I give this a standing ovation, especially this part:

For two years the idiotic, fact-free, xenophobic Russiagate conspiracy theory has been ripping through mainstream American consciousness with shrieking manic hysteria, sucking all oxygen out of the room for legitimate criticisms of the actual awful things that the US president is doing in real life.

That seems to constantly be the the only game Dems want to play, effectively leaving progressives and antiwar folks with zero representation. I cannot applaud your essays enough, they have given me a lifesaver when I might have drowned in the insanity!