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seahorse [Ohio]@midwest.social to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · 1 year ago

Man sets himself on fire outside Trump trial courthouse

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Man sets himself on fire outside Trump trial courthouse

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seahorse [Ohio]@midwest.social to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · 1 year ago
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NEW YORK — A person has self-immolated outside the Manhattan courthouse where former President Trump’s first criminal trial is ongoing, police confirmed to The Hill. The incident, which occurred in…
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    https://theponzipapers.substack.com/p/i-have-set-myself-on-fire-outside

    That’s his justification.

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      Dude is bat shit crazy

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        Only things he gets remotely right seem to be out of sheer coincidence

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      More justification than Aaron Bushnell.

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    Sounds like this guy was mentally ill. Shame

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    It was unclear what motivated his action, but he threw leaflets espousing anti-government conspiracy theories into the air before the incident.

    What anti-govt. conspiracy theories?

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      Well, his mantra starts with cryptocurrency being designed as an economic nuke in the form of a ponzi scheme and it kind of devolves from there. He sorta brushes with reality a couple times (e.g. that politics is captured by the rich) but it’s more out of sheer coincidence than any real points made

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        cheezus. I hate most cyptocurrency implementations but no ones forcing anyone to interact with that stuff.

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      The kind the anti government wants you to believe that people believe exist, of course.

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    NYT Gift link

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    deleted by creator

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    Some go up in flames for the sake of saving lives or improving lives. And some do it to save face… next.

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