United Healthcare CEO shot and killed in Midtown Manhattan this morning (Update 12/9: Suspect in custody)

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Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein.bsky.social)

Haven’t seen a single member of Congress acknowledge the rage seemingly everyone is expressing at the healthcare system. How hard is it to say “I don’t condone violence but people’s pain is real”

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Ken Klippenstein

Haven’t seen a single member of Congress acknowledge the rage seemingly everyone is expressing at the healthcare system. How hard is it to say “I don’t condone violence but people’s pain is real”

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‪Don Hughes‬ ‪@donaldhughes.ca‬

A lot of politicians are implicated in the health care system... look at Jill Stein, she was a doctor

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‪Science ftw‬ ‪@scienceftw.bsky.social‬

Jill Stein is inconsequential. Look at Biden and Harris. Biden's 2020 campaign was saved by the health insurance companies, and Harris received their biggest donations.

Biden never spoke about healthcare after getting elected and Harris dropped her support for Medicare-for-all.

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‪Ben‬ ‪@vagabending.bsky.social‬

If any Democrat could just say:

“your anger is justified. Murder is bad - and your anger and pain is reasonable and sane. You cannot live on pretty words. You need affordable healthcare. This needs to change now” they would garner immediate support.

This just shouldn’t be hard.

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‪Ernesto Everardo‬ ‪@ernestoeverardo.bsky.social‬

The shooter represents the people’s will to much higher degree than congress.

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‪Slayloreeeeee‬ ‪@slayxlore.bsky.social‬

The people’s shooter.

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‪Princess Laura‬ ‪@princesslaura.bsky.social‬

If they acknowledge the pain is real, then they acknowledge that the CEO did something wrong.

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‪lizhertel.bsky.social‬ ‪@lizhertel.bsky.social‬

There tanks the lobby $$ and donations

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‪Community Notes‬ ‪@digitalprophet.bsky.social‬

Oh sure, well that's easy for you to say, your retirement doesnt rely on the proceeds from the grift and misery industry. Try having a little empathy for congress, Ken!

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‪vsocialist1988.bsky.social‬ ‪@vsocialist1988.bsky.social‬

Why say anything when they know that not even genocide breaks your partisan loyalty?

You'll bleat and bleat and bleat but when push comes to shove, you're a good servant to power.

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‪ƃuᴉuǝddɐɥ sᴉ sᴉɥʇ ǝʌǝᴉlǝq ʇ,uɐɔ I‬ ‪@icantbelievethis.bsky.social‬

And to think, Democrats could have run on a Medicare For All platform at any point in the last 3 elections and tapped into American's ANGER at the health care system

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‪Luminous Dark‬ ‪@luminousdark.bsky.social‬

I agree. But they would have done it in a wish washy way rather than channel the rage we all feel.

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‪saleem999.bsky.social‬ ‪@saleem999.bsky.social‬

They don’t care

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‪buckygrad.bsky.social‬ ‪@buckygrad.bsky.social‬

Our government is bought and paid for by corporations- what do you expect?

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‪Kraig Peck‬ ‪@kraigpeck.bsky.social‬

I'd like to hear members of Congress explain that the non-violent form of health insurance reform is called Single Payer.

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‪calrepublic4ever.bsky.social‬ ‪@calrepublic4ever.bsky.social‬

The rage at the healthcare system is really rage against the machine. People are sick and tired of the gross concentration of income and wealth in America and neo-liberal policies that value capital and corp profit over people. This rage helped elect Trump, but he will make things far worse.

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‪A Baby Loaf of Tillamook Smoked Medium Cheddar‬ ‪@mjelly.bsky.social‬

The citizens are united alright

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‪chicosuave210.bsky.social‬ ‪@chicosuave210.bsky.social‬

You’d think that’d be such an easy way to, at least, pander to the very real emotions of the people of this “democracy”... but that won’t even happen until some of the leadership of the Democratic Party are progressives and not liberals

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‪Science ftw‬ ‪@scienceftw.bsky.social‬

They are paid not to. That's the problem. Republican ideologically don't care, and Dems are awash in Health Insurance lobbying money.

Biden's 2020 campaign was saved by the for-profit health insurance companies. Harris received their biggest donations.

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‪deuce‬ ‪@iamdeuce.bsky.social‬

Prolly cuz they’re tacitly aware that seemingly everyone expresses a similar brand of rage about Congress and the overall American political system, and the possibility of them helping the public connect those dots has them thinking they might be the next ones to get got.

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‪Trillion Bones‬ ‪@trillionbones.bsky.social‬

Honestly: if a politician does give sympathies or some other odd messaging instead of siding with the people - they are not a good politician/person

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‪Rhymnocerous‬ ‪@rhymnocerus.bsky.social‬

Because the dead man was one of the ones paying their bribes. They have to clutch pearls or their cushy Washington jobs go away.

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‪yinlock.bsky.social‬ ‪@yinlock.bsky.social‬

healthcare is easily the biggest issue among US voters and congress has sworn a solemn oath to never ever talk about it because then the public(and more importantly, the donors) might think they're interested in fixing it

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‪The Anarchist Twin‬ ‪@9foxgambit.bsky.social‬

And you won’t hear a peep from Congress members bc many of them receive gifts and campaign money from the insurance industry

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‪ubejane.bsky.social‬ ‪@ubejane.bsky.social‬

"Democracy" is oligarchy. Leading lobbying industries U.S. 2023 | Statista

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‪Ghost of Raoul Duke‬ ‪@raouldukesghost.bsky.social‬

Have you seen UHC's Facebook post announcing the death? Approaching 40k laugh reacts... Getting pretty hard to not condone violence for most of us.

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‪Our Flag Too!‬ ‪@ourflagtoo.bsky.social‬

It’s at 68k now.

Only laugh reacts. Nothing else

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‪Swoletariat‬ ‪@swoletariat.bsky.social‬

Because that would imply social murder is real and the people they go to cocktail parties with engage in it.

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‪Hilary‬ ‪@hrnpilates.bsky.social‬

No different than AOC being the only democrat to stand up for Sarah McBride.

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‪️ 지영 ️‬ ‪@jiyoung213.bsky.social‬

…but their stock portfolios!

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‪The Dandalorian‬ ‪@dandelorean.bsky.social‬

Congress wants to get paid and for us to shut up and die. fukk them.

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‪Country Over Party 𓅳‬ ‪@itsjoelokay.bsky.social‬

free market brain rot is a helluva drug

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‪Country Over Party 𓅳‬ ‪@itsjoelokay.bsky.social‬

the elderly folks running our government just cannot conceive of a health care system that doesn't depend on work to access care

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‪sixsilverthings‬ ‪@sixsilverthings.bsky.social‬

They can't acknowledge the pain being real otherwise they'd have to give people coverage

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‪GeeSungee AKA: Cornelius‬ ‪@higuy.bsky.social‬

We'll never see any members of congress condemn healthcare CEO's or the pay-to-live system itself, because they're PAID by them. #DownWithTheOligarchs #NoWarButClassWar #EndTheDuopoly

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‪ridingqwerty.bsky.social‬ ‪@ridingqwerty.bsky.social‬

they already ignore or handwave all the other problems in this world so why bother

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‪hannibalspecter.bsky.social‬ ‪@hannibalspecter.bsky.social‬

Because they condone the suffering. You think those campaign donations come without stipulations?

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‪Scooter Davis, the Comedy Being Correct Dog ☭‬ ‪@scooterdavis.bsky.social‬

Most recent post for America's Progressive Darling is some yellow peril scandal mongering about Trump, if anyone was curious
Judd Legum (@juddlegum.bsky.social)

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‪Marshall Getto‬ ‪@marshallgetto.bsky.social‬

Those checks won't cash themselves!

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‪42dude.bsky.social‬ ‪@42dude.bsky.social‬

These people celebrate our deaths and suffering at each earnings call, executive retreat, stock buy-back, and at every meeting with a congressman that is supposed to represent us that they bribed.

Why do they never get chastised for their celebration in the death and suffering of others?

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Bubby's also here 🏳️‍⚧️ (@pythia-actual.bsky.social)

Seeing people realize that you can just find the CEO of a horribly evil and cruel company whose billions come from denying you care, in public and you can just....shoot them in the face. Well, it warms my heart.

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Bubby's also here

Seeing people realize that you can just find the CEO of a horribly evil and cruel company whose billions come from denying you care, in public and you can just....shoot them in the face. Well, it warms my heart.

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‪Bubby's also here ‬ ‪@pythia-actual.bsky.social‬

If this post offends your sensibilities:

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‪Trash Panda‬ ‪@anarcanon.bsky.social‬

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‪Walk in Beauty‬ ‪@beansontherun.bsky.social‬

people are getting all judgmental about people celebrating the killing of a real life villain, like where your outrage about genocide!

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‪Shmesh Squishington‬ ‪@lordshmesh.bsky.social‬

#EatTheRich

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‪Cranky Old Dude‬ ‪@cranky-old-dude.bsky.social‬

I'm not usually an advocate of murder, but I do occasionally enjoy reading certain obituaries.

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‪LadyOfTruth‬ ‪@lady1000.bsky.social‬

Funny, I just don't feel sorry for the CEO. He stole the money he had from the people his company was supposed to exist to help. Simple as that.

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‪Dancing_Stupidity‬ ‪@dancingstupidity.bsky.social‬

If more CEOs got shot in the face then we'd see some real change, real fukkin' quick, I tell you.

Bet the US wouldn't be so squeamish about gun control once their precious billionaires start regularly catching lead, eh?

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‪LadyOfTruth‬ ‪@lady1000.bsky.social‬

While I don't want to condone violence... this is really true.

There is a point at which the revolution starts. People can be put down and stolen from for only so long. Look at the American Revolution... over-taxed by a king. Look at France, Russia, etc.

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‪Logan Gatenby‬ ‪@logangatenby.bsky.social‬

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‪Shelby the dog‬ ‪@aviadi.bsky.social‬

The face of an AMERICAN HERO

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‪markaday.bsky.social‬ ‪@markaday.bsky.social‬

Maybe he should have cut his fingers off to see if he had health care

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‪Be_three‬ ‪@be-three.bsky.social‬

Make capitalists afraid again

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‪bubblesoap.bsky.social‬ ‪@bubblesoap.bsky.social‬

Maybe this'll be a notice for all the crazed american shooters out there than instead of shooting up schools and shopping centers there are perfectly good CEOs just walking around

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‪Shelby the dog‬ ‪@aviadi.bsky.social‬

Yup, less school shootings and more dead politicians, CEOs and pigs!

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‪Lorena Bobbitt Time‬ ‪@lorenabobbitttime.bsky.social‬

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‪George Spiggott‬ ‪@gspiggott.bsky.social‬

You're disgusting.

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‪TopHat‬ ‪@thehadmatter.bsky.social‬

no, he isn't a CEO that sacrificed people to protect his profit. that's disgusting.

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‪George Spiggott‬ ‪@gspiggott.bsky.social‬

^^^ drone.

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‪TheDogFromHell‬ ‪@thedogfromhell.bsky.social‬

Won't solve anything they'll just replace them with another.
Systematic changes needed to occur and they won't with the next admin in charge, it will only get worse.
But hey, this is what 77 million traitors wanted.

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‪Be_three‬ ‪@be-three.bsky.social‬

They'll replace him with another, who now knows their actions may end up getting their head blown off. This might encourage the adoption of better business practices.

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‪TheDogFromHell‬ ‪@thedogfromhell.bsky.social‬

Clearly you've never interacted with most executives. They won't consider this a detriment to their way of business they'll just make the company get them body guards, and to pay for them they'll lay some people off to keep the shareholders happy.

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‪Bubby's also here ‬ ‪@pythia-actual.bsky.social‬

You clearly don't know what C suite is.

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‪Dav‬ ‪@davidmackay.bsky.social‬

The ruling class should live in fear of the people they control

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‪jacobnapkins.bsky.social‬ ‪@jacobnapkins.bsky.social‬

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‪Chris Fisher‬ ‪@cpfisher.bsky.social‬

Americans were never going to debate their way to universal healthcare.

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‪Pagan Outlaw‬ ‪@paganoutlaw.bsky.social‬

one down, how many more ceo's to go.. these greedy money hoarding clowns need to be taught a lesson.. corporations should not exist, and neither should any ceo, or shareholders

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‪kimberley9.bsky.social‬ ‪@kimberley9.bsky.social‬

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‪Duchess Van Hoof‬ ‪@duchess-van-hoof.bsky.social‬

It is quite telling.

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‪scotterbug.bsky.social‬ ‪@scotterbug.bsky.social‬

That Health CEO. Someone shot him. He was a mass murderer for profit people are saying. More of them out there, i dunno but people are saying it. They are eating the rich… they are eating the CEO’s… they are eating the execs…

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‪Poolhustlelife‬ ‪@poolhustlelife.bsky.social‬

Lmao

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‪MorganMoon‬ ‪@morganmoon23.bsky.social‬

My claims for thoughts and prayers were denied

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‪bbqcornnuts‬ ‪@bbqcornnuts.bsky.social‬



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‪smarple.bsky.social‬ ‪@smarple.bsky.social‬

What do you expect when the all of the news and victim stories fail to shame the industry over time? There’s a next logical step and they’re now experiencing the FO of the FA-FO stage.

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‪aquarius2021.bsky.social‬ ‪@aquarius2021.bsky.social‬

Worked in the medical field for 28 years... It was common practice for health insurance companies to deny, deny, deny. Fought many with letters pleading on behalf of the patients need for testing and medication. Yet they do not hesitate to cut you off, if your premium was not paid on time.

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‪Comrade Troll‬ ‪@comradetroll.bsky.social‬

Well, 'thoughts and prayers', err... or maybe 'thoughts and tariffs' would be more appropriate. While I know violence is not the way, it does make me feel better when one of the wealthy elites gets what they truly deserve. Maybe this is the beginning of the change that we all need.

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‪Lucchese‬ ‪@ohma57.bsky.social‬

When they realize they are not safe. This was a warning shot to the 1% right in the back
Wow

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‪staygenerous4567.bsky.social‬ ‪@staygenerous4567.bsky.social‬

I think that this is definitely food for thought.

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‪SusanPGRecycles ‬ ‪@susanpgrecycles.bsky.social‬

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‪njm-kl.bsky.social‬ ‪@njm-kl.bsky.social‬

fukk. We're insured with them.

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Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein.bsky.social)

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‪T‬ ‪@tommiegnosis.bsky.social‬

They denied my therapy without reason so idk how to process this in a healthy way

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‪Michael Robinson‬ ‪@mrobinson.bsky.social‬

The people that haven't had their therapy denied without reason think it's very funny that this social murderer got actual murdered.

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‪Michelle‬ ‪@hyperbolicidioms.bsky.social‬

Some of us who have years of out of pocket therapy under our belts do too.

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‪Cyberized‬ ‪@cyberized.bsky.social‬

59K+ haha reacts

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‪Ghost of Raoul Duke‬ ‪@raouldukesghost.bsky.social‬

The America i love has really shown up for this one. Seeing that earlier today in Facebook brought a little happy tear to my eye.

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‪Cyberized‬ ‪@cyberized.bsky.social‬

Haven't seen unity like this in a long time. Can guarantee you that some of the people you argued with on Thanksgiving Dinner about politics would cheer this alongside you.

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‪KittensanSquirrels‬ ‪@kittenssquirrels.bsky.social‬

I'm, sorry but United Healthcare doesn't cover my grief, so I will have to pass.

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‪White Trash‬ ‪@eatadic.bsky.social‬

Why is there a manhunt? The criminal was killed.

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‪Mr. Bearanormal‬ ‪@mrbearanormal.bsky.social‬

Man, first we get justice dealt on a billionaire commited by the bottom of the ocean, and another billionaire CEO that profited off of peoples suffering gets "suppressed". Im kinda enjoying this trend. When food costs more than it should, the poor will find the rich are tasty.

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‪Arthur Fischer‬ ‪@arjafi.bsky.social‬

I wonder how many CEOs UnitedHealthcare will have to go through before they even begin to contemplate that perhaps they are the baddies.

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‪paraone‬ ‪@paraone.bsky.social‬

They know they are the baddies to begin with, they just don't care.

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‪Dan B.‬ ‪@who-is-this-is.bsky.social‬

It says a lot about our country, and our healthcare system, that as soon as the news broke, EVERYONE'S first thought was that it had to do with denied claims.

Why do we accept this system and these bad actors?

This person said that it is not acceptable.

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‪midgaze.bsky.social‬ ‪@midgaze.bsky.social‬

His voice cannot be ignored, and his sacrifice will never be forgotten.

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‪ Minority Report from my Right Boob ‬ ‪@rowenagold.bsky.social‬

Even if they find and prosecute the shooter they won't be able to get 12 people on a jury to convict him because everyone either knows someone or has personally suffered from denial of care.

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‪Johnny G‬ ‪@gothuncle.bsky.social‬

Did they hide the laugh reacts too?

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‪A Guy That Knows A Little Bit About It‬ ‪@aguythatknows.bsky.social‬

He will be missed... by 1 of the 3 bullets apparently. Not to sound morbid, but who would have thought LinkedIn could be used to stalk targets?

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‪Fal Rising‬ ‪@falrising.bsky.social‬

Turning off the comments won't stop the bleeding

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‪dreadlordloki.bsky.social‬ ‪@dreadlordloki.bsky.social‬

Wouldn’t want people to bring up all the deaths this man was complicit in. Not to mention the financial ruin of so many others.

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‪baileynamy‬ ‪@bailey2017.bsky.social‬

I work uhg, part of UHC. So Andrew witty ceo, makes $24 mil so I'm like you're prob not that sad, greed is more important. They're scrambling to get another CEO ASAP and then doing some BS about how they are best company, got msg about that today

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Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein.bsky.social)

Replies to his second to last post on LinkedIn are no less dire:

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The replies to Brian Thompson’s last post on LinkedIn — all from before the shooting — are a horror show

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‪Ken Klippenstein‬ ‪@kenklippenstein.bsky.social‬

The replies to Brian Thompson’s last post on LinkedIn — all from before the shooting — are a horror show

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Replies to his second to last post on LinkedIn are no less dire:

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‪Summer‬ ‪@mwsl.bsky.social‬

With reviews like that, he'll be lucky if he doesn't end up mur... oh, right.

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‪rfb.bsky.social‬ ‪@rfb.bsky.social‬



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‪Sasha Perigo‬ ‪@sashaperigo.bsky.social‬

Holy shyt. Only his connections can reply to this post. Are these are all comments from people in his personal network?

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‪Tyler Cannon‬ ‪@tcandaman.bsky.social‬

it appears so. brutal

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‪Willow Minder‬ ‪@willowminder.bsky.social‬

the world really needs a website that collects all of the horror stories about health insurance companies in one place

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‪Peter Gratton | Editor | Professor of Philosophy‬ ‪@petergratton.bsky.social‬

I’ll admit to not being an aficionado of the resume site as social media, but I thought replies were limited to “congratulations!” and “amazing!”

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‪pstr ‬ ‪@philstr.bsky.social‬

So if I understand this all correctly, and I think that I do, we shouldn't want to become a 51st state...

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‪Chantelle Grady‬ ‪@chicapedia.bsky.social‬

That post was two years ago, a year prior to your main post. I get the guy was a CEO drone, but your post makes his LinkedIn posts come across as recent.

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‪David D‬ ‪@demo2586.bsky.social‬

Yes. This is completely understandable and so is his murder but you pussies laughing at his death doesn’t do shyt. I’m currently listening to the music of my generation and it’s telling me all you young bucks all suck!! You should be talking about this face to face but you won’t.

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‪David D‬ ‪@demo2586.bsky.social‬

You want social security to still exist when you retire? Wake the fukk up!!! You wanna get as close to your utopia as possible, so get in the fukking streets!

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‪David D‬ ‪@demo2586.bsky.social‬

Your good hair and lack of perspective annoy the fukk outta me kid, but your ability to bring folks together could be inspirational.

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[staticshock]

Damn I stayed at that hotel in October

This was definitely personal. It so many damn people & cameras around there

 

[trapnerd]

nikkas die every day, Life moves on, the world keeps turning etc etc etc .

Really though, what else are they supposed to do? You got a vacancy and it needs to be filled. I am surprised they didn’t have anyone internal to step up.

 

[ColdSlither]

I guess the CEO of Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield watched the news. They’re calling off their arbitrary anesthesia cap.

https://www.axios.com/2024/12/05/blue-cross-blue-shield-anesthesia-anthem-connecticut-new-york

Spoiler: Here’s the article for those who don’t want to click on links

A major health insurance company is backing off of a controversial plan to limit coverage of anesthesia, according to public officials.
Why it matters: Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield recently decided to "no longer pay for anesthesia care if the surgery or procedure goes beyond an arbitrary time limit, regardless of how long the surgical procedure takes," according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists, which opposed the decision.

• The decision covered plans in Connecticut, New York and Missouri.
• The insurer had based the move on surgery time metrics from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, NPR reported.

Friction point: The decision was controversial at the time — but outrage erupted this week after the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City cast a spotlight on divisive insurance decisions.

The latest: "After hearing from people across the state about this concerning policy, my office reached out to Anthem, and I'm pleased to share this policy will no longer be going into effect here in Connecticut," Connecticut Comptroller Sean Scanlon said Thursday on X.

• "We pushed Anthem to reverse course and today they will be announcing a full reversal of this misguided policy," New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday in a statement. "Don't mess with the health and well-being of New Yorkers — not on my watch."
• Anthem representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The initial coverage decision was very unusual for a major health insurer, said Marianne Udow-Phillips, who teaches insurance classes at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and formerly made coverage decisions at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.

• "When patients become financially responsible because a health plan cuts how much they pay providers, that's what breeds all this anger," Udow-Phillips tells Axios.
• "This is a colorful and terrible example of administrative excess in the insurance industry, but boy, I tell you, it's just the tip of the iceberg," Gordon Morewood, an anesthesiologist and vice chair of ASA's Committee on Economics, tells Axios' Maya Goldman.

On social media, critics drew a direct line from controversial coverage decisions to the death of Thompson.

• When you shoot one man in the street it's murder. When you kill thousands of people in hospitals by taking away their ability to get treatment you're an entrepreneur," an X user wrote.
• "Saw mainstream news coverage about the killing of the CEO of United Healthcare on TikTok and I think political and industry leaders might want to read the comments and think hard about them," activist Tobita Chow wrote on X.

The bottom line: The fact that public scorn toward insurance executives could turn into violence is a startling reflection of how social media outrage can translate into real-world consequences.

• "I would never have thought at that time that I needed security," Udow-Phillips said of her time at BlueCross. "Does this give permission to other people? It's terrifying."

Editor's note: This report was updated with the statement from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.

 

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Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein.bsky.social)

Slain UnitedHealthcare CEO was sued by a firefighters' pension fund in March for insider trading and fraud. The suit alleges he sold $15 million in company stock while failing to disclose a DOJ investigation into the company. Read the lawsuit...

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Slain UnitedHealthcare CEO was sued by a firefighters' pension fund in March for insider trading and fraud. The suit alleges he sold $15 million in company stock while failing to disclose a DOJ investigation into the company. Read the lawsuit: Lawsuit Against Murdered CEO

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‪Aaron Tallman‬ ‪@aarontallman.bsky.social‬

There is literally no one with anything nice to say about this guy besides his wife.

It goes to show Americans from all walks of life have something in common if they wake up to it. Billionaires are the enemy.

3/35
‪Maximum Bro Fist‬ ‪@andoba.bsky.social‬

Not to be a “well actually” person but Tim Walz loved the guy too

4/35
‪Jane Err (human)‬ ‪@socialistboghag.bsky.social‬

Oh yeah, Waltz was just waiting to deep throat that CEO boot like the simpering twerp he is. (Note to neolibs: If you say “well gorsh!” in a Goofy voice before doing a fascism it’s, uh, STILL A FASCISM. Hope this helps.)

5/35
‪Cosmo Kreider‬ ‪@cosmokreider.bsky.social‬

You sure about that Ken? I read on CNN that he was a wonderful amazing man, a god among men really, who had the unlucky misfortune of getting “caught up” in a silly little insider trading lawsuit this year.

6/35
‪Gina‬ ‪@mumofperfectkids.bsky.social‬

Amazing a 40 yo man has to be praised for his high school sports ability.

7/35
‪Dangerouslytalented‬ ‪@dangrously.bsky.social‬

50. His high school sports exploits happened in the 1980s.

8/35
‪Gina‬ ‪@mumofperfectkids.bsky.social‬

Ah crap. I thought 50 then changed to 40. Ty!

9/35
‪Leo Mairena‬ ‪@leotheironrock.bsky.social‬

Oh wow, can they shoot him a few more times, please?

10/35
‪Tabernac‬ ‪@tabernac.bsky.social‬

Oh man this guy was 50 shades of fukking evil!

11/35
‪Maigen‬ ‪@maigen.bsky.social‬

A wins a win but I'll be so disappointed if this was an internal hit job and not a vigilante hero.

12/35
‪michaelm61.bsky.social‬ ‪@michaelm61.bsky.social‬

We dehumanize ourselves by celebrating the murder of any human. A society is judged by how it treats its prisoners. A soul is judged by the compassion it shows to the people it disdains.
The problem is our health laws, not a CEO who exploits them. Work to change the law instead of cheering murder.

13/35
‪Maigen‬ ‪@maigen.bsky.social‬

Me since I heard the news:

14/35
‪michaelm61.bsky.social‬ ‪@michaelm61.bsky.social‬

I understand the anger toward the health care industry and United in particular. But this act of revenge won't help anyone. If anything, it provides health care execs with a sympathy they do not deserve, while doing nothing to alter the loopholes and profit incentives that drive bad behavior.

15/35
‪Chuck‬ ‪@pilawguy.bsky.social‬

I must have missed all the sympathy

16/35
‪Takuache‬ ‪@coughcool.bsky.social‬

I think michaelm61 might be a bot

17/35
‪Maigen‬ ‪@maigen.bsky.social‬

Good catch. Shame they've started up here. I had my botdar offline here but shall turn it back on lol

18/35
‪Mistress Matisse‬ ‪@mistressmatisse.bsky.social‬

Wow everything I learn about this guy

19/35
‪Academician Prokhor Zakharov‬ ‪@shake1n1bake.bsky.social‬

All the "where does it stop?" arguments really missing that this was a pretty unassailable place to start.

20/35
‪Dangerouslytalented‬ ‪@dangrously.bsky.social‬

It started when people like him started gouging the healthcare system to pad their own paypackets. Thousands died, and many more thousands got bankrupted because of his gouging.

21/35
‪Mickey Kuhns‬ ‪@mickeykuhns.bsky.social‬

Thoughts & Prayers, amirite?

22/35
‪PHL SportsNut‬ ‪@vsoscia.bsky.social‬

I hear that the new york police will not investigate this crime until they have money to pay for the cost and that the money will be required to be raised entirely from bake sales! Yes, "people are saying" this.

23/35
‪Tea With Soy‬ ‪@teawithsoy.bsky.social‬

Given that the justice system in USA seems completely incompetent it’s not surprising that ppl may take the law into their own hands. Problem is vigilantism is no replacement for a proper legal system

24/35
‪RadiantHostility (he/him)‬ ‪@radianthostility.bsky.social‬

It was a professional hit called in by the firefighters has narrative zest to it that I adore let's run with that.

25/35
‪Rutrow‬ ‪@rutrow.bsky.social‬

Don't mess with firefighter's pensions.

26/35
‪Tree Person ‬ ‪@treeperson.bsky.social‬

Give it 8 months. Next administration is going to liquidate it into a new maralago golf course

27/35
‪Gay Wizard‬ ‪@gaywizard.bsky.social‬

A poster I really like blocked me for suggesting this guy was bad.

28/35
‪ericmn.bsky.social‬ ‪@ericmn.bsky.social‬

Open secrets shows that he gave a bunch of donations to United's PAC.

29/35
‪ericmn.bsky.social‬ ‪@ericmn.bsky.social‬

They were $300-$600 or so.

30/35
‪Astro Broccoli‬ ‪@astro-broccoli.bsky.social‬

Regardless of his wealth and power, it's clear from his actions in life that he was a failure of a man.

31/35
‪J Allen‬ ‪@jc-allen.bsky.social‬

Failure of a human being.

32/35
‪Alternator fan ATL‬ ‪@socialisthonda.bsky.social‬

The more I learn about this deleted POS... Ooooo I can't say it on here but I say it's bad.

33/35
‪riss ‬ ‪@theangryoptimist.bsky.social‬

I know this is serious but “slain x” is the most metal way to refer to a dead person ever.

34/35
‪Deege (Cyberpuncle era)‬ ‪@thatcherharris.bsky.social‬

I saw someone say "assassinated" earlier and i was like ????? dude was a civilian whos job was preventing people from accessing life saving medical care in america. What did he think would happen?

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‪riss ‬ ‪@theangryoptimist.bsky.social‬

Play stupid games win stupid prizes ya know

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Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein.bsky.social)

Slain CEO dumped stock right before DOJ investigation became public. Full story: https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/lawsuit-against-murdered-ceo

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Ken Klippenstein

Slain CEO dumped stock right before DOJ investigation became public. Full story: Lawsuit Against Murdered CEO

2/12
‪Julezzz‬ ‪@lifebejuled.bsky.social‬

They can add ‘insider trading’ to his legacy

3/12
‪WAP‬ ‪@wetasspword.bsky.social‬

You think that's wild check out trading on the company by elected members of congress during this same time

4/12
‪scooby-booby-boo.bsky.social‬ ‪@scooby-booby-boo.bsky.social‬

Am I missing something, the only trades of UNH I see on Capitol Trade during February are House Rep Michael McCaul
and he was buying on February 21.

5/12
‪WAP‬ ‪@wetasspword.bsky.social‬

Yes account with no followers who only existed to respond to this post a few hours after it was posted, America's oligarchs are pure and innocent

6/12
‪scooby-booby-boo.bsky.social‬ ‪@scooby-booby-boo.bsky.social‬

Lmao chill out. I'm not disagreeing with you, our government officials do insider trading on the daily. I was just curious if you were looking at something else, I'm not well versed in tools for looking up trades.

7/12
‪Econ Analytica‬ ‪@econanalytica.bsky.social‬

Brian Thompson and United Healthcare were being investigated by the “DOJ for violating anti-trust laws and they were also being sued for not disclosing the investigation to their investors.”

“Mr. Thompson and others sold their shares, making millions, while investors LOST millions.”
UnitedHealthcare CEO was facing a DoJ probe when he was executed

8/12
‪Ignoble Savage‬ ‪@theignoble.bsky.social‬

Thoughts and premiums.

9/12
‪Naomi Wildman‬ ‪@naomiwildman.bsky.social‬

Good riddance.

I have empathy for human beings, not sociopaths.

10/12
‪Fringleton‬ ‪@fringleton.bsky.social‬

Worms. You mean worms.

11/12
‪Naomi Wildman‬ ‪@naomiwildman.bsky.social‬

Worms serve a purpose in the ecosystem. Don’t insult them please.

12/12
‪Toot Toot Coming Thru‬ ‪@frozendinners.bsky.social‬

Earnings denied.

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Mark Cuban (@mcuban.bsky.social)

You may not understand why, but the healthcare insurance and PBM contracts YOU have signed for Tesla, SpaceX , @X, along with CEOs of other big companies , have more impact on healthcare costs and quality of care in this country, than anything you can do with DOGE

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Mark Cuban

You may not understand why, but the healthcare insurance and PBM contracts YOU have signed for Tesla, SpaceX , @X, along with CEOs of other big companies , have more impact on healthcare costs and quality of care in this country, than anything you can do with DOGE

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‪Mark Cuban‬ ‪@mcuban.bsky.social‬


Let’s start with the pharmacy side. I haven’t seen your contracts, but I already know that if you have a contract with a big PBM you:
1. Don’t control your claims data
2. Don’t control your formulary
3. Have to pay more for “Specialty Drugs” that have nothing special about them

3/45
‪Mark Cuban‬ ‪@mcuban.bsky.social‬

4. Get rebates that are paid for by your sickest and oldest employees and result in higher deductibles and co-pays that impact the wellness of your workers and their families.

4/45
‪Mark Cuban‬ ‪@mcuban.bsky.social‬

5. Cause independent pharmacies to be reimbursed for less than their costs for brand drug scripts for your employees and families. Causing them to go out of business
6. Can’t talk to manufacturers to put together wellness programs for things like GLP1s

5/45
‪Mark Cuban‬ ‪@mcuban.bsky.social‬

7. Signed a PBM contract with an NDA which prevents you from publicly discussing your PBM contract , resulting in an opaque, inefficient market, which leads to higher prices and lower quality of care for the entire country

6/45
‪Mark Cuban‬ ‪@mcuban.bsky.social‬

All of this allows the big PBMs to continue to distort the pharmacy market for literally EVERYONE

I don’t know cars or rockets, but I know how to land healthcare in a net that saves millions of people an un quantifiable amount of money. Without legislation.

7/45
‪Mark Cuban‬ ‪@mcuban.bsky.social‬

It starts and ends with educating CEOs like yourself, of self insured companies, to do what is in the best interest of their employees and families.

And FYI , google the ERISA lawsuits against JJ and Wells Fargo. They will be ubiquitous class action lawsuits coming for all CEOs next.

8/45
‪Mark Cuban‬ ‪@mcuban.bsky.social‬



If DOGE extends its mandate to educating CEOs, about how to Direct Contract with providers and how to work with Pass Through PBMs, then you can change the balance of power in healthcare and change how healthcare in this country works

9/45
‪Regalbuto‬ ‪@afriendofours.bsky.social‬

...and works with a healthcare navigation organization who can intervene earlier in the process (before the first claim is filed), coordinate care from all sources, advocate for the employer and the employee, and improve outcomes.

10/45
‪chipwielder.bsky.social‬ ‪@chipwielder.bsky.social‬

The obvious solution universal healthcare, eliminating unnecessary overhead and profit.

11/45
‪joshuaseattle1‬ ‪@joshuaseattle1.bsky.social‬

And taking away consideration patient needs. One size does not fit all.

12/45
‪betsyx3.bsky.social‬ ‪@betsyx3.bsky.social‬

You must not know anyone with a significant illness in the US. Actually not even significant. I tried to get my mom in to see me GP. First available appointment, 4 months. Our healthcare system sucks and is cruel.

13/45
‪ChristineSaysHi‬ ‪@christinesayshi.bsky.social‬

Hmmm, wonder what the point of different between to USA and all those other countries could be, in terms of healthcare …

14/45
‪Uppity Woman‬ ‪@thatuppitywoman.bsky.social‬

You have to kill quite a few sick people to become Number One......

15/45
‪Chantelle Grady‬ ‪@chicapedia.bsky.social‬

Why is Musty like this? Oh yeah, GREED.

16/45
‪Honest Abe‬ ‪@reduxstl.bsky.social‬

Also, what do all the other countries in Elmo’s list have that the U.S. doesn’t?

17/45
‪randimartinsen.bsky.social‬ ‪@randimartinsen.bsky.social‬

oh so we were first! I didn't know..I think a byproduct of following american politics is the realisation that we are very fortunate #Norway

18/45
‪randimartinsen.bsky.social‬ ‪@randimartinsen.bsky.social‬

Ok so I just checked and this is incorrect, the year for Norway was 1956 but hey.. I still like our system;)

19/45
‪deanakclark.bsky.social‬ ‪@deanakclark.bsky.social‬

That's just Kamala stupid.

20/45
‪wavolp.bsky.social‬ ‪@wavolp.bsky.social‬

Amen Mark! Immature plutocrats like Musk can’t be trusted with influential positions close to government! He in particular cannot be trusted to act in the public good!

21/45
‪thesavageobserver.bsky.social‬ ‪@thesavageobserver.bsky.social‬

Everyone talks so much crap on here. Musk can’t be trusted, why? Because he proved that space exploration can be executed at a FRACTION of the cost of NASA… while returning the rocket and avoiding wastage?

Or creating the electric car industry while releasing his IP, to stimulate competition?

22/45
‪Tom Foale‬ ‪@tfoale.bsky.social‬

No, because HE did none of that. It was done by others. He’s just a rich guy living off of government welfare.

23/45
‪Buffyslayer‬ ‪@buffy-slayer.bsky.social‬

He's only posted this because he's trying desperately to distance himself from healthcare CEOs. Won't work.

24/45
‪Clark‬ ‪@clark408.bsky.social‬

A Republican complaining about the high cost of American healthcare is the most epic hypocrisy ever.

25/45
‪Christina(Huddy mom)‬ ‪@pumpkinlatte.bsky.social‬

Elon ain’t even American lol

26/45
‪luq73.bsky.social‬ ‪@luq73.bsky.social‬

He should go back where he came from. Isn't that the basic republican rant??

27/45
‪Zipwhaa‬ ‪@zipwhaa.bsky.social‬

Personally, I would first like Musk to start with spell check. If he can’t land a simple dog whistle without repetitive words, he should probably just stay out of important decisions.

28/45
‪@SimplyBellatrixx‬ ‪@simplybellatrixx.bsky.social‬

Well spotted. I didn’t get get it the first time I read it.

29/45
‪Dr.Fred‬ ‪@ihelpu2see.bsky.social‬

Medicare for All is the most efficient way to provide Universal Health Care and also a way to save Medicare be broadening the pool. And Not Med. Adv Plans those are scams

30/45
‪Helen of Phoenix‬ ‪@helenofphx.bsky.social‬

It won’t happen until we stop letting millionaires and billionaires decide what we need. lol Elon Musk telling us what is good for us is peak MAGA. Not good.

31/45
‪Gary‬ ‪@g-a-r-y.bsky.social‬

Musk knows exactly what he is doing with that tweet. He is an utterly cynical b*stard. Too many people seem to be falling for it.

32/45
‪ChristieW‬ ‪@christiew.bsky.social‬

Why is insurance tied to our jobs and why is there an insurance middle man bringing ZERO value when every other first world country has a road map with the answer?

33/45
‪Don‬ ‪@3cupsofcoffee.bsky.social‬

The GOP and their greed will never change the system for the American people. They all have a place at the money trough.

34/45
‪Manlisa Oboyo‬ ‪@handlen0ttaken.bsky.social‬

It's true. Each and every person who voted for Trump did so only to protect their personal, expansive and illegally gained fortunes.

If only they could have learned, from Biden and Harris, that only those who are elected deserve to be rewarded, and that they will reward all of us for electing them.

35/45
‪jimobx.bsky.social‬ ‪@jimobx.bsky.social‬

Hey Elon, the people can get their money's worth by having single payer health care. But that would eliminate the obscene salaries and benefits of health insurance company CEOs and most of the money wasted on admin costs associated with denial of claims.

36/45
‪Rallo Tubs‬ ‪@rallotubs.bsky.social‬

I don't think he can hear you on this site

37/45
‪jbreynolds.bsky.social‬ ‪@jbreynolds.bsky.social‬

I guarantee that Elon reads the posts and comments on this site too!

38/45
‪Rallo Tubs‬ ‪@rallotubs.bsky.social‬

He probably does have a troll account.

39/45
‪tmannnn.bsky.social‬ ‪@tmannnn.bsky.social‬

Lmao he’s in your head rent free

40/45
‪Robin‬ ‪@robinatthehouse.bsky.social‬

he has paid a fortune, actually.

41/45
‪Linda Beveridge‬ ‪@beachlady1955.bsky.social‬

Looks like the wrong billionaire has been put in charge...Mr. Cuban, this country needs your common sense...

42/45
‪suzisavage54.bsky.social‬ ‪@suzisavage54.bsky.social‬

You are right! He is the only one that could accomplish anything of lasting value.

43/45
‪Stranger in a Strange Land‬ ‪@anthroped.bsky.social‬

Surely Elmo understands that the administrative costs are out of control in the US because of the profit motive in healthcare.

44/45
‪cindylou362.bsky.social‬ ‪@cindylou362.bsky.social‬

And executive compensation.

45/45
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🪬🇺🇦🌻 mon petit choufleur 💙🇺🇸🪬 (@asassytart.bsky.social)

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🪬 mon petit choufleur 🪬

2/7
‪Wendell ‬ ‪@wendellborton.bsky.social‬

Oh and since we've given up on you we'll just park you over here and check on you after three or four days without food or water.

3/7
‪Colin Chatburn‬ ‪@colinchatburn.bsky.social‬

Pay insurance company profits as well as pay hospital profits. That can’t be good

4/7
‪Johnnie Burdette‬ ‪@johnnieburdette.bsky.social‬

I’m surprised that many people are surprised about insurance companies’ attempts to wriggle out of paying out.

5/7
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‪Vickie‬ ‪@vickiels.bsky.social‬

Turns out what's good for the gander is good the goose.

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[Atlrocafella]

I still can’t wrap my head around a CEO of a major company (that has received many threats already) walking around Manhattan without Security. I know school Superintendents with a 4 man security detail

 

[DonB90]

I know school Superintendents with a 4 man security detail

Tell em it ain't that serious

 

[Micky Mikey]

I still can’t wrap my head around a CEO of a major company (that has received many threats already) walking around Manhattan without Security. I know school Superintendents with a 4 man security detail

You'd be surprised how vulnerable and exposed a lot of high profile people are. They're just regular people like us. They go to grocery stores, restaurants, airports etc.

 

[Blackrogue]

LoL these cacs look alike

 

[Clark Wayne]

I still can’t wrap my head around a CEO of a major company (that has received many threats already) walking around Manhattan without Security. I know school Superintendents with a 4 man security detail

The death threat part aspect is something but outside of that it doesn’t surprise me at all.

These CEO’s don’t have no type of notoriety outside of the ones of major tech companies like Musk, Cook, Bezos, Gates, Zuckerberg.

The UHC guy has probably walked around hundreds of times with no security. From my understanding the hotel he was staying at was across the street from the one where the conference was being held.

For him, he thought it was just another day, same old routine as the day before and then lights out.

 

[The War Report]

These corporations are robbing us blind.