There is something in the works and it probably is not good for individual liberty and freedom.
I think they already did the coup. The 2020 election shenanigans were about keeping the coup going. They are afraid the upcoming elections could be reprisals of the coup, so they are setting the table with their base and bamboozing independents in the hope of escaping karma.
With the internet, the more bold and obvious you get, the more the disconnect on the ground and what politicians and media say becomes more obvious.