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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 171129 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/11/171129.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Open Letter on EU #Copyright Reform - http://copybuzz.com/copyright/november-2017-open-letter-eu-reform/ impressive list of 80 organisations warning of proposed Directive’s huge flaws

Labour’s Barry Sheerman says, if Trump is allowed to visit the UK, there will be protests “unprecedented in this country” - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/blog/live/2017/nov/30/trump-twitter-theresa-may-islamic-terrorism-come-and-go-uk-cabinet-minister-brushes-aside-trumps-twitter-jibe-at-may-politics-live?page=with:block-5a1fe97ba1bc53061d9267cc#block-5a1fe97ba1bc53061d9267cc you bet

Rudd tells Trump critics: focus on 'bigger picture' of UK-US relations - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/nov/30/rudd-donald-trump-bigger-picture-uk-us-britain-first the one that shows UK as the US's poodle... #brexit

The EU #copyright reform proposal is a threat to fundamental rights, the economy, education and creativity - https://www.communia-association.org/2017/11/30/copyright-reform-proposal-threat-fundamental-rights-economy-education-creativity/

As Net Neutrality Repeal Nears, Comcast’s Promise To Avoid ‘Paid Prioritization’ Disappears - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20171129/13111538698/as-net-neutrality-repeal-nears-comcasts-promise-to-avoid-paid-prioritization-disappears.shtml probably just one of those oversights…

Giro d’Italia backs down in Israel row over calling start ‘west Jerusalem’ - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/30/israel-threatens-giro-ditalia-bike-race-west-jerusalem-cycling bullying rewarded again…

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 171128 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/171128.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Maine Government Agency Tries To Charge Public Records Requester $750 For Opening A PDF - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20171126/14403138681/maine-government-agency-tries-to-charge-public-records-requester-750-opening-pdf.shtml

No 10 condemns Trump’s tweets but won’t cancel state visit - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/live/2017/nov/29/pmqs-brexit-divorce-bill-grayling-defends-paying-massively-increased-brexit-divorce-bill-saying-uk-shouldnt-just-walk-away-politics-live if trump is stupid enough to come to UK, he’ll be greeted by the biggest demos ever…

New study uncovers the ‘keystone domino’ strategy of climate denial - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2017/nov/29/new-study-uncovers-the-keystone-domino-strategy-of-climate-denial “
Scientists: go forth and debunk myths”

Tory Brexiters to protest to No 10 about deal on £60bn divorce bill - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/nov/29/tory-brexiters-to-protest-to-no-10-about-deal-on-60bn-divorce-bill how dare these bunch of extremists try to impose their mad will on UK

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 171127 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/11/171127.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Yet Another Legal Action By Dogged Privacy Activist Brings Good News And Bad News For #Facebook In EU’s Highest Court - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20171123/07320338672/yet-another-legal-action-dogged-privacy-activist-brings-good-news-bad-news-facebook-eus-highest-court.shtml

New Zealand broadcasters refuse to stop using Māori words - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/28/new-zealand-broadcasters-refuse-to-stop-using-maori-words damn right - it’s their country; bigots who don’t like it can leave

David Davis could be in contempt of parliament over #Brexit studies - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/nov/27/mps-attack-david-davis-for-handing-over-redacted-brexit-reports the more they fight, the more we know they are hiding bad stuff

Oxford economists raise alarm at vanishing wealth of nature - https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/assets/reports/webWealthofNature.pdf

Corbyn becoming PM is ‘worse threat to business than Brexit’, says bank - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/nov/27/corbyn-becoming-pm-is-worse-threat-to-british-business-than-brexit-says-bank because “spending priorities towards low-income households” - a feature, not a bug

Facebook to hand over details of Russian-backed #Brexit posts - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/nov/28/facebook-to-hand-over-details-of-russian-backed-brexit-posts should be interesting… #russia

Three quarters of Android apps track users with third party tools – study - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/nov/28/android-apps-third-party-tracker-google-privacy-security-yale-university “situation may be no better on Apple’s App Store”

US gun violence spawns a new epidemic: conspiracy theorists harassing victims - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/nov/28/us-guns-mass-shootings-hoax-conspiracy-theories shows even USians can’t accept gun violence, but resort to insane denial

Unrestricted Text and Data Mining with allofPLOS - http://blogs.plos.org/plos/2017/11/unrestricted-text-and-data-mining-with-allofplos/ this should be standard everywhere #TDM

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 171126 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/11/171126.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Fears for world’s rarest penguin as population plummets - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/27/population-worlds-rarest-penguins-plummets-yellow-eyed-new-zealand fishing industry probably to blame - again

EU27 united in demanding ‘more progress’ on border in #Brexit talks, says Irish foreign minister - Politics live - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/live/2017/nov/27/heseltine-says-best-industrial-stragegy-would-be-to-stop-brexit-politics-live they’d be fools not to

“Many have questioned the long-term viability of the UK’s continued place as one of the permanent five veto-wielding members of the security council” - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/27/karen-pierce-first-female-uk-ambassador-to-un seat makes no sense after #brexit

Hard #Brexit would hit 142 Irish cross-border agreements - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/nov/27/hard-brexit-would-hit-142-irish-cross-border-agreements just absurd - time to drop this pernicious idea

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 171125 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/11/171125.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

The trouble with bitcoin and big data is the huge energy bill - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/26/trouble-with-bitcoin-big-data-huge-energy-bill important point; need low-energy computing programme

Fox: “I think this needs to be an economic Brexit, not a political one” - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/nov/26/liam-fox-northern-ireland-border-eu-trade-deal-uk-brexit the man’s a blithering fool

Zimbabwe activists fear post-Mugabe human rights crackdown - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/26/zimbabwe-activists-fear-post-mugabe-human-rights-crackdown-mnangagwa people aren’t called “the crocodile” for nothing

Trump reaffirms support for ‘accused child molester’ Roy Moore - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/nov/26/roy-moore-donald-trump-republicans nice to trump doing absolutely the worst thing for the republicans

#China’s #censorship czar falls, as its “Police #Cloud” tracking system rises across the country - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2017/11/chinas-censorship-czar-falls-police-cloud-tracking-system-rises-across-country/ just gets worse

Russian hacking: FBI failed to tell US officials their email was targeted - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/nov/26/russia-hacking-fbi-fancy-bear-officials-email Feeble Bureau of Investigation…

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 171124 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/11/171124.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Bangladesh PM claims ‘forced disappearances take place in UK and US’ - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/25/bangladesh-pm-sheikh-hasina-claims-forced-disappearances-take-place-in-uk-and-us someone with their finger really on the pulse of reality

Mexico creates vast new ocean reserve to protect ‘Galapagos of North America’ - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/nov/25/mexico-creates-vast-new-ocean-reserve-to-protect-galapagos-of-north-america great news - kudos to #mexico

Hindu activists threaten to torch UK cinemas in Bollywood film row - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/25/hindu-activists-threaten-to-torch-uk-cinemas-bollywood-padmavati unacceptable bullying

Labour can take Tory ‘crown jewel’ councils next year, says Sadiq Khan - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/nov/25/labour-london-councils-local-elections-adiq-khan interesting #london

Irish warn Theresa May: change course or risk #Brexit chaos - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/nov/25/phil-hogan-ireland-eu-commissioner-brexit-chaos “Brexit could reduce UK living standards by up to 9% in the most pessimistic case.”

North Atlantic’s greatest survivors are hunted once more - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/nov/25/whales-right-atlantic-conservation-sea-fishing-extinct#comments irresponsible industrial fishing must end #whales

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 171123 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.de/2017/11/171123.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

“South Korea’s most popular search engine, Naver, has blocked results for searches for the [sex] store’s name” - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/24/sex-south-korea-wakes-up-sexual-revolution-women #SouthKorea

Uma Thurman breaks Harvey Weinstein silence, saying #metoo - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/24/uma-thurman-breaks-silence-harvey-weinstein-metoo still very cross, and doubtless with good cause

“Northern Ireland politicians who backed #Brexit made an “historic mistake” that contributed to the crisis at Stormont” - http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-42075368

Reverse the decision to exclude animal sentience from the EU withdrawal bill - https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/repeal-the-decision-to-exclude-animal-sentience-from-the-eu-withdrawal-bill why do this unless they want to lower animal welfare?

Environment Secretary confirms sentience of animals will continue to be recognised and protections strengthened when we leave the EU - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/environment-secretary-confirms-sentience-of-animals-will-continue-to-be-recognised-and-protections-strengthened-when-we-leave-the-eu we’ll see after US FTA…

.@rgibli addressed failure of current copyright models to work in the interests of authors, & offers a new formulation which would place authors’ interests at the centre of copyright discourse - http://www.create.ac.uk/blog/2017/11/23/report-public-lecture-giblin/

“there is no historical precedent for renegotiating such a wide range of agreements in the short timespan available” - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/24/trump-quick-uk-us-post-brexit-trade-deal-nafta it’s simply impossible #brexit

amsterdam popular with “non-European companies looking to set up a European bridgehead that have ruled out London” - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/nov/24/amsterdam-brexit-european-medicines-agency-london-business #brexit

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 171122 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/11/171122.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Global firms accused of importing timber linked to Amazon massacre - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/nov/23/global-firms-accused-of-importing-timber-linked-to-amazon-massacre blood wood - shameful

Liverpool estimated it generated a return of £750m to the local economy from £170m of spending - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/nov/23/eu-rules-british-cities-cannot-be-capitals-of-culture yeah, what has the EU ever done for us…?

Leaving Apple and Google : my “eelo odyssey” - https://www.indidea.org/gael/blog/leaving-apple-google-eelo-odyssey-introduction/ #freesw pioneer @gael_duval has a cool new project: “an appealing alternative for the mobile and for web services” /cc @aral

“Spanish claim that [Gibraltar] might be excluded from transitional arrangements unless there is deal over future status” - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/23/brexit-deal-must-work-for-gibraltar-says-downing-street oh, look: as we predicted #brexit

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 171121 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/11/171121.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

How the brown bear became public enemy number one in rural Romania - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/nov/22/how-the-brown-bear-became-public-enemy-number-one-in-rural-romania troubling populist element here #ro

UK universities ‘face disaster within weeks’ without clear #Brexit plan - https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/nov/22/uk-universities-disaster-weeks-brexit-plan-eu-citizens UK gov doesn’t give a damn

The latest threat to your online #privacy: exfiltration of personal data by website session-replay scripts - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2017/11/latest-threat-online-privacy-exfiltration-personal-data-website-session-replay-scripts/ sneaky, and bad under #GDPR

‘Looting’ spree threatens wildlife and forests across eastern Europe - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/nov/22/looting-spree-threatens-wildlife-and-forests-across-eastern-europe depressing

Uh, This Flat Earther’s Homemade Manned Rocket Launch Does Not Sound Totally Advisable - https://gizmodo.com/uh-this-flat-earthers-homemade-manned-rocket-launch-do-1820627193 so how does he think GPS works?

Gibraltar heading for​ abrupt exit from single market, says Spain - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/22/gibraltar-heading-for-abrupt-exit-from-single-market-says-spain oh look: just as we warned… #brexit

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 171120 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/11/171120.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Top German Judges Slam EU Plans To Create Global Court To Enforce #ISDS - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20171120/09250538649/top-german-judges-slam-eu-plans-to-create-global-court-to-enforce-corporate-sovereignty.shtml EU should stop putting corporations above nations

Illegal logging to cost #Poland €100k a day in EU fines - https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/illegal-logging-to-cost-poland-e100k-a-day-in-eu-fines/ should be even more

UK government votes that animals are incapable of feeling emotion and pain - https://boingboing.net/2017/11/20/uk-government-votes-that-anima.html shameful; prelude to lowering animal welfare standards as part of US FTA

“amid signs that some EU nations no longer feel the need to automatically support an isolationist former partner.” - https://www.theguardian.com/law/2017/nov/20/no-british-judge-on-world-court-for-first-time-in-its-71-year-history

Once More European Parliament Shows Council The Road To © Common Sense On Article 13 - http://copybuzz.com/analysis/ep-shows-council-road-common-sense-article-13/ well done LIBE MEPs & @michalboni

The Civil Liberties Committee rejects #censorshipmachine - https://edri.org/civil-liberties-committee-rejects-censorshipmachine/ well done them

Belief that customs system will be ready for Brexit ‘borders on insanity’ - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/nov/20/belief-that-customs-system-will-be-ready-for-brexit-borders-on-insanity when are #brexiters going to wake up to reality

Lords: Stop MPs’ Heartless Animal Vote - https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/uk_animal_bill_loc/ the true face of #brexit: cruel & stupid

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 171119 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/11/171119.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Five-a-day eating targets ‘will be unaffordable for millions after Brexit’ - https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/nov/20/five-a-day-eating-targets-will-be-unaffordable-for-millions-after-brexit #brexit is taking UK back to 18th century - just as Rees Mogg wants

The Guardian view on #Brexit and the Irish border: Britain’s shameful dereliction - https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2017/nov/19/the-guardian-view-on-brexit-and-the-irish-border-britains-shameful-dereliction too right

May under pressure to justify paying higher #Brexit divorce bill - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/nov/19/theresa-may-under-pressure-justify-higher-brexit-divorce-bill-cabinet-meeting ridiculous: £40bn small price to pay for good deal

Two ways to help preserve #privacy in an age of massive leaks and deep hacks - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2017/11/two-ways-help-preserve-privacy-age-massive-leaks-deep-hacks/

Barnier says EU will not compromise standards in future UK trade deal - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/20/barnier-eu-standards-uk-trade-deal good, it’s the only thing that will safeguard UK regulations

Electoral Commission launches inquiry into leave campaign funding - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/nov/20/electoral-commission-launches-inquiry-into-leave-campaign-funding “reasonable grounds to suspect an offence may have been committed” #brexit

The Sad Legacy Of #Copyright: Locking Up Scientific Knowledge And Impeding Progress - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20171117/14341938639/sad-legacy-copyright-locking-up-scientific-knowledge-impeding-progress.shtml people are dying because of this

"Large private sector organisations are also considering moving to Europe and we can expect many to do so over next few years” - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/nov/20/london-loses-european-medicines-agency-amsterdam-brexit-relocation #brexit

How China made Victoria’s Secret a pawn in its ruthless global game - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/20/victorias-secret-china-censorship-lingerie-gigi-hadid-gaffe-repressive-state good analysis of china’s subtle but effective game

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 171118 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.co.at/2017/11/171118.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

South West Water: Pollution, Floods And Profits - https://corporatewatch.org/south-west-water-privatisation-pollution-floods-and-a-lot-of-cash/ water should never be privatised #commons

#Zimbabwe's ruling party fires Robert #Mugabe as leader - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/19/zimbabwe-ruling-party-fires-robert-mugabe-as-leader

This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper.

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 171117 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/11/171117.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

UK considers tax on single-use plastics to tackle ocean pollution - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/nov/18/uk-considers-tax-on-single-use-plastics-to-tackle-ocean-pollution if effective, that would be laudable

Ireland will block progress of #Brexit talks without border guarantee - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/nov/17/tusk-tells-uk-no-trade-talks-without-progress-on-money-and-ireland & that guarantee would mean accepting EU regs

Nasa map of Earth’s seasons over 20 years highlights climate change - https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/nov/18/nasa-map-of-earths-seasons-over-20-years-highlights-climate-change #climatechange

This incredibly cute creature is threatened by selfie tourism - http://mashable.com/2017/11/18/slow-loris-selfie-tourism-facebook-cute-animal/ more here about this abuse - https://www.ticklingistorture.org/

Giant airship comes loose in UK - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/18/worlds-longest-aircraft-airlander-10-collapses-in-uk they really should christen it “#brexit”

Harvey Weinstein had secret hitlist of 91 names to quash sex scandal - https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/nov/18/harvey-weinstein-secret-hitlist-sex-scandal staggering; what a total reptile (apologies to reptiles)

Palestinians vow to suspend talks if US closes diplomatic office in Washington - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/nov/18/palestinians-threaten-us-washington-diplomatic-office threats and counter-threats #pa

Can you guess what they found this anti-gay conservative Republican doing with another man? - https://boingboing.net/2017/11/18/can-you-guess-what-they-found.html bit of a stumper

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Ireland threatens to block progress of #Brexit talks over border - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/nov/17/irish-pm-brexit-backing-politicians-did-not-think-t... "Brexit-backing politicians had not “thought all this through”

How did the free sharing of scientific knowledge and culture become the worst crime our justice systems could think of? - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2017/11/how-did-the-free-sharing-of-scientific-knowledge-and-culture-become-the-worst-crime-our-justice-systems-could-think-of/ #oa

‘We should be on the offensive’ – James Hansen calls for wave of climate lawsuits - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/nov/17/we-should-be-on-the-offensive-james-hansen-calls-for-wave-of-climate-lawsuits quite right

“British cabinet was still in “cuckoo land” if it believed that the EU would offer anything more.” - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/nov/16/leaked-eu-paper-dents-mays-hopes-for-bespoke-brexit-trade-deal #brexiters are

Downing Street denies it will back down over fixing date of #Brexit - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/nov/17/downing-street-denies-it-will-back-down-over-fixing-date-of-brexit may must be working for the russians…

Tusk tells UK: no trade talks without progress on money and Ireland - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/nov/17/tusk-tells-uk-no-trade-talks-without-progress-on-money-and-ireland time running out for #brexit fantasists

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 171113 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/11/171113.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

US switches focus of its Bonn event from clean energy to fossil fuels - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/nov/10/us-switches-focus-of-its-bonn-event-from-clean-energy-to-fossil-fuels go home, US, you’re drunk

Welcome to the brave new world of workplace #surveillance - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2017/11/welcome-brave-new-world-workplace-surveillance/ stop reading this, get back to work…

John Redwood criticised over advice to pull money out of UK - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/nov/13/labour-accuses-john-redwood-of-talking-britain-down he should resign for this typical #brexit hypocrisy #dyson

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 171112 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/11/171112.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

US switches focus of its Bonn event from clean energy to fossil fuels - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/nov/10/us-switches-focus-of-its-bonn-event-from-clean-energy-to-fossil-fuels go home, US, you’re drunk

Welcome to the brave new world of workplace #surveillance - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2017/11/welcome-brave-new-world-workplace-surveillance/ stop reading this, get back to work…

John Redwood criticised over advice to pull money out of UK - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/nov/13/labour-accuses-john-redwood-of-talking-britain-down he should resign for this typical #brexit hypocrisy #dyson

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 171111 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/11/171111.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Boris Johnson has been embarrassing Britain for long enough. It’s time for him to go - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/11/jeremy-corbyn-boris-johnson-iran he’s not wrong…

Restaurants fear #Brexit will turn boom to bust - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/nov/11/restaurants-brexit-boom-to-bust-uk-hospitality-industry “We are struggling at the moment to find staff because of Brexit”

Free Will in the Theory of Everything - https://arxiv.org/pdf/1709.02874.pdf "this solution will give room neither for “Divine Intervention”, nor for “Free Will” - deep stuff from deep thinker

UK woman held in Iran jail ‘angry and in tears’ at Boris Johnson remarks - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/nov/12/woman-jailed-in-iran-shocked-by-boris-johnsons-comments-her-husband-says ‘lumps have been found in her breasts’

“ministers are ‘aghast’ at demands for hard #Brexit from Michael Gove and Boris Johnson” - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/nov/12/uk-government-tensions-rise-after-leak-of-letter-to-prime-minister a reptilian pair

Artist’s ‘sexual’ robin redbreast Christmas cards banned by Facebook - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/nov/12/artists-sexual-robin-redbreast-christmas-cards-banned-by-facebook & they want people to trust them with nude pix?

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 171110 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/11/171110.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

#AU: Trans-Pacific Partnership Ministerial Statement - http://dfat.gov.au/trade/agreements/tpp/news/Pages/trans-pacific-partnership-ministerial-statement.aspx with links to documents #TPP

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 171109 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/11/171109.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Recent Intel Chipsets Have A Built-In Hidden Computer, Running Minix With A Networking Stack And A Web Server - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20171108/09095338574/recent-intel-chipsets-have-built-in-hidden-computer-running-minix-with-networking-stack-web-server.shtml

Responsible Sourcing of Critical Metals - http://elementsmagazine.org/2017/10/07/responsible-sourcing-of-critical-metals/ important issue

Algorithmic Videos Are Making YouTube Unsuitable For Young Children, And Google’s ‘Revenue Architecture’ Is To Blame - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20171107/11023638563/algorithmic-videos-are-making-youtube-unsuitable-young-children-googles-revenue-architecture-is-to-blame.shtml

Wikipedia Warns That #SESTA Could Destroy #Wikipedia - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20171110/09353838586/wikipedia-warns-that-sesta-could-destroy-wiki... bad stuff

Louis CK responds to sexual misconduct allegations: ‘These stories are true’ - https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/nov/10/louis-ck-statement-sexual-misconduct-allegations-these-stories-are-true at least he had the grace to do this

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 171108 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/11/171108.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

European parliament contradicts UK claim on deal on citizens’ rights - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/nov/09/european-parliament-contradicts-uk-claim-deal-on-citizens-rights UK government lying again… #brexit

Michael Bloomberg’s ‘war on coal’ goes global with $50m fund - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/nov/09/michael-bloombergs-war-on-coal-goes-global-with-50m-fund bravo

#Cyprus dog deaths push #AnimalAbuse on to election agenda - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/09/cyprus-dog-deaths-push-animal-abuse-on-to-election-agenda appalling incidents

Malta in hot water over trapping of protected birds - https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/malta-in-hot-water-over-trapping-of-protected-birds/ shame on #malta for allowing this brutal, primitive #animal abuse

EU cuts UK growth forecast as eurozone motors ahead - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/nov/09/eu-cuts-uk-growth-forecast-as-eurozone-motors-ahead and that’s with optimistic assumptions #brexit

MPAA Sticks Its Nose Into Australia’s #Copyright Business: Warns Against Fair Use And Geo-Blocking Relief - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20171108/10053938578/mpaa-sticks-nose-into-australias-copyright-business-warns-against-fair-use-geo-blocking-relief.shtml

With us or US? Barnier challenges May on kind of society UK wants - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/nov/09/germany-leading-push-stricter-eu-line-brexit-talks-uk-chief-negotiator-financial-settlement key question: do you want chlorine chicken with your hormone beef?

What the @Sci_Hub saga and #DNA testing services can teach us about #privacy - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2017/11/sci-hub-saga-dna-testing-services-can-teach-us-privacy/ it’s all about control #oa #copyright

32 European ministers call for more #FreeSoftware in governmental infrastructure - https://fsfe.org/news/2017/news-20171109-01.en.html great; but will anything actually happen?

important: there’s no #TPP deal yet according to this - https://twitter.com/FP_Champagne/status/928676059230371843

#Israeli anti-corruption police question Netanyahu for fifth time - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/09/israeli-police-question-benjamin-netanyahu-in-corruption-inquiry anybody would think there’s something dodgy

Too early to talk gun control, not too early to bork iPhone security - https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/11/09/us_government_texas_shooting_iphone_backdoor/ good point #crypto

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 171107 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/11/171107.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Rare victory for rainforests as nations vow to stop ‘death by chocolate’ - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/08/rare-victory-for-rainforests-as-nations-vow-to-stop-death-by-chocolate kudos to govs of Ghana & Ivory Coast

Facebook asks users for nude photos in project to combat revenge porn - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/nov/07/facebook-revenge-porn-nude-photos @facebook exploring just how stupid its users are…

Patel visited Israeli military hospital in Golan Heights, says Israeli media - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2017/nov/08/priti-patel-secret-israel-meetings-politics-live?page=with:block-5a02d3e4ccc8f906eab78b56#block-5a02d3e4ccc8f906eab78b56 she’s a goner…

Big Meat and Dairy’s Supersized Climate Footprint - https://www.iatp.org/supersized-climate-footprint appalling #climatechange

Ex-Israeli PM introduced Weinstein to agents who ‘suppressed abuse allegations’ - https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/nov/08/ex-israeli-pm-introduced-weinstein-to-agents-who-suppressed-abuse-allegations all such lovely people

Priti Patel forced to resign over unofficial meetings with Israelis - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/nov/08/priti-patel-forced-to-resign-over-unofficial-meetings-with-israelis damn right

Coal-fired plant shifted $1bn offshore while pocketing $117m from Australian taxpayers - https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/nov/08/coal-fired-plant-shifted-1bn-offshore-while-pocketing-117m-from-australian-taxpayers stop #adani now #au

Priti Patel fallout erodes public trust and diminishes UK’s stature, say critics - https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/nov/08/priti-patel-fallout-erodes-public-trust-diminishes-uk-stature-critics-warn don’t worry, our stature gone now #brexit

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 171106 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/11/171106.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Offshore cash helped fund Steve Bannon’s attacks on Hillary Clinton - https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/nov/07/steve-bannon-bermuda-robert-mercer and maybe #brexit? #Mercer

Dear Senators Portman & Blumenthal: What Should Blogs Do If SESTA Passes? - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20171107/10023238562/dear-senators-portman-blumenthal-what-should-blogs-do-if-sesta-passes.shtml important question

Annotating the First Page of the First #Navajo-English Dictionary - https://www.newyorker.com/culture/personal-history/annotating-the-first-page-of-the-first-navajo-english-dictionary not what you were expecting…

Planting #trees could mop up ten years’ worth of greenhouse gases - https://www.newscientist.com/article/2152648-planting-trees-could-mop-up-ten-years-worth-of-greenhouse-gases/ we need to do this, and quickly…

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 171105 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.de/2017/11/171105.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

“if there is no transition deal by March, 60% of businesses will have started moving staff or slowing recruitment” - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/live/2017/nov/06/cbi-tells-may-that-business-needs-clarity-over-brexit-transition-by-christmas-politics-live?page=with:block-5a002f2dd0f0f605cdd8809a#block-5a002f2dd0f0f605cdd8809a

Red squirrels successfully reintroduced to north-west Scottish Highlands - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/nov/06/red-squirrels-successfully-established-in-scottish-highlands well, that’s good

US Senate hearing confirms #Facebook is perfect #surveillance machine: what can we do about it? - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2017/11/us-senate-hearing-confirms-facebook-perfect-surveillance-machine-can/ pay up 4 services

Cost of wind keeps dropping, and there’s little coal, nuclear can do to stop it - https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/11/economics-working-against-coal-as-cost-of-wind-solar-power-drops/ bad luck, trumpy coalminers…

Fox News’ Ainsley Earhardt says Church the best place to be shot - https://boingboing.net/2017/11/06/fox-news-ainsley-earhardt-sa.html holy guns…

Charging deer kills hunter outside Paris, police say - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/06/deer-kills-hunter-france seems only fair that deer should win a match occasionally…

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 171104 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.co.at/2017/11/171104.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

UK firms want a #Brexit transition deal by March - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/nov/05/most-uk-firms-preparing-for-no-deal-brexit-warns-cbi UK gov won’t even have a plan by then…

Boris Johnson in spotlight as questions raised over Russian influence on UK - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/nov/04/boris-johnson-brexit-russia-trump well, look at that... #brexit

Trump accused of obstructing satellite research into #climatechange - https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/nov/05/donald-trump-accused-blocking-satellite-climate-change-research his infamy will live forever (if we survive)

Ministers ‘could be in contempt of parliament over #Brexit papers’ - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/nov/05/ministers-could-be-in-contempt-of-parliament-over-brexit-papers release them now…

Tory whip steps down as more MPs are caught up in harassment scandal - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/nov/05/conservative-mp-dan-poulter-investigated-by-party-over-allegations who’s next?

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 171103 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.co.at/2017/11/171103.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

“Der von der Europäischen Kommission angestrebte Weg, ein multinationales Gericht zu schaffen, der falsche Weg.” - http://www.drb.de/stellungnahmen/2017/multilateraler-gerichtshof-fuer-investitionsstreitigkeiten.html

‘There’s a lot more there’: Mueller ups the stakes in Trump-Russia inquiry - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/nov/04/robert-mueller-donald-trump-russia-manafort-gates-papadopoulos

Most scientists now reject the idea that the first Americans came by land - https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/11/majority-of-scientists-now-agree-that-humans-came-to-the-americas-by-boat/

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 171102 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.co.at/2017/11/171102.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Estonian Presidency On © & Censorship: Oops!…I Did It Again - http://copybuzz.com/analysis/estonian-presidency-censorship-oops/ why does #estonia want to destroy the Internet? #ee

Internet Association Sells Out The Internet: Caves In And Will Now Support Revised #SESTA - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20171103/14324838548/internet-association-sells-out-internet-caves-will-now-support-revised-sesta.shtml awful move

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 171101 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/11/171101.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Fox: “no objection” to importing chlorine-rinsed chicken under a post-Brexit trade deal with the US” - https://www.politico.eu/article/brexit-uk-parliament-six-things-we-learned-from-blockbuster-day-for-uk-committees/ #brexit

#NewZealand launches biggest ever drive to attract Brexit Britain’s builders - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/02/new-zealand-launches-biggest-ever-drive-to-attract-brexit-britains-builders no nurses, no builders, in #brexit UK

#brexit impact already: ‘Food is rotting in the fields’ - NFU demands urgent action on seasonal labour shortfall - http://www.edp24.co.uk/business/farming/food-is-rotting-in-the-fields-nfu-deputy-president-minette-batters-demands-urgent-action-on-seasonal-labour-shortfall-1-5259925

Archaeologists discover mysterious void deep within Great Pyramid of Giza - https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/nov/02/archaeolgists-discover-mysterious-void-deep-within-great-pyramid-of-giza the lights went out when I was in there

#Privacy is constantly under threat; here are ways communities can help to protect it locally - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2017/11/privacy-constantly-threat-ways-communities-can-help-protect-locally/ #transparency

The running costs of eLife 2.0 - https://elifesciences.org/labs/85a7155a/the-running-costs-of-elife-2-0 “four months after the launch”; #opensource

Russian hacking went far beyond US election, digital hitlist reveals - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/nov/02/russian-hacking-beyond-us-election-digital-hitlist “lone hacker” theory “absurd”

‘Enjoy menstruation, even on the subway’: Stockholm art sparks row - https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/nov/02/enjoy-menstruation-subway-stockholm-art-row-liv-stromquist just can’t think why… #se

Iceland’s president asks opposition Left-Greens to form coalition - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/02/iceland-president-left-greens-form-coalition intriguing #is

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 171031 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/11/171031.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Spinoff: Whatever The Reports About Russian Trolls Buying Ads Is Initially, It’s Way, Way Worse - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20171031/11090138521/spinoff-whatever-reports-about-russian-trolls-buying-ads-is-initially-way-way-worse.shtml truly

In Xi’s new era, Chinese diplomacy will be a display of hard power - http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2117726/xis-new-era-chinese-diplomacy-will-be-display-hard-power well, that’s going to be fab, isn’t it? #china

Time To Get Rid Of #ISDS? USTR Robert Lighthizer Seems To Think So - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20171031/09432038518/time-to-get-rid-corporate-sovereignty-ustr-robert-lighthizer-seems-to-think-so.shtml the end is nigh #NZ #TPP

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 171030 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/10/171030.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Move By Top Chinese University Could Mean Journal Impact Factors Begin To Lose Their Influence - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20171025/09042938479/move-top-chinese-university-could-mean-journal-impact-factors-begin-to-lose-their-influence.shtml

“Brits abroad look at the fact other countries see us in retreat, having lost our way.” - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/oct/30/government-refuses-to-release-details-of-studies-into-economic-impact-of-brexit and how #brexit

DHS expanding national #biometrics database to hold details on over 500 million people, including many US citizens - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2017/10/dhs-expanding-national-biometrics-database-hold-details-500-million-people-including-many-us-citizens/

call for an immediate inquiry to uncover foreign interference in the UK’s electoral processes - https://bestforbritain.org/russianroulette

Joseph Mifsud. The “professor” in the Papadopoulos – Manafort revelations. - https://jonworth.eu/joseph-mifsud-professor-papadopoulos-manafort-revelations/ fascinating stuff…

Brexit: Whitehall headcount to balloon by 8000 workers - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/oct/31/uk-has-spent-half-a-billion-gearing-up-for-eu-exit-says-david-davis fab - I can almost smell all the money #brexit will save us