His highness’s dignity permeated the room. Children gawked, men bowed, and women swooned. A certain radiance seemed to eminate from the feline king. That is, until he spoke: “gweetings my subjects! I am yo lod and wuler! May my beneficence wain down upon you.”

In that instant, the spell was broken. Awe was replaced by a communal urge to chant “pss,pss,pss” and to try to rub the erstwhile monarch.

The follow-up

“So much for the tolerant left.” Seems like a lot of effort in art to make a dad joke. Some context as to what prompted the sentiment might help get the message across more effectively.

Per the article, these are Florida asssholes in Maryland. Sounds like wannabe slave catchers to me.

I think the term is “parallel investigation” or parallel construction investigation." I don’t doubt that you are correct though.