(2022-05-04). The NATO to TikTok Pipeline: Why is TikTok Employing so Many National Security Agents? orinocotribune.com 
By Alan Macleod — Apr 29, 2022 | TikTok has become an enormously influential medium that reaches over one billion people worldwide. Having control over its algorithm or content moderation means the ability to set the terms of global debate and decide what people see. And what they don't. | CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA — As the bloody conflict in Ukraine continues to escalate, so does the online propaganda war between Russia and the West. A prime example of this is the White House directly briefing influencers on popular social media app TikTok about the war and how to cover it. As the crisis spirals out of…
(2022-05-04). German unions begin rolling strikes against money for arms. peoplesworld.org 
GERMAN social services and education workers began rolling strikes on Monday ahead of a new round of pay negotiations on May 16, warning the government not to spend money on arms that should go to raise wages and address climate change. Hundreds of striking social workers paraded through the streets in what the Ver.di general …
(2022-05-03). How A Gas Facility Started A Fight Over Climate Change And Sovereignty. popularresistance.org In the Tideflats of Tacoma, Washington, beyond the masts of sailboats anchored in the Puyallup Tribe's marina, pipelines emerge from the earth and snake their way inland. Their destination — an 8 million-gallon liquefied methane gas tank — was once considered by politicians to be the logical answer to the climate crisis. Now, it's the center of a local controversy with international implications. | The tank, owned by Puget Sound Energy, is the product of a recent era of proposed climate solutions. In 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency gave the shipping company TOTE Maritime a waiver to switch i…
(2022-05-03). Can We Abandon Pollutive Fossil Fuels and Avoid an Energy Crisis? independentmediainstitute.org 
When it comes to maintaining energy flows, there is a closing window to avert both climate catastrophe and economic peril. By Richard Heinberg, Independent Media Institute 10 min read Similar to the two navigational hazards mythologized as sea monsters in ancient Greece—Scylla and Charybdis—which gave rise to sayings such as, "between the devil and the …
(2022-05-03). Panic in Kooyong: The Threat to the Australian Liberal Party. southfront.org 
Mr Frydenberg blamed is absence on the climate-focused forum being too hostile. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Nicki Connolly | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | He has been seen, not always accurately, as the more moderate in an otherwise conservative Liberal Party, which has governed Australia since 2013 in an at times troubled alliance with the Nationals. He has served as party deputy to Prime Minister Scott Morrison, and proudly promotes his role as the country's treasurer during the COVID-19 pandemic. | But Josh…
(2022-05-03). FAO chief says forests can overcome global challenges. ecns.cn Qu Dongyu, director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, said forests can help overcome global challenges such as food security, climate crisis and biodiversity loss.
(2022-05-03). Climate change will lead to increasing spillover of viruses to humans, potentially causing new pandemics. wsws.org A new modeling study of climate change finds that the resulting forced migrations of animals will significantly increase the transfer of pathogens to humans.
(2022-05-03). Mingling of species due to climate change could result in new disease outbreaks. peoplesdispatch.org A new study highlights the impending danger for humans from new diseases as climate change is already leading to many species mingling with each other for the first time…