A second moderator has hit the CPUSA Outreach Division. by BJyXJe4LhZetOzA0 in c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
bye bye youtube by BJyXJe4LhZetOzA0 in c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
[-] BJyXJe4LhZetOzA0@hexbear.net 21 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

wtf do not

ARE TANKIES CONSPIRING TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A BAD TIME ON LEMMY.ML? by BJyXJe4LhZetOzA0 in c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
[-] BJyXJe4LhZetOzA0@hexbear.net 13 points 3 months ago

:order-of-lenin: brilliant investigative journalism here

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what are some non-English (or obscure English) retaliatory insults? (hexbear.net)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by BJyXJe4LhZetOzA0@hexbear.net to c/em_poc@hexbear.net
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i live in a predominantly white area so i get some racially-motivated and provocative comments from time to time

i just ignore them with a clear look of disapproval (+ sometimes a side-eye) because i don't have the time to educate every single random stranger and it's just not something i want to bother myself with (though i know i should to an extent).

i feel like replying with an insult that they won't understand would make it very clear that i take offence with that they said/did without them reacting to what i actually said and would make me feel better that i retaliated rather than keeping quiet.

(plus responding to an ignorant comment with something they'll be ignorant of feels pretty retaliatory to me)

so what are some non-English (or obscure English) retaliatory insults? ideally they should be a common insult (though it's optional ig), short and should sound like an insult to an English speaker

EDIT: to clarify, i'm not concerned about further escalations as virtually all of these exchanges happen in passing where no one is able to continue the conversation (which is why i'm okay with responding in a potentially rude way).

but maybe ignore the last point about the insult sounding like an insult. saying an unknown phrase in a different language should be enough to suggest my disapproval

Bulletins and News Discussion from May 27th to June 2nd, 2024 - The Virgin France vs the Chad Sahel - COTW: Chad by BJyXJe4LhZetOzA0 in c/news@hexbear.net
[-] BJyXJe4LhZetOzA0@hexbear.net 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

this election truly is so much more different. honestly doubt voting will have much impact (especially with the possible coalition/pacts) but i hope that the lives of South Africans will get better

also thanks for the info!

Bulletins and News Discussion from May 27th to June 2nd, 2024 - The Virgin France vs the Chad Sahel - COTW: Chad by BJyXJe4LhZetOzA0 in c/news@hexbear.net
[-] BJyXJe4LhZetOzA0@hexbear.net 14 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

i wonder what coalition/pact they'll have to form after:

  • ANC/EFF seems kinda plausible
  • ANC/DA sounds awful but an broad parliamentarian coalition has been done before (90's) so maybe? though they have major differences so I don't see it working long-term (plus DA are LIB)
  • ANC/MK would probably never happen (+ wouldn't be a very safe majority). also small parties tend to overpoll (though idk if thats the case for South Africa) so they may not even get enough votes anyways
  • ANC/independents and other parties also seems possible w/ an electoral pact, but idk how many of them actually align themselves with the ANC or have similar ideas
Bulletins and News Discussion from May 27th to June 2nd, 2024 - The Virgin France vs the Chad Sahel - COTW: Chad by BJyXJe4LhZetOzA0 in c/news@hexbear.net
[-] BJyXJe4LhZetOzA0@hexbear.net 29 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

sounds like an interesting read

my knowledge of the Congo is limited to the '60s so i might take a look at this book

No copyright stock art by BJyXJe4LhZetOzA0 in c/memes@hexbear.net
[-] BJyXJe4LhZetOzA0@hexbear.net 12 points 4 months ago

so that's where it comes from

huh that's cool

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Congo “Coup” Was Reality TV; Morehouse Congo Protest Was Real (www.blackagendareport.com)
submitted 4 months ago by BJyXJe4LhZetOzA0@hexbear.net to c/news@hexbear.net
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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/2611919

this was an interview between contributing editor Ann Garrison and Execute Director of Friends of the Congo Maurice Carney.

on May 19, 2024, he [Christian Malanga] died in a quixotic coup attempt involving a force of some 50 armed men and lasting for all of three hours in Congo’s capital, Kinshasa. Reports are that three of his men and two Congolese police officers were also killed, and that the rest of the men were arrested.

On the same day, in a more serious and significant undertaking, two Morehouse College professors [Samuel Livingston and Cynthia Hewitt] held up a Congolese flag behind President Joe Biden as he addressed the 2024 graduating class.

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Congo “Coup” Was Reality TV; Morehouse Congo Protest Was Real (www.blackagendareport.com)
submitted 4 months ago by BJyXJe4LhZetOzA0@hexbear.net to c/em_poc@hexbear.net
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this was an interview between contributing editor Ann Garrison and Execute Director of Friends of the Congo Maurice Carney.

on May 19, 2024, he [Christian Malanga] died in a quixotic coup attempt involving a force of some 50 armed men and lasting for all of three hours in Congo’s capital, Kinshasa. Reports are that three of his men and two Congolese police officers were also killed, and that the rest of the men were arrested.

On the same day, in a more serious and significant undertaking, two Morehouse College professors [Samuel Livingston and Cynthia Hewitt] held up a Congolese flag behind President Joe Biden as he addressed the 2024 graduating class.

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Hatsune Miku, Communism, & The Modern Myth (youtu.be)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by BJyXJe4LhZetOzA0@hexbear.net to c/videos@hexbear.net
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CW: Hamilton is briefly mentioned

piped: https://piped.video/watch?v=oU8ysd8D7S8

really nice and entertaining video essay with an interesting take on Miku within myths and folklore.

Ezra Klein's " Seven Theories for Why Biden is Losing" - guess what's not one of them by BJyXJe4LhZetOzA0 in c/the_dunk_tank@hexbear.net
[-] BJyXJe4LhZetOzA0@hexbear.net 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

try this extension (Chrome and Firefox)

Most controversial Wikipedia articles, as measured by total size of talk page archives by BJyXJe4LhZetOzA0 in c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
[-] BJyXJe4LhZetOzA0@hexbear.net 32 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

race and intelligence being 7th most controversial Wikipedia article is crazy

BBC - TikTok loves North Korea's latest propaganda bop. Why? by BJyXJe4LhZetOzA0 in c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
US vetoes Palestinian request for full UN membership by BJyXJe4LhZetOzA0 in c/news@hexbear.net
[-] BJyXJe4LhZetOzA0@hexbear.net 11 points 5 months ago

I've noticed this too and it's genuinely uncomfortable. of course diversity is key to have, but this is just not it

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how do you guys pronounce "em–poc"? (hexbear.net)
submitted 5 months ago by BJyXJe4LhZetOzA0@hexbear.net to c/em_poc@hexbear.net
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I say ehm-POC but ehm-pok sounds easier to pronounce

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