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minus-squareburntbacon@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·21 hours agoWait, what’s the bonesaw money?
minus-squaremojofrododojo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·21 hours agoMBS had Khashoggi (a journalist living in the US) murdered in the Saudi Embassy in Istanbul, then cut up with bone saws and packed into a suitcase. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Jamal_Khashoggi you can see the obvious comedic angles there.
minus-squareburntbacon@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·21 hours agoAh, okay. I was aware of that, just thought maybe there was more of a connection to bill burr than just taking the money, like he had previously commented on it.
minus-squaremrgoosmoos@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·21 hours agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Jamal_Khashoggi
Wait, what’s the bonesaw money?
MBS had Khashoggi (a journalist living in the US) murdered in the Saudi Embassy in Istanbul, then cut up with bone saws and packed into a suitcase.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Jamal_Khashoggi
you can see the obvious comedic angles there.
Ah, okay. I was aware of that, just thought maybe there was more of a connection to bill burr than just taking the money, like he had previously commented on it.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Jamal_Khashoggi