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SunSeeker

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60. I'm citing CNN, not Websleuths nor Youtube. He did have recent back surgery. That's been confirmed.

Tue Dec 10, 2024, 03:00 PM

Dec 10

Virtually every MSM outlet has confirmed the surgery, along with people who knew him:

Luigi Mangione Suffered Chronic Back Pain, Friends Say He Fell Out Of Touch Earlier This Year
The loss in contact seemed to align with a back surgery Mangione underwent to treat chronic pain linked to a pinched nerve. R.J. Martin, the founder of a co-living space in Hawaii called Surfbreak, told the Honolulu Civil Beat that Mangione lived in the community, near Honolulu’s Ala Moana Beach Park, for six months in 2022. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/luigi-mangione-back-pain-friends_n_6757aa85e4b06e16ef42e7b2

A painful spinal surgery upended suspect Luigi Mangione’s life prior to arrest for UnitedHealthcare shooting
https://fortune.com/2024/12/10/luigi-mangione-brian-thompson-united-health-spinal-surgery/

Luigi Mangione's Back Pain: What We Know About Suspect's Spinal Surgery
https://www.newsweek.com/luigi-mangiones-back-pain-what-we-know-about-suspects-spinal-surgery-1998593

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Man Arrested for Killing Healthcare CEO had "manifesto" [View all] people Dec 9 OP

Someone was arrested? Tbear Dec 9 #1

Luigi Mangione soandso Dec 9 #49

Who doesn't have a manifesto anymore? underpants Dec 9 #2

That would be a great Superhero name, incidentally - MANIFESTO! BoRaGard Dec 9 #11

The Manifesto Church of Intolerance. magicarpet Dec 9 #30

Maybe an Italian superhero. generalbetrayus Dec 9 #41

Not surprising. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Dec 9 #3

It seems his priority was to get this debate in public Bluetus Dec 9 #4

Whether or not he or someone he loved was a victim of the insurance industry Johnny2X2X Dec 9 #5

Hes not going to get convicted SamuelTheThird Dec 9 #9

It probably depends on the charges Bluetus Dec 9 #18

I've been wondering how they'll find 12 people dflprincess Dec 9 #23

Bet you're wrong about that. onenote Dec 9 #26

Except that nearly everyone knows Bettie Dec 9 #12

I agree 100%, and that's a really important point Bluetus Dec 9 #14

Does seem like a nut case Johnny2X2X Dec 9 #15

He's apparently from a very wealthy family. Kaleva Dec 9 #47

The media will spin him as a nutcase johnnyfins Dec 9 #20

he IS a nutcase Skittles Dec 10 #55

Rich ivy leaguer LeftInTX Dec 9 #25

Anti corporate right (which has a lot on common with anti capitalist left) soandso Dec 9 #51

might I add NJCher Dec 9 #27

Sadly, our news media will sweep any complaints against for profit health insurance under the rug tenderfoot Dec 9 #19

I've already seen a report on MSM (can't remember where) about the problem of denial of claims. nt LAS14 Dec 9 #38

He probably won't succeed. I suspect the judge will run a tight trial and block attempts to turn it into a circus. onenote Dec 9 #28

From what I've read... there are TWO options fleeing a crime scene. WarGamer Dec 9 #6

Earlier report said the NJ fake ID card on him was same one used at hostel. allegorical oracle Dec 9 #10

Option #2 would be my course. Kaleva Dec 9 #50

If that is true, then they have probably found the shooter. MineralMan Dec 9 #7

Its a good start. nt doc03 Dec 9 #8

cnn update orleans Dec 9 #13

So he murdered someone to save lives? Ping Tung Dec 9 #16

A real life application of trolley problem I guess ck4829 Dec 9 #17

It doesn't. He's looking like just another raging lunatic. tenderfoot Dec 9 #29

same way it works in war NJCher Dec 9 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author Ping Tung Dec 9 #39

How many people in the health insurance industry must be murdered for doing their jobs? Ping Tung Dec 9 #40

could be just one NJCher Dec 9 #42

Here's a link to a bsky account that screenshot his tweets tenderfoot Dec 9 #21

Yup, looks like there will be an insanity plea. nt SunSeeker Dec 9 #22

Here's his goodreads profile... tenderfoot Dec 9 #24

He may be disturbed, but his 4-page indictment of United Healthcare is a story a lot of us can relate to. SunSeeker Dec 10 #53

I read that's fake. LeftInTX Dec 10 #54

It has been corroborated he had spinal surgery following a surfing accident. SunSeeker Dec 10 #57

The post was pulled from Websleuths as fake. It was probably posted after he was arrested. LeftInTX Dec 10 #58

I'm citing CNN, not Websleuths nor Youtube. He did have recent back surgery. That's been confirmed. SunSeeker Dec 10 #60

Yes, he had spinal surgery. I don't see a link from CNN. I see an unsourced screenshot. LeftInTX Dec 10 #61

I get that. My point is he definitely had back surgery, and that seemed to start his spiral. SunSeeker Dec 10 #62

The four page screenshot is considered to be fake. It was removed by Substack for being fake. LeftInTX Dec 10 #63

So in the (confirmed as real) 3-page letter, he does criticize United Healthcare. SunSeeker Dec 10 #64

Maybe being in pain, he spent more time online and got hyper focused. LeftInTX Dec 10 #65

I would reserve judgment a bit NJCher Dec 9 #34

I follow the person that posted screenshots and am not concerned with those that responded. tenderfoot Dec 9 #48

Incels looking for relevance usually are "nuttier than a fruitcake." Maybe RFK Jr is right about the water or something. Silent Type Dec 9 #45

gold Nimble_Idea Dec 10 #59

Luigi? Deep State Witch Dec 9 #32

I thought the weapon he had with him was the more damning piece of evidence DFW Dec 9 #33

without a doubt NJCher Dec 9 #35

I'll definitely be interested barbtries Dec 9 #36

Maybe now people will stop acting like he was some sort of savvy criminal. RockRaven Dec 9 #37

Nothing much that I've read above NJCher Dec 9 #44

he's a fucking nutcase Skittles Dec 10 #56

more info on shooter NJCher Dec 9 #43

Exclusive private HS. Specialized in AI. Degrees are in computer science. LeftInTX Dec 9 #46

I hope it's several thousand pages long and uses a lot of "imagine a world with/without ..." tapioca. marble falls Dec 9 #52