JA always described himself as a lightning rod for wikileaks.  He spoke the truth but paid the price for the whole wikileaks org being journalists, and protecting their sources.  It was a strange thing that many people who focussed on JA forgot completely about the journalism of wikileaks, which is more relevant today than ever.  I have even heard nostr celebs who like assange disparaging wikileaks.  More than the person is what he stood for, which is honest journalism : who, what, why, where, when.