Greta Thunberg Mocks Alberta Minister Who Said COVID-19 Is a ‘Great Time’ For Pipelines

On a recent podcast appearance, Alberta’s energy minister decided to say the quiet part loud. “Now is a great time to be building a pipeline because you can’t have protests of more than 15 people,” Sonya Savage said to the hosts of the CAODC Podcast. “Let’s get it built.” Climate activist Greta Thunberg commented on the statements on Twitter Tuesday morning, writing, “well, at least we are seeing some honesty for once... Unfortunately this (is) how large parts of the world are run.”
Read more: https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/bv8zzv/greta-thunberg-mocks-alberta-minister-who-said-covid-19-is-a-great-time-for-pipelines?source=Snapzu

YouTube has been auto-deleting comments about China's government-sponsored hacker army, but says it is 'an error in our enforcement systems'

YouTube reps acknowledged the deletions and said it was due to an error in the automated systems it uses to moderate the video service.
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/youtube-deleting-comments-china-government-sponsored-hacker-army-2020-5?source=Snapzu

The Most Anti-Nature President in U.S. History - Center for American Progress

President Donald Trump has thrown in reverse the United States’ proud, bipartisan record of nature conservation. Unlike every modern-day U.S. president before him who helped build up America’s awe-inspiring system of public lands and waters, President Trump has pursued an agenda aimed at removing protections from vast swaths of public lands and waters. In fact, President Trump is the only president in U.S. history to have removed more public lands than he protected.
Read more: https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/green/news/2020/05/21/485260/anti-nature-president-u-s-history/?source=Snapzu

Fears of coronavirus second wave prompt flu push at U.S. pharmacies, drugmakers

U.S. pharmacy chains are preparing a big push for flu vaccinations when the season kicks off in October, hoping to curb tens of thousands of serious cases that could coincide with a second wave of coronavirus infections.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-flu-focus/fears-of-coronavirus-second-wave-prompt-flu-push-at-u-s-pharmacies-drugmakers-idUSKBN2321F0?source=Snapzu

Trump's COVID-19 lies echo Soviet leaders. It's time for an American "perestroika."

The United States could likely learn a great deal from the Soviet Union’s attempted program of serious reconstruction.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-coronavirus-lies-propaganda-suggest-america-needs-its-own-ncna1212991?source=Snapzu

Inflation remote risk compared with Bank of Canada’s bigger worry — depression-inducing mix of deflation and debt

Theory states that a big increase in the money supply will result in runaway prices, and there are those who are adamant that the hundreds of billions of dollars the Bank of Canada intends to create over the next year can only end in a rerun of the 1970s.
Read more: https://business.financialpost.com/news/economy/inflation-remote-risk-compared-with-bank-of-canadas-bigger-worry-depression-inducing-mix-of-deflation-and-debt?source=Snapzu

Quarantine is creating brand-new gamers

Folks of all ages are taking their first steps into gaming
Read more: https://www.polygon.com/features/2020/5/24/21267790/quarantine-new-gamers-covid-19?source=Snapzu