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Re: MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home dies

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Post by BurningFrog »

rany_ wrote: post #20
QuercusMax wrote: post #8

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There are already other articles claiming he was shot because he's Jewish and has supported Israel. Seems like the cops haven't arrested anybody yet, so we don't really know anything. He was working on fusion technology, so you could just as well speculate it was fossil fuel interests involved, but that also seems purely speculative.

First thing that came to mind is that he might have been secretly working for Israel's nuclear program but this is all very speculative. It does feel plausible though given that Israel has already assassinated plenty of Iranian nuclear scientists; so there is some precedent for it.

It does sound like something Iran might to in retaliation.

Re: MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home dies

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Post by dralley »

thelastgallon wrote: post #11
crazygringo wrote: post #7

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Why would there be? I feel like I'm missing the context behind your question.

> His research addressed "complex problems lurking at the center of fusion vacuum chambers and at the edges of the universe", according to the university's obituary. >He also studied how to harness clean "fusion power" to combat climate change, CBS said. Clean energy is pretty controversial in US. Most people are against it.

I would more easily believe that this is some fuckery with Iran.

Re: MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home dies

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Post by typeofhuman »

danparsonson wrote: post #26
dzink wrote: post #14

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“Renowned for his pioneering research on plasma dynamics - the component of blood that carries platelets and cells throughout the body - Loureiro also focused on harnessing clean fusion energy to combat climate change. He was appointed director of MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center in May”

I can believe that our dystopian future will be powered by dark fusion reactors that only achieve containment through human sacrifice

Story as old as time. For the crops!

Re: MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home dies

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Post by garbagecoder »

rany_ wrote: post #20
QuercusMax wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are already other articles claiming he was shot because he's Jewish and has supported Israel. Seems like the cops haven't arrested anybody yet, so we don't really know anything. He was working on fusion technology, so you could just as well speculate it was fossil fuel interests involved, but that also seems purely speculative.

First thing that came to mind is that he might have been secretly working for Israel's nuclear program but this is all very speculative. It does feel plausible though given that Israel has already assassinated plenty of Iranian nuclear scientists; so there is some precedent for it.

You're right, it's only fair that we let Iranian assassins kill people in the US.

Re: MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home dies

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Post by bilbo0s »

dralley wrote: post #33
thelastgallon wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> His research addressed "complex problems lurking at the center of fusion vacuum chambers and at the edges of the universe", according to the university's obituary. >He also studied how to harness clean "fusion power" to combat climate change, CBS said. Clean energy is pretty controversial in US. Most people are against it.

I would more easily believe that this is some fuckery with Iran.

And to be frank, both are pretty far fetched. His thing was plasma and fusion.

If people want a conspiracy theory, tell them to go with alien civilizations wanted to prevent humans from achieving fusion.

Re: MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home dies

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Post by lawlessone »

QuercusMax wrote: post #8
rany_ wrote: post #6

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I can't spot anything conspiratorial in that article, though?

There are already other articles claiming he was shot because he's Jewish and has supported Israel. Seems like the cops haven't arrested anybody yet, so we don't really know anything. He was working on fusion technology, so you could just as well speculate it was fossil fuel interests involved, but that also seems purely speculative.

>He was working on fusion technology

BigFission

We'll probably find out it was mugging.

Re: MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home dies

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Post by 627467 »

simple10 wrote: post #22
ekjhgkejhgk wrote: post #4

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https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/419454

The article might be too hasty to report that he's Jewish, especially implying that was the motive by including it in the article title. Lots of chatter X/Twitter about it. Kinda crazy (scary?) how fast tragic events like this get instantly politicized on social.

Given his background somehow doubt he is jewish, could be pro-israel. But all this could well be totally unrelated to the event itself.

Isnt it more likely that's due to him living in the US or the Terminator hypothesis?

Re: MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home dies

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Post by QuercusMax »

lawlessone wrote: post #37
QuercusMax wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are already other articles claiming he was shot because he's Jewish and has supported Israel. Seems like the cops haven't arrested anybody yet, so we don't really know anything. He was working on fusion technology, so you could just as well speculate it was fossil fuel interests involved, but that also seems purely speculative.

>He was working on fusion technology BigFission We'll probably find out it was mugging.

Or something intensely personal completely unrelated to politics. Could be a disgruntled student, lover, business partner, etc.

Horses, not zebras.

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