The Fifth Column

Locker Room Talk and the Pizzagate Reunion Tour (Members Only #304)

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Feb 24, 2026
Casual drinking-show banter leads into takes on locker-room antics after Olympic hockey wins. Conversation spins into celebrity appearances at team celebrations and a Mexican cartel operation with possible US involvement. They mull UFO file releases and the dangers of unverified investigative leaks. The discussion circles Epstein document fallout and the spread of conspiratorial misinformation.
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ANECDOTE

GOP's New Conspiracy Wine Mom Archetype

  • Michael Moynihan mocks GOP figures like Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene, painting them as conspiracy-minded “wine moms.”
  • He contrasts them with past conservatives (George Will, William F. Buckley) to underline how the party's public face has shifted.
ANECDOTE

Olympic Hockey Restores Twitter's Ridicule Energy

  • The hosts celebrate Team USA hockey antics and Twitter's brief return to humorous mockery during the games.
  • They describe fans mocking Canadian players and note how social media amplified playful national rivalry.
INSIGHT

Jokes Can Slide Into Real Antisemitism

  • Michael Moynihan wryly links Jewish players' success to national pride and acknowledges the line becomes antisemitic when stated clumsily.
  • He uses Quinn Hughes' overtime heroics and the team's celebrations as the specific flashpoint for the remark.
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