Top Russian space scientist dies of mushroom poisoning

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Top Russian space scientist dies of mushroom poisoning - Lemmy.world

What, did Russia run out of polonium or something?
They moved to novichock a while ago - which has more or less the same symptoms as mushroom poisoning.

more or less the same symptoms as mushroom poisoning

Only certain cholinergic mushrooms. Those are pretty rare. Usually kidney or liver failure which wouldn't present those symptoms.

Imagine you are a Russian doctor, you have a patient with severe nausea, diarrhea, blurry vision, headache, muscle weakness, and you don’t want to fall out of a window. What’s your diagnosis?
This level of conspiracy is too much for my credulity. I think Russia is a heavy handed murderous state, but I don't see the motive or means likely for this dude. I honestly believe it's more likely he's just an old guy that died from multiorgan failure from mushroom poisoning.
Remember Navalny’s poisoning and the wild theories Russian doctors were throwing?
I am always a little amused by the comments of Europeans about Russia as a country of madness and murder. Putin may be a murderer, but he is not a psychopath. Almost 100% is mushroom poisoning. Especially considering how many people in Russia actually pick mushrooms on their own and eat them. On average, about 10,000 Russians are poisoned by mushrooms every year due to the fact that they made a mistake when collecting in the forest. Dies, of course, much less, but the chance is non-zero. I also collect mushrooms in the nearby forest and eat almost all my life. And pickle for the winter too.
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So what? How are civil servants, paramilitary formations created personally by Putin, and a linear engineer connected?

If Putin’s logic is mysterious to you, I can easily explain it. If you personally took money from Putin, then obey the commands. Especially if we talk about the military, which has the largest state preferences. Pension at 35 years old. Pensions are 3 times more than standard ones. Any government support, apartments, anything else. Big profits are big risks.

Politicians literally almost all entered the government through Putin’s party. In this situation, you should not try to run over to the other side, it’s obvious.

And an ordinary engineer clearly does not fit into this logic.