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American media is genuinely so busted lol like how can you write this article and expect to be taken seriously. Here are some more examples of their “journalism”

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[–] kristina@hexbear.net 58 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (5 children)

Xi was literally a plumber and got caked in shit regularly building poop reactors for heating

[–] D61@hexbear.net 42 points 2 months ago (3 children)

If this is true, my whole world has just been made 100% more amazing.

Super Mario Brothers theme plays in my head every time I see a picture of Xi

[–] kristina@hexbear.net 42 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Its true, from an interview before he was made leader

[–] D61@hexbear.net 14 points 2 months ago

Everything is better outside the USA, even the "before they were the leader" stories.

[–] grazing7264@hexbear.net 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The community leaders have a story of him during an emergency (without time change out his clothes into PPE gear) diving into the overflowing clogged poop tank to stop it from exploding lol

[–] egg1918@hexbear.net 9 points 2 months ago

Do you know where I can read more about Xi's early/personal life? The bits of his story I do know of are fascinating

[–] CoolerOpposide@hexbear.net 16 points 2 months ago

Not much different from Vance who is covered in shit often as well when The Help can’t wipe his ass for him

[–] buckykat@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago

Xi was literally one of the students in the Down to the Countryside Movement.

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Do they use the same kind of methane reclamation systems like in the DPRK?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBqeC8ihsO8&t=3899s

[–] kristina@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

that looks similar to what xi described, yeah

he described it as a big mound of dirt piled on shit with various pipes in it. one of the pipes got clogged (threatening a dangerous explosion) and he unclogged it and got absolutely blasted in the face and mouth with poop. he also said his work crew laughed at him lol and that it humbled him greatly. he said he realized he was not so much smarter than rural people then, they suggested originally that they just evacuate the area and let it explode but he was stubborn and didnt want to lose all the work they did making it.

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

lol. that's awesome.

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

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