Oh boy.
First, thank you for the citation. It helps to know that people pay attention to one's work.
Here's a painful moment to acknowledge, though.
What I said wasn't a range from May 2nd... to whatnot. What I should have said (and I may or may not have yet) was, USCIS is carrying a quagmire of 11,500+ cases prior to May 2022. So, each opportunity they have to adjudicate a case has a sizeable chance of being wasted (and apologies to pre-May, 2022 files here) on a case that's not from this (May 2022) month. In fact, I see regular activity among 2021 cases with brand-new, day-old timestamps.
I am on your side; I am a May 2022 filer praying and hoping to be approved anyday now.
But.
There's a mountain-level wave of filers ahead of us with just as many hopes and prayers.
Stay strong.
Stay brave.
Remember that scene in "Patriot" where militia is asked to hold the line?
Hold it.