Government obstructs man committing an act of journalism

By SIMON CONSTABLE

This video is particularly telling and instructive about how journalists approach stories. They do so with skepticism. They ask for proof, which may come in the form of official documents. They don't just take the government's word for it.

All of us remember only too well the weapons of mass destruction mess two decades ago. It was used as a pretax to start a costly war in the middle east.

 

This is legitimately crazy. Click here to watch

— Michael Krieger (@LibertyBlitz) February 3, 2022

 

Private Eye Comment on Beijing Olympics

 

CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor: #Scotland-- Nicola Sturgeon vs Boris Johnson in the pandemic @RealConstable

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Scotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon

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CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor: #Scotland Green mining is now @RealConstable

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Mining Truck 

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Briefings: An Unexpected Twist in the Green Movement

By SIMON CONSTABLE

What a difference a year makes when it comes to environmental matters. Late last year, the great and the good descended on Glasgow, Scotland, for the COP26 climate summit. It was no small affair. Dignitaries weighing in included the UK’s Prince Charles, US President Joe Biden, Greta Thunberg, former Secretary of State John Kerry, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Even Pope Francis proffered his views from the Vatican. Read more here.

Solar Panels

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Barron's: British Stock Market Is Beating the U.S. How to Catch the Momentum

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

Over the past three months, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500 both took a beating. Not so the FTSE 100, which tracks the United Kingdom’s largest publicly traded companies.

It was a good place to invest when the U.S. markets were not. Even better, the U.K.’s outperformance could continue for a while. Read more here.

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CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor: Fifty years after Crazy Eddie's 1970s troubled New York City

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United States Marshals Service, 

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