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Not The OnionEnglish · 6 days ago

Welcome to America, where you’re never quite sure if your senator is dead or not

www.theguardian.com

A photo of Senator Mitch McConnell taken when he was presumably still alive

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A photo of Senator Mitch McConnell taken when he was presumably still alive

Welcome to America, where you’re never quite sure if your senator is dead or not

www.theguardian.com

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Not The OnionEnglish · 6 days ago

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Welcome to America, where you’re never quite sure if your senator is dead or not | Arwa Mahdawi

www.theguardian.com

Is it normal for a sitting senator to have to routinely submit proofs of life to a public who suspect he might be braindead? Just asking for 340 million friends

Real senator, or wax figurine?

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Well, it’s kinda nice that he isn’t doing his job …

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