I had thought Charles Johnson had moved left politicaly? I haven't looked at his blog in a long time (15 years?)
And there's Charles C Johnson who the NYT called "A troll on steroids" https://web.archive.org/web/20230204213533/https://www.nytim...
Insider's source is the second, Charles C Johnson, which instantly makes me think this whole think is marlarkey.
P.S. Charles F Johnson absolutely loathes Charles C Johnson.
He’s scum!