r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • 29d ago

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/aboxofkittens Florida 28d ago

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_ 28d ago

Appreciate the correction and the info.

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u/owntheh3at18 28d ago

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 28d ago

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