Because we have insane and unconstitutional-yet-enforced laws that criminalize stating facts such as "xyz is employed by the CIA". The author seems to believe

Because we have insane and unconstitutional-yet-enforced laws that criminalize stating facts such as "xyz is employed by the CIA". The author seems to believe (and is probably correct) that these laws don't apply to stating the impression of spookiness that was given to them. Yes it's nuts, but the laws in this space are nuts.