Sometimes, when my fellow libs stop resisting while waiting for Trump to [redacted], I remember that Nicaragua's transition from flawed democracy to totalitarian dictatorship was accompanied by rumors of strongman Ortega's impending death. Back in 2009, it was lupus: cpj.org/reports/2009...
Nicaragua Special Report: Daniel Ortega's Media War - Committee to Protect Journalists
Nicaragua’s president ignores the news media, except to harass his critics. By Carlos Lauría and Joel Simon