what is true was his faith. in the world corrupted you need to descend. to join us in the depths. of the shallows. in this morning's headlines come up for censorship the social networking johnson clearing facebook and twitter. blocking of high profile accounts including president trump's take a hit seems millions of users and even world leaders are flocking to more privacy conscious rivals like telegraph. long. in human overcrowded facilities and a high risk of exposure to covert hundreds of asylum seekers in the u.k.

go on hunger strike and even attempt suicide and conditions are going from bad to worse. so this morning to brief you on greece calls on the e.u. to speed up code it possible to get travelers moving again but tourism chiefs warning butts discriminates against people in states that don't yet have. we don't have to wait for that seem to have a. fear of a number of support but. somehow we need to be deprogrammed. and mainstream media's calls to reeducate all those who voted for the president leads them show. people who voted for trump wanted to change people are brainwashed by the media. by people. of all 75000000 people that will agree with you.

moscow time friday the 15th of january alive from the russian capital kevin owen here about international for the next 30 minutes great to have you company as well if you can stay with me as a go through these headlines with the so 1st it's being called the largest digital migration in history millions of users are sick of top level censorship scandals with online giants like facebook and twitter are migrating on mass to use of friendly rivals to me to poke takes a closer look. moving to greener pastures has been one of the key drivers of humanity's survival but if in the past people fled from war dictators and natural disasters today we're witnessing a very 21st century style of mass migration the already massive influx of new users to telegram has only accelerated we may be witnessing the largest digital migration in human history millions have recently chosen to ditch the old new media as

messengers and move to even newer ones like telegram or signal and there are 2 big bug bears behind the exodus privacy is the big one whatsapp snooty and see we'll see who is this little footprint shared more with parent firm facebook and who wants to open up even more of the world's most notorious data harvester 2nd as censorship triggers to recent purge of donald trump and his supporters has laid bare the capacity of the internet's gatekeepers to silence anyone they deem to be dangerous that's got other world leaders spooked a suspect the chancellor considers it problematic because the accounts of the us presidents have now been permanently blocked i don't like anybody being son so it's taking away the right to post a message on twitter facebook i don't agree with that i don't accept that 10 world leaders including the presidents of circ and brazil have already made the switch to telegram much to the appreciation of the firm's founder we are honored that

political leaders as well as numerous public organizations rely on telegram to combat misinformation and spread awareness about important issues in their societies unlike other networks telegram doesn't use opaque algorithms to decide whether a subscriber will see content they subscribe to or not as a result telegram channels are the only direct way for opinion leaders to reliably connect with their audiences the internet has represented freedom since its inception it's supposed to be a place where you can read what you want say what you want but arbitrary says. the ship and the big platforms we know which you want better than you do approach is the last straw for many not that titans are prepared to lose business to the competitors declaring the alternative is nothing short of a threat to society before stamping them out we have always supported diverse points of view being represented on the apps too but there is no place in our platform for threats of violence and illegal activity we cannot provide services to

a customer that is unable to effectively identify and remove content that encourages our incites violence against others parlor one of the biggest alternative social networks was wiped off line in a matter of days following the capitol riots and now even telegram is facing accusations of being a haven for conspiracy theorists and far right extremists and that's despite the fact that the company recently removed dozens of groups containing calls to violence but while big texts and to take out competitors might occasionally yield success it doesn't change the fact that social media space is evolving and fast and for many free speech will be the deciding factor in choosing a platform well turkey's envoy to the czech republic's one of many politicians switching to un censored online messaging rival telegram and c.b.c. told us people are frightened of the traditional online giants and. i think in the long run facebook was so out so it's are. by the same corporate decision makers

have to revise the rules because they have. you know way to scare people the knowledge that there are already a lot of. cases against them for misusing information and there are a lot of court cases but now they're making it public so in no way the secret is now coming out that the information is in use and they are actually getting your consent for it and and they have double standards if you are a what's yours are in germany you have a different conditions but if you are in russia or if you're in turkey if you're an azerbaijan if your income is that you are entitled to different rules this is not fair we now live in a global village and these kind of platforms connect all of us so technology should not be discriminative technology and communication should be embracing everyone and i think these policies are going to make people feel that

they have been isolated and they have been discriminated against. by the news this morning now hundreds of asylum seekers have gone on hunger strike with some even attempting suicide over desperate conditions at a makeshift temporary camp in a former army barracks in southern england overcrowding is also left refugees terrified of catching coded correspondent shot dead was dusty reports from the site for you. napier barracks a former military site in folks in kent now uses temporary accommodation for around $400.00 man asylum seekers has reached boiling point the men inside have taken to the streets surrounding the barracks in protest over grim conditions they are living in and painful uncertainty about their futures hunger strikes demonstrations

even sleeping outside last resort 3 days ago someone attempted suicide 2 ambulances came about plus 2 police cars and they took him to hospital and they brought it back the next day it is very cold some are protesting about and. some are protesting for transparency i hope they need news about how long we are going to stay in this part you know we have no idea. what we lost and we are desperate. been here for 3 months and i feel really bad 14 people in one room people breathing on each other there is no privacy the room is separated by a partition we have to share toilets and it only has to keep a cost for 20 people there are reports of a number of suicide attempts inside including one just days ago with victims being returned to the barracks shortly after last. one i being so.

rude. i was. asked to talk. back now. in his role busy ready. last month. was. i do it seems. conditions have only become worse since my last visit just 2 months ago when it was clear something was very wrong there were already accounts of poor hygiene and out of order facilities as well as a the crowded rooms a fake breach of the government's own covert regulations and now allegations of positive cases inside i would assume that the government is breaking its own law on the basis of that we are no in a position or severe lockdown conditions new variant is highly infectious yet for some reasons do do you have silent seekers have some sort of forcefield that

protects them from colbert you know why are they being treated in such a manner why they be you know what i can only regard as you know a petri dish for the spread of corona virus if you have one person was to contact co but it was spread like wildfire those in the barracks continue waiting for a sponsor the applications to stay in the u.k. some of been at the temporary site since it opened in september human rights lawyers say it's totally unsuitable we find time and same again the whole ball of the u.k. government is repeatedly you know breaking the law it's repeatedly breaking health and safety regulations and they've created a climate of fear and a barbaric institution houses asylum seekers in such conditions and it's not acceptable in any civilised society but the home office denies these claims it says it is providing cave it's a kill safe accommodation as well as offering support to those who need it the government takes the wellbeing of asylum seekers extremely seriously we've tried to sayas seekers a safe warm covert secure suitable commendation where they receive 3 meals

a day whilst the claims are being processed despite the government's promise that help is available at any hour they have been claims have fun or pull aside and seekers have enjoyed long wait times to get in touch which could be fatal the home office may claim it's offering a decent standard of support but the warning signs have been there since napier opened its doors and without any political will to effect. change it seems that for these men the situation will only get worse shadi added stash r t u k. m a don't certainty about how long europe's covert pandemic will last greece no thinks it may have a solution to get tourists flocking to its resorts again the prime minister wants the e.u. to urgently agree a way for vaccinated travellers to freely cross borders. it is legit to adopt a common understanding about how vaccination certificates should be structured so they can be accepted in all member states covert passports that are being suggested

by the states to the danish health ministry is working on a certificate for vaccinated travelers and airlines stranded on to the idea as well case in point a survey for australia's quantas shows that 9 to 10 people would get a not collated so they could travel again but more than half a year talks around the world's 1st we said the so far failed to agree across borders deal critics want to covert passports discriminate against those who haven't had the job for every reason the head of the world travel and tourism council says vaccine passports should not be the only option them. the dog we are it sure is totally against health passports ok and we believe that as well because that can lead to discrimination unfortunately the vaccine is not available everywhere there are a lot of the villain in countries that they still don't have access to the vaccine i don't see the us as the only solution mass vaccination should not be the only

consideration currently we have a limited supply and we need to where it buys them all in the world we don't have to wait for a vaccine to travel while at the same time people kind of still travel as long as you have for instance if you're coming in from a listing nation with high cases of quality too and this nation with lower case is of course it will be helpful 2 percent and this is where we have a nasty in. a test made up before called the survey you're allowed to board a plane with a test in massive testing implemented before boarding or before flying what we say is the digital certificate gate or a paper certificate should be fine you only reason why the digital certificate gate is a stronger is because you avoid corruption or you avoid. a certificate but a paper certificate should also be fine we believe that a digital certificate of having a negative test should be fine enough and we truly believe we have to protect the

health information for the traveler and for people in general. as a last resort france's bring in nationwide curfews this weekend as other methods of failed to curb the spread of corona virus that have been ski reports from paris. that koofi starts at 6 pm in the evening and it will last until 6 am in the morning and that will come into force that we have time for almost saturday so this is because 900 cases still set in roy's ink here in france we so 18000 cases on average every day being registered in french government had hoped that they be able to control it it hasn't so far now it means that shops will have to close to the public 6 pm in the evening that people will be able to stay in work a little longer than that now there are fines if you're caught outside and don't have the right say that you can be outside after 6 pm in the evening you will be

fined $135.00 euros that's been the worst offense but if you do that and several times during a month period say 3 times that will rise to $3750.00 euros and a possible 6 month jail sentence but the prime minister did for the moment to rule out a further lockdown shuffle is exceptionally you apart from situations linked to public services or premises businesses all services open to the general public will be closed at 6 pm if we see in the coming days a strong deterioration in the epidemic we will consider without delay implementing a new lockdown that is likely to cause massive concerns for those who run restaurants cafes bossie these are places that have been shut down for people to go in and sit in eating meals since the middle of october but many of them are lying on the fact that they've been providing takeout services and the takeout services

are lunch and the evening under these new could be restrictions these businesses will have to shut by 6 pm meaning that there will be no take care of services in the evening which could severely restrict their businesses and many will probably be saying that this is going to be the last nail in the coffin. for their business and we know that the borders will be strengthened as a result of the continued covert 19 pandemic so we've been told that anyone coming from a country outside the european union will have to present it in big never negative test before they fly and those who do present that test will have to then some postulate this 7 days here in france before taking another test to prove that they are not who made 19 carriers that we have also heard that there will be more than 700 vaccination centers that will be opened next week and they were really trying

to ramp up this vaccination camp campaign here in florence forward to being severely criticized at the beginning for being so slow the target now is to vaccinate over and 1000000 people by the end of january and it we've been told from january 18th anyone who is likely to develop a serious illness as a result of contracting could be going teen will now be able to jump the queue and get a chaplain who god lives of their age. mainstream media tucks and all those who voted for donald trump recalls no to even deprogram them and bring your comparisons to a summer been larder. there are millions of americans almost all white almost all republicans. somehow need to be deprogrammed they are members of a cult with trumpets cult there are republican members of congress i know who clearly have lost their minds who just will not accept reality when it comes to the

facts about donald trump i'm comparing the words of a individual who would incite and radicalize somebody as osama bin laden did to what president trump did but supports the questioning the mainstream media assault and even ask who the ones that have been brainwashed. don't like their opinion on the brainwash i just don't agree with them people are brainwashed by the media it to divide people that ever way. this thing settled down the. freedom of speech is an american people who voted for trump wanted to change it it cannot wipe out a whole 75000000 people that don't agree with you you can vote. for whoever you want to thank you should be afraid of having people come back we all need to come together unite. hard in that they have identified from

supporters as so dangerous in groups that they have to be prevented from forming in groups for the safety of the american people there's no there's no comparable message coming from the right about the left nothing from the right that would destroy the unity that we all should have and probably wish we did have the unity in america is long gone because the people calling for the loudest are the same people who think we should go to jail we should have our guns taken from s.s. and we are the side that is not violent while they lead their side who is violent rampage around the country for. almost a full year they have absolutely spoken out of both sides of their mouths on this on the left and there's going to be a political process to pay for it. and a brake system price to pay next news that shoppers in northern ireland are finding rows of empty shelves in grocery stores and breaks again is being blamed still

early days of course speak just about $2.00 weeks now since britain totally cut the cord with the e.u. but new restrictions were also imposed at the same time on goods being shipped from mainland u.k. to northern ireland which now is britain's only land border with the e.u. heads of the big supermarket chains of no publicly issued an urgent plea then for the government to sort out the red tape. we recognize the european commission needs to see increased compliance to support the concessions granted through the northern ireland protocol but the current proposals increased bureaucracy and certification in such a short timescale are unworkable the prime minister was questioned in parliament over the supply issues but he played down the problems but the moment goods are flowing if the normal volumes between great britain and northern ireland so prime move lorries have been tone. and complaints from scottish fishing companies to their furious warning their products are going to waste through e.u. delivery hold ups bosses even threaten to dump their rotting seafood outside

parliament if they can't get their goods to market by next week former party m.e.p. bill etheridge told us britain's government should be ashamed of itself. this should never have got to this point it's absolutely irresponsible and ridiculous that the british government led to this point years ago we should have had the discussion with the you do you want to do trade with us and keep out of our business if the answer was no we should've left or we'll try to organization terms with a transition period which was built into what had been agreed that could've made all of this absolutely not no chance of happening instead of that they drove it for the last minute and boris johnson gave grants to the because he was terrified of go it alone and he has let the country down a bit without enough delays the real the very reason we're in this position as i said earlier was that we've been delayed for too long this neatly into apartments this is people who are trying to deny the will of the people delayed this to the

point where this is now happening they are responsible and the government has a responsibility to sort itself out they created this mess not the people who voted briggs's the government is responsible to deal with the sore today. policy over in germany coming up germany's ruling party is set to vote for a new leader this weekend and the winner in the christian democrats ballot is likely to become the next chancellor so big deal then because i love merkel term expires in october let's catch up with peter oliver the smalling our europe correspondent morning face all eyes on this big weekend vote then tell us more hello. yes the c.d.u. party the christian democratic union will elect a new leader this weekend it'll come as a result of a virtual party conference that's taking place because of corona it had been supposed to take place late last year but it had to be pushed back because of the virus it will see who should be the next contender to be the chancellor of germany

who will replace and deal americal when she steps down in september she confirmed again during her new year's address that she would not be running for the chancellorship in september's vote we had heard from her 1st way back in 2018 saying she wasn't going to stand again. this 4th term is my last as german chancellor at the 2021 problem and to relax i will not put forward my candidacy for the chance to she began and. so who's in the running to replace a well be leader of the state of north rhine-westphalia arm in le shot at 59 years old he's a real big ally of angular merkel very much seen as the continuity candidate it then there's friedrich minutes at 65 the oldest in the rain in the running he is a multi-millionaire corporate lawyer

a long term rival of angola merkel in fact back in 2002 when mrs merkel became the leader of the christian democratic union party one of the 1st thing she did was to sack. friedrich merits as the leader of the parliamentary group for the c.d.u. then there's norbit were taken 55 the youngest in the race and he is currently the chairman of the foreign affairs committee had previously been the environment minister and well he certainly knows his way around the bundestag he's been a member of the parliament since 1994 let's have a listen to what all of the candidates had to say ahead of this weekend's conference. i stand for everyone and i think that those who did not vote for me if i am elected will also be able to live with me and accept me do we want to continue to play in a regional leake every country for itself or do we want to play champions league to

play a role in the world. that's playing in it what i bring is you government experience big federal state balancing different interests and perhaps this doesn't hurt the city you would have already won in the elections. however whoever wins the c.d.u. leadership may not end up standing for chancellor what we're seeing is what's being called a shadow campaign ran to push forward the leader of the state of bavaria the leader of the christian democratic union sister party the christian social union marcus now he's getting a lot of popularity it would seem polling around 40 percent according to the beagle among germans as the best conservative candidates he's also been doing some canny courting of the green party for a potential coalition in the future then this health minister yen spawn he's being touted as a potential outside bet to run as chancellor what we will know is who will lead the

c.d.u. party over this weekend we may well have to wait until around the beginning of march to find out exactly who will be the contender from that party from the c.d.u. c.s.u. group to stand as the replacement for angela merkel you know a big job potentially often there peter thanks permissable to speak across and so through the weekend the snow white house was there peter oliver in berlin wrapping up this program as well that's it for me for now i'm back with more in just about 34 minutes time check it out see them comment of our social media for anything else we're talking about today but for now for me in the team have a great. join me every thursday on the alex simon show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world

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hello and welcome to crossfire where all things are considered i'm peter lavelle on this edition of crossfire we have a look at trump's legacy as president of the united states as our politics are so

divided we shouldn't be surprised there are multiple legacies depending on how you view trump there also can be no doubt he changed america and the presidency. to discuss legacies i'm joined by my guest scott ritter and mark he is a former intelligence officer in the united nations weapons inspector in new orleans we have brian trasher he is a troll for president 2020 sarah get and in san diego we have laura frank she is founder and c.e.o. of group bell communications and a democratic strategist all right crossed up rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it ok let's go to scott 1st here scott you wrote an article for r t a couple days ago. basically discussing trump's legacy and you wrote this biden will be sworn in as the $46.00 president the united states and being 4 years of an

experiment in populist politics headed by trump that was for better or worse unique in american history can you elaborate a little bit on that well certainly i mean the moment donald trump came down the escalator interim tower and announced his candidacy was a can see i'm like anything we've seen in modern history i mean we can reflect back on history books in the early 19th century about as ever this is a candidacy modern technology. reality television personality new york state real estate mogul who under any normal. measurement would never qualify to be the president of the united states and yet he confronted 17 of the republican party's most prominent figures and didn't just defeat them crushed them and you have to ask yourself why did that happen and how did this happen and there's 2 i believe there's 2 reasons.