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[–] samuelazers@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Keep fighting! Freedom fighters are the heroes of our times.

[–] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 307 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It would have been great if it was with Putin inside.

[–] mooncake@lemm.ee 175 points 1 week ago (10 children)

Damn you'd be banned on Reddit for saying that!

[–] andMoonsValue@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

For real? Has reddit reached that level?

[–] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 97 points 1 week ago (5 children)

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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[–] Sauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.de 36 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Too true. I was just banned on Reddit for liking too many pro-Luigi posts

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[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 228 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 53 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is it ... the ... beginning?

[–] finder585@lemmy.world 57 points 1 week ago (3 children)

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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[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 201 points 1 week ago (3 children)
[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 24 points 1 week ago

This is gold, Jerry. GOLD!

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[–] perestroika@lemm.ee 150 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (5 children)

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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[–] KulunkelBoom@lemm.ee 105 points 1 week ago (8 children)

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?

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 38 points 1 week ago (3 children)

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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[–] volvoxvsmarla@lemm.ee 103 points 1 week ago (22 children)

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.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 25 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

We can rule out a Ukrainian assassination attempt. They have a pretty good track record of success.

We'll know if it's a false flag if Putin immediately freaks out and increases his personal security or suddenly relocates to one of his bitch bunkers.

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[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 101 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

First of all, this does not look like an assassination attempt. The engine caught fire. A Russian-made limousine. Might be (politically motivated) vandalism, might be "a Tesla".


There's no freedom of speech or poltical expression in Russia anymore. The state controls the media and the media control the narrative. This is the totalitarian approach. The disadvantage for Putin/Kreml is that they really don't know anymore how deep the resentment against them goes. And neither do we.

Of course the explanation will be that Ukrainian sympathisers did it, but I think it's easy to see that a Russian does not even have to be a Ukrainian sympathiser to want Putin dead.

[–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 47 points 1 week ago (2 children)

There's no freedom of speech or poltical expression in Russia anymore. The state controls the media and the media control the narrative.

Ah so just like the US then

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 46 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Who ever downvoted you needs to visit the whitehouse.gov and other government sites and social media accounts. They are like North Korean level propaganda now.

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[–] Nasan@sopuli.xyz 54 points 1 week ago (9 children)

"I'm not a fan of his politics or anything, but there's no excuse for attacking other people's property." - US conservative "opinion"

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[–] bfg9k@lemmy.world 44 points 1 week ago (3 children)

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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[–] Plurrbear@lemmy.world 43 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The worst part is learning he’s still alive…. FUCK!!!

[–] unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 39 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (7 children)

is Putin dead yet? dude's old. somebody oughta smack him with a skateboard,

edit; comments suggesting some sort of violence against Putin tend to elicit a positive reaction.

curious!? fuckin "change my mind" meme guy has notes, but he might busy abusing his partner

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[–] toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago (2 children)
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[–] caboose2006@lemm.ee 33 points 1 week ago (5 children)

If he wasn't in it then I don't care

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[–] illegible@discuss.tchncs.de 28 points 1 week ago

What kind of low rent dictator has to park on the street?

[–] krimson@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago

"However, media reports have confirmed that no one was injured."

Try harder.

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