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Losing Dolly Parton and Tim Curry back to back my heart can't take it

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Death comes in threes and they were both 80, could be a party soon

Anyone doing wellness checks on Cher? Mel Brooks? William Shatner?

I think parent (and definitely me) is thinking of a very specific 80-year-old.

He'll get Weekend at Bernie's'ed for months.

We're already seeing a test of the playbook with a certain turtle-like man.

he's one of the most filmed men in the world. they'll jam an AI model of him on every platform they can

In all seriousness, I think they'd only get away with it for about a month before international leaders started demanding answers and a live meeting.

I wonder if it even gets that far. He's so obsessed with the limelight that his (alleged, but very clear) health scare for a week drove headlines.

There's also the factor of Vance. I'm surprised he hasn't tried to pull off the 25th, but perhaps he's waiting for popularity to completely erode. He's certainly not going to be a serious candidate for 2028 without an absolute miracle of a turnaround in the next 2 years.

Vance trying to pull off a 25th would be political suicide.

Trump's fan base is absolutely rabid. Anybody trying to exercise the 25th Amendment would be treated as a betrayal of the party and country, and I'm sure some morons would try to claim it's treason (because they don't know what defines treason).

> but perhaps he's waiting for popularity to completely erode

Never gonna happen. There's nothing that'll reduce Trump's popularity with MAGA.

> He's certainly not going to be a serious candidate for 2028 without an absolute miracle of a turnaround in the next 2 years.

Vance has an utter lack of charisma. Neither the good form of charisma, nor the anti-charisma that Trump carries that riles up a base. He's boring and doesn't know how to talk to people. Just look at the 2024 video when he visited a donut shop while campaigning with Trump.

I like to think that because Vance is utterly incapable of getting people excited, he would get devoured in a general election, but the DNC really knows how to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. I'm terrified that the DNC is going to push Gavin Newsom in 2028.

If 2028 ends up Vance vs Newsom, we'll probably see the lowest voter turnout in decades.

Permanent 25th Amendment is impossible. It requires two thirds of both houses which is more than impeachment. Amendment probably shouldn't have provided a mechanism and just required impeachment. Trump would have to be unable to respond or persuaded to resign.

You're assuming elections will be fair.

Yes, I am. If they are not fair and free, we have very different and much more serious set of problems than Democrats vs. Republicans. I hope we do not get to that point.

Didn't JD Vance say that he will take a break from politics to spend time with his family or something like that?

there is a US senator who has been dead (either braindead, or literally dead) for weeks now yet no one has seen him -- why do you think they wouldn't pull the same with Trump?

and given T-bone's history for saying and doing dumb shit AI hallucinations wouldn't even tip the scales

This is definitely the least welcome 80 year old Home Alone 2 actor to pass away.

Dick Van Dyke, dammit!

Dick Van Dyke for President!

Bugger that. David Attenborough!

It's a fun myth but Parton and Curry already come fast on the heels of a few recent celebrity deaths: Sam Neill, Bonnie Tyler, Daveigh Chase, Hayden Panettiere, and Lindsay Graham.

^Shelley Fabares.

Sam Neill (78), Bonnie Tyler (75), Daveigh Chase (35), Hayden Pantierre (36), Lindsay Graham (71)

Honestly, if I could make it to 70 I'd say I lived a good life. getting to 80 and outliving my grandpa would be great.

Then I see people barely older than me, who felt like they were just getting started go out way way way too young... and that just terrifies me.

Also Frank Beard

The third was Peter Cullen.

Till all are one.

Yeah, when you realize this decade and the next, pretty much everyone you grew up whose entertainment you consumed in the 60s-80s, who was an adult then, is coming up... it's a sobering thought.

Robin Williams broke my perception of a lot of things when he died. I was 27 then, and it's already been a dozen years.

yeah...it's certainly a grounding feeling for me.

"Baby Boom + Life Expectancy..." I dread at the idea that some startup is probably in stealth mode, ready to "disrupt funerals" by the end of the year.

(Also, I dread the fact that I know a few boomers that I would actually like to stick around for while...)

I can't tell if I've just been in the bay area too long or what, but honestly, funerals could stand to be disrupted :) They could be better.

RIP Tim.

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