September 2021

The September 2021 edition of the World’s Only Podcast is here to bring the top news as Ian and Silby give you their own unfiltered and congenial feedback. This episode the boys discuss Afghanistan, the California Recall, OnlyFans, and Trigger Warnings on video games.

Be sure to read more about the topics Ian and Silby discussed: 

• Washington Monthly: Afghanistan meant Nothing

• Council on Foreign Relations: The US War in Afghanistan

• WaPo: Biden administration scrambled as its orderly withdrawal from Afghanistan unraveled

• NYT: This Is How the US's Afghanistan Exit Plan Unraveled

• Council on Foreign Relations: How Will China Deal With the Taliban?

• Progressive lawmakers, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders, have largely stayed quiet as Afghanistan descends into chaos

• The Week the Left Stopped Caring About Human Rights

• Let’s Not Pretend That the Way We Withdrew From Afghanistan Was the Problem

• Intelligence Warned of Afghan Military Collapse, Despite Biden’s Assurances

• The clash within a civilization

• Why the Arab world has an identity crisis

• NYT: What You Need to Know About the California Recall, Explained

• NYT: How Did Larry Elder Become a Front-Runner in California’s Governor Race?

• WaPo: Analysis | Embattled California Gov. Newsom, facing recall election, says it’s time for Democrats to wake up

• 538: Latest Polls Of The California Recall Election

• CNBC: YouTube star Kevin Paffrath is Democratic leader in California recall

• Opinion: Gavin Newsom is in trouble. Here’s why

• Big donors helping Newsom fight California recall also have a big wish list in Sacrament

• Why San Francisco’s city government is so dysfunctional

• California leaving: State population declines for first time

• NYT: OnlyFans Says It Is Banning Sexually Explicit Content

• CNN: OnlyFans says it will ban sexually explicit content

• Tech Crunch: OnlyFans bans explicit content

• The Verge: OnlyFans to prohibit sexually explicit content beginning in October

• The Verge: OnlyFans won't ban porn after all

• BBC: OnlyFans: How it handles illegal sex videos

• The Information: The Numbers Behind The OnlyFans Flip-Flop; Clubhouse Teases a Creator Marketplace

• The Daily Beast: The Real Reasons Why OnlyFans Is Banning Porn

• OnlyFans CEO on why it banned adult content: ‘the short answer is banks’

• The Children of Pornhub

• The children selling explicit videos on OnlyFans

• The Daily Beast: The Shady Evangelical Group With Trump Ties Waging War on Pornhub

• Time: Why Did OnlyFans Reverse Its Ban on Sexual Content?

• The Onion: OnlyFans CEO Admits Decision To Ban Pornography Was Made In Shame-Filled Moment After Orgasm

• The Guardian: Boyfriend Dungeon review – a video game where you can date your weapons

• Pink News: Controversial dating sim Boyfriend Dungeon given new content warning over stalking plot

• The Mary Sue: Indie Game Boyfriend Dungeon's Content Warning Discourse

• Inverse.com: 'Boyfriend Dungeon' creator responds to content warning controversy

• Scientific American: Are Trigger Warnings Actually Helpful? - Scientific American Blog Network

• The Performative Antiracism of Black Students at the U. of Wisconsin

• Trigger warnings appear to have little impact on emotional responses or learning

• Family Guy - Brah gets fired

• https://www.doesthedogdie.com/

• You can follow Silby on Twitter at @Silby_Says and Ian at @IRLibrarian.

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