RetroGamer47 430 Posted June 18 Being reported dead on Twitter, could just be a hoax however. Waiting on official confirmation. 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,160 Posted June 18 Damn, I hope not. Needed him to hang on a bit longer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commtech Sio Bibble 2,063 Posted June 18 2 minutes ago, Toast said: Damn, I hope not. Needed him to hang on a bit longer. There's not been a deathlist hit since January tf you mean he needs to hang on a bit longer 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,081 Posted June 18 You know, I often mused that we would hear of Chomsky's death from a Kurd, rather from his family, his peers, or indeed the press. No family statement, no dead in this case. Until told otherwise of course. (This follows tikkety tok reports of the deaths of Bruce Willis and Ozzy Osbourne in recent days). 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mango 181 Posted June 18 2 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: You know, I often mused that we would hear of Chomsky's death from a Kurd, rather from his family, his peers, or indeed the press. No family statement, no dead in this case. Until told otherwise of course. (This follows tikkety tok reports of the deaths of Bruce Willis and Ozzy Osbourne in recent days). Might this count?: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,081 Posted June 18 1 minute ago, mymango said: Might this count?: Where did they hear it from? Gawd, reliability of sources is required. And even they get it wrong or jump the gun. Consider this waste of time for me ended. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clorox Bleachman 2,456 Posted June 18 The tributes appear to have come out of nowhere around 6 hours ago. People are tweeting about it in multiple languages and it's possible that there could have been a miscommunication. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,414 Posted June 18 8 minutes ago, Commtech Sio Bibble said: There's not been a deathlist hit since January tf you mean he needs to hang on a bit longer Bugger the fucking Deathlist, I wanted a hit in the upcoming Poker pool! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,662 Posted June 18 1 minute ago, TQR said: Bugger the fucking Deathlist, I wanted a hit in the upcoming Poker pool! Wiki considers him alive, yer hopes are hangin', or summat A tense situation a poker player might relish, eh? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,052 Posted June 18 Sounds fake to me. Is Cecilia Bartholomew behind all of it ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,013 Posted June 18 Turkish report: original post has been taken down, so almost surely hoax. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,052 Posted June 18 Damn the drough will never end… Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Immortal 636 Posted June 18 2 minutes ago, drol said: Turkish report: original post has been taken down, so almost surely hoax. If his family or Bev Stohl doesn't announce it, most likely it's fake end of story. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RetroGamer47 430 Posted June 18 Yeah, my fault on all of that had it been true by now something would have published it. Hoaxes and nothing more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,013 Posted June 18 Immortal by public acclaim. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve 610 Posted June 18 I know we have had the recent comments from Bev Stohl but maybe now the end is nigh for Noam as the phrase goes "no smoke without fire" 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MortalCaso 1,630 Posted June 18 11 minutes ago, drol said: Dead Is that a reliable source? I've yet to see anything from the people I'd expect... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RetroGamer47 430 Posted June 18 1 minute ago, MortalCaso said: Is that a reliable source? I've yet to see anything from the people I'd expect... I’d like to see a big name publication say something myself honestly. Twitters going crazy but not the news something’s up there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,013 Posted June 18 I risked it. The initial post was much more dubitative. But the article author is a university teacher in New York. And some western tweets have started to appear, so I gave it a chance. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimbean1121 238 Posted June 18 11 minutes ago, drol said: Dead i might get facepalmed, but the article looks to up to interpretation as it doesnt definitively say hes dead (though obviously he probably is). still might be too early to call on this one 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ajlposh 548 Posted June 18 He’s trending on Twitter, but still no reliable sources reporting it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Father Brown 210 Posted June 18 It's highly likely that Jacobin obit was written some time ago and it only got published now following the current rumours. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,052 Posted June 18 The lack of News from Bev Stohl is somehow suspicious though… I guess if he was not dead, Stohl would have said something by now. Jump of the gun ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites