vs Everyone

13 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss #stickergate, LGB vs T, and Brianna Wu’s latest arc. Rachel Doodles and More Grumpy Greetings C...

Episode 282: Kate Clanchy Gets Her Apology

10 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie revisit the case of Kate Clanchy, a British author who was canceled over accusations of -isms in 20...

Premium: It Do Be Like That

03 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’re still on hiatus from the free show (back next week) but this week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss The Will Stancil Show and what...

Live with Brad Polumbo

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Thanks to Brad Polumbo and everyone who joined our live chat this afternoon. Discussed: Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson, and the war for the soul of the ...

Katie and Dr. Joe Volpicelli on Addiction Medicine

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Thank you to everyone who joined me and Dr. Joe Volipelli recently to discuss addiction medicine and why we treat alcoholism the way we do. Here’s a...

Premium: Bluesky Users Go To War With Mods Over... Waffles

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss Waffles-gate, a very stupid controversy over Bluesky CEO Jay Graber’s refusal to ban Jesse. Plu...

Episode 281: Bluestockings Goes Bust

20 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the long life and quick death of Manhattan’s storied feminist bookstore, Bluestockings. P...

Episode 280: The Kamala Truthers (with Frannie Block)

13 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Frannie Block to discuss the movement to claim the 2024 election for Kamala Harris. This is a ...

Premium: From The River To The CBS

09 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Primo show: Bari Weiss, the Free Press, CBS, and a very questionable dog collar (unrelated). https://x.com/KiwiFarmsDotNet/status/197...

Episode 279: How To Drink Your Way Sober

06 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported: Katie’s new book. Plus, a conversation with Sarah Hepola and Nancy Rommelmann, Slam Frank, and Jesse gets cancele...

BONUS: The Last Invention

05 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, a special bonus episode from our friends Andy Mills and Matt Boll, who just released the first two episodes of their new podcast series about A...

Premium: Should You, A Person Who Just Invented the First Sentient AI, Be Worried About AI Psychosis?

01 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss AI psychosis. Is it real, and how worried should we be?Order Katie’s bookThe Earthquake That Wi...

Episode 278: I Fell in Love With My Psychiatrist And Then Doxxed Him On TikTok

29 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie and Jesse discuss the viral TikTok saga about a woman who claims her psychiatrist manipulated her into fallin...

Live with Mike Pesca

24 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This afternoon, I joined Mike Pesca to discuss my forthcoming book as well as podcasting and journalism. Plus, cameos by both Moose and Mochi. You can...

Episode 277: Internet Poisoning (with Katherine Dee)

22 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by internet ethnographer Katherine Dee to discuss the evolution of online communities, from furries...

Premium: The Cancellations Will Continue Until Morale Improves

16 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss the firings of former Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah and other Charlie Kirk critics. Fire...

Episode 276: The Assassination of Charlie Kirk

13 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported: Charlie Kirk. Opinion | Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way - The New York TimesCharlie Kirk’s all...

Premium: Taylor Lorenz And The Perils Of Journafluencing (Part 2)

09 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie return to the subject of Taylor Lorenz and the ethics of journafluencing. The theme: Taylor vs. Chorus...

Episode 275: An LGBT Book Prize Goes Poof

08 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the story of author John Boyne and the Polari Prize. Plus…[big sigh] Graham Linehan. Kat...

Premium: Taylor Lorenz And The Perils Of Journafluencing (Part 1)

03 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss Taylor Lorenz, ethics in journalism, the ad that wasn’t an ad, and the ongoing debate about kid...

Episode 274: Cracker Barrel Cracks

01 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the attempted cancellation of Cracker Barrel and the company’s long history as a target o...

Live with Blocked and Reported

28 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Thanks to everyone who tuned in, asked questions, and stepped in when Jesse needed a drink. To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

Premium: The Struggle Session Of Laverne Cox

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss an update from the trans-rationalist cult, a firing at the National Park Service, a new liberal p...

Episode 273: Chris Rufo, Offense Archeologist (with Brad Polumbo)

22 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Brad Polumbo to discuss Chris Rufo’s campaign against New Yorker critic Doreen St. Felix over ...

Episode 272: Death By Internet

18 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss two cases of alleged cyberbullying-related suicides: comics artist Ed Piskor and fox rescue...

Premium: The Suicide Grifter

14 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss Joseph Awuah-Darko, a Ghanaian artist and influencer who announced his intention to seek assisted...

Episode 271: Engagement Bait

11 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a schism in the anti-feminist right, featuring influencers Sarah Stock, Pearl Davis, Emily ...

Premium: Harry Potter And The Fan Fiction Freak-Out

07 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie wade into the melodramatic world of Harry Potter fan fiction, the early-2000s cancellation of fan fic sta...

Episode 270: A Very Strange Hate Crime In San Francisco

04 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the case of Terry Williams, a black dogwalker in San Francisco who was the victim of a biza...

Premium: Richard Hanania Wants To De-Radicalize Internet Racists

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie are once again joined by Richard Hanania to discuss his racist past and anti-racist present, his exper...

Episode 269: The Rise And Fall Of Chucky Johnson (with Richard Hanania)

28 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie are joined by Richard Hanania to discuss the case of Charles C. “Chuck” Johnson: entrepreneur, ...

Live with Blocked and Reported and Amanda Knox

25 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Thanks to Amanda Knox for joining me to discuss her imprisonment and exoneration, making peace with trauma, how to be a responsible journalist, gettin...

Episode 268: Trump Is Mad That People Are Talking About His Good Friend, The Financier Jeffrey Epstein

21 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the ongoing civil war in MAGA-land over the Epstein Files — or lack thereof.What is a Cre...

Premium: The Viral Vigilante

17 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the death of Aubreigh Wyatt, a 13-year-old girl from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, and her mo...

Episode 267: In Which We Determine Zohran Mamdani's Race, Conclusively

14 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, conspiracy theories and rumor-mongering in the aftermath of a disaster in Texas; Grok goes mask-off; and Zohran Mam...

Premium: Palmer Luckey Goes To War

10 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Primo episode: Part 2 of our series on VR wunderkind Palmer Luckey—his fall from grace, his rebirth as a defense contractor, and hi...

BONUS: Finally, An Adversarial Interview! (feat. Lance of The Serfs)

07 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On a special bonus episode of Blocked and Reported, Jesse debates his work and the research on youth gender dysphoria with YouTuber Lance from The Ser...

Episode 266: How The Daily Beast Took Down Palmer Luckey

07 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the rise and fall of Palmer Luckey, the VR wunderkind who was ousted from Facebook under mu...

Episode 265: Jesse's Brave Public Stand, Srkmettigeddon, And WaPo's Goofy New Anti-AI Gimmick

28 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, a deeper dive into the recent Supreme Court decision on youth gender medicine and its aftermath. Plus, the Washingt...

Premium: The Attempted Cancellation Of A UCB Comedy Troupe

26 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss an attempted racial reckoning at the Upright Citizens Brigade’s Juneteenth show. Plus, a bet...

Katie and Billy talk Karen Read

23 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Thanks to everyone who joined Katie and Billy Binion for a live chat today. It appears that the email notification didn’t go out to everyone, so apo...

Episode 264: Debating Bodily Autonomy (with Julie Bindel)

23 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by writer, podcaster, and feminist activist Julie Bindel to discuss the rapid decline of the trans ...

Premium: What We Thought Of "The Protocol"

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss The Protocol, the recently released New York Times series on youth gender medicine. Plus, both li...

Episode 263: What Killed Jonathan Joss?

16 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss two alleged hate crimes: an acid attack in Philadelphia and the murder of Jonathan Joss. Pl...

Premium: Two Commies Walk Into An APOC Co-Parenting Dispute

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss the story of Chris Helali and Zipporah Legarde, two revolutionaries who meet and immediately d...

Premium: Battle At The Anarchist Book Fair

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss an attack on the manarchy at an anarchist book fair in Montreal. Plus, AI infiltrates Reddi...

Live video hangout with Blocked and Reported

29 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Thanks to everyone who joined us for our live chat tonight. We had some great questions and also a few about basketball. For folks who missed it, or t...

Episode 262: A Cancellation At Anti-Woke U

24 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported: more clashes at Columbia, and the University of Austin strays from its mission. And for Primos: sovereign citizenry...

Premium: World War V

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss an ongoing feud between gaming journalist/vore aficionado Ana Valens and VTuber Kirsche Versta...

Episode 261: The Resurrection of Jeffy Yu

19 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the tragic death of a crypto king. Plus, the Trump administration’s report on youth gende...

Episode 260: The Genius Myth (with Helen Lewis)

12 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by fan favorite Helen Lewis to discuss her new book, The Genius Myth: A Curious History of a Danger...

Premium: The Attempted #MeTooing Of A BookTube Star

08 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss the story of Daniel Greene, a BookTuber who faced allegations of coercion, manipulation, and a...

Episode 259: A Gen Z #Resistance Meltdown

05 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss Gen Z influencer Dean Withers and the undoing of the Unf*ck America Tour. Plus, a playgroun...

Premium: Whose Fault? Our Fault!

30 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie decide which podcasters are blame for… all this. Plus, an ABDL medical supply store/sex shop goes to...

Episode 258: Another Autism Episode

26 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss RFK Jr’s plan to find the cause of autism. Plus, Elon shadowbans his enemies, revisiting ...

Premium: The Free Speech President Vs. Jihad On The Quad

22 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie look back at the anti-Israel protests at Columbia University and how that conflict intersects with ...

Episode 257: Faux POC Poetry (with Leigh Stein)

21 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by writer Leigh Stein to discuss her new book, the personal essay boom and bust, the ethics of dele...

Episode 256: MAGA Maoists Celebrate Liberation Day

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the right’s very online reaction to Trumpnomics™. Plus, NaNoWriMo closes shop, and only...

Premium: The Death Fakers

09 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Primo episode, Katie and Jesse discuss the phenomenon of online pseudocide and Munchausen by Internet, including the case of legendar...

Episode 255: She Is Risen

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the untimely death of VTuber Amiaryllis Bloo. Plus, defunding NPR and introducing… Notes....

Episode 254: The Unbelievable Heroism Of Nikita Amber Abbas (With Espen Goffeng)

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse is joined by Norwegian journalist Espen Goffeng to discuss the remarkable story of one woman’s heroic actio...

Premium: How Jack Posobiec Pizzagated His Way Into The Arms Of The Trump Administration

28 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss the past and future of Jack Posobiec, an industrious young journalist and travel companion of ...

Episode 253: Burning Cybertrucks And Vore

22 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie and Jesse discuss a very hungry city council appointee in Lynnwood, Washington. Plus, the war on our nation’...

UNLOCKED: The Untold Truth About The Jeff Younger Case

21 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

(Sorry to anyone who gets this email twice. We had some issues getting the unlocked version to actually show up in podcast feeds.)This week on the Pri...

Episode 252: Anatomy Of A Troll (with Isaac Saul)

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Tangle News founder Isaac Saul to discuss the state of the media and the world. Plus, what happe...

Premium: The Double Doxing Of An Online Nazi

12 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss the unmasking of an influential right-wing Twitter herpe. Plus, updates on Carrie Jade William...

Episode 251: Lucy Letby Went To Prison. Redditors Went To War.

10 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie tells Jesse about the Lucy Letby saga and the subsequent legal battle between two Letby obsessives. A British...

Episode 250: Chris Rufo Allegedly Discovers An Alleged Cabal of Alleged Piss Fetishists At The NSA. Allegedly.

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie and Jesse discuss Chris Rufo's exposé on the polyamorous piss fetishists and transgender gangbangers in the ...

Premium: Where Are They Now?

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Primo episode, updates on fan favorites: Carrie Jade Williams, the Pink Peacock, Jamie/Elisa Rae Shupe, and the so-called Podesta Poo...

Episode 249: The Quiet Life and Tragic Death of Dave Garda

21 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, a quiz show icon disappears. Plus, Germany, free speech, and an update on the Zizians.Pre-order Katie’s book To ...

Episode 248: The Jussie Smollett Of Sports (with Ethan Strauss)

17 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by journalist Ethan Strauss to discuss the bizarre story of Richard Lapchick, an anti-racist sports...

Premium: Sava Bros Go Broke

13 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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’...

Episode 247: The Zizians' Reign of Terror (with Tracing Woodgrains)

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse is joined by our furry friend Tracing Woodgrains/Jack Despain Zhou to discuss the rationalist trans murder cu...

Premium: The Fable of the Allegedly Racist Robot

07 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss a recent controversy on book internet concerning an allegedly racist AI. Plus, Ian Miles Cheon...

Episode 246: Shitcoin in Chief

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 t...

Premium: Transition Impossible

30 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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,...

Episode 245: The Heil Heard 'Round The World

25 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Episode 244: The Breitbart Effect (with Ben Domenech)

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by political commentator Ben Domenech to discuss what we can expect from the next Trump administrat...

Premium: Troll Wars

16 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

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

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 fail...

Episode 242: "The Telepathy Tapes" Wants You To Believe The Unbelievable

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Premium: Liz Fong-Jones And Kiwi Farms Keep Fighting (The Parable Of Mailfrawd)

01 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On the first Primo episode of the year, Jesse and Katie discuss the technologist Liz Fong-Jones and her battle against Kiwi Farms. Plus, a consent acc...

Premium: The Bluesky Moderation Meltdown Chronicles 2: Juni vs. Aaron Rodericks

22 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss a new controversy at Bluesky after the head of Trust & Safety gets busted for a very sexy like...

Episode 241: The Helen Lewis Holiday Extravaganza

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For our final free episode of the year, Jesse and Katie are joined by Helen Lewis to discuss America, Texas, Joe Rogan, trad wives, and more. Plus, ou...

Premium: The Milkshake Ducking Of Luigi Mangione

13 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Primo epsiode, Jesse and Katie discuss alleged CEO shooter Luigi Mangione. Plus, Jesse gets blocked. Suspect in CEO’s Killing Had D...

Episode 240: Political Violence Is So Lit

09 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the assassination of a CEO. Plus, a new lawsuit against a famed gender clinician, and more....

Premium: Dr. DisRespect Did Nothing Wrong, Except That One Time

04 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss the cancelation of streamer Dr. DisRespect. Plus, multiple personalities and our own millennia...

Episode 239: Study Says DEI Makes People Into Literal Fascists (Unless It Doesn't)

01 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a new study on the downsides of DEI. Plus, the weird story behind the Science is God house ...

Premium: Hey Satan, Leave Redlands, California Alone!

27 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss a demonic school board race in California. eyerollsandbloodlust on X: "Right now in Redlands, ...

Episode 238: Bathroom Wars

23 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss bathrooms, Bluesky, intramedia sniping, and, for Primos, a DEI officer takes the company ca...

Episode 237: Time For A Re-Reckoning (With Kat Rosenfield)

16 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse is joined by Kat Rosenfield to discuss the abrupt end to the Nuzzi legal battle as well as more election fall...