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[–] nkat2112@sh.itjust.works 363 points 2 weeks 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.

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 146 points 2 weeks 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.

[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 74 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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.

[–] M137@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago
[–] glimse@lemmy.world 101 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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.

[–] voracitude@lemmy.world 41 points 2 weeks ago

Can confirm, I was there too. It was an early one and we had to get him up, I remember; that guy could sleep through like fifteen alarms.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 49 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] nkat2112@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] Coldcell@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I keep coming back to this, but why do the evil twisted fucks behind evil PURE evil shit always have comedic "cartoon villain" names like fucking Fink?!

[–] dvlsg@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

I like nominative determinism better when it's funny.

[–] Nosavingthrow@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

I'm pretty sure a piano fell on that guy.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

It actually doesn't hold back on the biting lie, their source says pretty much the opposite and the lawsuit is about earnings forecasts and stock price manipulation.

[–] Omega_Jimes@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It's worth noting that this is a blog post, and not reporting from an accountable journalistic agency.

I don't see anything obviously incorrect, but it's worth noting the source.