Manifest Malice

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Manifest Malice

Just months after a small minority of fringe voices within America praised illegal attacks targeting its next president, a rich and influential business leader was murdered on the streets of New York. United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was allegedly killed by twenty-six year old Luigi Mangione. The victim was a white, wealthy, male, and the resulting praise for his death and assailant has been quite something to behold. Several people across the country have supported this brazen vigilante crime. Mangione has quickly gathered admirers and supporters akin to other infamous criminals such as Charles Manson or Ted Bundy. I wonder if his victim had been a woman of a different cultural background would these supporters feel differently? Weeks later a female teenager would carry out the thirty-ninth school shooting within the United States this year…

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Officials Were Droning On

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Officials Were Droning On

Media and public speculations regarding unidentified drones spotted in the United States within recent months have ranged from aliens to foreign governments. The story built often on sensationalism was manipulated by some in politics to further incite the matter and present themselves as if they were doing something about it. Yet this was despite that no politician or media personality complaining had portrayed the matter as beyond the control of American officials. Consider that if a foreign government or otherworldly presence desired to infiltrate America they might turn off the lights on a drone to prevent detection. It would make little sense for a military enemy or anyone intent on nefarious deeds to advertise there presence. Yet the many drones, that also include misidentified commercial aircraft, were not seeking to conceal themselves but in several instances were there precisely to be observed. Why did these drones garner significant media attention and what did they distract public attention from?

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