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How/why doesn't the article mention his last tweet thread?? https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1254006990440763393.html https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1254

How/why doesn't the article mention his last tweet thread?? https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1254006990440763393.html https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1254006990440763393.html Obviously the thought that David Enrich from the NYT destroyed his life....

TheaomBen 5y ago
[25 Apr. 2020]
- Krasnol 5y ago
  Yes. Found dead exactly 2 years after those last tweets.
  - jwilber 5y ago
    Huh? Two whole years and the exact day is supposed to be meaningful? Why? That’s basically the exact definition of a coincidence. I noted in the previous thread: Here’s a previous article David (the subject of the tweets) wrote about Val for the NYT. [0] After reading it, my take is that the comments were hostile, but I don’t suspect any foul play between the two. Just two men who, despite not necessarily respecting the other, worked together to further their own agendas. An excerpt: “... the Broeksmit family have warned me that Mr. Broeksmit is not to be trusted, and, well, they might have a point. His drug use has sent him reeling between manias and stupors. He has a maddening habit of leaping to outrageous conclusions and then bending facts to fit far-fetched theories. He fantasizes about seeing his story told by Hollywood, and I sometimes wonder whether he’s manipulating me to achieve that ambition. He can be impatient, erratic and abusive. A few days ago, irate that he was not named in a blurb for my book on Amazon, among other perceived slights, he sent me a string of texts claiming that he’d taken out a brokerage account in my name and traded on secret information I’d supposedly fed him. (This is not true.) A little later, he left me a voice mail message saying it was all a joke. Why do I put up with this? Because his trove of corporate emails, financial materials, boardroom presentations and legal reports is credible — even if he is not. “ Probably more relevant that his father was a Deutsch Bank exec who committed suicide, and he seemed to be shopping the leaks around for some time. Or that he was an apparent opioid user. [0] https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/01/business/val-broeksmit-deutsche-bank-trump-whistle-blower.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/01/business/val-broeksmit-de...
    - philwelch 5y ago
      > Huh? Two whole years and the exact day is supposed to be meaningful? Why? That’s basically the exact definition of a coincidence. A murderer might choose a meaningful date to send a message. Conversely, a suicidal person might take their life on a date that’s meaningful to them. Or, it could be coincidence. Hard to tell for sure.
      - aaaaaaaaata 5y ago
        Little embarrassing you had to spell this out for them — who reads a story like this and starts seeing coincidences?!
3np 5y ago
That's not his last tweet thread. as TFA mentions, they were tweeting until Jan this year, or almost 2 years later: https://nitter.net/BikiniRobotArmy https://nitter.net/BikiniRobotArmy
- simmo9000 5y ago
  And he was tweeting in Jan 2022 about giving away $3 Trillion!
rob74 5y ago
It does mention that his Twitter account remained active even after he "disappeared": I have no idea what he was talking about here though https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1482324863591145476.html https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1482324863591145476.html - I wonder if he did...

TheaomBen 5y ago

[25 Apr. 2020]

Krasnol 5y ago
Yes. Found dead exactly 2 years after those last tweets.
- jwilber 5y ago
  Huh? Two whole years and the exact day is supposed to be meaningful? Why? That’s basically the exact definition of a coincidence. I noted in the previous thread: Here’s a previous article David (the subject of the tweets) wrote about Val for the NYT. [0] After reading it, my take is that the comments were hostile, but I don’t suspect any foul play between the two. Just two men who, despite not necessarily respecting the other, worked together to further their own agendas. An excerpt: “... the Broeksmit family have warned me that Mr. Broeksmit is not to be trusted, and, well, they might have a point. His drug use has sent him reeling between manias and stupors. He has a maddening habit of leaping to outrageous conclusions and then bending facts to fit far-fetched theories. He fantasizes about seeing his story told by Hollywood, and I sometimes wonder whether he’s manipulating me to achieve that ambition. He can be impatient, erratic and abusive. A few days ago, irate that he was not named in a blurb for my book on Amazon, among other perceived slights, he sent me a string of texts claiming that he’d taken out a brokerage account in my name and traded on secret information I’d supposedly fed him. (This is not true.) A little later, he left me a voice mail message saying it was all a joke. Why do I put up with this? Because his trove of corporate emails, financial materials, boardroom presentations and legal reports is credible — even if he is not. “ Probably more relevant that his father was a Deutsch Bank exec who committed suicide, and he seemed to be shopping the leaks around for some time. Or that he was an apparent opioid user. [0] https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/01/business/val-broeksmit-deutsche-bank-trump-whistle-blower.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/01/business/val-broeksmit-de...
  - philwelch 5y ago
    > Huh? Two whole years and the exact day is supposed to be meaningful? Why? That’s basically the exact definition of a coincidence. A murderer might choose a meaningful date to send a message. Conversely, a suicidal person might take their life on a date that’s meaningful to them. Or, it could be coincidence. Hard to tell for sure.
    - aaaaaaaaata 5y ago
      Little embarrassing you had to spell this out for them — who reads a story like this and starts seeing coincidences?!

3np 5y ago

That's not his last tweet thread. as TFA mentions, they were tweeting until Jan this year, or almost 2 years later: https://nitter.net/BikiniRobotArmy https://nitter.net/BikiniRobotArmy

simmo9000 5y ago
And he was tweeting in Jan 2022 about giving away $3 Trillion!

rob74 5y ago

It does mention that his Twitter account remained active even after he "disappeared": I have no idea what he was talking about here though https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1482324863591145476.html https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1482324863591145476.html - I wonder if he did...