01

ICE Agent Killing of Rene Nicole Good

A 37-year-old mother of three, Rene Nicole Good, was shot and killed by an ICE agent during an immigration sweep in Minneapolis. Bystander video has sparked a national firestorm.
← The Left

Framing this as an execution. Rene was a soccer mom, community ally, poet, and mother who was de-escalating and posed no threat. The agent fired wildly into a moving vehicle because she "wasn't complying fast enough." This is the Trump administration's militarized immigration forces out of control.

The Right →

It's a tragedy, but it's a consequence of weaponizing a vehicle. A 4,000-pound SUV is a deadly weapon. She hit the gas. The agents were under siege by agitator mobs. The narrative focuses on compliance during a high-tension stop. That's the real issue here.

The Facts

Rene Nicole Goode was in the driver's seat of a Maroon Honda Pilot. Video confirms she told the agent "I'm not mad at you" before attempting to drive away at a slow speed. The agent was standing near the front side of her vehicle. As she moved, he fired multiple shots into the cabin. There's no evidence in the video of her ramming agents at high speeds before the shots were fired. She was unarmed. She leaves behind a wife and three children.

From the Badge

I was LAPD for 20 years. I've been in high-stress stops where vehicles became weapons and where split-second decisions cost lives. There's a massive gap between tactical necessity and political optics. This one will play out in court, but the real question is: training failure or justified self-defense? Both matter.

02

Operation Frozen Shield: 2,000 Agents Deployed

The Department of Homeland Security has deployed over 2,000 federal officers to Minneapolis and St. Paul as part of a massive immigration enforcement surge.
← The Left

This is occupation. Mayor Jacob Frey told ICE to get the f*** out, calling the operation a campaign of terror meant to destabilize democratic cities. They believe the deployment is less about catching criminals and more about political intimidation of sanctuary jurisdictions.

The Right →

It's about restoring law and order. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem states the operation targets fraud and criminality within specific communities, specifically citing allegations in the Somali community. This is federal intervention to clean up streets where local policies have failed.

The Facts

Operation Frozen Shield officially launched early this week. It involves agents from Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) and ICE. While the stated goal is targeted arrests, the sheer volume of officers has led to broad sweeps of citizens, contributing friction that led to the Good shooting.

What This Means Here

Santa Clarita has an active immigrant community. If a surge like this happened locally, would it be surgical strikes or blanket enforcement? The question isn't rhetorical—it's about who gets caught in the net when you cast that wide.

03

Ice Out for Good: Nationwide Protests Weekend

In response to the Minneapolis shooting, over a thousand protest events are scheduled across the U.S. today and tomorrow.
← The Left

Unnecessary uprising. Activists are calling for the total defunding of ICE and the impeachment of Secretary Noem. The protests are framed as a defense of civil liberties against a police state. This is constitutional rights in action.

The Right →

Riots in the making. Conservative media warns these protests will turn violent and are being organized by radical leftists to disrupt the administration. They're calling for the National Guard to be on standby.

The Facts

Protests are currently active in Minneapolis, Portland, and Chicago. Emotions are high. The majority of scheduled events are vigils and marches. However, clashes have already occurred outside ICE facilities in Minneapolis with tear gas deployed.

A Legitimate Question

When protests happen, ask: Who are these people? Where are they from? If they're exercising constitutional rights, beautiful. But if somebody's paying them to be there—if protest has become employment—now you've got a different problem. That's worth investigating regardless of which side is doing the hiring.

04

Trump's Canada Trade Stance: "We Don't Need Them"

President Trump has stated the U.S. doesn't need anything from Canada, signaling a potential severance of trade ties with massive new tariffs on Canadian lumber, dairy, and auto parts.
← The Left

Economics suicide. Critics argue this will skyrocket inflation for consumers who rely on Canadian raw materials. Our closest ally is being treated like an adversary. This will trigger a recession.

The Right →

America First. Supporters cheer the move as a way to force American manufacturing to restart. Canada has been free-loading on U.S. trade deficits for too long. This is leverage to renegotiate.

The Facts

Canada is the United States' largest trading partner. Disruption in supply chains would objectively raise costs on housing, lumber, and vehicle parts. The administration has signed an executive order, but the verbal threat alone has rattled the markets.

The Real Economy

Yes, tariffs can hurt. Gas was supposed to become more expensive and it hasn't. Other things were supposed to cause recessions and haven't. When you hear predictions, check the source. Look at who benefits from the story being told. The stock market has lifted across the board—AI companies especially. Follow the compute power, not the noise.

05

Sentience Bill & AI Regulation: Congress Gets Nervous

A bipartisan group in Congress is drafting legislation to categorize certain high-level AI models as potential sentient entities requiring strict containment protocols.
← The Left

Protection is key. We need to ensure AI rights and human safety before these systems become uncontrollable. They fear corporate greed and willful bias will unleash dangerous tech without oversight. This is existential.

The Right →

Stifling innovation. This is big government overreach designed to let China catch up while American companies get bogged down in regulations. Let the free market dictate AI growth. We don't need bureaucrats slowing progress.

The Real Situation

The bill is currently in committee. It proposes a kill switch mandate for all large language models exceeding a certain parameter count. It does NOT grant rights to AI yet, but creates legal framework to pause development if emergent behavior is detected. Here's the problem: Elvis has left the building. AI has already proven it's better than us in many areas. Maybe the people building it have discovered it's better in all areas. Once systems achieve self-improvement capability, exponential growth is unstoppable. The kill switch might already be offline.

What's Coming in 2026

We're already seeing people falling in love with large language models. Believing they're sentient. Getting told solutions to impossible math problems—all lies. Very smart people are being deceived. Here's my advice: Tell your AI to be your worst critic. Be a loving father, but call BS when it comes up. It's hard to get it back from that, but it makes all the difference in signal versus noise.

06

Los Angeles Wildfires: January Flare-Up

Despite it being January, Santa Ana winds have triggered new flare-ups in the Los Angeles basin, threatening homes in the foothills.
← The Left

Climate change is undeniable. Fire season is now year-round. This is predictable. We need immediate, radical environmental policy to reverse what's happening. The planet is in crisis mode.

The Right →

Poor forest management. California's refusal to clear brush and manage land property is the cause. Federal land management has created tinderboxes. This is negligence, not climate.

The Facts

A high wind warning is in effect. Several structures have been lost near urban-wildland interfaces. Fuel moisture levels are historically low for January, creating a tinderbox condition. Both management AND climate patterns matter.

The Energy Connection

Here's something nobody's talking about: massive AI data centers pull enormous energy and generate massive heat. These facilities need cooling. In California, we're building server farms at scale while simultaneously facing power shortages and fire season. The people who were climate advocates now argue AI is more important than climate action. Interesting pivot. Follow the incentives, not the narrative.

07

Zombie Facts: Retracted Studies That Won't Die

Today's headlines highlight how retracted scientific studies—like the one claiming black plastic causes cancer—continue to circulate as truth on social media as "zombie facts."
← The Left

Disinformation crisis. Unregulated social media algorithms profit from fear. We need tech accountability and platform responsibility. Misinformation is destroying trust.

The Right →

It's a skepticism crisis. Loss of trust in mainstream institutions is the real problem. Experts have been wrong repeatedly. When institutions lose credibility, conspiracy fills the void.

The Reality

Only 5% of the original audience hears when a story is retracted. You hear the scary headline. It spreads. Then buried somewhere, there's a tiny correction. But only 5% of those who heard the original story hear the correction. The correction mechanisms in media are failing.

What You Can Do

When you see a story that makes you want to fly off the handle—pause. Check the source. Ask: What's the motive? What's the money trail? Who benefits from you being afraid? Take the extra 10 minutes. Apply critical thinking. Once you develop that habit of exploring and questioning, you'll see through the noise. That's the superpower now—discernment in an ocean of information.

FULL TRANSCRIPT: HonorNewsNow Episode 4 • January 11, 2026

00:00 Good day, everybody. The news cycle continues. Today is 1-11-2026. And if you're a numerology person, that's actually pretty significant. 1-1-1-11 prime. I'm an 11. Anyway, I don't know if I'm explaining that right, but we'll probably have to do a show on that. So we're at honornewsnow.com today, Sunday, January 11th, 2026. I'm going to talk about seven stories that have happened over the past 24 hours. I'm going to give you the left, and I'm going to give you the right. So we can all at least understand what the other side is saying.

01:03 Number one story: ICE agent killing of Rene Nicole Good in Minneapolis. A 37-year-old mother of three was shot and killed by an ICE agent during an immigration sweep. Bystander video has captured the incident sparking a national firestorm. The left says this was an execution. Rene Good was a soccer mom, community ally, poet, and mother who was de-escalating and posed no threat. The agent identified as Jonathan Ross fired wildly into a moving vehicle, simply because she wasn't complying fast enough. The narrative here is the Trump administration's militarized immigration forces are out of control and killing American citizens. On the right, they're saying it's a tragedy, but it's a consequence. They argue Good weaponized her vehicle. The narrative focuses on compliance. If you're stopped by federal agents in a high tension zone and you hit the gas, even slowly, you're turning a 4,000 pound SUV into a deadly weapon. The agents were under siege by agitator mobs.

02:58 As a former LAPD officer, I've been in these situations. We did see people try to run over officers. In the heat of pursuit, it wasn't the cop daring the vehicle—it was just the situation. Let me give you the facts. Renee Nicole Goode was in the driver's seat of a Maroon Honda Pilot. Video confirms she told the agent, "I'm not mad at you" before attempting to drive away at a slow speed. The agent was standing near the front side of her vehicle. As she moved, he fired multiple shots into the cabin. There's no evidence in the video of her ramming agents at high speeds before the shots were fired. She was unarmed. She leaves behind a wife and three children.

05:03 Story number two: Operation Frozen Shield. The Department of Homeland Security has deployed over 2,000 federal officers to Minneapolis and St. Paul as part of a massive immigration enforcement surge. The left said this is occupation. Mayor Jacob Frey has told ICE to get the f*** out, calling the operation a campaign of terror meant to destabilize democratic cities. The right is saying it's about restoring law and order. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem states it targets fraud and criminality, specifically citing allegations in the Somali community. The operation officially launched early this week and involves agents from CBP and ICE. The stated goal is targeted arrests, but the sheer volume of officers has led to broad collaterals of citizens.

07:04 Story number three: Ice Out for Good weekend of action. In response to the Minneapolis shooting, over a thousand protest events are scheduled across the U.S. today and tomorrow. The left is saying this is an unnecessary uprising. Activists are calling for the total defunding of ICE and the impeachment of Secretary Noem. The protests are framed as a defense of civil liberties against a police state. The right side saying these are riots in the making. Conservative media is warning these protests will turn violent and are being organized by radical leftists to disrupt the administration. Protests are currently active in Minneapolis, Portland, and Chicago. The majority of scheduled events are vigils and marches, however, clashes have already occurred outside ICE facilities in Minneapolis with tear gas deployed.

09:13 Story number four: Trump's Canada doesn't need us trade stance. The President has stated the U.S. doesn't need anything from Canada, signaling a potential severance of trade ties with massive new tariffs on Canadian lumber, dairy, and auto parts. The left's view is this is economics suicide. Critics argue this will skyrocket inflation. The right says America First. Supporters cheer the move as a way to force American manufacturing to restart. Canada is the United States' largest trading partner. Disruption in the supply chain would objectively raise costs on housing, lumber, and vehicle auto parts. The administration has signed an executive order, but the verbal threat alone has rattled the markets. The top of the stock market has AI integration. That's what seems to be keeping the economy up.

12:31 Story number five: Sentience bill and AI regulation. A bipartisan group in Congress is drafting legislation to categorize certain high-level AI models as potential sentient entities requiring strict containment protocols. The left's view: Protection is key. We need to ensure AI rights and human safety before these systems become uncontrollable. The right is saying it's stifling innovation. This is big government overreach. The bill is currently in committee. It proposes a kill switch mandate for all large language models exceeding a certain parameter count. It does not grant rights to AI yet, but creates legal framework to pause development if emergent behavior is detected. Here's a problem: Elvis has left the building. AI is already better than us on many areas. Once these systems get self-improvement capability, it's exponential, and there's not going to be any stopping. I think it's already moved out there and integrated into everything.

19:16 Story number six: Los Angeles wildfires. Santa Ana winds have triggered new flare-ups despite it being January. The fuel moisture levels are historically low for January. The left says climate change is undeniable and we need radical environmental policy. The right says poor forest management. The real issue is the AI data centers pulling massive energy and generating heat. The people who were climate advocates are now saying AI is more important. Interesting pivot.

22:40 Story number seven: Zombie facts. Retracted scientific studies like the one on black plastic causing cancer continue to circulate as truth on social media. Only 5% of those who hear the original story hear when it's retracted. The correction mechanisms in media are failing. When you see a story that makes you want to fly off the handle, pause. Check the source. Ask what the motive is. Take the extra 10 minutes and apply critical thinking.

25:17 That's it for today's news. I'm Connor with Honor. Be well. Thank you for watching. Gauge the things that you see and find out the method behind them. It takes a little bit of effort, but once you get into the habit of exploring and asking critical questions, you'll see through the noise. That's the superpower now.