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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Mom look, a good republican!

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (5 children)

Since the article decided it wasn’t worth mentioning—as if it wasn’t obvious by the fact he was a republican—he was also full heartedly participating in the witch hunt against trans kids, and also the slow destruction of public libraries.

May his grave be a gender neutral toilet for many years to come. 🙏

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Why would it be worth mentioning? A person died. A medic had to climb down there and determine he was dead. He then had to climb out and tell the family that he was dead. The fire department then had to retrieve the body. The police had to write a report about what they saw on scene. A family is grieving now.

The guy was an asshole and bad person. But he was a human. Being a republican or democrat has nothing to do with death. Be a sensitive human and respect death.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

He was doing his damnedest to make life unlivable for trans people, I hope he’s rotting in hell. If you want to be treated respectfully in death, don’t be a piece of shit in life.

Btw, he wasn’t found dead. It took him a while to die as the accident was a month ago. If you’re going to make up a story to try to make this dead shithead more sympathetic you could at least read the article.

I’d think being a sensitive human involves thinking of those whose lives he turned upside down and terrorized for the sake of politics, and not just going “but he wasn’t an actual monster living in a cave and had a family 🥺”

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

This new Republican Lawmaker challenge is taking TikTok by storm!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (8 children)

I'm having a really hard time imagining how such an accident was unavoidable.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

Medical crisis. Drinking. Both.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

I am so proud of my state

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The article I read recognized him for his contributions to the coal industry lobby and expanding horse betting. A real go-getter.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

What a shitty way to go.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (17 children)

at 76 with a reasonable amount of wealth under his belt, I'm surprised he was even mowing his own lawn

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I get it. We can easily afford someone to come mow our lawn but that’s quiet me time that I need so I’d much rather do it myself.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"Now why would anybody do drugs when you can just mow a lawn?" - Hank Hill

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (3 children)

On one hand, yep.

On the other, I usually blaze one before I start on my yardwork / landscaping.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Getting high and driving slowly in circles is the best. I miss my riding mower but do not miss having a yard that required one.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

I bet, but I've only got a 1/4 acre, so I just push mow. Still makes it better, though lol.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

Blaze it Raze it Praise it

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is this how he ended up in a pool? Lol

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

Good riddance, Republican trash.

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