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This story keeps getting more & more felicitous by the story!

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“He was a person with a deep sense of empathy and clear passion for improving access to care. Our hearts are with his family and his colleagues during this difficult time.”

Really?

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198 points

Notice how it’s a statement from another insurer

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I’d argue his company’s dramatic increase in denial rates to double the industry average is objective proof that is wrong.

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24 points

for shareholders

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I’ve instituted a new and innovative AI algorithm that determines whether my heart goes out to someone who died, as a first pass measure. It really increases the efficiency in determining who deserves my sympathy.

Oh? It has just output: “Deny, Defend, Depose”. How curious.

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21 points

They were referring to improving access to care for share holders … not the medical care of clients

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42 points

Probably just AI generated slop. Didn’t even bother with using the in house PR team on it.

“Generate a sympathetic statement for death of person. Keep it under 50 words.”

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26 points

Getting an AI written eulogy because no human being would do it is hillariously Douglas Adamesque.

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5 points

That’s actually an ethical use of AI. People shouldn’t have to write untrue nice things about reprehensible individuals just because they died. That’s gotta cause some sort of weird psychological damage.

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They’re in the same business. They have to believe that what they are doing is advancing access to care by making sure the companies are solvent. It doesn’t matter what the truth is. To quote George Constanza- “It’s not a lie if you believe it”

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Upton Sinclair — ‘It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.’

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5 points

Everybody is the hero in their own movie.

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I doubt those at the top believe in anything other than the almighty dollar.

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ohhhhh…this statement is about the CEO

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20 points

Even psychopaths can have empathy for their close ones…

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27 points

Hitler loved his dog.

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They usually don’t, though. Some of them can pretend, but it’s often rather hard to live with a psychopath. Lack of empathy is part of the definition.

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41 points

Seems reasonable, it must be tough for the family and friends of the guy on the run.

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54 points

This statement is in direct conflict with his actions.

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Legit I thought this was about the assassin when I first started reading this.

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Meanwhile, citing the recent killing of Thompson, Centene, a major health insurer, said it would be moving its planned in-person investor day in New York City next week to virtual, according to a statement from the company on Friday. “All of us at Centene are deeply saddened by Brian Thompson’s death and want to express our support for all of those affected. Health insurance is a big industry and a small community; many members of the CenTeam crossed paths with Brian during their careers,” said Centene Chief Executive Officer, Sarah M. London. “He was a person with a deep sense of empathy and clear passion for improving access to care. Our hearts are with his family and his colleagues during this difficult time.”

Holy yumping yimminy, their gaslighting!

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He was a person with a deep sense of empathy and clear passion for improving access to care.

The more they say this shit, the more working folk wake up what this is really about.

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Anyone who believes health insurance is about healthcare is deeply blessed to have not had to use it before.

It’s an industry built on denying care.

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When you right wing nut friends are gloating with you as left wing nut, you know that these “leaders” fucked up big time.

I never seen such alignment within my life time.

Christmas is finally gonna be a proper family affair too!

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All insurance is built on denying payouts. That’s the entire mechanism by which they extract profit.

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47 points

Whatever happened to “everyone needs to return to the office”?

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Not those everyones.

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Health insurance is a big industry

Yes, that’s the issue. That’s the part you need to understand.

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Working from home? So lazy!

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a big industry and a small community

Translation: many billions in the pockets of few people.

Deny. Defend. Depose.

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It was a great message but it doesn’t work as a slogan or rallying call - (delay) deny and defend are their tactics, that was the joke.

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The NYPD already clarified that the shell casing said “delay”, not “defend”. Please stop spreading misinformation.

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Actually, it was 4 casings, saying Delay, Deny, Depose, and Defend. Also, even if it wasn’t, “misinformation” is WAY too dramatic a term to use for making a common mistake about a word when that word is usually used to describe deliberately spreading disinformation.

Besides, speaking of misinformation, “the NYPD clarified” doesn’t hold a lot of weight without confirmation from a more trustworthy source.

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What about this is gaslighting exactly?

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Gaslighting generally refers to the act of telling a person obviously untrue things as if it were the truth, usually repeatedly until the person starts to question themselves.

It’s become a popular phrase used to describe tactics of abusers in relationships.

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I am aware of the definition. How does this statement cause anyone to question their own senses?

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Hes 3 steps ahead here. There’s no chance in hell it’s his water bottle.

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Besides being a folk hero this man also exposed just how shiti police is actually their jobs if the person is skilled and well prepared.

This guy entered NYC anon, did charity work for the US working class, existed anon.

Police along with alphabet boys are sitting with dicks in their hands drip feeding media this idiotic stories that get more silly as time progresses.

Didn’t they have a TV show about how you need to catch the perp within 48 hours or otherwise it is very unlikely yo be easily solved?

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There’s no way the alphabet boys give a shit about this

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what’s your reasoning for this take?

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Considering the history of alphabet orgs performing operations for the benefit of the wealthy few and corporations, I’d imagine they care quite a bit about this, especially considering how many slightly left leaning democracies in South and Central America were toppled by the CIA.

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There’s no way the alphabet boys give a shit about this

You sure about that?

https://apnews.com/article/unitedhealthcare-ceo-manhattan-shooting-death-dee5ad726a345a8209ecc0df7e44756e

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Pretty sure the 48 hours was about missing people. Generally because it’s hard to keep a person restrained and alive for an extended period, it’s easier to just dispose of them and try to take any ransom demanded anyway.

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First 48 is also a show about murder detectives working a case within the first 2 days after the murder. The likelihood of the case going cold after the first 48 hours goes up exponentially the longer the file stays open.

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Leave the NYPD alone, do you know how hard it is to murder minorities over fare skipping? And now you expect them to do actual detective work? They don’t even get to use all that fancy military equipment!

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Prior to the surveillance state, cops solved a minuscule amount of actual crimes. Now they solve a less minuscule amount of crimes.

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Step 1: Grab a random bottle your saw an old lady throw out, whom could in no way be mistaken as you.

Step 2: ???

Step 3: Deny, Defend, Depose?

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At this point I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s dressed as a cop pretending to look for himself

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I wonder if that backpack was intentionally placed by someone who sympathizes with the assassin. Its been four days. Someone could have easily placed that backpack just to mess with the investigation.

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Random school kid who “accidentally” dropped his backpack while running away from a bully, nothing to see here officer, move along.

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Yeah, there’s no way that was planned.

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They know he ditched the backpack in central park. He had it on when he went in and off when he left.

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That doesn’t mean this backpack was the backpack he carried.

I hope it’s not someone trolling the cops. That just gets them wrapped up in it and possibly cops looking at them as more evidence.

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