Seems like it is time to re-read "Radicalized - A short story about health care, and desperation. " by @pluralistic
https://prospect.org/culture/books/2024-12-09-radicalized-cory-doctorow-story-health-care/
#Health #Healthcare #YouShouldBeAfraid #UHC #UnitedHealthCare #Luigi #LuigiMangione
Having spent thousands of dollars on Cobra, only to have Kaiser terminate my account without notice or warning, and back-date the termination to December, I called Kaiser. It took 54 minutes to speak to someone, who could not resolve this issue. I have been waiting to speak to someone who may be able to resolve my issue for 71 minutes now.
Seems like it is time to re-read "Radicalized - A short story about health care, and desperation. " by @pluralistic
https://prospect.org/culture/books/2024-12-09-radicalized-cory-doctorow-story-health-care/
#Health #Healthcare #YouShouldBeAfraid #UHC #UnitedHealthCare #Luigi #LuigiMangione
Some guy named Luigi is back in court today in NYC.
Topic of the hearing is the admissibility of illegally obtained "evidence" during the textual stop at a Pennsylvania McDonald's.
Mangione's lawyers continue to demand that the police actually produce the witnesses who ID'd Luigi.
They also point out how scared these cops are of Luigi looking normal in court. He's so shackled he can't even take notes at trial! 🙃
It's then reported that, Luigi, the guard and most of the courtroom laughed when the guard said he didn't care about reading books.
So anyways, in preparation for this latest round of court showdowns its easy to see everyone involved is trying to improve their image.
Who can blame UHC for all the seasonal prepwork for dropping seniors off their healthcare plans next year. What a way to shutdown the ole' "evil corporation" rumours.
For some reason the prosecution wants us all to know that Luigi Mangione offered a prison guard a copy of "Doors of Perception" by Aldous Huxley.
So yea that's the update, Luigi overshared to a cop. The cop reported he didn't read the book bc he doesn't care. (notably Luigi wasn't read his rights at this point so we're not sure why this convo is even admissible at all)
For some reason the prosecution thinks this helps wash down their other illegal evidence I guess
It's then reported that, Luigi, the guard and most of the courtroom laughed when the guard said he didn't care about reading books.
So anyways, in preparation for this latest round of court showdowns its easy to see everyone involved is trying to improve their image.
Who can blame UHC for all the seasonal prepwork for dropping seniors off their healthcare plans next year. What a way to shutdown the ole' "evil corporation" rumours.
Some guy named Luigi is back in court today in NYC.
Topic of the hearing is the admissibility of illegally obtained "evidence" during the textual stop at a Pennsylvania McDonald's.
Mangione's lawyers continue to demand that the police actually produce the witnesses who ID'd Luigi.
They also point out how scared these cops are of Luigi looking normal in court. He's so shackled he can't even take notes at trial! 🙃
This is #healthcare in the #USA
A #doctor argues for approval for a procedure with a #UnitedHealthcare hack
She posted it on social media and is now blacklisted by #UHC and she had to sell her house and get a lawyer, they're ruining her career over this video:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with-a-surgeon-facing-retaliation
If you live in the #US dont get too mad- your blood pressure will spike and your healthcare sucks because you're just "a little person" and your moronic country prefers you to just die
This is #healthcare in the #USA
A #doctor argues for approval for a procedure with a #UnitedHealthcare hack
She posted it on social media and is now blacklisted by #UHC and she had to sell her house and get a lawyer, they're ruining her career over this video:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with-a-surgeon-facing-retaliation
If you live in the #US dont get too mad- your blood pressure will spike and your healthcare sucks because you're just "a little person" and your moronic country prefers you to just die
Excerpts: "In August 2024, roughly four months before he allegedly shot and killed Thompson in midtown Manhattan, Mangione wrote in his diary: 'I finally feel confident about what I will do. The details are coming together. And I don’t feel any doubt about whether it’s right/justified. I’m glad-in a way-that I’ve procrastinated bc it allowed me to learn more about [#UnitedHealthcare].'
" 'The target is insurance. It checks every box,' he continued in the August 15 entry.
"That summer, Mangione – who had an active social media presence for years – appeared to stop posting online, prompting worried messages from some of his friends.
"In October, another diary entry reads, '1.5 months. The investor conference is a true windfall. It embodies everything wrong with our health system, and-most importantly-the message becomes self-evident. The problem with most revolutionary acts is that the message is lost on normies.' He then goes on to explain his reasoning for not targeting the health care industry through a bombing, writing that 'innocent' lives would be unaffected by his attack.
"At the time of that writing, Mangione – the privileged scion of a well-to-do family, high school valedictorian and Ivy League graduate – had reportedly vanished from view of his loved ones."
[...]
" In the months since the fatal shooting of Thompson, Mangione has become a cult-like figure. There has been a massive outpouring of support on social media and at his court appearances from people with deep frustration and anger at the American for-profit health care system. They see the American health insurance industry as broken, overly expensive and quick to deny coverage.
"The majority of insured US adults had at least one issue with their health insurance within the span of a year, including denial of claims, according to a survey released in June 2023 by nonprofit health policy research group KFF. A legal defense fund in support of Mangione has raised more than $1 million as of Wednesday."
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/04/us/luigi-mangione-diary-entries-murder-case
Excerpts: "In August 2024, roughly four months before he allegedly shot and killed Thompson in midtown Manhattan, Mangione wrote in his diary: 'I finally feel confident about what I will do. The details are coming together. And I don’t feel any doubt about whether it’s right/justified. I’m glad-in a way-that I’ve procrastinated bc it allowed me to learn more about [#UnitedHealthcare].'
" 'The target is insurance. It checks every box,' he continued in the August 15 entry.
"That summer, Mangione – who had an active social media presence for years – appeared to stop posting online, prompting worried messages from some of his friends.
"In October, another diary entry reads, '1.5 months. The investor conference is a true windfall. It embodies everything wrong with our health system, and-most importantly-the message becomes self-evident. The problem with most revolutionary acts is that the message is lost on normies.' He then goes on to explain his reasoning for not targeting the health care industry through a bombing, writing that 'innocent' lives would be unaffected by his attack.
"At the time of that writing, Mangione – the privileged scion of a well-to-do family, high school valedictorian and Ivy League graduate – had reportedly vanished from view of his loved ones."
[...]
" In the months since the fatal shooting of Thompson, Mangione has become a cult-like figure. There has been a massive outpouring of support on social media and at his court appearances from people with deep frustration and anger at the American for-profit health care system. They see the American health insurance industry as broken, overly expensive and quick to deny coverage.
"The majority of insured US adults had at least one issue with their health insurance within the span of a year, including denial of claims, according to a survey released in June 2023 by nonprofit health policy research group KFF. A legal defense fund in support of Mangione has raised more than $1 million as of Wednesday."
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/04/us/luigi-mangione-diary-entries-murder-case
