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Stealth Story Evolution – THE NEW YORK TIMES
It seems the arguments about "science" are not so settled.
There is a certain fluidity to science when politics needs to be applied. In the case of climate change, for instance, you cannot debate the issue because ALL scientists agree and the science is "settled." Although the label is not so settled, given that it used to be global warming, and recently, we had Reuters tell us an ice age might be brewing as a result.
As the Supreme Court is weighing a decision on having trans individuals participate in female sports, the media is running into a thorny challenge: Biology. Once the reality of the staunch backing of science disrupts the prevailing supportive narratives, we see signs, such as this from Juliete Macur at The Times, that science is suddenly a malleable entity.
Remember when science was “settled”, absolute, and not to be questioned?
— Brad Slager: CNN+ Lifetime Subscriber (@MartiniShark) January 13, 2026
Now it is “evolving”, when the narrative needs to be massaged. pic.twitter.com/nAZXawnO6j
Stealth Story Evolution – MS NOW
Ummm, Lisa…those are the people you used to mock for speaking in YOUR fashion.
Another journalist (ahem) struggling against the rigidity of science is legal affairs expert Lisa Rubin. As she looks at the case at SCOTUS, she sees a problem with the debate taking place. You see, those people on the Right who are clinging to biology are the real problem:
I don't know how you can disaggregate the politics from this legal issue. The very fact that we're talking about the difference between biological males and cisgender males has been foisted upon us by a campaign of fear being driven by the right against some women who want to participate in women's sports.”
Huh. Back when the Right questioned the accuracy of global climate warming disaster change crisis predictions, the accusations were that they were being science deniers. Now, when they rely on biological science that has been the standard since forever, it has become a campaign of fear. By…following the scientific facts.
As the Supreme Court holds oral arguments on transgender athletes, MSNBC's Legal eagle Lisa Rubin thinks "The very fact that we're talking about the difference between biological males and cisgender males has been foisted upon us by a campaign of fear being driven by the right… pic.twitter.com/hVcoYbTyPW
— Alex Christy (@alexchristy17) January 13, 2026
BlueAnon – AXIOS
By this point, it has to be a case that the press does not want to learn…
It has pretty much been the case for a decade now. President Trump loves to troll the press. That the members of the media continue to fall for his obvious prodding is a testament to the emotional fervor in which they operate.
For the latest example, at Axios, Herb Scribner gets all worked up because the president has ostensibly declared himself to be the ruler of Venezuela. One disqualifying act when seen in the press is if a journalist relies upon Wikipedia in any capacity. Scribner manages to go one worse by citing a post the president made on Truth Social with an image of a mocked version of his page on that corrupted site, claiming he now rules Venezuela.
Fake News: No, Donald Trump Did Not Just Declare Himself President of Venezuelahttps://t.co/zCQ76oz36w
— RedState (@RedState) January 13, 2026
Pre-Written Field Reports – CBS NEWS
There seems to be at least one vital word missing here.
In a report from Minnesota on the aftermath of the ICE shooting from late last week, CBS has a jarringly straightforward assessment of the event.
It used to be that news outlets would include the word "alleged" by default, even in the most obvious cases of a crime committed. Apparently, not so much now, with a still hotly contested interpretation of the shooting.
CBS's Nicole Sganga insists on fomenting civil unrest, referring to the shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent as a "murder" pic.twitter.com/HNFH1RSPul
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) January 13, 2026
Low-Octane Gaslighting – MS NOW
Apparently, Katy feels people can only have one character trait.
Katy Tur was seemingly bothered that DHS was battling back on the media spin that Renee Nicole Good was an innocent bystander who was innocently killed by an ICE agent. Tur is defending the press from accusations because DHS dares to say Good was not "just" a soccer mom, like Abrego Garcia was not "just" a Maryland father.
Tur is promoting, therefore, that these folks were "just" parents and incapable of being anything more than that.
MSNOW’s Katy Tur: "Officials saying [Good] was dangerous, not just some innocent mother of three."
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) January 13, 2026
“Just like they say Kilmar Abrego-Garcia isn’t just a Maryland father."
They just can’t help themselves. Incredible. pic.twitter.com/4zEJdPj5z7
Artisanally-Crafted Narratives – WASHINGTON POST
The lectures on not grieving correctly continue.
It is especially precious when a fashion correspondent sees a need to get political when discussing togs and becomes catty in the process. Ashley Fetters Maloy was doing a rundown of the various items that Erika Kirk has been seen wearing in recent weeks, and Maloy could not refrain from adding her own pieces of flair to her report.
While you’re on this publicity tour, who’s parenting your kids? and Why is that suit so sparkly? They’re not unrelated, those two inquiries. Kirk, a mother to two toddlers, continues to take on public-facing leadership duties while promoting traditional ideas about prioritizing marriage and motherhood, and her clothes are attempting to walk the same high wire.
Then, as if she wanted to pander to the leftist readership, or to display her utter lack of original thinking (okay, both could apply), Ms. Maloy lapses into that most tired of shorthand critiques of those on the Right: The red robes and bonnet trope.
Her long blond hair was draped thick and straight over her shoulders, evoking the 1 Corinthians 11:15 look popular in certain circles of Christianity. The comparisons to the sinister and cape-clad Commanders’ wives on the Hulu show “The Handmaid’s Tale” arrived swiftly.
So to explain. At once, Maloy complained that Erika was not chained at home and tending to the kids in obedient fashion, yet while she was ignoring her "duties," she was dressing in that very manner of the Handmaids?
Column: Erika Kirk, a mother to two toddlers, continues to take on public-facing leadership duties while promoting traditional ideas about prioritizing marriage and motherhood.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 10, 2026
Here’s how her clothes are attempting to walk the same line: https://t.co/v2ToX0lwor pic.twitter.com/hPX0R1ndhd
