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The Michael Knowles Show

Michael Knowles REACTS To Anti-ICE Protester FAILS

31 Jan 2026

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Chapter 1: What is the context behind the Anti-ICE protests?

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These penguins are all heading to the open water to the right. But one of them caught our eye, the one in the center. He would neither go towards the feeding grounds at the edge of the ice, nor return to the colony. Instead, he started to walk to Minneapolis, some 3,000 miles away. But why? He was an ICE protester with no brain.

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46.707 - 64.452 Michael Knowles

The biggest problem facing the anti-ICE protesters, really they're more agitators, operatives, the biggest problem they face is what I call Marvel movie mentality. Their view of the world is entirely out of comic books, like cheap, bad comic book stories.

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So they see a cop throw a flashbang, they're gonna go grab it and pick it up and hurl it, you know, into the bad guy's headquarters or whatever. Think fast, Chuckle Nuts! And so when they try to pull those pranks and stunts in reality, it doesn't always work out. Take it away.

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I'm right here. Come on.

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First thing I got to ask, are these all real? I've seen AI versions of these things going around. Are these all real? Or is this slop that you people have found on like Instagram or something?

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You guys, get out of here!

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You're wrecking us! That's it! You should be afraid of us! Shoot him! Go, go, go!

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The pepper spray is so great because it's so silly looking. It's like these cops, they don't even want to hurt these guys. They're just making such a nuisance of themselves. And they're so divorced from reality that even just a little spray, just a little will wake them up. It's like smelling salts almost. It's like smelling salts if you've fallen asleep.

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It's like that for these people whose brains have fallen asleep. Next one. Oh, this one's real.

Chapter 2: How does Michael Knowles critique the mindset of anti-ICE protesters?

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Yeah, you should have seen what I would have done. Had you not been holding me back, what I would have done to that guy.

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Don't hold me back. Don't hold me back. Oh, okay. Then don't worry.

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Would have, well, in this conditional statement, oh boy, I would have been, no, you're going to do nothing. You better thank that guy. You say, thank you for blowing that ball of color up in my face because at least it wasn't lead, which when you start fighting with cops, eventually you can expect to get. Okay, next one. There's a lot more to say. First though, go to hallow.com slash Knowles.

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We are here. Can you believe it? Almost at Lent. I still have my Christmas decorations up because we're not quite at Candlemas yet, but then right around the corner is going to be Lent.

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Beginning this Ash Wednesday, our sponsor, Hallow, is inviting you to take Lent seriously with Pray 40, The Return, a 40-day journey of daily prayer leading up to Easter, featuring Jonathan Rumi, Father Mike Schmitz, Sister Miriam James, Jeff Cavins, Mark Wahlberg, Chris Pratt, and others.

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Lent is the church's annual reminder that self-mastery matters, that virtue requires discipline, and that becoming who God intends us to be means removing the things, habits, distractions, comforts that stand in the way. Through prayer, fasting, and self-giving, we make room for God's mercy, grace, and love to actually do their work.

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At the center of Pray 40, the return is one of the most profound stories ever told, the parable of the prodigal son. A reminder that no matter how far someone falls, redemption remains possible. This year's challenge also draws inspiration from your brothers Karamazov, a serious meditation on belief and doubt, guilt and forgiveness, and the moral responsibility we bear toward one another.

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Throughout Lent, Jonathan Rumi and Sister Miriam James will guide daily prayer and meditation. Fridays include fasting challenges, and Saturdays feature thoughtful faith conversations. Sundays bring homilies from Father Mike Schmitz. Lent does not demand grand gestures. It asks for seriousness. Right now, go to hallow.com slash Knowles. Take part in Hallow's Lent Challenge. Pray for it.

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The return is for you. I like to have to clarify liberal furry. Not one of those traditionalist furries. Not a Burkean furry. A conservative furry. No, this is a liberal furry. The worst part of the video is the furry probably liked it. Right? It's these guys who have these weird sexual hangups.

Chapter 3: What examples of protester fails does Michael Knowles highlight?

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What? You want to arrest me? What do you want to do? You want to throw me around or something, cop? Oh, I bet you'd love that, wouldn't you?

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Ma'am, can you just please move along?

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Yeah. You probably want to fling this door open right now.

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408.556 - 418.488 Michael Knowles

Grab me by... I don't actually want to do any of that, please. Can you just please move along? So you got that. Then you got the guys who have all sorts of hangups. And then you got the furries, too.

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He ran right in front of my truck.

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Woke up that day, said, you know what? I'm about to get tackled by some cops. Okay, next one.

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Hey, this is the lie that they created.

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I like that even as they pull back, he's like, hey, hold on, before we pull back, before we roll back to go get a burger, just one second. I'm going to start carrying those. What is, is that pepper spray? They're not reacting in pain, so I wonder, it doesn't seem like it is. Maybe it's something less painful. I don't know. Okay, next one.

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They will kill me if you let this happen! They will kill me if you let this happen! Stop taking pictures and save my life! Now! Help me! I am going home! Stop! Stop! I will not! I have done nothing wrong!

Chapter 4: What is the significance of the 'Marvel movie mentality' in activism?

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We're filming. Don't worry. We're filming. He's like, why won't you help me? He's like, because we're too busy filming you. Dwight, please help me. I think I'm going to die. Yeah, right. And that's going to be great content. Sorry, you got to serve the revolution, buddy. Got to build up. No, you people are horrible. Yeah, yes, we are. We are. You probably should side with ICE.

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They're the good guys. Okay, next one.

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You sorry sucking sons of a bitches that think that you're just going to go and arrest a bunch of protesters because they're out there doing something you're too afraid to fucking do. They're out there fighting for our freedom and they're out there fighting for our right for free speech because...

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You, all 2,000 of you fucking National Guardsmen, you brave ass fucking soldiers, you think you're going to march in those streets and tell those people to shut the fuck up? That is what you decided to fight for. You chose to defend us against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and you fucking failed. And that's why they're out there on those streets.

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So who the fuck are you to tell them to shut the fuck up? Why don't you grow a pair, take off your mask, and tell me your fucking name?

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Because my name is Al

592.242 - 617.489 Michael Knowles

I was just waiting for the pepper spray to come in from the passenger side window. That would have made that video so much better. But I knew off the top because, you know, I'm a scientist. I'm an honorary doctor, actually. But I'm a scientist, an amateur scientist. And I did an investigation. And it turns out that 100% of women with septum piercings are totally crazy.

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100% totally nuts and probably hate their dads. So I was not surprised by any of that. I just wish I had shown up like... Hey, ma'am, could you just roll down your window? Just roll down. Ma'am, just roll down your window. See you next time.

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