this post was submitted on 01 Apr 2025
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[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 43 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The exploding cigar assassination attempt felt like they were grasping at straws and used cartoons as inspiration. Lol

[–] propter_hog@hexbear.net 18 points 1 week ago

"It worked on Bugs Bunny" -George H. W. Bush, probably

[–] SheenSquelcher@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago

Almost as hilarious as the footage of him falling off a stage.

[–] saltnotsugar@lemm.ee 18 points 1 week ago

So like, we’ll like, put a bomb in like this shell, and like Fidel will see it and like, dive for it….and explode. -CIA Meeting minutes

[–] imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm unreasonably angry at the spelling of psych.

[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago

it's the 90s grunge spelling

[–] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Did the CIA want to overthrow Batista?? I hadn't heard about this.

[–] glandula 1 points 1 week ago

No wonder, his hotel rooms were always guarded by actual chicken bodyguards.