the shot heard 'round the world 5: the suppressor heard 'round the world introduction december 4, 2024brian thompson, the ceo of unitedhealth group, crumples onto a frigid manhattan sidewalk outside a polished luxury hotel. his blood pools into filthy gutter water, mixing million-dollar power with the stench of rotting trash. the scent in the air is a strange alchemy: stale exhaust fumes, designer perfume from tourists gawking nearby, and the faint bitterness of burned coffee drifting from a starbucks half a block away. the citys neon haze reflects in greasy puddles, casting distorted halos around thompsons lifeless body. the man was a symbol of americas bloated healthcare beastan industry that sells survival at a premiumnow reduced to a mortal ruin in an instant of violent punctuation.
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