I don't think this is as sinister as it can be made out to be, or at least, I don't think this is a signal that things are becoming more sinister than they alre

I don't think this is as sinister as it can be made out to be, or at least, I don't think this is a signal that things are becoming more sinister than they already were. It should be well known that this is one of the major things intelligence agencies like to track. It's hard to imagine that this wasn't part of the purpose of the original ORACLE contract; at this point it is a mystery to me why they need to contract externally for this, but I guess there's a bit more to it than is reported here. This is part of what they mean when they say PSY-OPS. In order to conduct the op, you have to select [an] asset[s]. In order to select [an] asset[s] you need to have some idea of which potential assets you can develop, and whether or not they will be helpful. From a policy perspective, I'm not sure operations like this should be permitted, but the mandate is there, and it has been there for decades by now. It is not unreasonable for them to request resources to fulfill that mandate.