Palladino has some serious personal issues and should not be a candidate for an advanced degree. Her hangups could have serious consequences regarding human development for years to come.
Is it an unwritten rule that if your group is small and on the fringe, to hide your true numbers, by claiming to be an activist in a larger anomalous more amorphous group. And the Media will never question anything said (by previous agreement) as long as the above rule is followed and the group is not conservative. After all, naming names and reporting on the true size of these groups would be like reporting.