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Gilded Reframe – MS NOW
When the media are upset about the evidence, you know the scam is exposed.
The case of the Minnesota activist mother who was shot after striking an ICE agent with her SUV has cornered much of the press that was reactionary in their outrage at the agency. New video footage of the incident has emerged that shows too many facts that are inconvenient to the press narratives. The driver and her wife were agitators; she refused to comply, she clearly saw the ICE agent in front of her vehicle, and — YES — she struck him intentionally.
Recall how years ago the media were excitedly calling for law enforcement to be required to wear body cameras? In the light of this new revelation, at MS NOW, the network's conspiracy correspondent Brandy Zadrozny saw this footage, and she had one main reaction: Just why was this agent even recording their activity?!
The main takeaway from MSNOW’s Brandy Zadrozny on the new video showing the ICE Agent’s POV?
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) January 9, 2026
“Why is this person filming??"
Leftists suddenly don’t seem to like law enforcement POV footage. pic.twitter.com/XNKlsNRfzN
Low-Octane Gaslighting – WASHINGTON POST
Your full analysis appears to be half empty.
Another outlet tripped up by the introduction of facts is the Washington Post. The paper declares that it analyzed the initial video and it called into doubt the assessment from the Administration, as well as DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
Now that the new video has been released of the agent being struck, the paper and many others in the press will have to issue new reports. Or — just as likely — they will walk away from the story entirely.
And here's the Washington Post, @JDVance.
— Anthony LaMesa (@ajlamesa) January 8, 2026
ICE agent was not in the vehicle’s path when he fired at driver, video showshttps://t.co/0kxWjMYV3m pic.twitter.com/xhyKaO90Vd
Criminal Family Album – CNN
Feels like some other activities could have been regarded as crucial to this story.
In the wake of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis, the press has been in overdrive to frame the incident as an unprovoked attack on an innocent bystander. The death of Renee Nicole Good has seen little in the way of comprehensive coverage in the press, largely because of the fear that the details will derail the narrative. So at CNN, we do not get the listing of the various ways Ms. Good was an activist, nor how she spent the bulk of her fateful day harassing and impeding the actions of ICE agents. Instead, we get this beatific profile of the gentle poet who met her end this week.
The Gaza playbook from @CNN. pic.twitter.com/1m7mE4WVpi
— Paul Stein (@pstein4) January 9, 2026
The Chyron Game – MS NOW
Do…you have anything at all to counter what it is we can clearly see?
As the after effects of the Minnesota shooting continue to unravel, we get this report courtesy of Katy Tur, with an on-the-ground report from the area. Her correspondent was at the scene of a protest vigil after the shooting, speaking with one participant who was critical of the Trump administration in the wake of this tragedy.
The network’s description of who this individual was is something we here at RFTH will describe as “dubious.”
Apparently they have stopped trying entirely to be anything close to accurate at @MSNOWNews
— Lie-Able Sources (@LieAbleSources) January 9, 2026
On Katie Tur’s show they interview a Minnesota man.
- Wearing a BLM hoodie
-At an anti-ICE protest
- Being critical of the president
The Chyron says he is a “Trump supporter” pic.twitter.com/bh5BjlG9vH
Stealth Story Evolution – FLORIDA POLITICS
Quietly editing while acting defiant is a precious move.
In the Sunshine State, there is some low-level political intrigue afoot. Adam Christian Johnson is running for a county commission seat. You may recognize Johnson as the guy on January 6 waving to a camera as he walked through the Capitol holding a speaker’s platform. Known colloquially as “The Lectern Guy,” Johnson took issue with a report in the local news outlet that said he took the object with him. Adam notified the outlet that he never stole the lectern, he says, before publication, and demanded they correct their report.
The publisher of Florida Politics, Peter Schorsch, stated they would not be spiking the article, but Adam later came back to inform that they had in fact taken it down.
So anyway, they retracted the article. pic.twitter.com/DQmxRWT5sc
— The Lectern Guy🇺🇸 (@lecternleader) January 9, 2026
However, Schorsch responded that he was incorrect and that the article was still live. It does not appear on the site’s front page, but he gave the link, and the article does appear active. With some caveats.
The brief entry now only references that Johnson had been photographed “carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lectern through the U.S. Capitol,” with no reference to his having stolen the object. However, the brief article carries no attribution to being edited, even though the original web address still bears the headline indicating Johnson “nicked Nancy Pelosi’s Lectern.”
In truth, @LecternLeader, what @PeterSchorschFL had them do is repost the edited article with a new headline and copy that no longer mentions theft.
— Brad Slager: CNN+ Lifetime Subscriber (@MartiniShark) January 9, 2026
However, the URL shows the original headline that was used. https://t.co/1ynqBSNvbu pic.twitter.com/hPfO4jjgfe
