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food bestesttrash 2 days ago 100%
Quick, easy and affordable: 3nd week of September - Mom's Spaghetti

This weeks first recipe is Spaghetti with *eat sauce. Thanks to [@Angel@hexbear.net](https://hexbear.net/u/Angel) for the inspiration in u/foods, enjoy! **Ingredients for sauce** - 1 14oz can of tomato sauce - 1 whole onion (diced) - 4 cloves of garlic (fine dice) - 4 links vegan Italian Sausage (removed from casing) - Sugar to taste - Salt to taste - Box of pasta (I <3 macaroni) - Vegan parmesan to taste - 1tbsp of olive oil **Instructions** - Heat a sauté pan on medium-high heat and add olive oil. - Add onions and sauté until translucent. - Add sausage and garlic, break into small pieces, cook till golden brown. - Add tomato sauce and scrape off the bits at the bottom of the pan. - Season to taste with salt, add enough sugar to counteract the acidity (to your liking), and simmer on medium-low heat for 40 minutes. - Cook pasta to your liking in a seprate pot, when done strain pasta. - Combine pasta with sauce; add parmesan. All done! ![tony-cheer](https://hexbear.net/pictrs/image/50353400-7f88-4266-9781-c4441d32b45b.png "emoji tony-cheer")

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food food Quick, easy and affordable: 2nd week of September - Mapo tofu
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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 4 days ago 100%

    rat-salute-2

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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 4 days ago 100%

    Your welcome!! I hope you like it.

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  • food food Quick, easy and affordable: 2nd week of September - Mapo tofu
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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 4 days ago 100%

    Heck yeah! Let us know how it turns out.

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    food bestesttrash 4 days ago 100%
    Quick, easy and affordable: 2nd week of September - Mapo tofu

    ![kirby-wave](https://www.hexbear.net/pictrs/image/84cf2687-8fa0-4d3f-b0ec-337d70d2b597.gif "emoji kirby-wave") Hi again, gonna give this a try any feedback is welcome. This weeks second recipe is a Japanese take on mapo tofu, enjoy! **Ingredients for sauce** - 2½ Tbsp. doubanjiang  (this is a must have) - 1 Tbsp. miso - ½ Tbsp soy sauce - 2 Tbsp. mirin - 1 tsp toasted sesame oil - 1 tsp. potato starch or cornstarch - 4 Tbsp. water **Ingredients for sauté** - 2 cloves garlic (minced) - 1 Tbsp ginger (minced) - 2 green onions/scallions (chopped to your liking) - 14 oz. soft/silken tofu - 1 Tbsp neutral oil - ½ lb protein (impossible ground *eef or Seitan fine diced so it resembles crumbles) **Instructions** - Combine all ingredients for the sauce in a small bowl and mix (set aside). - Heat a wok or large frying pan on medium heat, then add oil. - Add the 1/2lb of protein, garlic, and ginger to the wok and stir fry till golden brown. - Turn heat to medium-low, add the sauce, break apart the silken tofu into bite-sized pieces, and add to the wok. - Gently stir the tofu, coating it in the sauce mixture, then simmer till heated through. - Add green onions and serve with rice. 

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    food bestesttrash 5 days ago 100%
    Quick, easy and affordable? bi-weekly recipes?

    Hey there, I was wondering if there is any interest in some kind of recipe posting (at least biweekly) where the main purpose would be to show people how to make affordable, filling, yummy, and super easy to make meals. Maybe the requirements could be less than 10 minutes of prep, 1 hour of cooking time and under $3ish a serving? Example: **Lentil Soup** **Ingredients:** - 2 tablespoons olive oil - 1 cup finely chopped onion - 1/2 cup finely chopped carrot - 1/2 cup finely chopped celery - 2 teaspoons kosher salt - 1 pound lentils - 1 8oz can of diced tomato's - 2 quarts vegetable broth - 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground coriander - 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground toasted cumin - 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground grains of paradise **Directions:** - Place the olive oil into a large 6-quart Dutch oven and set over medium heat. - Once hot, add the onion, carrot, celery and salt and sweat until the onions are translucent, approximately 6 to 7 minutes. - Add the lentils, tomatoes, broth, coriander, cumin and grains of paradise and stir to combine. Increase the heat to high and bring just to a boil. - Reduce the heat to low, cover and cook at a low simmer until the lentils are tender, approximately 35 to 40 minutes. - All Done!

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    food food If I lived in China I would be happy because every day I could go out and get delicious lo mein noodles for lunch.
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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 6 days ago 100%

    lāo miàn is pretty yummy but have you tried mápó dòufu?

    CW:Meat ::: spoiler spoiler :::

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  • technology technology A guide to China's domestically produced smartphones?
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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 1 week ago 100%

    Not a fan of android or google tbh, but the hardware seems pretty nice. Also I was pretty surprised to see someone on Hexbear talking negatively about GrapheneOS and pixels. Good info tho, thanks for your input rat-salute-2

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  • chapotraphouse chapotraphouse Photo Memories: Dick Cheney and me getting blackout drunk hours before 9/11
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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 1 week ago 100%

    The real crime here is those cargo shorts

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  • technology technology A guide to China's domestically produced smartphones?
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    If you had to replace your note 9S today what would you go with?

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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 2 weeks ago 100%

    What about the OnePlus 12 do you like/dislike? Also are you running the stock rom?

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  • technology technology A guide to China's domestically produced smartphones?
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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 2 weeks ago 100%

    Xiaomi 13 and MIUI

    The good: The build quality outperformed any previous iPhone or Pixel I've used. Super fast charging, It took less than 15 minutes to reach nearly full charge. Also everything I used ran quite quickly, including the OS.

    The bad: It was nearly difficult to properly receive notifications due to MIUI's battery management. There were no basic aesthetic modification options available; I got the impression that Xiaomi was pressuring me to purchase themes.

    The meh: The language barrier was somewhat inconvenient when the keyboard would automatically switch to pinyin, could chalk this up to the pre install rom and my own skill issue of not being able to read hànyǔ or zhōngwén.

    How do I get one outside of china? I have seen these on AliExpress, but I'm not sure whether I can help with this one as I acquired it from a close friend.

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    technology bestesttrash 2 weeks ago 97%
    A guide to China's domestically produced smartphones?

    I'm really interested in HarmonyOS and other Chinese domestic market (CDM) phones and OSes after reading so many discussions about Huawei, Vivo, and OPPO phones. I was hoping we could compile some details on them and how one might get one from outside of China. A place where we could discuss the advantages, disadvantages, and distinctions of using them on a daily basis, perhaps with some reviews?

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    libre libre Linus Torvalds on Woke Communism
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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 1 month ago 100%

    Based based based

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  • cars cars 1993 Mazda HR-X2 concept car
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  • chapotraphouse chapotraphouse Post your Rare Jeb!s here.
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    Idk if it’s rare but it’s def a banger

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  • politics politics Is China becoming transphobic?
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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 1 month ago 100%

    I'm really fucking tired of seeing this narrative championed by fed's and then watching people try to justify real transphobia and misogynistic behavior because it's China. Every fucking left of socdem comm on every fucking platform is the same shit: "China's trans people are not the same as in the west; stop applying settler/colonial/anglocentric logic and understating to China's transgender population.".

    I want to bring up a few points here, points that I think tell you where China stands when it comes to trans people.

    • They have made legal access to HRT extremely difficult; in 2022, online access to estradiol and other HRT is illegal.
    • Trans people are first required to get approval from their family before medical transition.
    • Most trans people lack supportive family and friends.
    • An alarming amount of trans people have experienced violence from their own families.
    • There are countless stories about AFAB people being raised as mascs, or in some of their words, as men or men.

    I ask of you why there are only two narratives (CIA-sponsored pink-washed anti-China or we must excuse/ignore China's misogyny and transphobia because our cultures differ). Why are we not looking at the actual conditions of trans people in China?

    "Is China becoming transphobic?"?

    No, it has been due to its misogynistic culture and is only getting worse. IMO partly because of the constant narrative being perpetrated that trans people are some kind of western invention leveraged to wage ideological warfare against China and its allies.

    The world is not that binary; we all understand the positive impact that China has on the world, but we also must be honest with one another and ourselves. Trans people deserve better, regardless of what culture we exist in; limiting our access to medical transision, the lack of support from friends and family, and violence create a culture that is toxic and damaging to trans people.

    Some sources for the highlighted points:

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  • chapotraphouse chapotraphouse They're transvestigating Andrew Tate! And they have photo evidence!
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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 1 month ago 100%

    Ahh so that's what he was talking about when he said ::: spoiler spoiler "Would you rather fuck Hulk Hogan with a pussy" https://x.com/TheGodlyNoob/status/1798475697842987349 ::: TW: Transphobia

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  • guns guns If the P320 ‘accidental discharge’ controversy is the result of cops being stupid (which I’m not discounting), why don’t Glock or other striker fire guns have the same controversy?
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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 2 months ago 100%

    I think a part of it is how new the P320 is. Glocks had a similar reputation in the early 80’s - 90’s, with over 120 accidental discharges in the Washington Metropolitan Police Department from 1988 to 1998 for example. In my opinion, I think it’s mostly ND’s and cops attempting to cover their asses. Here’s an opinion piece from 2015 talking about how unsafe Glocks are: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-owens-glock-accidents-20150508-story.html. Also, here’s a link discussing the “safety” of Glocks and a reference to a trigger recall with some pretty good diagrams: https://www.gunsamerica.com/digest/glock-trigger/

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  • badposting badposting Unfortunately, I need to be the bearer of badposting news about Franklin...
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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 2 months ago 100%

    I wish Franklin a speedy recovery from His top surgery.

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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 2 months ago 100%

    I don't think anyone recently audited GrapheneOS, so I'm not sure about the trackerless aspect of it. Hardware wise, there's a bit of concern given the closed-source nature of the baseband firmware on pixels. Admittedly, it's been a bit since I looked into it, but last time I checked, there were no tools that would enable fuzzing, root-cause analysis, or debugging of the pixels baseband firmware images. So currently, I don't think we have the tools to check this. Also I would love a good Linux phone. I was really hoping the librem-5 would pan out, but it looks pretty dead at this point.

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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 2 months ago 100%

    I do like what there trying to do but it runs on google hardware

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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 2 months ago 100%

    All smartphones are trash

    Android and iOS are both trash; both are built for data harvesting, but none of them are private. Can we stop with the "my team is better" BS, your simping for billion-dollar conglomerates; I thought y'all were better than this.

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  • traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns Announcing: Friendship with the Transmasculine Pride (web)Ring!
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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 2 months ago 100%

    lets-fucking-go lets-fucking-go lets-fucking-go

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  • badposting badposting omg bestie stoppppp you should be banned from badposting cause of how good you post
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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 2 months ago 100%

    Hey chicken girlies…..

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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 3 months ago 100%

    Ty

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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 3 months ago 100%

    thin brown line?

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  • music music Back off I'll fuck you up headstrong to take on anyone
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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 3 months ago 100%

    today is the day I lost faith in hexbear

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  • traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns Intense period-like cycles?
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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 4 months ago 100%

    IDK how to feel about the discourse here as a whole, but to address some of the posters in this thread and others ive seen. First, you don't need a uterus or to shed a uterine lining to be a woman, period. Second, all people experience hormonal cycles (enby, trans, cis, etc.). So to answer the OP, yes, it is totally normal and ok, but it is never a bad idea to ask your doctor. As far as transfems and period discourse, I think we can all agree that western society takes more of a misogynistic view, and I think that leads to a focus on fem people and their cycles. Also, the physicality of someone who sheds their uterine lining is a pretty obvious physical symptom that is only possible if you have a uterus. So I think the question is more like, Can we, as transfems, call our hormonal cycles a period? IMO yes, I guess where I have an issue with posters on this one is that a lot of the symptoms that fems say are part of their cycle have nothing to do with HRT and have more to do with people that have uteri. To get a better idea, we can sort through the common period symptoms that people with uteri experience.

    Abdominal cramps - Uterine contractions help shed the inner lining of the uterus (endometrium).

    Breakouts - Estrogen and progesterone levels decline while androgens, such as testosterone, increase slightly. Androgens stimulate the production of sebum; if too much sebum is produced, acne breakouts are a common result.

    Tender breasts - When progesterone levels increase, the mammary glands in your breasts enlarge and swell, this leads to an achy, swollen feeling.

    Fatigue - When hormone levels plummet, fatigue is often the result.

    Bloating - Changes in estrogen and progesterone can cause your body to retain more water, which results in a bloated feeling.

    Bowel issues - your bowels are sensitive to hormonal change; this can lead to more frequent movements and/or the following: diarrhea, nausea, gassiness, and constipation.

    Headache -  Estrogen can increase serotonin levels and the number of serotonin receptors in the brain, setting off migraines.

    Mood swings - Estrogen can increase production of serotonin and endorphins, decreasing/increasing good feelings and/or increasing depression and irritability. For some, progesterone can have a calming effect. When you have low progesterone levels, the effect may be diminished or increased.

    Lower back pain - The uterine and abdominal contractions are triggered by the release of prostaglandins and can cause muscle contractions.

    Trouble sleeping abdominal cramps, tender breasts, bloating, headaches, cramps, etc. can all contribute to having issues sleeping.

    Do we as transfems share some of these symptoms? Absolutely, for example, breakouts, fatigue, bloating, bowel issues, headaches, mood swings, and trouble sleeping. All of them are related to estrogen, and some to progesterone levels increasing or decreasing, like during our shot, patch, cream, or pellet cycles. However, things like abdominal cramps or lower back pains are directly related to having a uterus and the shedding of the uterine lining triggered by hormonal fluctuations. Does this mean you can't get abdominal cramps or lower back pains if you don't have a uterus no, but its most likely not related to your HRT cycles.

    Also this is pretty helpful for estimating the ebb and flow of your HRT cycles

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  • guns guns Sig Sauer’s marketing towards women includes pink ammo boxes lol
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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 4 months ago 100%

    Tbh no idea, they did do a recall a bit ago.

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  • guns guns Sig Sauer’s marketing towards women includes pink ammo boxes lol
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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 4 months ago 100%

    Does this one also go off without warning like the p320’s?

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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 4 months ago 100%

    waaaaaait, a manga version of capitol exists?!?!?!?

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  • games games Policenauts - Hideo Kojima's follow-up to Snatcher (PC-98 Paradise) also on 3DO, PlayStation, Saturn
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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 4 months ago 100%

    yooooo policenauts and snatcher two of the best kojima games, if your into visual novels check you should def check um out

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  • traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns CW: brainworms, I know what all of this means it's so over for me
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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 5 months ago 100%

    Its sad how people still take Ray Blanchard seriously in twenty fucking twenty four. Also can we stop posting chan bullshit, this is the 2nd post in a week. sadness

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  • chapotraphouse chapotraphouse it's 4/20 baby
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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 5 months ago 100%

    Oddly specific

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  • traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns [Transfem] Teehee I'm such a silly boygirl :3
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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 5 months ago 100%

    Tbh Chan is the last place id suggest any trans person take seriously. Gender is silly but can also be important, however u feel about yours is based and p valid, fuck what anyone else’s says.

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  • badposting badposting Beanis Wright
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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 5 months ago 100%

    Attorney at balls?

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  • traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns Yes... Ha ha ha... YES!
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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 5 months ago 100%

    Great! even more responsibility, I can hardly cook dinner for myself now I have to be GOD sadness

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  • badposting badposting I'll be voting for Joe Guyden
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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 6 months ago 100%

    yooooo new yukza boss just dropped, they from the tojo clan?

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  • chapotraphouse chapotraphouse ACTUALLY! Android is more private than the iPhone! (Disclaimer: The YouTuber is anti-China, but his analysis on Apple is very good)
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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 6 months ago 100%

    Ehhhh no smartphone is private, apple acts like they are, google kinda does.

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  • badposting badposting Me when I see a tasty bean
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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 6 months ago 100%

    *hides bean

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  • badposting badposting nevar stap posting
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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 6 months ago 100%

    but some times i'm tired and cranky and don't wanna sadness

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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 6 months ago 100%

    I, AM, FUGGIN, LEGOS!!!! ::: spoiler spoiler no wait, gdi why did I post this, what im saying is im like..... ohhh nvm :::

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    chapotraphouse bestesttrash 6 months ago 97%
    Is hexbear lying?

    I don't know who of you to trust anymore, its always fakenews ![cri](https://www.hexbear.net/pictrs/image/a56152fe-02c6-41e3-b2f3-865b6c564422.png "emoji cri")

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    memes memes Time to pronouns 😞
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  • bestesttrash bestesttrash 6 months ago 100%

    fixed it

    yeonmi-park In America healthcare is so bad that people are self-medicating with street opioids just to treat diarrhea

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    traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns bestesttrash 8 months ago 100%
    Hatepeach?

    ![bernie](https://www.hexbear.net/pictrs/image/2a7fe47d-a1aa-4eb7-acb4-2902adf68b42.png "emoji bernie") I am once again asking for you to stop meowing at me ![bernie](https://www.hexbear.net/pictrs/image/2a7fe47d-a1aa-4eb7-acb4-2902adf68b42.png "emoji bernie")

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