And the forms transferring half their share holdings.

They'd get sued by X if they copied the layout.

Agreed. However, Bluesky seems to be swarming with bots / catfishing. I'd say 2/3 followers aren't who they purport to be.

I have no doubt he'll do a 180 flip now.

Is there a quid pro quo?

I permanently deleted my account after EM bought it & made clear in which direction he was taking it (Swamp Central).