I did my job. The democrats had one job too, and they failed.

Thank you for saying this in a more detailed way than I have been. This is exactly right. They built their own leftist haven and became a whole culture of their own, and then became federated. There is bound to be an initial clash, but honestly I think most of the people who hate on them never gave them a chance. All they saw were the shitposts and the in-jokes and you closed the door.

When it comes to dealing with HB users here, my advice is the exact same as dealing with other users

• if you don't like what someone is saying (because it's idiotic, obstrusive, or whatever), block the person for some peace of mind.

• if you're consistently uninterested on the content coming from an instance, block the instance.

I see a lot of leftists (and leaning leftists), even on .world, who would be better off interacting with the users there (maybe blocking the shitposting comms). And outside of those most-seen comms (chapotraphouse and dunk_tank), there is genuine conversation and less shit talking and in-jokes. I believe, with more instances coming in that are federated with them (mine, .ml, and lem.ee? are a couple), some of the Hex-natives are understanding how to interact with curious left-leaning people with unintentionally wrong-headed ideas.

Downvote me all you want, I stand by Hexbear. o7

Like the very venomous coral snake:

New World coral snakes possess one of the most potent venoms of any North American snake. However, relatively few bites are recorded due to their reclusive nature and the fact they generally inhabit sparsely populated areas. Even in areas that are densely populated, bites are rare.

Also not to be confused with the non-venomous king snake:

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Do you want to let us uninitiated know what he was right about?

"So," said Arthur, hoping he wasn't sounding ridiculously obtuse, "why don't people get rid of the lizards?" "It honestly doesn't occur to them," said Ford. "They've all got the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government they've voted in more or less approximates to the government they want." "You mean they actually vote for the lizards?" "Oh yes," said Ford with a shrug, "of course." "But," said Arthur, going for the big one again, "why?" "Because if they didn't vote for a lizard," said Ford, "the wrong lizard might get in.”

Douglas Adam’s The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

but passed during construction having spent over $400K on the project.

A boomer building a bunker.

Yes, it’s like she took notes from her husband, but isn’t Smooth Willy enough to pull it off. I think it’s because deep down, she is just a bitch.

Recognized tribes, many of which contain no trained archaeologists or anthropologists whatsoever, are being given the right to veto any display that pertains to their modern geographical region.

Just because they don’t have archeologists or anthropologists by title doesn’t mean they don’t know the history of the artifacts. Plus, it’s their stuff, they have a right to it.

As a result, many museums are simply shutting their exhibitions down or giving their collections away.

Why don’t you just ask the Native Americans what they want? It’s possible they are fine with it or want the exhibit altered to be allowed to stay.

How people see Canada: So polite! Chill, harmless.

Canada’s Onion: Would you like some maple syrup on that burn?

In a statement, Air Canada said "we use the services of a third party wheelchair assistance specialist in Las Vegas.

Do all airlines “hire out” their wheelchair assistance? It seems simple enough just to have an “aisle chair” on hand that an air steward (or even the guy’s wife) could push him out in. Why isn’t that an option?

How the fuck did we get to a place where you need either of these things to hang a goddamn flag outside your building with your freedom of speech opinion on it? This is insane.

This is a rhetorical question, @queermunist nailed it on the head.