Michael Shellenberger, founder of Public News, told viewers on Jesse Watters Primetime that the radical left’s tactics have crossed a deadly line, bluntly declaring that “the left is getting people killed” as activists roll up on federal immigration operations. He pressed the point that professional politicians and media figures are cynically whipping up a fantasy of moral righteousness while ordinary people are being put in harm’s way.
The tragic death of Renée Good during an ICE operation in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026, crystallizes the danger on the streets right now. Video and multiple official reports show the chaotic scene during a federal sweep, and the killing has sent cities into protest and politicians into performative fury instead of sober reflection.
Shellenberger correctly framed Good as a victim of radicalizing lies—people taught to believe they are invulnerable to the consequences of obstructing lawful federal operations. This is not about silencing dissent; it is about calling out a political culture that trains people to treat public safety like a stage prop and then shrugs when someone gets killed.
Meanwhile the mainstream media and left-wing politicians have rushed to reshape the facts into a political narrative, minimizing the very real threat faced by ICE officers on the ground and elevating street chaos into martyrdom. That distortion feeds the mob mentality and encourages copycat disruption in city after city, forcing federal and local authorities into a defensive posture while honest Americans pay the price.
This is a moment for conservatives to stand firm for rule of law and for common-sense enforcement of public safety, not to cower from a hysterical cultural campaign that rewards lawlessness. The public elected a government with a mandate to enforce immigration law; obstructing federal operations in the streets is not civil courage, it is dangerous criminality dressed up as political theater.
Shellenberger even urged practical accountability, suggesting child welfare authorities should review reports of children being brought into violent confrontations—because putting kids at the front lines of political street theater is reckless and morally indefensible. If Democrats want to play revolution, they should own the human toll when their slogans turn into bullets and broken bodies.
Americans who love their country should reject both the violence and the theatrical outrage that covers it up. We can be compassionate and still demand safety, we can protect the vulnerable and still defend law enforcement, and we can hold the radical fringe and the elite media accountable for the consequences of their actions. The choice is clear: order, accountability, and the rule of law, or more funerals and more political chaos.
