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This is not reporting from the front, or anywhere near the front, of course.

But the pro-Russian vblogs like in-house favorite "Military Summary" are A-OK. right?

More double standard nonsense...

And yes, “world traveller” is by nature very judicious about his concerns.

--- ".... not reporting from the front, or anywhere near the front, of course. But the pro-Russian vblogs like in-house favorite "Military Summary" are A-OK. right?"

Wrong.

My view is that the entire "information war" on all sides is essentially a grift.

To misstate my stance and then condemn it as evidence of some double-standard is a logical error on your part.

Whether Denys Davydov or Clayton Morris, Reporting from Ukraine (from the US) or Military Summary, Combat Veteran Reacts or Macgregor, they all are earning money via clicks and donation appeals. BuyMeACoffee. Patreon. And so on. "Merch" stores supported by third-party contractors.

There are tools enough to identify location, track back URL registration info and estimate AdSense earnings and more to show that all the players on BOTH sides in this are running their "gimme."

YouTube is a money maker, first and foremost for YouTube through its "content creators." X - Twitter has its monetized channels as well. The game is money.

You have a 'dog' in the contest. I am unsure whether your 'dog' is more pro-Z or anti-P. But you've chosen to wager on the race. I'm not in that arena. Neither pro-Z nor pro-P.

My 'dog' in in a far different arena, and is called:

Debt Clock
Federal Budget Deficit Grew to $2 Trillion in FY 2023 Tax Foundation, 12 October 2023
U.S. Credit Rating Changed From ‘Stable’ To ‘Negative’ As National Debt Balloons Daily Wire, 11 November 2023
"Half of all American workers now make under $41,000 per year.
"That comes to $3,400 per month.
"Given the median rent is $1,978 and used car payment is $528, that leaves precisely $894 for everything else -- food, utilities, medical insurance and premiums, clothes, car repairs, sick kids, and that once a year dinner out at McDonald's."
Peter StOnge

At the beginning of 2000, our debt stood at about $5 trillion. 23 years later, it rapidly approaches $34 trillion. Your kids' share can be estimated on the Debt Clock page. Your kids share is rising. Herb Stein's quip holds. "That which cannot continue will stop."