this post was submitted on 22 Feb 2026
1418 points (98.9% liked)

News

36889 readers
3642 users here now

Welcome to the News community!

Rules:

1. Be civil


Attack the argument, not the person. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Good faith argumentation only. This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban. Do not respond to rule-breaking content; report it and move on.


2. All posts should contain a source (url) that is as reliable and unbiased as possible and must only contain one link.


Obvious biased sources will be removed at the mods’ discretion. Supporting links can be added in comments or posted separately but not to the post body. Sources may be checked for reliability using Wikipedia, MBFC, AdFontes, GroundNews, etc.


3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.


Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.


4. Post titles should be the same as the article used as source. Clickbait titles may be removed.


Posts which titles don’t match the source may be removed. If the site changed their headline, we may ask you to update the post title. Clickbait titles use hyperbolic language and do not accurately describe the article content. When necessary, post titles may be edited, clearly marked with [brackets], but may never be used to editorialize or comment on the content.


5. Only recent news is allowed.


Posts must be news from the most recent 30 days.


6. All posts must be news articles.


No opinion pieces, Listicles, editorials, videos, blogs, press releases, or celebrity gossip will be allowed. All posts will be judged on a case-by-case basis. Mods may use discretion to pre-approve videos or press releases from highly credible sources that provide unique, newsworthy content not available or possible in another format.


7. No duplicate posts.


If an article has already been posted, it will be removed. Different articles reporting on the same subject are permitted. If the post that matches your post is very old, we refer you to rule 5.


8. Misinformation is prohibited.


Misinformation / propaganda is strictly prohibited. Any comment or post containing or linking to misinformation will be removed. If you feel that your post has been removed in error, credible sources must be provided.


9. No link shorteners or news aggregators.


All posts must link to original article sources. You may include archival links in the post description. News aggregators such as Yahoo, Google, Hacker News, etc. should be avoided in favor of the original source link. Newswire services such as AP, Reuters, or AFP, are frequently republished and may be shared from other credible sources.


10. Don't copy entire article in your post body


For copyright reasons, you are not allowed to copy an entire article into your post body. This is an instance wide rule, that is strictly enforced in this community.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

This kid:

top 50 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 432 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Spud, who was recording on his Ray-Ban Meta smartglasses, walked down the hallway by the main entrance while stating his support for ICE and law enforcement.

Of course the bootlicker was wearing meta glasses.

[–] dumbass@piefed.social 165 points 1 month ago

Maybe they're not so bad if we get to see more fascists get hit in 4k.

[–] WindyRebel@lemmy.world 114 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Didn’t the kid (Spud) also spout off about “school code”?

I don’t know any schools that let you video record in a school without consent. Dude is wearing a recording device as glasses and did not get consent from anyone in the school. That’s against school code, bruuuuuuuuuuuh.

[–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 72 points 1 month ago

The article says Spud did get one day of in school suspension for recording in the school. He also complained others were also recording. Maybe if spud had not posted the video online he spills not have been caught.

load more comments (1 replies)
load more comments (1 replies)
[–] bearboiblake@pawb.social 318 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They gave my hero a couple of days off school as a reward, gotta love it.

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@reddthat.com 51 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Hopefully he got ~~paid~~ free 100s for those days off

[–] pticrix@lemmy.ca 75 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Punching a Nazi should be able to get you at least passing grade for history classes.

load more comments (2 replies)
load more comments (1 replies)
[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 235 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Punch a nazi, get 2 days off going to school full of nazis. Nice.

Also: The nazi kid's name is Spud. Bro is a literal potato.

[–] SamuelRJankis@sh.itjust.works 92 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I was wondering what the other guys parents thought of their kid. Then I saw the guy is 18 and clearly trying to do the shit stirring influencer grift.

Went ahead a blocked him on all the platforms I had accounts for.

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 53 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Went ahead a blocked him on all the platforms I had accounts for.

We must not look at goblin men,

We must not buy their fruits:

Who knows upon what soil they fed

Their hungry thirsty roots?

load more comments (2 replies)
[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 53 points 1 month ago

Spud also has a blue Twitter checkmark. If it walks holding signs like a Nazi and quacks on a Nazi-owned platform it pays to use...

[–] Lupus@feddit.org 229 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

“I stand for my beliefs,” Spud said after the two were separated. “I’m going to peacefully stand here and support my beliefs. I support ICE and law enforcement,” Spud said.

“You can go peacefully f–k yourself!” the student who punched Spud yells.

What a legend.

“That’s against school code. No swearing in the school,” Spud responds.

And what a weasel.

[–] MBech@feddit.dk 159 points 1 month ago (7 children)

It's funny how they always support rules and laws when they benefit them, but ICE breaking the constitution multiple times per day isn't an issue.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 127 points 1 month ago (1 children)

fascists don't believe in law, they believe in power

[–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 62 points 1 month ago

Weaponized decency, it’s a tool to them not an ideal.

load more comments (6 replies)
load more comments (1 replies)
[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 166 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] PotatoLibre@feddit.it 137 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Becoming a living "punch the nazis" meme.

No other prize can top that.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 134 points 1 month ago
[–] Stern@lemmy.world 133 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (28 children)

If I was duders parents that'd be two days of pizza and soda and a informative talk about how permanent records are bullshit.

load more comments (28 replies)
[–] SirMaple__@lemmy.ca 123 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 79 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 43 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This happened in Seattle, proud of that.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] null@lemmy.org 40 points 1 month ago

I got banned from Reddit for saying punching nazis is a form of self-defense.

We as a society should not tolerate the intolerant.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 118 points 1 month ago (33 children)

Punch a Nazi and get two days off of school. Sounds like a clear win.

load more comments (33 replies)
[–] EmpatheticTeddyBear@lemmy.world 105 points 1 month ago

The school also offered Spud a “safety plan” in response to online threats he has received, but Spud said he declined the plan.

Of course he has, if a troll behaves they cannot troll people!

[–] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world 98 points 1 month ago

He accepted the consequences. We all heard it. honor

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 95 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Spud, who has over 60,000 followers on Instagram, posted the 47-second video to his social media profiles on Instagram, X and TikTok later that evening.

This kid sounds like the ultimate little piece of shit. I hope he and his followers grow out of it, but he'll probably make a bunch of money and be offered a senior position in the federal government. Which won't prove him right, though he'll think it does.

[–] hume_lemmy@lemmy.ca 54 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I hope the cops are keeping an eye on him, because by the time he hits his college years he's going to be trying to slip unidentified powders into women's drinks at the bar.

[–] bearboiblake@pawb.social 46 points 1 month ago

This is exactly the kind of person who becomes a cop. ACAB.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] caboose2006@lemmy.world 93 points 1 month ago (10 children)

He knew the consequences, he did it anyway. Legend.

load more comments (10 replies)
[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 87 points 1 month ago (3 children)

If I was his parent I would’ve made those two days the best

load more comments (3 replies)
[–] Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world 77 points 1 month ago

And a lifetime of cred.

Fucking legend.

[–] MareOfNights@discuss.tchncs.de 76 points 1 month ago (2 children)
load more comments (2 replies)
[–] leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 76 points 1 month ago

More people should honour Punch a Nazi Day.

(In case of doubt, Punch a Nazi Day falls on any day that ends in ‘y’.)

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 67 points 1 month ago (1 children)

“I thought to myself, how can so many people be against law enforcement and officials trying to make our country better and safer?”

'Thought' is doing a lot of heavy lifting there

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 63 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

White privilage on full display

I got arrested and charged with "aggravated assault" and nearly expelled for self-defence against a racist bully. I'm not white.

We need more white kids to use their privilage for good

load more comments (2 replies)
[–] WesternInfidels@feddit.online 58 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (10 children)

Comic Sands had some background on this and I think it explains a lot:

Self-described content creator "Danny Spud" is known for producing ragebait video content. He frequently uses Ray-Ban Meta smartglasses to covertly film his "pranks."

Spuds "prank" videos routinely show him harassing strangers until they're forced to react. No one was buying his support of anything other than self-promotion. Danny Spud doesn't support ICE or law enforcement. Danny Spud only supports Danny Spud.

Spud got exactly what he was hoping for, in other words. This was his plan, his plan worked, so he should be happy, right? I had felt like an "I Love ICE" sign, in this day and age, was pretty much incitement, and it turns out, it was exactly that. In a perfect world, there would be consequences for doing that.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 48 points 1 month ago

Yeah, this take is BS.

If you hold a sign saying you’re pro-ICE, you’re pro-ICE. If you’re harassing people and pushing their buttons saying you’re pro-ICE, you are in fact pro-ICE. Anyone walking by will assume you are pro-ICE. It isn’t up to the viewer to perform a psychoanalysis of the person and calculate the odds of whether the person is lying, and if they're trolling… fuck ’em.

load more comments (8 replies)
[–] Chozo@fedia.io 56 points 1 month ago (1 children)

“I was surprised to be the only one in the detention/ISS room, because I saw many other students record the protest as well,” Spud said.

Of course the ICEhole is a narc. Deserved.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] phaseshift@lemmy.zip 50 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Should let us donate to his college fund

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] GutterRat42@lemmy.world 49 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"you'll get in trouble" "you should have complied" evil men only succeed when good men let them.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] johncandy1812@lemmy.ca 47 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

For me it was the little clap he did before swinging. Gets me every time.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 46 points 1 month ago

This kid has done more for his country than most of us here combined. Respect.

[–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 44 points 1 month ago

I hope that kid gets punched every time he "peacefully protests". This should be the next tiktok challenge.

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 43 points 1 month ago

"Student" is a funny way to spell "Absolute Gigachad Legend" but OK.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 40 points 1 month ago

Worth it to become an internet hero

[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 39 points 1 month ago (12 children)

Feels weird to work in Zürich, Switzerland and see Lake Zürich every day, and then read about a random US highschool on the outskirts of Chicago being called "Lake Zurich High School"

load more comments (12 replies)
load more comments
view more: next ›