Is the rat you smell inside of DC?
They are very common there.
The ARRL is a lobby group, headquarters is in Newington Connecticut. It can be political, but it that is not supported by the members.
I’ve seen how they operate. Have known some staffers there. When I lived in NM the retired technical editor lived in the same town. W1ICP, Lou McCoy. He retired where I lived in NM. He was an excellent technician, but had a handicap. He lost an eye in a firearms accident. I built a project for him once.
I was thinking Ukraine.
Looks like whichever Deep States are running this **** show don’t wanna risk anything getting out that might contradict their disinfo.