Lindsey Graham Dead at 71
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Grindr app at half staff
Male prostitutes in DC are gonna have to tighten their belts through this difficult time
Mitch is stuck in the dispensing area.
They certainly stuck something in his dispensing area, and his coin slot too.
I have never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure.
Mark Twain
Actually, it wasn't Twain. It was Clarence Darrow who first said something very like it about 10 years after Twain's death.
I feel like Mark Twain elbows Darrow in the afterlife every time it gets misattributed to him
Edit: I feel like it's really important understand when I say this it's the Mark Twain from that tng episode times arrow where they all go in the past and meet Mark Twain and he figures out that they are spacemen
So he has wished a man dead. No need to pretend to have a moral high ground for the sake of appearing "civil".
You made a very similar joke about "hacking" like 2 comments ago so I know you already understand this is a joke.
Dude what let's fucking go! 🔥🔥🔥
I still can't believe he never found a wife. Amazing for someone 71 years old.
Worst kept secret ever
He lived happilly ever after with his Grindr account.
Could have done so much good in SC as an out gay man. Didn't.
Yeah he could have retired and come out, tried to make the worst people in SC more tolerant of specifically white cis gay men. But even that basic decency escaped him.
Never let it be said that he ever found a moral choice difficult, for he spent his whole life choosing to do the wrong and cowardly thing without question.
You mean beard?
Rest in piss
They say one should never say bad things about the dead, only good.
He is dead. Good.
I'm not upvoting the story this time, I'm upvoting the death itself.
Fucking hell I was thinking would see Mitch McConnell death announcement, I was not expecting this....I just know can't stop smiling.
To stave off the fading of his own spirit, Mitch drew the life essence from one of his own kin, and so endured.
How did he pry the shell off with his enfeebled hands?
Graham before McConnell? t’s like walking into a deli and coming out with a free slice of cake. I didn’t expect it, but I’m not upset.
Closeted hate filled man comes out as dead.
666 Hell Yeah
I landed a 666666 on an internal generative thing a few months ago at my job. I felt like I'd won a tiny lottery.
Double Devil
more please
(V)_iwi_(V)
Lorenzo Salgado, the home builder guy in Houston who ice murdered deserves all the attention Lindsey Graham's death is getting.
I thought that other giant piece of shit republican was about to die?
Let's hope these old republican assholes all start dying off quick.
You can throw your rock, and hide your hand Working in the dark against your fellow man But sure as God made black and white What's done in the dark will be brought to the light
You can run for a long time Sooner or later God'll cut you down
These downvoters don't recognize Johnny Cash...
Preach
Another gender neutral bathroom opening up wherever they bury this goblin.
oh thank god. Fuck that guy.
Enjoy hell you insufferable prick.
I don't believe in God, but they did just get me an unmatched birthday present, could not have asked for a better gift.
Happy Birthday! Enjoy your present!
A brief and sudden illness describes ricin poisoning, I speculate wildly in the knowledge that Graham recently supported a sanctions package against Russia, a nation notorious for silencing dissidents with ricin.
The article said: "A preliminary examination by the DC Medical Examiner has determined the possible cause of death for longtime Senator Lindsey Graham to be aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, officials said Sunday.". Read the article people, or at least the first paragraph 😄
I was elected to speculate wildly, not read.
But, yeah, aortic dissection is a bitch. There isn't really anything you can do about it unless you happen to be near a surgery suite that is expecting you.
😂. My heart bleeds for him
It was also like a hundred years old. That happens when you're above 60.
He was just in Ukraine though. It's very likely a heart attack or something from old age, and it's also not unlikely that Russia got to him in Ukraine with one of their signature assassinations.
Does it even Matter? Nazis killing Nazis. They love doing that shit. Or a really old guy dying of old. That happens too.
Do we really care who kills these people, as long as they're dead? Is it worth conspiratizing over?
No, it doesn't matter, I'm celebrating either way.
It would be extra delicious though to find out he was killed by Russians in Ukraine as a favor to Iran as revenge for killing the Grand Ayatollah and the 200 school girls, it would be so good for the soul to know Israel got him killed.
I heard a theory he died from poppers a common party drug in the gay community. Interesting theory put out by a man of the community
I think whatever happened to him is distinct from "heart attack," as if it were that, then news outlets would just be calling it that. Instead, they're going out of their way to explain this other thing.
C'mon, Yahweh; take Bibi next.
RULE OF THREE. WHO’S NEXT?
Old man grassley most likely just due to being older than dirt.
But given they were both heart attacks seems like we’re due for a Big Beautiful Coronary
Chomo Caligula 🙏🏼
I wonder if Rafael Cruz has had a cold lately
I know a lot of people are hoping for Kissenger, and admittedly for good reasons, but I have a personal hang up with Roger Stone.
Kissinger died 3 years ago dude. Stone is a good pick
OMG! You are right, he did. How did I miss that? I may go out for drinks later. From my POV, two very evil people who made life substantially harder for many of my friends died today.
I got banned from Reddit for showing “extreme indifference” 😂
Some people make the world a better place with their passing, others make the world a better place with their passing
Others pass away and make the world a better place
that's the point of the sentence
some passing (going though the world) makes the world better
others passing (death) is what makes the world a better place.
Yeah, but my joke is that they both sound the same :P
but, in my version they were the same
Ugh, dude, that's the joke
Nobody understands that you are hilarious
That's what I've been saying!
No this is the joke.
and mitch mcconell is suddenly recovering as he passed away.
Good riddance, hopefully McConnell is already dead.
He is. Or he's a vegetable, which is no different in terms of being able to perform hus duties as a senator. They're playing weekend at Bernie's with him and they'll do the same when ol Grim eventually claims Trump.
Graham was the final sacrifice McConnell needed to ascend to lichdom
One evil bastard down, the GOP-1 number of evil bastards to go.
Two really. Fingers crossed that the trifecta hits big.
🦀 🦀 🦀 🦀 🦀
Pray tell, what means the crabs? I've them used today but not sure what are referencing lol
Crab rave.
crab rave
Ahhhh, got it, thanks!
Hahahahahaha
Isn’t this response some kind of a crime that will get you on a list and fired in freedomland now?
They've run out of lists to put me on.
Aw, thats a real shame... So anyway, I says to mabel, I says,
"Them anal beads ain't sittin' right."
"Sudden illness" are we thinking this was a Mr. Hands type situation?
Well, 2 days ago he announced that had struck a deal with Trump, Russia sent panicked messages of escalation... and now he's suddenly dead. I'd check him for signs of poisoning...
I'm hoping for explosive diarrhea
eh, i know america loves a conspiracy but the dude was 71-72 or something.
everyday past past like...65 it's a cointoss if your gonna wakeup the next morning imo
Not if you take care of yourself as you're growing up. Don't let the last years of your life be trash, gang! Eat healthy and lift weights.
And try not to be hateful as to pop a vein.
hate seems to keep these people alive longer
I live in America. The last years of my life are going to be shit regardless of what I personally do unless I hit the lottery or something.
Not if you're hope pilled and whimsy maxxing.
That might just be my micro plastics talking though.
Hell, yeah!
I mean, as an American, I still think it'll suck, but I'm all in on the whimsy maxing and hope pilling; even if one gets lucky, those can't hurt!
Cancer would like a word with you...
Yeah and a jet engine could detach and crush me in my living room, too. I'mma go out swole if I have any say in it, either way. Suns out gunz out 4 lyfe.
Average age of death is 83, with a normal distribution, so half of people die above 83.
His dad also died similarly in his late 60s so it may be he was a ticking time bomb
Mr. Hands as in the guy who fucked a horse?
Yeah. He's always had a very "horse fucker" vibe to him.
I was trying to find the Cyberpunk 2077 reference. Was not expecting the horse.
Gotta be. Lindsay looks like a Mr. Hands type
like all villains he tried hard to stay alive but failed
Ladybug, ladybug,
Fly away home,
Your house is on fire
And your children all gone;
I prefer Mr Waits' version.
Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people.
🐞🐞🐞🐞🐞🐞🐞🐞🐞🐞🐞🐞
It’s only Sunday and my week is already awesome!
I'm glad I'm living at a time where I outlive the people I loathe
Whenever I think about making a healthy choice instead of picking the easy option I think about the people I will survive thanks to a healthy lifestyle. I mean I also do it because I try to be good to myself, but sometimes a little spite goes a long way.
I can only wish for the trend to continue.
Lindsey Graham, like the bulk of drivers in South Carolina, was simply a menace to society.
I'll pray for his soul to get the afterlife he deserves🙏🏿
This makes me very happy!
Lady G has left the building.
From the looks of that photo, even he's saying, "Hooray!"
Rest in piss, bozo
Great way to start the week!
Sending my pots and thrayers 👏
Lots of flayers
One shitty dude, like 500 more to go.
Another one bites the dust
Oh no! I forgot to buy milk for my cereal.
Anyways, what circle of hell do you think Lindsey is in?
Bolgia 5 – Barrators: Corrupt politicians, who made money by trafficking in public offices (the political analogue of the simoniacs), are immersed in a lake of boiling pitch, which represents the sticky fingers and dark secrets of their corrupt deals. They are guarded by demons called the Malebranche ("Evil Claws"), who tear them to pieces with claws and grappling hooks if they catch them above the surface of the pitch. - Wikipedia
If I had a nickel for every time a guy named Graham suddenly suspended his campaign for the US Senate in July 2026 I'd have two nickels
Womp womp
Came down with a case of poloniumitis?
Too fast. Novichok maybe?
Something like that probably.
Dude looked hearty and hale in all the Ukraine photos.
tough titty
Yay!
Wow life comes at you fast. I was just talking with him yesterday for roughly 20 minutes about international politics and how healthy he was 😢
Who is you?
Didn't read the article. Did he suffocate in the closet on a dick too big? Or did his back break trying lift Trump's massive ego? I have money riding on it.
71... Wow, it's true what they say, only the good die young.
Dead? I didn’t even know he was sick…
aortic anuerysm is usually quick and deadly. apparently being on the plane probably pushed it over the edge.
Boeing does have a tendency to defenestrate people.
What a shame
Oh hell yeah
alternatively, no one cares who you are
No it's important. Imagine some party or coalition has very narrow control of your country's parliament. Then one of the members dies, and another one is in the hospital and hasn't been seen in weeks. So that control is teetering and the entire government might collapse if the control slips away. That's not entirely a local story since what your country's national government does will have effects all over the world.
Here in the US we have a separate executive branch so even if Trumps party loses control of Congress (= parliament), Trump himself is still the president, but it's still a big change, it becomes much harder for him to get laws passed. That affects all sorts of things. Also, these guys (Graham and McConnell) have been around forever and are very influential. McConnell (the guy in the hospital) is the Senate majority leader, maybe of similar standing to the head of the opposition party in a parliamentary country, since the head of the governing party would be the PM. Still an important dude.
I don't want to be morbid about it but it might help understand some of the other posts here.
To be fair, Democrats like Schumer and Jeffries ain't exactly champing at the bit to go after MAGA and throw em all in prison and reverse all the shit they've done.
Removing the GOP from power is sadly just the first of many steps to fixing the myriad problems with this country.
are you high? this post has 124 upvotes. so....thats 124 people that care that a senator (which isnt local considering they vote on country-wide policy) is dead unexpectedly.
you're weird.
"Local politician", he was governor of the State of South Carolina, and one of Trumps right hand men. His death should be wildly celebrated across the globe
Literally two names that gives no results when I type "name party death". What are you even doing?
And for the record, Im not American, so I dont know where you get your "exceptionalism" comment from
I'm really annoyed all your comments are deleted.
This is lemmy, there's no penalties for downvotes. If it's your opinion, leave it up, if you've changed your view, edit it.
I'd recommend making a reply if you changed your view so that the original is still visible (unless you said a slur or something that no one needs to see I guess.) Or I suppose you could just add to the bottom of the original post.
I just figured that this discussion leads nowhere and also had nothing to learn from and i only get more complaints if left there.
There's no "unsuscribe" or "ignore topic" on lemmy, no?
I guess I just have to take your word for it then?
As far as unsubscribe and whatnot, can only assume that might depend on your client? 🤷
Yeah but you delete a lot of your comments. Like so many of them that I recognize your name for it. Why?
Too much Lemmy and ADHD (oh wait, someone else wrote this already/that was unsensible/sensitive info/bullshit, lets quickly delete it).