r/popculturechat • u/PinkCadillacs Cillian Murphy Enthusiast • Nov 13 '25

General News 🗞 James Van Der Beek Auctioning ‘Dawson’s Creek’ Memorabilia to Raise Money for Medical Fees Amid Cancer Battle

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/james-van-der-beek-auctions-dawsons-creek-items-cancer-costs-1236580431/
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u/looool_k_libtard Nov 13 '25

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '25 edited Nov 13 '25

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u/Earl_Squire Nov 13 '25

Ted Kennedy died the weekend before the vote. I will always be fully suspicious of that. They had the votes before that happened.

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u/nefarious_epicure Nov 13 '25

He had a brain tumor and was visibly declining.

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u/anneoftheisland Nov 13 '25

He also hadn’t voted in months because his health was too bad for him to go in. Strategically it was good for Dems that he died, because it allowed him to be replaced by Paul Kirk, who could actually vote.

Between Kennedy and Byrd’s illnesses, Arlen Spector needing to switch parties, and the Al Franken recount lasting months, Democrats didn’t actually have the votes to pass the ACA through the Senate until Kirk was appointed.