• Nate Cox@programming.dev
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    “He was a person with a deep sense of empathy and clear passion for improving access to care. Our hearts are with his family and his colleagues during this difficult time.”

    Really?

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          I’d argue his company’s dramatic increase in denial rates to double the industry average is objective proof that is wrong.

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      Legit I thought this was about the assassin when I first started reading this.

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      I’ve instituted a new and innovative AI algorithm that determines whether my heart goes out to someone who died, as a first pass measure. It really increases the efficiency in determining who deserves my sympathy.

      Oh? It has just output: “Deny, Defend, Depose”. How curious.

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      They were referring to improving access to care for share holders … not the medical care of clients

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    Meanwhile, citing the recent killing of Thompson, Centene, a major health insurer, said it would be moving its planned in-person investor day in New York City next week to virtual, according to a statement from the company on Friday. “All of us at Centene are deeply saddened by Brian Thompson’s death and want to express our support for all of those affected. Health insurance is a big industry and a small community; many members of the CenTeam crossed paths with Brian during their careers,” said Centene Chief Executive Officer, Sarah M. London. “He was a person with a deep sense of empathy and clear passion for improving access to care. Our hearts are with his family and his colleagues during this difficult time.”

    Holy yumping yimminy, their gaslighting!

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      He was a person with a deep sense of empathy and clear passion for improving access to care.

      The more they say this shit, the more working folk wake up what this is really about.

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        Anyone who believes health insurance is about healthcare is deeply blessed to have not had to use it before.

        It’s an industry built on denying care.

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          When you right wing nut friends are gloating with you as left wing nut, you know that these “leaders” fucked up big time.

          I never seen such alignment within my life time.

          Christmas is finally gonna be a proper family affair too!

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            There’s actually way more agreement than people think about what’s broken in society and the causes of it, at least at a surface level. The problem is our differing views on how to fix it all.

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          All insurance is built on denying payouts. That’s the entire mechanism by which they extract profit.

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      Health insurance is a big industry

      Yes, that’s the issue. That’s the part you need to understand.

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    The killer entered New York City by bus on Nov. 24, when a surveillance camera at Port Authority Bus Terminal caught his arrival at 9 p.m., law enforcement sources told ABC News.

    If they knew that for sure, they would know who it was. This sounds more like “Of course our surveillance state is working; Don’t you plebes get any ideas.”

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      Besides being a folk hero this man also exposed just how shiti police is actually their jobs if the person is skilled and well prepared.

      This guy entered NYC anon, did charity work for the US working class, existed anon.

      Police along with alphabet boys are sitting with dicks in their hands drip feeding media this idiotic stories that get more silly as time progresses.

      Didn’t they have a TV show about how you need to catch the perp within 48 hours or otherwise it is very unlikely yo be easily solved?

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        Pretty sure the 48 hours was about missing people. Generally because it’s hard to keep a person restrained and alive for an extended period, it’s easier to just dispose of them and try to take any ransom demanded anyway.

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        Prior to the surveillance state, cops solved a minuscule amount of actual crimes. Now they solve a less minuscule amount of crimes.

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            Mostly the amount of floundering NYPD’s doing. I don’t know if they’re just kicking back letting them squirm because they’re pissed at NYPD or if it’s because of it being just a guy shooting a guy in New York, but if they were engaged I would have expected the white house to be talking about it.

            Also, since it may not have been clear, I’m counting the FBI as cops in this, not as alphabet boys a.k.a. the US Intelligence apparatus.

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    I wonder if that backpack was intentionally placed by someone who sympathizes with the assassin. Its been four days. Someone could have easily placed that backpack just to mess with the investigation.

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    I’m certain that if the victim had been a poor American or dark skinned, we would be seeing 30 NYPD fanning out in the park to look for potential evidence.

    This country is run by fucking disgusting people.

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      I think your fundamental mistake is thinking it’s “run” at the level that impacts this. Do you think Biden is ordering the NYPD? Congress? The justice department? Strong doubt that they need to tell the NYPD to behave this way, this is simply how the NYPD behaves. They are an organization of bad people who do bad things daily, this just being a normal outcome of their badness.

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        It’s a systemic issue. This is capitalism, which exists to protect privilege of rich people. The police are just their enforcers. They serve and protect the rich, and of course their system. It is modern day feudalism. Police are the modern day bailiffs that will hit you over the head with a stick if you try to question the system. It’s not that the NYPD is not a bunch of fucked up bastards, but they are part of something much bigger, and much worse. That’s why ACAP, as it is usually meant, is insufficient. It really should be:

        All Capitalists (and their minions) Are Bastards.

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      The American people are finally united against a common threat. Don’t derail this with their “divide and rule” race war.