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popsdenver

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30. Wouldn't it be hysterical

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Fri Jan 16, 2026, 05:45 AM

4 hrs ago

if all of the good folks abandoned that entire area, and no one was there when the Hate Mongers and ICE showed up looking for resistance and demonstrations.....

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Watch out for the provocateurs - just saw this on FB: [View all] Ocelot II 23 hrs ago OP

Don't take the bait. democrank 23 hrs ago #1

Thank you. This alert needs to be spread far and wide. Mister Ed 23 hrs ago #2

If there is no one to have conflict with, they are going to go find someone. OldBaldy1701E 22 hrs ago #3

A good chance they will... IrishAfricanAmerican 21 hrs ago #7

Right now, that is my biggest fear. OldBaldy1701E 17 hrs ago #22

Thank you for sharing (and not sending us to FB to see it) hlthe2b 22 hrs ago #4

Not a fan of FB, but there's a lot of useful local info re: the ICE occupation Ocelot II 22 hrs ago #5

Yep. My FB feed is almost 99% news posts & local protest information now. Attilatheblond 21 hrs ago #13

Get thee to the greatest page irisblue 22 hrs ago #6

They did the same thing during the George Floyd protests, 5 years ago FakeNoose 21 hrs ago #8

please be careful markie 21 hrs ago #9

On a bright note, the high temp on Saturday is predicted to be 7 (above) dflprincess 21 hrs ago #10

They'll be wearing cotton jeans and they'll freeze their tiny... Ocelot II 21 hrs ago #12

LOL! BComplex 20 hrs ago #16

Haha Joinfortmill 12 hrs ago #24

Water the route's sidewalks on Fri. night Blue Owl 10 hrs ago #27

Mile and a half is a long ways in very cold wearher Randomthought 24 min ago #33

Seems an odd strategy on their part. Usually the agent provocateurs disrupt the peaceful rallies. TheRickles 21 hrs ago #11

We're on to them after the George Floyd incidents. Ocelot II 21 hrs ago #14

Fool me once, blah, blah, blah ... littlemissmartypants 21 hrs ago #15

Provocateur is also an ICE position, yes theny have them on the payroll Historic NY 20 hrs ago #17

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

In this situation the best policy is to go dark. Leave them standing in the street by themselves looking stupid. flashman13 20 hrs ago #18

Exactly, stay home and away from them KS Toronado 20 hrs ago #19

So the pogroms are starting Diraven 19 hrs ago #21

American Fascists, may they rot in hell. Joinfortmill 12 hrs ago #23

Indivisible Twin Cities posted about this too iemanja 11 hrs ago #25

Kick SheltieLover 11 hrs ago #26

May the Minnesota January winter day be Hassler 8 hrs ago #28

Source? JethroSomes 5 hrs ago #29

Todays Staf-Tribune Randomthought 27 min ago #32

At this point I'm sure they're preparing for anything - TBF 24 min ago #34

Wouldn't it be hysterical popsdenver 4 hrs ago #30

That's what I was thinking... 2naSalit 1 hr ago #31

A well-timed Minnesota blizzard would awesome FakeNoose 4 sec ago #37

K & R malaise 13 min ago #35

i like orange julius caesar. pansypoo53219 7 min ago #36