Why would you announce the trusted parties in your “dead man's switch”?
Because number 8 is a ritualistic number, it is the 8th zodiac sign in astrology. 8 = DEATH in astrology.
And all major players use astrology.
It is all theatre. They are part of the same club. Ironically, it is NUMBER 8.
HAT > HE, = EIGHT = 8 = the rope symbol mistaken for the double helix of the DNA in ancient Egyptian.
It's identical to the modern number 8, only it has more loops.