. @WikiLeaks activates 'contingency plans' after Assange's internet connection 'intentionally severed'

WikiLeaks posted Sunday night on Twitter that Julian Assange’s internet connection has been “intentionally severed by a state party” and that the group has “activated the appropriate contingency plans”:

Julian Assange's internet link has been intentionally severed by a state party. We have activated the appropriate contingency plans.

— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) October 17, 2016

We have no idea what these “contingency plans” are, but vefore this announcement on Sunday, WikiLeaks did tweet out what look like security keys of some sort but there was no consensus as to what they were for or what they meant:

pre-commitment 3: UK FCO f33a6de5c627e3270ed3e02f62cd0c857467a780cf6123d2172d80d02a072f74

— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) October 16, 2016

pre-commitment 2: Ecuador
eae5c9b064ed649ba468f0800abf8b56ae5cfe355b93b1ce90a1b92a48a9ab72

— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) October 16, 2016

pre-commitment 1: John Kerry 4bb96075acadc3d80b5ac872874c3037a386f4f595fe99e687439aabd0219809

— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) October 16, 2016

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One of the rumors out there even suggested Pamela Anderson assassinated Assange with a vegan meal:

Julian Assange's internet cut after rumours Pamela Anderson 'killed him with a poisoned sandwich' https://t.co/hCnZOnYJNa

— Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) October 17, 2016

Another rumor was that Assange had been kidnapped:

https://twitter.com/RogerJStoneJr/status/787863160149598208

But it looks like Assange is alive and well, albeit without the ability to Netflix and chill.

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