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sabbah@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

Severed finger mailed to French President Emmanuel Macron as protests raged

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Severed finger mailed to French President Emmanuel Macron as protests raged

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sabbah@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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The hacked-off digit arrived in a package at the Elysee Palace, the president’s official residence Monday.
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  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    Well it wasn’t a toe, so it likely wasn’t a German nihilist.

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      No need to be a german nihilist. Anyone could get a toe. There are ways… You don’t wanna know about it, believe me.

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        Hell, I can get you a toe by 3 o’clock this afternoon… with nail polish.

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      I will cut off your Johnson!

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      You know who it was? A bunch of fucking amateurs. They send him a finger and he’s supposed to shit himself with fear. These fucking amateurs…

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      Nihilists? Fuck me…

      Say what you will about the tenents of National Socialism, Dude, at least it’s an ethos.

    • postmateDumbass@lemmy.world
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      Dude.

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  • InverseParallax@lemmy.world
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    There is only one demand, and it is a simple one.

    At 4pm this afternoon, President Emmanuel Macron must appear on live French television, on all networks, terrestrial and satellite, and … No!

    On all networks, terrestrial and satellite, and have full, unsimulated sexual intercourse with a pig! I don’t understand!?

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      Ah. I remember that. Good show.

    • catastrophicblues@lemmy.ca
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      Wait I remember this show but forgot the name! What was it? Black Mirror?

      • InverseParallax@lemmy.world
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        Black Mirror 1x01: The National Anthem.

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          That’s how they fucked everyone’s mind on episode one, I think it really was what put the show on the map, you’d start this new series you haven’t heard of before and boom, pig fucking.

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            That’s how you do, no half-measures.

            But also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piggate

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          My God, you unlocked a fucked up memory

          • InverseParallax@lemmy.world
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            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piggate

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      Great reddit humor.

  • AFK BRB Chocolate@lemmy.world
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    Wait, was the person who sent the finger the original owner of the finger, or someone else? The article isn’t clear.

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      (…) cops have yet to ID a suspect.

      combined with

      Tests later concluded that the digit belonged to a “living human being” who authorities contacted and was “given full medical support,” the source said.

      seems to mean that the sender of the finger, and the person to whom the finger belonged to are 2 separate people.

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        (…) cops have yet to ID a suspect.

        Surely the could do it digitally?

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          digitally

          I see what you did there…

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        • WolfhoundRO@lemmy.world
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          Unless the victim was Peter Pettigrew, I highly doubt

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      And did the original owner consent to their finger being used in such a way?

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    C’est fucked up

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      Fuckin’ n’est-ce pas?

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        C’est carrément une situation merdique, peu importe comment on voit ça. Ça fait très Moyen Âge, non ?

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          Le doigt a été coupé par une mini-guilottine, a la francaise

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    Dude, I can get you a toe.

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      With nail polish?

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    I thought the French knew that they’re supposed to cut parts off of the ruler (beheading) like back in the day, not send them severed body parts smh

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    What I’ve decided to do is this. I have a set of shears at home. And each time you bother me from this day on, I’ll take those shears and I’ll take one of me fingers off with them. And I’ll give that finger to ya. A finger from me left hand. Me fiddle hand. And each day you bother me more, another I’ll take off and I’ll give ya until you see sense enough to stop. Or until I have no fingers left. Does this make things clearer to ya?

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      Such a joyful movie

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    Was it the middle finger?

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      No it’s not. Dude cut his own finger and mailed it. Wackos do wacky things

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    doigts pour les droits

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    remember what happened after Rogozhin sent shrapnel from his ass to Macron? i’d be very, very careful

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      What happened?

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        so there’s that former roskosmos boss turned full career politican, dmitri rogozhin. he had a bday party in occupied donetsk city, well in range of ukrainian artillery, that he claimed later to be official meeting, and someone tipped ZSU. few moments later dmitri was badly wounded with pieces of western-standard steel in various places where it shouldn’t be; later he got it pulled out and sent it to macron as a some kind of bizarre “threat”. fast forward one week or so and france announced weapons package to ukraine

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          Thanks for the succinct summary. Man that guy sounds like a moron. I guess he is in the Russian military, though…

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            some elaboration https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-06/former-russian-official-sends-macron-shrapnel-that-injured-him/101831070 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/01/04/ex-russian-space-chief-sends-macron-shrapnel-that-almost-killed-him-a79871

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    Protests are one thing, but this is a bit much. What does it achieve?

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      Idk non English speaker misunderstood “giving the finger”?

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      It is likely fake. Governments do this all the time to create a headline, distract from actual issues and make Dear Leader appear to be a victim.

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    I believe in freedom of speech, but HOLY FUCK THIS AIN’T THAT ANYMORE. This is madness

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        Schools literature teachers be like “What did the author try to convey?”

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    Someone’s done being Emmanuel’s friend.

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      Not quite the same effect as that “WHUMP” against the door

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    based

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