• catloaf@lemm.ee
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    I don’t think I’ve seen anyone say “free Gaza”. Anyone who cares says “free Palestine”.

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      If you bother to read the article, you’ll find one of the devices did say “free Palestine.”

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    If I were setting ballot box fires, I’d probably want to do something to lead investigators off the scent.

    Like maybe claim a different entity was doing it for different reasons.

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      Hmm, you mean how like January 6th was “actually all antifa.”

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    It’s funny - it could be a GOP fascist with a false flag, or it could be a legitimately stupid accelerationist fuck.

    Almost like there’s very little difference between the two.

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      Almost like if you radicalize people they could go in any direction. Blame still lies with the oppressors. Always remember that. Hold your fellow citizens accountable but do not allow all the blame to fall to them.

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    They drive a Volvo.

    It’s going to be a white dude aged 30-45 with a military background and numerous traffic violations whos been recently divorced.

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      Anyone remember Umbrella Man from the 2020 Minneapolis riots? He was smashing windows and trying to frame BLM protesters when in fact he was a right wing nut job.

      Wasn’t the only case if I recall of that year.

      Boogaloo boys tried to do something similar in framing nearby protesters over George Floyd when they shot up a Federal courthouse, killing a security guard.

      Investigations into the 2020 protests found that the vast majority of protests were peaceful and a majority of the violence was instigated by counter-protesters.

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        “Counter-protesting” things like george floyd always blows my mind. It’s like booing if someone tells you they beat cancer.

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        I agree. While I’ve seen some crazy shit, it’s not hard for the GOP to plant shit while committing felonies.

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        False flag is rarely the correct answer. Not never, but definitely rare. It’s usually a knee-jerk by the party embarrassed by some action.

        Keep an open mind.

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    Why are they being coy and calling whatever they found “devices” instead of using a meaningful word?

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      de·vice

      noun

      a thing made or adapted for a particular purpose, especially a piece of mechanical or electronic equipment.

      Sounds like the correct word to me. You don’t just walk into the store and buy an IED.

      One of the law enforcement officials with knowledge of the markings said that all three devices were sent to the terrorist explosive device analytical center in Huntsville, Ala.