I can’t speak to the OP

but I do wonder why you seem to shrug off the sins of the right. The intelligence industry is getting a free pass from the scrutiny they deserve, no doubt. But I haven’t seen your coverage address the reason so many people are willing to accept their increasingly bold moves. Namely: we have heinously disingenuous leadership.

So yes much of your criticism is warranted but it ignores a major underlying issue. That too many people creating all of the “messaging” are allowed by the MSM to lie through their teeth. Constantly. This is a hallmark of the current GOP (but not only them) and to just ignore this and focus instead solely on the bad ideas being concocted to battle it is a huge disservice to your readers.