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Police descend on Mitch McConnell’s home

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Police descend on Mitch McConnell’s home

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Police descend on Mitch McConnell's home — as aides vow his Senate return
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U.S. Capitol Police massed outside the Washington home of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), unseen in public since June, more than an hour after the Senate convened without him.Video that conservative journalist Nick Sortor posted on X shortly after 4 p.m. Monday shows officers in tactical vests outside ...
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  • Serinus@lemmy.world
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    They’re going to wheel his corpse onto the Senate floor and have someone push the button for his vote.

    Already did once, apparently.

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    From what I can tell, this video was taken as they arrived to transport him, then later another one was taken when he was actually brought out of the house and put into the limo. Then more video was taken of him being wheeled around in the safe space Senate Chamber, but out in the hallway, only photos were allowed to be taken, no video.

    So my guess is, he’s non-verbal and they’re going to wheel him around and help him push the right button to vote when they need his vote on something. So far I haven’t seen – more importantly heard any footage of him actually speaking. In the video I linked with him being wheeled out, he doesn’t speak but does a “thumbs up” once, and in the car we see he has a blank expression and mindless grin.

    • possumparty@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      Yeah his constant unchanging expression gives me the heebs.

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        And that was even before the stroke!

  • bthest@lemmy.world
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    Our next president.

  • StarshotJohn@lemmy.world
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    So they really did the weekend at bernies routine?

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      Also, I’d love to see what drugs were in his system during his public performance

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        It seems like they have some sort of concoction that will reanimate someone who is near death for a short bit of time.

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          They must have gotten Miracle Max to help.

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    Senate staff not to take video of his remarks in the second-floor hallway, even though video is often permitted in that area. Still images were allowed.

    And the press, being completely controlled by the government offered absolutely NO pushback to this. Freedom of the press? An well informed public? “Most transparent government”? Buncha bullshit. You will only hear what the party wants you to hear.

  • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
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    I still think he’s dead.

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      • TheRealKuni@piefed.social
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        The video from TMZ has him giving thumbs up to people, and looking around with an empty smile. I don’t think he’s in a vegetative state, but he does seem impaired.

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    They’re finally going to do something?

    Actually shocked over here.

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      I hear you. This is absolutely unexpected.

      • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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        not really, the story is unclear, but it may be the cops are there to keep reporters away.

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          “Protect the corpse!”

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    Please tell me that this is in response to a wellness check that someone called in when he didn’t show up.

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      I’m seeing conflicting reports. Newsweek says he did not show, and his staffers released a statement. CBS says he was seen in public and at the senate. Still have set to see any video evidence of this.

      https://www.newsweek.com/mitch-mcconnell-says-hell-vote-in-senate-after-3-month-absence-from-fall-12441269

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        CBS is no longer a trusted source.

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        CBS says

        With the conservative purchase of CBS, going forward you should assume “CBS says” carries the same amount of truth as “Alex Jones says”.

      • damnthefilibuster@lemmy.world
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        CBS lies.

        • SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml
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          CBS, is Faux Nooz for people with INDOOR plumbing.

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            Fancy

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            It was in their name. Can’t Believe Shit

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        https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-mcconnell-returns-to-the-senate-for-the-first-time-since-his-june-hospitalization

        There’s clips of him being wheeled out of his house too. Doesn’t look like he spoke with any reporters. I’m guessing a stroke affected his speech. He certainly looks significantly older than three months ago.

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          looks significantly older

          There’s an episode of dr. Who where they age the doctor physically to match his age and glitchin’ Mitch still looks older than the 900 year old CGI goblin of 2010 BBC evening sci-fi. How could he possibly look any older?

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            Good match for Davros, the creator of the Daleks. Good match with the lore too.

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              Truth. Or a slitheen: he does give the impression of one who can readily unzip the meat suit.

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          Truly, I am shocked he is alive and looks as well as he does.

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          I’m still not ruling out a Weekend at Bernie’s situation. They had plenty of time to figure out how to puppet his corpse.

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            All it has to do is sit in a wheelchair.

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    Must be nice have 3 months paid vacation from work.

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      Posthumously!

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    Because necromancy is illegal? Because it’s illegal right?

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    Word has it A malicious acorn was found to have bounced so may times off the roof and gutter, then onto a secret service car roof that the loan Secret Service Agent on duty was positive they were being invaded. He called and said bring everything you’ve got! They said please repeat and he shouted EVERYTHING!

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    Get that turtle!

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    Just in time to make all hemp users into felons.

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    I imagine its time to pretend he just now died. They will have thawed the corpse and put makeup on it for the photo shoot of him being wheeled to the corpse van. I bet they leave his face uncovered for that.

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    Are we finally going to get some god damn answers?

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