Blocked and Reported

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie go to Baltimore, Maryland, where the Baltimore Rock Opera Society fired its brand-new executive director following objections to her Burning Man cornrows. This one features a bizarre, never-before-reported internal memo that lays out exactly what happened. Then, Mattress Girl revisited, and the surprising trajectory of Emma Sulkowicz.
Baltimore Rock Opera Society
Backstage as Baltimore Rock Opera Society prepares its latest: “Valhella”—Baltimore Brew
Baltimore Rock Opera Society 990 filings—ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
After cornrows controversy, Baltimore Rock Opera Society’s new leader is out—The Baltimore Banner
Baltimore Rock Opera Society leader defends Burning Man cornrows that she says got her fired—The Baltimore Banner
Accusers and the Accused, Crossing Paths at Columbia University—The New York Times
Columbia Student: I Didn’t Rape Her—The Daily Beast
How to Make an Accused Rapist Look Good—Jezebel
Emma Sulkowicz’s annotated Facebook messages—Scribd
Nungesser v. Columbia University complaint
Columbia Settles With Student Cast as a Rapist in Mattress Art Project—The New York Times
Discredited, the Legend of Mattress Girl Just Won’t Go Away—Reason
Allegedly False Rape Accusations as Sexual Harassment for Title IX Purposes—The Volokh Conspiracy
In Landmark Case, Jury Says Falsely Accused Males Are Victims Of Sexual Harassment—The Daily Wire
‘Mattress Girl’ Emma Sulkowicz Walked Into a Libertarian Happy Hour. No, This Is Not a Joke.—Reason
Did Emma Sulkowicz Get Redpilled?—The Cut


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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a former Cornell student’s claims that seven fraternity brothers drugged and raped her in 2024. Plus: Nkechi Diallo (née Rachel Dolezal) weighs in on the latest race faker, a Philadelphia teacher who is definitely not Palestinian.
Two Drinks with . . . Rachel Dolezal—The Free Press
A Philadelphia teacher pretended to be Black and Palestinian, ‘a betrayal’ of the activists she supported—The Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia teacher and activist admits to lying about race, heritage—6abc Philadelphia
Jane Doe v. Cornell University et al. (complaint)—NYSCEF
The ‘Cornell 7’ Have Not Been Proven Guilty—The Free Press
New video of text chain from night of alleged Cornell gang rape—CBS News New York
How a Cornell student went from shame to seeking justice—The New York Times
District Attorney Public Statement, Sept. 28, 2026—Tompkins County District Attorney’s Office
Jane Doe in Cornell University case told campus police, “I can say with 100% confidence I was raped,” transcript shows—CBS News New York
Feminist Campus Kangaroo Court Nets Female ‘Rapist’—Cathy Young, Medium
Men Accused in Cornell Sex Assault Suit Give Varying Accounts of Night—The New York Times
New text messages from days after alleged gang rape at Cornell University—CBS News New York
The Institutional Failure at the Heart of the Cornell Rape Case—Calm Down with Ben Dreyfuss


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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie dig into a new report claiming that trans journalist and influencer Erin Reed has spent years passing off error-riddled, AI-generated text as her own reporting. Plus: Nikole Hannah-Jones revisits her decision to send her daughter to a struggling public school.
In Fighting for Every Blac…


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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the extremely viral Boston Globe story on the Last Ditch, our favorite long-Covid lesbian bar in Greenfield, Mass., and what came after. Plus, Cambridge decides not to investigate itself after all.
Cambridge Drops Plans to Fully Investigate Jason Arda…


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