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Ocelot II

(129,261 posts)
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 10:14 AM 6 hrs ago

Watch out for the provocateurs - just saw this on FB:

ALERT:
There is going to be an anti-Musl*m/anti-immigrant rally downtown Minneapolis on Saturday at noon. Domestic hate groups from several states will be attending. It's going to be led by one of the dominant January 6ers. Their plan is to get riled up and march on the Cedar Riverside neighborhood (the epicenter of our Somali community). Local law enforcement is aware of this and plans to try to oppose/contain them. The community leaders in C-R are asking good people to NOT show up because they want the streets in C-R to be empty. This is 100% a move by the hate groups to escalate violence in order for the orange Nero to declare martial law. If there's no one for them to have conflict with, this goal will fail.
PLEASE DO NOT GO DOWNTOWN, TO THE U, OR TO CEDAR RIVERSIDE ON SATURDAY.
Please be careful driving near these areas.

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Watch out for the provocateurs - just saw this on FB: (Original Post) Ocelot II 6 hrs ago OP
Don't take the bait. democrank 6 hrs ago #1
Thank you. This alert needs to be spread far and wide. Mister Ed 6 hrs ago #2
If there is no one to have conflict with, they are going to go find someone. OldBaldy1701E 5 hrs ago #3
A good chance they will... IrishAfricanAmerican 4 hrs ago #7
Thank you for sharing (and not sending us to FB to see it) hlthe2b 5 hrs ago #4
Not a fan of FB, but there's a lot of useful local info re: the ICE occupation Ocelot II 5 hrs ago #5
Yep. My FB feed is almost 99% news posts & local protest information now. Attilatheblond 4 hrs ago #13
Get thee to the greatest page irisblue 4 hrs ago #6
They did the same thing during the George Floyd protests, 5 years ago FakeNoose 4 hrs ago #8
please be careful markie 4 hrs ago #9
On a bright note, the high temp on Saturday is predicted to be 7 (above) dflprincess 4 hrs ago #10
They'll be wearing cotton jeans and they'll freeze their tiny... Ocelot II 4 hrs ago #12
LOL! BComplex 3 hrs ago #16
Seems an odd strategy on their part. Usually the agent provocateurs disrupt the peaceful rallies. TheRickles 4 hrs ago #11
We're on to them after the George Floyd incidents. Ocelot II 4 hrs ago #14
Fool me once, blah, blah, blah ... littlemissmartypants 4 hrs ago #15
Provocateur is also an ICE position, yes theny have them on the payroll Historic NY 3 hrs ago #17
Well, us citizens just aren't cooperating with Miller/Trump administration's plan to 'quell civil unrest' by force. Attilatheblond 3 hrs ago #20
In this situation the best policy is to go dark. Leave them standing in the street by themselves looking stupid. flashman13 3 hrs ago #18
Exactly, stay home and away from them KS Toronado 3 hrs ago #19
So the pogroms are starting Diraven 2 hrs ago #21

democrank

(12,198 posts)
1. Don't take the bait.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 10:21 AM
6 hrs ago

The concentration must be on ICE, not the protestors. It will take all of our restraint to not give any reporter a reason to BS with a six of one, half dozen of the other segment.

Mister Ed

(6,831 posts)
2. Thank you. This alert needs to be spread far and wide.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 10:43 AM
6 hrs ago

Don't take the bait, good people. Don't take the bait.

OldBaldy1701E

(10,277 posts)
3. If there is no one to have conflict with, they are going to go find someone.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 11:07 AM
5 hrs ago

Protect yourselves, people of Ceder-Riverside!

Ocelot II

(129,261 posts)
5. Not a fan of FB, but there's a lot of useful local info re: the ICE occupation
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 11:39 AM
5 hrs ago

posted by the various resistance groups. Also following Signal chats. There's a whole lot happening underground.

Attilatheblond

(8,353 posts)
13. Yep. My FB feed is almost 99% news posts & local protest information now.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 12:21 PM
4 hrs ago

It was mostly animal pictures, funny mentions, and birthday wishes during Biden's term. It was a nice rest from the stress of Trump One.

Now, my pals and I are all information and updates on protests, political candidates, and verified information.

FakeNoose

(40,302 posts)
8. They did the same thing during the George Floyd protests, 5 years ago
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 12:05 PM
4 hrs ago

"Domestic hate groups from several states will be attending."

Yes- they come to provoke trouble, hopefully leading to fistfights, injuries, teargas and shootings. They are fully on board with ICE and the local cops. The protesters alone without the outside agitators won't be enough, these will be peaceful rallies. They must be attacked by the hate groups, and then the ICE goons will have a field day.

Chump can't wait to invoke the Insurrection Act and that's what this is all about. How much is Pootie paying for all of this to happen?

dflprincess

(29,184 posts)
10. On a bright note, the high temp on Saturday is predicted to be 7 (above)
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 12:11 PM
4 hrs ago

With winds in the 10 to 15 mph range, so it will feel colder.

A lot of these creeps come from warmer states, they won't be able to take the weather. Local hospitals should brace for a jump in frostbite cases.

TheRickles

(3,186 posts)
11. Seems an odd strategy on their part. Usually the agent provocateurs disrupt the peaceful rallies.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 12:13 PM
4 hrs ago

That's what gets the headlines. This rally could be, and hopefully will be, a dud.

Ocelot II

(129,261 posts)
14. We're on to them after the George Floyd incidents.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 12:26 PM
4 hrs ago

The protests are carefully monitored by organizers - so far there have been no incidents of successful provocation. What happened last night wasn't part of a protest event; it seems to have involved a small number of people who responded immediately and angrily to an ICE arrest. We don't know yet how accurate DHS' description of the incident is (probably not very).

littlemissmartypants

(31,728 posts)
15. Fool me once, blah, blah, blah ...
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 12:32 PM
4 hrs ago

Fool me twice and I have to join the Republican party as a shrub.

Historic NY

(39,683 posts)
17. Provocateur is also an ICE position, yes theny have them on the payroll
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 01:00 PM
3 hrs ago

they were in the batch of photos on Bluesky

Attilatheblond

(8,353 posts)
20. Well, us citizens just aren't cooperating with Miller/Trump administration's plan to 'quell civil unrest' by force.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 01:43 PM
3 hrs ago

The recent triggers they are using aren't leading to the mayhem they want to justify widespread lethal violence.

Trump must really be jonsing for some new snuf films for his kinky appetite.

flashman13

(2,070 posts)
18. In this situation the best policy is to go dark. Leave them standing in the street by themselves looking stupid.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 01:04 PM
3 hrs ago

KS Toronado

(23,114 posts)
19. Exactly, stay home and away from them
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 01:32 PM
3 hrs ago

They'll shoot you and claim you were reaching for your pistol to harm them. Do not give Gropenfuhrer
a reason to declare martial law. Martial law means no more elections and we get a king.

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