Luigi Mangione

cross-posted from: https://lemmus.org/post/12574737

Now There’s a Luigi Mangione Musical Coming to San Francisco in June, and It’s Already Selling Out

Hope this is okay to share. I wanted to write something poignant to the crap going on. I recorded this last week, finished mastering it Tuesday. Submitted it to my distribution service for upload to the major streaming services, so it'll be on Spotify and other things in a week or so. I wanted to share it sooner, though.

https://soundcloud.com/oldbottleblack/prowling

Prowling by Old Bottle Black.

   I thought animals
   Were always on the prowl
   
   Turns out they were doing other things

 
   Delay, defend, deny.
   I don't kill for fun.
   Took my shot now someone's  doing time.

   I thought animals
   Were always on the prowl
 
   I learned all I know
   When I was a child
   Turns out they were teaching other things
 
   Honey's from the bees
   Grapes fall off the vine
   You keep yours and I will stick to mine
 
   I thought animals
   Were always on the prowl

   Turns out they were doing other things

(for the music nerds: the droning riff and solo are played on a 1957 Rickenbacker 425. The rhythm track was on a 1960 Rickenbacker 450. I used a '74 Fender Musicmaster bass through a '64 Bassman. I put the guitars through a JCM800 and used delay and the amp's drive own drive for distortion. I did the vocals through an SM58 using a Soyuz preamp.)

Cross-posted from "Luigi Mangione Musical Set to Debut Next Month. The Entire Run Is Already Sold Out" by @return2ozma@lemmy.world in !news@lemmy.world

The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan has been recused from Luigi Mangione's case.

"The Government also writes to inform the Court that United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, is recused from this matter," attorneys from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York said in a letter to Judge Margaret Garnett on Wednesday.

Newsweek has contacted the district for comment via email. Mangione's attorneys have also been contacted for comment via email. Luigi Mangione in court

Mangione, 26, is facing federal and state charges in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a New York City hotel in December.

He pleaded not guilty to a federal murder charge last Friday. Federal prosecutors have declared their intent to seek the death penalty. Mangione pleaded not guilty to state murder and terrorism charges in December.

The letter did not explain why Clayton recused from the case, but said that Perry Carbone, the district's criminal division chief, will serve as the attorney for the United States in the case.

"Mr. Carbone has conveyed the same to the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, which confirmed that it will in turn notify the Attorney General," the letter said.

President Donald Trump announced in April that Clayton, a former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, would serve as interim U.S. attorney for Southern District of New York while the administration pursues Senate confirmation for him to serve in the role full-time.

Wednesday's letter also amended an earlier letter to Garnett that described the handling of a recorded jail call between Mangione and his attorney, Karen Friedman Agnifilo.

The earlier letter has said that a paralegal at the New York County District Attorney's Office (DANY) had "immediately stopped listening" to the call after recognizing it as an attorney call.

"In fact, the paralegal listened to the entire call, then subsequently informed DANY prosecutors about the identities of the people with whom the defendant spoke," Wednesday's letter said.

"DANY thereafter handled the matter as described in our previous letter. Moreover, DANY notified defense counsel of these facts in an email, dated April 22, 2025, thus, counsel was aware of this information prior to arraignment."

Mangione is next due in federal court on December 5. His next appearance in the state case is set for June 26.

No trial date has been set in either case, but his defense team have said they want the federal case to take precedent because it involves the death penalty.

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Google translate: https://www-fanpage-it.translate.goog/politica/stati-uniti-chiedono-pena-di-morte-per-luigi-mangione-avs-meloni-intervenga-per-evitarlo/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp

A post from the politician (I think; in Italian): https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1074117641205156&id=100058207894902

So I've been thinking of vigilantism writ-large. Wouldn't it be most prudent to remove billionaires with the most beneficiaries to ensure the most dilution of their wealth? We've seen the there's a huge Murdoch fight regarding the multiple heirs, shouldn't the concerned citizens create more upheaval like that?

Summary:

Economics correspondent Paul Solman is exploring the impact on communities in Massachusetts after a private equity firm bought struggling hospitals. In his second report, he looks at how private equity's increasing role in health care is affecting patients.

Excerpt:

Paul Solman:

So, now the key question, the results of private equity in health care.

Well, Dr. Song and associates have studied Medicare data of more than half-a-million patients in hospitals after private equity takeovers. Their findings?

Dr. Zirui Song:

On average, across the country, private equity acquisitions of hospitals have led to a roughly 25 percent increase in patient adverse events.

Paul Solman:

Really? Like what?

Dr. Zirui Song:

This was driven by an increase in central line-associated bloodstream infections and an increase in patient falls, as well as doubling roughly of surgical side infections relative to a control group or comparison group of hospitals that looked like the private equity hospitals, but were not acquired by private equity firms.