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 KatieErrata & UpdatesThe Paula Curtis thread mentionedhttps://twitter.com/paularcurtis/status/1608146988511690753“Whistleblower Rebekah Jones wins dismissal- at a price.”https://www.mynwfl.com/post/rebekahjonescasedismissedIs Football Racist?The closest thing we could find to a video of the collapse on YouTubeDaniel Engber’s article on the topichttps://slate.com/culture/2015/12/the-truth-about-will-smiths-concussion-and-bennet-omalu.htmlTracy Canada: “Damar Hamlin’s Collapse Highlights the Violence Black Men Experience in Football”https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/damar-hamlins-collapse-highlights-the-violence-black-men-experience-in-football/NFL players aren’t as rich as you’d think!https://www.espn.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/207780/current-and-former-nfl-players-in-the-drivers-seat-after-completing-mba-programThe movie about the NFL concussion scandalhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt3322364/“Colin Kaepernick in Netflix series likens NFL draft to slavery”https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/colin-kaepernick-netflix-series-likens-nfl-draft-slavery-no-dignity-rcna4312Foolball players wanted to play during the pandemichttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/24/sports/ncaafootball/coronavirus-pac-12-restart.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/16/sports/ncaafootball/covid-big-ten-football-season.htmlNCAA: “All student-athletes must be allowed to opt out of participation due to concerns about contracting COVID-19”https://www.wibw.com/2020/08/05/new-ncaa-guidelines-to-protect-student-athlete-well-being-scholarships-and-eligibility/?outputType=ampFootball players were allowed to maintain their scholarships, even if they refused to playhttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/02/sports/ncaafootball/coronavirus-college-football-pac-12.htmlScientific American: “the term ‘JEDI’ is problematic”https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-the-term-jedi-is-problematic-for-describing-programs-that-promote-justice-equity-diversity-and-inclusion/Laura Helmuth’s appointment to EIC at Scientific Americanhttps://www.scientificamerican.com/pressroom/pr/scientific-american-appoints-laura-helmuth-editor-in-chief/Her reaction to the article’s pushbackhttps://twitter.com/laurahelmuth/status/1611877742298939394Former NFL player’s reaction to the articlehttps://twitter.com/TonyDungy/status/1611551363212922881BattletechFaith introduces herselfhttp://acekaller.blogspot.com/2020/06/finding-your-faith.html?m=1Faith finds Battletechhttp://acekaller.blogspot.com/2020/12/faith-finds-battletech-it-dawned-on-me.html?m=1Faith is going to be a motherhttp://acekaller.blogspot.com/2021/04/musings-going-forward.html?m=1The truth about “Faith McClosky”https://blainepardoe.wordpress.com/2021/07/08/the-truth-about-faith-mcclosky/“Blaine Pardoe is a f****** Liar...”https://web.archive.org/web/20210728204225/https://faithmccarron.blogspot.com/2021/07/blaine-pardoe-is-f-liar.htmlAce denies being J, while surprisingly defending him for some reasonhttp://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”https://amgreatness.com/2022/07/29/my-publisher-canceled-me-in-favor-of-an-activist-who-threatened-my-life/Statement Regarding Blaine Lee Pardoehttps://bg.battletech.com/forums/general-discussion/statement-regarding-blaine-lee-pardoe/msg1853777/?boardseen#newFaith No Morehttps://acekaller.blogspot.com/2022/12/faith-no-more.htmlPardoe’s responsehttps://blainepardoe.wordpress.com/2023/01/01/faithless/ 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

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