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[–] Buske@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago

Technically all US funded media is now russian funded media anyways. All the same group of rich folk.

[–] LostWanderer@fedia.io 33 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's time to mass defederate from Lemmy.ml, like Hexbear, they need to be isolated in their own bubble.

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Been saying this for atleast a year and nothing has happened.

[–] LostWanderer@fedia.io 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, I've only gotten grumbles in response too...This is a serious issue, nobody can simply ignore reality and get away with it.

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Can we get a petition going or something? Truly sick of their shit.

[–] LostWanderer@fedia.io 2 points 4 hours ago

Promoting a petition that Lemmy as a whole unites against Lemmy.ml might get some traction building. I could only hope that if it succeeded, the mass defederation would begin in earnest.

[–] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago

Dessalines has no shame

[–] zeezee@slrpnk.net 14 points 1 day ago

Weirdly enough they used to be 15% us state funded before USAID got cut back in Feb - so technically they're not even US funded anymore...

[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

PLEASE defederate from the tankie sealions. Engaging with them is beyond painful and they should have no power here to continue to push normal people away from the fediverse.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I hope PieFed isn't being run by tankies. Anyone know? I'd rather switch.

This dipshit is one reason why I won't contribute to LemmyUI like I wanted to.

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

They're definitely not Tankies, but I don't know of their politics beyond that...as it should be IMO for any project intended to be widely used

[–] hakase@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 day ago

No money for tankie devs!

[–] Rose@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

About a third of its front page is taken up by banners asking people to donate. Clearly a US state-funded propaganda outlet. 🙃