In this episode I sit down with my friend Luis Ruiz—a street-level correspondent who has covered Antifa and protest dynamics since the early El Paso days. We walk through recent “No Kings” protests, how influencer-led stunts escalate conflict on purpose, why some on the right are falling for it, and why Christians are called to defuse—not inflame—these psyops.

What we cover

* “No Kings” protests: what’s organic vs. what’s manufactured for the camera.

* Portland case study: how assaulting a smaller woman - and selective editing - earned Nick Sortor an invite into the White House

* Influencer incentives: why clout-chasing content (left and right) rewards escalation.

* Street-level de-escalation: Luis demonstrates how he disengaged and left a hostile scene in El Paso rather than “win” a viral clip.

* Media pipelines: how small staged clips get laundered into primetime segments and influence the White House narrative loop.

* Discernment for Christians: the difference between activism that seeds hate and peacemaking journalism.

* Spiritual layer: Gnostic/”Christ is King” branding vs. the fruit of the Spirit.

* Hope, not heat: why long-suffering, local-church relationships change hearts more than political theater.

Key takeaways

* Provocation is the product. The goal isn’t truth; it’s footage that converts into reach, bookings, and fundraising.

* Selective edits invert reality. Full-context review often reveals the “victim” initiated the conflict.

* Don’t be drafted. The psyop wants ordinary Christians to become what the narrative accuses them of being. Decline the role.

* Peacemaking scales. De-escalation in the street and discipleship in the church beat any “own the libs/own the right” cycle.

* Test fruit, not slogans. “Christ is King” in a bio means nothing without love, patience, and self-control on camera and off.

A world premiere

Luis treats us to a world premiere of a clip from his nearly completed documentary, Closure, and discusses next steps.

About my guest

Luis Ruiz is a long-time street reporter who has covered protest movements across the country, with an eye for tactics and de-escalation. He’s in the final stretch on a new documentary and could use your prayers as he takes it to market.Find Luis on X: CorrrespondentX (with the triple rolling r in corrrespondent).

“The psyop doesn’t care who you hate—only that you do. The win is turning us into the caricature they’ve been selling. Peacemaking is the counter-narrative.”

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