Longtime WEEI evening host Mike Adams was abruptly fired yesterday, likely as a cost-cutting move by the station where he had worked for the better part of 23 years. Little did his step-sister know at the time, but that was the last time she would ever see her brother. How do you handle something like that? Mike Adams. UNCWs chancellor would defend the settlement on July 2, arguing that the last lawsuit UNCW incurred for unconstitutionally punishing Adams freedom of expression the tenure fight cost roughly $700,000. Are GMOs and pesticides threatening bees? One interesting thing to note is that although not teetotal, Mike was not really known to be a drinker. Ive rarely been so happy to be so wrong. I am not sure if this is the same person as the police officer he went on patrols with. Michael Jefferson Adams was born on 28th March 1969 in Abilene, Texas. He disappeared just three weeks before he was due to move to Lubbock, Texas, to start classes at Texas Tech University. Adamsposted a screed on his website(this pre-censored post, since sanitized by Adams, has been preserved on the wayback machine archives)attacking supporters of genetic engineering as modern day Nazis, suggesting that anti-GMO activists should consider murdering scientists and journalists for their crimes against humanity. It is not thought that Mike entered his house upon his return before he went missing. petition: Is filming in a public forum subject to less First Amendment protection than expressive activities? But I also think a constant battle at such a high emotional pitch takes its toll on those of us who oppose it, as well. Until around 9:30 that night, Adams apparently locked himself in the studio not allowing anybody else inside except for food delivery people. Florida Senate Bill 1316 would require anyone other than a newspaper journalist who writes online about Floridas government leaders to register with the state if they receive any compensation for the post. It was believed that provocateurs, comedians, and edgy social commentators helped keep society from becoming too complacent, too self-certain, or even too partisan. He mentioned wanting to retire early to me once before. Will Weed Ever Be as Socially Acceptable as Booze? [33], On July 23, 2020, Adams was found dead at his home in Wilmington, North Carolina by police conducting a welfare check. The University of North Carolina Wilmington responded with "These comments may be protected, but that is not an excuse for how vile they are. She decided to look through her bedroom window to see what was going on. Mike Adams, 55, a criminology professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, was found dead alone in his home Thursday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a friend called New Hanover County sheriffs deputies to check on him, The News & Observer reports. 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But free speech and abortion were the issues he was most passionate about. When hes not fighting the university in court, Adams is busy taking on leftists in his department, the student body, and beyond. Mike Adams is the C.E.O. Adams, a veteran of the Boston sports media he won two regional Emmy awards as host of Mike Adams Sports World on NECN from 1992-98 had been the evening host at WEEI since December 2005. Additional articles on unfolding Adams story: RealClearScience:http://www.realclearscience.com/2014/07/24/anti-gmoer_asks_followers_to_kill_scientists_260167.html, Kevin Folta Illumination blog Do Not Stop Adams and Intimidation Exploit It: http://kfolta.blogspot.com/2014/07/do-not-stop-adams-and-intimidation.html, Kevin Folta on Adams and Shiva:http://kfolta.blogspot.com/2014/07/do-you-stand-with-adams-and-shiva.html, Paul Raeburn, Knight Science Journalism at MIT: https://ksj.mit.edu/tracker/2014/07/are-these-science-writers-and-publications-facing-death-threats-for-covering-gmos/, David Ropeiks reflections:http://bigthink.com/risk-reason-and-reality/a-current-example-of-frightening-extremism-in-the-name-of-our-beliefs, Mother Jones:http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2014/07/popular-conspiracy-site-likens-pro-gmo-journalists-nazi-collaborators, Forward Progressive Natural News Founder Accuses Scientists of Genocide, Hints They Should be Killed,http://www.forwardprogressives.com/natural-news-founder-scientists-genocide-hints-killed, Forward Progressive after Adams was busted for claiming he had no connection to kill GMO suporters site:http://www.forwardprogressives.com/natural-news-owner-may-created-fake-holocaust-website-smear-critics/, Joni Kamiya, Hawaii Farmers Joni Kamiya, Hawaii Farmers Daughter: http://hawaiifarmersdaughter.com/2014/07/29/afamilyfullofmisinformation/, Steven Novella/Neurologica:http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/mike-adams-is-a-dangerous-loon/, David Gorski response (1):http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2014/07/25/how-they-view-us-mike-adams-and-kent-heckenlively-edition/, David Gorski response (2):http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/how-they-view-us-mike-adams-goes-off-the-deep-end/, Progressive Contrarian:http://theprogressivecontrarian.com/2014/07/24/mike-adams-crazy-train-goes-off-the-tracks/, Ronald Bailey, Reason:http://reason.com/blog/2014/07/25/anti-biotech-nutcase-mike-adams-may-or-m, Sharon Hill, Doubtful News:http://doubtfulnews.com/2014/07/mike-adams-insinuates-some-scientists-should-be-killed-then-looks-like-a-bigger-idiot/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mike-adams-insinuates-some-scientists-should-be-killed-then-looks-like-a-bigger-idiot, Dan Mitchell, Modern Farmer:http://modernfarmer.com/2014/07/natural-news-put-us-hit-list/, Mason Bilderberg, Illuminutti:http://illuminutti.com/2014/07/28/mike-adams-crossed-the-line-and-in-a-way-that-cant-be-ignored/, Nathanael Johnson, Grist:http://grist.org/food/heres-why-natural-news-is-neither/#.U9gTluZaiE0.twitter, Jenny Hopkinson, Politico: http://www.politico.com/morningagriculture/0714/morningagriculture14830.html, Center for Consumer Freedom:http://www.consumerfreedom.com/2014/07/will-anti-gmo-activist-spark-violence/, MuckRack:http://muckrack.com/link/oHM1I/mike-adams-elevates-his-ugly-anti-gmo-campaign, io9:http://io9.com/anti-gmo-activist-mike-adams-who-last-week-called-for-1611494619, Briefing Room,http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php?topic=144353.0. (I am not sure if they have changed this stance in the years gone by). Its not bias and its not liberalism. Download our 2021 Annual Report. But I never thought Mike was one of those people. The story attracted attention among free-speech organizations and conservative media, leading to him becoming "a gleefully self-avowed 'anti-diversity' celebrity" according to Slate. I shouldn't have been so dismissive of his legal options. WEEI has revamped its other day parts in recent years, adding Kirk Minihane to the morning program, Jerry Thornton to afternoon drive, and bringing in Glenn Ordway and Christian Fauria to join Lou Merloni on its midday show over the last several years. [16] Adams was represented by David French and attorneys Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative Christian legal advocacy organization. Wolfe gave Adams the job on the air. I was like, How do you handle that much pressure on you? My worldview just kind of exploded., By his previous reasoning, liberating the Nazi concentration camps was wrong if its wrong to impose our values upon other cultures., I mean think about it, it is just so ridiculous, he continued, so I had this shock-out-of-atheism moment., Fast forward three and a half years. I believe we are teaching a generation the mental habits of anxious and depressed people. Officials have confirmed the identity of the body but provided no further information about what may have happened. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, besieged by complaints from targets and the science and journalism communities, immediately launched an investigation of Adams and the site, with Adams facing possible felony charges of inciting violence (if he lived in a Europe or a Commonwealth country like the U.K., he would probably already have been served). Who was in the car outside his house on the night he went missing? Presented by FIRE and College Pulse, the 2022 College Free Speech Rankings is the largest survey of campus free expression ever performed. I can hear her voice going right through the wall. [1] He then transferred to Mississippi State University, where he was a member of Sigma Chi, to finish his Bachelor of Arts in 1987. WEEI employees were informed of the decision early Tuesday afternoon by Phil Zachary, the vice president and market manager for Entercom Boston, WEEIs parent company. As one of his editors at Townhall, Ive long wondered what it must be like to walk down the hall and see those very same colleagues who were just the Marxist feminist subject du jour in his column. An increase to the education budget of $578 million in ongoing revenue and $339 million in one-time funds, a nearly 20% increase. Adams was summoned to a meeting yesterday morning to discuss programming and was given the word that his Planet Mikey show was history, according to an insider. He also wore contact lenses and at the time of his disappearance was wearing a white long-sleeved dress shirt, black pants, black socks, and black shoes. His clients include Microsoft, Zoom Airlines, Ebay, Gas Stations USA, DHL, XM Satellite Radio, and his company boasts to have 10,000 more customers. Allegedly, programming director Jason Wolfe had not returned Adams' calls for a couple of days. Mike was between 60 (ca. Adams described falling into afree speech controversy after 9/11 with a former student who also happened to be the daughter of an administrator. Former Host of Planet Mikey on WEEI and Emmy Award-Winning Sportsworld on NECN. Original Monsanto Collaborators site (blocked/taken down by Adams): Adams follow up post on NaturalNews saying hes not responsible for Collaborators page before he sanitized it: http://web.archive.org/web/20140725133815/http://www.naturalnews.com/046147_Monsanto_Collaborators_false_flag_operation_GMO_skeptics.html, Also preserved in slightly altered form here:Tree of Liberty: http://www.thetreeofliberty.com/vb/showthread.php?t=202889. Im very open to him continuing in some capacity down the road, but things understandably need to settle a bit.
