"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...