Fire and ICE | 01.19.26.

It's time to get back to work. Chaos has erupted in the streets of Minneapolis, Minnesota, following a deadly confrontation between federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and a 37-year-old mother of three, Renee Good, who was shot and killed by Jonathan Ross, a 10-year ICE veteran. In our analysis of the tragic events that led to Good's killing, we examine what is currently known about the circumstances leading up to the incident, as well as responses from state, local, and federal officials, and what multiple independent analyses of videos captured as the events unfolded have revealed. This episode of Middle Theory is dedicated to the memory of Renee Good, and to all those whose lives have been impacted by the recent events unfolding in Minneapolis and elsewhere in the country. If you like Middle Theory and want to help support the show, you can donate to the program here. SHOW NOTES HISTORY: First They Came – by Pastor Martin Niemöller - Holocaust Memorial Day Trust PRELUDE: 2,000 federal agents sent to Minneapolis area to carry out 'largest immigration operation ever,' How Fraud Swamped Minnesota's Social Services System on Tim Walz's Watch RENEE GOOD TIMELINE: Reports, videos show how ICE agent Jonathan Ross fatally shot Renee Good Minneapolis responds to fatal shooting of woman by federal agent NARRATIVES EMERGE: Officials Dispute Federal Account of Fatal ICE Encounter in Minnesota Video shows ICE agent in Minneapolis fired at driver as vehicle veered past him Renee Nicole Good was Minneapolis 'ICE Watch' 'warrior' who trained to resist feds before shooting What is 'ICE Watch,' the group DHS claims Renee Good worked with Renee Macklin Good's wife releases statement about ICE shooting US woman killed by ICE agent called 'domestic terrorist': What it means How Renée Good ended up in a fatal confrontation with ICE in Minneapolis INVESTIGATION: FBI's ICE Shooting Inquiry Examines Renee Good's Possible Ties to Activist Groups Minneapolis ICE shooting live updates: Federal probe opened into Mayor Frey, Governor Walz OUR HEMISPHERE: State Department on X: "This is OUR Hemisphere" BAD OPTICS: Trump Labor Department's Chilling Slogan Draws Damning Comparisons OBAMA: Obama: Imagine if I had done *ANY* of this VENTURA: "We're a third world country": Jesse Ventura on recent events in Minneapolis OPRAH: Oprah says America needs to find the "center" JOIN US: REACH OUT TO MIDDLE THEORY To send us feedback, you can email us here. Also, follow Middle Theory on Twitter too... this is highly recommended, and may even be vital for some of you. Finally, as mentioned earlier, some may be further compelled to donate to the program, which helps keep ads for survival gear, water filters, male enhancement supplements, and do-it-yourself earthworm farming kits off the program.