Where's Kim?
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Hmm....
Obesity may be one of the most important predictors of severe coronavirus illness, new studies say. It is an alarming finding for the United States, which has one of the highest obesity rates in the world.
Although people with obesity frequently have other medical problems, the new studies point to the condition in and of itself as the most significant risk factor, after only older age, for being hospitalized with COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus. Young adults with obesity appear to be at particular risk, studies show.
The research is preliminary, but it buttresses anecdotal reports from doctors who say they have been struck by how many seriously ill younger patients of theirs are obese but are otherwise healthy.
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North Korea’s leader is facing a health crisis, according to multiple reports.
Kim Jong Un is in “grave danger” after undergoing surgery, a U.S. official told CNN Monday evening.
The dictator reportedly underwent a cardiovascular procedure earlier this month and was receiving treatment, according to a Reuters report earlier on Monday.
Questions about Kim’s health started on April 15, when he failed to appear for celebrations of the birthday of his grandfather, Kim Il Sung, CNN reported. -
That sounds a lot like he got Covid-19. Hypothetically, it would be easy peasy for somebody to give it to him deliberately. Of course, everybody loves him, so that would never happen.
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"My pronouns are FA/FO." - Mik, 2024
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"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@George-K said in Where's Kim?:
@Mik said in Where's Kim?:
We should be so lucky. But I suspect there is only so long a regime like that can last in today's world.
My understanding is that his sister is next in line for succession. I'll hazard a guess that she's no better.
Everything that i have seen, read, and heard, she is not. LOL
I have asked some people what they have heard, but even in normal times, information is hard to get. Now, embassy row in Pyongyang is locked down also, so any limited movement foreigners had before is gone.
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If he dies, what do you suppose will become the official narrative? It has to be a story that makes him and the family look completely powerful and in charge, and perhaps endears Kim and the family to the populace.
Maybe a sudden and tragic horse riding accident while he was racing to save a child in danger? Nah. Not spectacular enough.
Maybe they'll try to blame his death on their most hated political opponents or another hated nation. He might be able to achieve martyrdom if told well. That sounds more likely.
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I think that they will be "mostly" truthful. When his father and grandfather died, the official story seems to be following what actually happened.
But, you are right in that there will be "spin" to it. His body was weakened because of the 28 hour days he did to help the people of DPRK, etc etc
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@George-K said in Where's Kim?:
@Mik said in Where's Kim?:
We should be so lucky. But I suspect there is only so long a regime like that can last in today's world.
My understanding is that his sister is next in line for succession. I'll hazard a guess that she's no better.
She's definitely better looking. If she took power, it might be excruciatingly embarrassing watching certain other world leaders (who shall rename nameless) attempting to complement her on her looks.
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https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/topic/809/kin-jong-un-reportedly-dead
https://www.newsweek.com/north-korea-china-kim-jong-un-1500197
The state-controlled media in North Korea focused on the founding of its armed forces on Saturday as its supreme leader Kim Jong Un remained absent amid reports that a Chinese medical team was assessing his health status.
South Korean news agency Yonhap reported that television coverage in the secretive northern state spent the day trumpeting the 88th anniversary of the birth of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army (KPRA), which falls on April 25, without the nation's chief heralding the event.
In 2014, Kim disappeared for more than a month before reemerging on North Korean media sporting a limp. Renowned as a heavy smoker, and having gained weight since he assumed power in 2011 after his father Kim Jong-Il died from a heart attack, there has been speculation about his health, especially given his family history of cardiovascular problems.
Reuters reported that a South Korean source said that Kim was alive and would soon make a public appearance.
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AN article I was reading in local press was that he was in for a procedure to install a stent, which should(?) only take a minute or two.
But the doctor was so nervous, that it took much much longer and Premier Kim was without oxygen for a longer period, and is suffering the effects of that and is in a vegetable state.
Our forum doctors can probably say if the above is realistic or not.
As with any news about DPRK, it is mostly guessing.
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Mu first thought:
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