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Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 160228 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2016/02/160228.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

Allow UK public institutions to boycott unethical goods - http://www.thepetitionsite.com/en-gb/takeaction/936/530/986/ ridiculous attack on local democracy

EU ambassador depicted as Hannibal Lecter in Israeli settler video - http://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/eu-ambassador-depicted-as-hannibal-lecter-in-israeli-settler-video/ charming

Scuffle at Paris farm show signals tense EU talks ahead - http://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/scuffle-at-paris-farm-show-signals-tense-eu-talks-ahead/ wait until they realise what #TTIP will do to EU farms

Tory government set tofast-track Snoopers’Charter through parliament - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/02/tory-government-set-to-fast-track-snoopers-charter-through-parliament/ such contempt for democracy - and MPs #IPBill

#PrivacyShield doomed from get-go? NSA bulk #surveillance waved through - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/02/privacy-shield-doomed-from-get-go-nsa-bulk-surveillance-waved-through/ #safeharbour's basic problems unaddressed

#CETA: EU and Canada agree on new approach on investment in trade agreement - http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16-399_en.htm #canada puts lipstick on the #ISDS pig

German Advisory Council on the Environment highlights #TTIP risks - http://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/umweltrat-warnt-ttip-bedroht-verbraucherschutz/

Iraqi PM and US issue warnings over threat of Mosul dam collapse - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/29/iraq-us-issue-warnings-threat-of-mosul-dam-collapse sounds potentially disastrous

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Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 160227 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2016/02/160227.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

Puritanical Facebook Censors Parody Publication, Makes Appeal Process A Threat - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160216/06342933609/puritanical-facebook-censors-parody-publication-makes-appeal-process-threat.shtml phizbook attacks @vizcomic

Is Donald Trump becoming forgetful? - http://boingboing.net/2016/02/28/is-donald-trump-becoming-forge.html accusations that he is becoming senile could be quite damaging for campaign

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Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 16026 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2016/02/160226.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

Secret Documents Reveal the Sick Mindset of the People Who Signed Off on the Genocide in #EastTimor - http://www.alternet.org/world/secret-documents-reveal-sick-mindset-people-who-signed-genocide-east-timor shameful #id

Obama Administration Set to Expand Sharing of Data That #NSA Intercepts - http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/26/us/politics/obama-administration-set-to-expand-sharing-of-data-that-nsa-intercepts.html will not go down well with CJEU

Entrevista a Glyn Moody - http://www.criptica.org/2016/02/23/entrevista-a-glyn-moody/ "las cosas estaban bastante peor de lo que pensaba"; also in English

The all-female patrol stopping South Africa's rhino poachers - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/feb/26/the-all-female-patrol-stopping-south-africas-rhino-poachers these women are doing wonderful work

Welcome to EPOnia, the strange land of European patents that is outside the law - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/02/welcome-to-eponia-the-strange-land-of-european-patents-that-is-outside-the-law/ #EPO now in meltdown; here's why

#Brexit would spark decade of ‘economic limbo’, claims top Tory - http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/feb/27/brexit-decade-economic-limbo-top-tory no, he's wrong: it would actually be a total mess

Most software already has a “golden key” backdoor: the system update - http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/02/most-software-already-has-a-golden-key-backdoor-its-called-auto-update/ important point

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Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 16025 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2016/02/160225.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

#NZ Says Laws To Implement #TPP Will Be Passed, Despite US Uncertainties, Won't Be Rolled Back Even If TPP Fails - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160225/09501233710/new-zealand-says-laws-to-implement-tpp-will-be-passed-now-despite-us-uncertainties-wont-be-rolled-back-even-if-tpp-fails.shtml

Just months after Big Pork said it couldn’t be done, Tyson is raising up to a million pigs without #antibiotics - http://qz.com/624270

We Read Apple's 65 Page Filing Calling Bullshit On The Justice Department, So You Don't Have To - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160225/15240333713/we-read-apples-65-page-filing-calling-bullshit-justice-department-so-you-dont-have-to.shtml plucky @mmasnick

"Die EU schlägt vor, wenn sie künftig ein Gesetz plant, dass sie dann frühzeitig die USA darüber informieren muss" - https://correctiv.org/recherchen/ttip/liveblog/

#Mozilla Introduces #Surveillance Principles for a Secure, Trusted Internet - https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2016/02/25/mozilla-introduces-surveillance-principles-for-a-secure-trusted-internet-2/

Commission says ready to back help for livestock #farmers - http://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/commission-says-ready-to-back-help-for-livestock-farmers/ pity they will be among worst hit by #TTIP

"Lila Tretikov announced she will step down from her role as Executive Director of the #Wikimedia Foundation." - https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/02/25/leadership-transition/

Obama Administration Set to Expand Sharing of Data That #NSA Intercepts - http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/26/us/politics/obama-administration-set-to-expand-sharing-of-data-that-nsa-intercepts.html will go down well with CJEU

High prices to access scholarly research could drive developing country researchers 2 use pirate sites like SciHub - http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2016/02/26/high-prices-scholarly-research-developing-country-researchers-scihub/

"fast alle Beteiligten so sehen – wird #TTIP bis Ende des Jahres nicht fertig." https://correctiv.org/recherchen/ttip/liveblog/

#TTIP: "bei vielen Themen hakt es ja noch gewaltig: Schiedsgerichte, Sonnencreme, Zugang zu öffentlichen Aufträgen" https://correctiv.org/recherchen/ttip/liveblog/

US: „Wir verstehen die Sorgen der Europäer beim Investitionsschutz. Unsere Experten arbeiten sich gerade durch den Vorschlag.” #ISDS

#Disney CEO asks employees to chip in to pay #copyright lobbyists - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/02/disney-ceo-asks-employees-to-chip-in-to-pay-copyright-lobbyists/ wants money to lobby for #TPP ratification

UK's Pirate Site Blocklist Even More Pointless Than Previously Thought: HTTPS Defeats It - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160224/09332933701/uks-pirate-site-blocklist-even-more-pointless-than-previously-thought-https-defeats-it.shtml #awkward

#Tungusic Languages Under Threat: Statistics, Research Projects, Strategies for Protection - http://bruce-humes.com/archives/8188 #linguistics

Hundreds march against Trans-Pacific Partnership in Lima - http://perureports.com/2016/02/26/hundreds-march-against-trans-pacific-partnership-in-lima/ it's a start... #pe #TPP

Annotating Letter Disney's CEO Sent To Employees Asking To Fund Disney's Lobbying Activities - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160225/17535133715/annotating-letter-disneys-ceo-sent-to-disney-employees-asking-them-to-fund-disneys-sketchy-lobbying-activities.shtml "think of the Mouse"

For better or for worse? Commission & its ‘better regulation’ agenda - http://www.beuc.eu/blog/for-better-or-for-worse-the-commission-and-its-better-regulation-agenda/ "should not come at any cost"

The all-female patrol stopping South Africa's rhino poachers - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/feb/26/the-all-female-patrol-stopping-south-africas-rhino-poachers wonder-women

Rather Than Ending NSA's Key Surveillance Tool, White House To Now Let Other Agencies Use It - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160225/22583933716/rather-than-ending-nsas-key-surveillance-tool-white-house-to-now-let-other-agencies-use-it.shtml

US law will restore trust in transatlantic data flows, says EU commissioner - http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2016/february/us-law-will-restore-trust-in-transatlantic-data-flows-says-eu-commissioner/ ha-ha...nope #privacyshield

Apple’s £86M jury verdict against Samsung destroyed on appeal - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/02/appeals-court-reverses-apple-v-samsung-ii-strips-away-apples-120m-jury-verdict/ what a waste of time & money

Pirates Spend Much More Money on Music, Study Shows - https://torrentfreak.com/pirates-spend-much-more-money-on-music-study-shows-160226/ again. and again. and again #copyright

Keystone lawsuit shows #TTIP’s threat to climate action – report - http://www.transportenvironment.org/news/keystone-lawsuit-shows-ttip%E2%80%99s-threat-climate-action-%E2%80%93-report

The international politics of VPN regulation - http://arstechnica.co.uk/security/2016/02/op-ed-the-international-politics-of-vpn-regulation/

UNITAID study looks at delinking cost of r&d from price of medicines - http://www.unitaid.eu/en/statements/1518-unitaid-study-looks-at-delinking-cost-of-r-d-from-price-of-medicines long overdue

Techdirt Needs Your Help To Fight Encryption Fearmongering - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160225/16380133714/techdirt-needs-your-help-to-fight-encryption-fearmongering.shtml a worthy cause

Problemas de gobernanza en organizaciones internacionales: la #EPO - https://patentes.wordpress.com/2016/02/26/problemas-de-gobernanza-en-la-epo/ (v @schestowitz)

#Iran executed all adult men in one village for drug offences, official reveals - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/26/all-adult-males-in-one-iranian-village-executed-for-drug-offences-official-says appalling

USTR Requests Peru Timber Verification - https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2016/february/ustr-requests-peru-timber and about time too... #pe

Levin Statement on USTR’s Request to #Peru to Conduct Logging Compliance Verification - http://democrats.waysandmeans.house.gov/press-release/levin-statement-ustr%E2%80%99s-request-peru-conduct-logging-compliance-verification #pe

#TTIP 12th round: "Auf europäischer Seite ist man vor allem unzufrieden über die Amerikaner." - https://correctiv.org/recherchen/ttip/liveblog/

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Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 16024 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2016/02/160224.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

#Iran elections: stakes are high as reformists seek further political gains - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/25/iran-elections-stakes-are-high-as-reformists-seek-further-political-gains let's hope

#BT told to open up network, but #Ofcom stops short of ordering Openreach split - http://arstechnica.co.uk/business/2016/02/bt-told-to-open-up-network-but-ofcom-stops-short-of-ordering-openreach-split/ but is that enough?

#Google’s @DeepMindAI group working with NHS to develop patient care software - http://arstechnica.co.uk/business/2016/02/googles-deepmind-ai-group-working-with-nhs-to-develop-patient-care-software/ interesting: & where will AI fit in?

No, Virtual Reality Won't Make Us Fat, Stupid Slaves Of Mark Zuckerberg - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160224/05235033694/no-virtual-reality-wont-make-us-fat-stupid-slaves-mark-zuckerberg.shtml #VR

European spy tech sold to ultra-secret branch of Egyptian gov’t, claims new report - http://arstechnica.co.uk/security/2016/02/european-spy-tech-sold-to-secret-branch-of-egyptian-intelligence-claims-new-report/ #eg

German #SMEs join forces to resist #TTIP - http://www.dw.com/en/german-smes-join-forces-to-resist-ttip/av-19065466 "doubts among some small and midsized businesses in Germany."

EU parliament votes for embargo on arms sales to Saudi Arabia - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/25/eu-parliament-votes-for-embargo-on-arms-sales-to-saudi-arabia "ratchets up pressure on Riyadh"

This app will give you near real-time alerts whenever deforestation happens - http://mashable.com/2016/02/24/app-detects-deforestation/ great idea; hope it makes a difference

New EU law links animal welfare with human health - http://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/new-eu-law-links-animal-welfare-with-human-health/ more good stuff from @Europarl_EN

The jobs tradeoffs in the #TPP trade deal - http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0225-baker-trans-pacific-trade-20160225-story.html "the stronger rules on patents and copyrights are not good news."

You Might Soon Need #Aadhar Cards To Get New SIMs - http://www.nextbigwhat.com/aadhar-get-new-sims-171972-297/ slippery slope time...

Math denialism: #crypto backdoors and #DRM are the alternative medicine of computer science - http://boingboing.net/2016/02/24/math-denialism-crypto-backdoo.html good analogies

Nissan’s connected car app offline after shocking vulnerability revealed - http://arstechnica.co.uk/cars/2016/02/nissans-connected-car-app-offline-after-shocking-vulnerability-revealed/ beep-beep #IoT

#Japan Police Arrest 44 in Nationwide Internet Piracy Crackdown - https://torrentfreak.com/japan-police-arrest-44-in-nationwide-internet-piracy-crackdown-160224/ sounds disproportionate #copyright

UK likely to ratify Unified Patent Court after EU referendum - http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2016/february/uk-likely-to-ratify-unified-patent-court-after-eu-referendum/ be bonkers to do it before #UPC

#Poland says to cancel bilateral investment treaties - http://www.globalpost.com/article/6738223/2016/02/25/poland-says-cancel-bilateral-investment-treaties #ISDS the problem

.@EU_Commission plans to relicense controversial weedkiller - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/feb/24/weedkiller-glyphosate-controversial-european-commission-plans-relicense using secret "data" from companies; something to hide?

Das #TTIP-Verhandlungsbarometer - https://correctiv.org/recherchen/ttip/verhandlungsbarometer/ "wie weit die Verhandlungen gediehen sind"; useful

EU poultry sector concerned about #TTIP deal - http://www.bilaterals.org/?eu-poultry-sector-concerned-about "animal welfare regulations in the EU are different & often stricter"

No fin whales to be hunted in #Iceland this summer - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/feb/25/no-fin-whales-to-be-hunted-in-iceland-this-summer "whale meat contains high levels of toxins"

320 million rabbits permanently confined in tiny, barren cages - https://action.ciwf.org.uk//ea-action/action?ea.client.id=119&ea.campaign.id=48034 sickening EU suffering: pl. sign petition to end it

#Disney CEO asks employees to chip in to pay #copyright lobbyists - http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/02/disney-ceo-asks-employees-to-chip-in-to-pay-copyright-lobbyists/ wants money to lobby for #TPP ratification

Never too young: Iowa house passes bill to let children of all ages handle #guns - http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/25/iowa-passes-bill-children-handle-guns natural selection at work...

Sci-Hub as necessary, effective civil disobedience - http://bjoern.brembs.net/2016/02/sci-hub-as-necessary-effective-civil-disobedience/ fine, fierce piece by @brembs(v @MikeTaylor)#copyright

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Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 16023 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2016/02/160223.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

NFU Contests TPP’s Benefits for U.S. Agriculture - http://www.nfu.org/nfu-contests-tpps-benefits-for-u-s-agriculture/4273  200,000 family farmers and ranchers rightly worried by #TPP

#TTIP 12th: "es gibt eine Menge Nervosität in dieser Verhandlungsphase. Der Druck steigt." - https://correctiv.org/recherchen/ttip/liveblog/ (v @AnneMarieMineur)

The Black Fish: citizens fighting organised crime at sea - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/feb/24/black-fish-undercover-with-vigilantes-fighting-organised-crime-at-sea fab initiative; I've donated - http://theblackfish.org/donate/

#Heathrow13 likely to become UK's first climate change protesters to be jailed - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/feb/24/heathrow-13-likely-to-become-uks-first-climate-change-protesters-to-be-jailed disgraceful & disproportionate

Foltervorwurf: Israels Geheimdienst misshandelt angeblich Terrorverdächtige - http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/israel-schin-beit-soll-terrorverdaechtigte-misshandelt-haben-a-1078980.html "Die Regierung billige die Praktiken"

Hollande in favour of expelling member states with right-wing governments - http://www.euractiv.com/section/elections/news/hollande-in-favour-of-expelling-member-states-with-right-wing-governments/ well, that answers the #brexit question

More Information About Battistelli’s Utterly Miserable Last #EPO Moves (Leaked Photo Included) - http://techrights.org/2016/02/23/leaked-battistelli-bogus-referendum/ amazing document

Brody the puppy makes amazing recovery after being shot with a BB gun 18 times - http://mashable.com/2016/02/23/brody-the-puppy-bb-gun-recovery/ #homosapiens

#TTIP 12th round: „Bei Handelsabkommen gehen Arbeitsplätze verloren. Und Frauen sind dann meist die Verlierer.” - https://correctiv.org/recherchen/ttip/liveblog/

German police can now use spying malware to monitor suspects - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/02/german-police-can-now-use-spying-malware-to-monitor-suspects/ but only in limited ways - unlike UK's #IPBill #de

Cameron launches personal attack on Jeremy Corbyn's appearance - http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/feb/24/david-cameron-launches-personal-attack-on-jeremy-corbyns-appearance looks like the strain of #brexit beginning to tell

Watch out, Apple and Samsung: Xiaomi’s Mi 5 phone is coming for you - http://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/2016/02/watch-out-apple-and-samsung-xiaomis-slick-mi-5-phone-is-coming-for-you/ you bet: the Chinese are coming...

#TPP: "potentially as many as 12 to 17 years [protection for biologics] in #AU's case" - http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-trade/2016/02/brady-a-lot-of-work-ahead-on-tpp-hatch-encouraged-by-aussie-officials-biologics-comments-cattlemen-cant-afford-tpp-delay-212862 so Robb gave in, then?

Dive into the uncanny valley with Boston Dynamics’ newest bipedal robot - http://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/2016/02/dive-into-the-uncanny-valley-with-boston-dynamics-newest-bipedal-robot/ definitely not spooky, no sir, not at all

WTO undermines homegrown solar energy in India - http://content.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2016/02/world-trade-organization-undermines-homegrown-solar-energy-india @WTO shows again it is a danger to humanity; time to shut it down

#TTIP 12th round: "die USA finden den EU-Plan nicht überzeugend." - https://correctiv.org/recherchen/ttip/liveblog/ "zwei verschiedene [#ISDS] Vorschläge"

House Speaker Paul Ryan Demands #TPP Be Renegotiated; Neglects To Mention It Was His Bill Makes That Impossible - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160217/18442033628/house-speaker-paul-ryan-demands-tpp-be-renegotiated-neglects-to-mention-it-was-his-bill-that-makes-that-impossible.shtml

"Visa- und Arbeitserleichterungen wird es mit #TTIP nicht geben" - https://correctiv.org/recherchen/ttip/liveblog/ but: "die EU behauptet, sie setze sich dafür ein"

EU says: "we've never had trade negotiations as transparent as #TTIP"; Google says: "we never paid more tax than in UK". spot the trick...

Penis Pump Company Threatens To Report Techdirt To Interpol Because We Wrote About Its Bogus DMCA Demands - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160222/23443933680/penis-pump-company-threatens-to-report-techdirt-to-interpol-because-we-wrote-about-bogus-dmca-demands.shtml bonkers

The #WTO Just Ruled Against India's Booming Solar Program - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ben-beachy/the-wto-just-ruled-agains_b_9307884.html "decades-old, over-reaching trade rules are out of sync"

why the @WTO must die soon: "In effect, the WTO has officially asserted that antiquated trade rules trump climate imperatives."

"Congress should view this ruling as further confirmation that a vote against the #TPP is a vote for green jobs and climate action"

Is #TTIP in crisis? - http://www.dw.com/en/is-ttip-in-crisis/a-19070989 "But only one of the negotiating partners is sick: the United States." (v @sdonnan)

Obama Nominates New Librarian Of Congress Who Supports Open Access, Fights Against Surveillance - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160224/11244433704/president-obama-nominates-new-librarian-congress-who-supports-open-access-fights-against-surveillance.shtml good luck with her

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Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 160222 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2016/02/160222.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

Incredible black and white pictures show what the #London commute used to look like - http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/incredible-black-and-white-pictures-show-what-the-london-commute-used-to-look-like-a6888791.html wonderful images

Così la #Nsa spiava il governo di Silvio Berlusconi: "Le parole non bastano più" - http://espresso.repubblica.it/inchieste/2016/02/22/news/cosi-la-nsa-spiava-il-governo-di-silvio-berlusconi-1.251440?ref=HEF_RULLO #IT

Israel Announces $26 Million Cyberattack on #BDS Movement & Muslim Social Media Users in the West - http://www.alternet.org/grayzone-project/israel-announces-26-million-cyber-attack-boycott-divestment-and-sanctions-movement illegal in EU...

UK scientists fear being #gagged by new anti-#lobbying rules for gov’t grants - http://arstechnica.co.uk/science/2016/02/uk-scientists-fear-being-gagged-by-new-anti-lobbying-rules-for-govt-grants/ clarity needed now...

France seeks guarantees for national sovereignty in adoption of #TTIP - http://www.euractiv.com/section/ceta/news/france-seeks-guarantees-for-national-sovereignty-in-adoption-of-ttip/ “indispensable democratic safeguard”

SIFMA Joins US & EU Entities Urging #TTIP to Include Full Coverage of Financial Services - http://www.sifma.org/newsroom/2016/sifma-joins-u_s_-and-eu-entities-urging-ttip-to-include-full-coverage-of-financial-services-to-address-market-fragmentation/

UTA researchers devise one-step process to convert CO2 & H2O directly into renewable liquid hydrocarbon fuels - http://www.uta.edu/news/releases/2016/02/MacDonnell-Dennis-Fuels-PNAS.php 

EU told ExxonMobil that #TTIP would aid global expansion- http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/feb/23/eu-told-exxonmobil-that-ttip-would-aid-global-expansion-documents-reveal so much for @EU_Commission lies about TTIP sustainability

Trump Targets Free Trade, and G.O.P. Follows Suit - http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/22/us/politics/trump-targets-free-trade-and-gop-follows-suit.html?_r=2 IOW, #TPP fast becoming politically toxic...

Entrevista a Glyn Moody - http://www.criptica.org/2016/02/23/entrevista-a-glyn-moody/ "las cosas estaban bastante peor de lo que pensaba"

.@pewresearch Asks Stupid Misleading Question About FBI Apple Fight, Gets Stupid Misleading Answers - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160222/18020433677/pew-asks-stupid-misleading-question-about-fbi-apple-fight-gets-stupid-misleading-answers.shtml disappointing

Watch man climb to top of 101 story skyscraper in Dubai - http://boingboing.net/2016/02/23/watch-man-climb-to-top-of-101.html stomach-churning stuff...

Blair admits he is baffled by rise of Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn - http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/feb/23/tony-blair-bernie-sanders-jeremy-corbyn poor clueless Tone realises he's clueless

Recent sea level rise is the fastest since 800 BCE - http://arstechnica.co.uk/science/2016/02/recent-sea-level-rise-is-the-fastest-since-800-bce/ "Another climate hockey stick"

FTC Dings ASUS For Selling 'Secure' Routers That Shipped With Default Admin/Admin Login (And Other Flaws) - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160223/11103133687/ftc-dings-asus-selling-secure-routers-that-shipped-with-default-admin-admin-login-other-flaws.shtml

Increased flooding in US coastal cities caused by #climatechange - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/feb/23/us-coastal-cities-flooding-climate-change-sea-level-study "some places will have to be abandoned"

Bill Gates Is Confused About Apple FBI Fight, Makes Everyone More Confused - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160223/07191933684/bill-gates-is-confused-about-apple-fbi-fight-makes-everyone-more-confused.shtml how are the, er, monopolists fallen

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Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 160221 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2016/02/160221.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

new #TTIP leak: EU's tariff offer for 8000 products - https://correctiv.org/en/investigations/ttip/blog/2016/02/21/tariffs-dropped-zero/ another great release by @correctiv_org

Report: VW told to make electric cars in US as emissions cheat fallout continues - http://arstechnica.co.uk/cars/2016/02/report-vw-told-to-make-electric-cars-in-us-as-emissions-cheat-fallout-continues/ seems a condign punishment

Mozilla, EFF, and Creative Commons call for more openness in trade negotiations - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/02/mozilla-eff-and-creative-commons-call-for-more-openness-in-trade-negotiations/ 280 others say "bin ##ISDS" #TTIP

Celebrating Our Ford-Mozilla Open Web Fellows, and Looking Ahead - https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2016/02/22/celebrating-our-ford-mozilla-open-web-fellows-and-looking-ahead/ nice idea, not very global, though...

#TTIP’s tell-tale 12th round? - http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-trade/2016/02/ttips-tell-tale-12th-round-robb-reassures-on-tpp-biologics-commerce-itc-roll-ahead-with-tire-cases-212817 "Froman has been unenthusiastic & American business community also is skeptical."

Meet the corporations lobbying the hardest for #TTIP and ending democracy - http://truepublica.org.uk/eu/meet-the-corporations-lobbying-the-hardest-for-ttip/ good summary (v @Ian56789 @monkchips)

Oil Corporations Vs. Climate: How investors use trade agreements to undermine climate action - http://content.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2016/02/new-report-transcanadas-15-billion-usd-case-reveals-reckless-trade-provisions #ISDS #CA

#TTIP trap – European Commission rebrands untenable #ISDS with “Investment Court System” - http://truepublica.org.uk/eu/ttip-trap-european-commission-rebrands-untenable-isds-investment-court-system/ new name, same game

Woman sues London pub for £4.2m after tripping in beer garden - http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/feb/22/woman-sues-westbourne-pub-beer-garden-rope-stumble sorry, but no: that way lies litigious madness

#TTIP Enters New and Dangerous Stage As Democracy is Dismantled in Secret - http://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/ttip-enters-new-and-dangerous-stage-as-democracy-is-dismantled-in-secret/ let's make 12th round the last...

3 Strikes System In #AU 'Too Costly' For Industry; Seems Piracy Not Such A Massive Problem After All - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160218/08303333639/three-strikes-system-australia-too-costly-industry-seems-piracy-not-such-massive-problem-after-all.shtml #copyright

Business Alliance for #TTIP reiterates importance of ambitious deal - http://www.transatlanticbusiness.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Joint-Statement-Business-Alliance-for-TTIP-12th-round-TABC-contact.pdf wow, the same tired, old, debunked arguments

Facebook launches project to open source hardware, designs for cell networks - http://arstechnica.co.uk/information-technology/2016/02/facebook-launches-project-to-open-source-hardware-designs-for-cell-networks/ #openhardware

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Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 160220 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2016/02/160220.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

#TPP should not be adopted without a full, independent health assessment - https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/read-the-journal/all-issues/2010-2019/2016/vol-129-no-1430-19-february-2016/6809 #NZ Medical Journal

UK Scientists attack their '#muzzling' by government - https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/feb/20/scientists-attack-muzzling-government-state-funded-cabinet-office this is appalling, and must be nipped in the bud pronto

Edward Snowden would be willing to return to US for fair trial - http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/21/edward-snowden-willing-to-return-to-us-fair-trial well, he's hardly going to get that...

North London A&E tells patients to 'go home unless you're dying' - http://www.standard.co.uk/news/health/north-london-ae-tells-patients-to-go-home-unless-youre-dying-a3185291.html our future #NHS thanks to the #tories 

Zac Goldsmith to back leaving the EU - https://www.politicshome.com/party-politics/articles/story/zac-goldsmith-back-leaving-eu I won't be voting for him as mayor, then...

Software Piracy Hurts Linux Adoption, Research Finds - https://torrentfreak.com/software-piracy-hurts-linux-adoption-research-finds-160221/ we've known this for years from what happens in #china

Revealed: how Tory grassroots split over EU could see party implode - http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/feb/21/how-tory-grassroots-split-eu-party-constituency-cameron well, this is going to be interesting...

new #TTIP leak: EU's tariff offer for 8000 products (better link) - https://correctiv.org/en/investigations/ttip/blog/2016/02/21/tariffs-dropped-zero/ another great release by @correctiv_org

"The process is alarming for farmers, who aren’t eager to have their products used as negotiation tools." - https://correctiv.org/en/investigations/ttip/blog/2016/02/21/tariffs-dropped-zero/ #TTIP

160220

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 160219 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2016/02/160219.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

'Finally,' FDA Will Start Testing Food for Presence of #Monsanto's Controversial Glysophate - http://www.alternet.org/food/finally-fda-will-start-testing-food-presence-monsantos-controversial-glysophate-product rather big

strongest ever southern hemisphere storm hits Fiji - http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/feb/20/cyclone-winston-virgin-australia-and-jetstar-cancel-services-to-and-from-fiji "strongest eve" - so far: just wait... #climatechange

160219

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 160218 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.de/2016/02/160218.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

#TPP should not be adopted without a full, independent health assessment - https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/read-the-journal/all-issues/2010-2019/2016/vol-129-no-1430-19-february-2016/6809 "ratification should be delayed"

Australian Tribunal Says User's IP Address And URLs Visited Are Not Personal Information - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160216/08285633611/australian-tribunal-says-users-ip-address-urls-visited-are-not-personal-information.shtml

EU defends #TTIP investor court after German backlash - https://euobserver.com/economic/132295 but completely misses the point - on purpose? #ISDS #ICS

TACD’s recommendations on the proposed food safety chapter in #TTIP - http://tacd.org/tacds-recommendations-on-the-proposed-food-safety-chapter-in-ttip/  catalogue of TTIP's dangerous deregulation

"animal welfare provisions proposed by the Commission are not binding & unenforceable." - http://tacd.org/tacds-recommendations-on-the-proposed-food-safety-chapter-in-ttip/ @EU_Commission betrays EU

MPs can view #TTIP files – but take only pencil and paper with them - http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/feb/18/mps-can-view-ttip-files-but-take-only-pencil-and-paper-with-them can't be trusted - how insulting is that?

Kanye West reportedly considering legal action against Pirate Bay over Life of Pablo - http://arstechnica.co.uk/business/2016/02/kanye-west-reportedly-considering-legal-action-against-pirate-bay-over-life-of-pablo/ yeah, that'll work

Chinese government will ban foreign media from publishing online in #China - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/02/chinese-authorities-will-ban-foreign-media-from-publishing-online-in-china/ seems a bit extreme

'Trust Us With More Data,' Say Government Agencies Hacked By A 16-Year-Old - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160215/06362933606/trust-us-with-more-data-say-government-agencies-hacked-16-year-old.shtml how about no?

Three's Network-Level Ad-Blocking Rollout Faces Net Neutrality Clash - http://chrismarsden.blogspot.de/2016/02/threes-network-level-ad-blocking.html can't see this surviving EU's #netneutrality

How @EU_Commission is doing the job of big business - http://corporateeurope.org/international-trade/2016/02/how-european-commission-doing-job-big-business "Better Regulation" and Regulatory Cooperation in #TTIP #ISDS

French Constitutional Council Rejects Data Copy During House Raids - https://www.laquadrature.net/en/constitutional-council-rejects-data-copy-house-searches well, that's something, I suppose #fr

Brazil Launches Public Consultation on #Copyright in the Digital Environment - http://infojustice.org/archives/35762 #br

Google Trends prove #TPPA protest impact - https://medium.com/@techieshark/google-trends-prove-tppa-protest-impact-74fab57d82 well done, #NZ #TPP

Sanders' Speaking Fees Are Nowhere Near Clinton's and He Donates It All to Charity  - http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/sanders-speaking-fees-are-nowhere-near-clintons-and-he-donates-it-all-charity-video "paid $500"

160218

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 160217 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.de/2016/02/160217.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

How #ISDS Threatens The Power Of Governments To Collect And Set Taxes - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160215/07475533607/how-corporate-sovereignty-threatens-power-governments-to-collect-set-taxes.shtml moreover, it's a deep, unfixable problem

British American Tobacco considering legal avenues to fight the Tobacco Plain Packaging Bill - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1602/S00237/tobacco-industry-shouldnt-pause-plain-packaging.htm what utter scum #NZ

#TTIP round 12 - http://ttip2016.eu/blog/ding-ding-ttip-round-12-what-you-need-to-know.html excellent summary of where we are; seems "TTIP Lite" is back on the table....

Investment court system, #ISDS in disguise: 10 reasons why EU's proposal doesn't fix a flawed system - http://www.foeeurope.org/investment-court-system-ISDS-disguise-170216 just drop it

Google CEO sides with Apple, opposes court-ordered device backdoors - http://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/2016/02/google-ceo-sides-with-apple-opposes-court-ordered-device-backdoors/ better late than never #crypto

Tell @netflix: Stand up to Big Media bullies and do not block pro-privacy #VPN technology - https://act.openmedia.org/netflix?src=159195 

Head of Russian Orthodox church quizzes penguin on Antarctica visit - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/18/head-of-russian-orthodox-church-quizzes-penguin-on-antarctica-visit as one does

.@sussex_police: stop fining rough sleepers - http://www.thepetitionsite.com/en-gb/takeaction/576/913/589/ such heartlessness...

Remains at Swedish Iron Age fort tell a story of a horrible massacre - http://arstechnica.co.uk/science/2016/02/remains-at-iron-age-fort-tell-a-story-of-a-horrible-massacre/ amazing story

Quiet 'Legal Scrub' Of #TPP Makes Massive Change To Penalties For #Copyright Infringement Without Telling Anyone - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160217/18172633627/quiet-legal-scrub-tpp-makes-massive-change-to-penalties-copyright-infringement-without-telling-anyone.shtml

Pope suggests contraception can be condoned in Zika crisis - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/18/pope-suggests-contraception-can-be-condoned-in-zika-crisis wow - it's happening...

Representative Levin Announces Opposition To #TPP - http://content.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2016/02/representative-levin-announces-opposition-trans-pacific-partnership "deeply flawed trade deal was signed two weeks ago in a casino"

#TTIP round 12 - http://ttip2016.eu/blog/ding-ding-ttip-round-12-what-you-need-to-know.html excellent summary of where we are; "TTIP Lite" is their last, desperate attempt to save the deal...

Guardian Tech Reporter: Apple Should Help FBI Break Into iPhone 'Cos I Don't Consider Privacy All That Important - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160218/08111633638/guardian-tech-reporter-apple-should-help-fbi-break-into-iphone-because-i-dont-consider-privacy-all-that-important.shtml

"Regardless of who wins the presidency in November, approval of #TPP & #TTIP looks unlikely." - http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/02/18/in-murky-2016-contest-clear-opposition-to-trade-agreements/ the tide is turning

"The Obama administration has all but given up on a trade agreement with the European Union." - http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnbrinkley/2016/02/18/obama-punts-on-trade-agreement-with-eu/ #TTIP

50.000 getötete Elefanten - http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur/50-000-getoetete-elefanten-us-waffenlobbyunterstuetztunterstuetzt-elfenbeinhandel-a-1077923.html a shameful, bloody trade driven in part by the perennial selfish & stupid @NRA

MEPs want to restrict farmers’ use of #antibiotics in healthy animals - http://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/meps-want-to-restrict-farmers-use-of-antibiotics-in-healthy-animals/ well done, MEPs

Farmers fear for their future as new #TTIP round opens - http://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/farmers-fear-for-their-future-as-new-ttip-round-opens/ they're right: EU #farmers likely to be main losers

Key evidence withheld as 'trade secret' in EU's controversial risk assessment of #glyphosate - http://corporateeurope.org/efsa/2016/02/key-evidence-withheld-trade-secret-eus-controversial-risk-assessment-glyphosate profits before people

Introduction to Old English Metre - http://languagehat.com/an-introduction-to-old-english-metre/ Alan J. Bliss, ‘An Introduction to Old English Metre’, Oxford: Blackwell, 1962

Mass EU migration into Britain is actually good news for UK economy - http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/feb/18/mass-eu-migration-into-britain-is-actually-good-news-for-uk-economy good article about hugely important point

160217

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 160216 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2016/02/160216.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

#NZ Move towards #tobacco plain packaging praised - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=11591226 other countries should follow suit

Judge Did Not Just Order Apple To Break Encryption On San Bernardino Shooter's iPhone, But Create A New Backdoor - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160216/17393733617/no-judge-did-not-just-order-apple-to-break-encryption-san-bernardino-shooters-iphone-to-create-new-backdoor.shtml

Seven-day #NHS may not cut death rates, say #Hunt's own officials - http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/feb/15/weekend-effect-on-hospital-deaths-not-proven-say-hunts-own-officials of course it won't, he's misquoting research

Labour Party and TUC - call a national demonstration to support the junior doctors - https://www.change.org/p/momentum-nhs-labour-party-and-tuc-call-a-national-demonstration-to-support-the-junior-doctors another epetition against #Hunt

Japanese TV anchors lose jobs amid claims of political pressure - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/17/japanese-tv-anchors-lose-their-jobs-amid-claims-of-political-pressure bad stuff in Japan; how long before here in UK?

Missing and murdered indigenous women in Canada could number 4,000 - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/17/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-in-canada-could-number-4000 awful

US Parmesan Cheese You Sprinkle on Your Penne Could Be Wood - http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-16/the-parmesan-cheese-you-sprinkle-on-your-penne-could-be-wood #TTIP could bring this to EU to be sold as Parmesan...

Massive US-planned cyberattack against Iran went well beyond Stuxnet - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/02/massive-us-planned-cyberattack-against-iran-went-well-beyond-stuxnet/ #gchq involved, too

Tim Cook says Apple will fight US gov’t over court-ordered iPhone backdoor - http://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/2016/02/tim-cook-says-apple-will-fight-us-govt-over-court-ordered-iphone-backdoor/ well done

Parts of Canada-EU trade deal still being revised: chief negotiator - http://www.ctvnews.ca/business/parts-of-canada-eu-trade-deal-still-being-revised-chief-negotiator-1.2780481 #CETA clearly still a dangerous mess

The zombie ISDS - http://corporateeurope.org/international-trade/2016/02/zombie-isds don't be fooled: #ICS is just #ISDS rebranded

IBM wants to move #blockchain tech beyond Bitcoin and money transfer - http://arstechnica.co.uk/business/2016/02/ibm-wants-to-move-blockchain-tech-beyond-bitcoin-and-money-transfer/ trendy but interesting

Bulgarian motorway poised to carve up wildlife haven - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/feb/17/bulgarian-motorway-poised-to-carve-up-wildlife-haven funded by the EU, which should withdraw funds now #bg

Apple Responds To Order To Help Decrypt Phone, As More Details Come To Light - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160216/23254533618/apple-responds-to-order-to-help-decrypt-phone-as-more-details-come-to-light.shtml good, detailed analysis

Using #Copyright To Shut Down 'The Pirate Bay' Of Scientific Research Is 100% Against The Purpose Of Copyright - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160214/15013133603/using-copyright-to-shut-down-pirate-bay-scientific-research-is-100-against-purpose-copyright.shtml

The zombie ISDS - http://corporateeurope.org/international-trade/2016/02/zombie-isds brilliant in-depth analysis of why #ICS is just #ISDS rebranded; please share widely #de #fr #es

World’s cheapest Android smartphone goes on sale: Yours for just £2.50 (no, really) - http://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/2016/02/worlds-cheapest-android-smartphone-goes-on-sale-yours-for-just-2-50-no-really/ just another #aakash? #india

US 'likely culprit' of global spike in methane emissions over last decade - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/feb/17/us-likely-culprit-of-global-spike-in-methane-emissions-over-last-decade another reason #fracking so bad for us

"#TPP would pose serious threats to one of our ocean’s greatest treasures, sharks" - http://content.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2016/02/trade-representative-touts-shark-killing-trade-deal-aquarium a disaster for environment

Orthodox Jewish schools 'erased or changed pictures of women in books' - http://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/feb/17/orthodox-jewish-schools-erased-pictures-women-books-ofsted  ‘very narrow views about women’s role’

SF tech worker: 'I don't want to see homeless riff-raff' - http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/feb/17/san-francisco-tech-open-letter-i-dont-want-to-see-homeless-riff-raff " I shouldn’t have to see the pain, struggle, & despair"