This week on Blocked and Reported: ticks. Where do they come from, and why is Bill Gates releasing them on the American public? Featuring the CIA, Pfizer, tick bombs tick boxes, Plum Island, and more. Plus, the complicated legacy of gay rights pioneer Harry Hay.

Harry Hay, Early Proponent of Gay Rights, Dies at 90 - The New York Times

The Origin of “Two Spirit” and the Cult of Harry Hay — Stone Age Herbalist

What on Earth Is the ‘2SLGBTQQIA+’ Movement? — Andrew Doyle, Spiked

Two-Spirit Tradition Far From Ubiquitous Among Tribes — Mary Annette Pember, Rewire

Harry Hay — Making Gay History

Harry Hay: Founding the Mattachine Society (1974 interview) — OutHistory

New Controversy Over Safe Schools “Czar” — Fox News

The Smear Campaign Continues: Fox Nation, Washington Examiner Manufacture Jennings-NAMBLA Link — Media Matters

Parents of Murdered Child Sue Child-Sex Advocates — CNN

Charles Jaynes: A Murderer by Any Name — Boston Magazine

Christopher H. Smith (R-N.J.) pushes amendment to investigate tickborne Lyme disease conspiracy theory - The Washington Post

Have Missouri farmers reported finding ‘boxes of ticks’ in fields? | Snopes.com

The Tick That Hunts Down Its Hosts—Including Us | The New Yorker

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