According to law enforcement sources reviewing his online activity, Mangione is known for anti-capitalist beliefs and criticism of the U.S. healthcare system. His Goodreads account features quotes from historical figures like Socrates, Bruce Lee, and Ted Kaczynski, the "Unabomber," recognized for his anti-establishment views. Mangione also reportedly carried a manifesto that criticized the financial and ethical practices of the healthcare industry.
Mangione’s educational background includes being the valedictorian of his 2016 class at the Gilman School in Baltimore. He later pursued studies focused on artificial intelligence at the University of Pennsylvania.
Mediaite reports Mr. Mangione was picked up by the Altoona police because he had a gun that looked like the one used by the murderer. The New York Post adds:
Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old tech whiz suspected of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week, allegedly used a ghost gun that he might have made on a 3-D printer to commit the killing, authorities said.
“He was in possession of a ghost gun that had the capability of firing a 9-mm round and a suppressor,” NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a Monday press briefing, adding that the piece “may have been made on a 3-D printer.”
Cops nabbed Mangione — who sources said is an anti-capitalist Ivy League grad who liked online quotes from “Unabomber’’ Ted Kaczynski — while he ate at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pa., ending an intense manhunt that began after he executed Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel last week.
Originally from Towson, Md., Mangione may have hated the medical community because of how it treated a sick relative, sources said.
Aside from the untraceable, homemade gun, the former prep school valedictorian was caught with a silencer, a US passport, four fake IDs with names used during the killer’s stint in New York City and a two-and-a-half page manifesto, sources said.
Another murderous nutter writing a manifesto? How tiresome. But at least there won’t be any question about his reasoning… and he is exactly at the right age for schizophrenia to blossom.
In the writing, he seethed that “These parasites had it coming,” law enforcement sources told The Post on Monday.
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JUST IN: Taylor Lorenz giggles and says she felt “joy” when Brian Thompson, a husband, father, and CEO of UHC was k*lled. pic.twitter.com/Y57NTWfM6C
It was apparently this kind of thing that led Vox to end its much-ballyhooed distribution partnership with her — and that after parting ways with first the New York Times and then the Washington Post. A busy lady.
A man suspected in the brazen Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO has been arrested and charged with murder after a quick-thinking McDonald’s customer in Pennsylvania recognized him from a surveillance photo and police officers found a gun, mask and writings linking him to the ambush.
The chance sighting at the restaurant in Altoona led to a dramatic break in a challenging but fast-moving investigation that captivated the public in the five days since the shooting that shook the business world.
Luigi Nicholas Mangione, a 26-year-old Ivy League graduate from a prominent Maryland real estate family, had a gun believed to be the one used in last Wednesday’s shooting of Brian Thompson, as well as writings suggesting anger with corporate America, police say.
Late last night, Manhattan prosecutors filed murder and other charges against Mangione, according to an online court docket. He remains jailed in Pennsylvania, where he was charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm, forgery and providing false identification to police.
In his backpack, police found a black, 3D-printed pistol and a 3D-printed black silencer, the complaint said. Such ghost guns can be assembled at home from parts without a serial number, making them difficult to trace. The pistol had a metal slide and plastic handle with a metal threaded barrel.
#4
So - almost a week after the event he is captured in the same clothes he was wearing at the time, carrying the alleged murder weapon and a manifesto explaining “why he done it.” That would seem to tie up all the loose ends very conveniently for someone
Brian Thompson shooting suspect Luigi Mangione suffered a back injury so severe he was unable to have sex, a former roommate said.
RJ Martin lived with the murder defendant for six months at a Hawaii co-living space and told The New York Times about 26 year-old Mangione's secret agony.
'He knew that dating and being physically intimate with his back condition wasn’t possible,' Mr Martin told The Times.
'I remember him telling me that, and my heart just breaks.'
Explaining the injury that Mangione had suffered after a back condition called spondylolisthesis was worsened by a surfing accident Martin said: 'His spine was kind of misaligned.
'He said his lower vertebrae were almost like a half-inch off, and I think it pinched a nerve.'
Martin told CNN that Mangione, who he described as a bright engineer, suffered from debilitating pain throughout his six month stay at SurfBreak during 2022.
He said a single surf lesson left Mangione 'in bed for a week' afterwards, adding: 'It was really traumatic and difficult, you know, when you’re in your early twenties and you can’t, you know, do some basic things.'
Martin said Mangione and other residents of the co-living space would talk about medical issues and capitalism.
But he insisted the suspected murderer never gave off the impression of being angry or radicalized.
He also said that Mangione did not complain about his back pain and did not appear to be taking any kind of painkillers.
Mangione's health issues are also said to have caused professional problems for the University of Pennsylvania graduate, who worked as an engineer for online car sales company TrueCar after his graduation.
A Reddit poster believed to be Mangione spoke of how he had lived with a back condition called spondylolisthesis since childhood.
Spondylolisthesis sees a bone in the spine, known as a vertebra, slip out. The condition usually affects the lower back and can be extremely painful.
Also posted by the same Reddit user were complaints about Lyme disease and severe brain fog.
The user said he'd begun to suffer the issues during his fraternity 'hell week' and that his grades had subsequently slipped.
The Reddit user believed to be Mangione said a subsequent surfing accident had left him with a 'locked up' back and hips.
He added that 'intermittent numbness has become constant' and added: 'I'm terrified of the implications.'
Weeks after that, the user believed to be Mangione said he'd undergone spinal surgery which he said had improved his symptoms.
The procedure likely cost tens of thousands of dollars. It is unclear what, if any, health coverage
He didn't mention anything related to United Healthcare, whose CEO Mangione is accused of assassinating on a Manhattan street on the early hours of December 4.
Mangione shared a photo of an X-ray on his X profile showing multiple screws inserted into his spine.
Martin, his former roommate from Hawaii, said Mangione sent him a similar-sounding photo that 'looked heinous' before they lost touch earlier this year.
Mangione is from a wealthy family, with his grandfather a self-made multimillionaire who owned a luxury holiday resort, nursing homes and a radio station.
He attended the $40,000 a year Gilman prep school in Baltimore and graduated valedictorian in 2016.
A clip widely-shared online after Mangione's arrest shows him speaking confidently and eloquently on-stage, with former classmate Aaron Cranston describing him as exceptionally-intelligent.
His family have sent their condolences to Brian Thompson's family and appealed for privacy.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] CNN anchor Alisyn Camerota, 58, signed off from her final broadcast with the network on Sunday after more than a decade on air and just five months after she lost her husband to pancreatic cancer.
In an emotional farewell, Camerota reflected on her remarkable journey with the channel which she said had included 'interviews with presidents, heroes, and extraordinary individuals'.
Camerota said experiencing such moments while working for CNN had been the culmination of her lifelong dreams in journalism.
'The journalists at CNN are the very best in the business,' Camerota told viewers as she expressed her deep gratitude for the opportunities and camaraderie she experienced at the network.
'It's been an honor to be in your homes this past decade through some of the biggest stories of our lifetimes.'
Camerota joined the network in 2014 after a 16-year stint at Fox News. She hosted its morning show for years alongside Chris Cuomo before moving to afternoons in 2021.
After Warner Bros. Discovery took control of CNN, Camerota found herself in various positions at the network, including as the network's 11pm host before she became a political commentator and fill-in anchor with the network.
Last month it was revealed how the ratings-challenged network is reportedly set for a major bloodbath with highest paid on-air talent at risk as part of wide-ranging layoffs.
The cable network fell behind rivals MSNBC and Fox News during Election Night coverage.
It was reported how the 'layoffs that will impact hundreds of employees across the organization,' according to Puck News.
Earlier this year, CNN already laid off about 100 employees — or 3 percent of its workforce.
Stars including Jake Tapper and Wolf Blitzer have reportedly been denied raises on their multi-million-dollar salaries as the biggest names on the network fear for their futures.
On-screen favorite Chris Wallace also departed the network last month, although he insisted that he did so on his own terms.
A longtime CNN employee told Fox News that after news of the layoffs spread, staff across the company are left feeling 'very sad and deeply frustrated.'
'Feelings which are pervasive throughout the organization among those who have been here a long time and feel a deep personal connection to having helped build the organization,' the anonymous staffer added.
#4
And I bet she was laughing (like those five hags on the View or whatever it's called) when Tucker got sacked/left Fox. Who has the last laugh now, you fake journalist?
#8
I am sorry she lost her husband to cancer. She is too old for the infotainmemt business. When I saw in the FOX studios 10 years ago she had so much pancake makeup on it looked like stucco. Time to smell the roses.
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#9
A shakeup in the Fox Empire may add to those looking for work, from the other side of the aisle...
Breaking: The CCP Orders Immediate Return of Military Officers' Overseas Family Members!
On December 7th, the CCP’s Central Military Commission and the State Council jointly issued a document, ordering that all direct family members of officers at the rank of platoon leader and… pic.twitter.com/ke8qK8Aj6i
— Inconvenient Truths by Jennifer Zeng (@jenniferzeng97) December 9, 2024
Full English translation of this document in Chinese:
State Council
Central Military Commission
General Office Document
[2024] No. 213
Notice from the State Council and the Central Military Commission
To the Five Theater Commands, Provincial Military Districts, All Military Branches, All Departments of the Central Military Commission:
In response to the complex international situation, with approval from the Party Central Committee, the State Council, and the Central Military Commission, it has been decided to recall the overseas family members of all military personnel. The relevant matters are notified below:
1. All direct family members of personnel at the rank of platoon leader and above who are still overseas in the Five Theater Commands, Provincial Military Districts, all military branches, all departments of the Central Military Commission, the Academy of Military Science, and the National Defense University must return to China by February 1, 2025. Priority for recall includes children, spouses, siblings, and parents.
2. By January 1st, all aforementioned units must submit a detailed report on overseas relatives to higher authorities.
3. Higher authorities will create a recall plan. The schedule for the return will be documented, and the execution and implementation will be monitored. Weekly summaries will be reported to the Party Central Committee.
4. For personnel whose relatives are still overseas past the February 1st deadline, immediate suspension will be enacted, and they must explain the situation to the Military Discipline Committee.
5. Those who refuse to comply, resist, or show negligence will have cases filed by the counterintelligence office and will be tried by a military court.
December 7, 2024
Seal: State Council of the People's Republic of China
Military Commission of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
#2
No protecting the bloodline by hiding children abroad? And the call went out to *platoon leader* and above? Our platoon leaders can’t afford such luxuries… Very, very interesting.
#3
Hostages - a form of Insurance so that you don't misbehave.
Old school, but effective.
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Can be taken 2 ways.
#1. Planning for war, and they want officers thinking about it instead of the wife and kids. Plus, it pushes them to do their jobs to the fullest.
#2. Rumors Xi is being challenged for position and holding family hostage
gives him some leverage.
#5
Based on all we have seen of her statements and votes, it is sort of hysterical that she was trying to parlay this opportunity into a Sec Def slot for herself. She is delusional.
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#7
The most shocking fact to come out of this episode is that she voted to confirm LLoyd Austin. She is not trustworthy and must be watched closely.
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#8
Open primary season on RINOs has put the fear of God in this deepstate Iowa turd. From what I've understood, not verified, the pig land public is rather pissed at Ernst.
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[Regnum] The Baltic shipyard Yantar (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC)) handed over the Project 11 356 guided missile frigate Tushil to the Indian Navy. This was reported on December 9 by the press service of USC.
"The ceremonial transfer of the ship took place on December 9, 2024 in Kaliningrad in the presence of Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh. The acceptance certificate was signed by a representative of JSC Rosoboronexport and the ship's commander," the corporation's website said.
Rosoboronexport CEO Alexander Mikheev called the raising of the Indian flag on the ship another important stage of Russian-Indian cooperation in the military-technical sphere, fully consistent with the principles of the Make in India program.
"The frigate built in Russia has 20 Indian-made naval systems installed, and is equipped with the BrahMos supersonic missile system. In addition, today Rosoboronexport and India are implementing about 10 joint projects on naval issues alone and are discussing several new ones," he said.
It is noted that Tushil is the seventh frigate of Project 11 356 in the Indian Navy, which testifies to the high efficiency demonstrated by these ships and the great trust of the Indian Navy in the Russian defense industry. Currently, the first six ships of this project are intensively and successfully engaged in the implementation of assigned tasks in various regions of the World Ocean, having received deservedly high praise from the sailors and command of the Indian Navy.
During the handover ceremony, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Alexander Moiseyev said that he felt proud that yet another ship created by domestic shipbuilders was part of the Indian Navy.
“This is already the seventh frigate in the series, and next spring we plan to hand over another ship of this project to our Indian colleagues – the frigate Tamal,” he said.
As reported by Regnum News Agency, at the end of July, the Indian Navy frigate INS Tabar (Battle Axe) took part in the Main Naval Parade in honor of the Russian Navy Day. Before that, the ship took part in the celebration of the 325th anniversary of the Russian fleet, which took place in July 2021 in St. Petersburg and Kronstadt.
Equipped with surface-to-air weapons systems and built using stealth technology, the frigate was created in 2004 at the Baltic Shipyard. It was commissioned in April of that year in Kaliningrad.
#6
"I tell ya, Я не получаю никакого уважения."
Starts to rain, sea rises.
"Well, at least it's a warm rain. Спасибо, Rodney!"
"My pleasure, pal. Be seeing ya."
Genesis Prize Chairman highlights immense role of Jewish scientists and doctors in combatting the pandemic: "A very proud moment for the entire Jewish community"
January 19, 2022, Jerusalem — Today, The Genesis Prize Foundation announced Dr. Albert Bourla, Chairman and CEO of Pfizer, as the 2022 Genesis Prize Laureate. Dr. Bourla received the largest number of votes in a recently concluded global campaign, during which 200,000 people in 71 countries voted online. The choice of the voters was unanimously endorsed by the nine judges on the Genesis Prize Selection Committee.
The Committee commended Dr. Bourla for his leadership, determination, and especially for his willingness to assume great risks. Unlike CEOs of most other major companies working on developing COVID-19 vaccines, Dr. Bourla declined billions of dollars in US federal subsidies in order to avoid government bureaucracy and expedite development and production of the vaccine. As a result, Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was ready in record time: months instead of years.
The Committee also noted Dr. Bourla’s pride in his Jewish identity and heritage, commitment to Jewish values and support for the State of Israel.
The annual $1 million Genesis Prize, dubbed the "Jewish Nobel" by TIME Magazine, honors extraordinary individuals for their outstanding professional achievement, contribution to humanity, and commitment to Jewish values. Dr. Bourla becomes the ninth Genesis Prize Laureate. He follows filmmaker and philanthropist Steven Spielberg, who was awarded the Genesis Prize in 2021, and the legendary human rights activist Natan Sharansky, the 2020 Laureate.
The President of Israel Isaac Herzog will present the Genesis Prize to Dr. Bourla at a ceremony in Jerusalem planned for June 29.
In line with the tradition established by the inaugural Laureate Michael Bloomberg, all Genesis Prize honorees have chosen to forgo the monetary award to philanthropic causes. Dr. Bourla has asked The Genesis Prize Foundation to direct his $1 million prize award to projects aimed at preserving the memory of the victims of the Holocaust, with a particular emphasis on the tragedy suffered by the Greek Jewish community.
Born in Thessaloniki, Greece, Dr. Bourla was raised in a family that knew the horrors of the Holocaust first-hand. His parents were among only 2,000 survivors out of a once-thriving, ancient Jewish community of 50,000, almost completely wiped out by the Nazis.
"I am delighted to welcome Dr. Albert Bourla to the distinguished family of Genesis Prize Laureates," said Co-Founder and Chairman of The Genesis Prize Foundation Stan Polovets. "Dr. Bourla personifies two of the most fundamental Jewish values: the commitment to the sanctity of life and to repairing the world. And while the pandemic is far from over, millions of people are alive and healthy because of what Dr. Bourla and his team at Pfizer have accomplished."
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
