"There is a non-crazy possibility that Trump, who dislikes headlines about bad things, may be able to pressure Israel in a way that Biden could not to end this shit."
No. That is crazy.
tRump's way of dealing with headlines about bad things is to deny the bad thing was bad, or happened (can be both), deny that said thing reflects badly on him, deny he's in any way responsible, and now he'll also sue the publication.
Thanks for delivering the recent horrible, terrible, no good news with humor. Instead of crying, I found myself laughing at the absurdity and obviousness of the gubment's motivations and dumb fuckery.
That would be amazing, but he's also charged with second-degree, so I'm pretty sure Bragg wants to lock Mangione up for a long time. Which, of course, would mean providing him with free health care.
Whether or not he’s a good guy, his actions have caused a long overdue conversation about healthcare (or lack thereof) which is long overdue. I don’t hate him. Nor do I fear him.
me! Healthcare ceo family. Can you imagine being the child of Thompson? Your dad was gunned down at the NY Hilton for doing a job caring for people? Now we cant even give grace to healthcare providers?
Thanks for making this point. I'm not sure people consider insurance executives healthcare providers, but also, none of us should live in fear. Not of being denied care, nor of being murdered!
This isn't terrorism , the Jan 6 scenario is /was terrorism . The entire Republican party is daily causing terrorism . Yet that not considered ....terrorism .
A terrorist only in the minds of the people killing patients with their pens, the f*cking CEOs, governor hochul & the uber wealthy. Remember folks, this is about class: please do not forget that.
I watched some of the initial reporting about the CEO being k1ll3d. The on-the-street reporter used the adjectives "brazen", "targeted", "pre-meditated" in her reporting. The desk anchor asked the reporter if there were any other victims. She answered "no," and reiterated that the CEO seemed to be the only intended victim. She then excitedly speculated that New Yorkers are "in fear". Her exaggerated alarmist reporting informed me how this was going to be played by corporate media. Thank the gods and goddesses for THE FUCKING NEWS!
As an atheist who doesn't believe in spirits, I still appreciate the spirit of your kind words, Michael. Thank you! And, yes, there's a lot of sensationalist language around this kind of thing. Is every shooting brazen? Then why say it? And, yeah, the vast majority of New Yorkers were not in fear.
Alvin Bragg is now a tool for the corporate overlords, in other words, yet another arm of the billionaire oligarchs reaching into and controlling our lives with a steel grip. Also, this is the feckless fucking weenie who should’ve thrown the book at Trump and failed to do what needed to be done. Now he just kisses the moneyed rings and hopes he can curry favor with them as he does their bidding. What shallow, weak, self serving fools we live among.
Terrorism is the use of violence or threat of violence to advance a political agenda. We can say the US healthcare system is a terrorist organization that uses violence or the threat of violence (the denial or delays of healthcare resulting in death or injury) to advance their political agenda (shareholders profit over citizens).
He certainly was not terrorizing me. Luigi is a Brave and Brilliant man Besieged by the Moral Midgets of the State and its Corporate Clients
https://davidgottfried.substack.com/p/is-luigi-mangione-morally-superior
"There is a non-crazy possibility that Trump, who dislikes headlines about bad things, may be able to pressure Israel in a way that Biden could not to end this shit."
No. That is crazy.
tRump's way of dealing with headlines about bad things is to deny the bad thing was bad, or happened (can be both), deny that said thing reflects badly on him, deny he's in any way responsible, and now he'll also sue the publication.
The man can barely think behind.
There's no way he'll thingk ahead.
Thanks for delivering the recent horrible, terrible, no good news with humor. Instead of crying, I found myself laughing at the absurdity and obviousness of the gubment's motivations and dumb fuckery.
Because “terrorism” opens the gates for the Feds to charge Luigi- and possiby seek the death penalty since NYS law forbids capital punishment.
Wait, really? A state terror charge could make it federal? I don’t recall ever hearing that…
https://archive.ph/GYmz0
Could be away to get him off because I would never convict Luigi of terrorism. Very cool thinking, Alvin Bragg, maybe you are smarter than we think!
That would be amazing, but he's also charged with second-degree, so I'm pretty sure Bragg wants to lock Mangione up for a long time. Which, of course, would mean providing him with free health care.
Its unfortunate that Bragg gets to be lead on this, nobody likes him but mangione isnt a goodguy. Check your pov.
Whether or not he’s a good guy, his actions have caused a long overdue conversation about healthcare (or lack thereof) which is long overdue. I don’t hate him. Nor do I fear him.
Sorry for the redundancy.
me! Healthcare ceo family. Can you imagine being the child of Thompson? Your dad was gunned down at the NY Hilton for doing a job caring for people? Now we cant even give grace to healthcare providers?
Being an insurance executive is most decidedly not being a healthcare provider.
Thanks for making this point. I'm not sure people consider insurance executives healthcare providers, but also, none of us should live in fear. Not of being denied care, nor of being murdered!
This isn't terrorism , the Jan 6 scenario is /was terrorism . The entire Republican party is daily causing terrorism . Yet that not considered ....terrorism .
No this is not terrorism . Ridiculous .
A terrorist only in the minds of the people killing patients with their pens, the f*cking CEOs, governor hochul & the uber wealthy. Remember folks, this is about class: please do not forget that.
Excellent analysis as always, Jonathan. Thanks so much for your great work.
Thanks, Jerry!
I lost count of my Actual Laughs Out Loud at 9.
Thank you for getting me through another Morning in Hell, Jon.
Wow! Also yay!
I watched some of the initial reporting about the CEO being k1ll3d. The on-the-street reporter used the adjectives "brazen", "targeted", "pre-meditated" in her reporting. The desk anchor asked the reporter if there were any other victims. She answered "no," and reiterated that the CEO seemed to be the only intended victim. She then excitedly speculated that New Yorkers are "in fear". Her exaggerated alarmist reporting informed me how this was going to be played by corporate media. Thank the gods and goddesses for THE FUCKING NEWS!
Brazen = made of brass. (Origin).
Luigi crtainly had balls of.
As an atheist who doesn't believe in spirits, I still appreciate the spirit of your kind words, Michael. Thank you! And, yes, there's a lot of sensationalist language around this kind of thing. Is every shooting brazen? Then why say it? And, yeah, the vast majority of New Yorkers were not in fear.
TFN is quickly becoming my favorite Substack.
Yay! Thank you!
Did they even refer to the guy in NYC that stabbed multiple people as a terrorist?! America has cancer.
Alvin Bragg is now a tool for the corporate overlords, in other words, yet another arm of the billionaire oligarchs reaching into and controlling our lives with a steel grip. Also, this is the feckless fucking weenie who should’ve thrown the book at Trump and failed to do what needed to be done. Now he just kisses the moneyed rings and hopes he can curry favor with them as he does their bidding. What shallow, weak, self serving fools we live among.
Since he’s actually not a terrorist, maybe a jury will acquit because of lack of terrorist evidence. (I can hope. It’s one of my talents.)
Terrorism is the use of violence or threat of violence to advance a political agenda. We can say the US healthcare system is a terrorist organization that uses violence or the threat of violence (the denial or delays of healthcare resulting in death or injury) to advance their political agenda (shareholders profit over citizens).