Yeah, the Ice Cube platinum plan thing today is another example of this point you made. He brought his Contract with Black America idea to both the Dems and Trump, the Dems said they'd talk about it after the election, and Trump's campaign worked to get some of his plan into a policy they're campaigning on. These are unforced errors by the Dems
It was similar for me. I had around 8 or 9 consecutive 3-day bans. They started the day after protesters burned the police station down in Minneapolis and ended shortly before the subreddit was banned.