"A man lit himself on fire outside of the courthouse where the Trump trial is underway, two law enforcement sources confirmed to CNN.
The man walked into the park across the street from the courthouse, throwing flyers into the air, a senior law enforcement official told CNN. He then pulled something out of a backpack — it was not immediately clear what the item was — and lit himself on fire, the official said.
Investigators are now fanning out to collect the flyers the unknown man threw into the air, another senior law enforcement official.
At least one person used a fire extinguisher to try to put out the blaze, and an EMT rushed up to the man and tried to render aid, according to CNN's Laura Coates, who narrated the scene unfolding in front of her outside the courthouse.
New York Police Department officials will brief the media from the park within the hour."
So looking at the guy's IG, it looks like his mom passed away in May 2022. Pretty much every post after that was political/conspiracy in nature. Maybe he suffered some kind of break when his mom died.
The Manifesto's TLDR: The man, Max Azzarello, set himself on fire to protest what he believes is an upcoming "apocalyptic fascist world coup" by the U.S. government and its allies.
He claims cryptocurrency is a multi-trillion dollar Ponzi scheme created by wealthy and powerful people to ultimately collapse the world economy. He alleges the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and others were intentional acts to allow the perpetrators to siphon out money before the crypto Ponzi scheme becomes insolvent. He says the U.S. government, including both Republican and Democratic administrations, is secretly controlled by financial criminals engaged in kleptocracy. He believes major companies like Google, Apple, etc. were used to funnel money into the crypto Ponzi scheme. He argues that Harvard University and cultural products like The Simpsons have been vehicles for organized crime and brainwashing the public. He contends that for decades, the public has been bombarded with messages promoting division, hopelessness and the death of the American Dream to weaken resistance. He frames his self-immolation as an act of revolution against what he sees as a "totalitarian doomsday cult" that intends to establish fascist dystopia.
Lifegoesonforever on April 19th, 2024 at 18:15 UTC »
"A man lit himself on fire outside of the courthouse where the Trump trial is underway, two law enforcement sources confirmed to CNN.
The man walked into the park across the street from the courthouse, throwing flyers into the air, a senior law enforcement official told CNN. He then pulled something out of a backpack — it was not immediately clear what the item was — and lit himself on fire, the official said.
Investigators are now fanning out to collect the flyers the unknown man threw into the air, another senior law enforcement official.
At least one person used a fire extinguisher to try to put out the blaze, and an EMT rushed up to the man and tried to render aid, according to CNN's Laura Coates, who narrated the scene unfolding in front of her outside the courthouse.
New York Police Department officials will brief the media from the park within the hour."
They-Call-Me-Taylor on April 19th, 2024 at 18:58 UTC »
So looking at the guy's IG, it looks like his mom passed away in May 2022. Pretty much every post after that was political/conspiracy in nature. Maybe he suffered some kind of break when his mom died.
No-Pangolin-7571 on April 19th, 2024 at 19:11 UTC »
Here is his manifesto.
The Manifesto's TLDR: The man, Max Azzarello, set himself on fire to protest what he believes is an upcoming "apocalyptic fascist world coup" by the U.S. government and its allies.
He claims cryptocurrency is a multi-trillion dollar Ponzi scheme created by wealthy and powerful people to ultimately collapse the world economy. He alleges the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and others were intentional acts to allow the perpetrators to siphon out money before the crypto Ponzi scheme becomes insolvent. He says the U.S. government, including both Republican and Democratic administrations, is secretly controlled by financial criminals engaged in kleptocracy. He believes major companies like Google, Apple, etc. were used to funnel money into the crypto Ponzi scheme. He argues that Harvard University and cultural products like The Simpsons have been vehicles for organized crime and brainwashing the public. He contends that for decades, the public has been bombarded with messages promoting division, hopelessness and the death of the American Dream to weaken resistance. He frames his self-immolation as an act of revolution against what he sees as a "totalitarian doomsday cult" that intends to establish fascist dystopia.