What the Videos Show vs. What the Media Claims

The narrative was decided before the evidence finished loading.

In Monday’s episode of Data & Dissonance, we break down the Minneapolis ICE shooting that sparked instant outrage — and ask the question most media outlets refuse to touch: what do the videos actually show, and why are so many networks telling their audience to ignore them?

As liberal outlets rush to label the incident “murder,” we slow the story down and examine the footage, the legal standards around use of force, and the critical context being omitted from mainstream coverage. From selective editing to emotional framing, this episode exposes how narrative often replaces analysis — and why facts become inconvenient when they disrupt a preferred conclusion.

The panel digs into conservative reporting, media hypocrisy, and the growing gap between evidence and headlines — with sharp back-and-forth, real debate, and zero interest in outrage theater.

Because accountability starts with truth — not hashtags.

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Special Guest Friday: Behind the Fire (Brian)

On this Special Guest Friday episode of Data & Dissonance, Artie sits down for a long-form, no-panel conversation with Brian — the voice many listeners know for his blunt delivery and unapologetic fire, but rarely hear without interruption.

This episode isn’t about hot takes or viral clips. It’s about slowing the conversation down and asking the questions that usually get skipped. Where does conviction come from? When does silence stop being neutral? And what happens when frustration turns into responsibility instead of apathy?

Across five extended segments, Artie and Brian dig into the roots of Brian’s worldview, the difference between anger and caring, how media narratives shape public trust, what’s actually broken in the country right now, and what still gives reason for hope when the noise fades. There’s humor, pushback, and reflection — not to persuade, but to understand.

This is a conversation for listeners who are tired of slogans, exhausted by outrage cycles, and looking for something more honest than headlines. You don’t have to agree with everything said here. You just have to listen.

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• How gaslighting erodes trust faster than corruption
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FAFO isn’t brutality — it’s reality.

In Thursday’s episode of Data & Dissonance, we break down the ICE incident making headlines for all the wrong reasons. When an individual attempted to use a vehicle as a weapon against federal agents, the response was immediate — and lawful. Yet within hours, media outlets and activists rushed to rewrite the story, turning an act of aggression into a tale of victimhood.

We unpack the legal reality of deadly force, the responsibility that comes with confrontation, and why the same people who demand “accountability” vanish when facts collide with ideology. This isn’t about cheering violence — it’s about telling the truth when the narrative collapses.

Because actions still have consequences — no matter how loud the spin machine gets.

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Episode Title: Narrative Whiplash
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Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2026

What happens when reality refuses to follow the script?

In today’s episode of Data & Dissonance, Artie and the panel break down the capture of Nicolás Maduro and why the reaction to it has been so quiet, so cautious, and so revealing. Instead of clear debate, we’re watching hesitation, narrative gymnastics, and even protests calling for the release of a cartel-connected strongman — not justice for the Venezuelan people, but sympathy for the dictator himself.

The panel digs into why the media and activist class struggled to respond, how “anti-authoritarianism” flipped into defending authoritarian power, and what this moment signals to foreign leaders, criminal regimes, and Americans who no longer trust institutions to tell the truth.

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Missing Files & Broken Trust

For years, concerns about fraud inside Minnesota’s public programs were dismissed, delayed, or quietly buried. Now, audits are tightening, federal scrutiny is increasing, and suddenly records are missing, stories are changing, and officials are struggling to explain what went wrong.

In this episode of Data & Dissonance, we take a hard look at the expanding fraud investigations in Minnesota — not just in daycare programs, but across food assistance, medical providers, autism services, Medicaid billing, and housing support. We break down what’s confirmed, what’s under investigation, and why oversight failures were allowed to persist for so long without serious intervention.

This conversation isn’t about viral clips or collective blame. It’s about accountability, institutional fear, and how the reluctance to ask hard questions created the conditions for abuse. We examine whistleblower warnings, political pressure, press conference optics, and the dangerous moment when protecting narratives became more important than protecting public trust.

Because when receipts disappear, confidence collapses — and when trust breaks, every system that depends on it starts to fail.

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The Venezuela Pressure Cooker

Venezuela didn’t collapse overnight — it hardened, calcified, and learned how to survive while the world looked away. Now the pressure is rising, the rhetoric is sharper, and the consequences of long-term neglect are becoming impossible to ignore.

In this episode of Data & Dissonance, the panel breaks down what’s really happening inside Venezuela and why this crisis won’t stay contained. We examine how authoritarian regimes endure under sanctions, how corruption and control replace legitimacy, and why years of inaction have left the world with no clean options. From energy markets and migration to organized crime and geopolitical influence, Venezuela sits at the center of forces that extend far beyond its borders.

This isn’t a call for reckless intervention or blind escalation. It’s a sober conversation about risk, responsibility, and what happens when failing states are allowed to rot quietly until every possible response becomes dangerous. We talk about the humanitarian reality on the ground, the strategic dilemmas facing the United States, and why pressure without a plan can be just as destabilizing as doing nothing at all.

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🎧 Special Guest Friday: An Interview with Caleb Rourke

This Friday episode of Data & Dissonance marks the launch of a new format for 2026: Special Guest Fridays — slower, deeper conversations without panels, shouting, or manufactured outrage.

In this episode, Artie sits down one-on-one with Caleb Rourke for an extended, thoughtful conversation about personal history, duty, integrity, and what changes when belief in institutions gives way to hard-earned perspective. The discussion moves from upbringing and formative experiences into broader questions about power, truth, exhaustion, and how systems quietly normalize dysfunction.

This is not a spoiler-filled discussion and not a performance piece. It’s a grounded, reflective conversation with moments of seriousness, humor, and honesty — designed to give listeners space to think rather than instructions on what to believe.

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“Frozen Funds: Minnesota’s Fraud Machine”

📅 January 1, 2026

As the new year begins, one story refuses to stay buried under holiday headlines: the expanding fraud scandal in Minnesota. What started as questionable spending has now unraveled into indictments, guilty pleas, and a growing web of nonprofits, shell organizations, and state agencies that failed to act while millions in taxpayer dollars vanished.

In this episode, Artie and the full Data & Dissonance panel break down what we know so far, why red flags were ignored, and how systemic negligence allowed fraud to grow unchecked. This isn’t about left versus right — it’s about accountability, oversight, and the cost of silence when institutions protect themselves instead of the people they’re meant to serve.

New year. Same corruption. Bigger questions.

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