Rom

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[–] Rom@hexbear.net 10 points 39 minutes ago

My entire life ohnoes

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cw more Garrison stuff


Garrison's brainworms are some of the funniest

[–] Rom@hexbear.net 8 points 4 hours ago

Budd Dwyer lmao

[–] Rom@hexbear.net 7 points 8 hours ago

Of course it was from Grok

[–] Rom@hexbear.net 47 points 11 hours ago (13 children)

(with ping-ping tables)

Do they really think people give a shit about ping-pong tables? I don't care about your little table games, pay me.

[–] Rom@hexbear.net 11 points 22 hours ago

one fart and I'm dead

[–] Rom@hexbear.net 55 points 1 day ago

Imagine being so evil that you make the Catholic Church look like the good guys.

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They wrote this article trying to make him look bad lmao. They have learned nothing.

He wrote about plans to “wack the CEO at the annual parasitic bean-counter convention”

Spitting straight fire.

 

The article

It's basically what you'd expect.

One of the more revealing – and darkly amusing – features was the phone's automatic censorship of words deemed problematic by the state. For instance, when users typed oppa, a South Korean term used to refer to an older brother or a boyfriend, the phone automatically replaced it with comrade. A warning would then appear, admonishing the user that oppa could only refer to an older sibling.

I can't figure out what they're claiming here. It replaces "oppa" with 'comrade' like in English? Or the Korean word for 'comrade'? And why would it admonish you for an autocorrection it made on its own? This is nonsensical.

Typing "South Korea" would trigger another change. The phrase was automatically replaced with "puppet state," reflecting the language used in official North Korean rhetoric.

lmao

Then came the more unsettling features. The phone silently captured a screenshot every five minutes, storing the images in a hidden folder that users couldn't access. According to the BBC, authorities could later review these images to monitor the user's activity.

Damn that's a wild claim, wonder where it came from?

The device was smuggled out of North Korea by Daily NK, a Seoul-based media outlet specializing in North Korean affairs.

Who wants to guess where Daily NK gets their funding?

spoilerhttps://www.dailynk.com/english/faq/

One of our biggest donors is the US-based National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and information about NED grants Daily NK has received can be found here.

surprised-pika

Experts say this technology is designed not only to control information but also to reinforce state messaging at the most personal level.

Our noble "protecting free speech," their dastardly reinforcing state messaging.

Also, "experts"? Which experts? And in what field? Who even knows.

The regime has reportedly intensified efforts to eliminate South Korean cultural influence, which it views as subversive. So-called "youth crackdown squads" have been deployed to enforce these rules, frequently stopping young people on the streets to inspect their phones and review text messages for banned language.

"""reportedly""" hasan-ok-dude

Some North Korean escapees have shared that exposure to South Korean dramas or foreign radio broadcasts played a key role in their decision to flee the country. Despite the risks, outside media continues to be smuggled in – often via USB sticks and memory cards hidden in food shipments. Much of this effort is supported by foreign organizations.

"Some North Korean escapees" apparently none who have names or positions, because none were found in this article.

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gayroller-2000 bridget-pride-stay-mad

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Demand the real poo

 

Don't ever get on a USian plane again imo

https://archive.is/kTyuw

 

luigi-dance

Article textUnitedHealth Group is facing a staggering loss in its market value following the former CEO’s sudden murder.

The shocking assassination of Brian Thompson last December took the world by storm as all eyes focused on Luigi Mangione — the man who was allegedly responsible for gunning him down.

But the killing of the business executive has also caused the insurance company to lose a whopping $63 billion in value.

Daily Mail also reports that the stock price was initially around $610 per share on December 4, 2024. As of Thursday, January 16, 2025, that has dropped to $510.

“Brian helped build this company and forged deep, trusted relationships for over 20 years, and the positive impact he had on people will be felt for years to come,” said Chief Financial Officer John Rex during an open call, as per Unilad.

But while concerns are still on the rise — in regards to the murder and the financial decrease — UnitedHealth has posted a “better-than-expected” profit during the final quarter of 2024.

The Independent said the group’s leaders’ stated adjusted earnings in the last three months of the year ended at $6.81 a share, which was a 10.6% increase from the same period in 2023 and 9 cents ahead of the Wall Street consensus forecast.

Revenues were also reported to have risen 6.4% to $100.8 billion. Brian Thompson’s death had major financial impacts on the health insurance company

Facebook users took the opportunity to share their thoughts on the healthcare system.

“I have heard so many horror stories about United Healthcare and [its] continued fraudulent activities with their clients, including my daughter,” said one woman.

“They are a horrible insurance company and scammed so many people out of millions of $$, not to mention the stress that would put on people and their basic access to healthcare!”

Another person wrote, “Everyone needs to drop their insurance through them. They rip people off and wont pay for necessary meds or important tests for their clients. It’s sad someone died because of the whole companies GREED.” Luigi Mangione is suspected to have been the one to murder Thompson

Thompson, who first joined the healthcare company in 2004 and became its CEO in 2021, was 50 years old when he was shot twice in the back and once in the leg in the morning of December 4, 2024.

Patrol officers responded to the emergency call dispatched at 6:46am, as reported by E! News, and arrived at the entrance of the New York Hilton Midtown hotel.

“It appears the suspect was lying in wait for several minutes,” said NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch during a media briefing. “And as the victim was walking to the conference hotel, the suspect approached from behind and fired several rounds, striking the victim at least once in the back and at least once in the right calf.

She added that the slaying appeared to have been a “pre-meditated, pre-planned, targeted attack,” rather than a random act of violence. The killing happened just before 7 in the morning on December 4, 2024

Five days later, on December 9, 26-year-old Luigi Mangione was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania by authorities.

A McDonald’s employee had recognized the suspect and immediately called the cops. When asked if he had been to New York City recently, Mangione “became quiet and started to shake,” the police told NBC News.

Since then, the former Ivy League student has pleaded not guilty to the charges of state murder and terror as he was shackled and seated in a Manhattan court on December 23.

He is currently being held in the federal prison of Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center after being extradited from Pennsylvania. Some had previously suspected he would be transferred to Rikers Island jail.

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Also when you take a shit you're not actually taking anything, you're giving it away.

Really makes you think thonk

 

I wonder who it was

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