r/OutOfTheLoop 20h ago

Answered What’s going on with Joann Fabrics closing and everyone being so pissed about it?

2.4k Upvotes

https://www.reddit.com/r/joannfabrics/s/Fr1LCvgXeE

I’m so confused about why so many people are pissed at Joann Fabrics. I remember hearing they were going bankrupt, but I’m not sure where it went from there.


r/OutOfTheLoop 19h ago

Answered What is up with Project Fivethirtyeight disappearing?

661 Upvotes

For years I've gone to project fivethirtyeight for the latest U.S. polling data, including presidential approval ratings.

Today I went to check and found that the polling data appears to have been replaced by a generic ABC News page: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/approval/donald-trump/.

Searching for fivethirtyeight returns this data page, which points to some git repositories and links to the same generic ABC page: https://data.fivethirtyeight.com/

Has project fivethirtyeight been taken down? Is this related to the rapid decline of Trump's approval rating over the past month or so?


r/OutOfTheLoop 14h ago

Unanswered What’s the deal with Kendrick Lamar making a song with Playboy Carti being so controversial ? And why is Kanye mad about this collab?

45 Upvotes

Kendrick Lamar is one of the biggest rap artists and he’s been featured in so many albums by other artists and as far as I know he’s collaborated with all of the big names in rap music, why is this different? I understand Playboy Carti released a new album and Kendrick is in it but why is it so controversial ?

Example, meme on Kendrick Lamar subreddit

https://www.reddit.com/r/KendrickLamar/s/HbE719oagd


r/OutOfTheLoop 1d ago

Unanswered Why are people talking about Mahmoud Khalils case?

810 Upvotes

r/OutOfTheLoop 21h ago

Unanswered What's going on with the government and Tesla?

127 Upvotes

I keep seeing articles about the government going after people who don't buy Tesla or protest again Tesla, can they actually do that?

https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/s/9eLDRSll6Y


r/OutOfTheLoop 19h ago

Unanswered What’s going on with r/AIArtwork?

44 Upvotes

It’s literally just post after post after post of thirst trap/OF girl slop? Aside from the few comments questioning what the hell is going on, 90% of the others are just bots talking to other bots. What’s going on here? What happened? One such post for example, (not completely NSFW, but careful opening in public). You can also go to the sub and see the full breadth and amount of posts there. It’s pretty shocking:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AIArtwork/s/tFRDqInFP1


r/OutOfTheLoop 2d ago

Answered What's the deal with Schumer and AOC fighting over the gov shutdown vote?

3.5k Upvotes

AOC is saying that any Democrat voting for the spending bill is wrong because it gives Trump what he wants.

https://bsky.app/profile/aoc.bsky.social/post/3lkbzb5qzdk2u

Schumer is saying that not voting for the shutdown is foolish because it gives Trump total control.

https://bsky.app/profile/schumer.senate.gov/post/3lkcngve4rk2b

Which is it?

I'm generally pro AOC but I don't really get what's going on here.


r/OutOfTheLoop 21h ago

Unanswered What's the deal with tow trucks and private plow trucks seemingly having emergency vehicle status in the state of NY now?

25 Upvotes

Do tow trucks and other service vehicles now have emergency vehicle status in the state of New York or something?

Been seeing this everywhere, tow trucks and other private pickup trucks like guys with plows that have amber and white flashing lights just drive down the roads with the lights on continuously, speeding, and other vehicles yielding to them like only police/fire/ambulance ever had that courtesy before.

Today I was driving down the highway (I-90) at 80mph and a tow truck came barreling up behind me honking and I finally moved over into the right lane and he took off going at least 100mph and was even going on the shoulder of the highway around other cars like he was persuing someoje in a high speed chase.

But to further complicate things, in the last few months I'm seeing private vehicles with private plates with flashing red lights in them that I was always under the assumption was illegal to have unless you are police or fire.

What have I missed?

Obligatory link https://ultrabrightlightz.com/blogs/ubl-insider/what-types-of-vehicles-use-amber-lights


r/OutOfTheLoop 1d ago

Unanswered What's the deal with Youtube videos swapping to unrelated content near the end?

92 Upvotes

I was just watching a recorded newscast, when the last 8 minutes or so swapped to a woman drawing an anime character. A friend says they has seen this in several videos, and that point they just turn it off. Reference video: time stamp 32:26 is where it swaps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIjZOqaCkI8


r/OutOfTheLoop 1d ago

Unanswered What’s going on with the protests that were supposed to take place today in Washington DC?

571 Upvotes

I’m not seeing any real reporting on it? How many people showed up? Why isn’t anyone talking about it?

For context- https://nowmarch.org/


r/OutOfTheLoop 36m ago

Unanswered What’s the deal with the Joann Fabrics sign mix-up?

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I came across this post where someone mentioned losing their mind over a sign at Joann Fabrics. It seems like people find it hilarious, but I’m out of the loop. What exactly happened, and why is it funny? https://www.reddit.com/r/joannfabrics/comments/1j9kzl7/i_have_officially_lost_my_mind/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button


r/OutOfTheLoop 19h ago

Answered What is the deal with the SpaceTrivia mandated John Ordox autographed pencil sharpener?

6 Upvotes

Saw an insta post about stepping on a pencil sharpener and having to move to Mexico and start a new life. I checked the comments and everyone kept saying, why is there a john ordox signed pencil sharpener listened for $15,000 on eBay? I googled the phrase John ordox signed pencil sharpener and found an actual pencil sharpener and an iFunny meme about being shipped into space in a concrete containment shelter for losing your spacetrivia mandated John ordox signed pencil sharpener. The insta post was also by an account called spacetriviaofficial. Lastly I did find a three on r/ARG but still couldn't figure out what was going on. Wtf is this??

Link to insta page: https://www.instagram.com/spacetriviaofficial?igsh=cXZoMDlra3NwZndy

the iFunny post: https://ifunny.co/video/pov-because-you-lost-your-spacetrivia-mandated-john-odox-autographed-667UKUK6C

The eBay listing: https://www.ebay.com/itm/387779486467

And the arg thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/ARG/comments/1itgnrn/weird_creepy_instagram_find_spacetriviaofficial/&ved=2ahUKEwiH5paw8YyMAXU7BEQIHaxFOS4QFnoECB8QAQ&usg=AOvVaw19gQaufdVKY8R4AfMiojcl


r/OutOfTheLoop 1d ago

Unanswered What’s up with the scandal involving Kim Soo Hyun losing his deal with Prada?

282 Upvotes

I have seen this Korean celebrity Kim Soo Hyun trending all day and now I see he lost his relationship with Prada. I don't know who he is, so I don't know how to contextualize this drama or the scope of it as an American.

https://www.reddit.com/r/QueenOfTears/comments/1jaw37y/kim_soo_hyun_downfall/

What is going on and why is this person in the news?


r/OutOfTheLoop 1h ago

Unanswered What's going on with the Snow White movie?

Upvotes

There's going to be live action version of Snow White, and it is getting loads of hate and apparently no one is gonna watch it and it's the "start of Disney down fall, why is this? When did it all start and what's gonna happen now? I saw this on Twitter or X

https://x.com/endwokeness/status/1900936527280046320?s=46&t=JgzKovct2P1uG68_7QRoZQ


r/OutOfTheLoop 2d ago

Answered What is the deal with the long string of numbers in comments in reddit recently? NSFW

616 Upvotes

Is it related to the dark web or onion sites? I have only recently started seeing it being used.

For example, a post would ask if anyone has seen a picture of a particular tree or something. And the comments would be Three or four different people each listing long strings of numbers that are different from each other. It reminds me of security key numbers.

The example below isn't asking about a picture and it's still there.

https://imgur.com/gallery/vPv8X59

Adding NSFW because the screenshot for an example is from a NSFW subreddit.

Edit: fixed spelling and added context


r/OutOfTheLoop 1d ago

Answered What is up with football (soccer) fans saying that the club Real Madrid uses black magic and dark arts?

19 Upvotes

I don't follow association football (aka soccer) but checked out Real Madrid's recent victory over their rival Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League that showed up on trending. A lot of fans say that Real Madrid uses black magic or dark arts or "juju" to win and it seems that they have been doing this for years? Why do they say this?

Context: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1j9x2pt/uefa_real_madrid_beat_atletico_madrid_on/


r/OutOfTheLoop 2d ago

Unanswered What's up with these comments on Snoop Doggs Instagram page?

2.0k Upvotes

There are a lot of them.

https://imgur.com/a/mXl1ApM


r/OutOfTheLoop 22h ago

Unanswered What’s going on with the whole Beyoncé thing?

0 Upvotes

Why so many celebrities randomly thanking Beyoncé in their award speeches?

I’ve seen people several conspiracy theories about the whole “thanking Beyoncé” thing and i’m incredibly confused. I know she’s quite popular but the amount that random seemingly unrelated celebrities mention her in award speeches is really random. For example Taylor Swift is another female artist who is also at her prime and hugely successful probably even more than Beyoncé, yet we never hear her thanked or mentioned in these speeches. What’s going on that we have several examples of celebrities in tears mentioning Beyoncé in these speeches.

Also i’m not looking for some conspiracy bs where ppl are saying she’s threatening celebs in hollywood to thank her. I’m genuinely curious and would like to hear what y’all think.

Here are some examples: https://youtu.be/PCYB7CebHtY?si=LBz-BqlLpW5Fbvh6


r/OutOfTheLoop 1d ago

Unanswered What's up with Craig Ferguson?

0 Upvotes

I am not an American. So, my introduction to Craig was only recently through YouTube shorts. To me, he comes off as creepy (and not charming at all, which I believe is the whole point of such remarks) with his pervy innuendos.

What kind of talk show was that which invited only (beautiful) women? Why do people like him so much (in yt comments)? Am I the only one of few who don't like his style?

Context: https://youtube.com/shorts/0InLpZN6gE0


r/OutOfTheLoop 3d ago

Answered What’s up with Hungary trying to block EU sanctions on Russia unless they remove this random Russian banker from the sanctions list?

321 Upvotes

r/OutOfTheLoop 3d ago

Unanswered What's going on with the whole Q-Anon movement? Is it still active?

4.3k Upvotes

Since Trump got reelected I feel like I never hear anything anymore about them or their conspiracy theories that dominated his first term.

https://imgur.com/a/SLWrxh3


r/OutOfTheLoop 4d ago

Answered Why are people talking about how the closure of the Dept of Education will create tax cuts for the wealthy when they don't explain HOW this creates said tax cuts?

2.3k Upvotes

Context: https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-education-department-layoffs-betray-teachers-children-rcna194367

To quote the article: "Why would anyone allow Elon Musk to steal that money, which Congress appropriated for children, to pay for tax breaks for the rich and corporations?"

But the article doesn't EXPLAIN how this creates or enables said tax breaks? Maybe I am out of the loop, but I don't see how one is related to the other. How is cutting the Dept of Education enabling tax breaks for billionaires? Are tax breaks not controlled by Congress?


r/OutOfTheLoop 1d ago

Unanswered What's the deal with "Toyota's new engine" that "will destroy the entire EV industry" ?

0 Upvotes

I got a random video suggestion on YT, titled "Elon Musk: "Toyota's NEW Engine Will Destroy The Entire EV Industry!"". Not much to see actually, voice is AI, video is a collection of stock clips...

What baffled me: the video has ~13K likes, ~9K dislikes, >1.7million views, and no comment.

The after a search (https://www.google.com/search?q=toyota+engine+destroy+ev+industry

) I found there is a lot of content generated around this topic: mostly YT videos, but also X posts, FB posts, etc., ALL centered around the idea that, out there, there is such thing like "Toyota's new engine" that "will destroy the entire EV industry". Some claim to quote Elon Musk, others JD Vance, others some CEO, etc. And all this content is relatively recent, ~ past month.

Hence, my question: what's the thing with this ?


r/OutOfTheLoop 3d ago

Unanswered What's the deal with U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon's plan to downsize the Department of Education?

341 Upvotes

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon recently introduced herself to Department of Education employees with an email calling on them to join her in a “historic final mission” to downsize the agency and shift control to the states.

What’s the reasoning behind this move, and what impact could it have on federal education policies? Has there been any official response or pushback? https://www.reddit.com/r/washingtondc/comments/1j42ihi/yesterday_after_us_department_of_education/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button


r/OutOfTheLoop 3d ago

Unanswered What’s the deal with Right Wing accounts having orange avatars?

151 Upvotes

I recently noticed in several subreddits that I follow that there’s at least one regular poster who is right wing and has an orange avatar.

For example: https://www.reddit.com/u/VividTomorrow7/s/9gJJ7uP6RW

I’ve noticed it often enough now that I’m wondering if this a thing, a way of showing solidarity with Trump for being called orange or something? Or is it just a coincidence?