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"They are a threat to our democracy" Twitter owner Elon Musk says that the US State Department's "Global Engagement Center" (GEC) is the "worst offender" in the US government when it comes to censorship and media manipulation... The FBI making arrests following an operation involving undercover activity by the agency... In the midst of record levels of inflation in the UK that exceed 10 percent several local councils have been given special permission to raise taxes... In Germany this evening thousands protesting government policies from COVID to the economy to Russia... In France's National Assembly the debate on pension reform...

The United States has moved four suspects in the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moise out of the country to US territory for prosecution... Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia calling for the House Oversight Committee to look into violations of rights including civil rights involving people who entered the US Capitol on January 6th... Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan urging Russian assistance in dealing with a blockade of the Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijan... In Peru today the debate in Congress on early elections suspended as the protests continue... Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu telling CNN he's willing to...

This afternoon mainstream media reporting a 'storming' of Brazil's Congress and Presidential Palace by supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro. The same grounds where today's event occurred were heavily guarded last Sunday for President Lula's inauguration. His supporters found themselves frustrated by the tight security. Today a thin line of police quickly gave way to a group of protesters many of whom were adorned with Brazil's flag. There was some pepper spray and tear gas used half-heartedly by the small groups of police present. A crowd in the thousands quickly moved towards government buildings in the capital city of Brasilia....