What’s new is banks coordinating to prevent someone who has been de-banked from being re-banked, as discussed in TFA. Oh, and that this was a journalistic outlet that was de-banked; possibly not an AML case based on the UK’s recent targeting of activists.

> that's the only story that will drive traffic to an otherwise unknown outlet

Naked Capitalism (the blog where this is published) has been around since before the GFC and is actually quite well-known among those who read, especially for its coverage of financial shenanigans. The economist Michael Hudson often comments there, and they sometimes republish his work. They are highly critical of the hyperfinancialization that’s taken over the economy, but despite this bias they often have a clearer view of what’s happening than the subservient and often manipulative financial press.