This isnt simply brinkmanship, apparently, it's far more than that - it was the military attempting to start ww3. And their way of doing so, was for Pelosi to decide to go on a trip which the military advised against.

I agree it is hyperbole. It seems to be a popular way to do opinion journalism these days. Rachel Maddow, your personal hero Tucker Carlson, and many opinion pundits from across the ideological spectrum seem to be driving this particular style of journalism. I admit Johnstone intentionally mimics this style, although I generally agree with where she is coming from more than the pundits on the establishment right and left (Johnstone is actually a left wing extremist far outside the mainstream that considers herself an anarchist and a communist, but I see the libertarian leaning users of saidit, even chipit post some of her stuff, which I find hilarious).

I think these viewpoints deserve representation, and many things posted here are also highly hyperbolic, so I feel like her articles are valuable in balancing out the spectrum of the viewpoints represented by this type of piece, and contribute to expanding the Overton window in a direction I think is positive.

In essence I think what she is trying to say is that we have politicians of questionable mental capacity engaging in brinksmanship, and this has the potential to be very dangerous. This I agree with