TankieTanuki

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[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 16 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

20 million exceeds the most widely accepted estimates, which place the total Soviet war dead at around 24 million

monke-beepboop

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 9 points 11 hours ago

preemptively, as a last resort

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 7 points 11 hours ago

i went back to shcool

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 44 points 11 hours ago

please no i would be so owned

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 16 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

I had a guy tell me that Mao killed between 50 and 70M from "relocations", in addition to 30M from the famine. I asked him "what relocations?" but never got an answer. I think he was getting his wires crossed with Stalin.

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 20 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Once upon a time, someone came up with a number and a (half-assed) justification, and since then every subsequent reteller has just added another million to it

 
[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 9 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

What really stood out: The POLITICO Poll found that homebuying and rental costs were of particular concern for young and Hispanic adults, two constituencies whose support for Trump last year helped Republicans regain control of Washington.

Liberals will refuse to even entertain the idea of a housing policy and then just finger wag at you for not giving them your vote

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 9 points 14 hours ago

I started donating to KDE and Lemmy last week

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 10 points 15 hours ago

no reason to become main Hexbear users

We got emojis and our upvote button is cuter hexbear-retro

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 2 points 15 hours ago

I thought it was an iceberg diagram

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 9 points 15 hours ago (5 children)

Do we not get new users from lemmy.ml?

 

Conservative political analysis seen floating around twitter.

Mohammad killed the entire population of the globe in his era (circa 600 CE). Now that's impressive

 

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/talks-could-have-ended-war-ukraine | Archived

At the first meeting, the Russians presented a set of harsh conditions, effectively demanding Ukraine’s capitulation. This was a nonstarter. But as Moscow’s position on the battlefield continued to deteriorate, its positions at the negotiating table became less demanding. So on March 3 and March 7, the parties held a second and third round of talks [...]

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240428/ukraine-rejected-2022-peace-deal-over-russian-language-status--banning-nazism-terms---welt-1118153431.html

Regarding territorial issues, parts of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Donbass would remain under Russian control

Moscow ostensibly wanted Kiev to slash the size of its army to 85,000 people, while Ukraine insisted on retaining a strength of 250,000.

Edit: Replaced "reporter" with "politician" in the post title

Edit2: Changed title from "microphone cut" to "segment cut short" in the title

 

https://xcancel.com/PicturesUssr/status/1992968196987445630

A Soviet statue of Vladimir Lenin turned into a skate ramp, Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Russia, 2024

Photograph: Arthur Aleskerov

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U.S. Army Gen. (ret.) Mark Milley, political commentator Rachel Maddow and Milley's wife Hollyanne Milley arrive for the funeral service for former Vice President Dick Cheney at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., Nov. 20, 2025. [Anna Moneymaker, Getty Images]

https://www.azcentral.com/picture-gallery/news/politics/2025/11/20/dick-cheney-funeral-photos/87371334007/

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submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by TankieTanuki@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
 

Happens every week or so.

This same guy has reported a few other videos and at least 2 TankieTube accounts.

 
 
 

Deaths of Despair = Suicides + Alcohol-Related + Drugs

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