this post was submitted on 18 May 2025
764 points (97.5% liked)

News

29502 readers
3045 users here now

Welcome to the News community!

Rules:

1. Be civil


Attack the argument, not the person. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Good faith argumentation only. This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban. Do not respond to rule-breaking content; report it and move on.


2. All posts should contain a source (url) that is as reliable and unbiased as possible and must only contain one link.


Obvious right or left wing sources will be removed at the mods discretion. Supporting links can be added in comments or posted seperately but not to the post body.


3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.


Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.


4. Post titles should be the same as the article used as source.


Posts which titles don’t match the source won’t be removed, but the autoMod will notify you, and if your title misrepresents the original article, the post will be deleted. If the site changed their headline, the bot might still contact you, just ignore it, we won’t delete your post.


5. Only recent news is allowed.


Posts must be news from the most recent 30 days.


6. All posts must be news articles.


No opinion pieces, Listicles, editorials or celebrity gossip is allowed. All posts will be judged on a case-by-case basis.


7. No duplicate posts.


If a source you used was already posted by someone else, the autoMod will leave a message. Please remove your post if the autoMod is correct. If the post that matches your post is very old, we refer you to rule 5.


8. Misinformation is prohibited.


Misinformation / propaganda is strictly prohibited. Any comment or post containing or linking to misinformation will be removed. If you feel that your post has been removed in error, credible sources must be provided.


9. No link shorteners.


The auto mod will contact you if a link shortener is detected, please delete your post if they are right.


10. Don't copy entire article in your post body


For copyright reasons, you are not allowed to copy an entire article into your post body. This is an instance wide rule, that is strictly enforced in this community.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

Biden's office announced his illness Sunday afternoon.

top 50 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] yesman@lemmy.world 250 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Countdown to Trump saying something deplorable. 10...9...8...

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 114 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Damn, didn’t even get to finish the countdown.

[–] Zerlyna@lemmy.world 55 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Somehow I don’t think you are joking. 😢

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 139 points 4 days ago (10 children)

I stomached looking at his truth social account so you don't have to:

Melania and I are saddened to hear about Joe Biden’s recent medical diagnosis. We extend our warmest and best wishes to Jill and the family, and we wish Joe a fast and successful recovery.

I guess some pr person has his phone today. He'll probably say something stupid in an interview later.

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 61 points 4 days ago (4 children)

I checked the Conservative subreddit to see what their reaction was and it’s pretty sympathetic. This made me laugh though

collapsed inline media

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 30 points 4 days ago

As if this isn’t the most basic norm of the presidency?

Has any other president trashed an ex presidents diagnosis (or something similar)?

load more comments (3 replies)
[–] Zerlyna@lemmy.world 55 points 4 days ago (3 children)

You are an angel! Yes it’s written by an educated and classy person. Not him.

load more comments (3 replies)
load more comments (8 replies)
[–] lennee@lemm.ee 240 points 4 days ago (7 children)

fuck, i prayed for this but it hit the wrong president

[–] Hubi@feddit.org 92 points 4 days ago (2 children)
[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 42 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Ugh, first that kid only getting his ear and now THIS?

do better

load more comments (1 replies)
load more comments (1 replies)
[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Tbf, Trump's health is shrouded in so much subterfuge that you could have gotten the right president but we just don't know it.

load more comments (1 replies)
load more comments (5 replies)
[–] Carmakazi@lemmy.world 187 points 4 days ago (10 children)

metastasis to the bone

Yeah, he's not making it.

[–] BBQuicktime@thelemmy.club 54 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The guy's also 82, so it's not like he has a long road ahead of him regardless of this.

load more comments (1 replies)
load more comments (9 replies)
[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 166 points 4 days ago (11 children)

It should have happened to Trump. Not that Biden is a good guy, but it would be nice if Trump died of an ass related illness.

load more comments (11 replies)
[–] perestroika@lemm.ee 105 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Since this is an opportunity to educate people about health, I will not discuss politics here. :)

  • If you're a guy, your urinary tract is stupidly complicated from a medical viewpoint and there's a prostate beneath the bladder which hydrogenates testosterone (T is produced by the brain) into dihydrotestosterone, produces fluid to mix the seminal fluid with, and generally supports fertility and gender specific phenotype.

  • With progressing age, the prostate enlarges, gets infected with HPV (nearly everyone gets it) and may get bacterial infections (typical ones are E. coli). It may also develop calcinations.

  • Risk is reduced if you live in Asia and eat a traditional menu containing much soy bean products which enables guys in those regions to enjoy several times less prostate cancer.

  • Risk is increased with nearly every urinary tract infection, especially if not conclusively diagnosed and treated.

  • After the age of 40, regularly have PSA (prostate specific antigen) measured from a blood test. It tells how much disintegration and immune reaction is occurring down there.

  • Regularly have ultrasound check-ups done. If there are UTI symptoms, treatment must not occur blindly, but must be followed by observation.

  • If you are young and your home country has medical insurance that covers HPV vaccination, get it while it's free (because it costs 150 € a dose). If you're rich enough, there may be a point in getting it later too, especially if you've not had unsafe sex (it doesn't protect after infection). The majority of people get HPV during their lives and approximately 9 strains cause cervical cancer in women and raise the risk of prostate cancer in men. By getting vaccinated against HPV, you protect both yourself and your partners from drawing a ticket in a quite nasty lottery.

  • As long as prostate cancer is androgen dependent, it can be suppressed with an androgen blockade.

load more comments (2 replies)
[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 90 points 3 days ago (18 children)

Why can't the current president get aggressive cancer? Everyone would love that (although I would pity the cancer).

load more comments (18 replies)
[–] HejMedDig@feddit.dk 84 points 4 days ago (3 children)

It's going to be interesting to see how Trump will handle that state funeral

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 128 points 4 days ago (1 children)

"Interesting" is a kind way to put that he's going to be horrific and make it all about himself.

[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 35 points 4 days ago (1 children)

"Put his body in a tank for my parade."

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] obvs@lemmy.world 38 points 4 days ago (1 children)
load more comments (1 replies)
load more comments (1 replies)
[–] Wispy2891@lemmy.world 84 points 4 days ago (4 children)

With all the best doctors the presidents have, they discover it only at the fourth stage?

I'm a lowly peasant and my work let me do a yearly blood+pee test, I assumed that for presidents it would be something like a weekly checkup

[–] blakenong@lemmings.world 113 points 4 days ago (6 children)

It’s likely that they knew a long time ago but they are just now announcing it. This would probably also explain why he was so mentally foggy or, seeming like he had dementia. Many cancer drug drugs can do that toyou.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 77 points 4 days ago (2 children)

If that's the case he was even more wrong about running than everyone assumed.

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 80 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Somebody had to step up and save us from Bernie Sanders

load more comments (3 replies)
load more comments (1 replies)
[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 4 days ago (3 children)

So glad he wanted to run for a second term then, especially after promising to be a one term president. /sarcasm

load more comments (3 replies)
load more comments (4 replies)
load more comments (3 replies)
[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 71 points 4 days ago (25 children)

Stage 4 cancer with metastasis? Not gonna make it. No amount of money or power can stop a dead man walking.

But it does make ya wonder why he wanted to run for a second term. He probably won't make it to the end of the current administration.

He won't live long enough to see the major impact of slow rolling Trump's arrest.

I wish cancer got the other guy, but I feel no sympathy for an old racist who betrayed various words and didn't fight back against the fascist hard enough.

[–] Zenith@lemm.ee 39 points 4 days ago (5 children)

He’s 82, he’s not going to “make it” regardless

load more comments (5 replies)
[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 29 points 4 days ago

But it does make ya wonder why he wanted to run for a second term.

Look at the average age of congress. Look at what Dianne Feinstein was doing at the end of her life. They don't want power. It's all automatic to them at this point. They don't know now to do anything else then grab and hold as much power as possible without any reason or purpose.

load more comments (23 replies)
[–] wpb@lemmy.world 64 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (19 children)

Thank goodness he lives in a country where the cancer hospitals haven't been bombed out of existence with weapons funded by the United States under the leadership of Joe Biden.

load more comments (19 replies)
[–] throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works 62 points 4 days ago (13 children)

Kinda wish this happened on like January 1, 2024, we might've had an open Democratic Primary and potentially averted fascism.

load more comments (13 replies)
[–] CriticalMiss@lemmy.world 61 points 4 days ago (5 children)

What are these comments? You people are vile.

[–] 13igTyme@lemmy.world 51 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (14 children)

Either post on reddit and get a mix of Nazis and Russian bots.

Or post on Lemmy and get dumb fucks that idolize Russia or China and don't even understand what communism is they just know it's "cool" to be against capitalism.

Also never vote, but simultaneously blame the Democrats for everything.

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 32 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Tbf it is pretty cool to be against capitalism.

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 38 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Even cooler to do it properly though rather than trying to proxy it by loving China or Russia

load more comments (3 replies)
load more comments (13 replies)
load more comments (4 replies)
[–] einlander@lemmy.world 57 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Biden has cancer, what's Trump's excuse? 😕

[–] kmartburrito@lemmy.world 85 points 4 days ago

Trump IS the cancer

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] Vari@lemm.ee 48 points 4 days ago (25 children)

Lucky for him he’ll get the best medical treatment on the planet. Meanwhile if I broke a leg I’d be destitute

load more comments (25 replies)
[–] Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 37 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Who's misusing the Monkey Paw for wishes? Be specific next time!

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world 35 points 4 days ago (4 children)

God, thats fucking terrible. We put him through the riger the last couple years & now this? This is the worst timeline.

load more comments (4 replies)
[–] Susurrus@lemm.ee 35 points 4 days ago (13 children)

This comment section shows that even on decentralized, less mainstream platforms there's a lot of people behaving similarly to what would be called bots on Reddit. Come on, guys, we can do better than this.

We can acknowledge Joe Biden's crimes and failures without cheering his sickness and wishing him a painful death. Same with Donald Trump and all the other scummy politicians.

We can also disagree about various policies, issues or parties while treating each other with respect and an open mind, instead of degrading all discussion to 'communism vs capitalism' or 'democracy vs fascism' arguments.

I know it can be difficult to remain civil towards government officials who are essentially criminals, and anyone who supports or seems to support them in any capacity. However, I personally think we should try.

load more comments (13 replies)
[–] anachrohack@lemmy.world 29 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Crazy, my dad was just diagnosed with the same cancer a few days ago. Not as aggressive, but on the higher end of the Gleason score. Hoping biden continues to live a long and healthy life

load more comments (1 replies)
load more comments
view more: next ›