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Putin enemy dies suddenly from accidental mushroom poisoning

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EatingOnions@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago
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A ‘personal enemy’ of Vladimir Putin has died suddenly after eating poisonous mushrooms.
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  • Canadian_Cabinet @lemmy.ca
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    I skipped over “enemy” and got really excited for a second

    • 0x0@infosec.pub
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      Right? Me too, haven’t felt such a rush in ages even if it was short lived

      • Malyca@lemmy.zip
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        If they both die on the same day there will be much party

    • Mannimarco@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      Lol, I did the same, was almost happy there for a second

      • idiomaddict@lemmy.world
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        Just such relief, for a moment.

        • tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip
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          I don’t know much about Russian politics, but I seem to remember reading something saying that the people in potential positions to replace him are all crazy ultracons, so probably not a lot would change. Obviously the world would be better without him in general but I’m not sure how much relief it would ultimately bring.

          • WaxRhetorical@lemmy.world
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            The question is whether they have the same iron grip, or if they would eventually fall

          • Tollana1234567@lemmy.today
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            putin also eliminates anyone, even the ultracons if he sees them as a threat.

    • andallthat@lemmy.world
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      Haha, I just read “Putin enemy” and it kind of gave away the ending

    • skittle07crusher@sh.itjust.works
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      You and me both, friend 😞

    • samus12345@sh.itjust.works
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      2 months ago

      Trump ₑₙₑₘᵧ dies suddenly

    • wuffah@lemmy.world
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      Oof, so close!

    • icelimit@lemmy.ml
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      Me too friend, me too.

  • CluckN@lemmy.world
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    Friends say he passed away at home after eating mushrooms he found in the yard of his home.

    Though he was a mushroom expert, the mushrooms he collected turned out to be poisonous.

    When I become a political speaker I’m going to make my hobbies piano moving, snake catching, deep sea fishing, and free climbing.

    • andallthat@lemmy.world
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      …the mushrooms he saw in the yard of his home, right before diving from the fifth floor window in his excitement to pick them up and being almost saved by a passer-by, helpfully trying to slow his fall by shooting a few bullets up at him

      • SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org
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        All while having his hands and legs bound with rope. Making Houdini proud.

    • EvergreenGuru@lemmy.world
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      Don’t forget BASE jumping.

    • Damage@feddit.it
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      Tea collector

    • Coldcell@sh.itjust.works
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      High rise window cleaner.

    • MML@sh.itjust.works
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      Boiler repair on oil rigs on the weekend?

    • atzanteol@sh.itjust.works
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      A Russian coworker once lamented that he couldn’t collect mushrooms in our area since he was not familiar with them like back home. Guess it’s not an unusual thing to do in Russia.

  • the_flying_pig@lemmy.world
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    At first I read “Putin died” and I cannot even begin to describe the emotions going through me while I checked the sub name, before realizing I missed a word.

    • ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nz
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      Same here. Dammit.

      • /home/pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        Same

        • Dicska@lemmy.world
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          Dammit.

    • belochka@lemmy.world
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      An interesting thought for sure, a thought about preparing for winter with, eh, expected uncertainty and fuel crisis started to form in my head. Like framing the balconies and additionally insulating old balcony doors and such stuff. Not even speaking about a reserve of matches, salt, sugar, canned meat and such.

  • Apocalypteroid@lemmy.world
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    Must have lived in a bungalow

  • TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world
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    Friends say he passed away at home after eating mushrooms he found in the yard of his home.

    Though he was a mushroom expert, the mushrooms he collected turned out to be poisonous.

    This is such a "wink, wink " to readers if I ever see one

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      If an Amanita, they are universally known amongst mushroom experts and even just foragers, never trust any white mushrooms with their look. There is a very low chance he wasn’t poisoned.

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    Looks like they are running out of windows

    • meco03211@lemmy.world
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      “Let’s see them throw me out a window now! I’ll never set foot inside a building with a window ever again. I’m just going to live a simple life outdoors with my mushrooms. They’re the only thing that brings me joy anymore.”

    • Tollana1234567@lemmy.today
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      they have plenty of poisnous mushrooms, and novichik.

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    He had some mushrooms and instantly shot himself in the back a couple of times before he threw himself out of the window. Totally normal, nothing to see here.

    • rwrwefwef@sh.itjust.works
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      A normal day in Russia.

  • Cad@lemmy.world
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    He’s not the first Putin enemy to die from accidental mushroom poisoning. Look up the scientist Vitaly Melnikov.

    There is an interesting podcast called Sad Oligarchs that document alot of these sort of deaths in Russia.

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      When talking about the alot of accidental poisonings, accidental drops from very high buildings, and suicides by two bullets to the back of the head, I always imagine an alot with the face of Putin.

      Reference, with image of standard alot: https://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html?m=1

      • luciferofastora@feddit.org
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        If you need an army of assassins, I’ll allot a lot of alots to you.

      • Tollana1234567@lemmy.today
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        accidental heart attacks, falling from the boat, exploding planes, falling from the plane.

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    I’m conflicted.

    As an “enemy” of Putin, I have to assume assignation, but no windows? Russia has lots its way, are the classics no longer respected.

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      Maybe he died of the mushroom before or during a defenstration. it does seem out of pattern.

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    While falling out of a window.

    • Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world
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      After shooting themself in the back of the head 5 times

      • Lady Butterfly she/her@reddthat.com
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        Whilst writing a suicide note in someone else’s handwriting

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      Perhaps he lives in a single-story building, so defenestration might take some time.

  • itisileclerk@lemmy.world
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    His enemies have started to avoid Windows and BUM, a new method. Putin is an inventive killer. Unlike Netanyahu who just kills en masse.

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      Russia has a long, long history with poisoning, going back to at least Stalin’s time.

      • MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip
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        Also Rasputin.

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        I think they have like a huge collection of all the world’s poisons in St. Petersburg.

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      Which one is BUM?

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        I had to re-read it 3 times to realize that BUM wasn’t meant to be an acronym (which is also a new method) or nether regions of the body, but >>!BAM!<< in their own language. We also say ‘bumm’, but with a long ‘m’.

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    Accidental is the keyword.

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    We had a case of death cap mushrooms in a Beef Wellington in Australia. The cook was convicted of killing her ex in-laws. Sounds familiar.

    • Damage@feddit.it
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      Ex in laws? That’s a hell of a grudge to hold

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        Yeah I remember reading that story. It was pretty fucked up.

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          Extremely. She went to a lot of trouble, killed 3 one recovered but her ex canceled. An amazing court case too.

    • Dave@lemmy.nz
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      It was followed pretty closely in the news in NZ too.

      If anyone wants more reading material: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leongatha_mushroom_murders

    • Tollana1234567@lemmy.today
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      they were spread in the USA to, from oaks imported from europe that had the spores on them.

      • teyrnon@sh.itjust.works
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        What about destroying angels? Are they native to europe as well?

        • Tollana1234567@lemmy.today
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          apparently its not a unique to a clade, but any of the related anamita deadly mushrooms that are all WHITE. phalloides, is greenish. they have some europe, but doesnt seem as common as death cap.

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    What? So, the 6th floor, toss out the window, is abandoned.

    • chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world
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      At this point I think anyone important in Russia is staying on the ground floor at all times! Bungalows only!

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      they ran out of windows.

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    Sure, “accidentally”

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