It's the final countdown.

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ExtremeDullard@piefed.social · 51 pts · 15h (5 replies)

Considering how awful this man has been all his life, I'm reminded of the comforting words of Charlie Chaplin:

"So long as men die, liberty will never perish…"

EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 11h

The sheer fact that we know he’s been gone for a month and they’re able to just belay the announcement as a ‘strategy’ should invalidate everyone in office involved.

A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip · 6 pts · 11h (2 replies)

That's an amazing quote.

ExtremeDullard@piefed.social · 13 pts · 11h (1 reply)

Chaplin was a lot deeper than his goofy on-screen persona let on.

Drusas@fedia.io · 5 pts · 4h

Everyone should watch The Great Dictator.

psycho_driver@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 4h

I fear men may not be dying at a rapid enough pace for liberty to keep up.

rayyy@piefed.social · 36 pts · 11h (1 reply)

Mitch died August 4, 2026 from prolonged rigor mortis.

PlantJam@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 25m

*Rigor tortoise

AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@piefed.social · 22 pts · 9h (2 replies)

So tomorrow we're seeing a headline saying "It is with great pain that we announce that Bitch Mitch has left us after battling for his dear life during the last months"?

Truth is, this could be what actually happened, meaning they kept him on life support and pulled the plug as soon as the time was up for the special election.

Everyone involved, including the hospital, should be prosecuted for treason but eh... in Magastan that doesn't happen

Freeposity@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 8h

Oh they want people to be tried and executed for treason. People like Dr. Fauci or Jack Smith whose only crime was being competent, honest and professional.

lazynooblet@lazysoci.al · 3 pts · 8h

Magastan haha

grainfed@quokk.au · 14 pts · 11h

Schrodinger's senator?

NoForwadSlashS@piefed.social · 4 pts · 14h

Diddle ooo dooo, diddle oo do dooo

morgenman@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 10h (3 replies)

Sorry if I'm out of the loop but why would it become public tomorrow especially?

ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip · 18 pts · 9h

Today's the deadline for calling a special election to fill the vacant seat. The GOP is very aware of how badly they've been doing in special elections recently, so don't want to risk losing their hold on the Senate, and having to run against an incumbent in the general

Funkt4st1c@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 9h (1 reply)

If he dies late enough, they dont have to replace him. If he dies too early, they need to hold an election (which will almost definitely go left)

Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 2h

It might not go left but it would let Thomas Massie run for that seat and they don't want that.