Politicians just talk nonsense, they even forget what they said yesterday, they only do what is good for themselves. So as long as Bitcoin becomes favorable to them, they will support Bitcoin.

Your hypothesis will be proven when Big Brother catches Bukele for money laundering.

Much of the journalism industry is losing money and they accept payment to produce news. There are some shady guys hiding in the background, making this kind of news.

The handling fee for moving this dust is higher than the dust itself. It's possible that this dust can no longer move after losing popularity. This equals the total supply of Bitcoins decreasing and the value of other people’s Bitcoins increasing.

Don’t worry, in the end these rats will only survive in centralized exchanges, because in the end these rats cannot afford the expensive travel expenses on the chain and can only stay in the exchange.