The Republican party has not been a traditional political party in quite awhile now, Trumpism has fully transformed it into a dangerous cult. Continued affiliation with the Republican party in the current political context is plenty of evidence to know someone is deeply biased and poses a threat the rule of the law.

Yes, I only use it via syncthing-fork so this is a distinction without a difference to me.

Not sure if I qualify as extra paranoid but this whole situation feels very sketchy and has me reconsidering my use of syncthing. Making significant changes like this without any explanation is extremely bad practice.