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submitted 2 months ago by ksynwa@lemmygrad.ml to c/videos@hexbear.net

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/4417902

@Eugene_V_Dabs@hexbear.net used to make great agitprop videos. Before retiring, they left a Mega folder with all their videos. I spent an entire evening writing a 100 line Python script to bulk upload their videos to a peertube instance.

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[-] Darthsenio_Mall@hexbear.net 29 points 2 months ago
[-] wtypstanaccount04@hexbear.net 24 points 2 months ago
[-] Darthsenio_Mall@hexbear.net 16 points 2 months ago
[-] wtypstanaccount04@hexbear.net 11 points 2 months ago

That was the one that got like 6000 views on Twitter iirc (maybe it was millions?)

[-] Darthsenio_Mall@hexbear.net 10 points 2 months ago

gee friggin golly that's a lot. even my lib friends liked it though so i'm not surprised

[-] Awoo@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

This video is so fucking funny.

[-] viva_la_juche@hexbear.net 11 points 2 months ago

I forgot he used the h job Benjamin ai voice lmfaooo

[-] ksynwa@lemmygrad.ml 23 points 2 months ago

Anyone knows what they use to generate TTS? I'm assuming they don't record themselves lol

[-] CyberSyndicalist@hexbear.net 28 points 2 months ago

It's an AI generated voice trained on the voice actor Harry Jon Benjamin who would probably approve of using for left wing agitation

[-] wtypstanaccount04@hexbear.net 22 points 2 months ago

Did the video of Xi Jinping banning golf not get archived? Damn, that was one of my favorites sicko-wistful

[-] GenderIsOpSec@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago

Cheering

xi-clap I have no beef with minigolf

Thunderous applause and wild cheering

[-] BJyXJe4LhZetOzA0@hexbear.net 20 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

wtf these videos are so good!
why haven't I seen them before??

sankara-salute

[-] ElGosso@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago

Dunno how long ago you joined us, but the posts were incredibly popular on the old subreddit, and around the time of the founding of the site. So if that was before your time, that's probably why.

[-] BJyXJe4LhZetOzA0@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

yeah i joined late last year, so that makes sense

[-] viva_la_juche@hexbear.net 20 points 2 months ago
[-] oscardejarjayes@hexbear.net 18 points 2 months ago
[-] culpritus@hexbear.net 18 points 2 months ago
[-] Pluto@hexbear.net 18 points 2 months ago
[-] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 17 points 2 months ago

Nice work. I've featured the channel on the home/landing page.

[-] D61@hexbear.net 16 points 2 months ago
[-] emizeko@hexbear.net 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I miss Eugene_V_Dabs. why did have to leave us?

[-] ksynwa@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 2 months ago
[-] emizeko@hexbear.net 17 points 2 months ago

someday we will find a cure. with research, there is hope.

[-] callTheQuestion@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago

i heard physio helps some ppl but not all insurance covers it and the out of pocket is insane $$$

in the EU meme physio is free

[-] wtypstanaccount04@hexbear.net 15 points 2 months ago
[-] Pluto@hexbear.net 15 points 2 months ago

Can you do the same with Paul Robeson's movies?

Famous communist.

[-] ksynwa@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I don't have those. Or the other documentary you mentioned. Looks interesting though.

[-] Pluto@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago

Can you do the same thing you did with the Eugen V. Debs collection?

[-] ksynwa@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 2 months ago

It's not an Eugene V. Debs collection in the way you are thinking it is

[-] Pluto@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago
[-] iridaniotter@hexbear.net 10 points 2 months ago
[-] Pluto@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago
[-] Pluto@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Gerald Horne gave a review of it on the Criterion Collection.

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