I originally saw it as somebody using 2 different symbols for the 2 different sounds that “th” can make. That at least makes sense. Simply replacing the letters with one character (one not on a standard keyboard, btw) regardless of which sound they make is just extra effort for the sake of it.

No, you had it right.

No reason to dump the citizenship. I know you’re still required to pay taxes, but what can they do if you just…don’t? Right now there’s extradition, but with Dipshit Donnie trashing international relations, those treaties won’t last forever.