Episode 170: Mueller, She Lied
Episode 170: Mueller, She Lied
Plus, imploding subs, racist mascots, and we meet the 100%.
This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss #Resistence hero Mueller, She Wrote, the whistleblowing podcaster who killed Saddam Hussein while a sophomore in high school. Also, a submarine implodes and people Twitter ghouls rejoice; Chris Rufo personally designed a racist mascot; and we go down a very deep and dark rabbithole and discover the world of covid fanatics.
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Episode 170: Mueller, She Lied
There was an insightful post about the submarine on the r/redscare subreddit regarding the existential horror of the sub story. It's pretty disturbing to imagine being trapped inside a tiny, cold, dark capsule, lost in the middle of the ocean with five other people, not knowing your fate. Very little food, water, or oxygen on board to sustain you, no way out. You are completely powerless. There is nothing you can do, nowhere you can go. You have no idea if anyone's trying to rescue you. It seems like a deeply strange and surreal way to spend your final moments.
On a personal level, I could imagine myself in the 19-year-old's shoes. I like the ocean! If my dad had asked 19-year-old me, "a space just opened up last minute on a submarine to go see the Titanic, you interested?" I absolutely would've said yes. There's a terribly sad, ironic contrast between what the trip was supposed to be: a fascinating, once-in-a-lifetime chance to see a major part of modern history, and the grim death that awaited. I feel no joy or schadenfreude. It was a horrifying situation that I wish on no one. I only hope they did not suffer too much.
KATIE NO IT'S CALLED "LEXEND" AND IT'S MADE FOR NEURODIVERGENT PEOPLE. WHY DID YOU TELL EVERYONE I USE COMIC SANS NOW EVERYONE IS BULLYING ME FOR USING COMIC SANS