In interview, Beshear says he received calls about McConnell 'suggesting he's passed'
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/News/politics/andy-beshear/2026/07/16/andy-beshear-says-he-received-calls-about-mitch-mcconnells-health/90946438007/
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CADmonkey@lemmy.world · 70 pts · 37d
Can someone put on a yellow vest and a hard hat and just walk through the hospital?
Alternatively, since they are being dodgy about whether or not he's alive, just assume he's dead. Replace him in congress. If he isn't dead, then he can prove it.
Impractical_Island@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 36d
You need the keycards, bro. I'll go get Huell to get some bootleg device to just beep your way through. I can't get on camera though, being as hot as I am right now. I took a penny from one of those "leave a penny for kids with cancer" or whatever things. Those really don't have a place in this economy anymore. If a singular penny is what it takes to cure cancer, then I have some ass pennies that will bring world peace.
Simulation6@sopuli.xyz · 9 pts · 36d
I thought there was a picture of him holding a resent paper. I am sure someone analyzed it to make sure it wasn’t faked.
stringere@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 36d
recent
English has no immutable rules on spellings and pronunciation.
Simulation6@sopuli.xyz · -13 pts · 36d
It’s a poor sort of mind that can only spell a word one way.
Hadriscus@jlai.lu · 10 pts · 36d
You sound resentful
Spezi@feddit.org · 6 pts · 36d
You mean recentful?
NABDad@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 36d
It's a quote, often attributed to either Andrew Jackson or Mark Twain, but most likely originating from neither.
https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/unknown_377100
BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 36d
Or both, you never know
stringere@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 36d
I'm all for homonyms, but when two words with completely different meanings and pronunciations, it is worth differentiating.
I wasn't trying to offend, so apologies if that stung.
If we can't have "correct" spellings of words we night as well forgoe the written language altogether.
Simulation6@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 36d
Sorry, I just made a spell mistake and then used a quote I always found funny.
partofthevoice@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 36d
I resent the message.
dtaylor84@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 36d
I only got it once.
stringere@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 36d
Recently.
wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 36d
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aesthelete@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 36d
That newspaper looked very AI made
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 36d
I asked if anyone could find the article shown in pic of McConnell. So far no luck. Even if the text is illegible, the cadence would be easy to match.
Pacattack57@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 36d
This is the online version of the article.
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 36d
I’d like to see the paper version. Obviously there is bit of formatting differences.
MimicJar@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 35d
The Washington Post included the page with the exact formatting in this article.
dtaylor84@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 36d
It was the front page of one of that day's papers (I forget which). It was not hard to find, although LLMs will happily make up an (incorrect) answer.
bedifferent@mastodon.social · -3 pts · 37d
@inclementimmigrant https://www.courier-journal.com/story/News/politics/andy-beshear/2026/07/16/andy-beshear-says-he-received-calls-about-mitch-mcconnells-health/90946438007/
Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world · -65 pts · 37d
You guys all need to use social media smartly. Like if this was republicans trying to prove a democrat had died, they'd be convincing kids to speed run the hospital like is a scientology building. The left just posts an article and goes in a corner until the next article is posted.
"Mmmm yes I have read and informed myself. Back to my corner now. I'm so important and smart #nokings."
Like for every downvote you want to give this, how about instead you go report libsoftiktok. Doesn't matter what for. Just do it. That algorithm you all complain about, works in both political directions. How about that. Fuck I hate the left and their fucking bullshit jerk off corner. Fucking useless
inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world · 51 pts · 37d
And yet here you are just posting away on social media.
Tell you what buddy, how about you go ahead and do what you just asked others to do. Go ahead, run into that hospital like a scientology speedrunner and take that picture of a dead McConnell. Put that money where your pretty little mouth is there you big, burly, freedom fighting keyboard warrior.
I'll wait right here.
Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world · -30 pts · 37d
I didn't say you needed to do it.
so what you're saying though is that what I'm doing is useless........
I'll wait for an answer
inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 37d
Yes, I am saying is that what you're currently doing is useless and even furthermore I'm saying that you need to do it since you're the one full of bluster and vigor in calling for others to do what you are too afraid to do yourself.
Lead by example and show that true leadership, take charge of the movement, and run into that hospital and take that picture. Prove that you aren't just a useless, cowardly lefists and put that money where your pretty little, boisterous, mouth is and do that glorious speed run of that hospital to show us how useless the rest of us are and that your are the true and righteous leader of the left!
Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world · -26 pts · 37d
Nah I'm good. I'm going to downvote and move on. That'll teach you right? Right? Do you feel the power of 1 downvotes righteous condemnation. See how that moral thrashing has impacted you and the world you exist in. It's not a total waste of time. You're not proving my point at all. In fact i might just go start my own off shoot of lemmy, delete my account here because I don't want lemmy getting paid or becoming popular. Then I'll post all day over there. Totally not wasting my time or interfering with your time or energy.
Just like how republicans back on reddit or Facebook or Twitter learned their lesson when we moved here and left them with every other fence sitting voter
inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 37d
That's awesome that you're going to build your own lemmy instance, with blackjack and hookers even!
I wish you the best in becoming the glorious leader of the left that you strive to be in your new and shiny instance of lemmy full of people who are going to be willing to run into hospitals to take pictures of dead people!
Godspeed you bold, beautiful, glorious go getter that will surly guide the next generation of bold, beautiful, glorious leftists that will do what needs to be done to make sure that someone will run into those hospitals that this country truly needs!
sol6_vi@lemmy.makearmy.io · 7 pts · 37d
In fact! Forget the instance!
Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world · -9 pts · 37d
Enjoy your time here pretending to be smarter than your racist uncle and grandmother whose beat your group into the ground for the past 15 years. Both IRL and digitally. You think you'll ever be honest with yourself that maybe you need to do something other than give up ground at every battle?
inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 37d
Wait, why are you still posting here and haven't deleted your account? Haven't you started your own lemmy server yet? Started your revolution to show poor little ol' me that you're the smart one here? That you're going to the catalyst of change in America? To lead those hospital runners? To be the Smrtest leftist in the world?
Looking forward to seeing your bold, wonderful, beautiful, glorious, intelligent movement take hold and flourish, showing me how dumb I, my grandmother, my racist uncle really are!
Can't wait!
BassTurd@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 37d
Please?
Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world · -4 pts · 37d
how would that affect you?
BassTurd@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 37d
QoL improvement.
a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 37d
You sound like a dude who's favorite bar got taken over by Nazis, but he keeps going believing he's going to influence any sort of outcome.
Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world · -5 pts · 37d
What does that make you
a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 37d
Someone who's not on x, for instance.
Because when I walk into a bar and see it is full of Nazis I turn around and walk the other way.
forgetfulmeat@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 37d
You only insulted people and encouraged raiding a hospital.
Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world · -3 pts · 36d
I don't support nazis or people who help them
stringere@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 36d
That would be you.
Trying to blame and demoralize activists for not doing enough while not actually acting on your beliefs makes you a sympathizer and a coward.
Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world · -3 pts · 36d
Lmao you're not activist. You'd have to be active. Reading your daily post and commenting "these people suck" is not activism.
Me pointing it out is demoralizing because it should be. In the past decade you people have giving up more victories to people you consider morons and you think i should be here playing along like that's OK.
You're given a Ferrari of an application and instead you treat it like the most boring version of the big platforms. Wake the fuck up
Being out there in the world and actively spreading ideas, engaging and growing is activism. You lot are wilting.
I'm tired of saying its OK to disengage because you lot just don't like it. This is like voting. If you're not actively participating then you're giving the opposition power and you're a part of the problem. You're not forced to do anything but i shouldn't be forced to play along like that's OK when so many here also try to post about MAGA and their bullshit.
Trump is about to pull some bullshit with elections. What channels have any of you created to fight back? Or are you just going to stand in a fucking street again. I'm not playing this game anymore where I have to play polite like you're people doing the bare minimum are not part of contributing to his success.
stringere@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 36d
While you were whining on the internet I was knocking on doors as part of the largest turnout for GOTV in my county, today in 98 degree weather.
So yeah, I'm active. I have yet to see you talk about the wonderful organizing, community buding, and resistance efforts you're taking part in.
forgetfulmeat@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 36d
Brother you don't know what we're all doing in our private lives. We get on here to discuss. What the fuck is anybody supposed to be able to do on Lemmy? We are here to avoid the craziness out there and have a space for ourselves. I am involved in activism. I am involved in a couple programs locally. People are getting organized man. You are mad because you're at home doing nothing but insulting people.
tanisnikana@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 37d
Mmmm yes I have read and informed myself. Back to my corner now. I'm so important and smart #nokings.
Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world · -18 pts · 37d
Information is power
tanisnikana@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 37d
I’m making fun of you.
Can’t believe I needed to clarify that to you, and so bluntly at that.
Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world · -27 pts · 37d
No you're not. You're a lemmy user. You can't make fun of anyone. You people ran here to hide. Your opinions matter as much as people who don't vote in an election then decide they want to be political. You have no power to do anything.
tanisnikana@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 37d
No you're not. You're a lemmy user. You can't make fun of anyone. You people ran here to hide. Your opinions matter as much as people who don't vote in an election then decide they want to be political. You have no power to do anything.
Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world · -13 pts · 37d
Agreed lol
TrickDacy@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 37d
So basically what you're saying is you're a troll here because you're mad that something less shitty than reddit exists
Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world · -6 pts · 37d
Are you trolling because I said something you don't like
stringere@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 36d
No, we're all clowning on you being a contentious twat with nothing of value to add.
dreamkeeper@literature.cafe · 7 pts · 37d
If he's dead then he's probably already in a dustbin on his wife's mantle. Naruto running into the hospital won't accomplish anything
Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 37d
Why do you think they're trying to hide it
dreamkeeper@literature.cafe · 4 pts · 37d
They don't want a special election and they know the bs law they passed barring the governor from appointing a replacement directly violates the Kentucky constitution.
Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world · -4 pts · 37d
Yes. So if kids are meme their way into scientology building. Redirect them into his hospital room.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 37d
So being smart is being psychotic harassers and like Republicans? This is fucking moronic. 0/10 bullshit troll attempt.
Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world · -10 pts · 37d
Are you smart if you constantly lose to people you think are stupid
TrickDacy@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 37d
Are you smart if you say anything you say?
Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world · -6 pts · 36d
Nice, so you can't deny it you just insult me showing that I'm right.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 36d
You've figured it out dude. You said a bunch of braindead shit and now that means if people notice then they got served.
Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world · -5 pts · 36d
You're not saying fuck all either.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 36d
Sorry let me take a few minutes to think up some weird dramatic shit about how Democrats are worse than Republicans because of some half baked shit logic.
a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 37d
Given that hospitals take care of sick and dying people, and their staff are overworked enough, I don't think that that's a suggestion that we should be going along with.
Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world · -9 pts · 37d
Kind of the point isn't it. How's the Supreme Court working out for you? It's only another decade or two of this shit before maybe you can get a more balanced one, even then. But you keep that moral code you made up close to your heart.
a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 37d
I fail to see how doing harm to people in the hospital would do any good for anyone.
CADmonkey@lemmy.world · -3 pts · 37d
It's not that harmful to walk by a hospital room to see if someone is alive.
For that matter, by not letting anyone know if he's alive or not, those hospital employees are already harming the people of kentucky.
Impound4017@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 37d
Don’t blame hospital staff for not committing a HIPAA violation that could ruin their career and leave them liable for legal action. Sure, maybe you would like for them to disclose this kind of thing, but when you compromise patient privacy like that it leaves the door open for major problems.
Think of it in the context of underage drinking, as an example: if you bring someone to a hospital who has alcohol poisoning but is under 21, they won’t inform the police, despite having proof of legal wrongdoing, because doing so would only cause additional harm by discouraging people from seeking medical help when they need it in the future. It’s better for everyone if medical staff can just stay impartial and do their jobs.
CADmonkey@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 37d
So we can only violate patient privacy when it helps the fascists?
Because all of that goes right out the door when a pregnant woman has a complication.
Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world · -7 pts · 37d
Harm who? You're just getting a picture with a totally alive guy. Nobody is harmed
Impractical_Island@lemmy.world · -4 pts · 36d
Bro's over here angry not aware that the culture is engineered and built around manipulating people with their identity politics. The reason the left does this and the right does that is mainly because of how the their respective logos structure is dependent on pathos vs ethos structures, respectively, as well as how this is a police state, bro. You get mad at the Proud Boys, etc? Those ARE the cops. I say this as someone who had to be a crackhead because they weren't good enough to be a pothead, which is a festival cop. A crackhead is one of those homeless guys on the subway or park bench mouthing off, being unruly, doing drugs. I was that type of cop, so if you're not aware, Trump/Epstein/Clintons/Hunter Biden/etc are all cops, or at least that's part of their duty.
Bro getting mad because the cops piss him off means one day he'll swing at a cop and his life gets fucked up. ;)
Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 36d
What the hell does this have to do with anything.
Impractical_Island@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 36d
Oh I'm sorry, I thought other people would see this