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Ocelot II

(129,648 posts)
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 10:14 AM Jan 15

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 Jan 15 OP
Don't take the bait. democrank Jan 15 #1
Thank you. This alert needs to be spread far and wide. Mister Ed Jan 15 #2
If there is no one to have conflict with, they are going to go find someone. OldBaldy1701E Jan 15 #3
A good chance they will... IrishAfricanAmerican Jan 15 #7
Right now, that is my biggest fear. OldBaldy1701E Jan 15 #22
Thank you for sharing (and not sending us to FB to see it) hlthe2b Jan 15 #4
Not a fan of FB, but there's a lot of useful local info re: the ICE occupation Ocelot II Jan 15 #5
Yep. My FB feed is almost 99% news posts & local protest information now. Attilatheblond Jan 15 #13
Get thee to the greatest page irisblue Jan 15 #6
They did the same thing during the George Floyd protests, 5 years ago FakeNoose Jan 15 #8
please be careful markie Jan 15 #9
On a bright note, the high temp on Saturday is predicted to be 7 (above) dflprincess Jan 15 #10
They'll be wearing cotton jeans and they'll freeze their tiny... Ocelot II Jan 15 #12
LOL! BComplex Jan 15 #16
Haha Joinfortmill Jan 15 #24
Water the route's sidewalks on Fri. night Blue Owl Jan 15 #27
Mile and a half is a long ways in very cold wearher Randomthought Jan 16 #33
Seems an odd strategy on their part. Usually the agent provocateurs disrupt the peaceful rallies. TheRickles Jan 15 #11
We're on to them after the George Floyd incidents. Ocelot II Jan 15 #14
Fool me once, blah, blah, blah ... littlemissmartypants Jan 15 #15
Provocateur is also an ICE position, yes theny have them on the payroll Historic NY Jan 15 #17
Well, us citizens just aren't cooperating with Miller/Trump administration's plan to 'quell civil unrest' by force. Attilatheblond Jan 15 #20
In this situation the best policy is to go dark. Leave them standing in the street by themselves looking stupid. flashman13 Jan 15 #18
Exactly, stay home and away from them KS Toronado Jan 15 #19
So the pogroms are starting Diraven Jan 15 #21
American Fascists, may they rot in hell. Joinfortmill Jan 15 #23
Indivisible Twin Cities posted about this too iemanja Jan 15 #25
Kick SheltieLover Jan 15 #26
May the Minnesota January winter day be Hassler Jan 16 #28
It will, and they won't be ready. Ocelot II Jan 16 #39
Source? JethroSomes Jan 16 #29
Todays Staf-Tribune Randomthought Jan 16 #32
At this point I'm sure they're preparing for anything - TBF Jan 16 #34
Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Jan 16 #40
Wouldn't it be hysterical popsdenver Jan 16 #30
That's what I was thinking... 2naSalit Jan 16 #31
A well-timed Minnesota blizzard would awesome FakeNoose Jan 16 #37
Come one Mother Nature... 2naSalit Jan 16 #38
K & R malaise Jan 16 #35
i like orange julius caesar. pansypoo53219 Jan 16 #36
K&R suegeo Jan 17 #41

democrank

(12,343 posts)
1. Don't take the bait.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 10:21 AM
Jan 15

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

(6,865 posts)
2. Thank you. This alert needs to be spread far and wide.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 10:43 AM
Jan 15

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

OldBaldy1701E

(10,557 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
Jan 15

Protect yourselves, people of Ceder-Riverside!

OldBaldy1701E

(10,557 posts)
22. Right now, that is my biggest fear.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 04:45 PM
Jan 15

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.

Ocelot II

(129,648 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
Jan 15

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

Attilatheblond

(8,477 posts)
13. Yep. My FB feed is almost 99% news posts & local protest information now.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 12:21 PM
Jan 15

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

(40,550 posts)
8. They did the same thing during the George Floyd protests, 5 years ago
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 12:05 PM
Jan 15

"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

(29,243 posts)
10. On a bright note, the high temp on Saturday is predicted to be 7 (above)
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 12:11 PM
Jan 15

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

(3,213 posts)
11. Seems an odd strategy on their part. Usually the agent provocateurs disrupt the peaceful rallies.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 12:13 PM
Jan 15

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

Ocelot II

(129,648 posts)
14. We're on to them after the George Floyd incidents.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 12:26 PM
Jan 15

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

(32,449 posts)
15. Fool me once, blah, blah, blah ...
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 12:32 PM
Jan 15

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

Historic NY

(39,770 posts)
17. Provocateur is also an ICE position, yes theny have them on the payroll
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 01:00 PM
Jan 15

they were in the batch of photos on Bluesky

Attilatheblond

(8,477 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
Jan 15

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

(2,176 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
Jan 15

KS Toronado

(23,309 posts)
19. Exactly, stay home and away from them
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 01:32 PM
Jan 15

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.

iemanja

(57,552 posts)
25. Indivisible Twin Cities posted about this too
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 09:59 PM
Jan 15

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.

Ocelot II

(129,648 posts)
39. It will, and they won't be ready.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 11:07 AM
Jan 16

On January 6, 2021, it never even got below freezing in Washington, DC. On January 17, 2026, it will hardly get above 0; throw in some wind and it will indeed be brutal. We know how to survive in this weather but they will not be ready. So let the winter have them. They'll need more than a red MAGA cap to keep their Nazi-style shaved heads warm. Let their lips freeze to their bullhorns. Let their eyelashes freeze their eyes shut. Let their fingers go numb in their thin gloves and their toes get frostbite in their Doc Martens. Let their junk freeze and shrink in their cotton jeans. Let their small-wiener energy turn to fog and dissipate in the bitter wind. I'll be somewhere else, far away from this shit show, wearing a down parka, ski pants, mittens, and insulated boots with ice cleats.

JethroSomes

(1 post)
29. Source?
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 04:08 AM
Jan 16

Speaking from California, where we're very familiar with Proud Bois et al, and having been in Chicago during the Skokie "National Socialist Party" march, and having lived in Minnesota during my college years, I have to ask:

Is there any corroboration or a reference to confirm that this plan is more than just agit-prop to distract from much needed mutual aid and more?

TBF

(35,921 posts)
34. At this point I'm sure they're preparing for anything -
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 09:23 AM
Jan 16

that said, anything seen on FB can be sus. Welcome to DU.

popsdenver

(1,818 posts)
30. Wouldn't it be hysterical
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 05:45 AM
Jan 16

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.....

2naSalit

(100,736 posts)
31. That's what I was thinking...
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 08:29 AM
Jan 16

Have everyone go somewhere else where the goons can't find them even if they start kicking in doors. Have a few cameras on the scene to record it but otherwise ghost town.

That or a healthy blizzard that dumps a few feet of snow on them in their jeans and sneakers. I hope they all get really sick from being poorly dressed in the cold. After a few die from exposure related problems or at least out of commission, would be helpful. I'd love to see that bovino fucker die from frostbite to the entire head.



FakeNoose

(40,550 posts)
37. A well-timed Minnesota blizzard would awesome
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 09:47 AM
Jan 16

Then everyone stays home and the ICE-goons look like masked popsicles.

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