When a “preschool teacher” was arrested last week during a pro-Maduro protest in Michigan, the media rushed to portray her in a sympathetic light while whitewashing or outright ignoring her dark, twisted history.
But the fact of the matter is that the 22-year-old so-called “preschool teacher” who was arrested, Jessica Plichta, is a really bad hombre.
She’s “a dedicated revolutionary in the radical Freedom Road Socialist Organization, a self-described Marxist-Leninist ‘organization of revolutionaries fighting for socialism in the United States,'” according to Fox News.
Jessica Plichta, a 22-year-old anti-war protester, was arrested live on camera in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on January 3, 2026. She was speaking to a local news outlet about her opposition to U.S. military action related to Venezuela when police detained her while the broadcast was… pic.twitter.com/VkXvBPUoYQ
— Noble Ron (@perry_ron) January 6, 2026
However, while the U.S. is brimming with socialist nutjobs, the socialists with the Freedom Road Socialist Organization are a particularly nasty breed who were investigated by the Obama FBI in 2010 over their ties to terrorist groups like the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
Not surprisingly, the Pravda establishment press has conveniently chosen to just ignore Plichta’s ties to the Freedom Road Socialist Organization, and this despite her history of touting her ties.
“I’m a proud cadre member of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization!” she reportedly declared at a pro-Maduro protest that occurred on Jan. 3, just hours after Maduro’s capture.
Fox News notes that the way the media has covered up Plichta’s dark past is reminiscent of the way they’ve covered up so many other people’s dark pasts, including that of leftist agitator Renee Good.
“[T]he media has largely described anti-ICE protester Renee Nicole Good, killed by an ICE officer in Minneapolis last week, as a ’37-year-old mother of three’ and ‘an amazing human being,’ with little scrutiny of her participation in a militant anti-ICE group,” according to the network.
The group, “Minnesota ICE Watch,” trains members to attack U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.
Minnesota ICE Watch, the extremist open-borders group that Renee Good was associated with, posted Antifa guide instructions on committing crimes. The posts were shared on Instagram, which, in addition to BlueSky, has become the preferred place to organize violence.
The… pic.twitter.com/65GuULVCw6
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) January 12, 2026
Critics believe the media do this — “lead with sympathetic characters” — purposefully because they themselves are left-wing activists.
“It seems there is a widespread practice in the media of identifying conservatives by their political or group affiliations,” veteran independent journalist Walter Kirn said. “They’re ‘MAGA.’ They’re ‘Trump supporters.’ They’re ‘far right.’”
“Meanwhile, on the left, people are described sympathetically by their roles. They’re ‘moms.’ They’re ‘protesters.’ It’s an obvious double standard that should be corrected, particularly when membership in specific activist groups is involved,” he added.
Google news results show that right-wing terrorism is covered by the media 1,656 times as much as comparable left-wing terrorism.
Ricin elements sent to multiple GOP targets:
2,270 stories
Fake bombs sent to multiple Dem targets:
3,760,000 stories pic.twitter.com/92UkqjRgvG
— Far Left Watch (@FarLeftWatch) October 30, 2018
The Pravda establishment press, which critics have accused of being nothing more than a mouthpiece for the Democrat Party, has also tried to act like all the recent anti-Trump protests have been grassroots, when the reality is they’ve been highly organized.
“[T]hese groups have been actively mobilizing socialist, communist and Marxist-Leninist members nationwide to protest U.S. ‘imperialist’ policies against immigrants, Venezuela, Palestinians and a host of other issues,” Fox News notes.
The journos are at it again:
A left wing group committed a terrorist attack against a power station in Germany.
CNBC calls it a “protest.” pic.twitter.com/7rkDx9a5TF
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) January 8, 2026
Dovetailing back to Plichta, she was arrested in Michigan on Jan. 3 while speaking to a news crew about her pro-Maduro views.
“Local media immediately reported the story, describing Plichta simply as a ‘preschool teacher’ and protester,” according to Fox News. “National and international media soon followed suit, making Plichta a darling of the left.”
One outlet even let her complain about the allegedly mean police while her comrades were staged behind her, holding up signs promoting the Freedom Road Socialist Organization. Yet the same outlet made no mention of the radical organization, go figure.
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V. Saxena is a staff writer with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University. Saxena also contributes to BizPac Review.
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