Brainless but sounds like a competent leader. Has all the qualities the Illuminati are looking for when appointing a new drone.

Why gone? I understood that the Saudi government just wanted to de-anonymize it (i.e be informed about the authors of any critical tweets).

Like that guy who has been condemned to death for a critical tweet to his... 8 followers.

No. He may be influenced by others, but it's clear his ego is just that enormous and that his emotional immaturity makes him do stupid shit impulsively.