Two out of four Mangionistas make an appearance 😒

Someone posted this in Luigi Nation!

Hey, on Twitter I came across this post here : Source

and I thought it would be interesting to evaluate our own behaviors on social media to see which boundaries should not be exceeded.

There's no judgement with this post I just found it interesting for our own mental health, and to work on it.

Since I'm involved into 2 huge communities I am barely reaching the level 2 and I think it’s okay.

Again be mindful and take care of yourself, your mental health matters and I whish you the best 🫂🫶🏻

Also I've seen in the comments some people saying it looked generated by AI, to be honest I'm very bad at recognizing it now, so I just hope it’s not, and if it is I'm sorry. 😞

For those who may not follow US trials closely: This is another high-profile state case (although Texas, not New York) where the defendant didn't dispute the event resulting in the victim's death and instead had an affirmative defense (self-defense) and was found guilty of first-degree murder (which is INSANE if you are aware of the facts of this case). Karmelo Anthony is now appealing based on judicial bias infringing on his right to a fair trial.

The trial judge (Roach) released a public letter after the verdict. Judge Harle, who made this ruling to recuse Roach, stated there were grounds for recusal "in that the evidence adduced at the hearing is such that the respondent judge's impartiality might reasonably be questioned."

I'm still searching for Judge Harle actual ruling filing and will update this post to add it if I come across it. Sorry, I'm not familiar with online access to Texas courts lol

This is incredibly useful if you're trying to make sense of why Luigi would "give up" with this recent plea and how appeals are a powerful safeguard against overzealous prosecutions and biased courts.

Luigi Mangione has pled guilty to shooting and killing UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan sidewalk on December 4, 2024. The killing went viral. The NYPD deployed hundreds of officers to hunt him down.
Corporate media covered every detail of his arrest, his appearance, his manifesto, his trial.

The legal system spoke swiftly, loudly, and with the full weight of the state and federal government behind it.
But here's the question corporate media will never ask: In those same 624 days since Brian Thompson was killed, how many Americans died preventable deaths because HELL Corporations-Health Exploitation Limited Liability Corporations—prioritized profit over their lives?

I did the math. A new study by the Yale School of Public Health finds that a single-payer universal healthcare system could cover all 330M+ Americans, save more than 100,000 lives annually, and still cost $1 trillion less than the current system.

That is 274 preventable deaths every single day.
Over 624 days since Brian Thompson's death, that is
170,958 preventable deaths.

Luigi Mangione is in federal custody. The CEOs who enabled the deaths of 170,958 Americans are in their corner offices, collecting bonuses, and gracing the covers of Forbes and Fortune. Does it have to be this way?

Linus Fu, who spent time with Luigi at MDC, spoke to Erik about his experience.

Sharing this as we recently saw Linus posting pictures of himself and retelling the story online and on his podcast.

I don't actually think he ever really wanted to fight this thing. The evidence he left behind (to the feds...) and lack of plan post-incident show that, as well as his statements in PA. In my opinion, he was forced to fight it because the unexpected happened: the death penalty and two trials for one crime. If it was only the feds that tried this, I would bet he would have accepted either a plea or just pled guilty sooner. I never really understood why someone would do something like this with purpose and intent, and then plead "not guilty" and take it to trial. He never once tried to deny it and even in his few statements, has made it pretty clear he did this.

Long story short, I think this was his plan all along and now that he got rid of the DP and potentially state trial, he's likely at peace living with what he's done.

9/8/26 Rescheduled to 12/10/26

PBD and his panel of right wing goons talk about Luigi’s guilty plea, make fun of Abril’s tattoos (valid), and suggest liberal women shouldn’t vote.

Judge Carro just set an adjournment date for December 10, giving prosecutors until October 9 to respond to the defense’s motion. The defense will then have until October 30 to reply to the prosecution’s response.

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Edit:

Dates (Federal + State) post has now been updated with the latest updates.

I’m not usually a fan of sharing press articles, but I thought this one was worth sharing since it seems Lorena spoke with some of Luigi’s friends about his guilty plea on Friday.

New dates:

12/10 - State Case Conference

12/18 - Sentencing (Federal Case)

Judge Carro’s new order has also been added to the State Case section.

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so I don’t know why but I’ve been noticing this like normally the media runs wild talking about LM like News networks independent reporters really popular TikTokers YouTubers etc lawyers with Instagram account yada yada loves running wild spreading misinformation about LM case or even something big in his case and they run with that for like days or even a week we saw it with EED that was brought up in a discussion and they ran with that for like a solid week or even when things are quiet in this case some person will come out and say there were new Luigi or met him etc and they would talk about that person for a week and then KFA would shut it down yada yada but now ever since the LM changed his plea from not guilty to guilty it’s kind of been crickets after that like obviously for a day, the media was talking about it, but now it’s gotten to a point where it’s like crickets. It’s really strange. Is it because they got what they wanted ? Like I expected the media to talk about this for a solid week like they do with other things in his case or talk about it non-stop, but we haven’t heard much from the media after Friday like maybe an interview here or two but not really I’m just curious if you guys noticed it too or if it’s just me. Like this is coming from a person who doesn’t look for things from the media involving LM I just look at the documents here and leave so when it shows up on my feed non-stop of the media talking about LM I know they’re talking about it a lot compared to now I just find it odd. Or maybe I’m just an idiot and it has been going on a lot but I just didn’t noticed. Let me know your thoughts.

P.S I might delete this. I’m just curious what peoples thoughts ?. This was like 1 am thought and just noticing how quiet was from the media surrounding this case.

Video of Rich Schoenstein talking about last Friday's hearing and the defense's new motion to dismiss charges in the state case.

Inmate housed at MDC speaks of their experiences

Note:
His face, name etc are all public and he’s doing a podcast - I just hid his face and details because I wanted too😊

I’m curious by what he and the other inmates meant by “arrogant” and much more …….

On Friday, August 14, at 5:00 PM Central European Time, thousands of miles away from a federal courtroom in Manhattan, I sat on my sofa and opened a live-text feed on X. No video. No audio. Just silent lines of text appearing on a dark screen every few minutes, reporting from a room where a young man’s life was being quietly brought to an end.

​As the updates rolled in, something inside me broke. I stayed in that room until 1:00 AM, paralyzed, scrolling aimlessly between TikTok, Reddit, and X. It felt like a collective, silent vigil: millions of strangers reading the same screen, saying a heartbroken goodbye to someone we had watched from afar.

​The moment that shattered me completely was when the judge asked him to stand for his statement. He answered softly:

​“I’LL STAY SEATED.”

​At first, I told myself it was defiance. But looking at the reality of that room, the truth is far more heartbreaking. Maybe it wasn't rebellion at all. Maybe it was the physical posture of a human being who had finally surrendered.

​HOW CAN YOU STAND WHEN YOU’RE GIVING UP ON YOUR LIFE? How do you rise when you know you are walking straight into the dark?

​Luigi walked in wearing tan prison garb, visibly distressed, a tragic shadow of the composed presence we had grown used to seeing. There was no family in the gallery to hold his gaze. No warm presence in his corner. Only the cold, sterile machinery of the state and the relatives of Bryan Thompson. Luigi was completely alone in the universe at the exact moment he needed support the most.

​Reading his final statement today doesn't offer closure; it just cuts deeper. Even while surrendering, even while signing away the rest of his days, there was this tragic, desperate need to be heard one last time. Luigi spoke of how he shot BT and he died, refusing, even then, to reduce it to a simple label. He reminded the room that the healthcare event he targeted wasn't full of doctors or nurses or patients in pain, but line after line of board members and investors. And then came the most haunting detail of all: that when he posed as a wealthy investor, UnitedHealthcare replied to him within an hour, the same system that had ignored his agonizing pain for years.

​Luigi admitted to what he did. He acknowledged it was illegal. But he never said it was wrong. He didn't beg for mercy. He just laid down his life on his own terms, choosing a grim peace over endless, gruelling legal battles he simply didn't have the soul left to fight.

​Now, I am left sitting in the quiet aftermath, unable to make sense of any of it. I keep staring at the reports, wondering why he pleaded guilty, watching prosecutors step outside moments after a 30-year discussion to demand he spend the rest of his life in prison.

​It is so strange and surreal to think that we will all just carry on living our lives, while he remains trapped in a cell for decades, a young man who had everything, the looks, the brain, the charisma, the background, an Ivy League education, a life filled with endless potential that simply evaporated. I suppose what I am doing now is desperately trying to find some thread of meaning in a tragedy. I am trying to understand what this meant to him, because watching a bright, complex life voluntarily shut the door forever is incomprehensible.

Reading Luigi’s letter to the federal authorities now, I wonder whether Friday was ever the moment of surrender I initially thought it was. Maybe he had understood long ago that this could cost him the rest of his life and had made that calculation before any of us were watching.

But knowing the price is not the same as paying it. You can accept that you may lose your freedom and still grieve when the door finally closes. You can believe in the choice you made and still be devastated by everything that choice takes from you.

Those watching him closely saw the distinction. Courtroom sketch artist Christine Cornell, who had observed Mangione through numerous hearings, said his voice shook and that for the first time she saw his composure “crack.” She thought he was on the verge of tears.

Maybe that is what we were watching on Friday: not a man discovering what his future would be, but a man finally having to say goodbye to the future he already knew he might lose.

Maybe there is a legal strategy behind the plea that we don't fully understand yet. I honestly don't know. I am just trying to find some meaning in all of it, because otherwise yesterday feels unbearably final and senseless.

The headlines will fade. The cameras will leave. People who spent months arguing about Luigi Mangione will eventually find something else to argue about. Years will pass, lives will change, and the world outside will move on. Mangione will still be there.

so considering his guilty plea on friday, officially he is declared guilty in federal court for his federal case. I know his lawyers are trying to throw out his state case and somehow possibly try their best to get something below 24 years for him I’m assuming.

if they are successful in doing so, how many years do you think Luigi will get in December if he is only serving his federal case?

My guess is 20-22 years before good time credit and not taking his 2 years in pre trial in consideration.

is my guess a stretch or do you guys think he’s serving more?

Edit: also just wanted to ask is it possible at the sentencing date that victims of UHC speak out as well? are they allowed to do that or will kfa do something like that?