I feel the best case for a c/fakenews post is a mildly humorous gotcha. The worst case is causing an anxiety episode for a comrade. The median is just an unfunny post clogging up the timeline. The good posts that comes from c/fakenews can still stick around, just post in c/chapotraphouse and link to a rickroll or something.

I prefer HarryLemon tbh.

I'm honestly baffled that people are surprised by the mods' reactions to this. This has always been how they handle things. The only difference is that the target has become a critical mass of regular Hexbear users.

When we first started, we were under threat of wreckers and other reactionary elements. Our mod tools and policies were forged in that environment. But with defederation and increasing isolation, these elements grew to be less and less. Our policies have remained the same. The tools of external subjugation have been turned inward. The techniques we used to hunt down literal nazis are now being turned against the regular userbase.

This has always been how the mod/admin team operated. Hexbear is viewed simultaneously as serious political project that necessitates a party line but also a pet website so they can arbitrarily push changes from above. The only difference is that most users agreed with the decisions at the time, or at least didn't care enough to raise a fuss.

I've been here since the very beginning, all four and a half years plus a few on the subreddit. This is literally the organizational structure the users built and supported. I don't see it changing anytime soon.

I'd say it's a less centrist generation. More radicals on both sides of the equation.

One of my teachers just asked if we're happy about the election. WTF kind of mindfield is this?

I thought this was fakenews?

All good points but something that I don't see talked about more is how many Reps voted Early/Absentee this election. In 2020, early voting was 44% Dem with 30% Rep . In 2024, the percentages were almost dead even. I think Democrats saw the early voting results and wrongly assumed that they'd overwhelming go Dem because they did in the past. Because of this, Democrats were expecting a blue surge at the end to help balance out red votes early in the night. This did not materialize.

Other than that, it's a million small things that any competent campaign could've avoided. Don't alienate the Muslim community, hammer actual policy positions in your questions, have an actual primary instead of a rigged process, etc etc.

Can't find the megathread so here's my hot take:

Cashew milk is straight garbadge, just drink soy, oat, or almond. Cashew just takes like cashes and water, not even close to being creamy enough.

Where are you seeing this?

She also endorsed the official hexbear app back when we had that and we didn't go full isolation mode.

If you live in a republican state, probably -2 hours since if it's even a bit close you'll be drafted into the new state militia and forced to fight federal troops.

If you live in anywhere else, either 5 minutes or never depending on if you're asleep when the nuclear bombs go off.

Come on Jake, we fired you 5 months ago. Now hurry back to blockbuster or else your high school aged manager will be pissed you're late.

The video was posted 8 months ago back in February. It just got recognized by a few streamers more recently.

Once again I am asking hexbears users to click on the links and read stuff before forming opinions about things.

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Bit idea: Chuds who go back in time to stop the fall of the Roman Empire but they keep talking about the Joker movie so no one takes them seriously.

People's Joker also out on torrenting now just for educational purposes :P.

If you refuse to vote for Trump then he won't listen to you after the election. Focus on getting him elected and then protest.

It was a system never intended to be a Democracy.

It was designed to balance the needs of a bunch of oligarchical states so they could act as a cohesive unit. They are the bourgeoisie version of the HRE or Greek City states. Instead of the nobility, it was white, wealthy, landowners.

I'd say on foreign policy alone Trump is a potential minor improvement.

Trump has no political loyalty beyond himself. He could absolutely be convinced to pressure Israel depending on the media cycle. 99/100 he'd end up being about the same but there's always the off chance that his idiocy leads to a good outcome. Something like demanding other NATO states contribute to Israel and then blowing it all up when none of them do. He's unintentionally contributed to de-dollerization and a weakened America Empire.

Harris knows exactly how the sausage is made and she's an full-throated supporter. She will never have a better outcome because she is ideologically committed to the worst outcome.

Find a group, do small talk, do the group activity, mention the stuff you're doing on the weekend, invite them in a low-pressure way.

If they go, you made a friend. If they say no but express polite interest, maybe offer once more next week. Otherwise, keep the small talk and move to the next person.

How hard is it to say "I still think it's a bad idea but the rest of the bill is worth the cost." Instead she tries to defend both positions.