Based on @azz #2943 (comment):

Big Data research part two: https://bigquery.cloud.google.com/savedquery/652929483875:69be015faec8444c8a2e7d055eeb32f8

* item	- item	+ item
642,106	413,627	10,954

type	regex
* item	/^\s*\*\s/gm
- item	/^\s*-\s/gm
+ item	/^\s*\+\s/gm

Should change

• listItem: -(always), +(switch between two style for continuous lists)
• thematicBreak: - - -(always), * * * (in list)

to

• listItem: *(always), -(switch between two style for continuous lists)
• thematicBreak: - - -(always), - - - (in *-style list), * * * (in --style list)