The media's Alex Pretti narrative just got WRECKED?!

What this episode is about

The discussion highlights the evolving nature of truth in media, emphasizing how past innovations like the printing press, radio, television, and the internet have shifted public perception and trust in information sources. It addresses concerns over societal divisions and the potential for extreme actions against dissenting voices, catalyzed by figures like Molly Ringwald, illustrating a growing sentiment that truth is increasingly manipulated and contested in contemporary discourse.

Key takeaways

• Molly Ringwald's fashion sense may outlast political treason, but both highlight society's contentious narratives.
• Gutenberg's press democratized truth; today, AI might redefine it—who owns your reality?
• Media shapes perceptions by omitting crucial facts, skewing narratives while masquerading as truth-tellers.
• In today's world, everyone can curate their own 'truth'—is that liberation or anarchy?
• Anger doesn't warrant lethal force, but selective reporting can make rage feel justified.

Who speaks in this episode?

• Glenn Beck (Guest) · 13 min speaking
• Molly Ringwald (Guest)
• Alex Pretti (Guest)

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 3:00: Alex Jeffrey Prey, Molly Ringwald, Paris Media, John F. Kennedy
2. 3:00 – 6:00: CNN, Alex Jeffrey Prey
3. 6:00 – 9:00: ICE, Alex Jeffrey Prey, Associated Press, Vietnam veteran

Notable quotes from "The media's Alex Pretti narrative just got WRECKED?!"

• What's her name? Molly Ringwald from Pretty and Pink thinks we'd all look pretty and orange. She now says that when this is over, when the Trump administration is over it, they're going.

  about Molly Ringwald · at 0:10

• Thinking about this yesterday. I was doing an interview for Paris Media on AI and I said look you have to understand Gutenberg when Gutenberg made the printing press that gave ownership.

  about Paris Media · at 1:03

• Kennedy and the Nixon debate thought Nixon won, but those who were watching thought John F. Kennedy one. Which one was true?

  about John F. Kennedy · at 1:57

• Let me start here. This is what CNN has been saying about Prey. This is before the latest foot footage was put out.

  about CNN · at 3:44

• In exactly the same situation. He's got a gun in the small of his back again and he is spitting on the vehicle that Ice is in. And then he kicks the tail light out as they're…

  about ICE · at 5:59

• All of those things may be true and all of those things can exist at the same time as this truth Alex Prey had uncontrolled rage towards ICE.

  about Alex Jeffrey Prey · at 8:23

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

• Alex Jeffrey Prey — Person · Central referenced subject (shooting victim in news narrative) · 3 mentions · first at 0:52
  The speaker uses 'Alex Prey' as the focal case to argue that media outlets allegedly omitted context and that AI-era information ecosystems will make 'truth' harder to establish.
• Molly Ringwald — Person · Referenced celebrity used as political/cultural example · 1 mention · first at 0:10
  Mentioned as an example of perceived 'purge/prosecution' rhetoric; the speaker attributes extreme claims to her to illustrate polarization and fear of retribution politics.
• John F. Kennedy — Person · Historical reference point in media/technology argument · 1 mention · first at 1:56
  Used to illustrate how different media formats (radio vs. television) can change perceived truth, via the Kennedy–Nixon debate example.

Companies & orgs

• CNN — Company · Media outlet · 2 mentions · first at 3:44
  CNN is mentioned as a media outlet that has been reporting on the Alex Freddy story, with criticism for its portrayal of events.
• ICE — Company · Law enforcement agency · 2 mentions · first at 6:04
  ICE is mentioned in the context of the Alex Freddy story, specifically regarding an altercation involving federal immigration agents.
• Associated Press — Company · Media outlet · 1 mention · first at 8:11
  The Associated Press is mentioned as part of the media that has portrayed Alex Freddy in a certain light, with criticism for its reporting.
  The Associated Press, CNN, they all have rushed to paint a saintly figure. ICO nurse, Vietnam veteran saved by him. peaceful legal observer.
• Paris Media — Company · Media outlet · 1 mention · first at 1:09
  Paris Media is mentioned as the outlet for which the speaker was doing an interview on AI.

Concepts & topics

• Vietnam veteran — Concept · Referenced demographic · 1 mention · first at 8:16
  Vietnam veteran is mentioned as part of the narrative surrounding Alex Freddy, suggesting a connection or background.
  The Associated Press, CNN, they all have rushed to paint a saintly figure. ICO nurse, Vietnam veteran saved by him. peaceful legal observer.

Full transcript with timestamps

0:00 Alex Freddy. When I say that name now, people all across the country feel one way or another. What's her name? Molly Ringwald from Pretty and Pink thinks we'd all look pretty and orange. She now says that when this is over, when the Trump administration is over it, they're going to go for prosecutions of people like you, like me, and she will be pushing for uh treason, and there will be executions. That's Molly Ringwald. Thank you, Molly. This is not a This is not something that is uh uncommon. One side is gearing up for purges.

0:42 And I hope I hope we come and find common sense, but we first have to find truth. And this Alex Prey story is is showing me that truth doesn't matter and it's only going to get worse. Let me you know I was thinking about this yesterday. I was doing an interview uh for Paris Media on um AI and I said look you have to understand Gutenberg when Gutenberg made the printing press that gave ownership of the truth to others before it was only the kings and the churches that had truth because books were too expensive that's where truth lived and so this gave ownership of truth to the average Then our relationship to the truth began to change when radio came in because we could hear it. We heard it oursself and so we felt differently about the truth and we knew what the truth was cuz we could hear it. Then television came along and we could see it and that changed our relationship. It deepened our understanding of the truth. Remember

1:56 those who were listening to John F. Kennedy and the Nixon debate thought Nixon won, but those who were watching thought John F. Kennedy one. Which one was true? Based on what your eyes were telling you. Okay. So, it changed our relationship. Then the internet came along and internet was the beginning of the chipping away of trust. Those who were supposedly telling us truth. It started chipping away and we started seeing, wait a minute, no, you're playing games with the truth. That's not the truth. Why aren't you covering this?

2:31 And then you started having people with the internet that wanted to gain the truth and we started losing trust even more. AI for the first time in in human history is going to make the truth irrelevant irrelevant because the system will still be able to somewhat function. the system will be able to function uh a as it gives everybody I don't know a billion different truths. You don't have to tell one big lie anymore. Why not tell 500 million lies and it can keep it can it can take the truth and custom make it for you so you're comfortable with that truth. But that's not the truth. That's your truth. Okay? That's the world we're heading heading toward. So, we must begin to say, I demand the truth and nothing but the truth. I don't want it filtered. I don't want AI uh to change things. I just want to see it. I want to know what it is. And when you see it, you must deal with it. Whether you like

3:38 it or not, you must deal with it. So, let's look at the preddy video first. Let me start here. This is what CNN has been saying about Prey. This is before the latest foot footage was put out. Listen to this. Cut two, please.

3:54 They chose to uh they killed the wrong guy, right? Because this is the this is like the the perfect guy. Alex Freddy is the guy you would want to date your daughter. They want the guy you would want your son to grow up to be a decent human being who was serving humanity, serving sick veterans, who is you, you know, there is nothing that has been said about that man that isn't wonderful. So they can't malign him. They can't malign him because we have the videos. Okay, we do have the videos. Now, will CNN publish these videos? Will they make as big of a deal about these videos, this video, as the last video? I doubt it. Here is the video, the new footage of Alex uh Alex Prey 11 days before his death. Listen to this. This is a moment the news filmed on January 13th, Minneapolis, showing a man who appears to be Freddy interacting with federal immigration agents 11 days before border patrol shot and killed him. Our footage

4:59 sitting in the BBC whose facial rec technology confirmed his identity to a 97% degree of accuracy. On the morning of January 13th, our team received a tip that federal agents were blocking a street at East 30 Park Avenue in Minneapolis around 10:5. We saw observers shout as they walked back to their vehicles. When they started driving away, the man kicked their tail light out of the grabbed him and pushed him to the ground. During the altercation, agents fired tear gas and pepper balls into the crowd. They continued to hold the man down before they retreat, and he The man in our footage is wearing a similar outfit to what Prey was wearing on the day he was killed. What appears to be a gun is also visible above his waistband.

5:54 Okay, so why is this video important? Because this is 11 days before puts him in exactly the same situation. He's got a gun in the small of his back again and he is spitting on the the vehicle that Ice is in. And then he kicks the tail light out as they're driving away. Now, can I ask you, is that a man you want dating your daughter? Is that a man who is completely under control? That's the most important thing. Is he under control? Because I've never kicked the tail light out of a car. Now, I could see myself doing it if I were enraged, but not calmly walking up and making a decision, thinking, you know, this is a logical decision. I want to kick the tail light out of this car. That's rage.

6:40 That is rage. And the media keeps telling us, this is really simple. This is a peaceful, legal observer, an innocent man, no threat. End of story. But that story is incomplete. Therefore, it is a lie. You must complete it to tell the truth. You know, when the press leaves out facts that matter, they're not informing you. They are shaping you. Clarity here matters. Being angry does not justify you being killed. Let me say that. Kicking a tail light out does not justify lethal force. Filming police does not justify being shot in the back.

7:17 Those truths don't change. I'm those I'm giving you the full truth. Those things don't warrant you being shot. But here's the other truth that he tries to carry. He's not a passive bystander. He is not a calm observer. This is a not this is not a man who is simply standing there with a phone saying, "I'm just recording." An observer does not spit on the police or ICE and does not kick the tail light out of a federal vehicle. You don't do that. An observer does not scream obscinities into a driver's window. An observer does not chase a marked law enforcement SUV and shatter the lights as it pulls away. That's not observation. That's confrontation and that matters because context matters.

8:11 The Associated Press, CNN, they all have rushed to paint a saintly figure. ICO nurse, Vietnam veteran saved by him. peaceful legal observer. All of those things may be true and all of those things can exist at the same time as this truth Alex Prey had uncontrolled rage towards ICE. This video not coming from the right shows plainly you don't need commentary. You don't need spin. You can see it. Do your eyes still connect to your brain? You can hear it. Do your ears still connect to your brain? You can watch the moment where anger turns into action and action turns into escalation.

8:59 And here's the part the media doesn't want to say out loud. They knew about this video. They knew it existed. They knew it contradicted the narrative. And yet for days you were told this was a peaceful man doing nothing but filming. That emission is not an accident. That is an that is a lie of omission. A lie of omission. Let's let's address the line they keep repeating like a shield. Nothing that happened a week earlier could possibly justify his killing. Let me say something shocking. That's a true statement from the press.

9:47 No one serious is arguing otherwise. What? Who's arguing that he kicked the tail light out? He should have been shot. Nobody's arguing that. I'm not arguing that. That statement is again a lie. It's slight of hand. A way to avoid a harder question. Why were the Why were the public in the jury pool fed a one-dimensional lie? Why were Americans denied the full picture of who this man was in that moment? Why does the media always do this? Turn complicated, volatile human beings into symbols, stripped away of agency, responsibility, and any warning sign.

10:32 Why? Why? Because the story is about a flawed, angry, emotional, volatile man doesn't mobilize outrage. That's why the story about St. Prevy, the perfect victim does. Here is the dangerous consequence of this kind of reporting. When the press insists that every confrontation is peaceful, every 5-year-old kidnapped is a true story, every escalation is erased, rage is reband rebranded as virtue. You teach the next crowd that nothing they do counts. You teach them that taunting spitting vandalizing burning a city down, provoking, that's invisible. Nobody will even notice. Nobody's going to say anything.

11:25 do it. And then when the situation explodes, you tell them. The system murdered an angel. Who benefits? Do the people of the United States benefit from those things? Does the republic become more stable or less stable? Does that protect justice or does it poison it? Two things can be true at once. The time for America to decide, are you an adult? Adults in a republic have to be capable of holding two truths at the same time. I don't like the way Donald Trump says some things, but he's done some things that are really good.

12:22 That doesn't make you a Trumper. It doesn't make you somebody who is against Trump. That makes you an adult. So, here are the two things. The shooting appears unjustified in my opinion. Has to be fully investigated. I give the police the benefit of the doubt because 8,000% increase of threats on their lives. It makes them jumpy when somebody says, "Gun, gun, gun." Two guys pull out their gun and they shoot. I can at least understand it. The media lied by omission. It's portraying this guy as a harmless observer. If if we can't say that we need to look into what happened on the shooting and we need to have a fair trial, not a lynching, a fair trial, and that the press has lied to the jury pool. They have lied. If you can't say both of those things, you don't have the ability to reason anymore. And when reason dies, the only thing that is left is rage.

13:34 And that's what they are counting on. Rage is not justice. Rage is how societies unravel. And it usually happens one dishonest headline at a time.

Questions about this episode

Who speaks in "The media's Alex Pretti narrative just got WRECKED?!"?

Glenn Beck (Guest), Molly Ringwald (Guest), Alex Pretti (Guest).

What is "The media's Alex Pretti narrative just got WRECKED?!" about?

The discussion highlights the evolving nature of truth in media, emphasizing how past innovations like the printing press, radio, television, and the internet have shifted public perception and trust in information sources. It addresses concerns over societal divisions and the potential for extreme actions against dissenting voices, catalyzed by figures like Molly Ringwald, illustrating a…

What is mentioned in this Glenn Beck episode?

8 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Alex Jeffrey Prey, CNN, ICE, Associated Press, Molly Ringwald, Paris Media. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "The media's Alex Pretti narrative just got WRECKED?!"?

The episode runs 14 min; the transcript is about 1,954 words in 17 timestamped sections.

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