Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Trio Bulgarka (album) 1 — Bulgarian folk music group mentioned as an entry point into exploring folk music traditions

Bruce Hornsby (person) 1 — Musician associated with the 1980s Heartland Rock genre

Joe Ely (person) 1 — Musician associated with the 1980s Heartland Rock genre

Maria McKee (person) 1 — Musician associated with the 1980s Heartland Rock genre

Heartland Rock (concept) 1 — Short-lived 1980s rock music genre characterized by working-class American themes

Snopes (place) 1 — Fact-checking website mentioned skeptically in context of debunking Pizzagate conspiracy theories

Nocturnal Animals (film) 1 — Film featuring Amy Adams, cited as the last good project she appeared in before a career decline

Nightbitch (film) 1 — Upcoming film starring Amy Adams directed by Marielle Heller, criticized as awful

Marielle Heller (person) 1 — Director of the film Nightbitch starring Amy Adams

Redwall (book) 1 — Fantasy novel series that the poster read in their youth before moving on to The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, contribut...

Dungeon Synth (concept) 1 — Music genre that the poster dabbles in making, associated with fantasy and adventure themes inspired by fantasy literatu...

The Armies of the Night (book) 1 — 1968 book by Norman Mailer analyzing class dynamics between middle class demonstrators and working class soldiers during...

Sea Cliff (place) 1 — Town on Long Island mentioned in contrast to the South Shore, in a post wishing people an easy fast.

Don Jon (film) 1 — Film referenced as depicting pornography addiction, with 'Don Jon porno lovers' compared to contemporary 'gooners' as pi...

Daniella Weiss (person) 1 — Israeli settler activist featured in Louis Theroux's documentary, known for unapologetic statements about Palestinian di...

Bouncing Souls (album) 1 — Band discussed by poster and bartender at a bar in Los Angeles

Mega Group (concept) 1 — Secretive group of billionaires organized by Les Wexner, speculated to be a Mossad intelligence front

Sanhedrin (concept) 1 — Ancient Jewish council that Les Wexner jokingly compared his Mega Group billionaire organization to

VH1's The Pick-Up Artist (film) 1 — Reality show referenced as a hypothetical comparison to how aliens might narrate human mating behavior

Trump Media (place) 1 — Trump's media company criticized for poor financials but expected to significantly increase his net worth.

Lauren Avery (person) 1 — LA actress and former friend of Dasha Nekrasova who allegedly discovered Dasha had stolen her credit card.

Roy Cohn (person) 1 — Extremely closeted gay lawyer who was Trump's mentor and role model.

Somme (place) 1 — WWI battlefield where C.S. Lewis nearly died at age 19.

BlackFink (place) 1 — Investment firm (likely BlackRock) criticized for buying up single family homes from millennial heirs.

CBC (place) 1 — Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that ran an exposé on white nationalist active clubs.

NDP (concept) 1 — Canadian left-wing political party (New Democratic Party) described as the 'libtard party in Canada'.

Sponge Daddies (concept) 1 — Brand of cleaning sponges that causes social embarrassment when purchased on camera.

Trinidad (place) 1 — Humid Caribbean location where Nicki Minaj's childhood house was burned down, theorized to have had mold issues

Uptown Girls (film) 1 — Film starring Brittany Murphy mentioned in connection with her death

TrackAIPAC (concept) 1 — Organization compiling a list of US state legislators attending an Israel conference

PSL (concept) 1 — Party for Socialism and Liberation, a leftist organization present at Palestine rallies in NYC

A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition (concept) 1 — Anti-war activist organization present at Palestine rallies in NYC that had tension with Palestinian groups

New School (place) 1 — NYC university whose rich Arab-American students attended Palestine rallies

Flushing (place) 1 — NYC neighborhood home to younger, blue collar Arab-Americans who attended Palestine rallies

Beau of the Fifth Column (person) 1 — YouTuber with 800K subscribers revealed to be ex-human trafficker Justin Eric King who became an informant

Justin Eric King (person) 1 — Real name of YouTuber Beau of the Fifth Column, ex-human trafficker who became an informant

Bad Art Friend (concept) 1 — Cultural controversy referenced as an example of modern narcissism similar to a woman leaving her boyfriend with brain c...

KPOP (album) 1 — Korean pop music genre mentioned as one of the interests of the poster's 'Asian harem,' contrasted with his passion for ...

AI psychosis (concept) 1 — A mental health crisis triggered or exacerbated by heavy use of AI-generated content, exemplified by a man who developed...

Louvre (place) 1 — Museum in Paris where a man experiencing AI psychosis was thrown out by security for constructing improvised altars on t...

Hindustan Times (place) 1 — Indian news publication that reported on the missing American tourist case involving a man who experienced AI psychosis.

Jason Bourne (film) 1 — Action movie character referenced as a comparison for weaving through crowds efficiently at train stations.

Millie Bobby Brown (person) 1 — Actress who starred in Netflix's critically panned $320 million movie The Electric State.

Red Note (film) 1 — Netflix film starring The Rock and Ryan Reynolds that cost $200 million, cited as an example of wasteful streaming spend...

The Three-Body Problem (film) 1 — Netflix series mentioned as an example of expensive attempts to find the next Game of Thrones that resulted in mediocre ...

Nico Harrison (person) 1 — Executive of the Dallas Mavericks referenced as another example of overpaid leadership positions that don't require exce...

Dissident Right (concept) 1 — A right-wing political movement mentioned as one faction celebrating alongside establishment conservatives and Never Tru...

Widespread Panic (album) 1 — Jam band mentioned alongside Grateful Dead as having dramatic names that don't match their simple musical style

The Face (place) 1 — Magazine that profiled Charli XCX and her public disagreement with Rina Sawayama

Otto Frank (person) 1 — Anne Frank's father who survived the Holocaust and published his daughter's diary after losing his entire family