> Investigative journalist Scott Stedman … said Broeksmit “supplied me and other journalists with Deutsche Bank documents that highlighted the bank’s deep Russia connections. It is very sad. I don’t suspect foul play. Val struggled with drugs on and off. Waiting on further info.”<p>Stay away from sources of fentanyl folks<p>Anybody 45 and under randomly dying these days is most likely from exposure to fentanyl. Doesnt matter what other stuff theyre up to, how much you respect them or if would find it “disrespectful” to say they used certain drugs. Most people arent intentionally using it.<p><a href="https://www.abc12.com/news/fentanyl-number-one-cause-of-death-for-adults-18-45-recent-government-data-says/article_ed0bfe28-5f79-11ec-8aa0-af3f6cbff03c.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.abc12.com/news/fentanyl-number-one-cause-of-deat...</a><p>Anyway just a PSA. Curious about the toxicology report just like everyone else in the article said, but understanding how it occurs lets you read between the … lines... even when the report comes out.
This is probably a good reminder to anyone reading: if you can, get yourself naloxone and keep it with your first-aid supplies. You can get it without a prescription in most places, and there are many programs that will give you a few doses for free. It is easy to administer[0], and it has no effect on people without opiates in their system[1]. You may never need it, but having it handy it can mean the difference between life and death.<p>[0]: <a href="https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/12028.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/12028.pdf</a>
[1]: <a href="https://nida.nih.gov/publications/drugfacts/naloxone" rel="nofollow">https://nida.nih.gov/publications/drugfacts/naloxone</a>
Clearly only a drug user would be insane to whistleblow these days.<p>Everyone else is just covering their own ass<p>Don't worry, markets solve everything :)
Title makes it seem like foul play, but I personally think not given the tumultuous history of the man being discussed (rip).<p>Eg: There was a similar HN post when the same man went missing (almost exactly one year ago to the date):<p>Deutsche Bank Whistleblower Vanishes<p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26922463" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26922463</a>
For the conspiracy-minded here, I ask: Why would any organization bother to murder a whistleblower who delivered documents over a year ago? He's no longer relevant.
"Enrich also wrote that Broeksmit had drug use issues and would often bend the truth to come up with “far-fetched theories.” But Broeksmit was a central figure in Enrich’s book..."<p>Sounds pretty par for the course these days.
- Tovarisch, why did this whistleblower die?
- He ate too much fentanyl.
- Tovarisch, but why is this whistleblower bruised all over his body?
- He didn't want to eat fentanyl.
> fentanyl<p>This stuff is almost mythical at this point. The only place i ever come across it is in news articles from the US.<p>The fuck you boys doing over there?
How/why doesn't the article mention his last tweet thread??<p><a href="https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1254006990440763393.html" rel="nofollow">https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1254006990440763393.html</a><p>Obviously the thought that David Enrich from the NYT destroyed his life....