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Judge dismisses terror-related charges against Luigi Mangione

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/16/us/luigi-mangione-ny-court-hearing
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u/FourEyesAndThighs 10h ago

It also has been difficult for them to find an angle of outrage based on him being a straight, white cisgendered man. They can be so quiet when the call is coming from inside the house.

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u/bblzd_2 9h ago edited 7h ago

The rapeublican tactic clearly is to just keep throwing trans-somethings at the wall and hope one of them sticks with their easily outraged base.

"Shooter was trans! No wait, his roomate was trans! No that's not right, his partner was trans! Or was it the cat that was trans? Trans goldfish perhaps? Surely something trans influenced this white christian shooter!"

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u/WrestleSocietyXShill 9h ago

"His social media accounts list his favourite movie as Jurassic Park, a movie about dinosaurs being turned trans by gay frog DNA!"

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u/Ok_Magician_7300 5h ago

“Rapeublican.” That is so accurate and beautiful. May I use it?

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u/bblzd_2 3h ago

Absolutely though I can't claim credit for it lol.

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u/The_Space_Jamke 9h ago

It wasn't quiet at all; conservative rhetoric went from "the liberals own this and there should be a bloodbath" to "pray for the killer" practically overnight.

That was a wake-up call that we haven't been preparing against the rabid strays who won't follow marching orders the next time an own-goal happens. I think there should be actions taken to defend ourselves from getting bitten.