Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

NLRB (place) 1 — National Labor Relations Board, whose chair was fired by Trump according to the post.

Capital Hill Autonomous Zone (place) 1 — Failed leftist autonomous zone remembered as a disaster and example of American anti-fascist movement's poor aesthetics.

Stevie Nicks (person) 1 — Fleetwood Mac singer in a 60-year situationship with bandmate Lindsey Buckingham, reportedly reuniting after his divorce...

Lindsey Buckingham (person) 1 — Fleetwood Mac guitarist in a 60-year on-and-off relationship with Stevie Nicks, reportedly reuniting after his divorce.

Christine McVie (person) 1 — Late Fleetwood Mac member whose death allegedly helped reconcile Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham.

Pamplona (place) 1 — Spanish city where the running of the bulls takes place, described as difficult to navigate with few hotels.

Meg Ryan (person) 1 — Actress who starred in a romantic comedy about email with Tom Hanks.

Desi Lydic (person) 1 — Daily Show correspondent criticized as a smug, smarmy turbo lib who lacks the self-effacing humor of Jon Stewart.

Jordan Klepper (person) 1 — Daily Show correspondent criticized as a smug, smarmy turbo lib who lacks the self-effacing humor of Jon Stewart.

Bangladesh Airlines (place) 1 — Airline praised for excellent service including five meal services, multiple drink rounds, attentive flight attendants, ...

Dhaka (place) 1 — Capital of Bangladesh mentioned as departure point for a 17-hour flight to Toronto on Bangladesh Airlines.

Danville (place) 1 — Illinois town mentioned as part of the region where an escaped emu was on the run for two years.

Champaign (place) 1 — Illinois city mentioned as part of the region where an escaped emu was on the run for two years.

Koko (person) 1 — Gorilla claimed to know sign language, defended against skeptics who deny animals can have worthwhile emotions or commun...

Little Free Library (concept) 1 — Community book-sharing boxes described as monuments to the awful taste of the PMC built in their front yards.

Yann LeCun (person) 1 — Described as a founder of the AI field, contrasted with midwit scammers panicking about AI dangers.

Depeche Mode (album) 1 — Band referenced in complaint about the poor quality and availability of vintage band merchandise

Greg Gutfeld (person) 1 — Fox News host who mentioned Red Scare podcast on air, comparing it favorably to Call Her Daddy

The Five (film) 1 — Fox News show where Greg Gutfeld gave a shoutout to the Red Scare podcast

Yard Act (album) 1 — Post-punk band criticized as part of a talk-singing microgenre that lacks vulnerability and substance

Wet Leg (album) 1 — Post-punk band criticized as part of a talk-singing microgenre described as guarded and spiritless

Bass Pro Shops (place) 1 — Outdoor retail store characterized as the conservative counterpart to REI, contrasted for its abundance of taxidermy

The Reign of Wolf 21 (book) 1 — Book by Rick McIntyre about wolf reintroduction to Yellowstone that moved the author to tears

The Rise of Wolf 8 (book) 1 — Book by Rick McIntyre about wolves recommended alongside The Reign of Wolf 21

Rick McIntyre (person) 1 — Author of books about wolf reintroduction to Yellowstone including The Reign of Wolf 21 and The Rise of Wolf 8

Ghosts of My Life (book) 1 — Mark Fisher's book about the loss of popular modernism and the concept of cultural stagnation under capitalism.

Popular Modernism (concept) 1 — A cultural tendency described by Mark Fisher where modernist techniques were disseminated and collectively reworked in p...

BBC Radiophonic Workshop (place) 1 — British sound effects and electronic music production unit cited by Mark Fisher as an example of popular modernism in th...

Postpunk (concept) 1 — Music genre and cultural movement cited as an example of popular modernism that collectively reworked modernist techniqu...

Penguin Paperbacks (place) 1 — Publishing imprint cited as part of UK popular modernism that made literary culture accessible.

House of Gucci (film) 1 — Film criticized as being neither serious nor camp, described as awkward and one of the worst movies of 2021.

Men without Women (book) 1 — Hemingway short story collection invoked in comparison to a WoW streamer's video as portraying the natural state of man ...

Tyga (person) 1 — Rapper who performed at university orientation concerts before COVID-19 changed campus culture.

Boogie (person) 1 — Rapper who performed at university orientation concerts before COVID-19 changed campus culture.

Ich bin ein Berliner (concept) 1 — Famous JFK speech in Berlin that spawned a false Reddit factoid claiming he accidentally called himself a jelly donut.

Origin of the Species (book) 1 — Charles Darwin's foundational work on evolution, referenced in a copypasta satirizing conservative Christian talking poi...

Navy SEAL (concept) 1 — U.S. military special operations force, referenced in a satirical copypasta as embodying conservative patriotic ideals.

SWOT analysis (concept) 1 — A business strategy framework applied to analyzing different types of criminal activity in terms of profitability and ri...

Bacardi (concept) 1 — A rum brand mentioned as one of the few basic options stocked at decent bars, reflecting rum's declining popularity.

Captain Morgan (concept) 1 — A rum brand mentioned alongside Bacardi as representative of limited rum selection at bars.

The Thief and His Mother (book) 1 — An Aesop fable about a thief whose mother enabled his criminal behavior, told by the author's mother as a moral lesson.

Powell's Books (place) 1 — A famous independent bookstore in Portland where the author witnessed their girlfriend's cruel behavior toward a disable...

Karen O (person) 1 — Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman who collaborated with Swans on 'song for a warrior,' mentioned as a more accessible musical c...

Padaria Portuguesa (place) 1 — Portuguese cafe chain described as "dreadful" where the author attempted to use the toilet during a blackout.

John Stamos (person) 1 — Actor noted as doing mobile game commercials, one of the first celebrities the author noticed struggling financially.

Anthony Starr (person) 1 — Actor from The Boys doing mobile game commercials despite the show's ongoing success.

Steve Martin (person) 1 — Comedian appearing in commercials with Martin Short where he jokes about forgetting his money.

Myelin Sheath (concept) 1 — Biological structure used as example of objective scientific fact, contrasted with metaphysical questions being presente...

Rojava (concept) 1 — Kurdish autonomous administration project in Syria described as hopeful but now facing violent repression.

Al Nusra (concept) 1 — Jihadist organization whose former members are now described as Syrian government troops attacking Rojava.