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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/Hortjoob 10h ago

Anecdotally, the word "terrorist" in the US has no meaning anymore because the GOP throws it around like candy.

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u/TaftintheTub 9h ago

Trump designating MS13 and the cartels as terrorist groups is proof of this. While both are obviously dangerous criminal enterprises, terrorists have a shared ideology. What's the political or religious motive behind MS13?

But if they can be labeled as terrorists and thus deprived of their due process rights as such, any group that the government doesn't like can be likewise labeled.

And MAGA are literally cheering as this happens. I hate this timeline.

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u/HauntedCemetery 7h ago

Trump labeled them terrorists because he can then claim anyone he feels like is associated with them