There are two broad headline classes out there: headlines that rile up the rabid maga base, and headlines that promise hope/solace to progressives. The latter is like the op’s post, and also includes such chestnuts as “trump’s rating just sunk to a new low”. I’ve noticed that these hopium/copium headlines spoon fed to progressives are no less targeted and manipulative than right wing headlines. Even after years of disappointment, I still see friends clinging to these such headlines “SuReLy NoW sOMeOnE wiLL do SoMeThInG AbOuT tHE sHiTsHoW OuR CoUnTrY hAS bEcOme!!!”, and “FiNaLLy! He/ThEy WiLL be heLD aCcOunTaBLe !!!”. I’d be a liar if I didn’t admit even I get a small hit of optimism at sone of these headlines. But I quickly think back to Smith and Mueller and everything else that’s happened over the years and realise that not only anger can be manipulated to get clicks but hope can to. I pressed a friend hard why he keeps sharing these hopium headlines and after some deep discussion it came out that without hope he would spiral into depression.