Loaded for Guccifer2.0: Following A Trail of Digital Geopolitics

On the 15th June 2016 the Lone Hacker' Guccifer2.0 claimed to have hacked the Democratic National Committee in Washington DC. According to himself, he was a genius. According to the United States government, he was a Russian spy. According to the norms of the hacking business, the guy was an idiot. Guccifer2.0 wasn't a normal hacker. He didn't consider leaving clues to be a career limiting move. He risked exposure and goaded the intelligence agencies of the entire Western world by leaving an obvious trail for them to follow.He also left some trails by accident, which led to where some didn't want to go. Loaded for Guccifer follows those trails to a conclusion that turns the establishment narrative on it's head. It's a trail of geopolitics, statecraft, and dirty digital tricks that started well before the 2016 US Presidential election season.Along the way we find out who and what Guccifer2.0, Fancy Bear, and Cozy Bear were. We find out why it started, who started it, and why it's never going to end.