Putin enemy dies suddenly from accidental mushroom poisoning

15 hours ago by EatingOnions to c/world

A ‘personal enemy’ of Vladimir Putin has died suddenly after eating poisonous mushrooms.
Canadian_Cabinet 189 points 14 hours ago

I skipped over "enemy" and got really excited for a second

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0x0 30 points 14 hours ago

Right? Me too, haven't felt such a rush in ages even if it was short lived

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Malyca 9 points 11 hours ago

If they both die on the same day there will be much party

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Mannimarco 20 points 13 hours ago

Lol, I did the same, was almost happy there for a second

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idiomaddict 13 points 12 hours ago

Just such relief, for a moment.

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tigeruppercut 4 points 10 hours ago

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.

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WaxRhetorical 3 points 10 hours ago

The question is whether they have the same iron grip, or if they would eventually fall

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andallthat 11 points 10 hours ago

Haha, I just read "Putin enemy" and it kind of gave away the ending

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skittle07crusher 5 points 5 hours ago

You and me both, friend 😞

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samus12345 2 points 7 hours ago

Trump ₑₙₑₘᵧ dies suddenly

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wuffah 1 point 12 hours ago

Oof, so close!

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CluckN 77 points 12 hours ago

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.

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andallthat 17 points 11 hours ago

....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

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SaharaMaleikuhm 3 points 8 hours ago

All while having his hands and legs bound with rope. Making Houdini proud.

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EvergreenGuru 12 points 12 hours ago

Don’t forget BASE jumping.

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Damage 10 points 11 hours ago

Tea collector

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Coldcell 6 points 10 hours ago

High rise window cleaner.

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MML 2 points 3 hours ago

Boiler repair on oil rigs on the weekend?

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tirateimas 57 points 14 hours ago

So many "coincidences" over the years. These "accidents" always happen to his dear oppositors. Nobody knows why.

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grue 9 points 12 hours ago

I wonder how many Putin allies have died similarly, and if there's any reporting bias about it.

Not doubting the "coincidences," but it would be interesting to validate statistically.

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terranoid 9 points 11 hours ago

This is more of a cultural thing where you know you will get killed if you go against the leader, you know it's "bad" to even talk bad about them, and it's just accepted and you don't really criticize it... Because criticizing your government would mean getting in serious trouble. You learn this young. You accept it. You just don't do it.

That's how it was in the USSR, how it persisted under Putin, and they just believe that to be a symptom of a "strong" government. Apparently youth might be waking up a bit more in recent years, but it was like that for a long fucking time and they accept that just opening a piece of white paper in front of a building like a protester means getting carried away.

So yeah they know these people are getting killed by their government. It's just accepted. There is no question that it isn't an accident.

It's like that one video where someone goes up to a random Russian guy and asks him if he supports the war or Putin or something, and he gets quiet then says, "why talk about such things when we're surrounded by a beautiful city?" Then walks away.

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Apocalypteroid 35 points 14 hours ago

Must have lived in a bungalow

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comrade_twisty 21 points 13 hours ago

Looks like they are running out of windows

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meco03211 9 points 12 hours ago

"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."

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TankovayaDiviziya 18 points 7 hours ago

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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tigermountain 11 points 8 hours ago

While falling out of a window.

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Thebeardedsinglemalt 4 points 7 hours ago

After shooting themself in the back of the head 5 times

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LadyButterfly 3 points 5 hours ago

Whilst writing a suicide note in someone else's handwriting

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richardwallass 10 points 12 hours ago

Accidental is the keyword.

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jeena 9 points 15 hours ago

Everyone knows you should only eat the mushrooms you know and not just anything you find in the Forrest.

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Greyghoster 7 points 13 hours ago

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.

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Damage 5 points 11 hours ago

Ex in laws? That's a hell of a grudge to hold

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jaybone 3 points 10 hours ago

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

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Dave 2 points 8 hours ago path: 0 24381413 24385560, hotness: undefined, score: 2, children: 0
absGeekNZ 6 points 4 hours ago

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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kreskin 1 point 3 hours ago

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

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Etterra 5 points 4 hours ago

"accidental"

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Gammelfisch 4 points 5 hours ago

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

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chonglibloodsport 2 points an hour ago

At this point I think anyone important in Russia is staying on the ground floor at all times! Bungalows only!

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pHr34kY 2 points 6 hours ago

When you invite Erin Patterson around for dinner ...

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MintyFresh 2 points 3 hours ago

I guess hunting for mushrooms in Russia is a thing. Not that I wouldn't put this past Putin, but it's entirely possible this was just a thing that happened.

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trackball_fetish 1 point 2 hours ago

Lemme guess, something in the amanita family?

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Substance_P 0 points 13 hours ago

Guess he didn't stick to the "no blue no chew" rule.

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Drusas 1 point 3 hours ago

No one should. There is no simple rule for determine mushroom edibility, and definitely not that one.

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