Julian Assange is the tech world's Donald Trump

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90. I truly think the writer of the article is carrying water for elements of Anonymous.

He's not come to this conclusion under his own steam. He's in contact with representatives of the group who have access to the cited twitter account. My sense is he's simply broadcasting THEIR POV, not creating one of his own.

The fact that Anonymous is splitting with Assange and firing up their own competitor to Wkileaks using a different distribution platform is the crux of the story.

The other stuff--the comparisons and characterizations (which, as I said, I believe come from Anonymous) of Assange as, in essence, an insufferable blowhard-- is just a hook to engage the reader by comparing one insufferable blowhard (Assange, per Anonymous) to another (Trump, per everyone). It's a way to make the story a bit "current," is all.

Bottom line--Anonymous has marginalized Assange. They are the ones who ferreted out the material that Wikileaks distributed, much of it. They are going their own way, making their "work" more about the "stuff" and not about the personality of an individual, and not including Assange on their journey. It's probably why the Embassy is making noises about transporting Assange to hospital in case he gets sick (they want safe passage, they aren't going to get it, I don't think). They might want to get rid of him but they can't come out and say that.