r/news • u/hoosakiwi • 8h ago

Researcher at Russian plague laboratory dies of ‘unknown’ infection

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/10/04/europe/russia-laboratory-plague-accident-intl
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u/Big_Boooosh 6h ago

Can people stop playing Plague Inc in real life, please? I don’t think Greenland can hold all of us.

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u/gadgetwalrus 6h ago

The key is to get to Greenland early… love ai infused zombie pathogen.

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u/TrackVol 3h ago

I got ridiculously good at that game. I got aggressive as hell with the strategy. I was on the razors edge between winning in like 95 days, or having airports and seaports shutting down / closing their borders on me. 👎

I've probably still got a strategy file saved to my phone somewhere.

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u/gadgetwalrus 3h ago

The key is to hide and have a long incubation period. And start in Greenland….

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u/PM_me_Henrika 5h ago

Every expert knows to infect Greenland and Venezuela first.

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u/Veighnerg 5h ago

Greenland and Madagascar.

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u/ThatEndingTho 4h ago

Madagascar has a little plague outbreak like every year though.

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u/PM_me_Henrika 3h ago

Evidence that I'm a noob

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u/techaansi 5h ago

Thankfully I live there haha

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u/Similar_Muscle_4304 5h ago

I felt the pain in that “haha”

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u/theoddfind 5h ago

I always name my plague "Uranus."
Uranus is spreading. Uranus has mutated. It never gets old.

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u/theoddfind 3h ago

Yeah...you shouldn't be sexualizing children, I don't find humor it it. I have to block you now, as that comment was off the rail of normal decency.

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u/ratatosk212 5h ago

I already activated cold resistance. Nice knowing y'all.

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u/jk-alot 4h ago

President Michael Randrianirina....

Someone Coughed in Russia..

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u/Petrichor-Pendragon 48m ago

Greenland has activated its national lava mote and is preparing to launch its jetpack border network, at which time it will lift 3600 meters (approx. 600 labradoodles) above sea level, rendering it no longer subject to Earth problems.