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🇺🇸 An unidentified male has set himself on fire outside of former President Trump’s ongoing criminal trial at the New York State Supreme Court in #NewYork City, #UnitedStates. Several people were protesting in a nearby park with media crews present when this…
The self-immolating man in New York is allegedly Max Azzarello, a self described "investigative researcher" who seemingly released a manifesto with his act, dropping a pamphlet containing it along with a QR code to a substack of the text under the pseudonym "M. Crosby": https://theponzipapers.substack.com/p/i-have-set-myself-on-fire-outside
"“My name is Max Azzarello, and I am an investigative researcher who has set himself on fire outside of the Trump trial in Manhattan,” the nearly 2,700-word posting begins. It highlights grievances he holds with both U.S. political parties and their leaders, cryptocurrency systems, Peter Thiel, among other topics.
Moments before he doused himself in gasoline and set himself ablaze, Azzarello threw the stack of pamphlets into the air.
His LinkedIn profile picture features a picture with Bill Clinton, whom he sued last year in a conspiratorial theory case with more than 100 others, which was later thrown out. (https://dockets.justia.com/docket/new-york/nysdce/1:2023cv03197/597363)
A 2017 blog post by the nonprofit Strong Towns, since offline, features Max Azzarello and announces him as their new growth manager.
In his blurb, Azzarello calls his “childhood town” a “charming, friendly, eclectic community in Long Island, New York.”
The civic engagement-focused organization says Azzarello’s “passions” include “chess, creative writing, and Medieval Scandinavian poetry.”"– NY Post
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"Police said that Mr Azzarello’s drivers license showed he was born in 1987 and was a native of St Augustine, Florida. A registered Democrat, he attended the University of North Carolina.
He is believed to have arrived in New York at some point between April 13 and April 19, family members who spoke to police said they were unaware that he was in the city.
Mr Azzarello was unknown to police prior to the incident and did not have a criminal history in New York, police said.
Following the incident Azzarello was described as being in a “very critical condition”, but alive" –The Independent
"“My name is Max Azzarello, and I am an investigative researcher who has set himself on fire outside of the Trump trial in Manhattan,” the nearly 2,700-word posting begins. It highlights grievances he holds with both U.S. political parties and their leaders, cryptocurrency systems, Peter Thiel, among other topics.
Moments before he doused himself in gasoline and set himself ablaze, Azzarello threw the stack of pamphlets into the air.
His LinkedIn profile picture features a picture with Bill Clinton, whom he sued last year in a conspiratorial theory case with more than 100 others, which was later thrown out. (https://dockets.justia.com/docket/new-york/nysdce/1:2023cv03197/597363)
A 2017 blog post by the nonprofit Strong Towns, since offline, features Max Azzarello and announces him as their new growth manager.
In his blurb, Azzarello calls his “childhood town” a “charming, friendly, eclectic community in Long Island, New York.”
The civic engagement-focused organization says Azzarello’s “passions” include “chess, creative writing, and Medieval Scandinavian poetry.”"– NY Post
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"Police said that Mr Azzarello’s drivers license showed he was born in 1987 and was a native of St Augustine, Florida. A registered Democrat, he attended the University of North Carolina.
He is believed to have arrived in New York at some point between April 13 and April 19, family members who spoke to police said they were unaware that he was in the city.
Mr Azzarello was unknown to police prior to the incident and did not have a criminal history in New York, police said.
Following the incident Azzarello was described as being in a “very critical condition”, but alive" –The Independent