@Lady Blue, ChattaGirl

I cut MSM B4 it was cool! 😂

Animal lover, resister, 💙home decor.

[CBS Sunday Morning 🌞 @CBSSunday]

In 1898, Wilmington, N.C., was a prosperous integrated city, where Black and white North Carolinians shared political power and leadership positions. But white supremacists took back control of the city's multi-racial government at gunpoint, and launched a wave of violence that killed scores of Black residents.

That little-known history is the subject of The New Yorker journalist Lauren Collins' new book, "They Stole a City." She talks with Lee Cowan about her hometown's darkest chapter – the only successful coup in our nation's history. https://t.co/sHjqbowZ1Z

[Jim Beattie @JimBeattie18]

Monet's Quiet Guest
Oil on Canvas
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[Grace Gym🏋️‍♀️ @GraceGym_]

Ever wondered how a tiny tablet knows where to work? 💊

[Nurse Sharon 🩺🇺🇸⚖️ @LawMedRNlegal1]

All suspicious factors aside, with a hypertensive history, long flights with seating can sometimes cause blood clots in the legs, coupled with stress, he may indeed have just had a heart attack or thrown a clot, causing obstruction of a coronary artery. An autopsy would be great. Don’t disregard the Covid shot as an accomplice to cardiac inflammation.

[Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran]

It's fine to have an autopsy.

But, this isn't the movies.

If Russia or someone else had poisoned Graham, it wouldn't sway enough policy, so it'd be about sending a message.

That's why when Russia DOES poison people it's with visible obvious things like Novichok nerve agent, or radioactive materials.

Sometimes outspoken old Senators die - because they are old.

[@Lady Blue, ChattaGirl @TripleDDD1409]

@sentdefender I don’t think it’s unusual for an elderly person to die after air travel. I think Deep Vein Thrombosis, DVT; and Pulmonary Embolism, PE are among the “sudden illness” that could be causes for a heart attack after flying.

[Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren]

I got to know Senator Lindsey Graham traveling with him abroad in Afghanistan and Ukraine. We had just met to renew the fight for our Big Tech bill.

Even though we disagreed on much, he was always willing to negotiate, with humor and wit.

My heart goes out to his loved ones.

[J @JayTC53]

I did not know Lindsey Graham served 33 years in the United States Air Force and retired a colonel earning a bronze star.

Love him or hate him, without a doubt Lindsey Graham was a patriot who served America for 3 decades. Then 2 more decades in the senate.

Graham loved America, that I can tell. 🇺🇸

[Sarrah Bellus @sarrah_bellus]

“Lindsey Graham was a lonely and unprincipled man who betrayed his country for power and his decency for attention. Let it be known for all time that he knew exactly what Donald Trump was from the very beginning, and chose him over his country.”

- Steve Schmidt

[Arsen Ostrovsky @Ostrov_A]

My absolute favourite Lindsey Graham clip, when in 2010 he asked Justice Elana Kagan during her confirmation hearing where she was on Christmas Day.

You could see his warmth and humility here. He will be so sorely missed ...

[Dr. Annie Andrews @AnnieAndrewsMD]

I hope that South Carolinians will join me in setting partisanship aside and offering gratitude to Senator Lindsey Graham for his service to the great state of South Carolina.

[Dustin Grage @GrageDustin]

I’m told by a source in South Carolina that Senator Lindsey Graham has dealt with blood pressure issues since his 40s. His father also died of cardiac arrest at age 69.

I know the conspiracy theories won’t stop, but sometimes life just happens. Not everything is a conspiracy.

[Meghan McCain @MeghanMcCain]

The first time I met Lindsey Graham, I was 11 years old in a hotel lobby and he had just attended a political event with my Dad. He sat down next to me and told me that he loved my Dad. I remember liking his deep southern accent and smile and immediately felt comfortable around him - he somehow seemed younger, hipper and more interesting than most of the political figures that rotated around my Dads orbit.

From the time he met my Dad they were fast friends and political comrades. In fact there are few memories I have of my Dad's political career and my life accompanying it that don't somehow involve Lindsey. He and Senator Joe Lieberman spent decades of their lives traveling together, fighting for the same causes on the Senate floor, spending holidays together and fighting for their version of the American dream. Those who followed them know they affectionately referred to each other as "The Three Amigos". My Dad was the soul of the group, Joe was the heart of the group and Lindsey was the fire and humor. Their combination bonded them as friends throughout their lives. That friendship is something that is so rare in politics, it is nearly extinct but I got to witness it first hand. They spent their lives united as friends and allies. They were brothers. 

The memories I will hold dear of Lindsey is that was always the person you hoped you sat next to at a dinner party. Charming, very, very, very funny - like so funny he truly could have had a career in stand up comedy. He had an acerbic quick wit and he could win over even his deepest distractors. He was always full of stories that were always engaging and entertaining. He was literally never, ever boring. At his best he was filled with light and was always the last person to leave any table for work or fun. In fact, I used to joke with my Dad that I couldn't go out to dinner with him and my Dad as an adult unless I didn't have work the next day because they would always stay so long at the table and shut down the restaurant. Lindsey and my dad were also both Hams and would take every selfie, talk to every waiter and person in the place. Life around them was a big and alive in every possible way humans can be.

Lindsey brought humor and loyalty to my Dad's political defeats and was a constant source of support for my mother after my Dad's passing. As a politician his skills were unmatched which is why he won so many elections and was well on his way to winning another. When he spoke to voters he was direct, straight and felt their pain. He also loved people. He wasn’t one of those politicians who had to fake it, he loved being in elected office and serving our country.

The news of his sudden passing is shocking and deeply saddening for me and my family. Like many relationships in life, mine with Lindsey was complex in later years. I choose to remember the endless laughter and joy he brought to my family so many times, in so many ways. These memories are some of the most precious of my life. I hope that he is at peace and I hope he is in heaven drinking a white russian and fishing with my Dad and Joe. 

"For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain." — Philippians 1:21

[Kylie Jane Kremer @KylieJaneKremer]

Did you know that Lindsey Graham was only 21 years old when he lost both of his parents?

After his mother died of cancer and his father passed away from a heart attack about 15 months later, Lindsey was suddenly left to care for his 13-year-old sister, Darline, while he was still a college student.

He later legally adopted her so she could receive military benefits while he served in the Air Force.

Whatever your politics, that’s an extraordinary responsibility for someone so young to carry. Please say a prayer for his sister, Darline, as she mourns the loss of the brother who she described as, “kind of like a brother, a father and a mother rolled into one.”

[@Lady Blue, ChattaGirl @TripleDDD1409]

@AlejandraJMillo @MeetThePress What is “in the sevens?” I suspect he was trying to say around seven o’clock, but why not just say that?
His brain is mush that’s why.

[Bayliss Wagner @baylisswagner]

Per South Carolina state law, this is the timeline for replacing Lindsey Graham on the November ballot:

-Filing period opens July 21 (2nd Tues after his death)
-Closes July 28
-Special primary Aug 11
-Runoff, if necessary, Aug 25

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[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

TAPPER: I know you don't want to talk about any other issues out of respect for Lindsey Graham, but we would love to have you back sometime, because I do have a lot of other questions for you

TRUMP: Sure. We're trying to have CNN go on a normal path

TAPPER: Well I'm on a normal path right here, sir

TRUMP: Good. You are.

[The Shallow State @OurShallowState]

People speak to Lindsey Graham being kind away from Capitol Hill. For me, this accentuates how disingenuous he was in Congress, and that he could have chosen differently. He was closeted, and compromised, and too often drunk.
To end on the positive - I'm truly happy for the late John McCain, who can finally stop rolling over in his grave.

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: New polling in South Carolina has Republicans terrified of another Democratic flip opportunity where Dr. Annie Andrews is only 3 points behind Lindsey Graham. This is amazing.

[Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar]

It was a shock this morning to find out that my friend Lindsey Graham has died. He was a man who loved his work, his country, and his family. He didn’t have an easy life growing up and to me that explained a lot about him as well as his devotion to his remaining family members including his sister. It also explained his almost kid-like exuberance about his job and the responsibilities he was given (even in his sixties he would get off a plane in a foreign land with a twinkle in his eye and look at me as if to say, can you believe we are actually here and doing this?).

Lindsey was loyal to friends and causes. He was willing to work on gnarly issues and take on (at times) political risks for the right reasons. It is fitting that he died shortly after visiting Ukraine, one of those causes he would stand up for through thick and thin.

Much will be said in the coming days about his relationships with others—President Trump and John McCain for instance—but what can’t be forgotten is the reason why so many people he worked with—from senators to staff—will mourn his loss: Lindsey had a zest for life and the Senate that made you want to get to work on a bill with him or at least debate him. He brought joy to his job.

Lindsey Graham was the one who was willing to work with me (when so few would) on helping the Afghan refugees. I remember standing outside of a little phone booth in the Republican cloakroom last year as he spoke with the Vice President, holding up a sign that said “Save the Afghans” and he put the phone on hold and said “OK OK I will go on your bill even if it gets me in trouble.” Or his early willingness to lead on big tech bills, including repealing the provision that protects them from consumer suits.

But mostly my fond memories of spending time with Lindsey (and we travelled the world with John McCain) was not about the ups and downs of his policy positions. It was about his love for the world, his loyalty to hard causes and his friends, and the pure joy he brought to life. I will miss him.