That doesn’t rule out false flags for lagniappe.
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Definition of lagniappe
: a small gift given to a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase
broadly : something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure
The waiter added a cup of lobster bisque as a lagniappe to the meal.
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A false flag would be like a free cup of lobster bisque for Sauron. A nice gift, but Joe’s speech was a call to street action by the mob.