The report is the latest indictment of America’s broken healthcare system.
      • barrbaric [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
        32·
        1 day ago

        I mean Trump’s an extremely unpopular billionaire who had at least 2 people try to kill him in the last year, he may be an idiot but I think he understands that emboldening people to go after hated billionaires has a good chance of getting him got.

        • ComradeMonotreme [she/her, he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
          11·
          1 day ago

          I don’t think he would at all.

          But if he was actually a cunning fascist instead of a bumbling distractable one, it could be a strategic move, be a nod to general populism and ordinary people’s discontent, a sign to his followers they might be pardoned for their random targeted violence (more likely to be on progressives and minorities) and a thraat to national bourgeoisie to get behind him for protection.

          It feels like something someone Putin would do. Pardon the guy. Film himself dressing down the executives and limiting them to only a 500% overcharge.

          • communism@lemmy.mlEnglish
            2·
            14 hours ago

            The main downside of that is that USAmerican democrat voters might become less supportive of the shooter if they start associating support with Trumpism.

  • SorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    61·
    1 day ago

    So if we go by the logic he was a murderer because there’s a non-zero chance some of those patients died not being able to afford their meds, ipso facto Luigi just took out someone who was a mass murderer.

    • ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
      2·
      5 hours ago

      I’m still not convinced he did it tbh.

      Pictures of him from the hostel he’s wearing different clothes from the shooter. They found the shooters bag and jacket in Central Park. And then they found Luigi in Pennsylvania with the bag, jacket, and gun specifically meant to be disposed of? Uh huh. Sure they did.

      I’m like 80% convinced he’s a total patsy and the cops planted that shit on him. They just found a guy that looked similar enough who they could identify as being nearby.

      • LocalOaf [they/them, undecided]@hexbear.netEnglish
        1·
        5 hours ago

        I wouldn’t be totally shocked if that’s the case but the fact that he wrote a statement in advance and hasn’t made any statement about being set up or that being faked or that he’s a patsy or anything like that kinda leads me to doubt it, idk

    • electric_nan@lemmy.mlEnglish
      7·
      1 day ago

      I’m not even sure about that. Him getting caught (I suspect he did so on purpose) has given us so many more memes (see your comment for one!). I think it’s actually better propaganda in this case for him to have been arrested.

      • LocalOaf [they/them, undecided]@hexbear.netEnglish
        10·
        1 day ago

        Why 3D print a suppressor if you meant to get arrested for propaganda reasons? Like, God love him, but I think he was just a well meaning smart-dumbass (Valedictorian at a bougie private prep school, Ivy League computer guy that read airport bookstore tier popsci and listened to Rogan-tier broslop? Idk)

        • electric_nan@lemmy.mlEnglish
          2·
          13 hours ago

          I don’t know. Just easier and cheaper than buying one. Why would he have kept the pistol and suppressor on him instead of disposing of it? Why have the manifesto addressed to the feds on him? Normal people aren’t cut out for living with the guilt of murder/fear of being a fugitive. On the one hand, Luigi obviously put a lot of planning into the adventure, but seemingly very little into the “getting away with it” part. Also, no self-inflicted gunshot, no suicide by cop shootout.

  • Misanthrope@lemmy.mlEnglish
    38·
    1 day ago

    RIP Lina Khan

    She’s holding it down for workers and consumers. I’m gonna miss her!!!