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'''Gawker''' was a website started in 2002, formerly one of the 500 most popular websites globally.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20140528094544/http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/gawker.com</ref>
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'''Gawker''' was a website started in [[2002]], formerly one of the 500 most popular websites globally.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20140528094544/http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/gawker.com</ref>
  
 
==Exposure of the Deep State==
 
==Exposure of the Deep State==
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===''Fifty Years of the Deep State''===
 
===''Fifty Years of the Deep State''===
In 2014, Gawker published three documents by [[Mark Gorton]], under the title ''''The Astounding [[Conspiracy Theories]] of [[Wall Street]] Genius [[Mark Gorton]]''''
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In [[2014]], Gawker published three documents which are archived here, under the title ''The Astounding [[Conspiracy Theories]] of [[Wall Street]] Genius [[Mark Gorton]]''
* [[Document:Fifty Years of the Deep State|Fifty Years of the Deep State]]
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# [[Document:Fifty Years of the Deep State|Fifty Years of the Deep State]]
* [[Document:The Coup of '63, Part 1|The Coup of '63, Part 1]]  
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# [[Document:The Coup of '63, Part 1|The Coup of '63, Part 1]]  
* [[Document:The Political Dominance of The Cabal|The Political Dominance of The Cabal]].
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# [[Document:The Political Dominance of The Cabal|The Political Dominance of The Cabal]].
  
===Maxwell's Black Book===
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===Epsteins's Black Book===
In 2015 it published parts of [[Ghislaine Maxwell]]/[[Jeffry Epstein]]' 97-page book, containing the names and contact details of almost 2,000 people including world leaders, celebrities and businessmen, with some redactions. This was sealed in 2021 by the US judge who tried Ghislaine Maxwell.<ref>https://thepostmillennial.com/ghislaine-maxwells-little-black-book-other-documents-sealed-by-court</ref>  
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In [[2015]] it published parts of [[Jeffrey Epstein]]' 97-page infamous black book, which contained the names and contact details of almost 2,000 people including world leaders, celebrities and businessmen, with some redactions. This was sealed in 2021 by the US judge who tried Ghislaine Maxwell.<ref>https://thepostmillennial.com/ghislaine-maxwells-little-black-book-other-documents-sealed-by-court</ref>
  
 
==Closure==
 
==Closure==
The site became inactive on 22nd August, 2016. [[Tom Scocca]] wrote that "a lie with a billion dollars behind it is stronger than the truth. [[Peter Thiel]] has shut down Gawker.com."<ref>http://gawker.com/gawker-was-murdered-by-gaslight-1785456581</ref> Not having grounds to sue for the unfavorable coverage of himself, Thiel instead encouraged and helped a proxy to win a privacy lawsuit claim of $140 million.<ref>http://gawker.com/how-things-work-1785604699</ref>
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The site became inactive on 22nd August, 2016. [[Tom Scocca]] wrote that "a lie with a billion dollars behind it is stronger than the truth. [[Peter Thiel]] has shut down Gawker.com."<ref>http://gawker.com/gawker-was-murdered-by-gaslight-1785456581</ref> Not having grounds to sue for the unfavorable coverage of himself, Thiel instead encouraged and helped a proxy to win a privacy lawsuit claim of $140 million.<ref>http://gawker.com/how-things-work-1785604699</ref> People in [[Silicon Valley]] connected to Thiel told him to do something about Gawker, since their reporting complicated business deals.<ref>https://www.gawker.com/this-is-why-billionaire-peter-thiel-wants-to-end-gawker-1778734026 saved at [http://web.archive.org/web/20201002181122/https://gawker.com/this-is-why-billionaire-peter-thiel-wants-to-end-gawker-1778734026 Archive.org] saved at [https://archive.fo/xQ7Lv Archive.is]</ref>
  
 
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==References==
 
==References==
 
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Revision as of 00:20, 7 January 2022

A formerly highly popular website which helped expose The Deep State. In 2014 it published 3 important exposes by Mark Gorton. Closed in 2016 by harassment lawsuits.

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Started: 2002
Ended: 22 August 2016
Founder: Nick Denton

Owner: Univision Communications

Main focus: Celebrities, Silicon Valley
Exposed: Deep State

Gawker was a website started in 2002, formerly one of the 500 most popular websites globally.[1]

Exposure of the Deep State

Gorton deep state.jpg

Fifty Years of the Deep State

In 2014, Gawker published three documents which are archived here, under the title The Astounding Conspiracy Theories of Wall Street Genius Mark Gorton

  1. Fifty Years of the Deep State
  2. The Coup of '63, Part 1
  3. The Political Dominance of The Cabal.

Epsteins's Black Book

In 2015 it published parts of Jeffrey Epstein' 97-page infamous black book, which contained the names and contact details of almost 2,000 people including world leaders, celebrities and businessmen, with some redactions. This was sealed in 2021 by the US judge who tried Ghislaine Maxwell.[2]

Closure

The site became inactive on 22nd August, 2016. Tom Scocca wrote that "a lie with a billion dollars behind it is stronger than the truth. Peter Thiel has shut down Gawker.com."[3] Not having grounds to sue for the unfavorable coverage of himself, Thiel instead encouraged and helped a proxy to win a privacy lawsuit claim of $140 million.[4] People in Silicon Valley connected to Thiel told him to do something about Gawker, since their reporting complicated business deals.[5]


 

Documents sourced from Gawker

TitleTypeSubject(s)Publication dateAuthor(s)Description
Document:Fifty Years of the Deep StatebookDeep state
CIA
9-11
George H. W. Bush
JFK/Assassination
RFK/Assassination
MLK/Assassination
22 November 2013Mark GortonA detailed overview of the modern US deep state which names names, the most prominent of which, George H. W. Bush, is exposed as the kingpin of the US Deep state and probable a key mover behind the 9/11 plot.
Document:The Coup of '63, Part 1essayDeep politics
US/Deep state
JFK Assassination
10 April 2014Mark GortonPart 1 of Mark Gorton's summary of the JFK assassination.
Document:The Political Dominance of The CabalessayDeep politics
9-11
US/Deep state
Bush Crime Family
2 March 2014Mark GortonThe story of an American political cabal so powerful that it has been able to repress knowledge of its existence for 50 years, and the hidden history of the political force that has dominated American politics for the last 50 years.
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