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.”
