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Biden's office announced his illness Sunday afternoon.

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[-] yesman@lemmy.world 249 points 1 month ago

Countdown to Trump saying something deplorable. 10...9...8...

[-] Zachariah@lemmy.world 108 points 1 month ago

Damn, didn’t even get to finish the countdown.

[-] Zerlyna@lemmy.world 54 points 1 month ago

Somehow I don’t think you are joking. 😢

[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 134 points 1 month ago

I stomached looking at his truth social account so you don't have to:

Melania and I are saddened to hear about Joe Biden’s recent medical diagnosis. We extend our warmest and best wishes to Jill and the family, and we wish Joe a fast and successful recovery.

I guess some pr person has his phone today. He'll probably say something stupid in an interview later.

[-] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 60 points 1 month ago

I checked the Conservative subreddit to see what their reaction was and it’s pretty sympathetic. This made me laugh though

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[-] Zerlyna@lemmy.world 52 points 1 month ago

You are an angel! Yes it’s written by an educated and classy person. Not him.

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[-] lennee@lemm.ee 241 points 1 month ago

fuck, i prayed for this but it hit the wrong president

[-] Hubi@feddit.org 91 points 1 month ago
[-] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 44 points 1 month ago

Ugh, first that kid only getting his ear and now THIS?

do better

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[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 points 1 month ago

Tbf, Trump's health is shrouded in so much subterfuge that you could have gotten the right president but we just don't know it.

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[-] Carmakazi@lemmy.world 184 points 1 month ago

metastasis to the bone

Yeah, he's not making it.

[-] BBQuicktime@thelemmy.club 55 points 1 month ago

The guy's also 82, so it's not like he has a long road ahead of him regardless of this.

[-] errer@lemmy.world 45 points 1 month ago

While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management.

Feels like more of the same strategy of downplaying Biden’s symptoms. I bet when he dies they’ll deny it for a few days.

[-] Monument@lemmy.sdf.org 47 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I don’t disagree that there is a strategy of downplaying not just Biden’s, but every politician’s health conditions.

I used to have this absolutely incredible writing professor, who, at 85, told us on the first day of class that he was dying, and had been for 4 years. He even had a blog about his reflections on mortality that he invited us to read. He had prostate cancer. I don’t remember the details, but they couldn’t operate to remove it or do chemo, but it was the kind that is hormone sensitive. They gave him a drug that destroyed his body’s ability to produce testosterone, so the cancer just stopped growing. He died at 90 - 9 years after his diagnosis. 10% extra life for him.

No two people and prognosis’ are alike but the possibility exists they might be telling the truth about managing it.

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[-] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 171 points 1 month ago

It should have happened to Trump. Not that Biden is a good guy, but it would be nice if Trump died of an ass related illness.

[-] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 62 points 1 month ago

I'm not convinced Trump is healthy. I bet he has a plethora of health issues but the paid-off doctors aren't releasing the information.

[-] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 48 points 1 month ago

I mean, we know his health report was a sham. The dude reported that Trump only has like 5% body fat. Even the most shredded body builders struggle to hit 5%.

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[-] wpb@lemmy.world 124 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Thank goodness he lives in a country where the cancer hospitals haven't been bombed out of existence with weapons funded by the United States under the leadership of Joe Biden.

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[-] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 94 points 1 month ago

Stage 4 cancer with metastasis? Not gonna make it. No amount of money or power can stop a dead man walking.

But it does make ya wonder why he wanted to run for a second term. He probably won't make it to the end of the current administration.

He won't live long enough to see the major impact of slow rolling Trump's arrest.

I wish cancer got the other guy, but I feel no sympathy for an old racist who betrayed various words and didn't fight back against the fascist hard enough.

[-] Zenith@lemm.ee 43 points 1 month ago

He’s 82, he’s not going to “make it” regardless

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[-] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 92 points 1 month ago

Why can't the current president get aggressive cancer? Everyone would love that (although I would pity the cancer).

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[-] HejMedDig@feddit.dk 85 points 1 month ago

It's going to be interesting to see how Trump will handle that state funeral

[-] SnotFlickerman 129 points 1 month ago

"Interesting" is a kind way to put that he's going to be horrific and make it all about himself.

[-] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 36 points 1 month ago

"Put his body in a tank for my parade."

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[-] obvs@lemmy.world 42 points 1 month ago
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[-] CriticalMiss@lemmy.world 85 points 1 month ago

What are these comments? You people are vile.

[-] 13igTyme@lemmy.world 67 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Either post on reddit and get a mix of Nazis and Russian bots.

Or post on Lemmy and get dumb fucks that idolize Russia or China and don't even understand what communism is they just know it's "cool" to be against capitalism.

Also never vote, but simultaneously blame the Democrats for everything.

[-] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 39 points 1 month ago

Tbf it is pretty cool to be against capitalism.

[-] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 38 points 1 month ago

Even cooler to do it properly though rather than trying to proxy it by loving China or Russia

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[-] Wispy2891@lemmy.world 81 points 1 month ago

With all the best doctors the presidents have, they discover it only at the fourth stage?

I'm a lowly peasant and my work let me do a yearly blood+pee test, I assumed that for presidents it would be something like a weekly checkup

[-] blakenong@lemmings.world 115 points 1 month ago

It’s likely that they knew a long time ago but they are just now announcing it. This would probably also explain why he was so mentally foggy or, seeming like he had dementia. Many cancer drug drugs can do that toyou.

[-] jonne@infosec.pub 79 points 1 month ago

If that's the case he was even more wrong about running than everyone assumed.

[-] fluxion@lemmy.world 88 points 1 month ago

Somebody had to step up and save us from Bernie Sanders

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[-] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 points 1 month ago

So glad he wanted to run for a second term then, especially after promising to be a one term president. /sarcasm

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[-] grte@lemmy.ca 58 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

This guy wanted another term this time last year.

[Edit] Oh, and some of you all thought it was a good idea. Lol.

[-] Carmakazi@lemmy.world 81 points 1 month ago

You can't really predict stage 4 cancer in your life plans, but it was clear to anyone paying attention that he was not fit for the office anymore.

Still would have voted his ticket over a fascist megalomaniac.

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[-] obvs@lemmy.world 36 points 1 month ago

Bro.

A chihuahua on crystal meth would do a better job than Trump.

A coma patient who doesn't wake up would do a better job than Trump.

I would say that The Devil would do a better job than Trump, but that's kind of like trying to divide by zero.

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[-] einlander@lemmy.world 57 points 1 month ago

Biden has cancer, what's Trump's excuse? 😕

[-] kmartburrito@lemmy.world 85 points 1 month ago

Trump IS the cancer

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[-] Vari@lemm.ee 55 points 1 month ago

Lucky for him he’ll get the best medical treatment on the planet. Meanwhile if I broke a leg I’d be destitute

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[-] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world 55 points 1 month ago

God, thats fucking terrible. We put him through the riger the last couple years & now this? This is the worst timeline.

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[-] Susurrus@lemm.ee 50 points 1 month ago

This comment section shows that even on decentralized, less mainstream platforms there's a lot of people behaving similarly to what would be called bots on Reddit. Come on, guys, we can do better than this.

We can acknowledge Joe Biden's crimes and failures without cheering his sickness and wishing him a painful death. Same with Donald Trump and all the other scummy politicians.

We can also disagree about various policies, issues or parties while treating each other with respect and an open mind, instead of degrading all discussion to 'communism vs capitalism' or 'democracy vs fascism' arguments.

I know it can be difficult to remain civil towards government officials who are essentially criminals, and anyone who supports or seems to support them in any capacity. However, I personally think we should try.

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[-] Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 37 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Who's misusing the Monkey Paw for wishes? Be specific next time!

[-] Spaniard@lemmy.world 36 points 1 month ago

Wishing him all the best. I have seen quite a few men die to that disease (no one dies of prostate cancer but it spreads really fast and to really bad places).

Good luck Biden.

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