The media are masters at manipulating words, deflecting blame, and promoting one side of politics rather than reporting on facts. In short, the truth is sacrificed in favor of narrative. We kick off this week’s show with John tying together several issues, including the media’s twisted word games, government officials’ useless policies, and academia’s constant promotion of the oppressor versus oppressed narrative. The problem is that these woke word games have real world consequences and it’s costing people their jobs and sometimes their lives. When we push back – and many are pushing back – the manipulators fight viciously to protect their lie.