180213

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 180212 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2018/02/180212.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

“Leaving the European Union could provide the UK with an opportunity to regulate differently across social, environment, energy, consumer and product standards.” - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/feb/12/eu-endgame-is-political-unity-not-free-trade-argues-boris-johnson “regulate differently” = race to the bottom #brexit

Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi’s trial begins behind closed doors - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/13/palestinian-teenager-ahed-tamimis-trial-begins-behind-closed-doors is #israel so cowardly, & its justice such a sham, that they have to try a girl in secret?

Trump’s Second Budget Proposal Again Seeks Deep Cuts to Key Ocean Programs; Infrastructure Proposal Attacks Bedrock Environmental Protections - http://usa.oceana.org/press-releases/president-trumps-second-budget-proposal-again-seeks-deep-cuts-key-ocean-programs what scum he is…

The French Supreme Body of Financial Control Approves the Use of Free Software by Government Services - https://www.april.org/en/french-supreme-body-financial-control-approves-use-free-software-government-services “Sharing free software development now appears as a powerful way to increase efficiency and influence.” #france

LEAK: European Commission’s reckless draft Recommendation on “illegal” content - https://edri.org/leak-european-commissions-reckless-draft-recommendation-illegal-content/ awful: @EU_Commission doesn’t give a damn about freedom of expression, creativity or the Internet

How We Got To The Point That Hollywood Is Trying To Attack The Internet Via NAFTA - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180212/17331439215/how-we-got-to-point-that-hollywood-is-trying-to-attack-internet-via-nafta.shtml important background to today’s parlous state of #copyright