• some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 day ago

    It remains unclear why Granger’s relatives or staff declined to disclose her condition to the public.

    Half of our reps are like this. I saw something or other where an American was interviewing people in the UK (I think, can’t recall for certain) about our politics, and this older gentleman commented on how old our politicians are. If the guy with white hair thinks so, I feel pretty validated. Get these geriatric fucks out of here. They won’t have to live with the consequences of their votes. Put in people with skin in the game.

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      I just looked it up.: The median age of voting House lawmakers is 57.9 years, down from 58.9 in the 117th Congress (2021-22), 58.0 in the 116th (2019-20) and 58.4 in the 115th (2017-18). The new Senate’s median age, on the other hand, is 65.3 years, up from 64.8 in the 117th Congress, 63.6 in the 116th and 62.4 in the 115th.

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      She’s been subject to a massive corruption probe, so she might be pulling a Pinochet.