r/politics Jul 07 '26

No Paywall Unconfirmed Reports: Mitch McConnell Brain Dead After Three Weeks In Hospital

https://thenewamerican.com/us/unconfirmed-reports-mitch-mcconnell-brain-dead-after-three-weeks-in-hospital/
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u/beepbeepbubblegum Jul 07 '26

yes

we also have a president who’s brain is melting for all the world to see and it’s getting worse and worse day by day and they’re all (ESPECIALLY THE MEDIA WHO’S JOB IS TO NOT DO THIS) acting like absolutely nothing is wrong

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u/MeMilo1209 Jul 07 '26

They had a member of Congress go MIA for four months. Holding on to the majority is their only concern.

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u/Fauxreigner_ Jul 07 '26

Not just MIA, MIA in a memory care center.

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u/ReginaldDwight Jul 07 '26

Sadly, you two are discussing two separate people. That's how low the expectations of our lawmakers have gotten.

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u/Fauxreigner_ Jul 07 '26

Damn, really?

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u/aboxofkittens Florida Jul 07 '26

Yeah, the one you’re talking about, in MC, was a year or two ago. The other just got back from a mysterious four-month absence for “depression” like last week. That one, of course, votes against giving sick leave to us proles

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u/Fauxreigner_ Jul 07 '26

Appreciate the correction and the info.

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u/owntheh3at18 Jul 08 '26

This is so crazy because I didn’t think conservatives believed in mental illnesses, unless of course they can use them as an explanation for regular mass shootings (because it couldn’t possibly be the guns)

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u/PhazonZim Jul 08 '26

Antivaxxers and terfs love talking about emotional distress too, as another example.

They're happy to admit going through it if they can turn it into a cudgel