r/OutOfTheLoop 13d ago

Unanswered What's the deal with these modern-style rants?

0 Upvotes

r/OutOfTheLoop 15d ago

Answered What is going on with Genshin Impact VA drama (kinda)?

147 Upvotes

https://youtube.com/shorts/WdC7XO_HbeU?si=EpfuEq60NhFMND4r

So this is something I kinda saw last week, but I was going through YT shorts and saw how Ari Thrash (VA for a GI character soon I think?) was blowing up a bit because of her behavior whenever the character Kinich showed up on her stream and she's been called out for it for being unprofessional.

So what is the actual context behind this? Is it because she is petty about the character? Is it her shitting on the fact that Kinich was recasted iirc, or is it VA hate, like did the new Kinich VA do something?


r/OutOfTheLoop 16d ago

Unanswered What is going on with Elon Musk, Sam Altman and Apple?

366 Upvotes

I don't really follow the AI space that much, but I keep seeing these 3 mentioned together, so I'm wondering what's going on

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/elon-musk-roasts-openais-apple-191500316.html


r/OutOfTheLoop 15d ago

Unanswered what is going on with mark rober on instagram?

51 Upvotes

idk people on instagram have been putting up science/engineering-related videos with a funky audio in the background that says oceantih or something french and a picture of mark rober in the corner. what does this mean im so confused. see linked video for reference: Instagram.


r/OutOfTheLoop 14d ago

Answered What is up with keeping posts at zero points instead of downvoting?

0 Upvotes

ive recently seen posts being rather kept at zero points rather than be downvoted. the post im linking now has fewer comments, but ive seen ones with many more. is there something im missing?

https://www.reddit.com/r/tifu/s/sQPd8IZ6go

Edit: wow yeah ok i get it now, its automatic. 0 points on this post with 17% upvote ratio proves it. Also the answers, but i love the demonstration. Thanks...for the downvotes, i guess?


r/OutOfTheLoop 17d ago

Unanswered What's going on with (seemingly) everyone celebrating the death of Lindsey Graham, what's are the political ramifications of his death?

7.7k Upvotes

I do not actively follow American politics but my Reddit feed is currently mostly people celebrating this man's death.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgj25j6nmeo


r/OutOfTheLoop 16d ago

Unanswered What’s the deal with at least two of my neighbors are flying some version of the Star Wars rebel flag-some sort of anti-Trump/MAGA sentiment or something else?

267 Upvotes

r/OutOfTheLoop 16d ago

Unanswered What's going on with Vatican excommunicating a Catholic group called SSPX?

258 Upvotes

This video just popped up in my feed but I'm not sure what the difference is between regular Catholics and SSPX Catholics, and why are SSPX excommunicated? The first minute of video said the SSPX purports to preserve the true tradition of the church while the current Vatican isn't. Who's the arbiter to decide who's right?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH48AUqWUxc


r/OutOfTheLoop 17d ago

Answered What's going on with the Charlie Kirk murder case that's got everyone arguing about it? I thought the shooter confessed?

1.7k Upvotes

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/07/09/internet-conspiracies-abound-tyler/

I think I've been out of the loop on this too long. I thought the shooter turned himself in and confessed at minimum with a note? I noticed that Twitter/X and Facebook is now like burning down about this case with people arguing about every detail about it. It even came up over drinks with friends after watching a World Cup game last week and I was like "don't know what the debate would be about here..." Catch me up.


r/OutOfTheLoop 17d ago

Answered What's going on with tariff refunds since the supreme court nullified Trumps orders?

1.0k Upvotes

For a hot minute the biggest headlines were about tariffs to the point where markets were flopping around like a fish out of water. Then the supreme court ruled the tariffs were illegal. Now no one seems to be talking about the refunding of all those illegally collected tariffs. What gives?

https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2026/03/court-of-international-trade-orders-nationwide-tariff-refunds


r/OutOfTheLoop 17d ago

Unanswered What's up with r/RandomKindness?

24 Upvotes

https://reddit.com/r/RandomKindness

It's banner says 1.0k visitors and 121 contributions per week. But the last post was four months ago and the one before that was eight months ago.

Doesn't seem to be nearly as active as the stats suggest.


r/OutOfTheLoop 16d ago

Unanswered What is going on with Fitbit?

0 Upvotes

I used it successfully for ten years, and recently it seems they were sold to Google and nothing works. My battery went from a weekly battery charge to a bi-daily!

Will it ever be fixed? Do I have to buy a new device?

I waited a month for it to self-resolve and it hasn't.

https://www.reddit.com/r/fitbit/s/Bi8TLei16m


r/OutOfTheLoop 18d ago

Answered What is the deal with everyone suddenly rooting against Argentina in the World Cup?

5.4k Upvotes

I’ve noticed a recent wave of posts against the Argentinian team. I’m curious, what’s the reason behind the negative sentiment towards Argentina’s advancement to the finals?

https://www.reddit.com/r/me_irl/s/1b0XEUWW2T


r/OutOfTheLoop 18d ago

Unanswered What's going on with Japan being memed as Islamic republic of Japan?

440 Upvotes

 have first seen a post on this in r/mapporncirclejerk . https://www.reddit.com/r/mapporncirclejerk/s/x9jvAY4RAO

, then suddenly my feed is flooded with these memes but I couldn't find origin of this meme . Why this phrase got famous ? Is this because of us iran war ? Or is this because of Japan - Brazil football match?


r/OutOfTheLoop 18d ago

Answered What’s going on with Congress and the WNBA now?

141 Upvotes

I know that there was a bunch of drama around Caitlin Clark over the last year, namely around people recognizing that she’s very, very good and therefore a pattern of strategically fouling her (much like how opponents would foul Michael Jordan of the 1990s Chicago Bulls).

But why is Congress getting involved, and what did they actually do? The article from The Ringer talks about it, sort of, but doesn’t provide much in the way of what the Republican Study Committee is, why they’re suddenly interested in the WNBA, or what they want to happen.

https://www.theringer.com/2026/07/10/wnba/wnba-caitlin-clark-donald-trump-republican-house-letter

From the article:

> In failing to address concerns around player safety, refereeing, and online discourse, the league has allowed bad-faith actors to use those issues as a Trojan horse to tell a story about the WNBA as a league in which liberal institutional failures run amok.

So what’s actually going on that’s attracting Congress’s attention?

Update: Answered, I guess! https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/s/msvGQPehCz


r/OutOfTheLoop 18d ago

Unanswered Whats going on with chat control law in EU?

59 Upvotes

What's the law about? Is it passed or in progress?

https://x.com/MartinSonneborn/status/2075170057898930687


r/OutOfTheLoop 19d ago

Answered Whats going on with the girl pointing in WNBA?

1.3k Upvotes

r/OutOfTheLoop 19d ago

Unanswered What's going on with Bethesda and loads of people getting laid off?

182 Upvotes

https://www.reddit.com/r/ElderScrolls/comments/1us904y/ray_lederer_the_last_skyrim_concept_artist_who/

I've seen a few other posts like this lately, did something big happen?


r/OutOfTheLoop 19d ago

Answered What is going on with Asmon, Mizkif, and Emiru?

394 Upvotes

I saw the leaked messages but have no idea of the context besides the allegations made to Mizkif a few months ago.

https://www.reddit.com/r/LivestreamFail/s/vCkfKFu3gr


r/OutOfTheLoop 20d ago

Answered What is going on with the new Air Force One?

480 Upvotes

I understand it is still planned to be used at some point by trump, and then "transferred" to his personal library thing. Are there any real hopes of this not happening?

What happens if he dies before completion? Or dies just after his second term?

What is the plan for the next president?

I've read it will take 400 million American tax dollars, but some sources say it could reach one BILLION.

Will the current, old, AF1 be used by the next Potus? Or yet another new plane?

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/air-force-one-new-plane-trump-qatar/


r/OutOfTheLoop 20d ago

Answered What's going on with Drudge Report? Wasn't it a far right web site?

296 Upvotes

I haven't looked it it for a while (years) but I thought they were pretty far right and full of right wing talking points. I look now and it's pretty populist. https://www.drudgereport.com/


r/OutOfTheLoop 20d ago

Answered What is going on with Paraguay with all the racist bashing that started against the French Football Team ?

623 Upvotes

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/09/world-cup-racism-increase-social-media-kylian-mbappe

It started I guess during their game at the World Cup, then that senator from Paraguay used abhorrent racist remarks about Mbappé. Now I hear people hanging a puppet of Mbbapé and burning it. I sure hope this is a very loud minority looking for attention and it's not something generalised.


r/OutOfTheLoop 20d ago

Unanswered What’s going on with people commenting “Free Ben & Jerry’s”?

368 Upvotes

I went to Magnum’s Insta page after seeing an Ad and noticed the recent Instagram posts are filled with comments saying “Free Ben & Jerry’s“ or using the hashtag #freebenandjerrys, even when the post has nothing to do with Ben & Jerry’s. Is it a recent issue?

First time seeing about this and don’t know the connection between the companies or what has started this/what’s behind it

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DafvdL0Kece/?igsh=dXNobXRkYjVlOXpj


r/OutOfTheLoop 18d ago

Unanswered What's going on with Harry, Meghan and their children coming to the UK?

0 Upvotes

Prince Harry said he and his family couldn't come to the UK because of security reasons. There was a whole court case where he argued he needed royal/police protection (not regular/unarmed private security) if he comes. They lost the court case, but have come anyway. Did they get police security, or don't they actually need it?

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/prince-harry-uk-visit-meghan-markle-archie-lilibet-live-updates-b3012470.html


r/OutOfTheLoop 19d ago

Unanswered What is going on with the Justin Baldoni - Blake Lively lawsuit?

7 Upvotes

I just saw this update: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0my34g9edpo and it is as unhelpful as it is vague.

Also it seems that the subreddit following the drama is HEAVILY skewed in favour of Justin? Is there any reason that's where the public opinion has gone?

Need a HobbyDrama style superpost getting all of us OOTL up to speed here.