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Two Americans Arrested for Terrifying Baby Monkey Punch in Reckless Promotional Stunt (essential-japan.com)

submitted 3 months ago by sundray@lemmus.org to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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"Punch" is the name of the adorable baby monkey. There was no violence, thankfully. All of the animals are unharmed.

And the point of this idiocy?

It was later revealed that this appalling stunt was orchestrated purely as a promotional gimmick for a cryptocurrency meme coin.

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[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 8 points 3 months ago (1 child)

We already have that. It's weaponized to mostly ban people of Islamic faith.

We shouldn't have such a db

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[–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

Indeed and it will be expanded to include people like me, I might already be on it, because israel.

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