(Channel 4 News) No one cared about the Mona Lisa until someone stole it in 1911. Then it became famous, was recovered, became subjected to the Mandela Effect, and grew in fame every year since, until an entire wall then room became dedicated to it. When we visited, the rooms were beautiful, even the halls were grand, but the mob in front of this one painting was ridiculous. At that time it could still be photographed, but taking a photo of the photographers seemed more appropriate.
Now it has a shield and guards, and goodness knows it's probably not the original, just a forgery with the real thing in a safe somewhere. The Louvre's security is behind the times, possibly because Pres. Macron's husband (and the couple's ridiculous fight with American Candace Owens about gender) and the riots in the streets are sucking all the oxygen and discretionary funds that should be applied to keeping the imperial booty and irreplaceable treasures in this pyramidal repository safe.
Shutdown sparks cringey meme war and Trump punishes blue cities | The Daily Show
(The Daily Show) Oct. 2, 2025: Ronny Chieng covers Day 2 of Trump's government shutdown: Republicans and Democrats are dueling via sombrero and cat memes, Trump is threatening to go after blue cities with a vengeance, and his administration is surprisingly joyful. Plus, Michael Kosta joins with expert analysis of MAGA’s unconventional shutdown strategy. #DailyShow #Shutdown #Meme #Trump
0:00 - Democrats clap back at Trump AI videos
2:45 - Republicans claim Democrats want benefits for illegal aliens
5:14 - White House targets projects in blue cities
6:27 - Trump to cut many Democrat-led agencies
8:11 - Michael Kosta weighs in on the Republican shutdown strategy
Man accused of killing healthcare CEO will NOT face state terrorism-related murder charges, but other charges will stand
People's hero or future model?
Handsome accused killer Luigi Mangione scored a major legal victory today (Tuesday, 9/16/25) as a judge dismissed the two top state charges against him, first-degree murder and second-degree murder, both of which prosecutors had argued were "terrorism" crimes.
Mangione still faces an additional second-degree murder charge, as well as a federal murder charge, in the killing [execution, assassination] of United HealthCare executive Brian Thompson last December.
I'm super smart, so I'll shoot this thief...
The overseer of Mangione’s state criminal case, Judge Gregory Carro, said “the evidence put forth was legally insufficient” for the two terrorism-related charges, in a written decision that was posted during a 15-minute proceeding in Manhattan court on Tuesday.
I got away by bike; my brows brought me down
“Counts one and two, charging [the] defendant with murder in the first degree (in furtherance of an act of terrorism) and murder in the second degree as a crime of terrorism, are dismissed as legally insufficient,” Judge Carro wrote. “The people presented legally sufficient evidence of all other counts, including murder in the second degree (intentional).” More
"He's so good looking, he could get away with murder," people say. Deny Defend Depose, the profit-driven insurance companies insist. Are the killers getting more handsome, or is it just me? Sweet, super smart shooters, why? Bonnie and Clyde were popular American figures, Jewish mafiosos who brought down Italian ones by selling them out to the Feds and destroying some families by working with the American government...and we as a population are cheering for more missiles to Ukraine, Gaza, Israel, Palestine, Yemen, Iran, Venezuela...like we just can't keep our missiles in the Pentagon's pants.
Race may play a role in these murder cases, because today the Menendez Brothers, stars of a documentary that almost got them released from prison, lost their bid to retry the case. Now their only hope for release is California Gov. Newsom. (What's in it for him since he intends to run for president and doesn't want to be accused of being "soft on crime"?) And in three years, they can go back to the prison board to petition for release.
(Josh Johnson) Dec. 17, 2024: Just announced, the first half of JJ's 2025 tour. Check out joshjohnsoncomedy.com/tour for dates and to sign up for the waitlist to be notified when performances are in a nearby city.
Hi Friends,
This week I wanted to share my thoughts on everything that is going on with Luigi Mangione and UnitedHealthcare assassination. Most people already know the story, but what I think few understand is the wider context of people’s anger at health insurance companies and the lifting up of someone they see as a vigilante.
Under Obamacare more people are insured than ever before. It getting passed meant companies could not deny one based on preexisting conditions or family history. Even with the coverage the actual likelihood of one paying into one's health insurance and actually being insured when we need it is unreasonably low.
Doctors, labs, and hospitals are out of network depending on who you have and whether we have Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, United Healthcare, Elevance, CVS Health, Kaiser Foundation, Humana, Centene Group, Cigna, or other health care services corporations are not immune to the possibility of having to pay more out of pocket than one can afford and being saddled with bills one has to fight with the insurance provider over.
All of us have to figure out a way forward. Some believe that it will be through legislation that curbed insurance companies' ability to deny and delay claims until the problem, or the person, goes away.
Luigi Mangione has been hailed or condemned on Twitter, TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook by what feels like everyone in the United States.
If viewers love these stories, Josh Johnson has a podcast that comes out every week: bit.ly/3NQmpio
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Any relation to Chuck? Why does no one mention that? Is it because all the Mangiones are nuts? We mean talented men full of potential. Americans LOVE guns. Americans hate insurance companies. Americans love bad boys. What did the Buddha teach? The Buddha taught that what happens to us in our lives has a lot to do with our karma (deeds). What is that karma based on? Karma is rooted in six causes: greed (lust), hatred (aversion/fear), delusion (wrong view) or nongreed, nonhatred, nondelusion. If we are not mindful of what roots are growing, what sprouts cannot surprise us.
(CBS News) Dec. 17, 2024: The man arrested in the killing assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson earlier this month has been indicted in New York on murder charges. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced the charges against Luigi Mangione on Tuesday. CBS News' Lilia Luciano and Anna Schecter break them down.
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America thirsts after suspected healthcare shooter, Don Trump Jr's new lady (but what about shapeshifter Republican Kimberly Guilfoyle?) and Clip of the Year
Insurance Justice Warrior Luigi?
(Jimmy Kimmel Live) Dec. 10, 2024: Time has unveiled its short list of nominees for "Person of the Year," is Mangione a shoo-in, America has been thirsting after alleged Healthcare assassin Luigi ❤ Mangione after a bunch of photos of him came out, Jim shares text exchanges between some staffers and their friends or relatives about it, people are making “fan cams” with tribute montages to the handsome and elite white killer, Don Jr. appears to have a new lady in his life, Trump nominated scorned monstrous shapeshifter and SF attorney Kimberly Guilfoyle (formerly Mrs. Gavin Newsom) for ambassador to Greece to give her something to do, Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara is a being floated as a possible replacement for Marco Rubio’s Senate seat, molester Matt Gaetz has a new gig more right-wing than FOX News, how big is a British man's penis (a mold of which is now on display at The Icelandic Phallological Museum), and Jim declares the viral clip of the year 2024 and speaks to the winner! #Kimmel
Trump's rambling lying Meet the Press interview, trip to Paris, suspected healthcare insurance CEO killer caught for eating McD's
(Jimmy Kimmel Live) Dec. 9, 2024: Clueless cops have apprehended a man in Pennsylvania named Luigi Mangione in the execution-style murder of the UnitedHealthCare CEO in Manhattan, the New York Mets signed outfielder Juan Soto to a $765 million deal (far eclipsing Dodger who is regarded as the greatest baseball player ever born), President Elect Trump was in Paris making an ass of himself and the nation over the weekend for the grand re-opening of a Catholic church named the Notre Dame Cathedral (which burned years ago causing tons of inexplicable lead in its roof to melt and contaminate God's holy house of ancient ET or Mud Flood technology), he spent some time with Prince William there, Dr. Jill Biden was seated next to him as he farted and soiled his adult diapers, letting off a putrid smell as she seemed to hold her breath at the Notre Dame ceremony and he used a photo of them together as an ad for his new official fragrance line for MAGA Hicks who want to smell awful, wife Melania was busy practicing her QVC skills selling some crappy Christmas ornaments on Fox & Friends, DJ had a long and rambling interview with Kristen Welker for “Meet the Press” where they had an exchange he made uncomfortable by repeatedly lying and trying to deceive her and getting mad that she was neither deceived nor taken in by his grade school bullying, he was awarded “Honorary Patriot of the Year” this weekend on Fox News, and while all of the Trump administration’s cabinet nominees have been very unsettling, it’s also a lot of fun for kids! #Kimme
New images show suspect in fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO
(ABC News) NEW YORK, United States - Dec. 4, 2024: ABC News has obtained images that show the suspect (deliberate assassin in a brazen targeted attack) in the fatal shooting execution of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
ABC News contributor and former NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce has what's next in the investigation.
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