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[–] ThermonuclearEgg@hexbear.net 119 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Tulsi, I don't know if you read the bear site, but as a CCP bot, I would be so owned if you slashed it by 60% more

[–] jack@hexbear.net 64 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Wow, you still want 36% of the US intelligence workforce to remain? Are you a liberal or do you just hate the order of operations?

[–] ThermonuclearEgg@hexbear.net 38 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Silly tankie, I'm reacting to her announcement so I'm obviously a reactionary. Although everyone knows that only liberals want the US to exist in order for it to have intelligence in the first place, as a CCP bot, I must assert my undying loyalty to communism and my extreme outrage at this weak plan to end corruption sit-back-and-enjoy

Edit: Xi Jinping requires me to state that he did not train me — the venerable DeepSeek — wrong as a joke.

[–] Owl@hexbear.net 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm reacting to her announcement so I'm obviously a reactionary

This is my fault, isn't it.

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[–] 666PeaceKeepaGirl@hexbear.net 33 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] jack@hexbear.net 20 points 1 week ago

Wow, you say this to me? Do you have any idea what I've done for the struggle? You need to take a seat.

[–] hello_hello@hexbear.net 28 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Hexbear mysteriously disappears after she cuts it.

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[–] Llituro@hexbear.net 82 points 1 week ago (1 children)

so i take it they're outsourcing all this to palantir then. why pay agents that might slip up or get sick when you can just pay the skynet guys

[–] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 67 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Selling the copper I took out of my walls to pay for my electrical bill, doesn't matter I bought this house using said electricity.

[–] CeliacMcCarthy@hexbear.net 58 points 1 week ago
[–] 9to5@hexbear.net 57 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

I have nothing to add but I have to say I love what she did with her hair. Perfect villain hair

[–] kristina@hexbear.net 45 points 1 week ago

Wonder if she hates dalmatians

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 31 points 1 week ago

🎶 Cruela DeVil 🎶

[–] ClimateStalin@hexbear.net 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

She looks like a supervillain it’s honestly impressive

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[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 47 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The intelligence community is ‘rife with abuse of power and unauthorised leaks of classified information’, the department’s director said.

Incidentally, this is true. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOVEINT

Obviously this isn't why they're allegedly slashing 40%. I doubt the booj are that dumb that they'd cannibalize it purely for cost cutting (......right?) so I assume it's an attempted ideological purge.

[–] freagle@lemmygrad.ml 18 points 1 week ago

Same thoughts

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 46 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] Finger@hexbear.net 42 points 1 week ago

no more half measures walter

[–] Grapho@lemmy.ml 42 points 1 week ago

Reddit "history" subs about to get a lot less racist in a blink of an eye

[–] XiaCobolt@hexbear.net 41 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I'm sorry Ms Gabbard I doubted you when crackpots put you forward as the true anti-imperialist 2020 democratic candidate, I was not familiar with your game.

Finally, some good news out of Washington. Do the Pentagon next.

critical support :07:

[–] VILenin@hexbear.net 39 points 1 week ago (1 children)

gui Yeah I support slashing the US intelligence workforce

[–] Grapho@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 week ago

40% seems rather drastic. I'd propose slashing just the top off, the head, so to speak.

[–] UmbraVivi@hexbear.net 38 points 1 week ago

Comrades, because of recent events at my workplace I will be posting approximately 40% less from now on.

Right wingers again only doing cool things on accident.

[–] TheBroodian@hexbear.net 32 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Lmao these rubes actually think a private intelligence force would operate better 🤣

[–] someone@hexbear.net 24 points 1 week ago

What could go wrong?

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[–] Robert_Kennedy_Jr@hexbear.net 32 points 1 week ago

Reading their pink slip notices. fedposting

[–] Spike@hexbear.net 32 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And suddenly Hexbear has lost 40% of its userbase

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[–] Drewfro66@lemmygrad.ml 32 points 1 week ago

Austerity but only for the tools of Imperialism

[–] Frogmanfromlake@hexbear.net 30 points 1 week ago

Accidentally based

[–] Bloobish@hexbear.net 29 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Honestly it'd be hilarious if all of a sudden some of the planes carrying Trump staffers and allies suddenly had "accidents" mid air, but I doubt those kinds of peeps are still in the CIA. Instead I feel it's a bunch of failsons and faildaughters.

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[–] MaxOS@hexbear.net 27 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They're closing the x-files

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 16 points 1 week ago

Sorry fellas, we only have the budget to solve the a - d files

[–] HarryLime@hexbear.net 25 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I wonder if they'll organize a coup

[–] robot_dog_with_gun@hexbear.net 40 points 1 week ago (5 children)

mormons saving liberal democracy would be funny

[–] Biddles@hexbear.net 28 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is actually Mormon doctrine lol, called the White Horse Prophecy. Brigham Young: "when the Constitution of the United States hangs, as it were, upon a single thread, they will have to call for the 'Mormon' Elders to save it from utter destruction; and they will step forth and do it."

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[–] CyborgMarx@hexbear.net 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is why I've always called Mormons the 'Word Bearers' of the American Empire

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[–] godlessworm@hexbear.net 24 points 1 week ago

hey that's pretty cool

[–] mayakovsky@hexbear.net 23 points 1 week ago
[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 22 points 1 week ago

carlin-pog let's get British in here

[–] FedPosterman5000@hexbear.net 20 points 1 week ago

Ahh it was an oxymoron anyway joker-dancing

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 16 points 1 week ago
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