On an almost daily basis, Wikileaks has been releasing thousands of emails, from the emails of John Podesta, Hillary’s campaign manager this year, and Now the 9th batch of emails have been released, and they have seeped into mainstream media channels. The media cannot ignore this forever, but as we all know, no one can go toe to toe with the global elites, and now reports are flooding in that Julian Assange is dead.
Assange has lived in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London for five years as officials in Sweden have sought him on criminal charges. There have been cryptic tweets, but according to Gizmodo, this doesn’t necessarily mean he has been killed.
The 64-character codes sparked a whirlwind of rumors that the 45-year-old Assange had died. Rumors on Reddit and Twitter said the numbers triggered a so-called “dead man’s switch,” which could be enacted in case Assange did die. Gizmodo reported that such switches do exist.
WikiLeaks hasn’t tweeted anything else about Assange’s Internet access or how it may have been “severed.”
Various U.S. officials and pundits have made threatening statements directed at Assange in the past. WikiLeaks tweeted in early October an alleged 2010 quote from then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asking if Assange could be killed in a drone strike, and, that same year, former Democrat strategist Bob Beckel said on Fox News Channel that “a dead man can’t leak stuff.” This month, “specific information” prompted Assange to scrap a dramatic London balcony address to celebrate WikiLeaks’ 10th anniversary.
Assange also has hinted that deceased DNC staffer Seth Rich may have been a secret source for WikiLeaks. Rich, 27, was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds to the back at a Washington, D.C., intersection in July. He died soon thereafter. Authorities believe Rich was the target of a botched robbery; however, odd circumstances surrounding his death have invited conspiracy theories.
The controversial anti-secrecy website has been busy in October, methodically releasing a trove of emails allegedly stolen from the gmail account of Clinton presidential campaign chair John Podesta. WikiLeaks had released just more than 12,000 emails of a purported 50,000 they have access to as of Monday morning. The Podesta emails have raised questions about a too-cozy working relationship between the Clinton campaign and some members of the media and has also shed light on how Clinton’s team handled various scandals.
It wasn’t immediately clear if the Podesta revelations were the “October surprise” Assange hinted his group would release in advance of the U.S. election.
The story is breaking, but look below at screenshots and tweets. We will keep you updated.
Julian Assange's internet link has been intentionally severed by a state party. We have activated the appropriate contingency plans.
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) October 17, 2016
Read this about Assange! John Kerry is in London today pic.twitter.com/jAdvN8hzhR
— Eddie (@eddiecarl4468) October 17, 2016
https://twitter.com/WDFx2EU7/status/787816810464677888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
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