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2016 Postmortem

Loki Liesmith

(4,602 posts) Tue Oct 4, 2016, 06:02 PM Oct 2016

What the Fake Guccifer Hack might tell us [View all]

1) Russia thought Assange was revealing something today and were upset he did not.
2) Russia does not have as much hacked data as we thought (recycling old files)
3) Russia does not expect to actually throw the election to Trump. They just want to keep his dumber fans doubting the legitimacy of Clinton.

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What the Fake Guccifer Hack might tell us [View all] Loki Liesmith Oct 2016 OP

This was shopped to Assange first jberryhill Oct 2016 #1

Probably. Loki Liesmith Oct 2016 #3

"Lots of people are saying" yata yata. Don't fall for the Russdia ruse. The Republicans did it!!! Coyotl Oct 2016 #10

Is it confirmed that the fake hack was from the real Guccifer 2.0 (i.e. the Russian group that DanTex Oct 2016 #2

Motherboard claimed communication with Guccifer 2.0 Loki Liesmith Oct 2016 #4

Wow, then I totally agree with your OP. This is real desperation from Russia. DanTex Oct 2016 #5

here's the link Loki Liesmith Oct 2016 #6

Ass-ange better get himself a food taster and an anti-polonium epi-pen. BobbyDrake Oct 2016 #7

It sounds like G2 was threatening Assange not-so-subtly Loki Liesmith Oct 2016 #8

Yes, that is a bigly passive-aggressive subtweet right there. BobbyDrake Oct 2016 #9

"You know how it works Jake, you ride with an outlaw, you die with an outlaw..." Loki Liesmith Oct 2016 #11