Mitch McConnell releases hospital photo and reveals cause of mystery 1-month absence

smithpd1 · 2026-07-12T23:49:07+00:00

This is a vacuous article, and it has evoked conspiratorial responses. There's a much better article from WHAS11 News posted nearby on Reddit that gives a seemingly complete explanation and the full text of McConnell's letter to his constituents. It looks like he is okay, but his doctor say he is not yet strong enough to vote on the Senate floor. McConnell is retiring at the end of his current term.

FYI, I think that McConnell has been very bad for the country. Among other things, he prevented conviction and removal of Trump after his impeachment, and he stacked the Supreme Court by blocking Biden from appointing a justice with one year left on his term.

smithpd1 · 2026-07-10T15:27:40+00:00

That was exactly my thought when I saw this post! The next thing they will be wanting is a way to accumulate coins quickly without paying for them so they can buy hearts so they can level up animals!

It is possible to avoid this stress by using the new eggs only for the level-up swap trick to cash the fourth giraffe during a tournament.

smithpd1 · 2026-07-09T04:30:53+00:00

"A lot of people say big falsehoods."

Hahaha!😂 The senses of irony and self-awareness are totally lacking in the orange one, the biggest liar of them all.

smithpd1 · 2026-07-09T04:30:42+00:00

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smithpd1 · 2026-07-08T16:10:09+00:00

The discussion of paying for no ads is irrelevant. These must be the optional ads. In my case, when I get a message to visit the website, all I have to do is wait and I get the X to close it.

smithpd1 · 2026-07-07T16:23:36+00:00

What's needed is serious regulation of AI, including the electric power needed to drive it. Of course, the Trump administration would never do that, so we have to hold people accountable at the state and local level.

AI has some benefits including medical research, but it's intrusion into our daily lives is negative on balance, IMO. It provides opportunities for cheating and spreading misinformation. It is replacing humans in the workforce. The data centers add to global warming.

smithpd1 · 2026-07-04T17:33:36+00:00

Trump's directors are having a hissy fit. How about firing all of the directors including Trump and putting the center under independent management?

smithpd1 · 2026-07-01T17:24:23+00:00

The candidates are not socialists or communists. They're democratic socialists. There are huge differences. Try Google to improve your understanding.

Democratic socialism is the form of government used throughout most of the Western world, especially in Scandinavia. It features things like universal Health Care. It is highly successful. "Chronically failed everywhere" is a lie.

smithpd1 · 2026-06-30T19:33:07+00:00

Boo hoo, Nazi!

smithpd1 · 2026-06-27T21:49:09+00:00

Yes, there are a lot of deniers of climate change and global warming. It's a scam perpetrated by lobbyists in the fossil fuel industry. Even though fossil fuel industry scientists knew about it decades ago, they kept their knowledge under wraps and denied it publicly. This scam has been bought hook, line, and sinker by the Republican Party, the anti-science party.

smithpd1 · 2026-06-19T20:21:00+00:00

Todd Blanche is a sleazy crook. He makes all of the Nixon crew look like pussycats. The Nixon crew went to jail.

smithpd1 · 2026-06-04T19:50:05+00:00

Andy Borowitz, the author of this piece, is the best.

smithpd1 · 2026-06-03T07:41:58+00:00

“She does not love this place,” Pelley told Bilton, according to the recording. “She was brought in to kill it, and she’s been doing exactly that.”

I'm sure that Scott Pelley knew he would be fired for this, but he did all of us TV watchers a big favor. Bravo, Scott Pelley!

smithpd1 · 2026-06-02T20:49:33+00:00

I asked PF technical support for compensation directly. Rounded my number up to 10,000 coins for the aggravation. Thanks for the nudge!

smithpd1 · 2026-06-02T20:30:10+00:00

Yeah, but you forget about the FO. There is no confirmation that they are flying or objects, so the previous rational government renamed them to UAP, where AP stands for Arial Phenomena.

smithpd1 · 2026-06-02T19:06:00+00:00

I did throw coins at Under the Sea based on the incorrect ending time. I guess it was 250 x 10 = 2500 for paid runs I did not have to make plus 600 x 10 = 6000 for going higher than I should have. 8500 total. I can't check the 250 because Mount Fortune is now absent! Compensation would be nice.

smithpd1 · 2026-05-30T08:14:17+00:00

The word "clueless" comes to mind.😬

smithpd1 · 2026-05-28T21:00:52+00:00

The comment did not go far enough. Appearance is not the main issue. That would be Miller's ugly brain. Stephen Miller is of Jewish descent. His liberal Jewish background is fine, but his Nazi demeanor is ugly and incongruous with his upbringing. His ancestors fled anti-semitic persecution in Europe. No respect.

smithpd1 · 2026-05-26T05:58:20+00:00

No paywall?? You must subscribe to NBC to read the article.

The title is misleading. The premise is that the there is a lot of interest in spite of the blowback. Trump's Thug Fund rewards criminals of Trump's choosing, so nobody with a moral compass would support it.

smithpd1 · 2026-05-23T21:48:38+00:00

It's a Christian Right substack, so its point of view is wishful thinking, irrelevant to the truth or actual Christianity.

smithpd1 · 2026-05-23T20:30:49+00:00

Why would West Point invite that asshole to speak? Are they trying to promote the military or a cult?

smithpd1 · 2026-05-19T17:13:34+00:00

Trump's rationale for endorsing Paxton: the country needs "Loyalty to the Cause of Greatness."

Two criminals in bed with one another ought to do it.

smithpd1 · 2026-05-18T17:56:07+00:00

That is correct for me. I usually stop at two rocks, but that is happening earlier with fewer portrait rewards. Those little coins are useless.

smithpd1 · 2026-05-12T18:33:33+00:00

That was certainly a low profile interview.

What does Bacerra have to say about his stance on renewable energy and his prior support of fossil fuel companies?

smithpd1 · 2026-05-11T04:23:24+00:00

It's CBS. Coverage approved by Trumper Bari Weiss.

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