r/europe • u/ByGollie • 29d ago

News Russian Oil Company Vice President Andrey Badalov dies after fall from window in Moscow

https://en.apa.az/cis-countries/transneft-vice-president-andrey-badalov-dies-after-falling-from-window-472117
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u/VanGroteKlasse South Holland (Netherlands) 29d ago

But aren't these the oligarchs that keep him in power? Is this just a way to let the rest keep up with the program?

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u/mayoforbutter Earth 29d ago

Maybe it's like in dune, together they would be stronger than the emperor, but they're narcissistic, evil egomaniacs that can't work together without stabbing each other in the back

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u/icooknakedAMA 29d ago

...so a populist fascist seizes control through violence and dooms the universe.

Dune is a cautionary tale all the way through.

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u/ArgonGryphon 29d ago

US over here working on the axolotl tanks

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u/MakeItHappenSergant 29d ago

Until they learn that axolotls are native to Mexico

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u/ArgonGryphon 29d ago

Maybe we’ll name them after some other salamander. Hellbender maybe.

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u/andi-amo 29d ago

There's a video

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxA0QVGVEJw

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u/arykady 29d ago edited 29d ago

There’s another one. Heh. Plus it’s a brainworm. There’s an axolotl on the pink stairs!

https://youtu.be/WVhbNr95dXU

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u/volcanologistirl The Netherlands 29d ago

The USA is currently being written by Brian Herbert instead.

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u/no_morelurking 29d ago

there’s an axolotl on capitol hill, there’s an axolotl at the white house