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‘This Should Be a Nightly Occurrence’: How Social Media Users Cheered the Attacks on Sam Altman
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is seen during BlackRock’s 2026 Infrastructure Summit in Washington, D.C., in 2026. (Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The OpenAI CEO’s home was targeted twice in one weekend. The internet wants more.
By Maya Sulkin
04.15.26 — Tech and Business
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“Sam Altman is, like, evil as shit.”

“This should be a nightly occurrence.”

“All I can say is I’m disappointed that they didn’t train their aim.”

“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.”

These were just some of the messages on Reddit and social media in the hours after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was attacked. The point, in all of them, was the same: Altman had it coming.

On Friday, April 10, at 3:45 a.m., Daniel Alejandro Moreno-Gama allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at Altman’s San Francisco home while Altman, his husband, and his baby were asleep. It set the exterior gate on fire.

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Maya Sulkin
Maya Sulkin is a reporter and host for The Free Press, covering politics, technology, education, Gen Z, and culture. Before that, she served as the company's Chief of Staff.
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