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

[Ocelot II]

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.

[democrank]

1. Don't take the bait.

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]

2. Thank you. This alert needs to be spread far and wide.

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

[OldBaldy1701E]

3. If there is no one to have conflict with, they are going to go find someone.

Protect yourselves, people of Ceder-Riverside!

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

7. A good chance they will...

go door to door beating skulls in just like the Nazis of old.

[OldBaldy1701E]

22. Right now, that is my biggest fear.

I hope the people of C-R will keep that in mind. Maybe remember what my father used to say, "I don't start fights. I finish them."

And, pray, if one is of a mind to do such things.

[hlthe2b]

4. Thank you for sharing (and not sending us to FB to see it)

[Ocelot II]

5. Not a fan of FB, but there's a lot of useful local info re: the ICE occupation

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

[Attilatheblond]

13. Yep. My FB feed is almost 99% news posts & local protest information now.

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.

[irisblue]

6. Get thee to the greatest page

[FakeNoose]

8. They did the same thing during the George Floyd protests, 5 years 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?

[markie]

9. please be careful

hope everyone stays away...

[dflprincess]

10. On a bright note, the high temp on Saturday is predicted to be 7 (above)

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.

[Ocelot II]

12. They'll be wearing cotton jeans and they'll freeze their tiny...

[BComplex]

16. LOL!

So true, Ocelot II!

[Joinfortmill]

24. Haha

[Blue Owl]

27. Water the route's sidewalks on Fri. night

Go Kevin McCallister on their racist asses!

[TheRickles]

11. Seems an odd strategy on their part. Usually the agent provocateurs disrupt the peaceful rallies.

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

[Ocelot II]

14. We're on to them after the George Floyd incidents.

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]

15. Fool me once, blah, blah, blah ...

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

[Historic NY]

17. Provocateur is also an ICE position, yes theny have them on the payroll

they were in the batch of photos on Bluesky

[Attilatheblond]

20. Well, us citizens just aren't cooperating with Miller/Trump administration's plan to 'quell civil unrest' by force.

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]

18. In this situation the best policy is to go dark. Leave them standing in the street by themselves looking stupid.

[KS Toronado]

19. Exactly, stay home and away from them

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.

[Diraven]

21. So the pogroms are starting

😥

[Joinfortmill]

23. American Fascists, may they rot in hell.

[iemanja]

25. Indivisible Twin Cities posted about this too

They say don’t counter-protest. Go anywhere but there.

The Twin Cities Pride Cultural Arts Center is running a food drive. It’s on Harmon near Loring Park. Parking is horrendous there, but I’m hoping you can just drop off the non-perishables at the curb.

[SheltieLover]

26. Kick

[Hassler]

28. May the Minnesota January winter day be

As brutal as possible.