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[–] TheWorldSpins@hexbear.net 94 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

Alex on ChapoFYM said he's awake and cognizant. About 1h:12m on their latest VOD. Big prayers for our big boy. large-adult-son

Link: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1932551103

[–] CloutAtlas@hexbear.net 67 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Heal yourself and everyone around you

pls

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[–] PorkrollPosadist@hexbear.net 83 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)
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[–] 2Password2Remember@hexbear.net 76 points 1 year ago (1 children)

well this is really putting into perspective how much i love this dude, damn

Death to America

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[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 73 points 1 year ago

Stopped listening years back but Matt was always my fave, sucks, I hope he's okay.

[–] nat_turner_overdrive@hexbear.net 72 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Apparently he was talking about feeling a hard pressure on his skull in his last livestream. Hope he makes it through.

[–] GeorgeZBush@hexbear.net 61 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I was listening to that vlog yesterday and that part stuck out to me. Feels so eerie and sick to hear this news after that.

[–] nat_turner_overdrive@hexbear.net 43 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I need to go listen to that one, I don't normally listen to his cushvlogs

[–] GeorgeZBush@hexbear.net 53 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Definitely listen to the last two. They were meant to be the last streams before going on hiatus to have his kid. They had a sense of finality to them. Now....fuck.

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[–] MF_COOM@hexbear.net 42 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] GeorgeZBush@hexbear.net 50 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The fucked thing is that he said all the tests he had done came back fine. Then this happened. It's like every hypochondriac's worst fear.

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kitty-cri fuck this is so sad. He's by far the most influential media person on my life and political thought, and things seemed to be going well for him. I really hope for a speedy recovery but this shit has me down

He has to outlive Kissinger. He deserves to be in that future. Bless up, Cushbomb

[–] ChestRockwell@hexbear.net 61 points 1 year ago

Damn, near mortal accident according to Chris at the end, hope that he's good.

[–] WhyEssEff@hexbear.net 60 points 1 year ago (10 children)
[–] axont@hexbear.net 51 points 1 year ago (3 children)

wtf Chapo doesn't hate Rod, they think he's delightful and whimsical. He's like a cartoon.

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[–] Tachanka@hexbear.net 41 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I've always wondered if Rod was aware of Chapo. lmfao

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[–] YuccaMan@hexbear.net 59 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Matt was always my favorite Chapo, I hope he'll be alright. It'd be awful for anything to happen to him, especially for his wife and his kid.

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[–] GVAGUY3@hexbear.net 58 points 1 year ago

I wouldn't be here (on this website) without Chapo

[–] Zodiark@hexbear.net 58 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Sounds like he might have had a stroke. I hope he recovers. He's a good man.

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[–] Abraxiel@hexbear.net 56 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The last thing he said on stream was, "See you on the other side one way or the other (laugh) peace."

What a fuckin guy, dude.

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[–] Des@hexbear.net 56 points 1 year ago (1 children)

fuck fuck i hope he pulls through ok. just been re-listening to hell on earth lately too.. really seems like he was hitting his stride as a good educator

[–] MF_COOM@hexbear.net 40 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hell On Earth on paper is something I should have hated but damn if isn't the best thing I've heard from him

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[–] UmbraVivi@hexbear.net 55 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I learned a lot from Matt over the years, I really hope he'll be okay

Also holy shit they got a sincere reply from dril, this large son has made the impossible happen

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[–] Abraxiel@hexbear.net 54 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fuck, I hope he's gonna be ok.

His cushvlogs over the last few years have been so helpful for me finding some, I don't know, philosophical and spiritual comfort amidst everything. He talked often about how doing them was really for him working through all of his own shit and it seemed recently that he'd gotten to a good place, that he'd found some faith and acceptance and was ready to move into a new stage in his life with the birth of his child. I hope and pray he gets to experience that.

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[–] Mardoniush@hexbear.net 54 points 1 year ago

Shit. I know we dunk on the pod, but Matt is truly one of the most useful left thinkers of his time. This sucks, I hope he recovers.

[–] Phish@hexbear.net 54 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Man I hate hearing about this. Matt really seems like a great dude. His wild passion and animated personality really make me smile. His pandemic twitch streams were a great source of comfort for me. I don't always comment on situations like this online, but I don't actually know anyone in real life who knows who Matt is and I just wanted to throw some love out there for him.

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[–] WhyEssEff@hexbear.net 52 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

offering my thoughts and prayers in a normal, non-invasive way.

fucked up that Angus King finally cashed in that hit pain

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 49 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I am very upset by this. I had high hopes for him as an educator. The dude had a big empathic brain and we already lost Micheal Brooks and I just can't stand the idea of going without that kind of person. We need passion and empathy, condemnaty and forgiveness, just like... a fuckin' kindness going forward and I think Matt was one of those people that understood that. Like the old Che quote. A revolutionary is guided by love. Matt was one of those people who publicly understood that.

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[–] heiferlips@hexbear.net 48 points 1 year ago

Thats horrible. It sounds so serious.

I really hope there is a light at the end of the tunnel and it isnt a fucking train.

Get well Cush.

[–] WhoaSlowDownMaurice@hexbear.net 46 points 1 year ago

You love to see it tbh

[–] WoofWoof91@hexbear.net 45 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 79 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (9 children)

Yes, they're not giving out details for privacy reasons but Matt suffered some sort of an emergency. Announcing that for the time he's on leave indefinitely doesn't sound great but I hope he recovers.

I don't want to speculate out of respect but many parts of that announcement make it sound exteemely serious, I feel like throwing up.

[–] ChestRockwell@hexbear.net 39 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Yeah, though also a "normal" emergency gives me hope. Really hoping it's just something like an appendix, etc.

[–] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 51 points 1 year ago

I think it's a "he's not shidding out his doodoo ass" joke because they thought Matt would appreciate it. "Cautiously optimistic" and "promising signs" is the type of languange when you're hoping someone regains consciousness I feel. Either way hoping for the best.

[–] ProxyTheAwesome@hexbear.net 39 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Sounds like Matt is unconscious, with Amber on their announcement saying "awh he would love that" to Chris saying he would release the Spanish Civil War series that him and Matt were working on, as Matt was proud of it. That's not the kind of thing you would say if he was just in pain but able to be spoken to lucidly, and it sounds like the accident happened on Tuesday. Don't think you're normally unconscious/non-lucid for 4 days from an appendix and the associated surgery

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[–] autismdragon@hexbear.net 44 points 1 year ago

Best wishes in a normal noninvasive way to Matt.

[–] GeorgeZBush@hexbear.net 42 points 1 year ago

Fuck, man. This hits extra hard after listening to his last stream. I hope he pulls through. Wishing all the best for Matt and his family.

[–] DavidFosterDulles@hexbear.net 41 points 1 year ago

Hug yourself and hug everyone around you

[–] Lovely_sombrero@hexbear.net 41 points 1 year ago

Indeed, hope that all will be well.

it's weird how stressed this is makin me i don't want to be this invested in the lives of some charismatic strangers.

[–] SweaterWeather@hexbear.net 39 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Praying for him, Amber, and his daughter. At first I thought Will was doing a bit about him being in the hospital afflicted with the serious medical condition of fatherhood or something, as a way to say they're late because his kid was born and he's going on paternity leave. Worst shit always happens to the best people.

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[–] GVAGUY3@hexbear.net 38 points 1 year ago

Jesus. I don;t even know what to say. I don't know if I could take it if Matt were to depart this world. Not just me, his friends, his family... Genuine thoughts and prayers.

[–] absolutemark@hexbear.net 38 points 1 year ago

Through years of listening to him speak I’ve truly come to look forward to hearing his voice twice a week, like a dumb little doggy. I can’t help it, he’s always given me a little bit more hope than I would have otherwise. This Fucking sucks and I hope they get all the help they need and that he makes it through this.

[–] largerfather@hexbear.net 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

devastating.

sending extremely good vibes to matt and crew, amber r., especially.

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[–] pumpchilienthusiast@hexbear.net 37 points 1 year ago

I just don't even know what to say except ** get well soon, matt. **

[–] DBVegas@hexbear.net 37 points 1 year ago

Fuck I hope he's going to be ok, like his wife is due real soon. I hope he gets better and can be with his family.

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