Patel Patriot really was a virtual nobody before he wrote on devolution. But devolution was a theory being bounced around by a lot of people before PP's writeup. It's hard to find because it wasn't organized around the term "devolution," instead it was buried in the discussion around the insurrection act, emergency powers that Lincoln used, fake inauguration discussions, and specific EO digs. Thomas Wictor was one who did say devolution with the same general characteristics that PP described, but he is hard to follow and doesn't like explaining himself. PP's blog exploded because it was very clear and very well sourced, and wrapped up all the weird stuff. It stands on its own because it stands up to scrutiny in the real world without any help from Q. (That said, I think everything after 7 or 8 in the series dilutes the message.)

Anybody (like Kash Patel) with actual knowledge of devolution would be bound to secrecy and forbidden to touch it.

Regarding Afghanistan, take a look at the following. This guy is a true autist- usually a royal headache to read, but this entry is an exception. It explains how Afghanistan makes perfect sense under the light of devolution. https://decodingsymbols.wordpress.com/2021/08/19/afghanistan-tax-funded-child-abuse/

Keep holding on.