Exactly. Even though I thought the author was bringing up an important point, I couldn't take them seriously due to the repeated finger-pointing and the conspiracy-theorist attitude.
Ironically this is the exact point criticised by the article.
Namely people's preference for pseudoscientifically presented factoids of arbitrary provenance over more fruitful, curated discussions in more approachable, honest language.
Sure, let's totally ignore that and instead turn to places where the same topic is discussed in a calm, scientific, factual manner, that does not involve conspiracies and finger pointing. BTW, where is that? Could you point me to such places that are discussing Sweden and Israel data right now?
Namely people's preference for pseudoscientifically presented factoids of arbitrary provenance over more fruitful, curated discussions in more approachable, honest language.