Welcome to the RedState Weekly Briefing  — where we take a quick look at the week’s most viewed stories in case you missed any of them. Grab a cup of coffee and sit down with this 21st Century Weekend Edition of your favorite (online) publication!

#1 – Schiff Panics Over Release of Jan. 6 Footage, Goes Into Conspiracy Overdrive — by Nick Arama 

So the man who lied his head off about the Russia collusion hoax is concerned about “dangerous conspiracy theories” when he helped to promote one?

How is the actual video footage that was shot a “dangerous conspiracy theory”? What Schiff is saying is he has a problem with the truth coming out, that the truth is “dangerous,” and that he fears it, that’s what he’s saying here. That’s why neither he nor Pelosi wanted this video out there, otherwise, he wouldn’t be so desperate to try to attack the release now. If he cared about the truth, he’d welcome the release. But to Schiff, the truth is just something to lie about, to achieve his political aims.

#2 – Chuck Schumer in True Panic Mode About Release of Jan. 6 Footage — by Nick Arama 

Making that claim that showing footage to Tucker Carlson rises to the level of 9/11 is insane. It’s insulting and diminishing what Americans suffered on that day. I get that Chuck is always political, but that’s a particularly shameful thing to say, especially from a NY senator. He also claimed that the “Senate” was against this release. I didn’t see a vote taken there, Chuck. You don’t speak on behalf of the whole of the Senate.

Democrats are throwing out anything they can to try to attack the release and denigrate what might come out. They released the footage that they wanted to release through the Committee that fit their political agenda, so why not release all of it that doesn’t impact security? It’s our Congress and we deserve to see it. They work for us and not the other way, no matter how much that folks like Schumer think that is the case.

#3 – The Reactions to Greg Gutfeld’s Super Bowl Ad Display Exactly Why They Are Losing to Him — by Brad Slager

It has been revealing to see the reactions this promo has fostered from the leftists. One Media Matters drone produced a video to combat the spot, because there is nothing more engaging than someone lecturing us on why something is not funny. This hostess, Kat Abu, was so rattled by the Gutfeld spot she managed to drone on with a video that is ten times longer than his clip

More revealing was an interview on the Dean Obeidallah Show, with Lizz Winstead, the creator of the Comedy Central late-night program The Daily Show. Yes, this segment also gave us instructions on how Gutfeld! is not actually funny, but there are numerous other quotes and details supplied which reveal the main reasons these people are losing to him in the ratings.

#4 – Teacher Who Perpetrated ‘Empty Shelves’ Hoax to Attack DeSantis Gets His Just Deserts — by Bonchie

If you read the article, they admit that Covey’s video was a misrepresentation. Yet, the Post, just a few words later, immediately repeats the falsehood that teachers are being forced to remove and cover books.

No, they aren’t. Rather, they are being forced to remove books with graphic sexual content such as “Gender Queer,” which contains illustrated scenes of gay sex. Ask yourself, why are these press outlets so obsessed with ensuring kids are exposed to sexual content in schools? I don’t have an answer to that, and I suspect the reasons vary, but it’s certainly a really weird and gross dynamic.

#5 – Buttigieg Finally Makes It to East Palestine, but It Does Not Go Well — by Nick Arama 

“What can [Pete Buttigieg] do on the ground today that would actually help you guys?” the residents were asked. “I think that for a lot of people, it’s a little — no matter what happens right now — is gonna seem very late on the federal response, this happened on the third of February,” one responded.

That’s the bottom line: the people in the area don’t believe they care at this point. If they cared they would have responded long before this, and not had to be shamed into it by Trump going there to show them how to respond.