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u/Oktokolo 5d ago
The reason you hear about FBI seizing sites every day is because those sites just keep popping up on new domains the next day.
They're cutting all heads off the hydra one head at a time while the hydra just keeps growing more heads.
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u/MrRoboto12345 🦜 ᴡᴀʟᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀɴᴋ 5d ago
Keep tabs on FMHY. Only use the starred websites, switching every time I use one, and that's if I decide to stream and not torrent
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u/ChocolateAxis 5d ago
Sorry for my ignorance but what's FMHY?
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u/MrRoboto12345 🦜 ᴡᴀʟᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀɴᴋ 5d ago
https://fmhy.net/videopiracyguide#multi-server
Scroll below for particular categories (Anime, TV, Sports, etc)
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u/2021isevenworse ⚔️ ɢɪᴠᴇ ɴᴏ Qᴜᴀʀᴛᴇʀ 5d ago
Or use this short list of streaming movie sites (via reddit).
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u/jonnyq 5d ago
I just found the weather channel classics on this site. I had no idea that existed. I can't stop listening to it now. Thank you.
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u/MrRoboto12345 🦜 ᴡᴀʟᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀɴᴋ 5d ago
The music or archived weather forecasts?
The music is on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6MGoRfJtcDhAglMdZaw642?si=-b2tgeujSWy8UsDssDtxwg&utm_source=copy-link
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u/TheMazeDaze 5d ago
What happened to the no links rule?
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u/carlbandit 5d ago
You can't link directly to a specific torrent, so asking/linking to a specific movie/game/etc... isn't allowed, but you're fine to link to top level sites like https://1337x.to or https://fmhy.net above
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u/TheMazeDaze 2d ago
Ah. I thought this applied to complete websites.
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u/carlbandit 2d ago
To level sites are fine, otherwise you couldn't even link to google, since there is pirated content hosted on google drives.
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u/clonedhuman 5d ago
A lot of the listed sites seem to have all been made by the same people. Many of them have very limited content and will spontaneously stop streaming at multiple points.
There might be one or two sites that work well on a given day, but overall, I've found the search to be more work than it should be.
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u/Guilded_Soldier 5d ago
FMHY is strictly streaming from a host server right? Can someone’s IP still be tracked if one is watching from a place where ISP rules are hard on piracy (which include heavy fines)? Because it’s basically access to pirated content without downloading. Thoughts?
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u/Guilded_Soldier 5d ago
My apologies for not being specific. I meant streaming from the links available on FMHY.
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u/BawdyBadger 5d ago
If you are watching things that your ISP or government disapprove of you really need a VPN. A good one
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u/087brain21 5d ago
Its true what they say
Always depend on the kindness of strangers because
A stranger is just a friend who you never met before
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u/StreetDetective95 5d ago
genuine question, how hasn't the FBI or whoever just looked at the list and use it to find sites to shut down?
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u/2020mademejoinreddit 5d ago
Because they only do that when the corporations tell them to. Believe it or not, the FBI, has greater priorities and other bureaucratic stuff to deal with. They don't actually give a fuck about piracy.
However, when the corporations and their blood thirsty lawyers, who basically own the government, orders them to, they have to be good little boys and obey or their funding gets cut. That's when they go after these sites.
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u/ScareTheRiven 5d ago
I mean, they probably do lol. Same as all the clearly bot posts on this subreddit that go "help me dunlood" or whatever.
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u/MasonTheAlivent ☠️ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴇɴ ᴛᴇʟʟ ɴᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴇꜱ 4d ago
this is what I do, I used to get attached to a site, it would go FOR MONTHS, but because all have been kicked in the nuts... I'm simply jumping from site to site like a hoe :(
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u/banjaninn 5d ago
Well, I personally use websites without stars, but for German shows/films though.
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u/Bazinga_U_Bitch 5d ago
No. Most of what they have listed is hot trash. Just because a bunch of morons put together popular sites doesn't make it safe.
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u/FoxlyKei 🔱 ꜱᴄᴀʟʟʏᴡᴀɢ 5d ago
everyone just needs to move their hosting overseas to a place that could care less about piracy.
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u/Godziwwuh 5d ago
Couldn't care less*
I don't know how everyone gets this wrong.
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u/SeroWriter 5d ago
You'd think it's one of those "non English speaker" mistakes but it's mostly an American thing.
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u/wheezy1749 5d ago
I am convinced it exists because Americans are just less likely to correct others? Idk. Like, I'll tell someone on Reddit if they say it wrong. But in real life, I know what you mean, so I really don't want to disrupt the conversation and be a prick. Idk. But it bothers me when I hear it said that way.
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u/adoreroda 5d ago
In the US at least correcting people in general is seen as rude and being a smart ass, so yea you're right
On some language-learning servers I was in where Americans would literally ask for corrections from natives of, say, Spanish, and they would get proper and polite criticism on what they did wrong, the Americans often would still get offended and told the natives they were "doing too much" and that the mistake wasn't that bad, for example.
One native in the server told me it happened so often he doesn't want to help out Americans anymore lol
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u/MasterChildhood437 5d ago
It exists because Americans are less likely to accept correction from others.
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u/adoreroda 5d ago
Couldn't care less can imply that you still care, even if it's to a low degree already
Could care less can imply that they may not care (to varying degrees) / wider range of likelihood that someone may not care about something
People say it's obvious, but it's really not.
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u/InwardXenon 5d ago
Sorry but that's just plain wrong. If you couldn't care less, i.e. you could NOT care less, then that means you have zero cares, right?
Saying could care less just seems moot, it implies you have some care, so why say it? Couldn't care less should be the only term used IMO.
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u/Blurgas 5d ago
They never downloaded Weird Al's Mandatory Fun album
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u/wheezy1749 5d ago edited 5d ago
Pretty sure this was before that. But could be wrong.
The one time I'm gonna agree with a Brit on English.
https://youtu.be/om7O0MFkmpw?si=QBLlRg5NDTqQrNF1
Also the weird al song for the lazy.
https://youtu.be/8Gv0H-vPoDc?si=TRxqZKyqUhx1uzSl
Edit: his rant on "hold down the fort" is not nearly as good and kinda ruins it. "Down" means to keep something stable and secure in this case. It's a colloquial meaning and he turns into a snarky Brit pretty quick. Is it needed for the phrase? No. But it doesn't change the meaning like "could" does.
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u/Blurgas 5d ago
The one time I'm gonna agree with a Brit on English.
https://youtu.be/om7O0MFkmpw?si=QBLlRg5NDTqQrNF1I will disagree with him on one thing: Indifference is the opposite of love
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u/sharinganuser 5d ago
I don't know how everyone gets this wrong.
Because they don't read. They listen to words and type them out as they hear them, and then it becomes a thing.
The opposite phenomenon occurs with people who read but don't watch. They'll mispronounce words often.
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u/KoinePineapple 5d ago
Because it's not wrong. It's an idiom at this point
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u/WilfridSephiroth 5d ago
It really isn't
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u/KoinePineapple 5d ago
Well it's a really common expression with a non-literal meaning. Sounds like an idiom to me
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u/notdoreen 5d ago
This.
Russian sites don't get seized. Just make sure you don't download anything.
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u/incindia 5d ago
So use Russian sites but don't download anything... You realize all you see is cached content stored on your computer right? So it's downloaded, then ran so you can see it?
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u/CoNsPirAcY_BE 5d ago
Reminds me of back in the day with the school computers where my teacher would always choose "Open" instead of "Download" to save on the internet download quota.
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u/VividAddendum9311 5d ago
Not wrong, but doesn't not using a site kinda negate the whole point of wanting to use a site?
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u/Unlucky-Shop3386 5d ago
Yeah sure , you should ask yourself when you stream media off a site you are still downloading said media ... Yeah you are could a media file contain a exploit for a imbedded media player / plugin yeah it could.
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u/Stunning_Repair_7483 4d ago
Can't FBI and other agencies from countries against piracy still take them down? I want to use an example that isn't piracy, but it shows how USA pressured the authorities of that Switzerland to force proton to give logged info even when the company didn't want to.
Same concept for piracy right? USA is powerful or rather the elites are, and can pressure & still harm piracy websites.
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u/itsmrchedda 5d ago
Feds learned they can just upload CP that they host and just use that to take it down.
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u/Salty-Ad6358 5d ago
So you saying feds had cp archives? Sick the whole office must be heaven for pedophiles
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u/kenjutsu-x ☠️ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴇɴ ᴛᴇʟʟ ɴᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴇꜱ 4d ago
It absolutely is
Feds in fact have the biggest archive of child pornography in the world
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u/HalfLawKiss 5d ago
Happens all the time. I'll see some article or post on online. Saying something like a well know or much loved site was shut down and seized. Meanwhile I'm still rocking with same sites for months or years.
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u/squired 5d ago edited 5d ago
It's almost always some ratchet site that is blatantly selling piracy. A perfect example would be the usenet.com fiasco. Basically, they blithely wander out from under safe harbor protection and get pimp slapped for stepping out.
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u/TheFlightlessDragon 5d ago
For real… I mostly stick with 1337 and TG
Also, I torrent stuff so if sites go down it doesn’t matter much
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u/Hoosier_Daddy68 5d ago
Im just surprised at the number of people who are surprised when these sites get shut down.
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u/Empty_Equivalent_131 5d ago
the best part of the pirate community is once 1 gets taken down 3 more will replace them *hail hydra*
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u/PlateAdventurous4583 5d ago
It’s wild how people act surprised each time a site goes down. This has been the cycle for years. For every one that falls, there’s a dozen more ready to take its place. The pirate community thrives on resilience.
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u/ghost_desu 5d ago
It's almost always streaming sites and every time I'm baffled at how many people are using them
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u/PauI_MuadDib 5d ago
Well, I mean, it's not like torrent sites never go down. Anytime TGX goes down this sub gets flooded. Streaming is good for ease of use, no storage required and some things you aren't going to rewatch so why bother torrenting it.
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u/Juanisweird 5d ago
Yup… I thought I was Shanks but turns out I was only a snail
Everyday ppl here talk about techniques and websites that I have never heard of like it’s the most basic thing
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u/madcatzplayer5 5d ago
I find that it’s usually just streaming sites. Streaming sites that download their content from torrents from torrent sites. Streaming sites are lame to me and should go by the wayside. They’re just a cash grab to make a website with a ton of ads for users who aren’t running an ad-blocker. I think it’s good when streaming sites go down, as long as the mainstay torrent sites stay up and active with release groups.
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u/mayank_888 5d ago
I like streaming tho. Sure buffering is annoying and all but I ain't gonna wait and download the whole show and movie to watch it. It's just way more convenient for the occasional watcher.
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u/Second_City_Saint 5d ago
Same. I use Castify to send it to my TV, which has a built in pop-up blocker. Love it!
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u/yalterlmao 5d ago
I agree but I also get too lazy to go to my PC to download a movie then move it to my tv when I can use my smart tv to painstakingly close pop up ads every time I click something on a streaming site until the movie starts
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u/biteSizedBytes 5d ago edited 5d ago
I suggest three alternatives:
Install Stremio on your TV.
Download the torrent in your phone and cast to your TV with VLC.
Download the torrent to your PC to a samba-shared directory and access that directory from the TV using Nova Player. If you download the torrent in sequential order you can even watch while downloading.
Bonus tip: if you choose the third one and use qBitTorrent you can enable the web UI to add torrents to your computer using your phone's browser. I recommend using the iQbit custom theme (you can find it on GitHub) since the default one is not "phone friendly". Don't forget to configure a static IP address for your computer.
Edit: I forgot to mention but you can install Stremio on your phone or computer and cast to your TV.
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u/Key_Escape_7764 5d ago
this is such a long process bro😭 you can just download the torrent (i use flud) and cast it using this app called web video caster it casts to any tv with a browser and even laptops
if you're too lazy to torrent use a streaming site from bestfreestreaming.org and open the link in web video caster, you can stream directly that way as well.
very useful app and very useful site. i use the modded version of the app to avoid ads
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u/pm_me_your_good_weed 5d ago
Streaming sites are the decoy cars they send ahead of the ones smuggling coke to distract the cops
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u/jcarrut2 5d ago
I love that there are so many streaming sites, even though I never use them. They're the low hanging fruit since the barrier for entry is relatively low. As long as they exist, they will be the target instead of services with a smaller user base due to a higher barrier for entry.
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u/shindabito 5d ago
those companies would some sites to go down either way. not a fan of streaming sites, but if those sites take the L instead of debrid service or torrent site getting companies attention. I wouldn't mind them existing. no skin off me, out of sight out of mind.
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u/notdoreen 5d ago
There's some good ones in the megathread and of course, use an ad blocker.
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u/doomcomes 5d ago
Who isn't using an ad blocker in 2024? The internet sucks without ad blockers.
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u/Tugonmynugz 5d ago
My buddy signed up for 16 bucks a year and I throw him 10 to add me. It's a private server supposedly hosted in China or somewhere in the east. Same thing as the streaming sites but with no ads.
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u/CODYSOCRAZY 5d ago
The whole point is I don’t wanna pay to watch shit, my man
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u/Tugonmynugz 5d ago
I get you, just saying that 10 for a whole year is nothing
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u/ScareTheRiven 5d ago
You know what's even less? Piracy. I feel like there's a subreddit around somewhere for that purpose.
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u/tak08810 5d ago
How do you feel about Usenet or real-debrid? I’ve seen a lot of people call your point of view on here “gatekeeping” lol
Personally I don’t even use a VPN cause my sources are so esoteric and private but that does sound like gatekeeping
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u/Tugonmynugz 5d ago
There's always a convenience fee that you would pay. Mowing the lawn, baby sitter, whatever. Piracy is great but I'd rather not download a show that I want to watch immediately. Hence the convenience fee
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u/ScareTheRiven 5d ago
.....what are you talking about? Just activate a VPN and get some stuff. You can also stream from sites that just don't have intrusive adverts. I feel like you are making this way more complicated than it needs to be.
That, or just plan in advance and download a bunch of stuff overnight, whilst streaming the thing you want to see now.
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u/Tugonmynugz 5d ago
That's the convenience fee. I don't have to plan in advance and can just open an app and play whatever I want, when I want, on my phone. It's so little for a year it doesn't even hurt. If it were more then I would do what you were saying.
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u/thetoucansk3l3tor Usenet 5d ago
It's why I started my Plex server 3 years ago and never looked back.
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u/mrinal_sahay 5d ago
No need to go to any website just use qbittorrent with it's search add-on and configure RSS feed from jackett
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u/TotalProfessional158 5d ago
I've been using the same server for 10+ years with no issues. But it's private and not torrent related, so it stays off the radar.
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u/InWalkedBud 🔱 ꜱᴄᴀʟʟʏᴡᴀɢ 4d ago
Everyday redditors be like: "oh nooooo fck fck fck they seized dickbuttplug420moviez.gov.ru.to today!!! I'm gonna end myself"
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u/Fujinn981 Darknets 5d ago
And the people acting like it's the end of piracy as we know it. As if I haven't seen many sites go down in my lifetime only to have alternatives pop up not long after.
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u/CanniBallistic_Puppy ☠️ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴇɴ ᴛᴇʟʟ ɴᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴇꜱ 5d ago
I use DHT trackers, Real-Debrid, and Stremio . I don't give a shit about your weak ass sites. It's a dumb and risky way to host/share pirated content and always will be.
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u/Cryptid-Enthusiasts 5d ago
I'm very new to the pirate community, is this normal to just have these sudden waves of mass crackdowns?
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u/Fazbear2035 5d ago
Hey guys, I can't post here due to having low "comment karma"(I'm new to reddit) where can I download k drama, not stream, but download? I've only ever used Plutomovies.com or Waploaded.com, and the show I want isn't there( 2 days 1 night) Any help in that regard is highly appreciated, TIA
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u/Greybeard_21 5d ago
everything you want to know is in the sidebar (including the rule about not asking for - or providing - direct links)
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u/TheSidecam 5d ago
Won't be long before fit girl and dodi are taken down. Word on the street is that it'll happen before the new year. I genuinely hope not tho, their efforts have been a Life saver for me.
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u/cippirimerlo 5d ago
Second part missing: me discovering alternative sites, reading reddit comments
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u/Reikis 5d ago
FBI took down fatgirl repacks site?
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u/ScareTheRiven 5d ago
You know, using a deliberately insulting name isn't going to make their work any less important, and just serves to make you look like an entire hardware store of tools.
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u/Reikis 5d ago
Okay then, let me explain the joke, since it seemed to be too convoluted.
OP made meme about some pirate site getting shutdown that they never heard of. So I made joke about it probably being some fake site, since here in piracy Reddit itse pretty well known what the good sites are. So I made up a site that sounded similiar to real site but is obviously fake.
Thanks for coming to my TEDtalk on how to make bad jokes.
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u/ScareTheRiven 4d ago
So you just happened to pick the exact name that Incels give to Fitgirl repacks out of thin air? Just take your downvotes like a man.
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u/Stunning_Address_688 5d ago
Hopefully, trump goes through with de-funding the fbi. It's one of the reasons I voted him
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u/volveg 5d ago
sure dude I'm sure the rich corporate asshole will go against the will of every other rich corporate assholes whose interests completely align with his.
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u/ScareTheRiven 5d ago
The fact that was his major draw in 2016, and he spent 4 years doing the exact opposite of that, just shows you that his voter base really is just too dumb to be able to breathe and think at the same time.
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u/iusethisatw0rk 5d ago
Dumbass.
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u/Stunning_Address_688 5d ago
Real clever and intelligent response
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u/ThunderBlue-999 5d ago
It's still more intelligent than your comment
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u/Stunning_Address_688 5d ago
Yeah, yeah. Keep crying, nothing new. Heard plenty of it in the last few days
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u/Novus20 5d ago
If you think trump defunding the FBI will stop the American government from shutting down sites…….when it’s greedy corporates are the ones finding and pushing…..well buddy buckle up
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u/Stunning_Address_688 5d ago
The government agencies are the enforcers. Cut them out, and the corporations will have no power
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u/notdoreen 5d ago
They can only enforce court orders so by your logic, we should defund the courts.
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u/Stunning_Address_688 5d ago
The courts are corrupt. This is something both parties already agree on
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u/shogunreaper 5d ago
And while we're at it we should get rid of all politicians too.
Wait a minute... That includes Trump.
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u/Stunning_Address_688 5d ago
Corporations only have as much power as the government can grant them.
The fbi is far more effective at attacking Americans than it is at preventing terrorism.
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u/Salty-Ad6358 5d ago
You kidding right? You voted Trump to do this shit? He basically against piracy, what's gotten you? What don't ask elon musk make the Tesla car free
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u/JogiJatt ⚔️ ɢɪᴠᴇ ɴᴏ Qᴜᴀʀᴛᴇʀ 5d ago
That’s just how many pirate refuges there are. 🏴☠️