(tin hat on)
IMHO the $6 billion (or $16 billion) was a tacit green light. ‘Wink, wink’ and a nod. They then picked a date.
This event is foreboding (to a distinct minority) of what’s to come here. We are governed by evil and we ain’t seen nothing yet.
(tin hat off)
I don’t think that’s tinfoil hat thinking at all. In fact I think it’s damn near obvious. “We are governed by evil and we ain’t seen nothing yet.” Yes. That.