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On this week this niche leftist forum was first launched (its was the 24th or 25th i think) Formed from the Chapotraphouse subreddit remnants that survived the reddit ban over the calls of violence against confederate slave owners, the first admins decided to use Lemmy as its base. Originally called Chapo.chat (ChaCha) Hexbear has grown into one of the biggest instances in the lemmyverse.

In this last 5 years hexbear has survived many diffent events from numerous struggle sessions, mod clique-users conflicts, wrecker incursions from other instances and sites, this image dprk-soldier, a decent amount of fedidrama with other instances and the domain crisis, we still thrive with over 5 million comments and 375k posts.

I still continue my dictatorial rule over the general megathread for now over 4 years now, this time locked in the chapo comm so it can be more easily moderated, c/indigenous has now grown to 750 subs which im very happy plus now i take care of the empoc mega which has been pretty chill so far.

I still really enjoy the fedidrama, it fun to see all the fedilibs always thinking about hexbear despide the fact that they are on defederated instances and they can ust ignore us, we live rent free on their minds

Have all you nerds a good week, Read Absolute Batman, its good

Whats has been your favorite post/event from last year (july 2024-july 2025)?

reminders:

  • πŸ’š You nerds can join specific comms to see posts about all sorts of topics
  • πŸ’™ Hexbear’s algorithm prioritizes comments over upbears
  • πŸ’œ Sorting by new you nerd
  • 🐢 Join the unofficial Hexbear-adjacent Mastodon instance toots.matapacos.dog

Links To Resources (Aid and Theory):

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[–] UmbraVivi@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

CW: dead animals, gross stuffWhat's up hexbear I just had to clean up a half-digested rat that my dog threw up piece by piece. How was your day?

Also it's unbelievable how trusting labrador retrievers are. The vet held her down and dripped something into her eyes to make her throw up (I know, but it worked) and while she clearly didn't like it, she didn't really resist either. If I was her and 2 strangers held me down and dripped strange liquids into my eye, I would bite the hell out of them.

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[–] ratboy@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I get so much smug satisfaction when Redditors feel compelled to delete their stupid comments when in the middle of an argument with me berdly-smug

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[–] Goblinmancer@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago

The british never grew out of the victorian age.

[–] CrawlMarks@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (9 children)

CW: Crush postin'

I just bought her a 50lb bag of onions. I also picked her up and put her on my shoulder so she could grab an item off a high shelf. As a mid-size girl she was very nervous about letting me give her a shoulder ride. Tbh though my main concern that as a short king the shoulder ride wouldn't have given her enough extra hight to reach it. I would have been absolutely cooked if I failed that mission but it worked out. So like, getting your crush a resteraunt bag of onions might be the move.

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I work at a restaurant and our 50lb bags of onions are pretty close tongoing off by rhe time we finish a sack and we go through one a week or so. That's a lot of onions for one person.

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[–] Keld@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Political Satire just died for real. Tom Lehrer dead at 97

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[–] sictransitgloria@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago

FIVE years?!

😭

[–] Euergetes@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago

Complaining about meaningless shit:

spoilerSkyrim "Historical" armor overhauls are anything but, and don't understand the setting. First of all, no diversity. "elven" or "orc" armor that is just recolored versions of the same shit. the fuck are you on? these are completely different cultures, not a simple swap of materials. everywhere in asia was using iron and steel in 1300, every culture did not look the same.

Second, many of these things are ancient. Dwarven armor is like bronze age kit, and they built robots. Why in the hell would it conform to 'contemporary' armor standards as recolored lamellar! Tamriel Rebuilt and Beyond Skyrim understand old things ought to look like they come from completely different material cultures and draw specific inspirations from real world ancient cultures for these objects. Even normal skyrim's archaic objects fulfill these criteria.

Third, flattening of sophistication. For some reason a lot of amateur curmudgeons believe that plate armor represents an era-defining technology that makes any other kinds obsolete and out of place. this is literally only true for 2 centuries specifically in the europeam subcontinent. It wasn't true outside that context in that time, and it wasn't before or since. The ancient Cataphract utilized full-body, partially plated technology. The Classic Muscle-Cuirass is a plate armor. When full plate garnitures roamed europe, hundreds of thousands of soldiers were equipped with brigandines in China. Mirror-Plated-Mails proliferated from Poland to Japan.

If Steel Plate Armor or that Ebony plate exist in Skyrim, it doesn't actually mean everyone else is wearing anachronistic kit. it means, like it always did, that they weren't rich warrior elites.

And don't even get me started on the dark elves!

[–] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Working 4 days a week: "It feels like I have so much time in-between work days"

Working 5 days a week: "It feels like I barely have any time in-between work days"

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[–] tocopherol@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago

I have always had a lot of trouble being motivated to take good care of myself, beyond the most essential things. I have recently had a shift in mindstate that I hope lasts. If you want people to think positively about your ideology it helps if you show that you can live well in general.

Subconsciously people will trust others much better if they are kind, clean and fit, so I'm now fully committed to joining the swoletariat and being the best self I can be to help infuse the idea in those I interact with that communists can be trusted as a vanguard.

It's been difficult to have commitment to my physical wellness and consistently eat and sleep well, but reading Ho Chi Minh and Mao specifically about the dangers of individualism has helped me see that it is important for the future of communism to be social, healthy and athletic if one is able to be.

So comrades, be not afraid to let yourself grow and shine like a role model. If you are having difficulty being motivated or feeling down on yourself, remember that you are an essential component on the road to communism. Obviously we all have different strengths and abilities, I don't mean to disparage anyone that may have physical or other hindrances, we only need to do what we are able to.

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

The ravens in my neighborhood are doing something very unusual..

When they form their very noisy murder of ravens - they do so in the tallest/biggest trees in the neighborhood. They're at least ~25 feet from the ground. It's not unusual for them to be on the uppermost branches. But right now they are in a much smaller tree in my front lawn and they are just ~4 feet off the ground. Wherever I've lived in the US (plus Tokyo) - I've never seen ravens do that.

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[–] jjsandwich8@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I would love to see a therapist or just get help with my mental health, but I can’t because that costs money and I have none lmao. I wonder what the point of anything is honestly

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[–] Comrade_Mushroom@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

kicking and screaming, nails raking the floor as I am dragged off to watch Fantastic Four movie

[–] Comrade_Mushroom@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

2 hot dogs and a drink is TWENTY FOUR DOLLARS? Jesus fucking Christ what are Americans even supposed to be proud of anymore?

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[–] mechwarrior2@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

My bih like Ms Rachel
Stand up like Ms Rachel
She tuff like Ms Rachel
For the kids like Ms Rachel

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[–] wombat@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago

it is july 25 and stalin saved the world from fascism

[–] MF_COOM@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)
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[–] godlessworm@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)
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[–] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
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[–] DoomBloomDialectic@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

the person i'm seeing told me i am less of a "rascal" and more of a "troll" - and frankly?? i feel f*cking shattered...

unseen at levels i did not think were possible, previously

separation is what's real - feelings of oneness, illusory

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[–] WhatDoYouMeanPodcast@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

What the fuck do you mean Groudon is a pure ground type?! WHAT THE FUCK?! I thought they were a pure fire type until a month ago. I played Ruby! I feel like I got the Mandela effect shoved down my throat. I thought they were lying to me.

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[–] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

Just noticed for a project one of the source files is β€œle_main.py”. Do I tell my coworker she is cringe, reddit, and a soylennial?

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[–] Carl@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

When you're thirsty, cold water hits like nothing else.

When you're hungry, it's spaghetti. Spaghetti hits extra hard and tastes extra good when you're hungry.

[–] wombat@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago

it is july 23 and stalin saved the world from fascism

[–] Comrade_Mushroom@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

Amazing how you can be watching one of those content-stealing "spooky stuff" youtube channels and one of the featured stories will literally just be "[droning ambient sounds] a tragic accident happened in china and according to some guys on reddit their evil authoritarian government tried to cover up some details isn't that spooky aren't you spooked??"

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[–] DoomBloomDialectic@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

so uh..."securely" attached "people," what's the deal w/ that??? disgost

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[–] MF_COOM@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago

Daniel Bernoulli be like heh I'm gonna invent a physical effect that will make it annoying for everyone to pour liquid from one vessel to another science's greatest troll

[–] someone@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Bought a Flipper Zero. I have specific plans for this thing.

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[–] wombat@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

it is july 21 and stalin saved the world from fascism

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[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

What if you sculpted an aztec death whistle into the body of a kamikaze drone so it screams as it descends towards it's target? That would sure suck

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[–] HarryLime@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago

solar freaking roadways

[–] thelastaxolotl@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)
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[–] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think there's almost definitely a leak or some shit in the pipes to my house because my partner just paid the water bill and it was like $170 and it says it's basically $30 plus $7.69 for every 1000 gallons and idk but im pretty sure there's no way we're using 20,000 gallons of water a month

[–] PorkrollPosadist@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago

TFW you find out the garden hose attached to the side of your house leads all the way to a local AI datacenter.

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