Her Hands Were on the Engine. Their Fingers Were on “Post.”
A dead battery. A stalled car. And then, in the shadow of the U.S. Capitol, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stepped into the frame. Within hours, one snapshot of her leaning under a hood had split the internet in two. Was it kindness, or theater? Real help, or rehearsed heroics? As millions piled into the comments, every detail — the staffer, the cops, the cables — turned into ammunition in a culture war that never sleeps. And just when it seemed like a simple roadside favor, accusations of “beta males” and “staged” optics ignited a fresh storm that refused to di… Continues…