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[–] kmartburrito@lemmy.world 106 points 1 month ago (3 children)
[–] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 64 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The best time for a major cardiovascular event was 30 years ago. The second best time is today. 👍

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 32 points 1 month ago

An aneurysm would also be good.

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[–] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@piefed.social 98 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (10 children)

A stroke. Leave him in a semi-vegetative state but keep his mind as aware as possible. I want him to live a long life after that, in the worst possible misery: that of being a prisoner of your own body. I want him aware when the world celebrates that he's become a bedridden monster that nobody wants near and everyone fights to keep away because he's not relevant anymore.

[–] 51dusty@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"Your ears you keep, so that every shriek of every child shall be yours to cherish—every babe that weeps in fear at your approach, every woman that cries 'Dear God, what is that thing?' will reverberate forever with your perfect ears."

[–] darvocet@infosec.pub 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

This is delicious. What is this from?

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

~~Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, S2E12~~

Edit: I was wrong, it's the other one

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[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] ragepaw@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I wish locked-in syndrome for him

[–] Xaphanos@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That leaves room for pity. Not optimal.

[–] ragepaw@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Fuck that.

Locked in with only a TV to keep him company with Kimmel and Colbert on a loop.

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[–] PhoenixDog@piefed.ca 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

God that would turn me on so much. Him in a vegetative state where he was still watch TV and see just how much the world celebrates his decline. Watching as people crowd the streets cheering, dancing, chanting and shouting in celebration and he just gets to lay there and watch. Even Fox News is broadcasting it, calling it a disgusting act by the left but he still has to lay there and watch it unfold.

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[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

All he can do is lay there and watch tv. The kind nurse turns on MS.NOW so he can watch it all day. Every day.

[–] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

That's not enough. Make him unable to speak, unable to even move a finger to communicate, unable to blink. And then make him immortal, but let his body continue to decay. Let every nerve in his body signal the most exquisite pain possible. And let him never pass out. Let his exhaustion be impossibly immense, yet let him never have a single moment of rest or peace. I don't want him to go to Hell. I want Hell to come to him.

[–] danekrae@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

"Look at me Hector!"

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

What about ALS? Hard to believe that I'd wish that nightmare of a disease on someone, yet here we are...

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[–] Triumph@fedia.io 42 points 1 month ago (9 children)

I weigh 220 and I'm 5'9" and I'm not nearly as massive as that fucker.

Hes got to be 320 at best.

[–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 40 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Yeah...... Him claiming to be 6'3 and 215lb is hilariously insecure. That would make him roughly 30 pounds heavier and an inch taller than Justin Trudeau.

[–] orclev@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I'm 6'1" and 250 lbs and in way better shape than him. It is physically impossible for someone with a body like him to weigh 215 and be 6'3", he's either lying about his height, his weight, or both (it's definitely both). I'd guess he's probably like 5'8" and 300 lbs.

[–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He's still a pretty big dude compared to the average person. You can take a look at pictures of him next to Trudeau, and he only looks a couple inches shorter than him. I'd say he's prob around 6ft with some help from his lifted shoes, but he's definitely pushing 300lbs.

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[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

He wears shoes that add 3 inches to his height. It’s why he’s alway hunched forward. (They’re basically concealed platform heels.)

Just saying…. He’s even shorter than we guess.

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[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 month ago

I am 6’4” @ 190lbs, I’ve never believed for one fucking second that he was only 30lbs heavier and an inch shorter than I am.

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[–] shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works 38 points 1 month ago
[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago

Only three weeks after his “unscheduled ‘dentist’ visit”.

In January, Trump told the Wall Street Journal that he'd tried using compression socks to help treat the issue [his cankles] but stopped because he "didn't like them."

Trump has made some unusual medical choices in the past. Most notable is his use of aspirin. Trump takes 325 milligrams of aspirin every day, according to the Daily Beast. That's four times the doctor-recommended dosage.

When asked why, Trump said it was because aspirin was “good for thinning out the blood, and I don’t want thick blood pouring through my heart."

[–] Maladius@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"I'm so good at annual exams that they actually want me to do them more than once a year. They say I'm the best annual exam taker and they always learn something interesting when they do the tests with the things" - Trump probably

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I hate how plausible this sounds.

[–] CannedYeet@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Trump undergoes a series of medical treatments designed to cheat death for another 7 months.

First his chiropractors perform a slight spinal adjustment. Then a team of doctors administer eyedrops, painkillers and a vocal chord scraping. The whole ordeal leaves Trump twisted and disoriented.

[–] Mammothmothman@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] meathorse@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's an alien, kill it, kill it!

Stop, it's not an alien, it's DT

Aww, it's DT... KILL IT!! KILL IT!!

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[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

why defak is chiropractic being included in a phrase about medical treatments?

[–] MrEff@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is a simpsons reference.

They thought there was an alien in the forest. Turns out it was Mr. Burns who did his medical treatments (quoted above) and he would be high as a kite wondering through the forest at night and the glow is from working at the nuclear plant for so long.

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[–] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Trump reduced the time you have to wait between annual exams by 600%.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Excited for 10,000 posts by online EMTs ready to announce how many more days Trump has left to live

[–] PhoenixDog@piefed.ca 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Anything more than "tomorrow" is too long.

[–] MrVilliam@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

If I were a betting man, I'd say by Labor Day. If he lives to see the midterms, the election results might kill him.

[–] DickFiasco@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I read the headline as "routine anal medical examination" at first.

[–] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 month ago

Well, he's a giant ass, so you're not wrong

[–] couldhavebeenyou@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago

An extra stitch in the anous

[–] CannedYeet@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

"Testosterone levels this high are usually only seen amongst rapists," Dr Oz continued.

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Lies and more lies

[–] leadore@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Shall we place bets on when he will no longer be in office, for any cause - illness, death, expulsion, whatever.

My prediction is gone at least by the end of March 2027, maybe Feb. I think in the case of expulsion (or forced 'resignation') --which requires the repubs to choose since dems don't have enough power, that would be the date they would wait for. After the midterms and swearing in of the new congress. It can't be earlier than that if they (Thiel, etc) want Vance to qualify for 2 more full terms after this partial one.

If forced out by health reasons it's a lot harder to predict. Usually with these types the sheer evil force is enough to keep the heart pumping longer than the average mortal, even if the brain withers away. But like everyone else here, I check the headlines with fingers crossed each morning.

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[–] Prior_Industry@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

If they find something iffy what's actually going to happen though ? I assume it must be something like his heart etc that he would have an interest on maintaining. if it's his brain that's going, I doubt he would want to admit that and go back for further checks.

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I’d bet they actually aren’t telling him everything that’s wrong. My MIL has vascular dementia and I’m fairly certain they don’t completely explain everything that’s amiss. My FIL knows but I don’t think she does.

I’d imagine it’s similar with Trump’s staff, handlers, family members, whoever is in control of such things.

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[–] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I have the best calendars

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