People upset about jokes on X and Bluesky about the targeted hit on the UnitedHealthcare CEO apparently haven't been to TikTok.
The video below has 10 million views, 1.3 million likes, and 25k comments so far, and, suffice to say, the comments are not of a mourning nature.
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The video below has 10 million views, 1.3 million likes, and 25k comments so far, and, suffice to say, the comments are not of a mourning nature.
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Dang, I haven't heard the phrase "got got" since Kimmy said it on The Wire in season 3!
My daughter and I are both disabled and can’t afford health coverage at all right now because the state we live in sabotaged the ACA marketplace by not expanding Medicaid.
Sending 💜 to you and your child.
to tone police
A burning dumpster
The Evil Empire incarnent.
Like a very big private healthcare corporation.
The creator’s introductory comment for this music video is “deny the claim defend the lawsuit depose the patient is some otherworldly type of evil.”
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That’s the US: so f-ed up and hung on maximum profit for a few that only real blood must flow before any chance of change!
The guy doesn't even get enough time to contemplate why he's being deposed and how much of a shitheel he was in life to deserve this fate
Formalize it and make them feel the impending dread
https://www.tiktok.com/@pearlmania500/video/7444679403155606827
https://open.spotify.com/wrapped/share/share-22333926774b412da3b1aef1426c1229?si=0wWNRFZcTEqooDmI5-knIw&track-id=0q1FeGOHG0q6OtAhyNRnEb
https://open.spotify.com/track/7n73nUlaFricnQxak5a2kG?si=VPcgRE9TRGmXD4kMrz_Ehg&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A3Q48reORc8Ex4xTsFuYQGf
https://youtube.com/@joedevitomusic?feature=shared
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6og2wDyZpFxIMlWAavOIUY?si=POM4bwo_SF2wQq6Vq5RN4g
“My thoughts and prayers for his family were denied prior authorization.”
“My empathy is out of network.”
“This claim for sympathy has been denied.”
There are tens of thousands of them.
Lawmakers would do well to pay attention
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Lawmakers are gonna feel real pressure from big money to put it down.
More importantly, how responsive are their representatives going to be when both Democrats and Republicans are heavily funded by the health insurance industry?
The words appeared to reference common tactics by insurers and their lawyers to delay payment, deny claims, and defend their actions.
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https://apnews.com/article/unitedhealthcare-ceo-manhattan-shooting-death-7f6581ba6b0b520938d82c361e77a83c
Jonathan Greenblatt recently said, “We reallllly have a TikTok problem.”
If TikTok continues to serve as a platform for powerful critiques of capitalism, we’ll likely see others major players join that push.
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I’d argue that X is doing far more to destabilize the US than TikTok given it’s now serving as an accelerator for racism, misogyny, xenophobia, and political polarization.
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https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYfpsNTP/
https://www.tiktok.com/@joedevitosongs/photo/7445160650164145454?lang=en
This creator’s introductory comment is “And medical violence is always wrong, but only when it flows one way.”
One million views, 182k likes so far.
(Direct link: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYfshson/)
h/t @kimlacapria.bsky.social
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https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYPatHJ5/
those who make it easier for the super-wealthy
to get away with everything
who take their money with glee
should indeed take heed.
https://youtube.com/shorts/prz39jakuWg
Do you think the CEOs of UHG and UHC have drastically different views on claim rejection or do you think maybe he got the job as ceo of UHC because they are aligned in this and many other terrible things as well?
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/04/unitedhealth-cancels-investor-day-after-reports-of-executive-shot-in-manhattan.html
I hope people keep it that way because I might have to mute the thread soon, lol.