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Has anyone else noticed how prevalent Hexbear posters have suddenly become? Maybe sometime last week I noticed nearly every political post had at least one long thread of Hexbear users that do nothing but repeat CCP talking points while waving anyway anything even remotely reliable as Western propaganda. That or getting all excited about trolled libs. The way they tell it, you'd think everything from DW, to Fox, to Propublica, to straight up AP News articles, are all written by the same people.

Not to mention, their info on the Fediverse observer is either straight up wrong or there's some serious botting going on. According to that, the instance is less than a month old, yet somehow they already have one of the largest, most active userbases, along with far and away the most comments of any instance.

Seems to me like Lemmygrad on steroids. Considering we defederated from them, seems like a no-brainer to block Hexbear as well.

So glad this thread could become such a perfect microcosm of why we need to defederate.

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[–] RonJonGuaido@hexbear.net 150 points 1 year ago (1 children)

the instance is less than a month old

smartest, most well researched midwesterner

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 60 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Casual Cannibal sandwich eaters unite!

(For the record I do not consume nor condone the consumption of those particular Midwestern treats)

[–] charlie@hexbear.net 35 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That tater tot casserole is pretty good too, ngl. And easy to make vegan.

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm more of a green bean casserole person, mainly because I make my own from scratch and go all-out making it as tasty as humanly possible.

Which means it's incredibly unhealthy. But sacrifices must be made once in a while I suppose.

[–] charlie@hexbear.net 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Butter makes better! I'm feeling like it's time to bring back midwest mondays for dinner.

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, I use the French sauce Mornay as a base for the casserole, so yeah get ready to turn your blood into butter

[–] charlie@hexbear.net 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Mornay

I have to look this up, thank you!

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 23 points 1 year ago

Its basically a sauce Béchamel but with cheese, real tasty stuff when you make it just right, and really flexible for using in a variety of dishes.

[–] TillieNeuen@hexbear.net 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a classic for a reason, baby! As a Midwesterner, I have no choice but to upbear the tater tot casserole rat-salute