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[–] pentastarm@piefed.ca 13 points 1 hour ago
[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 minutes ago

May his death be painful and undignified.

[–] Sludgehammer@lemmy.world 1 points 23 minutes ago

The nice thing about getting old is that you get to watch the assholes you despise die off... without even having to lift a finger.

[–] Sabin10@lemmy.world 5 points 1 hour ago

Stable condition doesn't sound great but I haven't given up hope yet

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe 3 points 1 hour ago

Oh no how unfortunate.

[–] breezeblock@lemmy.ca 2 points 50 minutes ago

Now do the next one

[–] SirMaple__@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 hours ago
[–] Mantzy81@aussie.zone 2 points 1 hour ago

Here's to hoping. If only this was about a fair few other "people" too.

[–] oakey66@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

Ran to the comments.

[–] EndOfLine@lemmy.world 27 points 3 hours ago
[–] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 32 points 3 hours ago

The world is healing

[–] realitista@lemmus.org 24 points 3 hours ago
[–] 0ndead@infosec.pub 30 points 3 hours ago

I have thoughts and prayers about this

[–] Marthirial@lemmy.world 1 points 55 minutes ago

Reaper, don't forget his past and present clients.

[–] MrVilliam@sh.itjust.works 20 points 3 hours ago

Who's ready for the pearl-clutching over people replicating trump's tweet about Mueller, reshaped to be about this fucking ghoul?

[–] dizzle18@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 hours ago

You’re snatching up the wrong asshole, Death. I mean, take this prick too. But…come on. You know the one we really want shuffled off to hell.

[–] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 15 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Good. Hope he’s suffering.

[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 2 points 21 minutes ago (1 children)

He was the primary person who incited the insurrection on the day of January 6. He told a mob of angry Trump supporters that they had to fight or they wouldn't have a country anymore.

But he's gotten no real punishment for his actual crimes. His suffering now is of the sort that could happen to anybody, even if they lived the most virtuous life.

I know he'll never face actual justice, but I'm personally not happy with this as a substitute.

[–] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 minutes ago* (last edited 1 minute ago)

January 6th was the only principled thing MAGA ever did.

Literally the only time they appeared to genuinely believe their own bullshit. Of course, they ran away with their tails between their legs as soon as shit got real…

But I’m sick of hearing American liberals clutch their pearls about how terrible it is to do a January 6th. Doing a January 6th isn’t immoral- doing it FOR THE REASONS IT WAS DONE is immoral. And you’re going to have to do a lot worse than a January 6th if you want any hope at all of getting your country back.

Cool. Next!

[–] TryingToBeGood@reddthat.com 7 points 2 hours ago

Let me guess: he’s due to report to jail or something…

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 12 points 3 hours ago
[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 10 points 3 hours ago

I wish him a long, painful, and unsuccessful recovery.

[–] mr_account@lemmy.world 10 points 3 hours ago

What a tragedy! Why, god? WHY‽

Why couldn't this have happened sooner‽

[–] kmartburrito@lemmy.world 8 points 2 hours ago
[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 2 points 1 hour ago

I shed no tears.

[–] santa@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 hours ago

Side effects of leaky brain…?

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 hours ago

Hoping for a speedy demise.

[–] Zier@fedia.io 2 points 2 hours ago
[–] devolution@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

He's not dead yet? A shame.

[–] ulkesh@piefed.social 4 points 2 hours ago

Couldn't happen to a better person. Well maybe one other.

[–] Akh@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago
[–] mrmaplebar@fedia.io 1 points 1 hour ago

One less asshole in the mix.

[–] Pistcow@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago