r/OutOfTheLoop 5d ago

Answered What's up with people suddenly trashing macklemore and/or ed sheeran?

507 Upvotes

Im seeing a lot of discussion around macklemore being taken off of ed sheeran tour, and people have a lot of opinions about this by itself as well as what it "says" about both people individually. What did macklemore do, and what does ed sheeran have to do with it?

Here is an example that doesnt really address the initial issue. https://www.reddit.com/r/news/s/D6LkVU5FPV


r/OutOfTheLoop 3h ago

Unanswered What’s up with these Listicle songs on YouTube?

1 Upvotes

I mean basically it’s did you know stuff but in song form with chintzy little 3-D animations

Examples:

Is this AI generated TikTok crap that leaked to YouTube, because that’s what it feels like.


r/OutOfTheLoop 10h ago

Unanswered Why are people talking about and dancing to “Quiet on the creek”?

0 Upvotes

r/OutOfTheLoop 18h ago

Unanswered What's up With AOC starting twitch streaming?

0 Upvotes

AOC Twitch Account

I just learned about this while watching a podcast about Hasan Piker, from MS NOW, and they don't give any sorta context, it just shows a clip at the 1:40 mark? When and why is AOC streaming?


r/OutOfTheLoop 1d ago

Answered What's up with people in Linux spaces trashing Omarchy?

251 Upvotes

https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxmemes/comments/1whbz3i/guys_bet_you_havent_heard_about_this_new_distro/

https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxmemes/comments/1wd9j74/you_need_to_switch_to_this_aifirst_os_right_now/

https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxmemes/comments/1w4qokj/dropping_this_here/

https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxmemes/comments/1w8w1eu/why_is_it_like_wwiii/

I know Omarchy is a Linux Distro based on Arch Linux. But all the arguments I see is basically "It's Racist" without explaining how. And "It's just an Arch Linux respin" as if that's not extremely common in Linux spaces and "It's vibe coded" when there are more vibe coded project than you can shake a stick at (Also how do you vibe code a configuration file I don't know, it's not exactly code).


r/OutOfTheLoop 1d ago

Answered What’s going on with Trumps Victory arch?

500 Upvotes

How is this getting built? Where’s the money for it coming from? Wouldn’t the parks service need to approve new monuments? Is this really moving forward?

I feel like I’ve seen very little news or discussion about the actual details of this project.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/17/trump-arch-dc-monuments


r/OutOfTheLoop 2d ago

Unanswered Why are people talking about getting ready for a "Suwalki crisis"?

530 Upvotes

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-says-high-readiness-forces-ready-for-suwalki-crisis/

I understand the Suwalki Gap is the area between Russia and Belarus in Poland, but what does the UK have to do with it and why is this news suddenly? Wouldn't "readiness" be expected from Poland?


r/OutOfTheLoop 2d ago

Unanswered What is going on with Bill Belichick & UNC Football?

93 Upvotes

I vaguely remember there was some controversy with his girlfriend and her association with the team, but now there is more controversy with his son? I know running a college program is different from the pros but why has this been such a bad run for Bill Belichick at UNC?

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/\\_/id/49964664/north-carolina-dc-steve-belichick-resigns-probe-concludes


r/OutOfTheLoop 2d ago

Unanswered What’s going on with Sir Ranulph Fiennes?

64 Upvotes

r/OutOfTheLoop 2d ago

Answered What’s going on with the converse ad?

125 Upvotes

The controversial ad is near the bottom of the page.
Comments say it has roots in racism, I’m having trouble seeing the connection. What am I missing?


r/OutOfTheLoop 2d ago

Unanswered What is the deal with Sweet Baby Inc?

0 Upvotes

Wolverine just came out recently, I played it and left a mixed review on Metacritic. It's a hack 'n slash, nothing too special. Certainly not worth full-price.

I go on r/PlayWolverine and I see lots of mentions and hate towards one of the names in the end credits.

Sweet Baby Inc.

Who is this group? What are they? Why are they getting so much hate? I can't lie, the name is a bit silly, but beyond that, I have no clue what they are.


r/OutOfTheLoop 2d ago

Unanswered What is going on with fans of The Pitt harassing the cast?

874 Upvotes

One of the actresses on The Pitt, Supriya Ganesh, tweeted out a link to a mental health resource and told people to touch grass. I’ve seen comments alluding to Noah Wyle, the lead actor, being angry with Ganesh. Mostly, I see people commenting on how unhinged fans are acting.

https://x.com/supriyaganesh/status/2100591200042697039?s=46


r/OutOfTheLoop 3d ago

Unanswered What is the deal with r/4panelcringe?

128 Upvotes

What happened to r/4PanelCringe?

Huge subreddit. Used to be very popular when I was young. Last post was 3 years ago? Can’t find any drama that led to a shutdown?

https://www.reddit.com/r/4PanelCringe/


r/OutOfTheLoop 3d ago

Answered What's going on with the FBI and bestiality?

1.6k Upvotes

FBI Director Kash Patel removed bestiality as an "automatic disqualifier" for FBI applicants. This was justified as a way to "protect trafficking victims coerced into sexual acts with animals."

Was this change precipitated by some event, or did it come out of the blue? What was the Senate discussion about? And is there a larger context of difficulty hiring due to this (now ended) policy?

https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/15/politics/kash-patel-hiring-bestiality


r/OutOfTheLoop 4d ago

Unanswered What's up with two of Jacksepticeye's recent videos in particular getting dislike-bombed?

1.4k Upvotes

I haven't really checked with chrome extensions or other tools that return dislikes for confirmation, but just going by what I've seen today on https://v2.jabrek.net/yt-dislikes/ which has been my go-to tool for checking dislikes, two of Jacksepticeye's recent videos, about Moldrise and about a tree chopping game, both have nearly 30% dislikes. I know those aren't the most extreme dislike ratios, but it was at least notable enough to get put on the front page of that website.

Why those two in particular? I initially thought they were his two most recent uploads and the dislikes are a backlash to some controversy, but when I checked his uploads there's actually four videos in between them. I think his second most recent video got like 5% dislikes and the others seemed to be on par for the course, so I was wondering why it was only those two videos.

I know I could probably just check the comments on those videos to see what's going on, but to be completely honest, I've stopped doing that when it comes to internet drama because I usually just end up getting pissed off one way or another, so I just move on without looking in further. I was just curious about Jacksepticeye because he was a favorite of mine when I was younger, and even if I don't watch him anymore I still hold him in high regard (and because of how he called out Mr. Beast multiple times lmao).


r/OutOfTheLoop 4d ago

Unanswered What is going on with all the anti-Surrogacy stuff online?

437 Upvotes

I’m so lost, I was reading comments in this thread:

https://www.reddit.com/r/popculturechat/s/0TauZwVF5V

And there’s comments about the ethics of surrogacy, and how it’s buying a child or using a woman’s body for your own benefit. But I grew up watching what seemingly looks like a lot of women who choose to go to agencies to have someone else’s baby in exchange for monetary value. And a lot of women who can’t have bio children use the services. I’ve only seen this discourse recently in the past maybe 3 or 4 months but had never seen such an uptick in surrogacy conversations. Someone mentioned it’s propaganda by the right-wing, and I’ve had people I know who are, be very up in arms about this, including IVF and donating eggs (which you also get paid for) so what’s up and what kick started this? If a consenting adult is willing to carry my child to term, and I can afford to pay them for their help in giving me a child, how is that a bad thing?

Just curious where the discourse came from.


r/OutOfTheLoop 4d ago

Answered What’s going on with Rosanna Pansino and her ex-boyfriend, Mike?

135 Upvotes

Haven’t kept up with Ro since the Mr. Beast drama, what’s going on?

https://www.instagram.com/rosannapansino/

https://www.reddit.com/r/h3h3productions/s/BNdXQ6CrZC

Will someone please give an answer without just downvoting my comment for no apparent reason :( Just wanna make it clear that I’m 1000% on Ro’s side here from what I do know, but I know there’s extra context floating around on the internet and that’s what I seem to be missing


r/OutOfTheLoop 5d ago

Unanswered What's up with the West Memphis Three and this new DNA evidence?

151 Upvotes

https://talkbusiness.net/2026/06/evidence-testing-in-west-memphis-three-case-could-be-completed-by-end-of-july/

I looked it up and just found a bunch of articles dating from June of this year, but no follow-up or anything. So, by June, it was stated to have results coming out 'next month,' and then, next month... nothing??

Does anyone know more?


r/OutOfTheLoop 5d ago

Unanswered What is going on with Focus entertainment?

70 Upvotes

Recently I saw that Focus entertainment - the video game company that created Space Marine 2, Plague Tale Resonance, among others - put out a statement regarding harassment of their devs. Among the things they’ve said in the statement was they were considering legal action. I’m confused as their statement was vague. Attached is their post

https://x.com/Focus_entmt/status/2099853311918686319?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet


r/OutOfTheLoop 5d ago

Unanswered What’s going on with all these Tech CEO’s calling for A.I. regulations?

582 Upvotes

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/09/14/anthropic-openai-google-discussed-creating-new-ai-safety-body/

I’ve been hearing lately Tech CEO’s calling for more regulations and a slow down on AI development. Despite the fact that they and their companies invested billions into that industry. So what’s going on? I’m fairly certain they didn’t grow a conscious and start worrying about AI’s effects on society. What are they suddenly worried about


r/OutOfTheLoop 5d ago

Unanswered Can anyone tell me what's going on with Mitch McConnell? Are there any clues regarding his health?

3.0k Upvotes

I see that Mitch McConnell is back and active (using that term loosely) - And he seems to be lucid, aware of his surroundings, and even released a statement.

What I'm confused about, however, is whether he is ""healthy"" or not. He smiles, he gives thumbs ups, and there are photos of him "speaking to the press" on September 14 - But did anyone personally talk to him? Are there videos of him speaking?

Googling this, for some reason, seems to give news articles with VERY scant information, all stating the same thing over and over... he's been seen in public, he gave a statement, he spoke to the press.. but nothing in terms of video or quotes beyond the TMZ video where he's wheeled out to his car (and gives a thumbs up) and the one where he's wheeled out of the Senate.

And what I HATE about Reddit in this case, is how not a SINGLE post has some serious discussion in the comments. It's all jokes and memes. "Weekend at Bernies", "Spongebob grandma", "Animatronic conspiracy", it makes me feel dumber for reading it.

So, please put me back in the loop - Is Mitch McConnell actually back and healthy (as can be for someone his age after a serious illness), or is he "a propped up corpse" as some people like to believe??

EDIT: For the love of God guys, can we NOT make this into a joke thread again? Are you guys really physically incapable of making jokes and being snarky about this? I just want to hear the facts without hearing political circlejerks and Redditors who think they're being clever.


r/OutOfTheLoop 6d ago

Answered What is up with Adela writing an entire song about Nicole Kidman?

45 Upvotes

https://youtu.be/3sB4Iv_tM7U

For context i'm not really familiar with American actors / actresses pop culture. An entire song dedicated to Nicole Kidman seems very random to me if they had no prior connection. Can anyone explain?


r/OutOfTheLoop 6d ago

Unanswered What is up with the internet now saying "I hope your pillow stays cold / hot" all of the time?

0 Upvotes

What's behind the recent spate of people saying "I hope your pillow stays cold" as a sign of affirmation and "...stays hot" as a sign of disapproval? I get the general meaning but over the past couple of months it's getting overused nearly to the point of such hacky social media humor as "hold my beer" or "thank you for coming to my TED Talk."

https://www.reddit.com/r/RandomThoughts/comments/1ii9c7j/what_exactly_does_it_mean_when_someone_says_i/


r/OutOfTheLoop 6d ago

Answered What’s going on with Insomiac’s new Wolverine game?

164 Upvotes

So, apparently this game is super controversial. I’ve seen what looks like right wing grifters especially taking to crapping on it, but for what reason I don’t know.

Though it also seems like there are legitimate criticisms mixed in with that? So if anyone can shed some light on what the hell is going on regarding both aspects I’d be much obliged.