170731

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170730 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/07/170730.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

EU court bans logging in Poland’s primeval forest - http://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/eu-court-bans-logging-in-polands-primeval-forest/ #poland's environmental vandalism

Brompton Electric bicycle - https://www.brompton.com/Brompton-Electric nice idea, looks at bit pricey, though…

“What advancements are we making impossible today, at the society level, by creating a mass #surveillance society” - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2017/07/without-privacy-a-society-cannot-advance/

Snapp: how Tehran’s answer to Uber is changing how people travel, and live - https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/jul/31/snapp-how-tehran-answer-to-uber-is-changing-how-people-travel-and-live fascinating stuff… #iran

Transatlantic #dataflows under renewed threat following top EU court’s ruling - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2017/07/transatlantic-data-flows-renewed-threat-following-top-eu-courts-ruling/ #PNR hits privacy troubles… #CA

#Poland vows to continue logging in Białowieża forest despite court ban - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/31/poland-continue-logging-biaowieza-forest-despite-eu-court-ban shame on Polish government

Democracy is dying – and it’s startling how few people are worried - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/31/democracy-dying-people-worried-putin-erdogan-trump-world true and true

Australian Prosecutors Want To Make It Illegal To Refuse To Turn Over Passwords To Law Enforcement - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170726/18443537869/australian-prosecutors-want-to-make-it-illegal-to-refuse-to-turn-over-passwords-to-law-enforcement.shtml just as in UK

Suicides of nearly 60,000 Indian farmers linked to #climatechange, study claims - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/31/suicides-of-nearly-60000-indian-farmers-linked-to-climate-change-study-claims sadly, just the start

170730

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170729 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/07/170729.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Border chaos will hit hard after #Brexit, says report - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/29/uk-border-customs-chaos-hit-hard-brexit “require vast lorry parks in south-east”, cost “£1bn a year”

EU migrants make up over 20% of labour force in 18 British industries - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/29/eu-workers-fifth-labour-force-18-sectors-britain-economy this is fine #brexit

Big tobacco ‘manipulating cigarette prices’ to thwart taxes on smoking - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/jul/29/big-tobacco-manipulating-cigarette-prices-to-thwart-anti-smoking-tax people in these companies should be ashamed

France isn’t heading for a belle époque, but its future looks better than Britain’s - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jul/30/france-economy-macron-better-than-britains #brexit

Amtrak’s $630m Trump budget cut could derail service in 220 US cities - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jul/30/amtrak-budget-cuts-texas-trump-support-betrayal trump betrays more trump voters…

Is tourism overwhelming Britain’s cities? - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jul/29/cambridge-tourist-boom-ruins-city twee tourism will be about only thing left in UK after #brexit

170729

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170728 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/07/170728.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Acid-attack journalist says police failure to prosecute crime boss who ordered hit a ‘dangerous precedent’ - http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/acid-attack-journalists-says-police-failure-to-prosecute-crime-boss-who-ordered-hit-a-dangerous-precedent/

Ireland ‘will not design a border for the Brexiteers’, says taoiseach - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/28/taoiseach-leo-varadkar-ireland-not-design-border-brexiteers well, that’s #awkward, isn’t it #brexiters?

While May’s away: Hammond leads cabinet reshuffle on Brexit policy - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/29/theresa-may-philip-hammond-cabinet-brexit-amber-rudd hmm, all a bit fishy…

Reince Priebus forced out as Trump names John Kelly new chief of staff - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/28/trump-fires-white-house-chief-of-staff-reince-priebus the soap opera continues…

Graduate anger mounts over ‘nightmare’ Student Loans Company - https://www.theguardian.com/money/2017/jul/29/graduates-anger-nightmare-student-loans-company-complaints I predict this will turn into a fiasco over time

Republican senators kill Obamacare repeal bill - https://www.channel4.com/news/republican-senators-kill-obamacare-repeal-bill @Channel4News having some fun…

Pro-Israel advocates in Australia targeted three journalists, new book claims - https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/jul/29/pro-israel-advocates-in-australia-targeted-three-journalists-new-book-claims this bullying is unacceptable

Protestants told not to use ‘RIP’ as it is Catholic superstition - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/29/orange-order-protestants-told-not-to-use-rip-as-it-is-catholic-superstition protestant primitive superstitions are fine, tho’

170728

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170727 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/07/170727.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

For China’s Global Ambitions, ‘#Iran Is at the Center of Everything’ - https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/25/world/middleeast/iran-china-business-ties.html hugely significant, especially for US policy

We know how to reduce deforestation – so where’s the money? - https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2017/jul/28/we-know-how-to-cut-deforestation-we-just-havent-got-the-money-to-do-it we must do this; please take my money…

Pakistani court removes PM Nawaz Sharif from office in Panama Papers case - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/28/pakistani-court-disqualifies-pm-nawaz-sharif-from-office wow #pk

Philip Hammond confirms UK will seek #Brexit transitional deal - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/28/philip-hammond-confirms-uk-will-seek-brexit-transitional-deal “brexit doesn’t mean brexit”…

‘A bit of me is dying. But I can’t stay’: the EU nationals exiting Britain - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/28/brexit-the-eu-nationals-exiting-britain-a-bit-of-me-is-dying-but-i-cant-stay #brexiters: hang your heads in shame

England Lost: Mick Jagger releases #Brexit-inspired solo songs - https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jul/28/england-lost-mick-jagger-releases-brexit-songs-gotta-get-a-grip "So am I politically optimistic? … No,”

Environment agencies oppose Trump plans for Scottish golf course - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jul/28/environment-agencies-oppose-trump-plans-scottish-golf-course-aberdeenshire fight it…

We need to talk about the UK’s aid budget - http://www.politics.co.uk/comment-analysis/2017/07/27/we-need-to-talk-about-the-uk-s-aid-budget needs to support needy, not the UK gov’s rich mates making more dosh…

“The [#brexit] referendum was democratic, but has resulted in a situation in which everyone loses.” - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/28/britain-should-fight-for-second-brexit-referendum-malta-pm well put

170727

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170726 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.ro/2017/07/170726.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Aberdeen to be worst hit by #Brexit but all British cities will suffer – report - https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/jul/27/aberdeen-brexit-worst-british-centre-for-citieis no upside at all - just misery

“Every economic model, however sceptical, has #Brexit costing the British economy dear.” - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/27/hardliners-soft-brexit-tough-negotiate-properly

170726

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170725 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/07/170725.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

“why secretive trade deals will lead to corporate hijacks” - letter in FT about UK-US FTA et al. - https://business.facebook.com/globaljusticeuk/photos/a.10150437724892034.357836.6707857033/10155202172992034/ #brexit

eLife joins Substance Consortium to support development of #opensource online content-editing tools - https://elifesciences.org/for-the-press/f87f62a7/elife-joins-substance-consortium-to-support-development-of-open-source-online-content-editing-tools nice move

If you thought chlorine-washed chicken was scary, wait until you see what else Liam Fox has planned for UK-US FTA - http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/chlorine-washed-chicken-liam-fox-trade-deal-us-ttip-deregulation-a7860706.html

170725

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170724 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/07/170724.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Surveillance Used To Give Poor Students Extra Financial Assistance Discreetly. Is That OK? - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170719/05251137818/surveillance-used-to-give-poor-students-extra-financial-assistance-discreetly-is-that-ok.shtml #china

Slaves of Isis: the long walk of the Yazidi women - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/25/slaves-of-isis-the-long-walk-of-the-yazidi-women appalling tales…

Nettesheim-Gutachten: Bundesrat kann #CETA stoppen - https://www.mehr-demokratie.de/themen/stop-ttip-ceta-und-co/nettesheim-gutachten-ceta-12786/ it ain’t over yet…

A limiting factor on producing electricity in a warming world? Water. - https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/07/a-potential-climate-change-consequence-not-enough-cool-water-for-power-plants/ #water is the ultimate resource

Trump: UK-US trade deal could be ‘big and exciting’ - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40716317 he means big for US poultry farms… #chlorinechicken #brexit

What is wrong with chlorinated chicken - http://www.beuc.eu/blog/what-is-wrong-with-chlorinated-chicken/ excellent, calm explanation of why chlorine chicken is health risk #brexit

EU attacks Fox’s ‘ignorant’ remarks on chlorinated chicken - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/25/brussels-attacks-liam-foxs-ignorant-remarks-chlorinated-chicken-eu-trade-deal-us “accused Fox of failing to understand the implications”

"Irish won’t be happy about chlorinated chicken crossing border said to be northern Irish chicken. So there will have to be a border."

Tory MPs call for action to avert post-#Brexit ports gridlock - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/25/tory-mps-call-for-action-to-avert-post-brexit-ports-gridlock their genius solution? “widen roads” hahahahahahaha

As a British EU negotiator, I can tell you that #Brexit is going to be far worse than anyone could have guessed - http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/brexit-eu-negotiator-europe-euratom-airline-safety-negotiations-theresa-may-worse-anyone-guessed-a7858586.html

I used to think that #brexit's total long-term cost to UK would be ~ £100 billion.  I now reckon it will be £1000 billion - at least…

#Canada-#Israel FTA allows wines made in illegal settlements to be “made in Israel” - http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/07/ruling-west-bank-settlement-wines-stirs-debate-170724112137032.html #palestine

#Google enters race for nuclear fusion technology - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/25/google-enters-race-for-nuclear-fusion-technology uh-huh

tell Fox to get a UK trade deal with the US that represents everyone and not just big business. open letter here: https://speakout.38degrees.org.uk/campaigns/trump_trade_deal

Sleeping Monster: The Trade in Services Agreement (#TiSA) and the Supply Chain - http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2017/07/sleeping-monster-trade-services-agreement-tisa-supply-chain.html indeed, still going on

170724

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170723 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/07/170723.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Business secretary to announce investment in battery technology - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jul/24/business-secretary-to-announce-investment-in-battery-technology some sensible policies at last… #UK #renewables

Rome facing water rationing as Italy suffers driest spring for 60 years - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/24/rome-water-rationing-italy-suffers-driest-spring-60-years-fountain the reality of #climatechange

US trade deal could hinge on Britons eating chlorinated chickens - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/23/us-trade-deal-could-hinge-chickens/ oh look, as we predicted would happen #brexit

As secretive UK-USA trade ‘negotiations’ begin, government accused of massive big business bias - http://www.globaljustice.org.uk/news/2017/jul/24/secretive-uk-usa-trade-negotiations-begin-government-accused-massive-big-business #brexit

Brexit: May refuses to rule out weakening of food standards in trade deal with US - http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-latest-theresa-may-food-standards-weakened-post-trade-deal-us-chlorine-soaked-chicken-liam-a7857036.html #brexit is race to bottom

Revealed: the insidious creep of pseudo-public space in London - https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/jul/24/revealed-pseudo-public-space-pops-london-investigation-map growing problem

#Poland's president to veto controversial laws amid protests - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/24/poland-president-to-veto-controversial-laws-amid-protests bravo

Australia to expand commercial fishing in marine sanctuaries - https://www.newscientist.com/article/2141613-australia-to-expand-commercial-fishing-in-marine-sanctuaries/ #australia goes from bad to worse #shame

Brexit economy: sterling fall hits public finances and fails to boost trade - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/24/brexit-economy-sterling-fall-hits-public-finances-and-fails-to-boost-trade another #brexit lie dismantled…

170723

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170722 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/07/170722.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

the #Brexit banking exodus May told us couldn’t happen? - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/21/brexit-banking-exodus-theresa-may-morgan-stanley “like all Brexit-related fiascos, not being confronted”

How the Swedish administration leaked EU’s secure STESTA intranet to Russia, then tried glossing over it - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2017/07/swedish-administration-tried-glossing-leaking-eus-secure-stesta-intranet-russia/

In Xinjiang, police have set up checkpoints to ensure that government-mandated “Jingwang” spyware is installed - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2017/07/xinjiang-china-police-set-checkpoints-ensure-government-mandated-jingwang-spyware-installed/

The dream of Polish tech entrepreneurship is almost over - https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/23/the-dream-of-polish-tech-entrepreneurship-is-almost-over/ sadly #poland

Mammoth effort: Sri Lankan navy rescues two elephants washed out to sea - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/23/sri-lanka-navy-rescues-two-elephants well done, them

170722

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 1707121 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/07/170721.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

The quiet successes of #Brexit - https://www.spectator.co.uk/2017/07/the-quiet-successes-of-brexit/ the most delusional brexit piece I have read (so far); wrong on every point

170721

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 1707120 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/07/170720.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Top European Court To Consider If EU Countries Can Censor The Global Internet - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170720/01344237826/top-european-court-to-consider-if-eu-countries-can-censor-global-internet.shtml

New Lobby Group Tied to #Brexit Climate Science Deniers and Koch Industries Pushes for Deregulation in Europe - https://www.desmogblog.com/2017/07/20/new-lobby-group-tied-brexit-climate-science-deniers-and-koch-industries-pushes-deregulation-europe

170720

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170719 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/07/170719.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Trump is now attacking his own administration, including Jeff Sessions - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/19/donald-trump-jeff-sessions-recusal this just gets better and better

No-deal #Brexit would spawn ‘legal morass and economic disaster’ - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/20/no-deal-brexit-would-spawn-legal-morass-and-economic-disaster obvious to everyone except nutter #brexiters

Trump supporters still fixate on Clinton as mood darkens - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/20/donald-trump-support-base-hillary-clinton-hatred-pennsylvania trump voters are such utter morons

Plastic pollution risks ‘near permanent contamination of natural environment’ - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/19/plastic-pollution-risks-near-permanent-contamination-of-natural-environment we need plastic-chomping bacteria

Communication on Digital transformation of health and care in the context of the #DSM - http://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/initiatives/ares-2017-3 #eu

#China’s Jack Ma has penetrated the Trump administration — and he knows what he wants - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/josh-rogin/wp/2017/07/19/chinas-jack-ma-has-penetrated-the-trump-administration-and-he-knows-what-he-wants/ very interesting #alibaba

China’s Clean Energy Powers Up - http://www.caixinglobal.com/2017-07-19/101118768.html more please

Asia’s coal-fired power boom ‘bankrolled by foreign governments & banks’ - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/20/asias-coal-fired-power-boom-bankrolled-by-foreign-governments-and-banks #japan & #china mostly to blame, it seems

Scale of #pangolin slaughter revealed – millions hunted in central Africa alone - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/20/scale-of-pangolin-slaughter-revealed-millions-hunted-in-central-africa-alone depressing

House of Lords Committee on Political Polling and Digital Media has today published its call for evidence - http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/lords-select/political-polling-digital-media/

Putting together the pieces of the Chinese #VPN jigsaw puzzle - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2017/07/putting-together-pieces-chinese-vpn-jigsaw-puzzle/ it’s…complicated #censorship #china

Britons in Europe ‘face huge loss’ if EU and UK cannot agree on rights - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/20/britons-europe-huge-loss-eu-uk-rights-free-movement an utter mess, cause by #brexit bigots…

Son of Cecil the lion killed by trophy hunter - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/20/son-of-cecil-the-lion-killed-by-trophy-hunter these people are deeply sick…

170719

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170718 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/07/170718.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Third-hottest June puts 2017 on track to make hat-trick of hottest years - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/19/third-hottest-june-puts-2017-on-track-to-make-trifecta-of-hottest-years “little hope for limiting warming to1.5C”

Tories pledged to install CCTV in slaughterhouses in their election manifesto - https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/uk_slaughterhouse_cctv_1/ they must deliver now #cruelty

From Sans Serif To Sans Sharif: #Fontgate Leads To Calls For Pakistan’s Prime Minister To Resign - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170717/07394937795/sans-serif-to-sans-sharif-fontgate-leads-to-calls-pakistans-prime-minister-to-resign.shtml #pk

Polling shows that no Brexit is definitely better than a bad Brexit - https://blog.bestforbritain.org/index.php/blog/polling-shows-no-brexit-definitely-better-bad-brexit/ time to bin bad #brexit

Netanyahu attack on EU policy caught on microphone - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/19/eu-will-wither-and-die-if-it-does-not-change-policy-on-israel-netanyahu “predicated Europe’s future on its attitude towards Israel”

AT&T Tricked Its Customers Into Opposing #NetNeutrality - https://www.techdirt.com/blog/netneutrality/articles/20170713/08013737779/att-tricked-customers-into-opposing-net-neutrality.shtml what an awful outift

170718

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170717 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/07/170717.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

When The ‘Sharing Economy’ Turns Into The ‘Missing Or Stolen Economy’ - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170711/07142837761/when-sharing-economy-turns-into-missing-stolen-economy.shtml whoops #umbrella

Polish-born schoolgirl, 16, found dead after bullying - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jul/17/schoolgirl-dagmara-przybysz-16-killed-herself-racist-bullying-inquest-told awful; #brexit has legitimised bullying like this

.@Dove: retract anti-breastfeeding advert and apologise - http://www.thepetitionsite.com/en-gb/takeaction/691/371/695/ Dove loses the plot - & probably lots of business

Police missing terrorist tip-offs because of cuts - former Met chief - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jul/18/police-missing-terrorist-tip-offs-lord-condon-because-of-cuts-says-former-met-chief underfunding, not strong crypto, is problem

Advogado de Temer advoga para advogado de Lula - Jornal O Popular http://www.opopular.com.br/editorias/politica/advogado-de-temer-advoga-para-advogado-de-lula-1.1310066 this is getting confusing #brazil

#PhilipMorris takes aim at young people in #India, and health officials are fuming - http://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/pmi-india/ what a disgusting company

More than 500 boys abused at top German Catholic school – report - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/18/boys-abused-germany-catholic-regensburger-domspatzen-school utterly disgusting #romancatholics

George Romero, Zombies… And The Public Domain - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170718/00532537803/george-romero-zombies-public-domain.shtml amazing story… #pd

170717

Majority of #Brexiters would swap free movement for EU market access - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/17/majority-of-brexiters-would-swap-free-movement-for-eu-market-access shift away from #brexit continues

.@HSBC triggers investigation into #palmoil company over deforestation allegations - https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2017/jul/17/hsbc-investigation-palm-oil-company-deforestation-allegations-noble-plantations good; others must follow suit

EU #copyright reform goes from bad to worse - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2017/07/eu-copyright-reform-goes-bad-worse/ #snippettax and #uploadfilter made worse, #openaccess under attack

Glyphosat: EU-Behörden kehrten Beweise für Krebsbefunde systematisch unter den Tisch - https://www.global2000.at/glyphosat-krebsstudien-behoerdenversagen

170714

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170713 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/07/170713.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

EasyJet to set up Austrian base to operate EU flights after Brexit - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jul/14/easyjet-austria-eu-flights-brexit the #brexit carnage continues…

#Canada Capitulates: Supreme Court Throws Away Government’s Great Pharma Patent Victory - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170705/09181237719/canada-capitulates-supreme-court-throws-away-governments-great-pharma-patent-victory.shtml ridiculous

#TiSA - Foul Play - http://www.thefutureworldofwork.org/stories/uni-global/tisa-foul-play/ “report for UNI on the implications of TiSA on workers, democracy”

Which would you prefer: backdoored #crypto, government #malware – or the third way? - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2017/07/prefer-backdoored-crypto-government-malware-third-way/ #surveillance

Aussie Prime Minister Says The Laws Of Math Don’t Apply In Australia When It Comes To #Encryption - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170714/10385237789/aussie-prime-minister-says-laws-math-dont-apply-australia-when-it-comes-to-encryption.shtml

All Out Of Ideas, Legacy News Providers Ask US Gov’t For The Right To Collude Against Google & Facebook - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170714/01065737787/all-out-ideas-legacy-news-providers-ask-us-govt-right-to-collude-against-google-facebook.shtml

170713

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170711 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/07/170711.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

EU’s #Brexit Strategy Shows How Aggressive #Transparency Can Be Used To Gain The Upper Hand In Negotiations - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170707/08543537733/eus-brexit-strategy-shows-how-aggressive-transparency-can-be-used-to-gain-upper-hand-negotiations.shtml clever

#Brexit: Labour threatens to defeat Theresa May over ‘great repeal bill’ - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/12/labour-tories-great-repeal-bill-brexit-eu do it: this is completely undemocratic

‘Great repeal bill’ human rights clause sets up #Brexit clash with Labour - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/13/great-repeal-bill-human-rights-clause-sets-up-brexit-clash-with-labour outrageous, but typical #tories

Inside Philip Morris’ campaign to subvert the global anti-#smoking treaty - http://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/pmi-who-fctc/ important work by @reuters; more please

Electric cars to account for all new vehicle sales in Europe by 2035 - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/13/electric-cars-to-account-for-all-new-vehicle-sales-in-europe-by-2035 more good news on the #ev front…

Liu Xiaobo, Nobel laureate and Chinese political prisoner, dies aged 61 - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/13/liu-xiaobo-nobel-laureate-chinese-political-prisoner-dies-61 sad; #china just created a martyr

With UK sidelined, Macron forges unlikely alliance with Trump - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/13/emmanuel-macron-donald-trump-france-usa-alliance-uk-brexit #WellDoneBrexiters, #MakingFranceGreatAgain

Scientific Publishing: Beyond scoops to best practices - https://elifesciences.org/articles/30076 quite right: use of #preprints should be standard #oa

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170711 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/07/170711.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

If You Want To Protect The Internet, Look To Congress - https://www.techdirt.com/blog/netneutrality/articles/20170711/15111637766/if-you-want-to-protect-internet-look-to-congress.shtml @mmasnick knows whereof he speaks #NetNeutrality

Brazil’s ex-president Lula convicted of corruption - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/12/brazil-president-lula-convicted-corruption whoa #br

Is Copyright Turning Into A Weapon Of Mass Destruction? - copybuzz.com/analysis/copyright-turning-weapon-mass-destruction/ EU copyright reform turning into complete train wreck

Copyright Law And The Grenfell Fire – Why We Cannot Let Legal Standards Be Locked Up By Copyright - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170705/23532937726/copyright-law-grenfell-fire-why-we-cannot-let-legal-standards-be-locked-up-copyright.shtml

EFF Officially Appeals Tim Berners-Lee Decision On #DRM In HTML - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170712/10262037770/eff-officially-appeals-tim-berners-lee-decision-drm-html.shtml well done them… #EME

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170710 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/07/170710.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Great Firewall of #China: Chinese orders ISPs to block personal #VPN use by February 1st - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2017/07/great-firewall-china-chinese-government-orders-isps-block-personal-vpn-use-february-1st/ businesses won’t be happy

free service to check whether your email is among previous leaks - https://sec.hpi.de/leak-checker/search worth taking a look…

Half of the world languages are dying really fast – how you can save yours - https://blog.okfn.org/2017/07/04/half-of-the-world-languages-are-dying-really-fast-how-you-can-save-yours/

Did EFSA lie to the press on its glyphosate assessment? - https://corporateeurope.org/food-and-agriculture/2017/06/did-efsa-lie-press-its-glyphosate-assessment

Deforestation soars in Colombia after Farc rebels’ demobilization - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/11/colombia-deforestation-farcdepressing; colombian government must act

Iranian women spark debate by defying hijab rule in cars - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/11/compulsory-hijab-rule-increasingly-flouted-by-iranian-drivers well done them; brave… #iran

Latest# copyright votes: Filtering, blocking & half-baked compromises - https://edri.org/latest-copyright-votes-filtering-blocking-half-baked-compromises/ some MEPs clearly bonkers

The FCC Insists It Can’t Stop Impostors From Lying About My Views On #NetNeutrality - https://www.techdirt.com/blog/netneutrality/articles/20170710/10071737756/fcc-insists-it-cant-stop-impostors-lying-about-my-views-net-neutrality.shtml just incredible

AWF Welcomes Rakuten Ban on Ivory Sales - http://www.awf.org/news/awf-welcomes-rakuten-ban-ivory-sales great news; well done @RakutenJP #japan

People Would Pay A Hell Of A Lot More If #DRM Were Gone - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170710/16293537759/people-would-pay-hell-lot-more-if-drm-were-gone.shtml but @w3c knows better, of course…

Coca-Cola to radically increase amount of recycled plastic in its bottles - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jul/11/coca-cola-to-radically-increase-amount-of-recycled-plastic-in-its-bottles long overdue; need all to do this

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170709 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/07/170709.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

“clear, unequivocal wish of British people to leave EU” - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/09/may-to-invite-labour-to-help-create-policies-amid-tory-plot-to-oust-her nothing could be further from the truth: on 37% said ‘yes’

Challenge to UK Government/DUP deal for breaking Good Friday Agreement - https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/challenge-dup-deal/ crowdfunded #ge17

#Brazil's indigenous affairs agency barely functioning after drain of resources - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/10/brazil-funai-indigenous-people-land Big Ag attacks - dreadful news

Encrypted Media Extensions: #Copyright, #DRM and the end of the open Web - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2017/07/encrypted-media-extensions-copyright-drm-end-open-web/ this is so dangerous… #EME

Tell Your MEP to Stand Up and Save the Link - https://act1.openmedia.org/savethelink vote tomorrow on bad stuff - https://openmedia.org/en/complete-reversal-and-betrayal-major-eu-party #copyright

Facebook, Google Wake Up From Their Coma On The Subject, Join Wednesday’s Massive #NetNeutrality Protest - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170710/05543537752/facebook-google-wake-up-their-coma-subject-join-wednesdays-massive-net-neutrality-protest.shtml

After the G20 summit, Brexit Britain looks increasingly adrift and friendless - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/10/g20-summit-brexit-britain #WellDoneBrexiters

What If You Published Half Your Book For Free Online? - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170710/10103937757/what-if-you-published-half-your-book-free-online.shtml good question…

Tibetan Buddhist monastery - http://supchina.com/photos/tibetan-buddhist-monastery/ rather nice…

Former Head Of GCHQ Says Don’t Backdoor End-To-End #Encryption, Attack The End Points - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170710/08281937754/former-head-gchq-says-dont-backdoor-end-to-end-encryption-attack-end-points.shtml he finally gets it #e2e

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170708 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/07/170708.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

German industry warns UK not to expect help in Brexit talks - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/08/german-industry-warns-uk-over-brexit another #brexit fantasy shown for the lie it is

Would you like a #copyright law that said “if Hollywood doesn’t like this law, they can use their own”? - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2017/07/hollywood-gets-to-use-their-own-copyright-law-because-digital-restriction-measures/ #DRM

May’s deal with DUP faces legal challenge from crowdfunding campaign - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/09/theresa-may-dup-deal-legal-challenge-crowdfunded-campaign-good-friday-agreement great move #ge17

Wrong #China policy: White House calls Xi Jinping president of #Taiwan - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/09/wrong-china-policy-white-house-calls-xi-jinping-president-of-taiwan close - very, very close…

Encrypted Media Extensions: #Copyright, #DRM and the end of the open Web - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2017/07/encrypted-media-extensions-copyright-drm-end-open-web/ this is so disappointing… #EME

2017: year we lost control of world population surge? - https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/jul/09/2017-the-year-we-lost-control-of-world-population-surge-london-family-planning-contraception-summit-trump we must do more here if we wish to combat terrorism

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170707 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/07/170707.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Tim Berners-Lee Sells Out His Creation: Officially Supports #DRM In HTML - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170707/15544137737/tim-berners-lee-sells-out-his-creation-officially-supports-drm-html.shtml great summary of @w3c’s betrayal of Web

UK to lose global influence after #Brexit - Lord Hague - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40517715 everyone’s admitting now…

G20: UK-US trade deal to happen quickly, says Trump - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40540340 as usual, trump talks rubbish: quick deal simply not possible

Seven right whales found dead in ‘devastating’ blow to endangered animal - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/08/right-whales-dead-canada-endangered-species bad news

#G20: Leaders’ statement reflects Trump position on climate change - - https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2017/jul/08/g20-summit-may-meets-world-leaders-in-bid-to-boost-brexit-trade-prospects US goes down in history for selfish stupidity

May: “pushing for the implementation of the Paris agreement” - https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2017/jul/08/g20-summit-may-meets-world-leaders-in-bid-to-boost-brexit-trade-prospects?page=with:block-5960f70ee4b042dfbe78b3a3#block-5960f70ee4b042dfbe78b3a3 OK, better than I expected, I admit #g20

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170706 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/07/170706.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Untreatable gonorrhoea ‘superbug’ spreading around world, WHO warns - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/jul/07/untreatable-gonorrhoea-superbug-spreading-around-world-who-warns demonstrates failure of for-profit drug dev

Britain’s new place in the world – on the sidelines - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/06/britain-world-sidelines-brexit-trump-theresa-may-g20 "lost influence and will continue to do so because of #Brexit"

How climate scepticism turned into something more dangerous - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/07/climate-change-denial-scepticism-cynicism-politics good history of how #denialist idiocy went mainstream

Unesco makes Hebron old city Palestinian world heritage site - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/07/unesco-recognises-hebron-as-palestinian-world-heritage-site

UK ISP, Three, doesn’t care about #netneutrality and will let you pay for zero-rated, unlimited Netflix - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2017/07/uk-isp-three-doesnt-care-net-neutrality-will-let-pay-zero-rated-unlimited-netflix/ /cc @berec

US trying to water down #G20 text on lowering emissions - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/07/us-trying-to-water-down-g20-text-on-lowering-emissions-warn-charities G19 must stand firm, tell trump to get lost

Surge in acid attacks in England leads to calls to restrict sales - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jul/07/surge-in-acid-attacks-in-england-leads-to-calls-to-restrict-sales UK gov must clamp down on this, not #crypto

Study: Dutch Piracy Rates In Free Fall Due Mostly To The Availability Of Legal Alternatives - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170706/09383837730/study-dutch-piracy-rates-free-fall-due-mostly-to-availability-legal-alternatives.shtml again…

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170705 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/07/170705.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Theresa May to discuss Paris accord with Donald Trump at G20 - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/05/theresa-may-to-discuss-paris-accord-with-donald-trump-at-g20 well, kudos for that if she’s firm with him…

#China's Surveillance Plans Include 600 Million CCTV Cameras Nationwide, And Pervasive Facial Recognition - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170630/07045437703/chinas-surveillance-plans-include-600-million-cctv-cameras-nationwide-pervasive-facial-recognition.shtml

Disposition of Comments for EME and Director’s decision - https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-media/2017Jul/0000.html sad to see @w3c doing #copyright industry’s dirty work

#Privacy and population-wide whole-genome #sequencing in the age of #Google - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2017/07/privacy-population-wide-whole-genome-sequencing-age-google/ this is big, will only get bigger

Bob Murray Demands John Oliver Be Silenced… While HBO Moves Case To Federal Court - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170706/01361037727/bob-murray-demands-john-oliver-be-silenced-while-hbo-moves-case-to-federal-court.shtml #dirtycoal

Wild Animals in Entertainment 2017 - https://www.unitefortheherd.org/uk please refuse to support this cruelty to elephants when you travel abroad

UK business leaders to call for indefinite delay in leaving single market - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/06/uk-business-leaders-to-call-for-indefinite-delay-in-leaving-single-market at last UK business gets serious #brexit

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170704 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/07/170704.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

This Indian ISP won’t let its users use 128 bit or 256 bit encryption - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2017/07/indian-isp-wont-let-users-use-128-bit-256-bit-encryption/ just ridiculous #india

G20 public finance for fossil fuels ‘is four times more than renewables’ - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/05/g20-public-finance-for-fossil-fuels-is-four-times-more-than-renewables UK even worse…

#TiSA Troubles: Services, Democracy and Corporate Rule in the Trump Era - http://www.rosalux.eu/publications/tisa-troubles-services-democracy-and-corporate-rule-in-the-trump-era/

Ivory is still legally sold in EU - outrageous. I’ve asked EU commission to close all ivory markets in EU. more: http://g.ifaw.org/2t2x0Ow

On London’s Streets, Black Cabs and Uber Fight for a Future - https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/04/world/europe/london-uk-brexit-uber-taxi.html interesting analysis from #brexit viewpoint

Hopes of mild #climatechange dashed by new research - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/05/hopes-of-mild-climate-change-dashed-by-new-research look what you’re exacerbating, denialists…