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[–] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 137 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I wonder if he'll be more like his old self after this like cartoon amnesia

[–] rigatti@lemmy.world 37 points 5 months ago

Unless a bruised shoulder treated by frozen peas is severe enough to indicate amnesia, I doubt it.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

What old self? I keep hearing people say this, but I don't think they were paying attention to who he was before. This is who he is. He was always at best a neoliberal. He's a man who represents a State aptly described as Pittsburgh and Philadelphia with Alabama in between.

[–] CptEnder@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

He literally ran on the same progressive talking points as Sanders/AOC. I don't care if "this was always him" either way I'd be pissed if I voted for him.

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[–] sarcasticsunrise@lemmy.world 103 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Praying that this somehow glitches him back to the one politician I was actually hyped for back whan

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The problem with people who claim to to want change. Who claim they want to drain the swamp that once they are floating on top of it like rest of the scum they only see an opportunity to get what they want.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I mean, he was already a mayor.

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

As a mayor he is just that fuzzy scum you can vaguely see growing on the roots of the plants through the murky waters.

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 47 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Let's keep hitting him in the head till his politics improve.

[–] littlewonder@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Oops, accidentally a serial killer.

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[–] lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 42 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

It is likely he was at fault.

| Sen. John Fetterman was briefly hospitalized after rear-ending another driver on a Maryland highway

https://nypost.com/2024/06/10/us-news/sen-john-fetterman-rear-ends-driver-winds-up-in-hospital-with-his-wife/

[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 33 points 5 months ago

This article says that too, you didn’t need to link to NYPost lol

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 23 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Damn Gritty, you work fast.

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago (1 children)

What final destination sequel is this dude living in?

[–] BluesF@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Well he seems to survive every time so... Penultimate destination?

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Eh, there's usually one or two people who survived to be murdered off screen or in a later movie.

[–] weker01@feddit.de 12 points 5 months ago

I'm not from the US but I get a lot of drive by news from over there and every time I hear of Fetterman it's in the context of some medical thing. Be it depression, stroke and now this. I don't know shit about his political stances but I think he deserves a break!

Btw his last name looks like "fetter Mann" which in German literally means fat man, which sounds kinda rude :/

[–] MeaanBeaan@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

See, your mistake was driving in Maryland. It's Mad Max out here.

[–] nicgentile@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

This. For the past 3 months I've been driving down the 95 at dawn. Around 5.30 AM it's every person for themselves. Around this time, people casually cruise at 80mph. The person forcing you to move from the overtaking lane while your car is breaking a sweat at 85mph is an unmarked cop car trying to get to wherever faster than you are. Cops drive far worse here. It's the one place PG cops just let shit slide. You don't bring your nonsense to the 95 at dawn.

[–] cristo@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

This guy just cant catch a break

[–] demizerone@lemmy.world 24 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

If homeboy is so brain damaged he turned Republican, he probably shouldn't be driving.

[–] Lasherz12@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

Maybe it'll bring him back online? Of course that would invalidate the running theory that Republicans are caused by brain damage. I feel horrible that Giselle was involved, she's been through hell and back with his ever-changing personality basically discounting her lived experience with immigration and now this....

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