Top Russian rocket scientist dies from ‘mushroom poisoning’
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#3I am curious, does similar 'mushroom posioning' starts happening in last few years, or does similar incidents happened across last decades?
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#4There is an AI generated book about mushroom foraging that gives fake, dangerous advice.
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#5Definitely could be foul play, but I’ve also known a few older Russians who were very proud of their mushroom foraging skills.
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#7The thing about the mafia — and the Russian government today is more mafia than anything — is that you can’t continue to make empty threats. Even if everyone in your protection racket is paying up, and no one is squealing or making waves, you still need to remind people _why_ they keep paying you.
So it’s absolutely in Putin’s interests to keep assassinating his adversaries, and not to disclaim credit even if the deaths are not ordered by him. Random deaths reinforce Putin’s power just fine — it’s worse if you don’t know, if the threat of extrajudicial killing is random rather than predictable.
Re: Top Russian rocket scientist dies from ‘mushroom poisoning’
#8There is an AI generated book about mushroom foraging that gives fake, dangerous advice.
Do you think that's relevant in this case?
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#9"If you collect mushrooms for eating, you should always take 3 samples: one for the pot, one for the doctor and one for the coroner"
Advice given on a fungus identification forum.
Re: Top Russian rocket scientist dies from ‘mushroom poisoning’
#10What is recommended reading for getting started with mushroom foraging?
It seems like such an interesting activity.