“not my circus, not my monkeys” = not your problem
“not my circus, but those are my monkeys” = it’s only your problem as far as figuring out how to retrieve them without being caught
“my circus, but those aren’t my monkeys” = it’s your problem until you figure out whose monkeys those are, and after that you make it their problem
“my circus, my monkeys” = this is 100% on you. On the bright side, if you decide you’re chill with the shitshow currently happening, nobody can walk in and make you do anything about it.