Honestly, I had a somewhat different take on the article. Not sure it’s really intended as a hit piece, at least in the traditional sense. Fact is shills are all over the place here and some post extreme stuff that is bound to drive new people away and halt the spread of the movement. We know it’s not the Russians, but that’s not really important. Putting out a narrative that the unsavory stuff is the work of infiltrators and not the core of Q’s message could actually convince some who are curious about Q but see this stuff to give it a second look.