Chelsea Manning @xychelsea.tv speaks out on the unusual way the Luigi Mangione case is getting handled in front of the federal court appearance location:
youtu.be/jtIh-UeX4D0
Chelsea Manning @xychelsea.tv speaks out on the unusual way the Luigi Mangione case is getting handled in front of the federal court appearance location:
youtu.be/jtIh-UeX4D0
If found guilty, Luigi Mangione will have to enroll in a UnitedHealthcare plan, which will surely lead to an early, yet preventable, death.
The federal trial will now likely happen before the state trial. As per Karen Agnifilos request in court today #innercitypress #NYC
Luigi looked overall healthy 👏🏻💙 Also, a reminder from the judge:
Karen Friedman Agnifilo, Marc Agnifilo, Jacob Kaplan, and Sofia Agnifilo outside of the Federal Courthouse for today's arraignment hearing 📸👏🏻 #NYC #LuigiMangione
This doesn’t mean that the Italian government will necessarily want to get involved, but it is a big deal: we now know that Luigi is an Italian citizen — and in the past, the Italian government has intervened to avoid the execution of its citizens.
The U.S. Department of Justice will seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, charged with the murder of Brian Thompson. A request that-according to the Attorney General's explicit statement-is part of President Trump's 'anti-crime and security agenda.' So, exemplary punishment, with overtly political ends Which parallels the Justice Secretary's intention to reinstate the death penalty in all US states. We consider the death penalty an aberration of law and, above all, we consider it monstrous that a man's life and death-whatever his crime (yet to be proven)-can be used for propaganda purposes. Mangione has dual U.S. and Italian citizenship, and in similar cases Italian justice ministers have always intervened to avert the death penalty, which has been abolished in our country. We await Nordio's timely intervention and expect President Meloni visiting Trump to raise the issue
Some Luigi Mangione news:
The Italian Greens and Left Alliance officially requested that PM Meloni intervene as Mangione holds the Italian citizenship; adding that Italy has banned the DP in 1948 and has always worked to protect its citizens from execution.
My translation of the MP’s post:
False: it was a note, not a “love letter”
Heart-shaped note found in socks sent to Luigi Mangione, prosecutors say
Reddit had also reportedly been flagging the name Luigi as violent speech. A *million* Italians have that first name
UPDATE:
Luigi Mangione's trial official website has released a series of guidelines on how to verify if any mail addressed to him has been received, along with a statement:
"Note that in instances where part of a return addrss did not survive te photocopy gauntlet, I have substituted a "?" for the missing name, zip or date. Thank you again to everyone who took the time to write. I look forward to hearing more in the future.
-Luigi"
"I hope this catalog provides transparency into the mail process, which is my means of communication with the outside world while in pre-trial detention. The above format is chosen to maintain anonymity, while simultaneously allowing self-identification." (cont)
I hope this catalog provides transparency into the mail process, which is my means of communication with the outside world while in pre-trial detention. The above format is chosen to maintain anonymity, while simultaneously allowing self-identification. Note that in instances where part of a return addrss did not survive te photocopy gauntlet, I have substituted a "?" for the missing name, zip or date. Thank you again to everyone who took the time to write. I look forward to hearing more in the future. -Luigi"
A final statement from Luigi himself:
"Forgive my engineering background if this feels a bit technical, but I know the people who took the time and spent the money sending letters will appreciate verifying their letters' receipt." (cont)
The remaining pages available here:
www.luigimangioneinfo.com/pages/faq/
Series of images with numbers and dates of mail received, with initials.
page 2
page 3
page 4
"Below is Luigi’s catalog of all mail received by him to date. This mail catalog is provided to demonstrate the communication and information barriers faced by Luigi, which have been exacerbated by inaccurate media reports about his mail."
An excerpt:
How do I know if Luigi is receiving the mail I’m sending to him? Luigi is currently receiving between 5-10 letters per day, often weeks or months later, due to the high volume of mail from around the country and world. Despite recent reporting, Luigi very much welcomes mail and tries to personally respond to many of the letters received. We are working on strategies to increase the quantity of mail being delivered to Luigi on a daily basis. Several recent articles have contained explicit misinformation about our client and the case. In response, we are exercising our right to correct these inaccuracies and provide the public with truthful information. Our goal is to ensure that the facts are accurately represented and that our client's right to a fair trial is upheld. Please note that Luigi’s defense team is mindful of the ethical guidelines set forth in United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York Local Rule 23.1 and New York Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 3.6 regarding pre-trial publicity. These rules emphasize the importance of not making extrajudicial statements that could materially prejudice a legal proceeding. However, these rules also provide exceptions that allow defendants to respond to public statements that mischaracterize facts.
UPDATE:
Luigi Mangione's trial official website has released a series of guidelines on how to verify if any mail addressed to him has been received, along with a statement:
Luigi Mangione's response to a mum with an ill daughter has been shared today in this piece:
ashelby.substack.com/p/warrior-je...
"Your daughter is blessed to have a mother who loves her so much and ffights for her so relentlessly.
Best,
Luigi Mangione"
"It requires my address and registration #52503-511). if you are able to send a photo of you/your daughter or the mosaic, it would mean a great deal to me. I will put it up on my prison cell wall next to your letter."
"Dear Karen, your letter is the first one to make me tear up. I am so, so sorry for what you and your daughter senselessly had to endure. Pictures sent via mail are photocopied in a blurry blck and white, but if you use "free prints" (app) you are able to send me one in color."
"Dear Karen, your letter is the first one to make me tear up. I am so, so sorry for what you and your daughter senselessly had to endure. Pictures sent via mail are photocopied in a blurry blck and white, but if you use "free prints" (app) you are able to send me one in color. It requires my address and registration #52503-511). if you are able to send a photo of you/your daughter or the mosaic, it would mean a great deal to me. I will put it up on my prison cell wall next to your letter. Your daughter is blessed to have a mother who loves her so much and ffights for her so relentlessly. Best, Luigi Mangione"
Luigi's response:
the Christ in Majesty mosaic at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. A golden mosaic with an imponent sitting Jesus figure, raising his hands to the sky.
She also sent him an image of a mosaic that she called "Warrior Jesus".
"A few days after sending the letter (...), Karen’s daughter was back in the hospital. (...) Since the events of December 4th, (...) Karen’s perspective had changed. “I stopped groveling in gratitude that I even had health insurance once I realized how much money those bastards make on us.”
"(...) she briefly told Mangione about her daughter’s medical struggles and how UHC had worked overtime to deny her daughter necessary medical care, and how those delays worsened her daughter’s health dramatically. She added, “I will never forget you, and I will keep up the fight in your name.”
Luigi Mangione's response to a mum with an ill daughter has been shared today in this piece:
ashelby.substack.com/p/warrior-je...
