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Vinca

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28. He just came back from Ukraine - 20 hours on a plane - blood clot?
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 07:35 AM
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Conspiracy me can't help but think now is the time for Russia to poison Ukraine supporters in this country. Our intelligence and federal law enforcement (excluding ICE) has been gutted.

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Recommended. H2O Man Sunday #1
The weather's fine there durablend Sunday #3
"But it's a dry heat" Conjuay Sunday #54
He's definitely not ok. Omnipresent Sunday #35
Respectfully disagree. H2O Man Sunday #82
No Omnipresent Sunday #83
Yes. H2O Man Sunday #84
You forgot that sarcasm symbol Omnipresent Yesterday #85
No. H2O Man 19 hrs ago #86
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I hope he has a very nice funeral. displacedvermoter Sunday #40
For a funeral JPK Sunday #62
But we already know where all roads lead Lifeafter70 Sunday #2
Yea but 71 year old men just up and die all the time. Lets not get carried away. FascismIsDeath Sunday #4
You're absolutely right... PCIntern Sunday #5
It depends on what caused the heart attack, if that is even what happened. FascismIsDeath Sunday #11
There'd be symptoms of pneumonia... PCIntern Sunday #12
Explosive diarrhea? The Madcap Sunday #63
I normally analyze language and word usage PCIntern Sunday #67
Sure, could be completely innocent, but given where it happened in the world, paulkienitz Sunday #13
You are right. Heart attack or a stroke is not a sudden illness. So why be so secretive? Katinfl Sunday #37
Assuming soulless Lindsey had a heart,, agingdem Sunday #41
Maybe he had the same brief and sudden illness liberalgunwilltravel Sunday #19
You have a good memory for salacious 1970s political trivia. John1956PA Sunday #21
Happy wasn't so Happy after the event PCIntern Sunday #38
This message was self-deleted by its author liberalgunwilltravel Sunday #45
Megan Marshack was the lady who made Happy displacedvermoter Sunday #46
What can I say? liberalgunwilltravel Sunday #58
.... wolfie001 Sunday #33
Yep. Had a very healthy friend who suffered a brain aneurism while shopping. She allegorical oracle Sunday #26
Lindsay had already lingered for too long. Bumbles Sunday #29
You're right. And we no nothing about his health. Buckeyeblue Sunday #65
Check out how he looked recently LeftInTX Sunday #6
"Brief & sudden illness" vs. an "event" like a heart attack ? CincyDem Sunday #7
Exactly. PCIntern Sunday #9
No RandySF Sunday #10
Could also be a pulmonary embolism caused by deep vein thrombosis. pnwmom Sunday #14
I was thinking the same thing videohead5 Sunday #16
Ding! Ding! Ding! Roy Rolling Sunday #17
I know someone who died of that.. ananda Sunday #18
I remember that young NBC reporter, David Bloom, who was traveling with the troops in Iraq wolfie001 Sunday #32
There is a very common genetic variation that increases the risk of a DVT pnwmom Sunday #73
Are we thinking poison? GPV Sunday #15
I'm not. I doubt many are. onenote Sunday #47
Cardiac arrest is certainly a sudden medical event JMCKUSICK Sunday #22
Odd choice of words, indeed.......................... Lovie777 Sunday #27
The reporting is RandySF Sunday #8
ETTD. Coincidentally he just met with Zelensky and announced sanctions on Russia. lostnfound Sunday #20
I've been sleeping... Trueblue Texan Sunday #23
......... wolfie001 Sunday #31
Truly a beautiful day in the neighborhood!!! Trueblue Texan Sunday #53
Yep! Zero sympathy from me wolfie001 Sunday #70
OMFG!!!!! Lindsay Graham CROAKED?!!! Trueblue Texan Sunday #24
I had to do it............. twodogsbarking Sunday #25
He just came back from Ukraine - 20 hours on a plane - blood clot? Vinca Sunday #28
This was my thought Boo1 Sunday #42
Blood clot could cause cardiac arrest. LisaL Sunday #64
russki operative wolfie001 Sunday #30
i would love a look inside that box rampartd Sunday #44
What if JPK Sunday #68
I think he drank himself to death. NCDem47 Sunday #34
I can't handle too much alcohol now, and I'm only 63 MrsCheaplaugh Sunday #49
I know. I'm 79 and I can't get through that fourth Manhattan anymore. tavernier Sunday #71
Getting old beats the alternative. The Wizard Sunday #79
Stress at the top bucolic_frolic Sunday #36
Journalese for "Heart Attack." Kid Berwyn Sunday #39
ok. i'm out of the gutter. for now rampartd Sunday #43
No meet the press today, just meet your maker. GreenWave Sunday #48
"sudden illness" has long been a PR euphemism for things like heart attack and stroke Sympthsical Sunday #50
Wham Bam thank you Graham Blue Owl Sunday #51
Poppers while dancing? flying_wahini Sunday #52
🤣😂 👊 Possibly. We'll never know... not that I'd want to know for sure. QueerDuck Sunday #57
Me, too. However, when the inevidable finally takes TACO, all bets are off. marble falls Sunday #55
Me, too. However, when the inevidable finally takes TACO, all bets are off. marble falls Sunday #56
Maybe we should say, "Well done, Ukraine"? sinkingfeeling Sunday #59
Well damn dweller Sunday #60
I'm sorry he didn't suffer longer EnergizedLib Sunday #61
Red-state, southern diet did him in? He looked rather bloated last time I saw his ugly mug on tv. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Sunday #66
If it was a heart attack Mz Pip Sunday #69
They don't have an official cause of death. LeftInTX Sunday #75
Fair enough Mz Pip Sunday #80
If it's sudden, it's not brief Grim Chieftain Sunday #72
Sounds like a heart attack LeftInTX Sunday #74
I hadn't heard the "chest pains" PCIntern Sunday #76
His press people were probably rushed and wording wasn't the best LeftInTX Sunday #77
Pulmonary embolisms and aortal aneurisms are both very sudden... 50 Shades Of Blue Sunday #78
Well that "Illness was sudden and very brief" but long lasting. republianmushroom Sunday #81
I'll take the high road for 18 more hours Torchlight 19 hrs ago #88
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