“I will no longer be complicit in genocide [in Gaza]. I am about to engage in an extreme act of protest,” the man apparently said before setting himself alight and repeatedly shouting “Free Palestine!”

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  • doingthestuff@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    They didn’t even share his name, either it is something middle eastern sounding or they just want everyone to forget about him.

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      8 months ago

      From what I recall on Twitter it’s a white dude, but they didn’t want to share his name.

      • doingless@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        He’s definitely white from the video but they probably want to scrub his social media history before they release his name.

        • doingthestuff@lemmy.world
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          8 months ago

          I saw he was an anarchist? Not much info that I saw but yeah I could see him having a hard time in the military. I was an anarchist when I was younger too.

    • catloaf@lemm.ee
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      8 months ago

      He has since died, and releasing his name was pending notification of next of kin. His name was Aaron Bushnell.