r/OutOfTheLoop • • 6h ago

Unanswered What’s going on with right-wing bots due to Ukrainian attacks on Russian data centers?

426 Upvotes

This seems to be the only news site that mentioned it: https://www.rawstory.com/white-house-russian-bots/. Even so, it only mentioned it in passing, with suppositions, and not evidence. Is this a real story? Did the destruction of a Russian data center stop a lot of right-wing bot traffic? Is there any way to prove it?


r/OutOfTheLoop • • 1h ago

Unanswered What's going on with Susan Dell?

• Upvotes

I've literally never heard of this woman before, but in the last 24 hours I keep getting inundated with memes about her and her weird face in a red dress and I don't understand why we're mad at her or what's being riffed on.

https://www.dell.org/employee/susan-dell/


r/OutOfTheLoop • • 7h ago

Unanswered What's the deal with the recent AI reverse engineering phenomenon?

145 Upvotes

Over the past month or so, I've been seeing a lot of videos covering a... LLM I assume, that helped a lot of game modders inject(?) other game's models, mechanics and such into other games.

I've also seen a rise in discussion about it being used to reverse engineer local installs of various hard to access software like Adobe's suite.

What is this, where did it come from, and how will it affect the "AI" discourse going forward?

Example source link: https://youtu.be/TmgAK5JjcDM


r/OutOfTheLoop • • 6m ago

Unanswered Whats up with canceling Metallica?

• Upvotes

What’s up with the talk about cancellation of Metallica? All of a sudden my flow is filled with hate.

https://www.contactmusic.com/story/467/3625208/watch-metallica-frontman-james-hetfield-tells-fans-concerts-are-no-place-for-politics


r/OutOfTheLoop • • 1d ago

Unanswered what's up with 4chan?

1.8k Upvotes

I really hate asking this, but I'm genuinely confused. I used to frequent 4chan when I was a teenager (about 20 years ago jesus christ I am dust) and it was by its own admission a shithole, but /b/ was a great source of memes, so it was easy enough to scroll past the weird shit. I left long before they got trump elected, and have rarely been back since.

tonight (out of curiosity) I checked in on /b/ and it's literally nothing but shitty porn. not even promoting anything, just stuff like "here's my favorite pic of a dude getting a BJ. post your favorite picture of a dude getting a BJ," towards absolutely no end, other than jerking off with other dudes. I saw this a couple years ago and thought it was a fluke, but it seems to be keepin' on.

is this the ultimate ending of the internet, or did something on the site break down?

obligatory: 4chan.org

(oh, and yes, I've seen the "it came from somethingawful" and pepe the frog documentaries. this is a more recent thing, from what I can tell.)


r/OutOfTheLoop • • 1d ago

Answered What is the deal with the memes about this pumpfun creator?

20 Upvotes

Noticed this on X - https://x.com/a1lon9/status/2109013702301081860?s=46&t=hIzoEodXdsCR1fEElG8w5g

Pretty new to memecoins so I'm wondering if someone can explain to me why I'm seeing these long chinned AI and cartoon versions supposedly of this pump fun creator Alon Cohen? Feeling a bit out of the loop as to the joke behind it.

Has he never revealed his identity before or something? Or has the guy got a strong jaw line ect?

Trying to understand why I'm seeing these memes or why the guy himself is using it. Feels like an inside joke I'm not clueing in on. Probably the algo but coming across AI versions of it on my TikTok feed as well. TBH just don't really get it, and struggling to find out any backstory behind it. Or is that the point? It's not suppose to make sense?

https://x.com/a1lon9/status/2109013702301081860?s=46&t=hIzoEodXdsCR1fEElG8w5g


r/OutOfTheLoop • • 2d ago

Unanswered What is going on with with Luigi Mangione?

851 Upvotes

Article

I remember when he first got arrested and now I saw this article about double jeopardy? Did he have any trials? Was there actual evidence or witnesses, that it was him? The article mentioned state and federal charges, does that affect him differently?


r/OutOfTheLoop • • 2d ago

Answered What's going on with numerous Indian highly upvoted threads talking men beating up a woman?

449 Upvotes

My feed is filled with posts from Indian subreddit showing various pictures or videos of a violent episode (which I assume is in India?). Like this:

https://old.reddit.com/r/IndiaMemes/comments/1x2ikpz/if_we_wake_up_tomorrow_and_these_goons_are_not_in/

What's going in?


r/OutOfTheLoop • • 2d ago

Answered What’s the deal with Andrew Callaghan regaining legitimacy?

361 Upvotes

I was a huge fan of his for about 3 years before the allegations. Haven’t heard his name since until the past few weeks. Seems he now has more followers than when the allegations came out. What did I miss?

https://www.thestranger.com/news/two-women-accuse-documentary-filmmaker-andrew-callaghan-of-rape-sexual-assault-78881322/


r/OutOfTheLoop • • 20h ago

Unanswered What's up with Bibi and Epstein Ai generated videos about Yuri?

0 Upvotes

I have seen a couple a of video like this on reddit and Twitter every they portray Bibi and Epstein as pro-Lesbian and supporting Yuri community

https://www.reddit.com/r/GachaTouristCringe/s/ahSgCicFUU


r/OutOfTheLoop • • 2d ago

Unanswered What is going on with India's voter list and the protests against the Election Commission?

368 Upvotes

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I've been seeing reports about a major controversy in India involving alleged irregularities in voter lists, demands for the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner, and protesters being detained in Delhi.

From what I've read, the Election Commission of India has been conducting a large-scale voter verification exercise, reportedly resulting in around 130 million names being removed from electoral rolls. The Commission says the revisions are intended to address issues such as duplicate registrations, deaths and people moving away.

However, opposition parties and activists have raised concerns about eligible voters being excluded, and almost every single protestor, opposition and even film actors are now detained?

Reuters — [Why has a drive to verify India's billion voters put the poll body under scrutiny?](https://www.reuters.com/world/india/why-has-drive-verify-indias-billion-voters-put-poll-body-under-scrutiny-2026-10-09/)

Reuters — [India to deploy thousands of security forces in Delhi for protest over poll chief](https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indian-youth-leader-says-protest-will-go-ahead-despite-detentions-2026-10-09/)

The New York Times — [Live coverage of the protests and controversy](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10/09/world/india-cjp-cockroach-protest)

Times of India - [Bollywood Actor detained from Protests](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/imran-khan-and-his-girlfriend-lekha-washington-detained-by-mumbai-police-at-august-kranti-maidan-during-protest-report/articleshow/134854832.cms)


r/OutOfTheLoop • • 21h ago

Answered What’s going on with Kelly Clarkson and her beef with some store where she tried to make a purchase?

0 Upvotes

https://pagesix.com/2026/10/11/celebrity-news/brooklyn-store-outed-by-kelly-clarkson-for-alleged-poor-treatment-responds/

There seems to be a lot of messages and might still be ongoing. A lot of speculation. What are the facts?!

Thanks in advance


r/OutOfTheLoop • • 3d ago

Unanswered What's going on with Sony firmware hack?

376 Upvotes

People are talking like we may be able to play GTA6 on PC. I saw someone say it "isn't emulation, but instead it is translation." I don't fully understand how this would allow a PC user to play PS games.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/09/ps5-jailbreaks-just-got-a-lot-more-useful/


r/OutOfTheLoop • • 2d ago

Unanswered What is going on with these SD-N furry characters all over r/askpeter?

25 Upvotes

I was off reddit for 2 weeks and I noticed some furry things answering questions instead of family guy characters? Are they in family guy? What world do I live in 😭

https://www.reddit.com/r/PeterExplainsTheJoke/s/uReol7pOVK


r/OutOfTheLoop • • 3d ago

Answered What is the deal with the Fort Hood Execution?

448 Upvotes

I haven't heard of anything happening there let alone enough for someone to be executed on livestream?!

https://www.reddit.com/r/LegalAdviceNZ/s/H4vncejApO


r/OutOfTheLoop • • 3d ago

Answered What’s the deal with LeBron James signing a two-year, $8 million contract with the 76ers?

289 Upvotes

I saw this report saying LeBron signed for $8 million total over two years. His previous two-year Lakers contracts were around $85 -100 million, so this represents a pay cut of more than 90%.

He’s still very marketable and competitive, so I’m curious about his realistic alternatives. Do we know whether other teams offered substantially more, or whether joining a contender meant accepting a much lower salary?

I don’t have a complete understanding of how US taxes affect his earnings or how his endorsements and other business income fit into this. Is this mainly a financial sacrifice to chase another championship and add to legacy by helping the 76ers end their long title drought? Or are there other factors that help explain such a massive pay cut?


r/OutOfTheLoop • • 2d ago

Answered What is going on with this awkward announcement, and who is the woman in red?

0 Upvotes

I came across this video and feel like I'm missing some context.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SipsTea/comments/1x0p1dn/the_awkward_atmosphere_during_the_entire/

Who are the people in this video, what exactly is being announced, and who is the woman in the red dress? The interaction seems pretty awkward, but I'm not sure if there's any backstory or context behind it that I'm missing.


r/OutOfTheLoop • • 4d ago

Unanswered What's going on with South Korea being angry with Ukraine?

169 Upvotes

I've been seeing posts about South Korea being unhappy with Ukraine over transfer of North Korean soldiers? Even pulling the ambassador from Ukraine. Was it really that serious? What am i missing?

https://www.reuters.com/world/south-korea-recalls-ambassador-ukraine-amid-dispute-with-kyiv-2026-10-08/


r/OutOfTheLoop • • 4d ago

Answered What is going on with a bunch of games being playable on a web browser?

391 Upvotes

On Twitter, a bunch of games have somehow become available to play on a web browser. Why so many at once? Did something happen to trigger their release?

I know it has something to do with AI but not sure how. My gut doesn’t trust something too good to be true, is there security risks to playing these games?

Link to Twitter post about different games you can play.


r/OutOfTheLoop • • 4d ago

Unanswered What is going on with Kimberly Guilfoyle?

604 Upvotes

I noticed that she is making the headlines, but other than the everyday corruption and sleaze from the GOP, why is this getting more coverage than the average?

Daily Mail: https://archive.ph/bFIpE

WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/guilfoyle-amex-donor-100-000-0e02cdc3


r/OutOfTheLoop • • 3d ago

Unanswered What’s the deal with Hasan Piker?

0 Upvotes

What’s the deal with Hasan Piker? And why are politicians being asked to answer for his actions and beliefs?

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/08/04/michigan-missouri-primary-democrats-test/hasan-piker-weighs-in-01025044


r/OutOfTheLoop • • 5d ago

Unanswered What is going on with AI solving lots of math problems that have not been solved?

431 Upvotes

Here is an article that I still don't understand: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/openai-unleashes-hundreds-more-math-results-upon-a-field-already-in-shock/

People on social media, always prone to exaggeration, have started proclaiming that this has made math PhDs redundant.

Is that true? What's really going on here? Is AI now capable of solving complex math problems that people can't solve?


r/OutOfTheLoop • • 3d ago

Unanswered What's going on with all the "Hotel Lobby" videos of completely different people performing in the same orange room?

0 Upvotes

Over the past week I've seen what feels like a dozen versions of the same video.

Two people standing in an orange studio with one microphone hanging between them, rapping the same song and doing practically identical movements.

Except the people are always different.

I've seen celebrities, fictional characters, and even cats doing it. Here's one of the cat versions:

https://x.com/ogfeitoza/status/2100991271695192335

I eventually found what seems to be the original performance by Quavo and Takeoff:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9yop0nYR9g

But that video is from 2022, so I'm confused about why it's suddenly everywhere now.

I also noticed some comments arguing about whether the trend is disrespectful to Takeoff, while others seem to be treating it as just another harmless AI meme.

Did a particular video or AI tool start this trend? Why this specific performance, four years later? And what's the controversy people are referring to?


r/OutOfTheLoop • • 3d ago

Unanswered What's the deal with American men being automatically registered for the military draft pool starting in December?

0 Upvotes

At the end of the article, it is stated that this will save money. Is that actually the case and reasoning for this?

https://time.com/article/2026/04/09/us-men-automatic-military-draft-change/


r/OutOfTheLoop • • 6d ago

Answered What’s up with the many gambling / sports betting app ads I’m seeing everywhere as of late? And why are they calling it “trading”?

343 Upvotes

I don’t think online gambling is completely new, but I’m seeing their ads everywhere all of a sudden. On YT, which I don’t use all that much, streaming services both subscription with ads (HBO Max) and free ones (Tubi & Pluto), and even through a mobile game.

I’m not their target audience, but I find the message from those ads very predatory to the people who might be susceptible to gambling that it’s scary to think about how many people could potentially get sucked into that.

There are so many different ones too. I can’t remember the names of them all. The two I could think of off the top of my head are:

https://kalshi.com/

And

https://www.draftkings.com/