It’s quite reasonable to suspect the Russians have their fingers in that particular pie, given the links to these batshit secessionist “movements”. Russia has proven form for funding these things.
Can you tell me if the Russians funded the CalExit and Texit “movements”? I’ll answer for you. They did.
https://www.kqed.org/news/11217187/from-his-home-in-russia-calexit-leader-plots-california-secession
https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-daily-post/texit-forces-welcomed-russian-separatist-conference/
You are the same person who believes 95% of US academics are Chinese plants.