The disgraced journalist Taylor Lorenz adopted the person who allegedly murdered UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on X, it has now emerged.
Authorities in New York arrested former Ivy League scholar Luigi Mangione on Monday following a nationwide manhunt within the wake of Thompson’s homicide.
Thompson, 50, was shot within the chest by a masked man on Wednesday morning, exterior the Hilton lodge in Midtown Manhattan in what was understood to be a focused assault. He was taken to hospital and was later pronounced lifeless.
Police have since found quite a lot of incriminating proof, together with a handgun outfitted with a silencer, a number of pretend identification paperwork, and a handwritten manifesto expressing his disgust in opposition to the healthcare business.
Lorenz, a former Washington Put up reporter and far-left activist, responded to his assasination by trying to justify his homicide.
“And other people marvel why we wish these executives lifeless,” Lorenz wrote on Bluesky, citing a report that one insurance coverage supplier will now not cowl the prices of anesthesia.
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Following Mangione’s arrest on Monday, it has emerged that Lorenz adopted him on the X platform. No additional particulars are recognized about their relationship.
Look who was following the alleged ass*ssin pic.twitter.com/gjFSUrNtKI
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) December 9, 2024
What do you know @TaylorLorenz?
Have been you the particular person Luigi Mangione was speaking to on his burner telephone?
Lorenz adopted @PepMangione earlier than he was recognized to the general public or a POI with lower than 900 followers on @x
Are you able to inform us the date when Lorenz adopted Mangione @elonmusk?… https://t.co/25OKS0MIfw pic.twitter.com/ZNLgbaktUs
— Kylie Jane Kremer (@KylieJaneKremer) December 9, 2024
Taylor Lorenz after the United Healthcare killer was arrested:
Deranged. pic.twitter.com/S3cEzGPAkA
— Adam Sabes (@asabes10) December 9, 2024
In the meantime, Semafor reported on Monday that Vox would now not distribute Lorenz’s podcast:
Vox Media is ending its deal to distribute Taylor Lorenz’s podcast and YouTube present. The corporate had a short-term partnership with the high-profile tech reporter that’s set to run out originally of the 12 months, Semafor has discovered.
The corporate introduced its partnership with Lorenz earlier this 12 months in Axios, which dubbed the distribution deal a “large win” for the corporate, because it tried to accomplice with premiere podcast expertise on distribution, monetization and technique.
Nonetheless, whereas Lorenz stays one of the vital talked-about journalists in digital media, her social media persona is a magnet for criticism each for her and for media firms related together with her.
Vox fires Taylor Lorenz.
Apparently it was an excessive amount of for Vox to have somebody on their payroll that thinks, “Sure, “we” need insurance coverage executives lifeless.” pic.twitter.com/GrD8lik75S
— Steve Visitor (@SteveGuest) December 9, 2024
It’s unclear whether or not the choice was linked to her feedback or latest conduct, though Vox declare the choice was taken earlier than Thompson’s homicide.
