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Dozens of ads are on Craigslist across the nation advertising that they'll pay $300 for people to participate in "civil engagement." A few (as pictured) mention that an event will be taking place mid-september. It seems to be set up by the american citizen initiative. You can check on craigslist yourself. Dig for more information, spread the word, prepare to counter protest. It could be nothing, but at this large of a scale I felt the need to tell someone.


Originally Posted By u/tardersos At 2025-08-22 12:09:53 PM | Source


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[–] ganksy@lemmy.world 17 points 5 days ago

Holy shit it is all over Craigslist.

What the fuck. If anyone decides to search deeper please share what you find with the rest of us.

[–] shininghero@pawb.social 15 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Oh sweet, a nicely collated list of targets for a bunch of these little things.

[–] fubo@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

Amazon product listings sometimes have rather unusual field values ...

Sport — Mixed Martial Arts
Brand — The Dreidel Company
Color — Multicolor

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 5 days ago

And they accuse the other side of paying people to complain at town halls. As always, you know the saying… every accusation is a confession.

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Free trip to Birmingham? Pass.

Any better places available? Is there any trips to somewhere nice?

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

I love Alabama, will never set foot in Birmingham again, won't even drive through.

[–] lemming741@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

It's too easy to false flag this kind of thing. Without an organizer to attribute the postings to, I can't think this is real. Does anyone actually believe that their political critics don't have access to Craigslist and won't see it?

[–] breakingcups@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Would be a shame if a bunch of leftists went, instead.

[–] bassomitron@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

Honestly wouldn't be surprised if it's a scam

[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Classic Craigslist bullshit. Who even uses that site anymore?

[–] bassomitron@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Sorry for being off topic, but the Snapchat notification in the screenshot really threw me off. I was like, "wtf? I haven't had that app installed for years, how the hell did it reinstall itself?" Which prompted me to exit the screenshot to look for it in my list of apps only to realize my stupidity.