I'll get back to the first assertion in a bit (I'm in the middle of something), but as to the second:

you’re actually accusing me of merely “trusting” the “experts” all the while expecting me to “trust” you and the “researchers” (the “new” experts) that you cite!

Where in what I said did it state or imply that you should trust anything or anyone?

I explicitly stated that I don't know the truth about anything. I linked to my report which, while it's a bit of a read, shows substantial corroborating evidence for some of the claims, even if not directly. If you think I have done what you suggest, show me where.