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Blocking Garland’s nomination
Allowing Garland to become a feckless AG
Acquitting Trump twice
Stacking the court 6–3
Abusing the filibuster
Sabotaging election security
Fueling division and dysfunction

Mitch McConnell didn’t just enable Trump—he architected the road to American fascism.

Burn in hell, Mitch.

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[–] deadkennedy@lemm.ee 323 points 1 week ago (4 children)

this is your fault Mitch.

eat shit.

[–] Mister_Hangman@lemmy.world 89 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Lmao I hope he sees pitchforks before he dies.

[–] whodrankarnoldpalmer@startrek.website 50 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I hope he feels pitchforks before he dies.

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[–] Pistcow@lemm.ee 64 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How could this possibly Moscow Mitch's fault!?

I can't wait till he dies so I can book my flight to piss on his grave.

[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 36 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I will be attending the group poop on his grave, no doubt. Rest in pieces, Bitch McConnell.

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 28 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

Mitch never saw a "War with Russia" bill he didn't endorse. He's old school Neocon and was wholly on board with the project for post-Soviet US global hegemony. I don't think its strictly fair to say "Russia Wins, America Loses" is his fault, because he was working overtime to get to a future in which Wall Street and The Pentagon controlled it all.

But his all-in bet on Moderate Amounts of Fascism tipped the board. He put far too much effort in winning the next electoral cycle in pursuit of a permanent Republican Majority. And when he finally got what he wanted - not once, in '16 but twice with a second GOP clean sweep in '24 - he looked up to discover the prize came with strings attached.

Turns out, the US isn't the only country that can meddling with elections and affect regime change through soft power. Now we're getting a wave of modern White Nationalism that's aligning DC, Moscow, and perhaps London and Berlin depending on how the chips fall in the next few elections. Its not America or Russia that's winning, but a cartel of plutocrats and their bloodthirsty groyper minions, in an unholy new internationalist Axis of Evil.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 16 points 1 week ago (2 children)

the deep irony is that the people electing the globalists are frothed up to do so by the fear of globalism.

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[–] eran_morad@lemmy.world 118 points 1 week ago (2 children)

fucking drop dead you garbage traitor cunt

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 22 points 1 week ago

Treason, convicted for treason, has such a nice sound to it.

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 94 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Fuck you, turtleboi.

You did this. You materially and consistently helped this to happen.

YOU FUCKING DID THIS.

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[–] drdiddlybadger@pawb.social 75 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I don't understand this mother fucker. He worked all his life against this country and now he's shocked its having issues and may lose ground to a competitor?

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

Reminds me of German chancellor Franz von Papen. He was instrumental in bringing Hitler to power but he never accepted responsibility for it, even though he lived until 1969!

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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 63 points 1 week ago

Your fault, dipshit.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 60 points 1 week ago (2 children)

says the motherfucker who's entire career has been to attack his own country and sell it to Russia...

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Maybe this was a celebratory statement?

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[–] ctkatz@lemmy.ml 51 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

SHUT THE FUCK UP ADDISON. YOU ENABLED THIS.

sincerely your constituent

fun fact addison has weak, really moist hands. I should know, I shook his hand* in college.

*edit- damn autocorrect

[–] imrighthere@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 week ago

I shook his head in college.

Is that what happened to him ? Shaken head syndrome ?

[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 40 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Moscow Mitch trying to confess to get to heaven. I hope this guy ends up like promethous.

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 32 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He is desperately trying to redeem his legacy for future historians, now that he realizes he is going to be taking the blame in future history books for enabling the MAGA scourge. He has finally figured out that he will be remembered as one of the worst, most destructive, Americans in history. He deserves it.

I hope he believes in God so he can live in terror of the afterlife during whatever life he has left.

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[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 38 points 1 week ago

ironic that someone who was instrumental in getting america to where it is today would be saying something like that. EAT SHIT YOU FUCKING CUNT.

[–] myrrh@ttrpg.network 35 points 1 week ago

...then f*cking impeach, you whiny little bitch...

[–] Xanza@lemm.ee 34 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Imagine the one guy who can be credited the most (aside from Trump/Musk) with us being where we are, complaining that we're here.

I want to punch him till his face is flat....

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[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 33 points 1 week ago

This guy bred the face-eating leopards for decades.

[–] Rakonat@lemmy.world 32 points 1 week ago

Entirely a product of his design, Russia would not be anywhere near as influencing today if not for his regressive agenda and undermining US democracy.

Without Moscow Mitch, Putin would still be at the Ukraine border throwing tantrum as more sanctions are thrown in his regime.

[–] Pickle_Jr@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Either do something or stfu, traitor.

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[–] Brynawel@feddit.org 25 points 1 week ago

Russia already won, you fuckweasel.

[–] bizzle@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is fucking Bitch McConnell's fault almost entirely

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 19 points 1 week ago

He was the 21st century problem, but he can share blame with Rush Limbaugh and Newt Gingrich, who built the foundation that McConnell stood on.

[–] Grizzlyboy@lemm.ee 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Why would he warn about something he himself arranged? Is he warning the american people who are dumb enough to vote for him and his russian partners?

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[–] SaltSong@startrek.website 22 points 1 week ago

Sub headline: Moscow Mitch Russian MVP.

[–] _lilith@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago (5 children)

and who's fault is that mitch? you dumb bitch. I hope this fuck lives long enough to suffer for all the damage he has done

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[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 week ago

Much thanks to you, Moscow Mitch McConnell.

[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 21 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I hate that we're still thinking about things in these terms. It's not Americans versus Russians, it's Americans, Russians, and pretty much everyone the fuck else versus our leadership. Putin fuckin sucks, so does our leadership, and it's the people of the US, the people of Russia, and all the people we impact that pay the price for it. If the average Russian gets ahead in life over me, it doesn't impact me. In fact, good job, bud, I'm happy for you. If our fucking asshole leaders get yet another leg up, though, it impacts basically everyone.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

Gotta tell ya, there are an unfortunate number of Russians and Americans that support shitty leadership because they’re shitty people and they want shitty things to happen, and a bunch more that are willing to look the other way if they perceive it helps them somehow.

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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

You enabled all of this you crypt keeping turtle

[–] tonytins@pawb.social 20 points 1 week ago

Ya' think? We've been saying that all along. But, nope, gotta keep your seat in Congress for just one more term. Idiot.

[–] jedibob5@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Insert image of guy in hot dog suit here

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 week ago

Yeah, no shit Michie, that is what you've been working on all this time

If you're too dumb to understand that then...nog fuck it, just die already and them please, and I mean this with all the passion in my atheist heart; burn in hell. Forever.

[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You did that, you fucking moron. God damn Mitch is acting like he's just some misunderstood good guy when he's why it happened. Moscow Mitch is a nickname for a reason.

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[–] makyo@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

I don’t think there is one person who was more in the right place to stop this than Mitch so yea - fuck you Mitch

[–] j0ester@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Fuck you, McConnell! You could’ve fixed this easily years ago. Instead you were too far up Donald’s ass. Go to hell!

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[–] Mallspice@lemm.ee 14 points 1 week ago

Future? It’s now and he’s more responsible for it that all but a handful of folks.

[–] The_Caretaker@lemm.ee 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

What did McConnell say? It's hard to understand him with Trump's balls in his mouth.

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[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I can not wait for the cross-country road trip I'm going to take to piss on his grave.

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[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 1 week ago

he's trying to find the guy who did this

[–] Montreal_Metro@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 week ago

All thanks to him.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 13 points 1 week ago

Future headline? That was the headline on Nov. 6th last year.

[–] TwinTitans@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

Yeah, good job Mitch you stupid MF.

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

That's already the headline, Moscow Mitch (you fucking bitch).

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