Charlie StrossJul 17, 2023
Am I alone in thinking that Vladimir Putin is clearly a fan of Karl Stromberg's conference table gun from "The Spy Who Loved Me"?
Show threadSteve Bellovin
@cstross I always figured it was because he knew of Operation Valkyrie (https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-july-20-1944-plot-to-assassinate-adolf-hitler).
The July 20, 1944, Plot to Assassinate Adolf Hitler | Holocaust Encyclopedia

The July 20, 1944, plot was a failed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Learn more about the July 20 plot, including some of the motivations of the participants.

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Show threadCharlie StrossJul 17, 2023
@SteveBellovin My simpler/not funny preferred explanation: Putin is known to be a cancer survivor—he's immunosuppressed, and the famous long table photos were taken during the height of the 2020/21 waves of the ongoing pandemic, before there were decent treatments
Show threadSteve BellovinJul 17, 2023
@cstross That, too.
Show threadinnerspacegirlJul 17, 2023
@cstross
logical.
Show threadPaul LalondeJul 17, 2023
@cstross @SteveBellovin you take all the fun out of it.