How does this guy stay so confident that patriots are in control?

In my humble opinion there are only two possibilities. Either he is bluffing majority with the hope and sincere belief that he'll eventually be proven right, or he knows something we don't, and is trying to guide us towards the light by using our own publicly available sources.

Think about it. If the military needed to awaken the public using an operation, there's no way to make it happen organically without "seeding" public boards to make sure the narrative is progressing in the right direction. Anonymous planted accounts can chime in with additional info if genuine users aren't putting the pieces together fast enough. Dave's anonymity allows him to release whatever info he wants without fear of his operation being compromised by deep state meddling.

Dave points out many different things that seem to fit his narrative, but sometimes the conclusions he draws are a bit of a stretch, the sources he uses are questionable, and sometimes he has even had to backpedal on certain theories. I believe this is all intentional and is being done to maintain plausible deniability, because he already knows the outcome, and is trying to do his best with stuff already in the public domain.

Assuming PatelPatriot and SLAG aren't themselves military plants, I'm confident that if they hadn't written their respective "Devolution" and "Wartime Presidency" series, someone else would have come forward with similar theories that would spread just as widely. That info has to come out at the right time and gain significant attention in order for the plan to move forward. If the goal is eventual disclosure and mass cleanup in DC, there must be a great enough awakening so as to dissuade any sort of armed uprising that would interfere with the plan.

I know today was supposed to be the big day for a lot of people, and personally i was expecting something much sooner, but it's clear all the pieces need to be in place before public disclosure can begin. The recent happenings in Khazakstan and the attempted conflict with Russia signal to me that the deep state is more desperate than ever, and that we are very close. Make sure you've got an emergency food supply, diversify your assets, and most importantly, it's never too late to talk about your health.

PS: I've only listened to Dave for about 2 years. I'm curious what more seasoned veterans think about my theory, i know he's been at this for a long while.