r/NoStupidQuestions • • 16d ago

U.S. Politics megathread

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American politics has always grabbed our attention - and the current president more than ever. We get tons of questions about the president, the supreme court, and other topics related to American politics - but often the same ones over and over again. Our users often get tired of seeing them, so we've created a megathread for questions! Here, users interested in politics can post questions and read answers, while people who want a respite from politics can browse the rest of the sub. Feel free to post your questions about politics in this thread!

All top-level comments should be questions asked in good faith - other comments and loaded questions will get removed. All the usual rules of the sub remain in force here, so be nice to each other - you can disagree with someone's opinion, but don't make it personal.


r/NoStupidQuestions • • 3h ago

Why are Peter Thiel's Anti-christ lectures secret?

538 Upvotes

Is Peter Thiel pro-anti-christ or is he against the anti-christ?


r/NoStupidQuestions • • 4h ago

How many hours do CEOs actually work in a week? What do they actually do besides meetings?

196 Upvotes

I'd like to know why they should be paid millions of dollars a year, stock options, great healthcare, etc. Do they actually EARN it?


r/NoStupidQuestions • • 14h ago

Could anyone just walk into a court house with a suit and a fake business card and tell the cops “im the suspects lawyer” and get a completely unsurveilled conversation with their friend who just got arrested?

1.2k Upvotes

Like, if a criminal or something wanted to have a conversation with their associate who is being tried, without the police listening in on them.. couldn’t they just pretend to be a lawyer? It’s illegal, for sure. But what’s stopping them?


r/NoStupidQuestions • • 6h ago

Why do Americans often switch to pronouncing Spanish origin words/names with an accent?

147 Upvotes

I have noticed this more and more often where people will pronounce Spanish origin words and names with an accent while speaking ordinary English. While I don’t hate it, I notice this only happens with Spanish, not Mandarin, not French, just Spanish. Why do people do this so often? I notice this even with people who aren’t hispanic.


r/NoStupidQuestions • • 19h ago

Why do pred catchers so often catch people who have intellectual disabilities?

1.4k Upvotes

It seems like a disproportionate amount of people caught by pred catchers show signs of having an intellectual disability. Is there a reason for this? Like are they more susceptible to being tricked than non disabled predators?


r/NoStupidQuestions • • 8h ago

Hey I need some advice. I follow a plant based diet and I have a non vegan house guest. They want me to make bacon. I bought some and I just want to know the best way to cook it.

136 Upvotes

Like oven, microwave? Skillet? And please other vegans don’t drag me. I am trying to be hospitable and I know the smell would normally destroy me but I have no sense of smell. So what’s the best way to make bacon? I want it to be perfect. This is my best friend I haven’t seen in like 7 years.


r/NoStupidQuestions • • 1h ago

What are motivations for elementary shootings?

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Not a troll or engagement post. I just saw the tragedy that happened in Oregon on Facebook, and it made me wonder what could possibly be the motivation for hurting a large group of children? In no way am I justifying it, but I can understand the criminal motivation if someone had a horrible highschool experience coupling with bullying and mental health- but I just cant rap my head around hurting very small children with no ties to a stranger.

I tried to Google this but there isn't really information aside from the obvious that these people are monsters/evil/sick. Could someone provide some insight or psychological reasons this happens?

Also if it has to be said- please no controversial/political/personal things in the comments. I know this is sensitive I'm only asking from a scientific perspective for my own lack of knowledge.


r/NoStupidQuestions • • 13h ago

Is cheating actually unusually common in France?

254 Upvotes

The French have a reputation for cheating. How much truth is there in this?


r/NoStupidQuestions • • 1h ago

Why are protests in France so often and also turn into violent riots/lootings?

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This might be a stupid question, but I'm genuinely curious.

France is a wealthy, developed country with a long democratic tradition and strong public institutions. Yet, it feels like there are major protests in France at least once or twice a year that escalate into something quite extreme, with burning cars, clashes with the police, vandalism, and significant property damage/lootings.

Of course, protests can become heated in any country, and I understand that media coverage tends to focus on the most dramatic scenes. I'm also aware that France has a long history of revolutionary movements and street protests.

Still, for a country that is generally considered wealthy, modern, and politically stable, I find the apparent frequency and intensity of these events somewhat surprising. Why does this seem to happen so often (and seeing throughout Europe, only) in France compared with many other wealthy European countries?


r/NoStupidQuestions • • 1d ago

What animals have humans made a significant, but failed, attempt at domesticating?

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r/NoStupidQuestions • • 19h ago

In conservative cultures where people don't learn about sex and anatomy in school, when do men learn about Periods?

685 Upvotes

I have heard of girls who have families so conservative that they never get told or warned about periods and think it's something wrong with them. As much as this is famous in Carrie, I've read stories of this happening pre 1950s to girls.

It raised my question, when did men learn about it? Especially if there wasn't anatomy and sex ed in schools at the time.


r/NoStupidQuestions • • 6h ago

Why are rents in San Francisco so crazy compared to other Tech centers?

59 Upvotes

Rent in San Francisco is like 4000 per month, while in other Tech Tech center like Austin it's 1.2 K, which is much lower.

Considering that the income for these two places are not so much different (maybe 40% higher, definitely not 3x higher), why is the rent so different?


r/NoStupidQuestions • • 3h ago

At all-girls schools and all-boys schools, are all the bathrooms “all gender bathrooms”? Or if you’re of the opposite gender and need to pee, is it always a journey to find the designated bathroom for you?

29 Upvotes

r/NoStupidQuestions • • 19h ago

Is there any real possibility that some mysterious undiscovered gigantic marine animal could be somewhere deep down in the ocean?

457 Upvotes

I know this sounds silly but I feel as if it'd be possible for a gigantic marine animal that rivals the size of a blue whale. I mean we know more about what is in space than what's in the ocean. If not then maybe an undiscovered shark that isn't massive but it'd be an undiscovered shark and that would be nice to see just in general.


r/NoStupidQuestions • • 3h ago

I've seen in shows where a character will be taking a shower, another character will use the sink, and the showering character will get hit with hot or cold water. I've never experienced this. Is the joke outdated, or do i just live with considerate people?

21 Upvotes

r/NoStupidQuestions • • 11h ago

Do you think people in the 1800s broke up with a partner via telegram to avoid confrontation? in the same way people do via text message now?

76 Upvotes

r/NoStupidQuestions • • 14h ago

Why does my TV remote need a software update? Doesn't the button just.... Do the button thing? What stability is there to improve?

142 Upvotes

r/NoStupidQuestions • • 7h ago

Has there been an uptick in politically inflammatory rhetoric being posted online in the leadup to the 2026 midterms?

40 Upvotes

r/NoStupidQuestions • • 6h ago

Do lawn signs for political candidates actually make a difference?

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I don’t understand the purpose of these signs. Is it just to make me aware of a candidate? These couldn’t possibly sway public opinion right?


r/NoStupidQuestions • • 4h ago

Why do people think it’s their business to give opinions about others choice about having children or not?

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My wife and I have strongly leaned in to not having children. When we tell people, sometimes an acquaintance at a gathering, they ALWAYS have something to say. They speak as if it will be them taking responsibility for my wife while she’s pregnant, during labor and birth, during the transition period, or carrying the child and the risk that could come with that. Let alone raising the child. Not to mention, not everyone is able to conceive. On the flip, people make comments about others who choose to keep having children and they feel that they should stop. I just don’t understand if it’s a cultural thing, societal thing, expectation because we’re married. Someone please help me understand!


r/NoStupidQuestions • • 5h ago

What’s more difficult? Escaping generational poverty or losing generational wealth?

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I’ve heard that when born impoverished the circumstances tend to keep you in that situation as you lack the resources to consistently build net worth while being wealthy usually allows your money to compound upon itself perpetually keeping you wealthy. So is it harder to gain money in circumstances where you’re likely to lose it or lose it when it’s consistently growing?