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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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Theory:

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I don't understand why they got Kafka hibino out there in a Defense Suit doing calisthenics like he should just be Kaiju'd up 24/7, figuring out the limits of that shit now that he doesn't have to hide it, not wasting his time running around like a nerd

it's like if they made Superman join morning calisthenics with the justice league and he had to hold bags of kryptonite so that, you know, he'd feel it

also PSA: the guy in The Metamorphosis wasn't Kafka! it was Gregor Samsa! i know that and I don't even read, but people are out here doing the equivalent of calling Frankenstein's monster Frankenstein πŸ™„

[-] ChestRockwell@hexbear.net 5 points 1 day ago

Folks the last 5 years have been great.

Planet cancer, sweet revenge
Isolation, online friends
And love is just an institution based on human frailty

Here's to another glorious 5 years.

stalin-heart lenin-heart fidel-cool

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[-] spudnik@hexbear.net 5 points 1 day ago

Ok, so it's like a wet willy. But for your belly button.

What should this monstrous act be called?

[-] SuperZutsuki@hexbear.net 6 points 1 day ago
[-] spudnik@hexbear.net 3 points 1 day ago

Disgusting and alliterative, perfect!

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[-] grazing7264@hexbear.net 16 points 2 days ago
[-] Keld@hexbear.net 4 points 1 day ago

/c/electoralism

[-] Goblinmancer@hexbear.net 6 points 1 day ago

The best "samurais" are actually ronins wth is wrong with weebs man

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[-] Comrade_Mushroom@hexbear.net 7 points 1 day ago

Big day tomorrow. Good luck everyone.

[-] Packet@hexbear.net 14 points 2 days ago

Came here to say, thanks you all for posting content. Love this place, love the critters that inhabit it. I am extremely grateful for this amazing community

[-] Keld@hexbear.net 6 points 1 day ago

There's an american lib mansplaining immigration politics on this european metro. It feels weird to hear about how mexican immigrants pay american taxes so they're ok or how the republicans have moved the Overton window to allow for racism in the discourse on my commute.

[-] Keld@hexbear.net 6 points 1 day ago

Instead of all the current names for metal like "death metal" or "Speed metal" or "Black metal", it should literally just be named after metals.

Like black sabbath should have been a copper band, people could have been really into zinc.

[-] plinky@hexbear.net 5 points 1 day ago

wearing my beryllium jewelry to support my band

[-] Keld@hexbear.net 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I had you pegged for a mercury kind of guy. Although mercury jewellery would suck

[-] plinky@hexbear.net 3 points 1 day ago

being able to fly your metals only on north pole do be kinda limiting obama-sad

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[-] Goblinmancer@hexbear.net 6 points 1 day ago

Johnny storm and guy gardner getting a lot love, big day for douchebags with a heart of gold.

[-] Goblinmancer@hexbear.net 5 points 1 day ago

Finished the pillars of earth game so i decided to find about the original book and damn the game made the good decision to heavily tone down the misogyny from the original book.

[-] Goblinmancer@hexbear.net 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Mfers who complain about "churchs being evil in media" must clearly only watch/read manga. Most of the time its only the higher ups sre really evil, or if its like Game Of Thrones the nobles/knights are far more evil than the average clergy.

[-] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 6 points 1 day ago

I just want to drink watermelon juice, fart and sleep

[-] Dort_Owl@hexbear.net 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

One of my long time friends who has always been a bit of a chud has actually started listening to me and agreeing with me about leftist stuff. I think the fact that the economy is fucking them has something to do with it. They've recently even been sending me like, pro-communist stuff. I'm surprised.

[-] Moonworm@hexbear.net 3 points 1 day ago

Hey hey hey, the end is near
On a good day you can see the end from here
But I won't turn back now though the way is clear
I will stay for the remainder
I saw a life and I called it mine
I saw it drawn so sweet and fine
And I had begun to fill in all the lines
Right down to what we'd name her
Our nature does not change by will
In the winter 'round the ruined mill
The creek is lying flat and still
It is water though it's frozen
So, across the years and miles and through
On a good day you can feel my love for you
Will you leave me be so that we can stay true
To the path that you have chosen?

::: spoiler spoiler Joanna Newsom posting incoming hot.

[-] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 12 points 2 days ago

Shows set in New York that also assume you know the geography and neighborhoods of the city. I don't know where Brooklyn is in relation to Queens and what cultural association is with each. I don't know what the fuck St. Mark's is, I don't know the names of the streets and I sure as hell don't find any of it interesting. If it's plot or comedy relevant for me to know this, do a re-write or have an on screen map.

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[-] Keld@hexbear.net 5 points 1 day ago

I almost feel like at this point people should just use "based" to mean bad. The right wing has totally coopted the term and by this point 99% of the time it's used it's describing bigotry.

[-] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 13 points 2 days ago

Guy who reads the terms and conditions as an act of political education in liberalism. Read theory, folx

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[-] Comrade_Mushroom@hexbear.net 10 points 2 days ago

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

[-] Comrade_Mushroom@hexbear.net 10 points 2 days ago

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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[-] Goblinmancer@hexbear.net 4 points 1 day ago

Fantastic Four is nuclear family propaganda

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[-] MF_COOM@hexbear.net 9 points 2 days ago

It's nice that as beers have been getting progressively better, non-alcoholic beers have also been getting better. Like the microbreweries near me have beenputting them out. They're not the same, but they're not bad if I'm not paying attention.

I find at least half the time I want to have a beer I'm more interested in the ritual than the specific flavour, and that ratio changes in the favour of non-alcoholic as I have had more actual alcohol.

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[-] grazing7264@hexbear.net 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

There's a Zionist mass downvoting the Hexbear Palestine fish, it's been upvoted from 300 back to 1500+ lol

Upvote with other Hexbears to piss off a Zionist today!

hamas-red-triangle πŸŸπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ

https://drawafish.com/rank.html?userId=1753183589941_8cxtbzlyh

Edit: link fixed

Edit2: We are so back!

meow-bounce

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