Remember that even in the darkest time that there is still hope

[sabotabby]

 Poll #xxxx Heartwarming!

Poll #32338 Heartwarming!

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 41

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Which was the most heartwarming story of last week?

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South Korean attempted coup foiled by a stunning display of badassery by ordinary people
26 (63.4%)

America beginning to solve its privatized health care problem with its gun violence problem
12 (29.3%)

Something else, which I will relay in the comments
3 (7.3%)

Comments

[sabotabby]

And he might be dead!

[sabotabby]

Not at the moment, but I might soon!

[sabotabby]

Oh no. I have been moved practically to tears by positive stories like these in the news.

[sabotabby]

That is fair!

[sabotabby]

Yeah—there were a number of people who you would not expect to show up who were amazing.

[sabotabby]

The problem with propaganda by the deed is it's often a toss-up, even if you read the room properly, which they usually don't.

This guy read the room and rolled a nat 20.

[sabotabby]

Holy shit that's a work of art.

[ghostpuppet]

Well, there we be.

[ioplokon]

There's a reason I mentioned Assad by name.

[greylock]

As you know buy now. E's in Russia and Trump is SHOCKED Putin didn't defend Assad.

[franklanguage]

You have a link for this?

[franklanguage]

It's all over the news here in the USA; they still haven't caught the perp.

Police search for man who killed UnitedHealthcare™ CEO, new photos released: https://apnews.com/live/united-healthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-updates

[dissectionist]

This is a Txtify link to get around Wired’s paywall. https://txtify.it/https://www.wired.com/story/memecoin-kid-backlash/

If you happen to have a Wired account, the original is much prettier and shows the Dec 6 2024 article date: https://www.wired.com/story/memecoin-kid-backlash/

[dissectionist]

Having read a ton about this yesterday, I find it deeply heartwarming that online sleuths are refusing to participate in catching him and nobody seems to want this guy found (aside from the cops and his family, who call him “generous”, which is a ridiculous adjective to apply to someone who funds his lavish life by denying others healthcare). It’s actually been really heartwarming to see everyone coming together in support of him.

[lcohen]

all of the above.

[yarrowkat]

in fact, the internet is calling him Robin Hoodie (bc he was wearing a hooded jacket in the few surveillance photos they got)

[katuah]

I'll have to pick #1, major kudos to the South Korean people. My feelings around #2 reek of schadenfreude, ladled thickly in with cynicism - will it start a movement? Or just become another part of the background noise of late capitalism?

This has been a Most Interesting Week.

[sabotabby]

I have no idea. These things are always a dice roll.

[sabotabby]

Valid answer.

[sabotabby]

Alas, foiled by some snitch at McDonalds, of all places.

[lokifan]

Thanks for the links!

[lokifan]

The woman who grabbed the end of a soldier's gun and shouted "aren't you ashamed?" as he backed off is my hero.

[sabotabby]

You're welcome! I'm sure there will be more as the story unfolds.

[dissectionist]

I hope people know who that customer is and they get regularly beaten up for at least a month. Imagine snitching on a dude who was trying to make life better for everyone.

[sabotabby]

Early reports suggest it was an old person, so it's the manager who needs a beatdown for not saying, "nah, I don't think it looks like him."