The State of New York is now considering using taxpayer money to fund a special CEO hotline accessible by wealthy, high-value individuals who might fear vigilante justice.

• The initiative was first unveiled by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D), who is looking to safeguard Empire State billionaires following the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan by an alleged assassin.

• The proposed hotline comes ahead of a “high-stakes meeting” between Hochul, counterterror officials, DHS employees, and 175 corporate representatives.

• The move also comes as suspected shooter Luigi Mangione, of Maryland, was indicted with upgraded terrorism charges following an incident that has gained near-universal applause from the American working class.

By the numbers: Hochul and business executives concluded that if CEOs continue to be killed, injured, or relocated due to copycat strikes—now referred to as so-called acts of “domestic terrorism”—it could inadvertently “threaten” the Big Apple’s GDP.

• The many companies headquartered in NYC are said to have generated $1.286 trillion in revenue in 2023.

• Kathy Wylde, CEO of the Partnership for New York City, said the meeting was hashed out to ensure “state resources, specifically the domestic counterterrorism resources, are focused on being supportive.” while demonstrating that “New York has the most prepared and capable counterterrorism resources in the country.”

• Hochul has previously been accused of being a “Zionist” who regularly supports the “genocidal” state of Israel and denounces its critics on college campuses. In February, she was forced to apologize for insisting that Israel was justified to “destroy Gaza.”

The conversation: Social media users quickly called out the apparent tone-deafness of Hochul’s hotline plan, pointing out how authorities were willing to swoop in to protect its richest, most powerful citizens and their interests.

• Luke Goldstein of the American Prospect called Hochul’s meeting with business elites a “therapy session” to “calm the nerves” of the rich and powerful of NYC.

• “I don’t seem to remember this kind of a state response and resources going to NYC when the homicide rate spiked around 2022, but I guess that was just regular people,” he added.

• “How about an ‘exclusive’ hotline for if your insurance company won’t pay for your meds? If climate-related flooding destroys your home? If your tax dollars are supporting a genocide? If an executive exploits tax loopholes? A government contractor steals taxpayer money?” said X/Twitter user Sean Morrow.

The big picture: The killing of Brian Thompson is being painted as “terrorism” by major institutions eager to crack down on nationwide enthusiasm for the alleged actions of the suspected gunman.

• Luigi Mangione, arrested while dining inside an Altoona, Pennsylvania McDonalds on December 9th, is currently facing one count of first-degree murder as terrorism in New York. Prosecutors announced the upgraded charges on Tuesday.

• Additionally, a middle-aged Florida woman, identified as Briana Boston, had been arrested for making “threats to conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorism” for merely using the phrase “Delay, Deny, Depose”—allegedly used by Mangione—during a heated phone call with BlueCross BlueShield, her health insurance provider.

• Many have celebrated the killing of Thompson, attributing wealthy CEOs and their actions to a “greedy” or “corrupt” system that all too often prioritizes profits over human life.

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