Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Catherine Connolly (person) 1 — Independent socialist politician elected President of Ireland in 2025 with support from united left-wing parties.

Heather Humphreys (person) 1 — Fine Gael candidate for Irish President who received half as many votes as Catherine Connolly in the 2025 election.

Fine Gael (concept) 1 — Irish center-right political party that suffered a defeat in the 2025 presidential election.

Fianna Fáil (concept) 1 — Irish center-right political party that suffered a defeat alongside Fine Gael in the 2025 presidential election.

Maria Steen (person) 1 — Irish far-right political candidate who failed to get the required signatures to run for president in 2025.

Pronouns (concept) 1 — Gender identity markers adopted in corporate workplaces as signaling mechanism, criticized for performative virtue signa...

Yasser Arafat (person) 1 — Palestinian political leader mentioned in the context of world leaders being photographed with open-mouthed grins, sugge...

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (person) 1 — Former Spanish Prime Minister mentioned among world leaders photographed at the UN

Liz Warren (person) 1 — U.S. Senator mentioned as someone who will pretend to be shocked about corporate influence on TikTok ban despite knowing...

Run Away With Me (album) 1 — Carly Rae Jepsen song that impressed a listener upon first hearing

Batgirl (film) 1 — DC superhero film that was shelved by the studio for being too poor quality to release

Tacoma (place) 1 — A city in Washington state mentioned alongside Seattle as having difficult residents in business transactions.

Midtown (place) 1 — A Manhattan neighborhood referenced as a location where poorly dressed men in business casual attire are commonly observ...

British culture (concept) 1 — The culture of Britain described as unapologetically bizarre, including pretentious upper class behavior, bad food, bad ...

Katseye (person) 1 — Corporate-manufactured global girl group created using K-pop training methods by South Korean and American labels

Ashburn (place) 1 — Virginia town that is the physical center of the internet and home to AWS US-East-1 and Equinix facilities

Equinix (place) 1 — Data center facility in Ashburn that serves as the physical center of the internet

Abigail Spanberger (person) 1 — Former CIA officer who worked at Saudi-funded Islamic school in Northern Virginia before officially joining CIA

James Comer (person) 1 — Congressman who forced the Clintons to testify about Epstein connections

North Macedonia (place) 1 — Balkan country whose existence is questioned with the satirical query about where South Macedonia is

Joseph Haydn (person) 1 — Classical composer credited with transforming the poster from 'doomer to bloomer' and providing a whitepill through his ...

Claudio Monteverdi (person) 1 — Italian composer of madrigals cited as an example of the transformative power of classical music

The Bourne Identity (film) 1 — Action film praised for physical stunts, fight choreography, and depicting the CIA as villains, contrasted with modern f...

Carlos the Jackal (person) 1 — Real-life figure who was the main antagonist of the original Bourne books, referenced in discussion of film adaptation.

Ellen (person) 1 — Television host mentioned as cancelled figure who could make comeback if returning to cable TV weekly.

Bonnie Burstow (person) 1 — A figure mentioned in the context of questioning the validity of psychology, including the efficacy of modalities, repro...

America Chavez (person) 1 — A Latina character in a Marvel movie who wears a trans pride pin and has two moms, with a backstory of accidentally send...

Digital Minimalism (concept) 1 — A movement or approach to reducing smartphone and technology use, criticized for having an 'incel tinge' and being assoc...

r/trees (place) 1 — A subreddit dedicated to cannabis culture, discussed as being in denial about marijuana addiction while criticizing othe...

Jamie xx (person) 1 — A musician whose shows post-COVID are described as lacking audience participation and dancing, despite the fun music.

György Kovásznai (person) 1 — Hungarian animator and director of the 1979 film Habfürdő, who died of leukemia at age 49 after his work was critically ...

Habfürdö (film) 1 — A 1979 Hungarian animated feature film that was critically panned upon release but is now appreciated as a relevant port...

Mos Eisley (place) 1 — A Star Wars reference used metaphorically to describe 4chan as 'the most infamous of all internet haunts.'

Internet culture (concept) 1 — A distinct cultural phenomenon characterized by forums, 4chan, and community values, now being replaced by content apps ...

The Ick (concept) 1 — A modern dating culture concept where seemingly innocuous behaviors become grounds for rejection, criticized as a cruel ...

Bonnie Raitt (person) 1 — Musician listened to by the poster during a more settled phase of life during a snowstorm

Electrotherapy (concept) 1 — Pseudoscientific treatment involving batteries for self-administered electrical shocks, sold by the poster's phrenologis...

Aaron Jones (person) 1 — NFL running back mentioned in discussion of playoff roster strategy for the Green Bay Packers.

Stephen Sondheim (person) 1 — A musical theater composer whose work Neil Patrick Harris was described as being 'made in a lab' to perform 'soullessly ...

St. Anne's Church (place) 1 — A church in Toronto that was burned in one of 31 arson attacks on Canadian churches since 2021.

Glamour Magazine (place) 1 — A magazine that featured Sydney Sweeney in their 2024 Woman of the Year Issue.

Cypress Hill (album) 1 — A hip-hop group whose music was part of late-90s summertime weed culture referenced nostalgically.

GoldenEye (film) 1 — A video game referenced as part of late-90s weed culture activities.

Half Baked (film) 1 — A film associated with late-90s weed culture and stoner activities.

Skull & Bones (concept) 1 — A secret society mentioned by a young conservative in a convoluted rant.

University of Minnesota (place) 1 — University that left up "Whiteness Pandemic" materials from 2021 which became a cultural relic of the racial reckoning e...

White Rabbit (album) 1 — Song by Jefferson Airplane that the poster suggests should be banned from movie soundtracks due to overuse.

Jefferson Airplane (album) 1 — Rock band whose song White Rabbit is cited as overused in films.

Gimme Shelter (album) 1 — Rolling Stones song frequently used by Martin Scorsese in his films.

Pelé (person) 1 — Brazilian soccer legend whose death received more attention on r/redscarepod than fashion designer Vivienne Westwood's.