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[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

The will never not be funny

[–] Metz@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The 10th this year. I wonder if Putin gets a present if he has enough stamps on his bonus card.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 day ago

The Telegram channel VCHK-OGPU, which claims to have links to Russian intelligence, said that while Rogachev had health problems in recent years "they were not critical" and he had been in touch with his family the previous night in which "there were no hints in his words about the possibility of death."

This isn’t suspicious and we should all pretend it didn’t happen. /s

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 day ago

Plugging the Sad Oligarch podcast, with Jake Hanrahan. A lot of Russians fall from windows. Seems to happen more when they’re wealthy, for some reason.

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They have the world's deadliest windows. Gotta watch your back or the windows will get you.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago

Only in Russia can you die from falling out of the window in a bungalow.

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Windows are to Russian oligarchs what 6-pack rings are to sea turtles

At least he didn’t duck tape himself to a lawn chair and accidentally fall into the swimming pool