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yardwork

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38. Not everyone is good at nuance.

Thu Dec 5, 2024, 12:46 PM

Dec 5

All over the world we're seeing people lash out. Voting for Trump was a form of lashing out. Cheering an assassin because of what the health insurance industry does is lashing out. The guys who attempted to assassinate Trump were lashing out.

Climate change, a global pandemic, a huge and increasing disparity between the ultra-wealthy and everybody else, a globalized economy that depends on workers who are greatly underpaid and abused.... it's all creating a lot of pressure and many humans aren't handling it well.

To extend your question... if we cheer assassins because the system is broken, how are we different from people who voted for Trump because they believe the system is broken?

Tbh, my response to this murder has made me more empathetic to Trump voters. A lot of us are sick to death of what's happening. We just have different ways of expressing it. I won't cheer an assassin but I can understand why some do.

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NYPD Update: More pics of UHC CEO shooter [View all] Dennis Donovan Dec 5 OP

K&R MustLoveBeagles Dec 5 #1

Hmmm...different backpack Prairie Gates Dec 5 #2

I thought the same thing Blue_Roses Dec 5 #3

It's not different; in the pic on the left he doesn't seem to be wearing it. Ocelot II Dec 5 #6

It is a different backpack obamanut2012 Dec 5 #8

Different from the pics yesterday, not between the pics Prairie Gates Dec 5 #10

He's got the strap draped Blue_Roses Dec 5 #12

yikes! Someone innocent might get killed due to this confusion. nt ecstatic Dec 5 #48

Good spot re: backpack! I heard that Quakerfriend Dec 5 #5

If he's not the shooter, he should turn himself in before being gunned down by the NYPD. sop Dec 5 #4

Many people don't pay attention to M$M uponit7771 Dec 5 #19

Different backpack, and the jacket may be different, too obamanut2012 Dec 5 #7

Maybe the picture is from before the crime. milestogo Dec 5 #11

The most recent picture, I believe is from a hostel where he was staying. May or may not be the suspect. LeftInTX Dec 5 #61

Here are some pics from yesterday - I agree the jacket is different, too Prairie Gates Dec 5 #13

Yeah, almost nothing is the same. nt Quixote1818 Dec 5 #20

I am not privy to all the details but are they sure it is not a woman? fargone Dec 5 #9

More pics from yesterday for comparison Prairie Gates Dec 5 #14

Pic on the right looks like a famous celebrity underpants Dec 5 #22

Jake Gyllenhall, right? Prairie Gates Dec 5 #24

Today's yeah. That was my initial reaction underpants Dec 5 #29

I noticed Blue_Roses Dec 5 #32

this guy looks white, the new guy looks middle eastern. nt ecstatic Dec 5 #50

Wearing different clothes and backpack; could be a different day. yardwork Dec 5 #15

If they have an ID, they'd put that out Prairie Gates Dec 5 #17

It's a mystery. yardwork Dec 5 #21

Backpack from the crime looks very large - for carrying needed stuff Prairie Gates Dec 5 #23

Person of interest doesn't mean they're a suspect. yardwork Dec 5 #27

The guy in the recent photos checked into a hostel with a fake ID LeftInTX Dec 5 #64

I hope they find him and give him a medal Asa13 Dec 5 #16

May I link to your post sarisataka Dec 5 #18

Congrats, you finally found one. BannonsLiver Dec 5 #25

Far from the first... sarisataka Dec 5 #31

Sorry I didn't mean to make light BannonsLiver Dec 5 #33

My fear is that our very justified issues with our healthcare system sarisataka Dec 5 #35

Not everyone is good at nuance. yardwork Dec 5 #38

I get the lashing out feeling sarisataka Dec 5 #44

You're mixing up terms SamuelTheThird Dec 5 #51

I am very clear on the terms sarisataka Dec 5 #52

I'm sure as the oligarchs grind everyone else into dust SamuelTheThird Dec 5 #54

I guess I have the quaint notion sarisataka Dec 5 #55

Well, this is quite interesting... SamuelTheThird Dec 5 #65

I find that policy repugnant sarisataka Dec 5 #66

This!! Blue_Roses Dec 5 #59

Sorry my values are fighting for the american people Asa13 Dec 5 #40

How do you know it was cold-blooded? SamuelTheThird Dec 5 #43

A calm and pre-meditated murder sarisataka Dec 5 #45

Of course it does SamuelTheThird Dec 5 #47

Well that is certainly comparing apples to coconuts sarisataka Dec 5 #49

I think using ai to deny 90% of claims is cold blooded murder questionseverything Dec 5 #67

You should alert on them. Kingofalldems Dec 5 #34

Of the half dozen or so I have seen sarisataka Dec 5 #36

Sure i really dont care Asa13 Dec 5 #37

Thank you sarisataka Dec 5 #39

Mahalo to you for all your posts Cha Dec 5 #60

thom hartmann said the guy stayed at a hostel and they have a water bottle he drank from orleans Dec 5 #26

Interesting. Maybe these photos are from check-in at a hostel? yardwork Dec 5 #28

Yes. LeftInTX Dec 5 #62

The person in the hostel photo used a fake NJ ID to check into the hostel LeftInTX Dec 5 #63

THOUSANDS on BlueSky won't see this. NYPDNews has an account there but... CousinIT Dec 5 #30

Cannot wait for the Law and Order episode of this crime. Yavin4 Dec 5 #41

He appears very young.... Happy Hoosier Dec 5 #42

Regarding motive, it seems a firefighters pension fund filed a lawsuit Passages Dec 5 #46

He has an infectious smile... Omnipresent Dec 5 #53

I'm against helping the police for any reason. BlueTsunami2018 Dec 5 #56

Maybe this was the witness who scurried away. Mosby Dec 5 #57

Can we stop linking to twit land? sunflowerseed Dec 5 #58

UPDATE: Reverse view of the Hostel Check-In Pic (not taken at the time of course) Prairie Gates Dec 5 #68