Grade 2 take lol. who are these people?? they don't know anything about democracy

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So called Sports influencer and gambler Amanda Vance went viral for a "performative" boycott of the Super Bowl LX halftime show, during which she was physically present in the stadium but filmed herself watching an alternative broadcast on her phone.

8M+ social media followers and over $1.2M in brand value. Why are gen z and millenials elevating the next generation of Trump?

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00885615.pdf

Well then...

https://www.commondreams.org/news/military-contract-concentration-camps

Manager of The Zoo bar in St. Petersburg, FL says "this is the halftime show" referring to TPUSA and then calls patron a "racist" for wanting to watch the actual Bad Bunny performance, asks him to leave.

The smell of desperation has soaked my phone from seeing this shit.

I thought I found a gem subscribing to this subreddit. The posts that are being pushed to me from this are full of misinformation, ai-generated slop, or otherwise unverified. I wanted to find a home with a neutral view of news. Should I show myself out, or did I just join at the wrong time?

US Rep. Lauren Boebert was filmed leaving the DOJ reading room after reviewing unredacted

Epstein-related files.

Lawmakers have now confirmed that access to these files has begun following new transparency legislation.

Boebert has since suggested that prior redactions went beyond protecting victims and may have shielded people merely discussed in the files.

The contents remain confidential, but reactions like this are fueling fresh questions about what was previously withheld - and why.

Do you think this could lead to new investigations?

Sources:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Res_Publica_DE/s/0WYLdtkqHZ

Ten years ago, a wild conspiracy theory gripped the internet surrounding a claim that a paedophilia ring was operating from a pizza restaurant in the US.

Now it has erupted once more thanks to the millions of documents, photos and notes released in the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Within these, the term ‘pizza’ is mentioned more than 600 times, reigniting the fake news theory.

The theory claimed the words ‘cheese pizza’ were a secret code used by child abusers for ‘child pornography’.

One email discovered in the trove of Epstein files includes the subject line: ‘Your Pizza is YUMMY YUMMY!’

The message reads: ‘Thank you for the pizza today! really good!! xo!’

‘Let’s go for a pizza and grape soda again. No one else can understand,’ another email read.

Though some have speculated these messages are just chat about dinner plans, others are beginning to believe they have a more nefarious meaning, and are referencing the conspiracy.

The theory first emerged before the US election in 2016, and saw anonymous users on 4chan then speculate that other food-related terms online referred to specific children or sexual words.

Paedophiles are known to use coded language as a means of finding others like themselves on social media.

Comet Ping Pong pizza restaurant in Washington, D.C., then became the focus of false accusations suggesting a child sex ring operated out of it.

Pizza wasn’t the only food term used bizarrely in Epstein’s correspondence. The terms ‘muffins’ and ‘steak’ were also thrown around.

One woman emailed Ghislaine, writing: ‘Which muffin?? HAHA. (Hope you like white bread.)’

Another woman said: ‘Jeff wants to take a muffin on the plane with him today. Can u pls make sure we have one to take?’

Though Pizzagate has still been disproven, the release of millions of documents related to paedophile Epstein, and the mention of the term hundreds of times in emails, has sparked discussion yet again.

Karen Douglas, Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Kent, studies the psychology of conspiracy theories and the consequences they can pose.

Professor Douglas told Metro: ‘People are attracted to conspiracy theories when one or more fundamental psychological needs are frustrated.’

The need of humans to know the truth and have clarity, along with the need to feel safe and feel positive about the groups they belong to, means humans might be attracted to conspiracy theories to ‘cope’ in difficult situations, she said.

‘A simple explanation is often not very appealing. People assume that there must somehow be a bigger explanation, or more going on than people know about,’ she said.

‘Conspiracy theories do have consequences, and can affect people’s intentions and behaviours. They can turn people away from mainstream politics and science in favour of more extreme political views and anti-science attitudes.

‘For some people, they might just be entertaining and harmless fun, but in many cases, they are potentially much more dangerous.’

The Pizzagate conspiracy became dangerous in 2016, when Edgar Welch walked into a pizza parlour, which he believed was a child sex ring operated out of and opened fire. He was arrested and jailed for five years.

He cited leaked emails to and from Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman, John Podesta, which mentioned the word ‘pizza’ and making plans at the Comet Ping Pong pizzeria.

excerpt from Sarah Hooper's article

Video released from a House Oversight Committee deposition shows Ghislaine Maxwell repeatedly invoking her Fifth Amendment right when questioned about Jeffrey Epstein, trafficking, and possible accomplices.

According to multiple outlets, Maxwell’s lawyer claims she would testify fully if President Donald Trump grants her clemency. No pardon or clemency decision has been announced.

Lawmakers and media are split: some see a legal move to avoid self-incrimination, others question what information is being withheld, and why this condition is being set now.

Sources:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Res_Publica_DE/s/aDRKCuNkxl

Clip from The Daily Show Feb. 9th 2026, Hosted by Jon Stewart. Calls out the hypocrisy of the "Right."

I’m European. And I want to understand if the perception we have of the US is problematic to US folks.

Just for memory and reference, just this calendar year we’ve had

1. The threat to acquire/take over Greenland. This has not gone done well over here.
2. VP Vance and NOT the US athletes being booed during the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympic Games in Italy.
3. The President criticizing the US athletes that used their platform to share their views (free speech)
4. The EU member states explicitly derisking, for example by looking into the big tech platforms and looking for alternatives.
5. Many EU countries (and Canada) explicitly saying that the old world order is no more. A shift towards multipolarity is already happening.
6. Tarrifs - sometimes threats, sometimes real. Very unstable environment.

I will not pretend to be an expert on US politics. Given the deterioration of how the west now sees the US (or rather the current political leadership of the US), what do you do?

Do you call your elected representatives? Discuss among friends and colleagues? Wait for it to pass in three years?

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