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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 146 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

That's a great headline, BTW.

[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 31 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

An evil heart and a lust for power meant even as society changed he never lived a single day of freedom. It'd be sad if he wasn't, y'know, evil.

[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It’s still sad. Don’t get me wrong, fuck that guy. But it’s a tragic story that repeats too often. I hope for a day where no one lives it again.

[–] ferrule@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

In the words of Radiohead

You do it to yourself, you do And that's what really hurts

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[–] yakko@feddit.uk 84 points 2 weeks ago

Another skeleton in the closet

[–] muffedtrims@lemmy.world 79 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The is no HIPAA regulations on Grindr releasing it's database on how many hookups Lindsay did per month.

[–] knife@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

grindr would lose so much business if they started snitching on conservative politicians

[–] Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Maybe just the dead ones then.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Even then. If I want a secret kept, I don't want my death to release the secret to the public

[–] MojoMcJojo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Don't be a public servant.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

(no! Public service is great! But your point is valid)

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[–] Ilixtze@lemmy.ml 75 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

and nothing of value was lost

[–] limonfiesta@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

How dare you.

Now the ladybugs will never be seen again.

[–] ProfThadBach@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Fucking hell.

[–] wirebeads@lemmy.ca 42 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Good. Fucking. Riddance. Rot in hell you lady bug child fucking shit bag.

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 76 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

You should probably not accuse a man you’re insinuating was gay of also fucking children with zero evidence. The only man who has ever even publicly claimed he had sex with him said he did so as an adult (he was already a porn actor). Since accusing gay men of being pedophiles is an incredibly old homophobic stereotype, maybe don’t do that. Especially since there’s a slew of shit he actually did to criticize him for.

[–] DomeGuy@lemmy.world 29 points 2 weeks ago

I won't accuse the late senator of either sexually abusing children or being erotically attracted to them.

But he was a consistent Republican vote for shitty Republican ideas. So, yeah, he definitely fucked America's kids.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 8 points 2 weeks ago

He's a MAGA so he's automatically a Pedophile. If he didn't rape children himself, then he protected those who do, and you know what they call a person who protects pedophiles?

A Pedophile.

Lindsey Graham was a Pedophile. He'll have plenty of company where he's going.

[–] takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

He only needed 1 golf game with trump to change his views by 180 degrees. I wonder why.

I also why Sasha Riley mentioned him specifically when talking about his experience with Epstein?

Those who voted for him are generally are those associating pedophilia with being gay, but there is also link with it of rich and powerful that we learned what was released about Epstein.

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 42 points 2 weeks ago
[–] agnomeunknown@lemmy.ml 34 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This made me laugh for two reasons: first, because fuck him and I hope he burns in hell; second, because just a day before I said to a friend, "Mitch McConnell is as alive as Lindsay Graham is straight."

Sometimes the universe just delivers

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[–] mrdown@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 2 weeks ago

And a warmonger

[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If he was NOT gay then my gaydar was broken.

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

if hes wasnt, then there are several boyotys in sc that are very confused.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

that are

"Who are", for sentient beings. I bet they've been objectified enough in their work, so let's not treat them as objects here.

[–] WatermelonPaloma@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

'That' can be an acceptable relative pronoun to refer to people, depending on the sentence structure and context.

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[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Boytoys sure sounds like fun. What age group are they for?

Old white men? NEVERMIND.

its an open secret miss lindsay ~~has~~had... friends.. in charleston and columbia

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[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 25 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

One goes down and is not around... 99 Senators are left on the floor.

99 Senators sit in the hall...

99 Senators sit..

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)
  1. Pretty sure we were down one already.
[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 weeks ago

I know his shoes were off, and there was no oxygen, and they weren't in a hurry, but my government wouldn't lie to me, would it?

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[–] NekoKoneko@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

died Saturday evening after what his office described as a “brief and sudden illness.”

Graham had met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Friday

That's quite an escalation. What would be that sudden? Drug overdose? Suicide after the cognitive dissonance finally became overwhelming?

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)
[–] Monument@piefed.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I do really hope he shit himself to death.

They’re probably not announcing the cause of Lady G’s death because RFK might show up to try to eat the body if he thinks his decisions at the CDC contributed.

“It’s legitimate kill! Let me stick him in my trunk!”

[–] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

"First dibs on the peen!" -- RFK, probably

You did mention roadkill . . .

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

A heart attack is a brief and sudden event...

If that's what happened, they're going to be hesitant to say it because that's what happened to McTurtle, and they're trying to stall till the normal election so it won't be a special election

If Mitch wasn't being kept alive by machines in a brain dead state, they'd have said Lindsey had a heart attack

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[–] skeptomatic@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Unfortunately the website I have only works on dead mormons and they ain't dead dunked him yet

[–] tacoplease@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] oxysis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 weeks ago

Who wants to celebrate? Drinks on me, or edibles if you want that instead

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Will he be buried with his favorite butt plug?

[–] LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

No, sadly trump is still alive.

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[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago

There is no afterlife for those who have no soul.

[–] F6FHellcat@feddit.online 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Can't wait for Candace to tell us it was really an exploding microphone that killed him.

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