Man Sets Himself on Fire Near Courthouse Where Trump Is on Trial - eviltoast

Not much info at time of posting what prompted the man to do so

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        7 months ago

        Look at humanity, how can you not laugh at the idiocy of people. No matter the persons motivation, they are an idiot for doing it.

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          7 months ago

          After reading a few articles, this is someone suffering from a bad case of mental illness leading them to conspiratorial thinking and self-harm. He picked the trial purely for attention. It’s all quite sad.

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            7 months ago

            Mental health and conspiracies don’t negate idiocy. You can feel bad and laugh at the idiot