The media is tying itself in knots over how to describe the Minneapolis church-school shooter—and we’re breaking down the pronoun spin, motives, and headlines. We also look at the DC crime crackdown (and the planned Chicago rollout), including what mayors and morning shows are—very carefully—not saying out loud.

Then: Gavin Newsom suddenly sounds “tough on crime,” a White House correspondent wets herself over Taylor Swift’s engagement, and Trump floats an executive order for voter ID.

Along the way, we talk Rosie O’Donnell, Jen Psaki, Brandon Johnson, Joe Scarborough, Stephen Miller, Dr. Lauren Schwartz, and ask why inconvenient facts keep getting labeled “narratives.” Finally, our WONTH segment (“We Only Need The Headline”) skewers a New York Times framing you have to hear to believe.

Programming note: starting this week, Media Schmedia drops twice—Tuesdays and Fridays—half the length, double the fun.

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