This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie are joined by Richard Hanania to discuss the case of Charles C. “Chuck” Johnson: entrepreneur, internet activist, Turkish restaurant technologist, possible government asset, and his own very bad legal counsel.

About (Charles C. Johnson’s personal site, via Wayback Machine)

What Is Chuck Johnson, and Why the Web’s Worst Journalist Matters (Gawker)

Wait, Did Clowntroll Blogger Chuck Johnson S**t on the Floor? (Deadspin/The Concourse)

Media conservatives won't claim derisive blogger Charles Johnson (Washington Examiner)

The Constructs: Is Sheryl Sandberg an Israeli Agent of Influence?

The Joe Lonsdale Hustle Needs To Be Shut Down By The Feds

Yes, He's a Traitor: Elon Musk, The Mormons, Bibi & Me

No, You're Just A Criminal: Marc Andreessen's Foreign-Backed Techno-Mormon Grift Is Dangerous

Is Open AI a Netanyahu-Backed Cult?

State of the Union guest list includes controversial figure Charles Johnson (The Guardian)

Alt-Right in the White House (Politico)

Meet The Troll Who Claims He’s Helping Trump’s Transition Team (Forbes)

Facial Recognition Technology in Clearview AI Raises Privacy Concerns (New York Times)

The Secretive Company That Might End Privacy as We Know It (New York Times Magazine)

PDF court document in Johnson v. Clearview AI (Sanity.io)

An Open Invitation to Our National Conversation (Charles Johnson's Substack)

Johnson v. Clearview AI Inc. – Docket (CourtListener)

Victory in Fort Worth Amid a $71 Million Conspiracy

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

Blocked and Reported

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