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[–] [email protected] 175 points 1 week ago (4 children)

The contest was real? That's hilarious

[–] [email protected] 63 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Apparently. NYT source (no paywall)

[–] [email protected] 126 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

What a beautiful article, filled with gems of quotes.

In a report this week, the institute found that of the top 10 most-engaged posts on X about the shooting on Wednesday, six “either expressed explicit or implicit support for the killing or denigrated the victim.” The dynamic is similar to the discourse that often emerges after a mass shooting on websites like 4chan and 8chan, where perpetrators of extreme violence become memes themselves, Mr. Goldenberg said, “but what’s disturbing about this is it’s mainstream.”

“It’s being framed as some opening blow in a broader class war, which is very concerning as it heightens the threat environment for similar actors to engage in similar acts of violence,” Mr. Goldenberg said.

They are trying soo hard to twist this away from what everyone knows it is and they are failing miserably.

[–] [email protected] 84 points 1 week ago

Mr. Goldenberg said, "but what's disturbing about this is it's mainstream."

It's even more disturbing that necessary medical care being denied by insurers is mainstream, as it has been for decades.

[–] [email protected] 70 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

From the MSN article

The wannabe doppelganger noted that he didn’t have to particularly dress up for the event, saying “I wear this everywhere.”

His killer looks landed him $50.

The champ said he’s had his own issues with health insurance companies covering some of his medications, although he admitted he is not a UnitedHealthcare customer.

Killer looks guys

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Most ridiculous twist ever: this is the actual dude hiding in plain sight.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago

nahhh, even charlie chaplin landed 20th in his own look-alike contest

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 week ago (1 children)

School shootings are whatever, but this? This is really concerning!

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago

People directing their violence at a specific target and not just senselessly killing innocents you say? Impossible, unacceptable, how could they?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago

If the opening blows of a broader class war are very concerning to you, I guess you're on the wrong side.

[–] [email protected] 55 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I love it when people find ways to have fun in the darkest of plots.

[–] [email protected] 58 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The horrors persist, yet we remain silly.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago

Silly all the way 💯

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Nah, this plot (the assassination) was actually a bit of light in the darkness.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I bet the assassin did have fun. He's clearly the protagonist

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

I'd watch that anime

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 week ago

It's a shame that Halloween is already behind us.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The real shooter participate in it and finished in third place.