Thursday, 25 June 2015

150625


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 150624 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.se/2015/06/150624.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page


Parliament’s trade committee to vote on #TTIP Monday - http://www.politico.eu/article/ttip-isds-parliament-trade-schulz/ now would be good time to write to MEPs if you've not done so

Hague climate change judgement could inspire a global civil movement - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jun/24/hague-climate-change-judgement-could-inspire-a-global-civil-movement let's hope so.... (v @mbauwens)

OceanaGold vs El Salvador: Foreshadowing 'Trade' Under the #TPP? -
http://www.telesurtv.net/english/analysis/OceanaGold-vs-El-Salvador-Foreshadowing-Trade-Under-the-TPP--20150623-0029.html US$301 million from El Salvador under #ISDS

#TTIP a threat to EU chemical safety standards, German NGO says - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/trade-society/ttip-threat-eu-chemical-safety-standards-german-ngo-says-315717 and it's not alone in worrying about this

Changes to Domain Name Rules Place User Privacy in Jeopardy - https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/06/changes-domain-name-rules-place-user-privacy-jeopardy evil #ICANN - we need to bin it

Energy and climate in the Harper decade - http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2015/06/24/energy-and-climate-in-the-harper-decade/ worse than a lost decade...

Le #TTIP est déjà réalité - http://authentiekejournalistiek.org/documenten/TTIP_PlatformofAuthenticJournalism_French.pdf because EU laws are being changed for the worse ahead of it...

Food system scholars and scientists pen second letter to FAO Director-General supporting agroecology - http://www.iatp.org/blog/201506/food-system-scholars-and-scientists-pen-second-letter-to-fao-director-general-supporting interesting

Massive #opensource email & collaboration platform Roundcube beats Indiegogo funding goal - http://venturebeat.com/2015/06/24/massive-open-source-email-collaboration-platform-roundcube-beats-indiegogo-funding-goal/ that's good

"encryption - most imp. privacy-preserving tech we have, one uniquely suited to protect against bulk surveillance" - https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2015/06/why_we_encrypt.html

#TPP agreement will undermine #NZ state-owned enterprises, critic warns - http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/69700590/TPP-agreement-will-undermine-NZ-state-owned-enterprises-critic-warns one of the main goals #soe

Uber drivers will need to pass Knowledge-like test to work in London, says mayor - http://arstechnica.co.uk/business/2015/06/uber-drivers-to-face-knowledge-like-test-to-work-in-london-says-mayor/ is that a NTB according to #TTIP?

#AU Liberals want to take climate policy back to square 1: Inquiry into science - http://reneweconomy.com.au/2015/rural-liberals-want-to-take-climate-policy-back-to-square-one-inquiry-into-science-78926 these people are dangerous idiots

An Estimated 1,000 #EPO Staff in Munich Demonstrated Against EPO Management Yesterday Afternoon - http://techrights.org/2015/06/25/epo-protest-over-corruption-and-abuses/ things hotting up

Become a Friend of The Public Domain Review - http://blog.okfn.org/2015/06/25/become-a-friend-of-the-public-domain-review/ #PD belongs to us all, so we should all support it


UK population at record high, with net migration the biggest driver - http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jun/25/uk-population-at-record-high-with-net-migration-the-biggest-driver interesting stats


France proposes empty ISDS reforms - https://blog.ffii.org/france-proposes-empty-isds-reforms/ going from bad to worse; only solution is to get rid of #ISDS altogether

French Surveillance Bill: LQDN Files an Amicus Brief to the Constitutional Court - http://www.laquadrature.net/en/french-surveillance-bill-lqdn-files-an-amicus-brief-to-the-constitutional-court it's not over yet...

"require US negotiators to make rejection of #BDS principal trade objective in #TTIP" - http://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/americas/76070-150625-us-congress-passes-key-trade-bill-in-victory-for-obama u accept this,@MalmstromEU?

if @MalmstromEU accepts US demand for EU to reject #BDS, clear proof #TTIP is about handing over European sovereignty to the US

Lawmakers Are Using Trade Rules to Blacklist Critics of Israel - http://fpif.org/lawmakers-are-using-trade-rules-to-blacklist-critics-of-israel/ proves #TTIP is political, not just economic

Greece is being blackmailed. Exiting the eurozone is its way out - http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jun/25/greece-blackmailed-eurozone-troika-syriza-common-currency indeed: you have to stand up to bullies #grexit

What the West should know about Xi Jinping, #China’s most powerful leader since Mao - http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2015/06/what-west-should-know-about-xi-jinping-china-s-most-powerful-leader-mao excellent intro to key figure

Six Ways #TPP Opponents Have Won—Even as Fast Track Advances - http://www.yesmagazine.org/people-power/six-ways-tpp-opponents-have-won-fast-track reasons to be cheerful.... #TPA

Piracy Concerns May Soon Kill Domain Name #Privacy - http://torrentfreak.com/piracy-concerns-may-soon-kill-domain-name-privacy-150625/ another example of #copyright industry's destructive egotism

Fast-Track’s Passage Sets Up Round Two - http://www.wsj.com/articles/fast-tracks-passage-sets-up-round-two-on-obamas-trade-agenda-1435178359 final vote on #TPP could spill into next year’s US election season

Illegal not to act: Could courts save world from climate change? - http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn27785-illegal-not-to-act-could-courts-save-world-from-climate-change.html we'd better hope so...

Air pollution costing global economy €143bn – World Bank - http://www.transportenvironment.org/news/air-pollution-costing-global-economy-%E2%82%AC143bn-%E2%80%93-world-bank fixing it is a bargain

Panoramafreiheit: EU-Abgeordnete fürchtet Einschränkungen für Urlaubsfotos - http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/netzpolitik/julia-reda-europaabgeordnete-sieht-panoramafreiheit-in-gefahr-a-1040639.html sie hat recht... #freedomofpanorama

#Russia's Internet Propaganda Farm Is Being Dragged To Court For Labor Violations - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150624/08120231442/russias-internet-propaganda-farm-is-being-dragged-to-court-labor-violations.shtml what larks...

The geopolitics of TTIP: Who decides on rights? - http://www.iatp.org/blog/201506/the-geopolitics-of-ttip-who-decides-on-rights "#TTIP has been referred to as an “economic NATO”

"chances of #TPP being finished are now about 70 per cent, says NZ Trade Negotiations Minister Groser " - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11471221 that low?

Avengers star Patrick Macnee dies - http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/jun/25/avengers-star-patrick-macnee-dies farewell, Steed....

Farmland grabbing spreads in Europe - http://www.dw.com/en/farmland-grabbing-spreads-in-europe/a-18522750 "leading to a weakening of the environmental vitality of the rural sector"

Stephen Harper ready to sign #TPP and throw Tory rural base under the bus - http://boingboing.net/2015/06/25/stephen-harper-ready-to-sign-t.html lucky Canadian farmers

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