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    7 days ago

    Better luck next time.

    Man, when (when, not if) Putin dies eastern Europe is going to have a weeeeird power vacuum

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        Only if I’d wish if Musk would be in it right? Since it’s a limo, it would have been great if Putin, Trump, Vance and Musk would be in it.

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          Let’s rebuild the Titan sub and restart important exploration trips to the Titanic! That’s a great idea for the uber rich! We all want to know what happened to the Titanic in great details. I have a super Nintendo knockoff controller they can use this time around. Also make it out of aluminum and do high pressure oxygen tests with the crew inside. I hear those are fun events.

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        Better edit it to “I wish Putin all my thoughts and prayers. I hope he gets a new better limo as a result. The world is so unfair. Also ceasefire for Ukraine lol.”

        Maybe remove the last part.

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          No one has been thrown out a window in Russia, what a baseless accusation about very tragic suicides. Now please, shoot yourself in the back of the head three times and then zip yourself into a duffel bag.

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        I thought the same when the funny hot dog man turned war-criminal marched a surprising distance into Russia.

        Nothing ever happens. :(

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          It was r/NonCredibleDefense’s finest hour. A golden age. The promised Thunder Run to Moscow

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    8 days ago

    The headline is mistaken. I checked out an article with photos from the scene.

    The limousine was authentic. The place was nice, a few blocks from the FSB headquarters.

    But there was no “tremendous explosion” - the car just burnt. Every house had its windows intact, the car itself had its windows intact while burning, etc.

    Explanations: technical malfunction, passer-by with fire cubes and a lighter.

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    Now they’re getting it - blow up putin - end of war and Ukraine prevails. Also, trump and his entire criminal organization no longer have the backing and deviousness of putin and fail. America wins. The world wins.

    Let’s not miss next time, okay?

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      Blowing up Putin would be nice but it’s not a guarantee the war would end. It would lead to a power struggle in the Kremlin, no doubt, but there are loads of hawks in that regime and many are much more extreme than even Putin.

      Of course, a more extreme war hawk might end up benefitting Ukraine by hastening the collapse of Russia. Or it might lead to nuclear war. It’s really hard to predict exactly what will happen.

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    I’m amazed no one has pointed out the possibility that this was staged by Putin himself as a prerequisite to enforce greater surveillance, military and police presence, claim opposition and Ukraine to be terrorists, and so on. This is, besides a malfunction, much more likely than a failed assassination attempt that went this badly, doesn’t have a suspect, and got reported on.

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      When has it ever happened in history for a dictator to stage an assassnation or coup attempt on himself? They always sell the image that they are forever beloved and wanted to be in power by everyone.

      why would he tell people that the people around him and closest to him dislike him and want him dead? This is the complete opposite of what every dictator fears to unveal. His gaurds are already under heavy paranioa. Now he openly tells everyone it’s your chance to take me out because no one likes me?

      If he wanted to blame ukraine ,it’d have been a lot cheaper and more believable if he just let a drone hit his palace.

      A malfunction of a $300,000 car engine overheating in cold weather is more believable , but realistically no. He’s is too old and has dragged his country’s economy and people lives to ruins. He is nothing but an ego at this point and does not take many decisions. This is why I’m %100 positive that not much will change in Russia after his death.

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        i know that “nsfw” is technically correct here, but i really wish we’d start to designate between graphic depictions of human anatomy. i was kinda hoping to see some upside-down boobs, tbh :P

        that’s the first time i’ve seen this pic of Mussolini. Imagine what it would look like if he wore big suits and bronzer.