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Who Killed John Perry Barlow?
Self ^ | 2/15/2018 | Washi

Posted on 02/15/2018 11:37:03 AM PST by Washi

John Perry Barlow was an eclectic character who led an eclectic life. He began life in a devout Mormon family in Wyoming, found himself writing lyrics for the cult favorite Greatful Dead rock band in his adulthood, and ended life as an outspoken co-founder and contributor to his Cyberspace freedom organization, the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Barlow's health suffered, considerably, in his later life. He faced several "debilitating health conditions" prior to and following a nearly fatal heart attack in May of 2015. His poor health was no secret: In October of 2016, a "Wellness fund" was established in his name and a concert was held to benefit this fund, both to raise money to pay his outstanding medical bills.

Barlow's was not exactly a household name. It's probably fair to say that very few Freepers had ever heard of him when the controversial, online character "Q" mentioned it in one of his perplexing "drops" on the 8chan Internet forum on January 27th, 2018:

@Snowden.
The clock is ticking
How's Russia?
[Mr. Contractor]
Freedom of the Press.
John Perry Barlow.
https://freedom.press
SecureDrop>[Whistleblowers]?
SecureDrop>Clowns in America.
NOBODY IS SAFE.
Q

As this drop was made on January 27th, it was quite a bombshell to Q's online following when Barlow passed away on February 7th, 2018; eleven days later. His followers were even more convinced of Q's authenticity as a close insider, or group of insiders of the Trump administration. (Some even theorize that Trump, himself, contributes to the Q drops.)

Barlow's official cause of death has not been released as of this writing, but he is believed to have died of another heart attack.

While the February 7th mention of Barlow's name was Q's first, it was not his last. Q subsequently mentioned Barlow's name on February 11th and the 14th, seemingly to remind his followers of his direct hit.

Q's seeming foreknowledge of John Perry Barlow's death brings with it a few possibilities. If Q knew that Barlow was about to die then he knew that either the Trump administration or the "Deep State" had targeted Barlow for assassination. If Barlow died of natural causes, then Q, knowing his health status, merely guessed correctly that Barlow was near a natural death, yet passed it off in subsequent drops as proof of his "insider" status.

If Barlow was assassinated, as stated above, Q either knew that his side (the Trump administration) was about to have Barlow assassinated or that someone else (the Deep State?) was about to have Barlow assassinated.

If the Trump team had Barlow assassinated, then they should be called on it and people should go to prison. Why would we want to trade one Deep State for another.

If the Trump team knew ahead of time that the Deep State was planning to assassinate Barlow, yet did nothing about it and let it happen, or at the very least, call the Deep State on it and prosecute. Someone from the Deep State should be heading to prison.

This writer is unaware of any reason why either the Trump administration or the Deep State would want John Perry Barlow assassinated. So, the question is asked: Who Killed John Perry Barlow?


TOPICS: Conspiracy; Miscellaneous; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: barlow; citizensarrest; conspiracy; larp; q; qamongsttheunwashed; qinthewilderness; qisabum; qtrash; russianpropagandists; russianpuppets; russianstooges; russiasucks
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My personal belief is that Q is a fake and that he "lucked out" by having John Perry Barlow (R.I.P.) pass on within two weeks of his January 27th drop.
1 posted on 02/15/2018 11:37:03 AM PST by Washi
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To: Washi

I killed John Perry Barlow. I am Spartacus.


2 posted on 02/15/2018 11:42:32 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (<img src="http://i.imgur.com/WukZwJP.gif" width=800>)
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To: Washi

You failed to answer your own question.

The question was not whether you thought Q is fake and got lucky.


3 posted on 02/15/2018 11:42:41 AM PST by dforest (Never let a Muslim cut your hair.)
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To: Washi

How’s Russia?
[Mr. Contractor]........

.......was this a cryptic allusion to the several hundred dead Russian ‘contractors’ that as of that date had not been made public?................


4 posted on 02/15/2018 11:44:40 AM PST by Red Badger (Wanna surprise? Google your own name. Wanna have fun? Google your friends names......)
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To: Washi
Might be related to this...Freedom of the Press Foundation Launches SecureDrop, an Open-Source Submission Platform for Whistleblowers.

Freedom of the Press Foundation was co-founded by Barlow.

5 posted on 02/15/2018 11:47:07 AM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: Washi

The ‘John Titor’ time traveler hoax took off years back when the scammers got lucky with a few predictions.


6 posted on 02/15/2018 11:47:11 AM PST by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: Red Badger

Q is referring to Edward Snowden. Q is implying that there’s a lot more to Snowden than him being a leaker.


7 posted on 02/15/2018 11:49:26 AM PST by Prolixus (Drain the swamp!!!)
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To: Prolixus

Okay. Snowden is never going to be set free.....................


8 posted on 02/15/2018 11:50:08 AM PST by Red Badger (Wanna surprise? Google your own name. Wanna have fun? Google your friends names......)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
I killed John Perry Barlow. I am Spartacus.

No. I am Spartacus.

9 posted on 02/15/2018 11:51:59 AM PST by rjsimmon (The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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To: Red Badger

Bookmark


10 posted on 02/15/2018 11:53:31 AM PST by Cats Pajamas (#releasethememo)
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To: Washi

The ‘Dire Wolf’ got him. Perhaps only Dead heads would immediately get that one.


11 posted on 02/15/2018 12:00:05 PM PST by tflabo (Varmints)
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To: Washi
According to Wikipedia he was murdered?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Perry_Barlow

All the referenced sources say he passed away in his sleep.

https://www.jambase.com/article/john-perry-barlow-grateful-dead-lyricist-died

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/john-perry-barlow-open-internet-champion-grateful-dead-lyricist-dies-n845781

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/john-perry-barlow-grateful-dead-lyricist-and-advocate-for-an-open-internet-dies-at-70/2018/02/08/e837ae62-0d0f-11e8-95a5-c396801049ef_story.html?utm_term=.c902553212fe

12 posted on 02/15/2018 12:03:48 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (<img src="http://i.imgur.com/WukZwJP.gif" width=800>)
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Who Killed John Perry Barlow?

I think your post answered that question:

Barlow's health suffered, considerably, in his later life. He faced several "debilitating health conditions" prior to and following a nearly fatal heart attack in May of 2015. His poor health was no secret: In October of 2016, a "Wellness fund" was established in his name and a concert was held to benefit this fund, both to raise money to pay his outstanding medical bills.

Why would anyone need to kill or assassinate a man who was sickly and on death's door - already with one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel? His ill health was not exactly a secret.

13 posted on 02/15/2018 12:07:13 PM PST by MD Expat in PA
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To: dforest

Natural causes killed Barlow.
Q is a fake.
He got lucky.


14 posted on 02/15/2018 12:26:22 PM PST by Washi (DGYHU)
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To: Washi

I still don’t know who JPB was....not sure I care


15 posted on 02/15/2018 12:30:00 PM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Washi

I think he died of natural causes.

I hope he’s not heading to Hell in a Bucket.


16 posted on 02/15/2018 12:31:59 PM PST by WayneS (An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill)
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To: tflabo

Not bad, but Dire Wolf was written by Garcia/Hunter.


17 posted on 02/15/2018 12:33:26 PM PST by WayneS (An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill)
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To: Washi

Lucky?

That’s stretching luck pretty far, don’t you think?


18 posted on 02/15/2018 12:34:25 PM PST by nesnah (Liberals - the petulant children of politics)
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To: Washi

Time killed Barlow. A damaged heart is a sure-fail. His heart wasn’t his only medical issue. A heart transplant can’t occur if the person isn’t strong enough to survive the surgery. So time killed him. That’s all.


19 posted on 02/15/2018 12:34:57 PM PST by blueplum ( "...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
It's changed now.


20 posted on 02/15/2018 12:37:05 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (<img src="http://i.imgur.com/WukZwJP.gif" width=800>)
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