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The Revolt of the Imagination Part One: Notes on Belbury Syndrome John Michael Greer Maybe it’s true that life really does imitate literature. Over the last week or so, certainly, a detail from one of my favorite works of imaginative fiction played out at least twice in the real world, with microphones live and cameras rolling. I’m thinking here first of German Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach, who promoted vaccine mandates with this bit of fascinating logic:  “No one will be vaccinated against their will; the vaccine mandates will simply lead people, ultimately, to accept voluntary vaccination.”  See if you can find a way to parse those words that makes sense of them. I can tell you already that it doesn’t help to read them in the original German. Then there’s Jen Psaki, spokesflack-in-chief for poor bumbling Joe Biden. She was asked by a reporter at a recent presser about the people, and of course there are a great many of them, who are increasingly worried about the futur...

“Who's On First” remember Bud Abbott & Lou Costello The Aging Viking Some of you may , who were comedians in the late 1940’s and 1950’s. They were famous for the skit “Who's On First”.    Bud:  I got my vaccination. I am now protected from the virus. Lou:  Not me.  No one’s gonna jab a needle in my arm. Bud:  You must. Lou:  Why? Bud:  To protect me. Lou:  From the virus? Bud:  Yes. Lou:  But I thought you said you were vaccinated. Bud:  I am. Lou:  You’re protected? Bud:  Correct. Lou:  From the virus? Bud:  Yes. Lou:  So, I don’t need a vaccination. Bud:  But you do. Lou:  Why? Bud:  To protect me. Lou:  I thought you were vaccinated. Bud:  I am. Lou:  And the vaccination protects you? Bud:  It does. Lou:  So, I don’t need to get vaccinated to protect you because you’re already protected from the virus by the vaccination you already got. Bud:  No, you m...

The Ukraine mirage: Biden to take credit for stopping his own manufactured crisis More rhetoric than reality. Jordan Schachtel Is it better to win a war without firing a shot, or rather, convince people that you stopped a “war” that never had a chance of actually starting?  With poll numbers continuing to tank, and midterm elections right around the corner, the Biden Administration desperately needs a win. It appears they’re enacting a bold strategy that involves first manifesting a crisis and then proceeding to take credit for solving the non-existent crisis they created. For weeks, the White House has been telling us, without evidence, that the Russian military is on the verge of launching a massive land and air invasion into Ukraine. Citing apparent troop movements within Russia’s own territory on their border with Ukraine, the White House has continually signaled that Russia is swelling its numbers for an imminent attack. KYW Newsradio - NOW ON 103.9 FM! @KYWNewsradio President...