live from moscow thanks for joining us tonight on our team to ashland daniel hawkins welcome to the program. after more than 4 years of wrangling the e.u. and u.k. have finally reached a trade deal that was agreed just days before the new year deadline however the mood in brussels on london was very different following the announcement. this is i believe a good deal for the whole of europe. for us for our friends and partners as well yes but again you're right there is no winner and brax it's a lose lose situation to separate especially in the world as it is today england the united kingdom has chosen to be solitary rather than stand together or those who govern the nations that make up the british isles are divided on the outcome scottish 1st minister nicholas 3rd and says britain has lost more than its gained from bracks it stressing that scotland must now decide on its future as an independent european nation were the views of scots and other britons on the deal. the fatigue because it's been going on so long it's happening now the balls rolling i think we should just finish it i think it beats a few of these because it was last couple weeks so should be just so much hype and misinformation in the media i hate breaks and i think it's a complete retrograde step i think is the feeling of being part of a multinational international. i word looking community i think has been thompson fantastic i didn't support bret so i didn't pull a break said i am really guides to not be part of you know play anymore and it does make me nervous to think how am i going to get to visit the european cities and you know friends i have to live in spain and in france and other parts of europe it would have been a disaster if there had been no deal so very pleased that there is a deal this is i suppose some people a big christmas present it's just i think if i was really seated in this year the idea of a deal is a good one. but i think the idea that it has to go through 49 different parliaments in europe is a bit crazy i think it's really that we've finally got one of these years but it sort of breaks the question as to whether this arrangement is going to be better than the regime we have come before we left the european union. we're looking at how the u.k. and the you will cooperate from generally 1st there'll be no tariff some each other's goods and no limit on trading new border checks have been agreed on as well while the u.k. has pulled out of the long running or us was student exchange scheme between universities politicians will return to westminster to vote on the deal on december 30th so boris johnson may have ended the year on a much needed high but the past 12 months have been overshadowed by covert closed borders and economic woes as detail has been taking a look back at 2020 in britain. it was almost as if he wanted to become a meme we have so much to look forward to in 2020 it's hard to pin down which one of 2020 stretches he meant the end as negotiations food shortages coronavirus close borders economic collapse felt like. sending. fencing of presidents and home printer on christmas. yet i feel like christmas has been known and history he might be like remembered as the prime minister. best so was about a man who wanted to be remembered as the one * who got brecht's it done 4 years of preparation for a course he believed in thompson was set up for trial and he even promised back in january that it was often ready all but done we had ended a debate has run for 3 and a half years some would say 47 years i would even mention the name of the control the scene. except to say that it begins with billions receding the past behind us well be rose from the past and a haunted chorus for 11 months that's how long it took to negotiate a deal a deal that has followed praxedis claimed could be resolved over a cup of tea 11 months the brink of no deal a nation of disappointed impatient angry people but boris still gave himself a pat on the back we've taken back control of our laws and we've taken back control of every jot and tittle of regulation in a way that is complete and unfettered who's going to tell him then that this celebration might be a party for one. it sounds like the british team have dropped the ball before the line no wonder they want a christmas eve announcement to hide the fisheries sell out today amidst all the debates and details of the trade deal one fundamental truth remains that at a time of global insecurity we're no longer part of one of history's greatest and most noble projects bring nations together to build peace out of the ruins of war. this is a disastrous bragg's it outcome for scottish farmer it's and like all other aspects of bracks it for students cortlandt against our will it wasn't just brussels that proved to be bogus on doing fresh from a caribbean holiday and still on a post-election high in the new year boris johnson didn't seem too concerned about a never heard of before virus his message was clear don't exaggerate when barry is going up. and when there is a risk that new diseases such as corona virus will trigger a panic while it was a pretty quick descent from fun to this. but it's hard not to panic when the person who's supposed to be meeting you flip flops and utahns his way through a crisis to the point his own ministers don't know the rules so make it absolutely clear. distinction. let me let i will absolutely get back to christmas would be cancelled actually christmas is off schools are reopening actually you know they're not we're lifting the knocked out actually stay at home little wonder then that confusion on exhaust peroration grew because you speak or you don't like things appearing creek and we don't get that much information about what's going on and then suddenly boom the new school down we don't know what to do so nobody can use initiated on you cannot who's devoted 48 hours so it's so confusing i don't even know my parents live. close to where we've been here so i am allowed to go to you tube but i don't know if i'm really about to be going through. he did what he did to you was it a case of bad timing. was 2020 year you just couldn't shine no matter what or was it the man himself who failed to meet one thing's for sure for boris johnson it's been not a hell of a year but rather a year from how. germany remains one of the country's worst affected by the pandemic and the state of saxony is one of the region's hardest hit with crime a tory struggling to cope is footage from our video agency ruptly. well germany as a whole was badly affected this year with money locked on restrictions put in place but all of a takes us through how it's impacted the festive season in the country. across in europe christmas festivities are subject to this year because of the coronavirus pandemic here and this gentleman mocked it's usually the scene over one of the german capitals local bustling busy christmas markets not this year though like carnival in the spring time the markets of being counseled there being a loosening of covert restrictions to allow people to gather with loved ones over christmas itself friedrich merits the man who will be going for chancellor angela merkel's job next year wasn't happy with covert restrictions having an impact on a family christmas personally i would see it's none of the government's business how i celebrate christmas with my family he's not alone germany has seen at times large demonstrations against covert 1000 restrictions. while christmas is very different this year new year's may be totally on recognizable in germany being mocked without its traditional. green policy politicians of launched a campaign against fireworks this year while thousands upon thousands usually throw in the approach to the brandenburg gate for the annual new year's eve bash this year 'd that is a victim of corona and the policy will be held with elder revelers and shown on television there will be no joint posses a family reunions otherwise we could be threatened by another wave of infection in february there will be no party in berlin at the brandenburg gate either it will disappoint sold to be sure to virgin sea and medical so. this is on going to be among knows the lamenting the lack of fireworks of the new year's eve we evaluate only how many people come to us or brought to the rescue center during the night how old they are and why they need to be treated it clearly shows the dangers of fireworks it's a festive period with a difference but at least italian prime minister just epic commentary has some reassurances for people concerned about one particular elderly man traveling at christmas father christmas assured me he's already got an international travel certificate so he can travel everywhere and distribute gifts to all of the world's children. quite the relief i'm sure you'll agree peter all of a r.t. . or let's take a look at some of the christmas celebrations around the world despite various restrictions in place. beautiful there in paris france the choir perform a christmas eve concerts it's the 1st event of its kind since the cathedral was ravaged by last year's blaze. overrules as you can see have a place traditional gal's and reconstruction of the building is still on the way. across the border in germany one priest organized the drive in christmas mass in the car park of a hardware store is because traditional church services have been suspended across the country to slow the spread of the coronavirus. and in spain father christmas didn't keep him from seeing his young fans instead of setting up the usual grottos in shopping malls because of social distancing a special sanity went on the set about visiting the kids individually instead complete of course with elves and helpers to chat to the youngsters and drop off. important presents. was a scaled down christmas mass at the church of st martin st catherine rather in bethlehem due to the ongoing pandemic restrictions there were still prayers and singing in the service though led by the catholic church is latin patriarch of jerusalem christmas usually sees an influx of worshippers from abroad but israel's prevented foreign nationals entering the country over the festive period. we've gone jogging machines full liz's that's just one of the strange projects the us government's been spending money on this year according to a report that states over $50000000000.00 went the way of such initiatives to true power spin doing the sums. 2020 has been a year to forget for many reasons but it's that time of year so let's reflect imagine you just blown $54000000000.00 in 12 months it is more important than ever for congress to find its fiscal backbone our debts puts at risk the long term solvency of major programs such as social security and why to pay for test use for covert tests that turn out to be soda bottles to see if hot tubbing a few times a week eases stress yeah those don't seem like good investments but u.s. senator rand paul has published a whole list of all the things you can blow your hard earned money on and what washington apparently did spend it on like $1500000.00 to give a couple of reptiles some cardio researches spent a 1000000 and a half taxpayer dollars to get 6 lizards walk them on a treadmill what taking x. rays with 3 d. imaging technology and then figure out how their joints moved sure it's fascinating stuff maybe for some but come on $1500000.00 place your bets on how much it costs to spray drunk rats with bobcat just a tidy sum of $4500000.00 in all seriousness here's exactly what the researchers did in layman's terms they spent 5 weeks giving rats intermittent access to alcohol to get them hooked then they put the rats in a cage and literally sprayed them with book cat urine of predators odor to simulate trauma then they tested where the males and females responded differently why that's probably something you're wondering right now the answer research into p.t.s.d. and alcoholism among war veterans have barely someone has concluded that surviving a gruesome war is comparable to being sprayed with europe so we've gone from paying people to sit in hearts of trying to get adults to watch less t.v. and box all of this money wasted. and none of that was initially washington's this is $54000000000.00 of taxpayer money but look on the bright side at least we can sleep well now we know that a coke bottle is not a good substitute for a test tube. the way that the united states government has managed its finances throughout this entire thing is absolutely overall completely abysmal it's been nothing short of criminal what the united states government has done throughout this entire pandemic there were a few ok things but overall the bad outweighed the good by a whole lot and it's really made the united states government out for exactly what it is which it is a corporate coup no one ever asked the question how are you going to pay for it when it comes to giving money to the pentagon or giving money to weapons contractors or given money to the oil and gas industry no $1.00 ever asks how you're going to pay for it but they ask how are you going to pay for it when it comes to giving direct relief to people then all the sudden they're worried about their pocketbook. that i had on all the things that actually culture was truly moved up a gear this year as the saudis battle over agenda and identity of some of the stories off to the right. is your media a reflection of reality. in a world transformed. what will make you feel safe. isolation or community. are you going the right way or are you being led some. direct. what is true what is faith. in the world corrupted you need to descend. to join us in the depths. aura made in the shallowness. join me every thursday on the alec simon show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you then. about 3 people have been injured in a huge explosion on christmas morning when a motorhome was blown up in the u.s. city of nashville the police said suspected human tissue has been found near the blast site which is now being tested the f.b.i. is leading investigation into the explosion which in which police suspect was intentional a recorded voice was heard from the motor home warning of a bomb on telling people to evacuate the area it happened in a downtown area at around 6 30 in the morning nearby buildings have been badly damaged with debris scattered across the road communications were also severely affected is now in place until sunday afternoon. united states top infectious disease experts and pretty much the guiding light for american searing the pandemic has found himself in an awkward spot dr anthony filed she has admitted to the new york times that he purposely manipulated numbers regarding herd immunity to bolster the public support for covert vaccines the estimate is that you'll need about 70 percent maybe 75 percent of the people in the country vaccinating to get their own breland herd immunity let's say we get 75 percent 80 percent of the population. we may have actually an arab or not hurting unity protecting our society or you can make an extrapolation from other infections i see between 75 and 8085 percent of the population. we knew a survey said 60 percent or more would take it i thought i can nudge this up a bit so i went to 8085 we really don't and but i'm not going to say 90 percent 80 year old doctor told she's the longtime director of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases throughout the summer he was a permanent fixture at the white house coronavirus briefings and is the leading figure in the fight against the virus earlier this week she became one of the high 1st high profile figures to receive the modern a covert vaccine whose core device has had a tendency to switch around occasionally during the year. right now people should not be what there's no reason to be walking around with a mask the fundamentals are not rocket science it's universal wearing of masks an issue in that is to make sure you do whatever you can to safeguard the safety and the health of the children as well as the teachers close the bars and keep the schools open the founding editor of the online news site this can't be happening says the best thing to do is simply be on earth of people. well that's not the way to deal with that with a. pandemic and none of them have been it done a good job of that you've got to trust people telling the truth say you know this is a crisis we're not sure how to handle it but this is what we think is the best way to do it that would be the honest way to do it and then people would have more confidence in you. you know when you tell him to do stuff i'm not sure i would go with lying i would go with that you know he made a bad he made a bad decision to not level with people with what they knew for me the best thing to do would be to tell people what you know and be straightforward with them and then change it if you find out something different later. 2020 saw a gender identity generating huge wave of discussion from liberation to celebration and confusion when he looks at how the year has left more than a few people in a personal pronoun predicament but only. culture was. the base. yeah i didn't know what base men either just dismissed the work arrows as why they need to eat is reveling in victimization no they're here to save people from things that they didn't even know they needed saving from like words agenda through all the facts whether you're own or you are a massive racist right yet all the based look just all right trump apologists looking for a fight no these are brave souls trying to express opinions that 5 years ago you and rand would have. been tea but now could get hot and you lived was canceled. so let's delve in and see who was on the front line of the culture wars in 2020 this is like being in the battle of the sexes is no longer finery and no one represents the crazy state of affairs better than the j.k. rowling nor is it wicked that the inflicted harry potter on the walls is now lilith by suggesting that they're all women on their own then. get out and yes that was cool to be counselled for saying that there is such a thing as. the trans rights people when not. well the bollywood film festival was in no mood to be rolling and so it just dumped its gendered awards for best actor or and best actor a dozen not just mean less prizes for everyone why not bring in more prizes for more gender is a man like $32.00 of them the national judge of iceland went another way and depicted jesus with boobs on a dress to quote reflect society as it is today by which i assume they mean confusing. tripling down all the confusion with. the current director of the matrix series. she said that the matrix trilogy wasn't about looting karate different colored pills being plugged into play station you know apparently the whole thing was an allegory for the struggles of the transgender community i'm going to come out and i don't. you know that was the original intention and the world wasn't quite ready yet or part of the corporate world wasn't ready for her and on a serious note i would just like to take this opportunity to congratulate the actor elliott. the great coming. up next crosstalk examines media influence on the u.s. presidential election that's what i am back in 30 minutes with the latest headlines join us again that. the movie version the scientists all they understand everything before they even begin to look at it that's not what really happens what really happens most of the time scientists are very confused about most things and they're not sure they spend most of their time trying to be less confused try to become a little more sure. americans love buying homes. this was a fundamental part of how our political leadership and our country at large understood the bargain you get a hoe and then you know rebel right that's the things you don't revolt if you have a stake in the system. to be really interesting to dial it back and think about the longer deeper history housings men in the united states not just that question of the american dream but the bigger question of who the dream has been for. hello and welcome to cross talk where all things are considered on peter lavelle exhibit a the smoking gun we know now without a doubt the media ran interference for the biting campaign before the election the hunter biden story was not debunked was not rushing to misinformation we were lied to again where is the accountability. to discuss this and more i'm joined by my guest david freiheit in montreal he's a litigator turned you tube or who provides legal breakdowns of current events in new york we have multiple is host of eat the press at r.t. america and in sydney we cross to joe lauria he's the editor in chief of consortium news dot com her and tell me crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i was appreciate joe let me go to you in sydney and 1st of all thank you for staying up 2 o'clock in the morning for this program and very much appreciate it we all appreciate it jerks job where is the state of journalism that we know that the big tech the media companies are running interference for the buying campaign is the repeated claims that $100.00 buy used old laptop was and it's not that's not true they lied to us and remarkably and maybe someone here can explain to me why did the biden campaign come out with hunter's statement ok where's that going to go but you know i mean this is an extraordinary event i don't think you and i have ever seen anything like it in our. labor you have a complete block a. taking people off of twitter blocking people from sending personal messages all in support of a candidate which not only speaking at least in our lifetime we should be more neutral go ahead joe what's going. well the question of this program as well the media recover yes the short answer is no no in the short term anyway i think bottom line is partisanship is dish rowing if it hasn't already destroyed journalism because journalism must be nonpartisan or else it sees it ceases to be journalism the become something else and we've got a whole lot of something else right now in american media. bob perry the founder of our website consorting news in the last piece that he wrote before he died exactly 3 month 3 years ago december he wrote about this dying journalism and because of the partisanship taking it over and the basics of journalism of facts of being neutral of being impartial was going by the wayside he defied it the arjun's of this with the in the reagan administration with the rise of right wing talk radio but then he came to see that especially during the obama administration and it really took off going to trump administration that the democrats were doing the same if not worse than what the right wing had done and when i say democrats i don't i don't call them left i think the democrats a center right but in that nonetheless they're certainly the other party and both sides are using and other democrats because there's no or democratic t.v. meticulous and newspapers and there are.

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