I don't think hexbear.net federates with ani.social. Sometimes there are posts that federated from time to time but I'm not sure exactly why.

I can’t see anything obvious like on the respective /instances pages.

IIRC, they're using an instance whitelist so if ani.social isn't there, then we aren't federating.

Also, they are tankies. Best to yield, or join with an alternative account.

I'm Anti oppression, as it's in my name, so Tanks and conservatives, please do not interact.