Less than two weeks after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down on the streets of midtown Manhattan, his alleged assassin Luigi Mangione has been greeted not by universal condemnation for the brazen violence – but rather, a surge of enthusiastic support online for his so-called vigilante justice.

The Center for Internet Security (CIS), a nonprofit focused on cybersecurity that partners with government and law enforcement, released a new threat assessment bulletin warning that online support for the alleged shooter risks encouraging copycat attacks.

“Overwhelming bipartisan support for the attack” across social media “has resulted in several narratives encouraging similar violent activities directed at other healthcare executive teams,” CIS analysts said.

“The narratives supporting Mangione’s targeted attack likely serve to encourage like-minded individuals, particularly as Mangione continues to be viewed by the public as an ‘American hero’ and sympathetic figure,” CIS’ bulletin said.

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    The Center for Internet Security (CIS), a nonprofit focused on cybersecurity that partners with government and law enforcement,

    They’re trying to sell their services by making shit up.

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    Cops aren’t rich.

    If they don’t get in the way of reclamation, they have nothing to worry about.

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    I mean, remember defund the police?

    That movement fully targeted cops.

    This one is targeting the ruling class, and cops are worried.

    It’s like that moment when you criticize a bad thing (like selfishness) and out of nowhere someone gets offended; they are basically telling on themselves.

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      That movement fully targeted cops.

      I think if youd look into it you’d find its the protestors who were targetted. Not the cops.

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    I wonder how many Luigis the 2nd trump presidency will create. I hope a lot. Call me whatever you want…

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      I mean, I’d only call you an accelerationist if you advocated for a second Trump president because that’s what you wanted. There’s a difference between predicting/speculating and acting to make something a reality.

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    Haven’t judges in general been extremely gentle with prosecutions involving Trump because of inordinate numbers of threats made to judges? And yet there’s no effort made to stop it? And somehow, this represents an existential threat to the courts?

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    Which one of you has a link to the image file for that free Luigi flyer? Asking for a friend…

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      Hell Elons mom jumped in line as far as I’m concerned. The spoiled rich are so god damn detached from reality. I never imagined I’d be ok with mass murder but here we are.

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    It would be both sad and pointless if people targeted the owner’s capital defense force thugs (police) and bribed middle managers (judges/politicians).

    That would muddy the waters needlessly and further the cause of the owner class of keeping us at each other’s throats.

    Our oligarchs whole thing is keeping us hostile towards one another. They don’t care who kills who, kids killing kids, cops killing poor, poor killing cops/judges/politicians, all livestock killing livestock to them, big woop. They only freak out when someone they consider a person is killed, there’s only 1 metric that determines that for them, and even most of their bought politicians don’t qualify on net worth.

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    Fear from above is quite entertaining. Next up supporters of Brian Thompson seen with halo’s and walking on water.

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    I haven’t seen anyone encouraging or even so much as hinting that a copycat should target police or courts. Feels like something made up to try to drive a wedge between the bipartisan support by splintering off “back the blue” type of people.

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    Oh, lol…they think people are only going to target other healthcare CEO’s? That’s fucking adorable.

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      Hoping our boi Luigi set the stage for a revolution to finally start. Idk what I can do to fight the good fight other than to continue to be loud about all this shit.

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        At least the more of us are loud the safer each of us are. So free Luigi and may the proles get a little something without society collapsing. Either way it’s definitely a good show…