So what I’m reading is outside agitator paid by “them” provokes peaceful protesters.

Yes. Most of my exes are people who I’d want to be friends with. I’m not friends with all of them of course, but I’m still friends with 3 of them. You take some time to heal, even if you part on good terms, and be respectful and yeah, you can hang out and genuinely be happy for them and they happy for you. One even came to my wedding (luckily my wife is not at all the jealous type).

All of my cats flop down in front of the door and make a cute claw filled gauntlet for me to step around. I’ll have to take a picture

Moose, floof, and Napoleon. No I will not elaborate.