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submitted 15 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) by Sunflier@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world
 

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[–] Binturong@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 minutes ago* (last edited 10 minutes ago)

This vile ghoul ushered in the death of America by breaking key covenants in governance, and while he's vaguely expressed some sort of remorse since over the years, there will be no forgiveness or peace for him on his deathbed. He will only be hailed by a cabal of grinning sycophants encircling his frail shell, chanting "you made this all possible" as they lean in to devour his rotting carcass. Thanks for nothing, Mitch.

[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 11 points 1 hour ago

Fuck this guy. Fuck everything he's ever done. I hope he rests in piss. Representative of one of the most impoverished states in America, married to a billionaire, shit his pants before Trump made it cool.

[–] Omgboom@lemmy.zip 3 points 38 minutes ago

I hope it hurts when he dies

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 19 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Why is he still clinging to the vestiges of his power and not resting at home? These people are fucking pathological.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 7 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

You could ask Dianne Feinstein the same question. God only knows what keeps Chuck Grassley ticking.

These people are fucking pathological.

Elderly people are stubborn as old nails. They don't just move out of the way on their own.

The better question is what's keeping them affixed to their positions. Enormous amounts of money go to defending incumbents with full on dementia. And party loyalists consider their aging leadership sacrosanct.

On top of all that, Senators get the best health care benefits in the world. Keeping your job is - in some ways - a predicate for your very survival.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 2 points 43 minutes ago

Mostly good points but I'm pretty sure the healthcare plan is for life so it's literally just influence driving them

[–] Reygle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

I personally will not be satisfied until he rests beneath the dirt.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 35 minutes ago

I normally only want good things for all people, but I hope it hurts.

[–] beejboytyson@lemmy.world 1 points 44 minutes ago
[–] muxika@lemmy.world 17 points 2 hours ago
[–] thax@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Happy to hear his turtle genes didn't select for longevity.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

83 is already 7 years of bonus time

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 6 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

No one did as much as Turtle McTraitor did to make the United States a fascist nation.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 8 minutes ago

Hmmm... Roger Ailes?

[–] Godric@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

It seems only the good die young :/

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 7 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

"flulike symptoms"

Moscow Mitch is fully vaccinated, while supporting policies that will make it impossible for most Americans to get an up-to-date vaccine.

[–] Godric@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Reminds me of Covid, when the fully-vaccinated redcaps were going on and on about the "dangers" of the jab

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

H5N1 is going to burn through North America, and we in the states will be fish in a barrel. No new vaccines are being developed, and the existing ones aren't being updated.

[–] dancroissant@lemmy.world 10 points 2 hours ago

Ideally they can keep his heart pumping juuuuuust enough so he continues to miss floor votes but won't get replaced by someone that can has mobility.

[–] ragepaw@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

NOOOOOOOOO!

KEEP HIM ALIVE!!!!

He should be forced to watch the result of the years of his corruption, evil and vileness.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 hours ago (3 children)
[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 6 minutes ago

I wouldn't mind him having to see polio come back. Seems like one of the few things he actually cares about. You know, because it once affected him directly.

He smiles when people talk about the terrible things that happen to people from his policies. Fuck this ghoul, cremation while alive would be too good for him.

[–] fishy@lemmy.today 2 points 1 hour ago

It would be cathartic if he spent the next couple of years suffering from immense pain in a hospital bed.

[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)
[–] ragepaw@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 hour ago
[–] chaitae3@lemmy.world 6 points 3 hours ago

When asked if he had any health issues people should know about, he replied, “Of course not,”

Hehe that's funny

[–] titanicx@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 hours ago

Die motherfucker die!

[–] MyMotherIsAHamster@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Oh no - anyway, gotta clip my nails.

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 hours ago

I had a hang nail that was bothering me all morning. It felt so nice to get rid of it

[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 18 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

This motherfucker ushered in Trump and his fascist regime. May he rest in piss.

[–] dancroissant@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago

The US is now literally run by a gang of pedophiles and child traffickers. Thanks mitch.

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Oh no! The pistachio butter I bought wasn't as good as I thought it would be this morning.

Anyways.

[–] fishy@lemmy.today 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Is it just the brand or what? Curious about pistachio butter.

Peppertux from costco.

[–] OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world 27 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Suffer, you degenerate piece of shit.

Feel every second of pain and agony that you deserve.

Also, I'll leave this here.

[–] RadioEthiopiate@lemmy.zip 23 points 6 hours ago

As someone who isn't even from or in the US: may he soon rest in piss, the absolute cunt.

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