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Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 150429 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2015/04/150429.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

Crowdfunding Weaponized Drones In Ukraine - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150426/01540530789/crowdfunding-weaponized-drones-ukraine.shtml eeek

France’s Intelligence Bill: legalising mass surveillance - https://www.opendemocracy.net/digitaliberties/félix-tréguer/france’s-intelligence-bill-legalises-mass-surveillance

LIVE footage of earthquake in Kathmandu - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kmMOHPrTsg#t=162  pretty amazing #nepal

ALTER-EU launches its full lobby #transparency now! campaign - http://corporateeurope.org/power-lobbies/2015/04/alter-eu-launches-its-full-lobby-transparency-now-campaign great move #lobbying

UK Tribunal Rules #GCHQ Conducted Illegal #Surveillance And Must Destroy Legally Privileged Documents - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150429/09141930832/uk-tribunal-rules-gchq-conducted-illegal-surveillance-must-destroy-legally-privileged-documents.shtml important

The @arstechnica guide to digital policy in the UK’s 2015 general election - http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/04/30/the-ars-technica-guide-to-digital-policy-in-the-uks-2015-general-election/ find out how savvy/clueless they are

Commission wants to vet changes to draft EU law - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/science-policymaking/commission-wants-vet-changes-draft-eu-law-314243 a blatant, undemocratic power-grab by @EU_Commission #deregulation

Hillary Clinton opposes #ISDS - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/30/hillary-clinton-trans-pacific-partnership_n_7173108.html "confirmed to HuffPost by a spokesperson for her presidential campaign": big if true

#Microsoft Corporation's entry in EU Transparency Register - http://ec.europa.eu/transparencyregister/public/consultation/displaylobbyist.do?id=0801162959-21  not exactly gripping reading, but interesting

Obama trade bill in trouble - http://www.politico.eu/article/obama-trade-bill-in-trouble/ "currently dozens of votes short of being able to pass" #TPA #TPP (v @ThiruGeneva)

development & faith organisations: reject #TPA and a bad #TPP deal - http://www.oxfamamerica.org/static/media/files/development_and_faith_letter_on_TPP__TPA_-_30_April_2015.pdf more voices against

Tom Friedman: If We Don't Sign The #TPP Agreement, The World Will Be Overtaken By ISIS, Anarchy And China - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150429/05485830831/tom-friedman-if-we-dont-sign-tpp-agreement-world-will-be-overtaken-isis-anarchy-china.shtml uh-huh

Spam-blasting malware infects thousands of #Linux and #FreeBSD servers - http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/04/30/spam-blasting-malware-infects-thousands-of-linux-and-freebsd-servers/ interesting, slightly worrying... #security

</sigh> #copyright maximalists are such lovely people - http://thetrichordist.com/2015/04/28/recreatecoalition-org-reheatcoalition-org/

Windows 10 is now available on Raspberry Pi & Arduino - http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/04/30/windows-10-is-now-available-on-raspberry-pi-and-arduino/  well, I do declare: #microsoft "chasing tail lights" again

Music Licensing Groups Argue That An Homeowners Association Playing Music At The Pool Is A Public Performance - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150429/05442730830/music-licensing-groups-argue-that-homeowners-association-playing-music-pool-is-public-performance.shtml

"European Union is approaching its last chance to save its reputation with citizens" - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/social-europe-jobs/workers-day-message-european-commission-314263 #ISDS could be the last straw

Law Enforcement's Cluelessness On Display In Congressional Hearing On Undermining Encryption - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150429/18033330836/law-enforcements-cluelessness-display-congressional-hearing-undermining-encryption.shtml and how...

Comment Is Weird: A Tumblog of Greatness that parodies The Guardian's 'Comment Is Free' - http://boingboing.net/2015/04/30/comment-is-weird-a-tumblog-of.html spectacular

Battle rages over key Obama trade policy - http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2015/04/30/battle-rages-over-key-obama-trade-policy/ word is out: "#ISDS risks undermining democratic norms" #TPP

"Below, we detail the ways in which #ISDS departs from the justice opportunities that U.S. courts provide" http://www.washingtonpost.com/r/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2015/04/30/Editorial-Opinion/Graphics/oppose_ISDS_Letter.pdf fab letter

Dear @BillGates : 'Will you lead the fight against climate change?' - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/apr/30/dear-bill-gates-will-you-lead-the-fight-against-climate-change yeah, answer that, matey...