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The Pope's fucking dead.

He gave JD Vance three chocolate easter eggs, exchanged pleasantries for 17 minutes, and then keeled over and died.

What a way to go.


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[–] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 56 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Huge L from Remnin University Chongyang Institute, as they did an interview with Jackson Hinkle over his glazing of the Governance of China, and poverty alleviation efforts

Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China (RDCY) was established on January 19th, 2013. It is the main funding program that Shanghai Chongyang Investment Group Co., Ltd. donated to Renmin University of China and established the education fund to operate.

Never expected to see this bozo on my WeChat homepage. Cowards also turned off comments to the short video

[–] jack@hexbear.net 38 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Xi are you fucking kidding there are so many Americans who would do this and aren't shithead reactionary grifters there's a whole political party of us

[–] grandepequeno@hexbear.net 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

there are so many Americans who would do this

With at least as many followers as him, I doubt it. Maaaaaaaaaaaybe Hasan and John Cena

[–] jack@hexbear.net 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You think this guy is more popular than Hasan? No fucking way.

[–] grandepequeno@hexbear.net 2 points 3 months ago

I only checked their twitters

[–] BynarsAreOk@hexbear.net 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Daily reminder this is the party that praised Harry Kissinger on his death.

lol lmao even fucking Jackson Hinkle may as well be a literal baby eating a lolipop in comparison.

[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 2 points 3 months ago

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

[–] CredibleBattery@hexbear.net 31 points 3 months ago (1 children)

russian agent theory gaining ground every day

[–] hotcouchguy@hexbear.net 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I'm honestly leaning that way over the CIA theory. Could see some Dugin fan thinking this guy is great.

[–] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 6 points 3 months ago

I read somewhere that the people he's been talking to in China are basically a sort of Chinese Laroucheists, so yeah pretty much

[–] ratboy@hexbear.net 15 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Okay so there's Jackson Hinkle, but is there another one? Hickle? Do they both suck or is one good? Or am I tripping?

[–] Fishroot@hexbear.net 31 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Jason Hickel is the good one, a degrowth ecosocialist himbo

[–] ratboy@hexbear.net 26 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Okay thank you ive been so confused about that since I joined hexbear lol

[–] Fishroot@hexbear.net 21 points 3 months ago

Jason Hickle is really good in regard to ecosocialism highly recommend

[–] spudnik@hexbear.net 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Literally the only way that I can remember who the bad one is is that Hinkle rhymes with stinkle

[–] hotcouchguy@hexbear.net 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Mine is: Jason - normal name, Jackson - sus old money country club wasp name, cold-war-era CIA name.

Apologies to any normal Jacksons out there, I've just never encountered one.

[–] ratboy@hexbear.net 4 points 3 months ago

I knew a Jackson, he was not what you describe but he was not normal by any stretch of the imagination

[–] ratboy@hexbear.net 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

My brain never shuts off so ive thought about this like 5 times already lol this will definitely help

[–] spudnik@hexbear.net 2 points 3 months ago

Yessss, that's exactly how it was for me. It just popped into my head one time and now it's stuck forever

[–] Sebrof@hexbear.net 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I don't mean to brag, but my life's greatest work was to address this very confusion

https://hexbear.net/comment/5992760

[–] Sebrof@hexbear.net 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Idk why, linking this comment isn't working (I'm old and boomer)

But here it is:

Jason Hickle? Think Hammer and Sickle

JacKKKson Hinkle? On his head you should tinkle.

[–] ratboy@hexbear.net 3 points 3 months ago

Damn I wish I could be clever enough to think up something like that lol. I will remember that, I already have "stinkle" stuck in my head from another comment