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[–] Poob@lemmy.ca 39 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Don't you think he looks tired?

[–] Taako_Tuesday@lemmy.ca 35 points 1 year ago (2 children)

He's got the gaunt face of a man who's withering away. My grandpa, a much better man than McConnell, looked like that for the last few months of his life, despite spending the majority of his life with a slightly pudgy face. It is truly ghoulish the way they parade politicians like McConnell and Feinstein around as if they still have all their wits, when really they should have retired years ago. Hell, half the senate should have retired over a decade ago, but both parties value incumbency too much

[–] III@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Incumbency, ah yes, the low hanging fruit of retaining party control.

[–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My boomer parents are adamant that feinstein is still "young." They don't want to admit to their own mortality (they are in their 70s). I believe that's what is driving a lot of this bullshit.

Americans don't believe they will ever die.

[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

At least Harriet Jones, Prime Minister, acknowledged her mistakes and did her best to help humanity in the end.

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[–] StanSmith@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ah man that sucks. For the ground that he fell on. I hope the evil can be scrubbed off it.

[–] BROOT@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No way. That eldritch black ooze gets into things and STICKS

[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hear thats what got Tasha Yar.

[–] BROOT@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

What an absolutely banger of a TNG reference my friend!

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[–] Piecemakers3Dprints@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago

Sincerely? I don't want to hear another word about him until he doesn't get back up. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago

Looking forward to this guy fucking right on off.

[–] Default_Defect@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Gotta pump those numbers up.

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[–] Ducks@ducks.dev 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I for one hope he is healthy enough to live the rest of his life in pain over years, and forced to step down and lose his power. This man has inflicted terrible damage to this country and its citizens. This is a man who put corporations and profit over anything and has sold our democracy to the highest bidder while empowering radical religious fanatics and fascists.

He's partly responsible for so much pain, suffering, and excess deaths in this nation via his support for gun lobbies and removing healthcare rights of Americans, for his support of Trump, and the excess deaths resulting from his administration.

I hope he gets exactly what he deserves.

[–] such_fifty_bucks@lemmy.one 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Zero chance this decrepit human garbage will ever step down. I hope I can be proven wrong but I'd rather just see him stroke out and it be the end. Retribution won't undo what he's done. Putting him in the dirt will be the only chance to invite that opportunity.

[–] vivavideri@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I mean if we just poke him he may very well just topple on over

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[–] thorbot@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

His ghoulish flesh-suit is finally starting to sluff off. Soon he will be without his precious goo and will melt away into a sewer drain

[–] Smk@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I really lol'ed at this. Mitch melting away like smeagol, with his hand in the air trying to keep his goo around him to survive.

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[–] nbafantest@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] TrismegistusMx@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I work in Hospice and 90% of our patients are referred after a fall.

[–] nbafantest@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I picked up my grandma probably 20 times in the last year.

The worst times are when he falls in the shower and he's naked and I have to pick him up bc he can't get up himself and my grandma is unable to pick him up

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago
[–] S_204@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

Obituaries I won't be upset to read for $1000 Alex.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

him and diane feinstein need to be thrown out of congress on the grounds they cannot perform their duties.

[–] betheydocrime@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Average lifespan of a tortoise: 80-150 years

Mitch McConnell's age: 81

🤔🤔🤔

[–] Djeikup@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Better roll him over on his back then.

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Too many people in Congress that falls under the "Help I've fallen and I can't get up" crowd. That's not the foundation of a healthy democracy.

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[–] TwoGems@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
[–] yip-bonk@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

YOU get a ban! And YOU get a ban! EVERYONE gets a ban for wishing nature to take its inevitable due course! Muwahahahaha! Power Trump Mod powers - activate!

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

One thing I will give the mods of Worldnews credit for. Right when Ukraine invasion started a whole mess of accounts with odd history (3 karma, 2 comments, 8 years old) started posting Kremlin propaganda. Every single one I reported was knocked off.

[–] Uniquitous@lemmy.one 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Seriously. Lemmy is the Wild West and I love it for that.

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[–] mayonaise_met@feddit.nl 11 points 1 year ago

Satan is finally starting to claim what is now rightfully his.

I wonder when Copeland's contact is up.

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (14 children)

Yikes. Might be time to retire.

[–] coyootje@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think the only way he'll retire is in a coffin or if he gets confined to a hospital, otherwise they'll keep him going somehow.

[–] oocdc2@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They'll give him the Weekend at Bernie's treatment if they can get away with it...

[–] maniclucky@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I think they're getting away with it right now.

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

He isn't turtley enough for the turtle club

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[–] tallwookie@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

gravity is a bitch

[–] user_already_exists@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

It's feeling very 'Weekend at Bernies' in the White House.

[–] Maruki_Hurakami@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
[–] thorbot@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Am I supposed to be seeing anything out of the ordinary with that photo?

[–] Maruki_Hurakami@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

I think he got contacts.

[–] very_well_lost@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I was expecting the Crypt Keeper. Not far off, I guess!

[–] MrTulip@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago

And not one of them was while going down stairs. Bummer.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 5 points 1 year ago

As the weather finally cools off, I wish Mitch has himself an exceptional fall...

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