Instigators

Iran's parliament has asked authorities to arrest "the main instigators and directors" of Sunday's violent anti-government protests, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported Wednesday, the same day massive pro-government rallies were held in Tehran and other cities. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Police broke into the crowd frequently and arrested people they described as instigators, many of them minors.

Gonzales was one of the main instigators of the administration’s torture policy. ❋ Unknown (2007)

I put forth that the killing will not cease until someone involved, in this case the instigators are the prime choice, stop killing. ❋ Unknown (2006)

In the meantime, why not write, email or call the instigators of this on-going cruel and unusual punishment without trial? ❋ Unknown (2005)

Asked who the team would report violence to if the instigators were the governing authorities themselves, De Lille said the next obvious recourse would be the Southern African Development ❋ Unknown (2002)

Qatar-based al-Jazeera is one of several foreign news channels the regime dubs "instigators" of the trouble. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Notify me of followup comments via email. kgrace: @emergentvillage We are more frequently referred to as instigators, but that's harder to spell. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Space stepped back to 1964, when thoughts of TC3 were just getting started, introducing Walter Franklin of Cortland County, one of the "instigators" behind the community college, and invited Franklin to come up and speak. ❋ Unknown (2004)

In a statement, the Interior Ministry said the protests were the work of "instigators" led by the Muslim ❋ By KAREEM FAHIM (2011)

Rather than searching for meaningful solutions to the region's problems, Moscow continues to search for the "instigators" and "ringleaders" behind the mass protests. ❋ By Vladimir Ryzhkov

TV, Israel "Paletinian refugees in Lebanon demand civil rights," Future TV, Lebanon "Iran will crack down on 'instigators'," Press TV, Iran "Kuwait MPs seek to unseat PM," Dubai TV, UAE ❋ Unknown (2010)

Person 1: "Did you hear that [Jess] started those [rumours] about [Ryan]" Person 2: "She's Such an Instigator" ❋ Piercethesyko (2017)

The girl's family knew she had always been an [instigator], the kind of person who said fuck you to neighbors and flipped them off by coming in their town like she [owned it], with the [intervention] programs she supported to cover her own actions, or involvement in the questionable actions of others, and make her look like a better/stronger person than she actually was. ❋ Solid Mantis (2021)

[The instigator] would rather fuck with somebody else's life or talk shit about it than tend to their own (if [there was one] to tend to, if it wasn't a [facade] of a life to show everyone). ❋ Solid Mantis (2020)

boy 1: Yo mama boy 2: What did you say about my mama? instigator: Oooh, he talking bout yo mama. Man [i wouldn't take that] if i was you! messy [agitator] troublemaker provocateur [meddler] ❋ One Zooted Individual (2009)

Drew: "Why do you look so angry, Jordan?" [Akira]: "I heard someone say the other day that Jordan [doesn't like you], Drew." Drew: "WHAT!" Jordan: "Wait, I never said..." Akira: "...Didn't [you wonder] where your milkshake went the other day, Jordan? Drew stole it." Jordan: "WHAT!" Akira: "That's cuz Drew thinks your haircut is ugly." Jordan: "Oh really?!!" Akira: "...And wants to challenge you to a duel." Drew: "Whoa Akira, why are you trying to instigate?!" ❋ Silver415 (2010)

“[Travis] why do you always [drag out] a situation, why are you an [instigator]?” ❋ Brittiannagotdetwap (2020)

The instigator was [playing all sides], from rabbi to gunman, from developer to landowner/landowning organization, from cop to criminal to unarmed civilian, from black to white, from gay to straight, and from [Martin Luther King statue] to [Confederate statue]. ❋ The Original Agahnim (2022)

The girl's family knew she was always an [instigator] who thought it was funny to escalate bad things to happen, then pretend to [be concerned] about finding resolution, compromise, intervention, or peace (Hitler also claimed to be concerned about seeking peace). [Unlike some people] seemed to, they didn't think she was scary to be around, they thought she was more mouthy than anything else. ❋ Solid Mantis (2021)

[The instigator] wanted people to buy her bullshit about wanting to clean up violence by [installing] [violence interrupters]. ❋ The Original Agahnim (2021)

“[Travis] why do you always drag [shit out]? Why are you being an [instigator]?” ❋ Brittiannagotdetwap (2020)