Supreme Court Justice Ruth Ginsburg, 85, hospitalized after fracturing 3 ribs in fall at court

[shinobi602]

Hoping for a speedy recovery.

 

[Trojita]

Fuck :(

Hope she feels better.

 

[Meauxse]

Fuck, hope she's alright

 

[ZeoVGM]

It sounds like she'll be fine, to be clear.

 

[nintendoman58]

Hope she's okay. :(

 

[IAmAnAgnostic]

OH NO...

 

[kai3345]

fucking hell

 

[Deleted member 47942]

Here we go.

 

[MonoStable]

God this is my nightmare.

 

[Deleted member 8860]

Holy shit. Hope RGB recovers quickly and well.

 

[Supercrap]

Omg

 

[adj_noun]

This is a morning chock full of happiness and cheer now, isn't it.

I should have stayed in bed.

 

[viskod]

i think RBG is a great person with an exceptional career and while I do think it is her right to live her life and not sacrifice her career "just because" she's elderly. At the same time, I also believe if she is a person that truly loves the law, and wants to make sure all people are treated as equitably as possible by it, she should have fucking retired the day Obama was sworn in.

 

[Deleted member 11046]

Well.



Shit.

 

[Deleted member 13101]

Jump scare, but she should be ok. Waiting for a hot mic from a public official who might desire a worse outcome.

 

[legacyzero]

FUCKING KILL ME

 

[John Dunbar]

do we know where kavanaugh was at the time?

 

[Big Baybee]

Fuuuuck

 

[MilkBeard]

Hope she recovers. Injuries can be incredibly disastrous at old age.

 

[manchego obfuscator]

Notorious RBG indeed

 

[LProtagonist]

At this point, if she needs any of my organs, she can have them.

 

[Downhome]

Ugh, hate to hear this, especially someone her age. Happened to my grandparents, it is pretty rough. No matter what anyone thinks about her, she is an absolute American icon. I hope she gets well soon!

 

[Menelaus]

Old people do this basically every week and are fine.

Source: my crazy old grandparents

 

[mikeys_legendary]

I knew all those jokes I was hearing (thankfully not here) about her hanging on for four years were jinxing it.

I wish her a speedy recovery.

 

[MisterSnrub]

Teke care, RBG. Rooting for speedy recovery.

 

[Deleted member 42]

Goddamn that'd keep me out for a while and I'm a young fit legend

 

[Thatonedice1]

I got three fucking ribs right here for you RBG just don't die!

 

[GatsGatsby]

Wrap her in bubble wrap. Hope she makes a speedy recovery.

 

[Mr.Mike]

 

[Vapelord]

#SCOTUS holds an investiture ceremony for Judge Brett Kavanaugh today. So she noped out of it, good on her.

 

[Infinity Times Two]

Hope she gets well.

Spoiler

Don't


die

 

[Torpedo Vegas]

do we know where kavanaugh was at the time?

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With his beer

 

[PBalfredo]

Fuck, this headline shot ice water through my veins. I hope she fully recovers. Injuries take a larger toll at her age.

 

[BWoog]

Just another shitty piece of news to add to the shit pile that is this week.

 

[Fiction]

No no no no...

All of the hale and healthy old people in my life took a fall and then passed shortly after. Please be okay Ruth.

 

[BossAttack]

For the love of GOD!

 

[Infinity Times Two]

With his beer

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He was playing the old drinking game The Devils Triangle, when things got out of hand.

 

[Powdered Egg]

i think RBG is a great person with an exceptional career and while I do think it is her right to live her life and not sacrifice her career "just because" she's elderly. At the same time, I also believe if she is a person that truly loves the law, and wants to make sure all people are treated as equitably as possible by it, she should have fucking retired the day Obama was sworn in.

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Yup, shoulda retired for the greater good and screw her for dissing Kaepernick.

do we know where kavanaugh was at the time?

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Lmao you're trying to get me in trouble at work.

 

[YaBish]

Hope she gets well soon

 

[Robdraggoo]

DO NOT DIE

 

[gdt]

Oh my God my heart skipped a beat when I saw the notification.

 

[Deleted member 31817]

FUCKING KILL ME

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lmao

 

[Jmdajr]

Man..

 

[Deleted member 15440]

remember when she could have retired during obama's first term and allowed the democratic senate to confirm a nice young successor

 

[ahoyhoy]

remember when she could have retired during obama's first term and allowed the democratic senate to confirm a nice young successor

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She must really love the spotlight more than any ideology.

 

[mescalineeyes]

He was playing the old drinking game The Devils Triangle, when things got out of hand.

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all that boofing is going to get ya.

 

[Zyrokai]

There is almost no way she makes it two more years. SCOTUS is gone. What do we do now?

 

[Dalek]

I don't think I can handle much more bad news.

 

[Deleted member 47942]

Oh good. It's also come to my attention that this is a repeat occurrence. Last happened in 2012.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said in an interview with ReutersWednesday that she fell and broke two ribs in June but continued to work after the episode.

The two-month delay in making the injury public follows a similarly belated disclosure in 2009 that Ginsburg was receiving regular iron infusions at a physician's office on Capitol Hill. That fact emerged only after Ginsburg felt faint at the doctor's office and was taken by ambulance to a hospital.

In a comment to Reuters, Supreme Court spokeswoman Kathleen Arberg suggested that Ginsburg, 79, did not consider the recent injury serious enough to announce.

Ginsburg "followed her schedule as usual," Arberg told the wire service. "She indeed did not skip a beat and did not feel it rose to a serious health concern."

Ginsburg has had two publicly disclosed bouts with cancer: colon cancer in 1999 and pancreatic cancer in 2009.

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Hell. I know people want to lionize her and make a pop culture meme about how she's a strong old lady, but she should have let Obama replace her. She hasn't written any significant opinions in nearly 10 years. The Trump administration is chomping at the bit to nominate Barrett now and McConnell's increased majority in the Senate isn't going to be stoppable..

 

[Zoph]

I recall reading that RBG is amazingly fit for her age and despite being tiny and old she is in great shape. Let's hope she recovers from this well; fractures are super dangerous at her age.