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[–] 365 points 1 year ago (6 children)

The Punchline That Isn’t Funny

BlackRock will probably win this lawsuit. Or settle for millions. Either way, they’ll extract value from a system designed to extract life from patients.

They’re not just suing UnitedHealth — they’re suing the very idea that health insurance should provide health insurance. They’re fighting for their constitutional right to profit when people die and lose money when people live.

Welcome to American healthcare, where caring too much is a lawsuit waiting to happen.

Dear Sweet Mother of God, this article does not hold back on the biting truth.

It's a worthwhile read with only one small mistake contained within:

Luigi Mangione didn’t just kill a CEO

There is no reliable evidence to suggest Mr. Mangione killed anyone. And I, for one, remain convinced he did not do that deed.

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  • [–] 148 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Hope Mangione is found innocent and he suits the shit out off all the media companies that declared guilty without any proof.

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  • [–] 75 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I'm fully convinced that if it ever starts looking like he might legitimately walk, he'll be Epstein'd. They want to keep that option for last resorts only because they understand the optics behind it, but I'm sure it's not completely off the table.

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  • [+] 41 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
  • In any case, if he is not convicted and walks free then the people will know that the actual shooter was never caught and that there were no consequences for his action. The only thing they can truly do is prolong this case for as long as is necessary so that the people can never be 100% sure that they didn't catch the actual shooter, or so they forget this all ever happened at all.

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  • [–] 101 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    There is no reliable evidence to suggest Mr. Mangione killed anyone.

    I'm so sick of everyone making me repeat myself with this:

    Luigi was.

    With me.

    The morning.

    Of the murder.

    He physically could not have committed the crime from another location. We were setting up for our friend's dad's birthday party and he was busy getting the balloons ready.

    Not guilty.

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  • [–] 49 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Like Brian Thompson, Larry Fink, CEO of Blackrock, is one of the people that Luigi Mangione didn't kill.

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  • [–] 25 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Thank you for this link. Goodness, this guy is a horrible human being.

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