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Mitch McConnell mystery deepens as health questions remain unanswered
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/11/mitch-mcconnell-senator-health
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CatmaMcConnell fucking over democracy one last time on his way out is the only way he would want to go.
The nature of his illness: he’s dead
DocMcStuffinOr a vegetable.
Jhexhoping for locked in syndrome
Only if the democrats take back control and dismantle his shit. If that happens I wish him locked in syndrome for as long as medically possibly.
Continuing to improve
it’s called decomposition
bthestReflecting pool mystery solved. He’s probably wedged up in DC’s waterworks because they tossed him in the river too close to an intake.
RememberTheApollo_If he was getting better and getting out they would have said so.
He’s not getting better and not getting out, maybe even brain dead, so they say nothing rather than outright lie about his condition.
Absolutely nothing will happen to anyone says says they spoke to him and in fact didn’t.
He died, and the government is not releasing details so that there is no possibility of a challenge for his position before the summer recess.
No, it’s because if he vacates the seat before 8/3/26 a special election must be held by law.
In the normal election, Maise can’t run because he lost his primary
In a special election he can run, split the Republican vote out of spite, and a dem gets the senate seat.
wonderingwandererI hope once they’re called out on their lies they face some serious consequences for it.
Oh wait…
MushuChupacabraThe only “mystery” is the date and time when he died.
Because he’s dead.
CharlesDarwinLOL, “mystery”.
Why don’t these people send reporters to find where this motherfucker is checked in at?
Cue the Monty Python dead parrot sketch.
Bahnd RollardIm fully expecting him to show back up Weekend at Burnies style. Complete with his hair stapled to his head and his shoes tied to someone elses.
leadoreThis whole thing just shows us what exactly what will happen if/when trump keels over. It will be covered up as long as possible. Just like Iran’s new Ayatollah, who has never been seen, even to show up for his father’s funeral.
They’ll pump his corpse with enough steroids to kill a horse, put him in a track suit and walk him through the front door of the capital next week you watch.
ZombiepirateI hope they saddle him up in one of those robot exoskeletons and let him flop around in an oversized suit. Maybe they can add a pull string in the back so that his aids can trigger a reaction bark when needed.
It’s OK, we already have even worse people to continue his work.
Yep. A whole lot of the left - at least the online ones - seem to be preoccupied with “boomers” and other ageist nonsense (as if an entire generation can have their politics defined by the 20 year period they happened to be born in).
Meanwhile, the conservatives and their party are working to crank out people that are barely past the zygote phase and have them work in their think tanks, crank out Alternative Facts on Bullshit Mountain Media, have them installed in every institution of the land (including lifetime positions), and have them alter our government, our schools, our universities, our workplaces…
There is no mystery. He’s dead and republicans are doing some on brand shady shit to make sure Massie can’t run for his seat. To accomplish this they can’t pull the plug until august 3rd
What’s the advantage of pretending McConnell isn’t dead or incapacitated? The Kentucky legislature already took the power to appoint vacancies from the Governor when a Democrat won. Who wants to delay or avoid a special election? I don’t get it.
They are scared a Democrat will be voted in early for the special election.
Edit: I think I read somewhere there is some worry the KY constitution allows the governor to appoint and would take precedent over the KY congress’s law.
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Hard no. The cons don’t need an excuse to concoct conspiracy theories and engage in violence toward anyone they consider the other.
Besides, he was supposedly admitted to a Washington area hospital.
George Washington University Hospital. I agree that visiting the house is pointless, but at this point who the fuck cares about the cons.
Americans NEED confirmation before August 3rd. If there is a slimer of hope for a democratic majority in the Senate before the elections, it might just be the quick fix that’ll end this administration’s constant self-sabotage.
All you need is visual confirmation. Yet no one has done it yet.
Somebody needs to witness this fucker.
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TryingToBeGoodYou think maybe they should chop off his dick and preserve it in amber or clear resin? For later. It’s a new thing from the surgeon general. I wouldn’t question it. Just chop it off
Whether he’s dead or not, he already did a significant amount of damage. His death doesn’t change anything does it?
Why do you think the Republican cunts are hiding it?
It’s because it’d trigger an election, but they want to run down the clock
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The only mystery I see is why the fuck has the governor not declared a special election? What’s the GOP gonna do? Sue? Ok let them give proof of life in court.
Exactly. Call their bluff. It’s pretty simple. If they sue to stop the special election, the judge will issue a subpoena for McConnell to appear either in person or by the court’s remote video software to answer questions.
if i were Andy beshear I’d be in that hospital knocking on his door. and if i couldn’t talk to turtle face to face call the special election immediately
Every recent picture of this mofo, looks like he’s confused, in pain and about to vote in favor of some republican legislation
Depends on how long it took for Mitchy to get defibbed… assuming appropriate CPR until the AED is ready, first few minutes could be around 2/3 chance of survival, anything significantly more than 10 minutes we’re looking at less than 1/4 chance.
(Sounds like mitch was unconscious from a fall and not a cardiac arrest, reports were that CPR was administered but was he breathing at some point? Mysteries still abound)
He was “found unconscious.”
Dude’s a vegetable, if even that.