Or maybe Platner was a plant from the very beginning and this is all 5d chess.

it's not 5d chess -- they just get information before everyone else. so they can strategize early, throwing everything at the wall until something sticks.

almost five years ago, the ADL publicly warned that tiktok was making palestine and class consciousness mainstream in the u.s -- and they'd likely been tracking the shift even longer. the DNC's first strategies were to ban gaza discussion; pour resources into people still unaware of class consciousness; and ban tiktok. the 2024 election showed that those strategies didn't stick.

meanwhile, others closely aligned w the DNC pursued two other highly effective strategies that the DNC leadership initially sidelined. both have clearly stuck in recent elections: (1) hiding AIPAC/ADL/etc. support through shell organizations, and (2) elevating relatable, masculine men who are somewhate aware of palestine and class consciousness but don't fully grasp either well enough to be manipulable -- and they're strategies that are staring to stick in front of our eyes.