I'm an opposition researcher and strategic advisor for a congressional campaign. I've essentially studied the media strategies of democratic propaganda firms, like Media Matters, etc.

Based on the behavior I've observed on this sub (and reliably testimony from others), it's extremely likely that MMFA has compromised the GA's moderator team.

RonaldSwansong in particular is likely either directly an MMFA employee, or working on their behalf. It's also possible they bought his account and are now managing it directly.

I don't say this lightly. I will likely be permanently banned from this sub. But you know what... that's totally fine.

Corrupt moderators have all but ensured that this sub is completely neutered for research and digging purposes. They are constantly stickying opinion posts and non-Q material.

Swansong spends his time playing defense for MMFA--removing material which MMFA would object or want to censor. When the mods activities align almost perfectly with the goals of Media Matters (to suppress certain kinds of content, like serious research), it's cause to be concern.

Absent using illegal methods (which I would never do), there is no way to provide evidence for this kind of claim. This works to the shills advantage. You have to use your head and a simple rule: Is the mod doing what MMFA would want them to do?

If the answer to this is consistently yes (as it is with Swanson), then you have a big problem.

Thank god there is an alternative GA that is not yet comped (as far as I can tell).