160131

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 160130 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.de/2016/01/160130.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

Americans will no longer know which country their meat has come - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3383520/Consumers-wont-know-meat-origin-US-ends-labeling-law.html #TTIP could bring same to #EU

Here is the weather forecast for the next five years: even hotter - http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jan/31/weather-forecast-next-five-years-even-hotter "upward trend of temperatures will continue"

Mapping Mongolian Music - http://bruce-humes.com/archives/10385 excellent

Yet More #TPP Studies Predict Slim Economic Gains, Highlight Dubious Underlying Assumptions - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160127/08075533442/yet-more-tpp-studies-predict-slim-economic-gains-highlight-dubious-underlying-assumptions.shtml there's nothing there

Κ. Κούνεβα: «Να πάρουν θέση τα κράτη μέλη του Ευρωπαϊκού Οργανισμού Ευρεσιτεχνίας» - http://www.syriza.gr/article/id/63958/K.-Koyneba:-Na-paroyn-thesh-ta-krath-melh-toy-Eyrwpaikoy-Organismoy-Eyresitechnias-.html (v @schestowitz)

The science behind a good cup of coffee - http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/01/how-to-science-up-your-coffee/ interesting facts

#TTIP transparency farce as Germany opens MP reading room - http://www.waronwant.org/media/ttip-transparency-farce-germany-opens-mp-reading-room & it took *30 months* to achieve even that

160130

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 160129 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2016/01/160129.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

Former FTC CTO Ashkan Soltani Denied Security Clearance, Perhaps Because He Helped In Reporting On @Snowden Docs - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160129/16202333465/former-ftc-cto-ashkan-soltani-denied-security-clearance-perhaps-because-he-helped-reporting-snowden-docs.shtml

Gov. Rick Snyder: "It is just a few IQ points. ... It is not the end of the world.” - http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/30/us/flint-weighs-scope-of-harm-to-children-caused-by-lead-in-water.html man should be in prison #Flint

British pilot killed by elephant poachers in Tanzania - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/30/british-pilot-killed-by-elephant-poachers-tanzania “a great guy, a great friend, a great pilot”

160129

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 160128 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2016/01/160128.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

¿Por qué el #TTIP no creará empleos? - http://www.eldiario.es/contrapoder/TTIP-empleo_6_478462173.html great explanation of why predicted benefits are implausible #CGE

WTO offers another example of outdated trade rules standing in the way of climate action - http://content.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2015/08/wto-offers-another-example-outdated-trade-rules-standing-way-climate-action #india #renewables

EU people: Say no to government surveillance of your travels - https://act.accessnow.org/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=1921&ea.campaign.id=46765 #PNR

Even after years of #TTIP talks, new study still unable to point to any major benefits - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/01/even-after-years-of-ttip-talks-new-study-still-unable-to-point-to-any-major-benefits/ going nowhere fast #ISDS

6 Grisly Facts Trophy Hunters Don't Want You to Know (Cecil Is the Least of It) - http://www.alternet.org/environment/6-grisly-facts-trophy-hunters-dont-want-you-know-cecil-least-it deeply sick individuals

Signing #TPP: a step back for Canada - http://rqic.alternatives.ca/IMG/pdf/decl_tpp_rqic_cf_tjn_29jan2016_engl.pdf Signer le PTP, un recul pour le #Canada: http://rqic.alternatives.ca/spip.php?article188&lang=fr

El #TTIP, la nueva amenaza para autónomos y pymes - http://www.autonomos-ciae.es/2016/01/el-ttip-la-nueva-amenaza-para-autonomos-y-pymes/ "transformaciones económicas poco positivas para autónomos"

La firma del #TTIP supondría subidas salariales vergonzosas para los españoles, según un estudio de Amchan EU - http://www.lacelosia.com/la-firma-del-ttip-supondria-subidas-salariales-vergonzosas-para-los-espanoles-segun-un-estudio-de-amchan-eu/

#Zika in Texas? 'We have the perfect storm to allow virus to flourish' - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/29/zika-virus-spread-americas-texas-researcher interesting role played by discarded tyres

Young gorillas seen dismantling poachers' traps for the first time - http://www.sciencealert.com/young-gorillas-seen-dismantling-poachers-traps-for-the-first-time wow; let's hope they spread the word fast...

When Even The Wall Street Journal Calls Out The USTR's Misleading Propaganda About The #TPP... - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160128/07180633449/when-even-wall-street-journal-calls-out-ustrs-misleading-propaganda-about-tpp.shtml

Rubio warns that action on climate would ‘destroy’ the economy - http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jan/29/jeb-bush-marco-rubio-climate-change-garage unlike #climatechange... #idiot

160128

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 160127 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2016/01/160127.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

#Kuwait Creating Mandatory DNA Database Of All Citizens, Residents -- And Visitors - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160126/07442533427/kuwait-creating-mandatory-dna-database-all-citizens-residents-visitors.shtml I shan't be going there, then

#Japan's Economy Minister Amari to Resign Over Graft Scandal - http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-28/japan-s-abenomics-minister-amari-to-resign-over-graft-scandal main #TPP man, but probably won't have much effect

"both sides need to be willing to give & take" - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/trade-society/isds-myths-have-be-addressed-321364 Mr Fjellner willing to sacrifice sovereignty 4 sake of a deal #TTIP

#TPP economy figures tell us nothing - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11581535 here's why #NZ

Pakistan Orders ISPs To Block 429,343 Websites Completely, Because There's Porn On The Internet - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160126/17470133437/pakistan-orders-isps-to-block-429343-websites-completely-because-theres-porn-internet.shtml I'm shocked...#pk

160127

 Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 160126 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2016/01/160126.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

World heritage forests burn as global tragedy unfolds in Tasmania - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jan/27/world-heritage-forests-burn-as-global-tragedy-unfolds-in-tasmania "This is what #climatechange looks like." #AU

Ban Ki-moon calls Israeli settlement expansion an 'affront' to the world - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/26/ban-ki-moon-calls-israeli-settlement-expansion-affront-to-world "violence born of Palestinians’ despair"

Watch Out for the Coming TAFTA/#TTIP "Science-Based" Negotiating Trick [Updated] - http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.nl/2013/06/watch-out-for-coming-taftattip-science.html already started, as I predicted

#TTIP threatens EU environmental goals, green business leaders warn - http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2442048/ttip-threatens-eu-environmental-goals-green-business-leaders-warn businesses see the dangers too

Tails 2.0 is out - https://tails.boum.org/news/version_2.0/index.en.html increasingly-important anti-surveillance tool

Death of Mentally Ill Inmate Locked in Hot Shower Until His Skin Fell Off Ruled Accidental - http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/death-mentally-ill-inmate-locked-hot-shower-until-his-skin-fell-ruled-accidental no words

UK government retreats on plans to water down the Freedom of Information Act - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/01/uk-government-retreats-on-plans-to-water-down-the-freedom-of-information-act/ #FOIA #transparency

Nest Thermostat Goes From 'Internet Of Things' Darling To Cautionary Tale - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160121/05125933392/nest-thermostat-goes-internet-things-darling-to-cautionary-tale.shtml quite #IoT

Yahoo Japan defends online ivory trade - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/27/yahoo-japan-defends-online-ivory-trade https://www.google.com/finance?cid=658890 but @yahoo is collapsing - https://www.google.com/finance?cid=658890

What a Misleading Chart on U.S. Trade Looks Like - http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2016/01/25/what-a-misleading-chart-on-u-s-trade-looks-like/ truly; well spotted @WSJ #TPP

MPs break ranks on #TPP - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11580707 naive idiots #NZ

'Rally for democracy': Anti-Trans Pacific Partnership hikoi planned - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=11580647 #TPP

Don't rush into TPP, US critic tells Kiwis - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11580056 quite #NZ

Analyst: Trans-Pacific Partnership 'unlikely to go ahead' - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11580026 #TPP #NZ

Writer Claims Libel, Copyright Infringement When Screencap Of Her Tweet Is Used In An Online Article - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160126/04082233422/writer-claims-libel-copyright-infringement-when-screencap-her-tweet-is-used-online-article.shtml fascinating

Tbilisi to reopen opera house that has survived tsars, Soviets and civil war - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/27/tibilisi-to-reopen-opera-house-that-has-survived-tsars-soviets-and-civil-war ძალიან კარგი #ge

Medium Stands Up To Malaysia's Attempt To Take Down Investigative Reporting; Gets Entire Site Blocked In Malaysia - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160127/06323233440/medium-stands-up-to-malaysias-attempt-to-take-down-investigative-reporting-gets-entire-site-blocked-malaysia.shtml

160126

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 160125 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2016/01/160125.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

Big Pharma’s worst nightmare - http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/jan/26/big-pharmas-worst-nightmare that's @jamie_love, of course; good profile & explanation of Big Pharma's culpability

'I didn't wanna believe it either': Rapper BoB insists Earth is flat - http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jan/25/bob-rapper-flat-earth-twitter why is @guardian giving space to this moron?

Glyn Moody - Trade deals: what are we trading away? - http://www.slideshare.net/glynmoody/trade-deals-what-are-we-trading-away slides from my talk in Warsaw last week #TTIP #TPP #CETA #PD

#Edinburgh is upgrading its #CCTV cameras: “They’re as clear as TV in your own home” - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/01/edinburgh-is-upgrading-its-cctv-cameras-theyre-as-clear-as-tv-in-your-own-home/ great: HD #surveillance

Better Regulation: #TTIP under the Radar? - http://www.eeb.org/index.cfm/library/better-regulation-ttip-under-the-radar/ excellent explanation of EU's de-regulatory agenda; pl. read and RT

Firefox just got ability to send #push notifications - http://thenextweb.com/apps/2016/01/26/firefox-just-got-the-ability-to-send-push-notifications/ PointCast welcomes us back to 1997: http://www.wired.com/1997/03/ff-push/

#TTIP "regulatory approaches in future based on stronger science & evidence" - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/health-consumers/eu-trade-chief-tells-consumers-not-worry-about-ttip-321321 i.e. "we'll use secret industry data"

Die CETA-Uhr tickt: stoppt #CETA jetzt! - http://www.mitentscheiden.de/12012.html "wenn eine rote Linie überschritten ist, muss die SPD nein sagen!"

#Brazil is 'badly losing' the battle against #Zika virus, says health minister - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/26/brazil-zika-virus-health-minister-armed-forces-eradication sadly, just start of global problem

Even #Microsoft’s Windows Phone chief is using an iPhone - http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2016/01/26/even-microsofts-windows-phone-chief-is-using-an-iphone/ *nobody* uses a Windows Phone these days...

#FreeTrade With #China Wasn't Such a Great Idea - http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2016-01-26/free-trade-with-china-wasn-t-such-a-great-idea 

#TTIP: la gobernanza corporativa - https://vimeo.com/152209288 "auténtico golpe de estado de las corporaciones a las democracias occidentales"

If You Use An Adblocker You Hate Free Speech, Says Internet Ads Guy - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160126/07514833429/if-you-use-adblocker-you-hate-free-speech-says-internet-ads-guy.shtml uh-huh

Peterson Institute Study Shows #TPP Will Lead to $357 Billion Increase in Annual Imports - https://medium.com/@DeanBaker13/peterson-institute-study-shows-ttp-will-lead-to-357-billion-increase-in-annual-imports-ac6b432cff23 great takedown

160125

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 160124 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2016/01/160124.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

Poll shows growing support for striking junior doctors - http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/jan/23/poll-junior-doctors-support?CMP=share_btn_tw people are waking up to government lies #NHS

EU-US deal: a “knock-out punch” for European farming - http://ttip2016.eu/blog-detail/blog/eu-us-deal-a-knock-out-punch-for-european-farming.html EU farmers biggest losers under #TTIP

Is the mysterious PGP message in latest ISIS video a threat, a taunt, or a trick? - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/01/is-the-mysterious-pgp-message-in-latest-isis-video-a-threat-a-taunt-or-a-trick/ will Western govs fall for it?

Court ordered Disclosure of the Negotiating Documents of KorUS FTA - http://occupyfta.blogspot.kr/2016/01/court-ordered-disclosure-of-negotiating.html nice - rare - FOI win in south korea

EU "should avoid precautionary regulations that limit the collection and use of data" - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/innovation-industry/data-revolution-europes-chance-lead-digital-economy-321163 yeah, no precautions, eh?

#Zika virus likely to spread throughout the Americas, says WHO - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/25/zika-virus-likely-spread-throughout-americas-says-who this is what #climatechange drives

The #Zika virus foreshadows our dystopian climate future - http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jan/25/zika-virus-brazil-dystopian-climate-future here's why...

Open Letter to Canadians on #TPP from Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of International Trade - http://www.international.gc.ca/trade-agreements-accords-commerciaux/agr-acc/tpp-ptp/open_letter-lettre_ouverte.aspx?lang=eng interesting

Chinese Firm Now Owns The Rights To Tiananmen Square Tank Man Photo; What Could Possibly Go Wrong? - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160125/07340933413/chinese-firm-now-owns-rights-to-tiananmen-square-tank-man-photo-what-could-possibly-go-wrong.shtml #copyright...

"Essentially Equivalent" - http://datamatters.sidley.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Essentially-Equivalent-Final-01-25-16-9AM3.pdf big legal analysis of why privacy & data
protection in US is good enough for EU transfers

South Africa imposes year-long leopard hunting ban for 2016 - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/25/south-africa-bans-leopard-hunting-2016 well done, #southafrica

160124

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 160123 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.se/2016/01/160123.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

“I’m not sure anyone did more to educate public about SOPA than Techdirt” - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-blogger-became-one-most-influential-voices-tech-policy-owens good profile of indispensable @mmasnick 

#TTIP explained: The secretive US-EU treaty that undermines democracy - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/05/ttip-explained-the-secretive-us-eu-treaty-that-undermines-democracy/1/ from last year, but not much has changed

expert peer-reviewed analyses of different aspects of #TPP - https://tpplegal.wordpress.com/nzlf-expert-paper-series/ these look useful

160123

Direct Democracy: Successful Petition Gives Swiss Citizens Chance To Vote Against New #Surveillance Law - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160120/08561933389/direct-democracy-successful-petition-gives-swiss-citizens-chance-to-vote-against-new-surveillance-law.shtml #ch

Glyn Moody o #TTIP: Umowa handlowa pomiędzy UE i USA zagraża europejskiej kulturze rolniczej - http://biznes.gazetaprawna.pl/artykuly/919299,moody-ttip-zagrozenie-dla-europejskiej-kultury-rolniczej.html #pl

Proposed Canada pipeline project would threaten US tribal rights, lawyer says - http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jan/23/canada-pipeline-project-us-tribal-rights-kinder-morgan-trans-mountain great endeavour #tarsands

Sarah Palin & Donald Trump - Country EDM Remix - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cs9jP2ILOw I can't stop watching this...utterly fab #heehaw

160120

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 160119 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2016/01/160119.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

More plastic than fish in the sea by 2050 - http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jan/19/more-plastic-than-fish-in-the-sea-by-2050-warns-ellen-macarthur "create plastics that can be both recycled and composted"

'More Realistic' Modelling Of TPP's Effects Predicts 450,000 US Jobs Lost, Contraction Of Economy - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160119/09463933377/more-realistic-modelling-tpps-effects-predicts-450000-us-jobs-lost-gdp-contraction.shtml #TPP a disaster

Here is how #TTIP threatens small businesses in the UK - http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/here-is-how-ttip-threatens-small-businesses-in-the-uk-a6819131.html "As 2015 Entrepreneur of the Year I am firmly against TTIP"

Thanks to TPP, Canada Could Get Caught in Global Privacy Battle - http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2016/01/19/TPP-Global-Privacy-Battle/ #TPP incompatible with future EU data laws

Contribution à l'étude de la mauvaise foi gouvernementale en matière de Communs - http://www.laquadrature.net/fr/argumentaire-communs-gouvernement unbelievably backward on #commons

Commission: End of January 'not a formal deadline' for #SafeHarbour - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/digital/commission-end-january-not-formal-deadline-safe-harbour-321135 growing panic in the corridors of Brussels...

100 Geeks Open-Source Prototyping a Fossil Free, Zero Waste Society - http://waldenlabs.com/100-geeks-prototyping-a-fossil-free-zero-waste-society/ sounds interesting

Putin’s top Internet adviser seems to own a piracy torrent site - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/01/putins-top-internet-adviser-seems-to-own-a-piracy-torrent-site/ friends in high places #russia

What's The Difference Between 'Mass Surveillance' & 'Bulk Collection'? Does It Matter? - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160115/09582933351/whats-difference-between-mass-surveillance-bulk-collection-does-it-matter.shtml what CCTV in your bedroom?

map of the known marches in Latin America this Friday 22 January against #TPP - http://www.participaccion.org/actions

UK gov: Call for views on cross-border portability of digital services - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/call-for-views-on-cross-border-portability-of-digital-services submission by 12 February (steep...)

The #TPP Hands Control Over Trade To The World's Wealthiest - http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/sujata-dey/the-transplutocratic-agre_b_9009970.html "Pull the plug on the #TPP and #CETA."

160119

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 160118 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2016/01/160118.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

You thought #ISDS was bad? #TTIP’s “regulatory cooperation” is even worse. - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/01/you-thought-isds-was-bad-ttips-regulatory-cooperation-is-even-worse/ democracy under serious threat

UK terrorism law breaches human rights, court rules in #Miranda case - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/01/uk-terrorism-law-incompatible-with-human-rights-court-rules-in-miranda-case/ also narrows definition of "terrorism"

Międzynarodowe seminarium: Global Investment Impacts 2016 - http://igo.org.pl/miedzynarodowe-seminarium-global-investment-impacts-2016/ Pałac Kultury i Nauki, pl. Defilad 1, Warszawa #pl #TTIP

#TTIP: will UK government agree to pass massive powers to transnational capital? - https://ourbirmingham.wordpress.com/2016/01/16/will-government-agree-to-pass-massive-powers-to-transnational-capital/

Business Against #TTIP - http://www.businessagainstttip.org/ new group "to express our grave concerns about the secretly negotiated EU-US trade deal"

Psy hits 100 million views for the fourth time - http://mashable.com/2016/01/19/psy-100-million-daddy/ well done him

In the Keystone Suit, It’s Big Oil vs. Democracy - http://www.commondreams.org/views/2016/01/18/keystone-suit-its-big-oil-vs-democracy "It’s a small taste of what could come under the #TPP." & #TTIP

#TPP Will Cost #Canada 58,000 Jobs, Won’t Grow Economy - http://behindthenumbers.ca/2016/01/18/tpp-will-cost-canada-jobs-wont-grow-economy/ says new econometric model

When Corporations Sue Countries, No One Wins - http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/maude-barlow/corporations-sue-countries_b_9019384.html "Governments will hesitate to enact legislation" #ISDS

160118

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 160117 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2016/01/160117.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

European Parliament study : Comparison of the EU Service Offers for the #TTIP and #TiSA Negotiations - http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2015/535015/EXPO_STU(2015)535015_EN.pdf

Anne Frank's diary caught in fierce European copyright battle - http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/jan/18/anne-franks-diary-caught-in-fierce-european-copyright-battle this is the pettiness that #copyright begets...

Studie zu #TTIP: Die Lobbyistenträume sind längst Wirklichkeit - http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/ttip-wie-us-unternehmen-heute-schon-eu-gesetze-aushebeln-a-1072335.html "Was TTIP-Gegner fürchten, ist bereits Praxis"

Another US ag-gag law outlawing data collection challenged in court - http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/01/another-us-ag-gag-law-outlawing-data-collection-is-challenged-in-court/ law's existence proves how bad animal abuse is

Bigger Story Behind Killing of Cecil the Lion - http://www.alternet.org/environment/bigger-story-behind-killing-cecil-lion-media-overlooked Safari Club International is waging a stealth war on wildlife; sick

Denmark broke world record for wind power in 2015 - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jan/18/denmark-broke-world-record-for-wind-power-in-2015 compare & contrast with buffoons running UK.... #renewables

160117

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 160116 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2016/01/160116.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

Oregon militia's behavior increasingly brazen, public property destroyed - http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jan/16/oregon-militias-behavior-increasingly-brazen-as-public-property-destroyed but they're white gun nuts, so no problem

England's marine conservation zones nearly doubles - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jan/17/englands-23-new-marine-conservation-zones-branded-useless-by-expert but "no real protection from destructive dredging and trawling"

Shock figures to reveal deadly toll of global air pollution - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jan/16/world-heslth-organisation-figures-deadly-pollution-levels-world-biggest-cities unacceptable that it's getting worse...

Big business orders its pro-TTIP arguments from these think tanks - https://decorrespondent.nl/3884/Big-business-orders-its-pro-TTIP-arguments-from-these-think-tanks/855725233704-2febf71a important analysis, great work #TTIP

 Czech translation of our most popular article, "The Promise of a Post-#Copyright World".  - http://questioncopyright.org/promise_czech_translation spread the word

In Song, a Remnant of China’s Former Imperial Language - http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/16/world/asia/china-manchu-xibe-language.html don't miss: a song in #Xibe, last remnant of #Manchu

Cartoon: Don't get confused Obama - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=11575321 harsh...but fair: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160114/08553333343/nz-newspaper-honor-to-welcome-small-pacific-rim-countries-as-they-sign-away-much-their-sovereignty.shtml #TPP

160116

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 160115 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2016/01/160115.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

the brave new world of cyber warfare - http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/16/trident-old-technology-brave-new-world-cyber-warfare an article that uses "cyber" 29 times is a parody of itself

Lifting of #Iran sanctions is 'good day for the world' - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/16/iran-prepares-for-lifting-of-sanctions-and-the-end-of-decade-long-isolation excellent development

Campbell's Decision to Label GMOs Destroys #Monsanto's Main Argument Against Labeling - http://www.alternet.org/food/campbells-decision-label-gmos-destroys-monsantos-main-argument-against-labeling important move

12-year-old girl suspended because she lent her inhaler to a gasping classmate - http://boingboing.net/2016/01/15/12-year-old-girl-suspended-bec.html staggering stupidity

Athens says #TTIP should be ratified by national parliaments - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/trade-society/athens-says-ttip-should-be-ratified-national-parliaments-321020 well, obvs

160115

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 160114 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2016/01/160114.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

Renationalise our UK railways - http://www.thepetitionsite.com/en-gb/takeaction/302/005/061/ privatisation hasn't worked

Chrystia Freeland won't commit yet to Feb. 4 #TPP signing - http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trans-pacific-trade-deal-signing-freeland-1.3402248 "We're very much not there yet" #canada

Renegotiation of #TPP not possible: #CA Trade Minister - http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/renegotiation-of-pacific-trade-deal-not-possible-trade-minister/article28199345/ that's not what US Republicans are saying (v @StuJT) #CETA

Under #TTIP, “Unfair competition will ruin European farmers." - http://www.unternehmensgruen.org/en/blog/2016/01/15/new-study-published-by-unternehmensgrun/ "ignores needs of small & medium-sized businesses"

#NZ Newspaper: An 'Honor' To Welcome Small Pacific Rim Countries As They Sign Away Much Of Their Sovereignty - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160114/08553333343/nz-newspaper-honor-to-welcome-small-pacific-rim-countries-as-they-sign-away-much-their-sovereignty.shtml #TPP

160114

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 160113 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2016/01/160113.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

Top European court to snooping governments: Mass #surveillance needs judicial oversight - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/01/top-european-court-to-snooping-governments-mass-surveillance-needs-judicial-oversight/ watch out, UK.... #echr

Climate change disaster is biggest threat to global economy in 2016, say experts - http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jan/14/climate-change-disaster-is-biggest-threat-to-global-economy-in-2016-say-experts maybe UK gov should listen

“UK doesn’t do mass surveillance,” claims Theresa May in bid for new Snooper’s Charter - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/01/uk-doesnt-do-mass-surveillance-claims-theresa-may-in-bid-for-new-snoopers-charter/ yeah, riiight

"Das deutsche Parlament sollte über Verträge wie #TTIP mitentscheiden" - https://www.bundestag.de/presse/hib/201601/-/401758 (v @Liese_Mueller) "einhellige Ergebnis"

Snooper's charter: cafes and libraries face having to store Wi-Fi users' data - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/13/snoopers-charter-theresa-may-cafes-wifi-network-store-customers-data?CMP=twt_gu unworkable, & huge security risk

French government rejects crypto backdoors as “wrong solution” - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/01/french-government-rejects-crypto-backdoors-as-the-wrong-solution/ can we have @axellelemaire as Home Secretary, pl?

World Bank Report: #TPP Will Bring Negligible Economic Benefit To US, Canada And Australia - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160112/07433333306/world-bank-report-tpp-will-bring-negligible-economic-benefit-to-us-canada-australia.shtml so why bother?

Copyright Blocking Security Research: Researchers Barred From Exploring Leaked Archive - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160113/12410133335/copyright-blocking-security-research-researchers-barred-exploring-leaked-archive.shtml (c) making us insecure

EFF Wants #Cisco Held Responsible For Helping #China Track, Torture Falun Gong Members - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160113/06091133328/eff-wants-cisco-held-responsible-helping-china-track-torture-falun-gong-members.shtml

Ian Murdock In His Own Words: What Made #Debian Such A Community Project - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160112/16582733316/ian-murdock-his-own-words-what-made-debian-such-community-project.shtml #linux

#TPP: It's too soon to celebrate signing of this "free trade" deal - http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/75907514/editorial-its-too-soon-to-celebrate-the-signing-of-this-free-trade-deal "polls suggest a majority don't much like it"

160113

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 160112 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.ie/2016/01/160112.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

Obama expected to push Congress to pass #TPP - http://thehill.com/policy/finance/265622-obama-expected-to-push-congress-to-pass-tpp "faces a tough fight in building support in Congress to pass deal"

To stop UK floods: plant trees, and stop shooting beavers - http://www.thepetitionsite.com/en-gb/takeaction/244/962/454/ absurd to do anything else

Time to toss out toxic investment chapters from trade deals - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/trade-society/time-toss-out-toxic-investment-chapters-trade-deals-320898 no "reforms" - just bin #ISDS now (v @Cecile_Toubeau)

EPA Science Advisors Balk at Fracking Study - http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-07/the-u-s-epa-called-fracking-safe-now-its-scientists-disagree not as safe as EPA claims

Employers may monitor your personal Internet use at work, top European court rules - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/01/employers-may-monitor-your-personal-internet-use-at-work-top-european-court-rules/ if you have been warned not to

#Apple’s Tim Cook Lashes Out at White House Officials for Being Wishy-Washy on #Encryption - https://theintercept.com/2016/01/12/apples-tim-cook-lashes-out-at-white-house-officials-for-being-wishy-washy-on-encryption/ fine man

David Mundell, Scotland secretary, comes out as gay - http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jan/13/conservative-david-mundell-scotland-minister-comes-out-gay "to acknowledge in public as well as in private, who I am"

Floods: Protect homes, not nature, Cameron orders officials - http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/environment/floods-protect-homes-not-nature-cameron-orders-officials-1-7671984 idiot: you protect homes by working *with* nature

#TPP signing an honour, let's respect it - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11573339 "precise terms have survived scrutiny so far": ignorant rubbish #NZ

Israel says Swedish foreign minister is 'not welcome' in country - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/13/israel-bars-swedish-foreign-minister-over-call-inquiry-palestinian-deaths also: "hit out at the flogging of Raif Badawi"

Theresa May refuses to say whether UK spies access medical data - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-35300671 so that's a "yes", then... #IPBill (v @aral)

Hateful Eight Pirated Leak Harms Film All The Way To Box Office Records - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160108/13000733286/hateful-eight-pirated-leak-harms-film-all-way-to-box-office-records.shtml because piracy often amounts to marketing

Settlement Reached In Class Action Lawsuit Against Rightscorp For Robocalls - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160112/22302333318/settlement-reached-class-action-lawsuit-against-rightscorp-robocalls.shtml interesting details

Secrecy on #TPPsigning aims to thwart protest -  http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11573385 "deal they admit is already far below their original bottom lines"

EU and US poised to lift Iranian sanctions this weekend - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/13/the-lifting-of-iranian-sanctions-what-happens-next great news for lots of reasons #iran

Pope Francis to join Google's Eric Schmidt in rare tech industry meeting - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/13/pope-francis-google-alphabet-eric-schmidt-vatican-meeting-us-tech-ceo </insert witty joke here>

160112

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 160111 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2016/01/160111.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

Journalists and whistleblowers protected under new Trade Secrets Directive - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/trade-society/journalists-and-whistleblowers-protected-under-new-trade-secrets-directive that's welcome #tradesecrets

"ISDS is a tool to implement the law, not one to make or change it" - http://www.allianceforresponsiblecommerce.com/en/myths no, that is what *national* courts are for

Reg cooperation is not about lowering protection but making regs more compatible - http://www.allianceforresponsiblecommerce.com/en/myths but main way is levelling *down*

"EU regulators will not be forced into unilaterally abandoning precautionary principle" - 'cos doing it *willingly*: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/05/eu-dropped-plans-for-safer-pesticides-because-of-ttip-and-pressure-from-us/

"European Commission has launched a range of initiatives to increase transparency" - sure, more transparency than before, still limited

"public debate around important #TTIP should be based on evidence and facts"; what, like this? https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151231/08133333210/us-department-agriculture-taftattip-study-small-gains-us-losses-eu.shtml

Wrong kind of sunlight delays Southeastern trains in London - http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jan/12/wrong-kind-of-sunlight-delays-southeastern-trains-london "Leaves on the line. Wrong snow. Now sunshine!"

Patents On Presentation Of Information Excluded In EU, But Germany Granted A Patent On A Graphical User Interface - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160108/09240633281/patents-presentation-information-excluded-eu-germany-has-just-granted-patent-graphical-user-interface.shtml

Bauxite mining moratorium could land Malaysia in trouble under #TPP, says law professor -  http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/bauxite-mining-moratorium-could-land-malaysia-in-trouble-under-tpp-says-law #ISDS

The hostile use of civilian #drones in the UK, and what to do about it - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/01/the-hostile-use-of-civilian-drones-in-the-uk-and-what-to-do-about-it/ should we use lasers or bean bags?

“We think prices could fall as low as $10 a barrel" - http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jan/12/sell-everything-ahead-of-stock-market-crash-say-rbs-economists #strandedassets

Ministry says alterations to #TPP could cost #NZ up to $55 million a year - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=11572838 of course, here's what public gets

"Transparency is the cornerstone of a legitimate and accountable ISDS system" - http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/press/index.cfm?id=1278 nope: #ISDS is *never* legitimate

#TPP death sentence 4 Indigenous Rights - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2016/01/08/the-tppa-is-a-death-sentence-for-indigenous-rights/ "not the world our tupuna envisioned for us when they signed Te Tiriti."

WaPo Contributor Finally Admits He's a Shill for Fossil Fuel Industry on Climate Change - http://www.alternet.org/media/wapo-contributor-finally-admits-hes-shill-fossil-fuel-industry-climate-change surprise...not

For More Than 50 Years, DuPont Concealed the Cancer-Causing Properties of Teflon - http://www.alternet.org/personal-health/dupont-duplicity-chemical-giant-hid-cancer-causing-properties-teflon fewer regs needed? I think not...

Toddler walking to nursery by herself led off-duty policeman to mother's body - http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jan/12/toddler-walking-to-nursery-by-herself-led-off-duty-policeman-to-mothers-body pognant story

160111

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 160110 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2016/01/160110.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

David Bowie dies at the age of 69 - http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jan/11/david-bowie-dies-at-the-age-of-69 sad

Trade negotiators won’t face the truth: investors don’t need special treatment - http://www.transportenvironment.org/news/trade-negotiators-won%E2%80%99t-face-truth-investors-don%E2%80%99t-need-special-treatment #ISDS an affront to democracy

Jihadist tech magazine shows would-be terrorists how to avoid surveillance - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/01/jihadist-tech-magazine-shows-would-be-terrorists-how-to-avoid-surveillance/ & why backdoored crypto won't help

The billions made by lawyers when multinationals put countries in the dock - https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2016/01/11/the-billions-made-by-lawyers-when-multinationals-put-countries-in-the-dock/ good, detailed backgrounder on #ISDS

Keystone shrapnel could hit #TPP - http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-trade/2016/01/keystone-shrapnel-could-hit-tpp-south-africa-us-announce-meat-deal-froman-takes-tpp-pitch-to-las-vegas-212070 #ISDS

Antibiotic resistance looms as serious threat to health - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/health-consumers/antibiotic-resistance-looms-serious-threat-health-320825 this is deeply troubling... #china #farmers

Once Again, Piracy Is Destroying The Movie Industry... To Ever More Records At The Box Office - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160109/17544033291/once-again-piracy-is-destroying-movie-industry-to-ever-more-records-box-office.shtml

David Bowie Wasn't Just An Incredible Music Visionary, But An Internet & Business Model Visionary Too - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160111/07442933297/david-bowie-wasnt-just-incredible-music-visionary-internet-business-model-visionary-too.shtml

The real open source Theremin on Arduino - https://blog.arduino.cc/2016/01/11/the-real-open-source-theremin-on-arduino/ very cool

petition asking the U.S. Trade Representative to fairly and honestly evaluate the economic impact of #TPP - https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tpp-will-hurt-working-families?can_id=acb6665ac8fcfe5d57ba5109826f5c85

Say “Cyber” again—Ars cringes through CSI: Cyber - http://arstechnica.com/the-multiverse/2016/01/say-cyber-again-ars-cringes-through-csi-cyber/ ha!

#China's craze for 'aquatic cocaine' is pushing two species into oblivion - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/radical-conservation/2016/jan/11/china-aquatic-cocaine-vaquita-totoaba-mexico-endangered-extinct depressing

160110

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 160109 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2016/01/160109.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

Heavily armed men offer 'security' for Oregon militia - http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jan/09/oregon-militia-wildlife-refuge-heavily-armed-men but still not as threatening as boy shot for holding toy gun

Spoken Sanskrit - http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=23412 fascinating - more widespread than I thought... #linguistics

Stellarium 0.14.2 Open Source Planetarium Software Gets List of Dwarf Galaxies - http://news.softpedia.com/news/stellarium-0-14-2-open-source-planetarium-software-gets-list-of-dwarf-galaxies-498654.shtml fab

Pirates Fail to Prevent $38 Billion Box Office Record - https://torrentfreak.com/pirates-fail-to-prevent-38-billion-box-office-record-160109/ could it be piracy *increases* industry income? it could...

Mass Privatization and Britain’s Spiralling Public Debt - http://www.globalresearch.ca/mass-privatization-and-britains-spiralling-public-debt-the-result-of-failed-economic-policies/5499246 staggering how Osborne has got away with this... #UK

even US Department Of Agriculture predicts in its study that #TTIP will be a disaster for EU #farmers - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151231/08133333210/us-department-agriculture-taftattip-study-small-gains-us-losses-eu.shtml 

In 2016, let's hope for better trade agreements - and the death of #TPP - http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jan/10/in-2016-better-trade-agreements-trans-pacific-partnership "sets up a race to the bottom" #ISDS

Argentinian president under fire for 'anti-democratic' decrees - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/10/argentinian-president-mauricio-macri-anti-democratic-decrees hardly a good start... #ar

The Afghan Geniza - http://languagehat.com/the-afghan-geniza/  “a trove of Jewish documents nearly a millennium old" #linguistics

Copyright Industry Rhetoric Ignores The Existence Of #Linux & #Wikipedia - https://torrentfreak.com/copyright-industry-rhetoric-ignores-the-existence-of-linux-and-wikipedia-011016/ should be impossible - now indispensable