• Whostosay@sh.itjust.works
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      2 months ago

      Let’s say they do confirm it after, is that not blatant election interference? I know laws mean little right now, but they don’t have to in 5 months.

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        I expect the spin will be, “He had been improving steadily for weeks, but today (coincidentally August 3), he suffered a massive stroke/cardiac arrest (pick one), and sadly, the doctors were unable to revive him.”

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          An autospy would be able to tell when he died, and likely the age of injuries if they’d been keeping his corpse fresh from whatever has vegetablized him.

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            He’s probably on life support as long ass necessary. I would fully expect his care plans to include doing whatever it takes to fuck the people over.