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    Zhou Enlai "All diplomacy is a continuation of war by other means." - Novo General Megathread for the 27th of February to 6th of March 2026

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  • i think hexbear blocking basically is muting? they can still see and comment on your posts you just can't see theirs. unless i'm confused about the distinction between muting and blocking.

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    William Edward Burghardt Du Bois “A system cannot fail those it was never meant to protect.” - Novo General Megathread for the 20th-26th of February 2026

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  • i was on one last night and was overstating things somewhat lol but i do genuinely hate his movies and find that they have this palpable sense of ugly cynicism/shallow edginess lurking under the twee candy aesthetic (which he ofc does pull off really well on a technical level, to the point he's someone i wish was just a director rather than a writer-director). ralph fiennes's character's casual misogyny and old timey racism are treated as fun quirks on a person we're supposed to ultimately like and find charming, the nazi stand-ins are treated as a slapstick joke (not in the Disco Elysium sense of treating fascism as a joke either, where it's built on genuine insight to the core pathetic-ness of the ideology, but just like "lol it's the nazis but ZZ instead of SS isn't that so quirky and hilarious??") also some weird clean Wehrmacht shit with Ed Norton's character.

    and idk, the tone of the film just treats its grotesque darker elements with such an unearned lightness w/o a further statement its making with that lightness or insight into the violent or grotesque, like violence and state oppression is just something this privileged film school dickhead has never had to take seriously in his actual life so it works just fine as set dressing for his quirked up style-over-substance tone/aesthetic/tech exercises. i don't actually know the guy ofc but that is the heavy vibe the film gives off.

    but people should like what they like, idc, there isn't a moral dimension to media consumption. i'm just gonna happily never watch one of his movies again, i've watched like half of his filmography since he's so beloved, each time trying to go in with an open mind/trying to like the movie and it's been the same experience every time.

    EDIT: i'll also add that beyond my half baked woke analysis his storytelling and character writing just fail to engage on a more visceral/emotional level, i just can't vibe with everyone being a weird Quirk Robot, it's all just so in love with itself out the gate to me in a way that rubs me wrong on an instinctive level.

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    William Edward Burghardt Du Bois “A system cannot fail those it was never meant to protect.” - Novo General Megathread for the 20th-26th of February 2026

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  • and the thing is i like plenty of Evil Movies (e.g. Ari Aster) but cutesy winking twee movies made by a clearly evil mind (Wes Anderson) are their own kind of eldritch horror

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  • i’ve never liked a single wes anderson movie idt but watching grand budapest hotel tonight and this is a film created by a genuinely evil heart and mind

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    Disabled Community Megathread from February 9, 2026 to February 22, 2026

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  • thanks! it's for someone i love rather than myself, i think the second book wouldn't be the best fit but do think they could probably benefit from body keeps the score. appreciate you!

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    William Edward Burghardt Du Bois “A system cannot fail those it was never meant to protect.” - Novo General Megathread for the 20th-26th of February 2026

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  • do any of yall know of any good resources on the main differences between BPD and cPTSD? i don't want to go too deep into details on why but anything folks could point me toward would be hugely appreciated (best i could find with a quick google search is like, subreddit communities which i ofc take with a huge amount of salt).

    i realize there's a lot of venn diagram overlap, and i know some schools of thought say they're the same thing and cPTSD is just a less stigmatized way to frame it, but i also know there are plenty who don't and who are critical of the BPD diagnosis because of its roots in medical misogyny, etc. don't have a horse in that race, just want to learn more. thanks in advance yall!!

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    Disabled Community Megathread from February 9, 2026 to February 22, 2026

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  • do any of yall know of any good resources on the main differences between BPD and cPTSD? i don't want to go too deep into details on why but anything folks could point me toward would be hugely appreciated (best i could find with a quick google search is like, subreddit communities which i ofc take with a huge amount of salt).

    i realize there's a lot of venn diagram overlap, and i know some schools of thought say they're the same thing and cPTSD is just a less stigmatized way to frame it, but i also know there are plenty who don't and who are critical of the BPD diagnosis because of its roots in medical misogyny, etc. don't have a horse in that race, just want to learn more. thanks in advance yall!!

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    Nashville Sit-ins Begin (1960) - Novo General Megathread for the 13th-19th of February 2026

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  • i disagree, no one deserves this shit and that belief is why i'm a communist

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    Nashville Sit-ins Begin (1960) - Novo General Megathread for the 13th-19th of February 2026

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  • yall got any good ideas for music for non-standard fantasy ambient tabletop RPG playlists? setting is roughly early-mid 20th century analogue (w/ copious anachronisms) mixed with communist New Weird elements. so far ive got a lot of Disco Elysium soundtrack (ofc), Fogweaver (Earthsea inspired Dungeon Synth) and some FF7 tracks. a little Dishonored ambient thrown in there but that's more decent-if-generic.

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  • Any time I think I could be friends with someone I encounter through my job or something, they open their mouth and say some bigoted shit. So I can't even find solace in focusing on making this and the coming hell less horrible for us, together.

    yeah i feel this & struggle with this, it can be hard to maintain compassion/love, to remind oneself that beliefs come from material conditions, people can be changed/educated/redirected with the right organizational structures, yadda yadda yadda (all true, but can ring hollow a lot of the time). and i do organize & am in an org, i just go through periods of disillusionment & relative inaction driven in part by the backwards shitty beliefs and mentalities all around us (and within myself and people i love, brainworms that we have to fight against and be vigilant against always). idk, i want to love people and be compassionate toward humanity, but i go through these phases of finding interacting with most of them grating at best and detestable at worst.

    in my original post i was more talking about the angst around being run by a cabal of nazi removed's and the last vestiges of socialism or even meaningful anti-imperialism being hollowed out and besieged into nothing, but when you mentioned that you reminded me that yeah, that feeling has also been alongside a more general feeling of misanthropy lately.

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    Nashville Sit-ins Begin (1960) - Novo General Megathread for the 13th-19th of February 2026

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  • wept to my partner last night about the fact that it feels like the forces of evil are just doing victory laps around us in the current historical moment. she was glad that i let myself be vulnerable with her like that, which is nice and comforting. the feeling is still awful though. i feel like im diving into hyperfixation/distraction at the moment to avoid it.

    don't have much more to add than that. not sure why i felt the need to post this on chapo dot chat. thought maybe some ppl here would find it relatable. idk...

  • The kids are alright.

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  • the virgin gigachad vs the chad this fuckin kid

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  • that’s real, i know many who do same. the dopamine hit of a match could be a guilty pleasure ngl ngl. (but like many such things was ultimately bad for my health)

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    Nashville Sit-ins Begin (1960) - Novo General Megathread for the 13th-19th of February 2026

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  • nein, i should never be trusted with power

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    Nashville Sit-ins Begin (1960) - Novo General Megathread for the 13th-19th of February 2026

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  • portalcels HATE this ONE TRICK (clicking a single collapse button and/or accepting that not every aspect of a community has to be Built For You)

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    Nashville Sit-ins Begin (1960) - Novo General Megathread for the 13th-19th of February 2026

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  • tangentially related, lo siento, but your post reminded me that just today i was thinking if my current relationship doesn't work out idk if i could ever stomach going back on dating apps. i came in well after the golden age of them and they were enshittified garbage when i started and somehow got even worse over the couple years on and off i used them. idk, the memory/thought of them makes my stomach sink, what a dystopian way to connect.

    think i'd just hope the grillpill (having irl friends and community and a social life) would allow me to stumble into something by chance, and if not c'est la vie. 

  • r/TrueAnon can have major StupidPol energy at times

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  • They're talking about your ability to get along with other people and not being extremely off-putting.

    yeah "be normal" in the TA (podcast not subreddit) context means "be prosocial and able to empathize with ordinary working people." they're a gonzo dirtbag podcast so they phrase it in a bit more of a callout/"tough love" kind of way that's mildly problematic, but the substance and intent of it is definitely correct and something terminally online leftists often need to hear.

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    Black Rose Anarchist Federation - Novo General Megathread for the 6th-12th of February 2026

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  • in too deep w/ this world building shit

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  • my caffeine tolerance kinda scary ngl, i should probably do something about that at some point

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    Infosec concern: Account deletion buggy between Hexbear & Lemmygrad

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    gf (looking over my shouldre without alerting me 🙄):

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    US comrades: if there's an emergency protest for Venezuela near you, you should go

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    lenin, my GOAT

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    NYC hexbears riding the Zohran high: get involved w/ the ICE Out of NY coalition!!

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    help

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    the true reason i started organizing…

  • electoralism @hexbear.net
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    PSL Statement on Zohran's Win

    liberationnews.org /psl-statement-mamdanis-victory-and-the-movement-for-socialism/
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    !! Vote Socialist in the Bronx - PSL candidate Andre Easton launches campaign for NY-15 Congressional District !!