It's not a narrative, it's documented fact. Feel free to present evidence to the contrary if you think you know better.
Ritter is always angry and predicting imminent escalation, I remember when he said it would be all over by fall 2023. Russia knows Trump will be in power in two months and the current provocations and provocateurs will be history.
Dark afternoons are more dangerous in traffic than dark mornings because people are less tired and more alert in the morning. DST has more daylight during waking hours so permanent DST all the way.