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107. Well, this is not the senatorial death announcement I expected to hear this morning.

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Sun Jul 12, 2026, 06:22 AM

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Nope. Didn’t have this on my bingo card at all.

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Sen. Lindsey Graham dies at 71 after 'brief and sudden illness' [View all] lakercub Sunday OP

BBC and Washington Post also reporting WheelWalker Sunday #1

Oddly, none of South Carolina's biggest newspapers SouthBayDem Sunday #6

Wait a minute...Scott Jennings said he talked to him just an hour ago Bengus81 Sunday #117

They spent 20 minutes talking SomedayKindaLove Sunday #197

Probable cardiac arrest... Godot51 Sunday #121

whow. Graham was only 71 yr old. just whow. My his family and friends find peace. riversedge Sunday #2

In contrast, his predecessor lived to 100. SouthBayDem Sunday #11

I remember watching them push him in a wheelchair to make votes once in a while... IthinkThereforeIAM Sunday #185

Even with American life spans having decreased significantly in recent years due to anti-science policy and economic Karasu Sunday #19

Probably heart attack. Sometimes people who are healthy have them. LeftInTX Sunday #42

I'd guess it had something to do with his liver. BComplex Sunday #61

EMS was called to his home for cardiac arrest this evening. LeftInTX Sunday #75

I'll take cardiac arrest! BComplex Sunday #87

Cardiac arrest just means his heart stopped. NH Ethylene Sunday #164

that's my thinking... acute liver failure? LymphocyteLover Sunday #130

Could be liver - I was also thinking blood clot TBF Sunday #219

I think he had an epiphany. ruet Sunday #224

I wouldn't describe Graham as healthy, Miguelito Loveless Sunday #105

I had a stroke Blue_Roses Sunday #177

That's why I am glad, even happy at times, that my P.A. Rx'd me anti-anxiety pills... IthinkThereforeIAM Sunday #187

My Guess is DVT Blood Clot from Flying. mackdaddy Sunday #190

It rebounded. OneCrazyDiamond Sunday #169

Isn't he really close with his sister? LeftInTX Sunday #37

Isn't he really close with his sister? bocephus864 Sunday #182

Yeah, that surprised me too. I'm 72 and he looked a hell of a lot older than me. nt Nittersing Sunday #124

His mother died at 50 and father at 68, per Wiki. Nt spooky3 Sunday #227

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Wow! That's a shocker! Jim__ Sunday #4

Overload of negativity finally caught up with him. oasis Sunday #5

Overload of hypocrisy, more than anything. Karasu Sunday #9

True that. I remember how he tried to trick Pres. oasis Sunday #23

Maybe he shoved that drone up his arse Captain Zero Sunday #71

Then I guess the wings got to him... IthinkThereforeIAM Sunday #191

Wrong one! BidenRocks Sunday #7

Getting close though. 🤞 littlemissmartypants Sunday #26

My reaction too! BlueMTexpat Sunday #178

PINE BOX! Praise Jesus, God, Allah, Yaweh, and all the space babies!! Rest in PISS, Lady Graham. SoFlaBro Sunday #8

Praise. The. Lord. Trueblue1968 Sunday #10

Ding Dong Gymbo Sunday #12

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Good for him. dalton99a Sunday #13

Bye, Felicia. EuterpeThelo Sunday #14

War has lost it's best friend. JohnnyRingo Sunday #15

Having lived for 3 miserable years in South Carolina, HappyLarge Sunday #39

They're find someone worse! LeftInTX Sunday #44

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He WAS a very strong supporter of Ukraine's fight for freedom. Callie1979 Sunday #116

Yet would kiss the ass of his Fuhrer who cut Ukraine off Bengus81 Sunday #119

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Standing up for Ukraine is the only good thing he did. MuirHero Sunday #155

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Randolph Mantooth doesn't count? BidenRocks Sunday #80

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From your lips to Gawd's ears!! BComplex Sunday #63

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"Doggy, horsey, kitty, man!" Aristus Sunday #139

100 is Normal IQ!! Dem_in_Nebr. Sunday #140

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Cushy think tank job SouthBayDem Sunday #95

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Just saw it on the NYT site fujiyamasan Sunday #67

It's real. I just heard it on BBC. wnylib Sunday #77

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Rec. Rec. Rec malaise Sunday #189

What an odious piece of SHIT. BigDemVoter Sunday #21

The SC white nationalists are chomping at the bit for an appointment BaronChocula Sunday #24

Only say good about the dead. generalbetrayus Sunday #25

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Didn't catch you until True Dough Sunday #204

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10,005! True Dough Sunday #206

R-I-P ... nt Raine Sunday #30

Just saw that on my YouTube sidebar. At first I thought it was a joke, but it was Agenda Free TV. LeftInTX Sunday #31

CNN & NYT reporting as well BumRushDaShow Sunday #32

Just saw that on NBC News. calimary Sunday #34

Let's hope this doesn't make it harder for Annie Andrews to win that Senate seat . . . Journeyman Sunday #35

I just checked. He was up for re-election. LeftInTX Sunday #51

Maybe his replacement... Escape Sunday #154

Boy howdy the pranksters are having a field day over at Wikipedia Brother Buzz Sunday #36

Didn't see anything, but they have him past tense pretty well. LeftInTX Sunday #53

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It certainly is to me also. riversedge Sunday #43

I first saw it on the Daily Mail. Beacool Sunday #41

Exactly! Thune is going to have a headache for a few weeks! BComplex Sunday #70

Maybe Katcat Sunday #174

And guardian. AllyCat Sunday #45

Is hell collecting on their debts? Wow! C Moon Sunday #46

My money is on pulmonary embolism Betty Boom Sunday #47

Post removed Post removed Sunday #78

Ukraine Rhiannon12866 Sunday #113

He doesn't look Blue_Roses Sunday #181

Apparently it was cardiac arrest. onenote Sunday #125

Severe pulmonary embolism can cause cardiac arrest. Betty Boom Sunday #126

Point taken. I wonder if we'll ever actually know. onenote Sunday #132

Not opening the champagne yet nilram Sunday #48

nothing to celebrate LeftInTX Sunday #55

Post removed Post removed Sunday #90

It was trump. LuvLoogie Sunday #50

My conspiracy theory LuvLoogie Sunday #52

LOL!! BComplex Sunday #74

Add to that theory😊 thinkingagain Sunday #151

Hell is getting full of fascist pigs, will need a new ballroom soon. Nt yaesu Sunday #54

About 2 weeks late.... sfdennis1 Sunday #56

Feel free to insult Graham to your heart's content. ShazzieB Sunday #214

Seriously? Oh jeez, conspiracy theories incoming... paulkienitz Sunday #57

1st McConnell, now Graham. Who's next? n/t aggiesal Sunday #58

If I had the money I'd love to visit the site of his grave just to show my .......... respects 😗 cstanleytech Sunday #59

Just to pour out your respects? Nt Trueblue Texan Sunday #158

NYT also reporting COL Mustard Sunday #64

Well the last time Figarosmom Sunday #65

I just saw an image of him and noticed that right away. LeftInTX Sunday #76

Maybe Trump will get the hint and retire...(I wish) LeftInTX Sunday #81

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Well, bye Aviation Pro Sunday #66

I love that! C Moon Sunday #97

Oh. RockRaven Sunday #69

Tidying up hell for Trump I hope Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sunday #72

So do Republicans really control the Senate at this point ToxMarz Sunday #73

Pretty much, yes. onenote Sunday #131

Not that I was fond of him BeyondGeography Sunday #79

Mitch McConnell outlived him? SunSeeker Sunday #88

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depends on how you define "life" Skittles Sunday #103

I doubt that. That's my theory and I'm stickin' to it Bengus81 Sunday #115

Ding Dong!! aeromanKC Sunday #89

Damn. buzzycrumbhunger Sunday #91

Dang! So late in the day. usonian Sunday #93

I used to really respect Graham. cab67 Sunday #94

He was initially critical of Trump--until a sudden 180 after a golf trip to Mar a Lago. tanyev Sunday #118

They found the negatives... and the receipts... QueerDuck Sunday #163

And now he may be finding out the cost of selling his soul. (n/t) thesquanderer Sunday #184

I never did. I have a long memory. valleyrogue Sunday #129

Seems the grim reaper's aim is just a little bit off Grim Chieftain Sunday #96

Two outta three ain't bad.... Blue Owl Sunday #173

I was home all night, I swear. I have witnesses. Buddyzbuddy Sunday #99

I'd hate to start up any CT's but the phrase "after a brief and sudden illness" is often used as cover AZJonnie Sunday #100

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Not necessarily BumRushDaShow Sunday #108

I feel I was sufficiently conditional in my phrasing AZJonnie Sunday #228

I know BumRushDaShow Sunday #233

So sorry for your loss BRTS AZJonnie Sunday #235

... BumRushDaShow Yesterday #240

Did you really hate to start up any CTs? onenote Sunday #226

Okay, you got me AZJonnie Sunday #229

Malignant syncophancy. Frasier Balzov Sunday #101

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That was unexpected, but condolences to his family Deminpenn Sunday #106

Well, this is not the senatorial death announcement I expected to hear this morning. Blumancru Sunday #107

Death Becomes Him eringer Sunday #109

hoping for a trifecta gfwzig Sunday #110

I don't know if I'll be able to stomach the hagiography on this one. It's already starting on CNN. Vinca Sunday #112

Wrong guy! Damn. mwb970 Sunday #120

R I H, Lindsey! lastlib Sunday #122

Thinking of a quote from either Bette Davis or Moms Mabley right now Stuckinthebush Sunday #123

He was the same age I am. valleyrogue Sunday #127

Are we sure? Maybe he's just mostly dead? Multichromatic Sunday #133

Wow. That's a shock... paleotn Sunday #134

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Oh no! flvegan Sunday #136

Time to crank up the tiny violin orchestra! Crowman2009 Sunday #137

Happy days are here again! Too much T butt kissing proved fatal. GreenWave Sunday #138

To paraphrase Thumper from 1942 Bambi ... Jarqui Sunday #141

If I was a Republican, I'd be worried... Joinfortmill Sunday #142

Poppers *can* be fatal to an aged cardio-vascular system. Tim S Sunday #143

Well, there's some extra room..... SergeStorms Sunday #144

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The kindest thing that comes to mind, is that it usually comes in threes. Baitball Blogger Sunday #146

He never saw a war The Wizard Sunday #147

Seems like the news is barely covering it. Ilsa Sunday #148

good things happen in threes? azureblue Sunday #149

To whom did he The Wizard Sunday #150

Lindsey's dead? MarineCombatEngineer Sunday #152

Wham Bam thank you Graham Blue Owl Sunday #153

Death comes in threes LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #156

A man of weak character prerev Sunday #159

And I flushed my poop down the toilet this morning Mysterian Sunday #160

Its sad when you die and the one thing they remember you for is doc03 Sunday #162

Lennon said it best Hudly Sunday #165

Graham Once Said... OhioTim Sunday #167

The repubs senate advantage is disappearing the_liberal_grandpa Sunday #168

In the best way possible Blue Owl Sunday #171

Still a safe advantage for now. onenote Sunday #225

Acute moral failure is the cause of death. PufPuf23 Sunday #170

No tears Clouds Passing Sunday #172

Not shedding one tear. Fuck him and everyone who looks like him. AZLD4Candidate Sunday #175

My unofficial diagnosis: His red-state, southern diet did him in! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Sunday #176

I really hope that hell exists. Dave Bowman Sunday #179

He just made the world a better place Zorro Sunday #180

What "sudden illness?" Grins Sunday #188

Well maybe Putin had something to do with his sudden illness FakeNoose Sunday #192

He could have had an underlying condition. (Such as congestive heart failure, diabetes etc) LeftInTX Sunday #195

Yeah, that's what I've been thinking too Farmer-Rick Sunday #201

Clarence Darrow may have the floor for me. n/t malthaussen Sunday #193

... catbyte Sunday #194

Not soon enough... Ford_Prefect Sunday #196

Sorry to hear about this. Who's next? eom Exp Sunday #198

Living with Trump holding Kompromat over him Jarqui Sunday #199

I only regret that he suffered no consequences for his support of policies that killed millions. 58Sunliner Sunday #200

Well, Satan probably has him on a rotisserie at this very moment Blumancru Sunday #203

Alfred E Neuman said it best. lpbk2713 Sunday #202

"The moral arc of the universe"..... lastlib Sunday #207

Oh, no! Anyway... sakabatou Sunday #208

"If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed.......and we will deserve it." --Sen. Lindsey Graham in 2016 Dulcinea Sunday #209

Now he is able to join his buddy Rush in that dark little.... California Kid Sunday #210

Wow. I stopped looking at DU before this happened, although I actuality might have looked at the Lounge later, and.. electric_blue68 Sunday #211

When someone dies, you're only supposed to say good. dsharp88 Sunday #212

Oh well. WestMichRad Sunday #213

Well to say I'm shocked angrychair Sunday #215

"Going down!" Marcuse Sunday #216

Prob a result of RFK's shitty work purr-rat beauty Sunday #217

I'm in tears. sellitman Sunday #218

Oh noes! AStern Sunday #220

So what's the bad news? Ray Bruns Sunday #221

Fox News has an update! Ray Bruns Sunday #222

Good riddance! Glaisne Sunday #223

Foot soldier to the end Warpy Sunday #231

Tots n Pears. Earth Bound Misfit Sunday #232

So what's the bad news? Ray Bruns Sunday #234

as the evangelicals would say azureblue Sunday #237

Graham graycampervan Sunday #238

Funny thing about Graham PCB66 Yesterday #241

lol ! stonecutter357 Yesterday #239