Are you a Stardew Valley fan? The android version is just as good as PC, the touch controls work well aside from being a little tougher to use the sword

Seriously though, the “Bomb the HQ? No. Bombs=terrorism” sounds so much like the ‘edgy’ writing from chatbots I’ve seen.

Everyone thought that quote was wild but they didn’t know his target, he would legitimately gain voters

Reading the quotes again, it’s pretty funny they are using them to justify the terrorism charge when it specifically says no to terrorism in it

USA Today: Luigi Mangione’s diary entries unveiled in court documents

A new court filing details Luigi Mangione’s diary entries in the months leading up to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, shedding light on how the murder suspect allegedly targeted the executive after initially planning a larger bombing attack.

The cops say Luigi’s spiral notebook has detailed diary entries about his motive and planning.

“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,” Mangione wrote in an entry dated Aug. 15, 2024, according to court records. “I’m glad-in a way-that I’ve procrastinated bc [sic] it allowed me to learn more about (UnitedHealthcare),” which he later describes as a company “that literally extracts human life force for money.”

Why would you write this down?? Just like the way he was found at McDonald’s, it’s almost unbelievable that the shooter would do these things after how well executed the attack was. But people have been known to make massive errors, or be very skilled in one aspect and ignorant in others.

In October 2023, about six weeks before Thompson was killed, Mangione wrote that “the investor conference is a true windfall” because “It embodies everything wrong with our health system,” court records say.

He hasn’t been proven guilty, but they phrase it as a fact that it’s his notebook. News will typically say something like ‘the writings say’ or ‘he allegedly wrote’ etc, no such privilege for Luigi.

Mangione continued, describing his train of thought in targeting a CEO who was set to attend an annual conference for investors. “So say you want to rebel against the deadly, greed fueled health insurance cartel. Do you bomb the HQ? No. Bombs=terrorism.”

Prosecutors argue that the writings and Mangione’s methodic planning of the attack justify the New York case and prosecutors’ charge of first-degree murder in furtherance of terrorism.

“All of these writings convey one clear message: that the murder of Brian Thompson was intended to bring about revolutionary change to the healthcare industry. Defendant’s targeting of UHC had nothing to do with anything that the company had done to him personally,” wrote Joel Seidemann, assistant district attorney for the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.

The article ends with this:

Citing the evidence against, Mangione, Seidemann wrote, “If ever there were an open and shut case pointing to defendant’s guilt, this case is that case. Simply put, one would be hard pressed to find a case with such overwhelming evidence of guilt as to the identity of the murderer and premeditated nature of the assassination.”

Why did this paragraph need to be included? His lawyers have already complained about the public statements released by the prosecution potentially biasing the jury. It almost feels as if that’s the purpose of this article.

I wish it was at my library! And that is cool to hear it’s so popular. There was a talk at a university near me not long where they had some people discussing Fanon. Last I was at the library I saw one Fanon work, I don’t think it was Wretched of the Earth, I ought to request it. The library I go to is decent on leftist material, they would probably want to add that if it isn’t already requested.

I do want to think too much and feel terrible actually! I jest hah, I love sci-fi but I am looking for something that can give me a clearer view of leftist struggles or more guidelines for action to take, so something that can elicit the fervor of righteousness would be good.

I’ve been looking for a good later than 50s leftist book to read, Fanon is cool, should I read this?

Endless on Amerikkka

But that is in the context of an active war. A few drones with small bombs could fly in a city and hit a crowd or other soft target, probably most cities aren’t on a ready enough alert to stop that.

I think we are still overall, it’s hard to tell when we can’t see outside of the present. One example that gives me some faith is that according to stats I’ve seen the BLM protests had more popular approval in the US than the civil rights marches and MLK at the time.

Yes, it was used in that way as early as the 20s I think, or earlier. On the wiki page about “Karen” they mention that:

In African-American culture, there is a history of calling difficult white women or those who “weaponize” their position by a generic pejorative name.[6] In the antebellum era (1815–1861), “Miss Ann” was used.[7] In the early 1990s, “Becky” was used.[8] As late as 2018, before the use of “Karen” caught on, alliterative names matching particular incidents were used, such as “Barbecue Becky”, “Cornerstore Caroline”, and “Permit Patty”.

There were uses in the same vein before that, from wikipedia:

For the term “Karen”, several possible origins have been proposed.[11] Early uses of Karen as a joke punchline include the airheaded character Karen (played by Amanda Seyfried) from the 2004 film Mean Girls, Dane Cook’s 2005 sketch “The Friend Nobody Likes” on his album Retaliation,[12]

I remember at the time the Dane Cook special that had this joke was super popular, I heard people quote the joke before the term became as widespread.

Dear god it continues

“…The differentiator I experience is because I’m male. I’ve had a lot of anti-male sentiment. I lost a job because of it. Because somebody didn’t like having talking to a guy. Such is life.”

Race isn’t something Lund thinks about often. He knows Oregon has a troubled history — that for generations, people of color weren’t even allowed to own land here. But from his vantage point — he works in tech in downtown Portland — that’s the stuff of history lessons.

Fuck this “racism was in the past” guy

no instance can ever beat the hex emotes and happy birthday!

Children truly are the greatest badposters, I just overheard while walking about

This was meant to be the pup reaching out to offer a hug but it looks kinda mystical or something like a wizard conjuring a little pup in their hands

I saw on some lemmy instance a lib complaing about tankies on .ml changing news titles from the source, like why tf should we just accept their headlines that help provide cover for murderers? This title is clear and concise and accurately summarizes the story.