After Katie provides an update about her elderly Trump-and-guns-loving neighbor, the hosts discuss a canine controversy Andrew Yang got himself into that features some of the very most annoying people on Twitter. Then they talk about Facebook's efforts to censor a news article about a Black Lives Matter cofounder's real estate holdings. The back half of the episode is dedicated to Lindsay Ellis's recent social-justice troubles, which, if you squint, are really stupid.Please check out our sponsor, Ground News, at http://check.ground.news/blocked (http://check.ground.news/blocked)And please consider buying Jesse's book, "The Quick Fix: Why Fad Psychology Can't Cure Our Social Ills"IndieBound: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780374239800?aff=macmillan (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780374239800?aff=macmillan)Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Quick-Fix-Psychology-Cant-Social/dp/0374239800/ref=tmmhrdswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= (https://www.amazon.com/Quick-Fix-Psychology-Cant-Social/dp/0374239800/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=)Show notes/Links:The controversy that will forever haunt Yang: https://people.com/pets/andrew-yang-defends-giving-up-dog-after-backlash-national-pet-day-post/ (https://people.com/pets/andrew-yang-defends-giving-up-dog-after-backlash-national-pet-day-post/) NY Post article on Patrisse Khan-Cullors’ real estate purchases: https://nypost.com/2021/04/10/inside-blm-co-founder-patrisse-khan-cullors-real-estate-buying-binge/ (https://nypost.com/2021/04/10/inside-blm-co-founder-patrisse-khan-cullors-real-estate-buying-binge/) Fox News on the censorship: https://www.foxnews.com/media/facebook-bans-sharing-new-york-post-report-blm-co-founder-home-purchases (https://www.foxnews.com/media/facebook-bans-sharing-new-york-post-report-blm-co-founder-home-purchases) Lindsay Ellis's cancel culture video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7aWz8q_IM4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7aWz8q_IM4) Ellis v. MovieBob -- lotsa gaslighting and such: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/lindsay-ellis-moviebob-snub (https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/lindsay-ellis-moviebob-snub)
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