RantCrush Top 5: December 13, 2016

Mike Pence’s new neighbors seem to be a cool gang–he’s renting a house in the Chevy Chase neighborhood of D.C. until he is inaugurated. Earlier this month, a bunch of them hung Pride flags on their houses, to show that they don’t agree with Pence’s views on the LGBT community.

Now, his neighbors have published an open letter inviting Pence to dine with them at Comet Ping Pong, the pizzeria that was the target of a very bizarre online conspiracy theory called “Pizzagate.”

Mike Pence’s new neighbors in NW DC are asking him to dine with them at Comet Ping Pong, @SherylNYT reports https://t.co/1Z7600KrkV

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) December 13, 2016

Members of NOPE! (Neighbors Organizing for Power & Equality) hope that sharing a pizza together could help “quell the damaging impact of a bizarre ‘fake news’ story that has put us all in harm’s way.” The group writes that grandparents and parents in the neighborhood are struggling to explain to their children why a man would fire a gun in a family-friendly place. Pence hasn’t replied yet. But why would anyone ever say no to pizza?

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Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.