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[-] dead@hexbear.net 8 points 4 hours ago

You really bazingaed with this comment.

[-] dead@hexbear.net 2 points 1 day ago

Here's the tweet where DaBaby denied being involved in the event after a right wing influencer named CJ Pearson said he would be there. The Complex article mentions that Waka Flocka Flame has been a Trump supporter for years and endorsed Trump in the 2024 election.

https://xcancel.com/DaBabyDaBaby/status/2015107292560019880#m

[-] dead@hexbear.net 12 points 1 day ago

here's the full press conference he did in israel. the quote from the OP is at around 14-15 minutes into the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8PrNntldYI

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another article https://archive.is/Zy1A9 (vanity fair)

I'm seeing some reporting that it was originally meant to be hosted by DaBaby dababby

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https://xcancel.com/clashreport/status/2023443529041621026#m

Lindsey Graham says "The wars of the future are being planned here in Israel."

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The Lakers player responded in part: “I hope I inspire people over there (Israel) not only to be great in sports, but to be better in general in life, hopefully someday I can make it over there,” adding that he has “heard nothing but great things” about the country.

[-] dead@hexbear.net 40 points 1 day ago

This is a clickbait article to make the reader feel a sense of superiority. The forum thread is linked on the article. It's not a real blind test. Secondly the title is just a straight up lie, it's not that they couldn't tell that the sounds were different, they could not determine the original sound.

The test includes 4 unmarked 30 second clips of various songs. 1 clip is the original file, 1 clip is the file looped through a copper cable, 1 clip is the file looped through a banana, 1 clip is the file looped through mud. If this were a serious test, the original sample would be labeled so that people would know what the reference point is. Secondly, how would anyone be able to tell the difference between mud and banana? Do you know what a banana sounds like?

The forum post was just meant to be a silly game and the article treats it as a serious test.

I have 4 printing of the Mona Lisa. One printing is the original, one printing I dipped in water, one printing I dipped in apple juice, and one printing I dipped in piss. Can you spot which Mona Lisa was dipped in apple juice and which one was dipped in piss? The Mona Lisa is already pretty yellow, which yellow is the correct yellow?

[-] dead@hexbear.net 8 points 2 days ago

Right wingers have been harassing Billie Eilish because she said 'Fuck ICE' at the Grammys. I think Drew is probably lying about being deported though.

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I think rock music in general, heavily uses a "rebel without a cause" trope. They present themselves as fighting against a status quo or authority without specific details. It allows the audience to substitute their own personal grievances as the enemy of the song. This steals the revolution aesthetic and defangs it to be brand friendly, compatible with corporations.

Nickelback took this method to the extreme. Rebellious aesthetic without any sort of tangible goals and completely toothless. Also low effort.

[-] dead@hexbear.net 7 points 4 days ago

Here's my previous post about the bipartisan efforts to repeal Section 230. Basically Section 230 says that websites can't be held legally responsible for things said by the users, example: Hexbear Mods aren't legally responsible for Hexbear users saying illegal things.

https://hexbear.net/post/7092954

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Press Statement of Kim Yo Jong, Vice Department Director of C.C., WPK

Pyongyang, February 13 (KCNA) -- Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party Korea, released the following press statement "ROK authorities should take steps to prevent reoccurrence of provocative sovereignty violation" on Feb. 12:

I think it fortunate that Jong Tong Yong, minister of Unification of the ROK, officially expressed regret on February 10 over the case of drone intrusion into the DPRK that occurred at the outset of the new year.

I appreciate it as quite sensible behavior.

But the ROK authorities are required to take preventive measures to surely guarantee that such serious infringement of sovereignty as violating the airspace of our Republic would never happen again, instead of seeking to gloss over with such mere expression of regret the crisis they brought.

Explicitly speaking once again, we don't care who the very manipulator of the drone infiltration into the airspace of the DPRK is and whether it is an individual or a civilian organization.

What we take seriously is just the fact that a ROK-borne drone violated the airspace of our country, a grave encroachment of our sovereignty.

I give advance warning that reoccurrence of such provocation as violating the inalienable sovereignty of the DPRK will surely provoke a terrible response.

Various counterattack plans are on the table and one of them will be chosen without doubt and it will go beyond proportionality.

I warn the ROK authorities to pay heed to prevention so that such a foolish deed would never recur again inside their country. -0-
www.kcna.kp (2026.02.13.)

http://kcna.kp/en/article/q/11c68d682a59356abe56e507e1a1937e.kcmsf

https://archive.is/s8FJT (kcna)

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-korea-says-south-korea-should-take-steps-prevent-violation-its-sovereignty-2026-02-12/

[-] dead@hexbear.net 32 points 5 days ago

plugging the comm that I made for discussing celebrities and trends !popularculture@hexbear.net

[-] dead@hexbear.net 15 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

members of the Kim family having a distinct advantage in this process by having the backing of the public due to their proven anti-imperialist credentials dating back to least the Japanese occupation

I agree with this. In my other comment, I pointed out that Kim Jong Un was a preferred successor because of his experience with the KPA, reported by KCNA. Kim Jong Un attended military inspections with his father Kim Jong Il.

Kim's daughter is never mentioned by named in KCNA reports, at least from what I can tell but she is frequently seen in the photos of military inspections. I've seen many people mistake Kim's daughter for his wife in photos. I've seen his wife in photos only very rarely, but his daughter appears in photos frequently.

My inference based on this information, is that Kim Jong Un is taking his daughter to these military inspections because he wants to give her the same qualification that he had. It seems like Kim Jong Un is training his daughter to be his successor. It's not guaranteed that she will be.

[-] dead@hexbear.net 27 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

You say this mockingly but Kim Jong Un was elected because he had experience leading the Korean People's Army by attending military inspections with his father. People of DPRK trusted Kim Jong Un because of his relationship with the KPA.

Since Kim Jong Un's daughter is attending the same military inspections, it could indicate that she will be his successor because she will be trusted in the same way.

I am not implying that DPRK is a monarchy. I am saying that people of DPRK would be more inclined to trust a leader who was trained by the previous leader that they liked.

This is reported by KCNA in 2011, which is a news agency in DPRK. KCNAwatch is archival service, unrelated to DPRK.

https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1451890189-979776662/kim-jong-uns-assumption-of-supreme-commander-hailed/

[-] dead@hexbear.net 9 points 5 days ago

Out of curiosity, how do you think that the successor of Kim Jong Un will be chosen? Also, do you read DPRK media?

[-] dead@hexbear.net 15 points 5 days ago

I'm going to have see this reported by DPRK media before I consider it to be confirmed. However, it has been long suspected that Kim's daughter was being trained to work as a leader because she appears in all of KJU's photos of the past 2-3 years. She attends every public appearance with Kim Jong Un.

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the sugarcane plants in the Bad Bunny half time were actually actors into plant costumes. one of the plant actors was interviewed about the performance.

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