{"id":"1792711569215-viral-segment","slug":"vader-suit-vs-san-diego-cameras","title":"Vader Suit vs. San Diego Cameras","summary":"LISA's EP \"Press Play\" is scheduled for release on October 23, 2026, and girl in red's single \"Blue\" has been released. The other listed releases were not independently confirmed, but the post appears to be a routine new-music roundup.","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T23:26:09.215Z","channel":{"id":"viral","name":"Oncast Viral","language":"en"},"show":"Main Character","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: LISA's EP \"Press Play\" is scheduled for release on October 23, 2026, and girl in red's single \"Blue\" has been released. The other listed releases were not independently confirmed, but the post appears to be a routine new-music roundup.\nSource: [music.apple.com](https://music.apple.com/us/album/press-play/6804002989), [musicdropradar.com](https://musicdropradar.com/) NAMES: LISA = Thai rapper/singer an (https://x.com/PopBase/status/2113408132454191510)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"LISA's EP \"Press Play\" is scheduled for release on October 23, 2026, and girl in red's single \"Blue\" has been released. The other listed releases were not independently confirmed, but the post appears to be a routine new-music roundup.","sourceName":"[music.apple.com](https://music.apple.com/us/album/press-play/6804002989), [musicdropradar.com](https://musicdropradar.com/) NAMES: LISA = Thai rapper/singer an","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/PopBase/status/2113408132454191510","claim":"New music out tonight: • LISA — Press Play 💿 • girl in red — Blue 💿 • Hilary Duff — Holiday Things 💿 • ATEEZ — Drip 🎵 • Yung Miami — Watch Dis 💿 • Halle — Love?…Or Something Like It (Deluxe) 💿 • Dove Cameron — do the math 🎵 • Kacey Musgraves — Weekend In Texas /","author":"Pop Base (@PopBase)"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/PopBase/status/2113408132454191510","name":"[music.apple.com](https://music.apple.com/us/album/press-play/6804002989), [musicdropradar.com](https://musicdropradar.com/) NAMES: LISA = Thai rapper/singer an","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Pop Base (@PopBase)"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1792711569215-viral-segment-vader-suit-vs-san-diego-cameras","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/viral","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1792711569215-viral-segment-vader-suit-vs-san-diego-cameras","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1792711569215-viral-segment-vader-suit-vs-san-diego-cameras and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Nora","text":"So a guy in a Darth Vader suit might have just saved San Diego from a two million dollar surveillance contract."},{"host":"Jake","text":"Vader as a civic hero. I love this country."},{"host":"Nora","text":"404 Media is reporting that San Diego is getting closer to cancelling its Flock contract."},{"host":"Jake","text":"Flock Safety, right? The license plate reader company."},{"host":"Nora","text":"Exactly. During a public comment period, a man named Anthony Ralphs showed up in full Vader gear to trash the cameras."},{"host":"Jake","text":"I remember that clip. The voice modulator picked up the acoustics and he just went OFF."},{"host":"Nora","text":"Now a councilmember who supported the contract has flipped."},{"host":"Jake","text":"And Ralphs responded by... buying him flowers."},{"host":"Nora","text":"Which is the most polite villain turn I've ever heard."},{"host":"Jake","text":"You vote with the Empire, you get a bouquet. It's a warning and a thank you."},{"host":"Nora","text":"Look, whether the flowers changed his mind or not, the pressure worked."},{"host":"Jake","text":"And two million dollars is real money for cameras, and critics say they mostly watch working-class neighborhoods."},{"host":"Nora","text":"That's the whole debate. The city calls it safety, critics call it mass surveillance."},{"host":"Jake","text":"I'm on Vader's side. Cameras don't stop crime, they just record it. But a guy in a cape talking about Big Brother? That gets attention."},{"host":"Nora","text":"The viral clip probably did more than a hundred council meetings could."},{"host":"Jake","text":"That's depressing, and also true."},{"host":"Nora","text":"Different corner of the internet: Pop Base dropped their new music roundup, and the top reply is losing its mind that LISA from BLACKPINK and girl in red dropped the same night."},{"host":"Jake","text":"Pressed the panic button on their playlist. LISA's EP 'Press Play' is out, and girl in red has a single called 'Blue.'"},{"host":"Nora","text":"Halle and Dove Cameron and Yung Miami are all in there too. Friday is stacked."},{"host":"Jake","text":"We're supposed to care about all of them?"},{"host":"Nora","text":"No, but people pick sides. Half the replies are defending their artist's release slot."},{"host":"Jake","text":"Honestly, a good drop night matters. You want the first listen while everyone's awake."},{"host":"Nora","text":"And LISA's been building this EP for months. The fans are ready."},{"host":"Jake","text":"I'm not into any of this, but I respect a fanbase that shows up. Some of those replies are war cries."},{"host":"Nora","text":"Now the weird one: a Bluesky account posted '$100 is going viral.' That's it."},{"host":"Jake","text":"A hundred dollars? As a concept?"},{"host":"Nora","text":"No context, no link. But people are apparently tagging each other."},{"host":"Jake","text":"Is a hundred dollars rare now? I know inflation is bad, but..."},{"host":"Nora","text":"Maybe it's a viral challenge. Or someone found a hundred dollar bill and the story blew up."},{"host":"Jake","text":"Look, if money is going viral, I would like some very badly."},{"host":"Nora","text":"That's the whole post. A hundred dollars. Going viral."},{"host":"Jake","text":"The internet has peaked. We can all go home."},{"host":"Nora","text":"One more from the rumor mill: an account is pushing that 'everyone on the timeline' is posting Rolex wins on Pump."},{"host":"Jake","text":"Pump Fun, the meme coin factory. Rolex wins?"},{"host":"Nora","text":"Sounds like traders posting screenshots of buying a coin early and watching it explode."},{"host":"Jake","text":"And if it's on Pump, the people posting wins may be a small slice of the crowd. Everyone else is cosplaying rich."},{"host":"Nora","text":"Every cycle has the exact same energy. Post the winner, and nobody talks about the exit."},{"host":"Jake","text":"I'll wait for the guy who posts his Rolex, then the liquidation notice."},{"host":"Nora","text":"Never together, though. Funny how that works."},{"host":"Jake","text":"So the whole segment tonight: a Vader activist, a fandom fight, and a hundred dollars going viral."},{"host":"Nora","text":"That is the internet on a Thursday."}]}