180531

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2018/05/180530.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

How chopping off their horns helps save rhinos from poachers - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/31/how-chopping-off-their-horns-helps-save-rhinos-from-poachers makes sense

FCC Claims Perfectly-Timed Regulatory Handout To Sinclair Is Just Quirky Happenstance - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180525/09195139909/fcc-claims-perfectly-timed-regulatory-handout-to-sinclair-is-just-quirky-happenstance.shtml yeah, right - just like all the other quirky happenstances…

Antibiotic resistance crisis worsening because of collapse in supply - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/may/31/antibiotic-resistance-crisis-worsening-because-of-collapse-in-supply this is utter madness; posterity will not believe our stupidity here

Snippet Tax And Upload Filters: Lethal #Copyright Cocktail From The Council – The @Europarl_EN Must Act Now - http://copybuzz.com/copyright/snippet-tax-and-upload-filters-lethal-cocktail-from-the-council-the-ep-must-act-now/

Romania breaks up alleged €25m illegal logging ring - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/31/romania-breaks-up-alleged-25m-illegal-logging-ring well done everyone that made this happen #romania

Anger as #Brexiter Nigel Lawson applies for French residency - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/may/31/brexiter-nigel-lawson-applies-french-residency-vote-leave lawson the #climatedenialist, lawson the #hypocrite

EU Parliament Members Play Hardball On Terrible Copyright Policies, Article Highlighting Sketchy Tactics Magically Disappears - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180531/00285739946/eu-parliament-members-play-hardball-terrible-... these people will sink to anything for #copyrightmaximalism

Avoiding meat and dairy is ‘single biggest way’ to reduce your impact on Earth - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/31/avoiding-meat-and-dairy-is-single-biggest-way-to-reduce-your-impact-on-earth looks important; we all need to try harder

Student Group At Fudan University Forced To Cancel Annual Production Of ‘The Vagina Monologues’ - https://supchina.com/2018/05/31/student-group-at-fudan-university-forced-to-cancel-annual-production-of-the-vagina-monologues/ #china frightened of something?

180530

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2018/05/180529.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Japanese hunters kill 120 pregnant minke whales during summer months – report https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/30/japanese-hunters-kill-120-pregnant-minke-whales-during-summer-months-report shame on #japan

“If we lose access to these [EU] databases, we will lose access to vital intelligence about the origin of food, feed and animal products, and won’t be aware when rapid alerts are issued to the rest of the continent.” - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/live/2018/may/30/brexit-public-health-at-risk-if-uk-loses-access-to-eu-food-safety-databases-say-council-chiefs-politics-live?page=with:block-5b0e533ae4b022a3efa0cfe2#block-5b0e533ae4b022a3efa0cfe2 #brexit

Can the world’s largest #rewilding project restore Patagonia’s beauty? - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/30/can-the-worlds-largest-rewilding-project-restore-patagonias-beauty inspiring stuff; now, can we have beavers in the UK, please…?

Brexit: UK may get poorer access than Israel to EU science scheme - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/may/30/brexit-uk-may-get-poorer-access-than-israel-to-eu-science-scheme #brexit going well, I see…

“Among the issues that caused concern was the discovery that UK officials had been copying personal data and sharing it with US contractors working for its immigration services and the border police.” - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/may/30/brexit-uk-may-get-poorer-access-than-israel-to-eu-science-scheme bye-bye adequacy after #brexit…

Russian journalist who was reported killed is still alive - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/30/russian-journalist-arkady-babchenko-who-was-reported-killed-is-still-alive never a dull moment these days…

Voters have become significantly more pessimistic about impact of #Brexit on economy and UK generally over last year, poll suggests - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/live/2018/may/30/brexit-public-health-at-risk-if-uk-loses-access-to-eu-food-safety-databases-say-council-chiefs-politics-live?page=with:block-5b0e5e3de4b0033069060948#block-5b0e5e3de4b0033069060948 can’t think why…

Vevo Flop Shows, Once Again, How Badly The Record Labels Underestimate Technology - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180525/09454039911/vevo-flop-shows-once-again-how-badly-record-labels-underestimate-technology.shtml

‘Technological’ Brexit customs solution unrealistic, say manufacturers - https://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2018/may/technological-brexit-customs-solution-unrealistic/ as we been saying…

180529

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2018/05/180528.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

@EU_Commission: Completing a trusted Digital Single Market for the benefit of all - http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-18-3740_en.htm the Copyright Directive is nothing of the kind - there are zero benefits for 500 million EU citizens

Progressives win fight for greater transparency in EU decision making - https://mailchi.mp/socialistsanddemocrats/progressives-win-fight-for-greater-transparency-in-eu-decision-making why is the @ALDEgroup so afraid of transparency and democracy…?

Revealed: industrial-scale beef farming comes to the UK - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/29/revealed-industrial-scale-beef-farming-comes-to-the-uk campaign needs to target supermarkets not to use these industrial farms

FOSTA-SESTA is now law—where does that leave the Internet? - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2018/05/fosta-sesta-is-now-law-where-does-that-leave-the-internet/ “FOSTA-SESTA has dangerous consequences for Internet freedom”

Kinder Morgan pipeline: Canadian government to buy project for $4.5bn - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/29/canada-kinder-morgan-pipeline-trans-mountain justin obviously got bored with being the cool kid in politics… #canada #tarsands

Soros-backed campaign to push for new #Brexit vote within a year - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/may/29/george-soros-drastic-action-needed-for-eurozone-to-survive “the British public must express its support by a convincing margin in order to be taken seriously by Europe.”

Arkansas IHOP manage put on leave for refusing to serve kid born without arms - https://boingboing.net/2018/05/29/arkansas-ihop-manage-put-on-le.html imagine how that child must have felt…

ABC cancels ‘Roseanne’ because Roseanne Barr is a racist - https://boingboing.net/2018/05/29/abc-cancels-roseanne-becau.html

FSFE is hiring: EU public policy programme manager - http://fsfe.org/news/2018/news-20180529-01.html

Televangelist tells his flock to buy him a $54 million jet: “It’s what Jesus would do.” - https://boingboing.net/2018/05/29/televangelist-tells-his-flock.html

180528

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2018/05/180527.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Return of the bison: herd makes surprising comeback on Dutch coast - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/28/return-of-the-bison-herd-makes-surprising-comeback-on-dutch-coast heartening news for a chance; let’s have some in the UK…

Member States adopt negotiation position, side with rightsholders in attack on user rights - https://www.communia-association.org/2018/05/28/member-states-adopt-negotiation-position-side-rightsholders-attack-user-rights/ “time to remind MEPs that they have been elected to represent the interests of citizens” #copyright

In China’s footsteps: #Amazon and US schools normalize automatic facial recognition and constant #surveillance - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2018/05/in-chinas-footsteps-amazon-and-us-schools-normalize-automatic-facial-recognition-and-constant-surveillance/ this is serious

Brexit indigestion: row brewing over call for UK laws to protect likes of cognac and feta - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/may/28/brexit-indigestion-row-brewing-over-call-for-uk-laws-to-protect-likes-of-cognac-and-feta this is a “red line” for EU, so #brexiters had better get swallowing…

“Trinity’s huge £563m investment fund recently included shares in the world’s largest arms companies, several partners in the Dakota Access pipeline, and Arconic, the supplier of the notorious cladding on Grenfell Tower.” - https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/may/28/oxford-and-cambridge-university-colleges-hold-21bn-in-riches this is appalling - stop it

180527

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2018/05/180526.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

How cruise ships bring agonising death to last Greek whales - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/27/shipping-routes-move-save-whales-greek-seas-dying-agony cruise ships are an utter blight

Chicken safety fear as chlorine washing fails bacteria tests - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/26/chicken-health-fear-chlorine-washing-fails-bacteria-tests-brexit-salmonella-listeria allowing this in UK is one of the US “red lines” for a trade deal: it’s importing higher mortality and sickness - https://www.theguardian.com/animals-farmed/2018/feb/21/dirty-meat-shocking-hygiene-failings-discovered-in-us-pig-and-chicken-plants - because of #brexit desperation for trade deals

If Solar and Wind Hit 50% of Generation, US Wholesale Energy Prices Could Fall 25% or More - https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/energy-prices-if-wind-and-solar-hit-50-percent-of-generation #renewables

Is the Earth flat? Meet the people questioning science - https://www.theguardian.com/global/2018/may/27/is-the-earth-pancake-flat-among-the-flat-earthers-conspiracy-theories-fake-news how stupid can you be? you can tell not a single one of these people has ever studied/understood applied mathematics…

Pornography and the butterfly effect - https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/27/pornography-and-the-butterfly-effect/ interesting analysis

Ivanka Trump photo with son sparks backlash over separations at border - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/27/ivanka-trump-tweets-photo-backlash-border-separation-policy "Imagine someone in an ICE uniform takes away your precious baby, and you never get to see him or her ever again. This is what’s going on, thanks to your Dad’s policy. DO SOMETHING.”

MPs call for Theresa May to permit poll on abortion in Northern Ireland - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/27/theresa-may-oppose-vote-northern-ireland-abortion-law seems logical if may won’t allow a vote by MPs

180526

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2018/05/180525.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Equivalent of Booking.com may be created in North Caucasus - http://vestnikkavkaza.net/material/113106 sounds like a winner

"Liam Fox, told MPs last November: “There are no health reasons why you couldn’t eat chickens that have been washed in chlorinated water.” " - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/26/chicken-health-fear-chlorine-washing-fails-bacteria-tests-brexit-salmonella-listeria?CMP=share_btn_tw seems fox was wrong… yet again

at the moment, less than 20% of UK’s energy is coming from fossil sources according to this dashboard - http://www.gridwatch.templar.co.uk/

Robots fight weeds in challenge to agrochemical giants - https://www.reuters.com/article/us-farming-tech-chemicals-insight/robots-fight-weeds-in-challenge-to-agrochemical-giants-idUSKCN1IN0IK seems sensible idea

180525

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.se/2018/05/180524.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

UK Home Office’s £885m crim records digi project: A ‘masterclass in incompetence’ - https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/05/25/digitisation_of_crim_records_masterclass_in_incompetence_gov_watchdog/ & this, ladies and gentlemen, is why the “max-fac” approach to UK borders post-#brexit is an utter joke

‘Max-fac’ is an idiotic idea that will bankrupt British businesses - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/may/24/max-fac-brexit-customs-hmrc-peoples-vote “I’m not a politician, I’m an entrepreneur.” #brexitshambles

Forget The GDPR, The EU’s New #Copyright Proposal Will Be A Complete And Utter Disaster For The Internet - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180525/10072939912/forget-gdpr-eus-new-copyright-proposal-will-be-complete-utter-disaster-internet.shtml time to contact your MEP…

180524

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2018/05/180523.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

‘We can’t see a future’: group takes EU to court over climate change - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/24/families-take-eu-court-climate-change-emissions great move, more such cases needed

Is Russia ready to use euros in trade? - http://vestnikkavkaza.net/material/113042 “Russia is ready to use euros rather than US dollars in foreign trade if the European Union declares its stance against expansion of the US anti-Russian sanctions”

Mining the Panama Papers and other leaks to reveal the hidden looting of West #Africa by its corrupt elite - https://boingboing.net/2018/05/24/risking-all-for-truth.html

Announcing “e Foundation” for eelo - https://www.indidea.org/gael/blog/announcing-e-foundation-for-eelo/ excellent

The Demise Of #Copyright Toleration - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180523/00333639884/demise-copyright-toleration.shtml interesting analysis

180523

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2018/05/180522.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Illegal online sales of endangered wildlife rife in Europe - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/23/illegal-online-sales-of-endangered-wildlife-rife-in-europe crowdsourcing investigations seems like the perfect way to track down and report these crimes

‘I’ll never trust the English again’: Jamaica’s Windrush backlash - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/23/ill-never-trust-the-english-again-jamaicas-windrush-backlash-70th-anniversary more trade deals that fox will never obtain… #BrexitReality

UK might have to pay £39bn Brexit bill before trade deal agreed - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/may/23/uk-might-have-to-pay-39bn-brexit-bill-before-trade-deal-agreed they should be grateful it’s not £100bn…

UK calls for special EU deal on data-sharing laws after Brexit - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/23/uk-calls-for-eu-deal-data-sharing-laws-brexit great strategy, UK gov: insult the EU at every turn - then ask for special treatment. how about “no”…?

’ “max fac” customs system would involve firms having to pay £32.50 per customs declaration. This would cost them up between £17bn and £20bn a year’ - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/live/2018/may/23/pmqs-theresa-may-jeremy-corbyn-gove-ministers-accused-of-putting-country-in-jeopardy-through-cabinet-infighting-politics-live?page=with:block-5b05785de4b0a1f8347716a7#block-5b05785de4b0a1f8347716a7 it won’t, because the “max fac” system will never work - just look at UK gov’s endless IT failures

Hitting toughest climate target will save world $30tn in damages, analysis shows - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/23/hitting-toughest-climate-target-will-save-world-30tn-in-damages-analysis-shows well, this is obvious to anyone with a brain… #globalwarming

‘It’s like a death sentence’: ex-NHS worker billed £4,388 for treatment - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/23/go-die-not-interested-windrush-citizen-feels-neglected-by-britain " worked in UK for 30 years"

Save Free Flow of News in the EU: A Letter to the Council - https://medium.com/@stagurnhelgadttir/save-free-flow-of-news-in-the-eu-a-letter-to-the-council-d1a061252cb6 excellent, logical analysis of a really bad idea… #article11 #copyright

180522

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.co.at/2018/05/180521.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

‘Weird, odd, a dumpster fire’: Trump’s North Korea summit coin ridiculed - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/22/donald-trump-north-korea-coin-kim-jong-un-nuclear-talks so trump, so banana republic…

#copyrightdirective Article 11: Driven By Rhetoric, Not By Arithmetic - http://copybuzz.com/copyright/eu-reform/article-11-driven-by-rhetoric-not-by-arithmetic/ the numbers speak for themselves: the #snippet tax doesn’t add up

Courts Says CIA Can Dump Classified Info To Members Of The Public And Still Deny They’ve Been Publicly Released - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180427/18163239731/courts-says-cia-can-dump-classified-info-to-members-public-still-deny-theyve-been-publicly-released.shtml riiight

EU talks with Australia and New Zealand deal blow to UK free trade plans - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/may/22/eu-trade-talks-australia-new-zealand-brexit-commonwealth “Bloc could end up on better terms with the Commonwealth nations after #Brexit than UK” fox should resign now

Rudy Giuliani won deal for OxyContin maker to continue sales of drug behind opioid deaths - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/22/rudy-giuliani-opioid-epidemic-oxycontin-purdue-pharma giuliani has blood on his hands: how many have died because of this?

Sleepwalking towards a perpetual (news?) publishers’ right in online publications - http://ipkitten.blogspot.de/2018/05/sleepwalking-towards-perpetual-news.html #article11 is a pointless disaster - http://copybuzz.com/copyright/eu-reform/article-11-driven-by-rhetoric-not-by-arithmetic/ #copyright

Tibetan man gets five years in prison for speaking about his native language - https://boingboing.net/2018/05/22/tibetan-man-gets-five-years-in.html #china wants to wipe out tibetan culture #tibet

180521

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.co.at/2018/05/180520.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

“prospect of a no-deal exit and a hard border would play to Sinn Féin’s political aims of a united Ireland” - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/21/support-for-brexit-falls-sharply-in-northern-ireland #brexit will destroy the “United” Kingdom

Report Confirms Deep Flaws Of Automated Facial Recognition Software In The UK, Warns Its Use In The US Is Spreading - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180518/10000439863/report-confirms-deep-flaws-automated-facial-recognition-software-uk-warns-use-us-is-spreading.shtml bad stuff

Medicines were tainted with pesticides in sloppy drug facility, FDA warns - https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/05/medicines-were-tainted-with-pesticides-in-sloppy-drug-facility-fda-warns/ the kind of stuff US wants to force UK to buy under post-#brexit trade deal…

‘Sometimes dancing, sometimes furious’: a girl shot dead in #Gaza - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/19/sometimes-dancing-sometimes-furious-a-girl-shot-dead-in-gaza such brave heroes, these #israeli soliders, taking on 14-year-old girls with nothing more than high-power sniper rifles…

How The Recording Industry Hid Its Latest Attempt To Expand #Copyright (And Why You Should Call Your Senator To Stop It) - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180521/01034439868/how-recording-industry-hid-latest-attempt-to-expand-copyright-why-you-should-call-your-senator-to-stop-it.shtml

One Day Left To Get Your Copy Of @techdirt’s CIA: Collect It All On Kickstarter! - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180521/11120339871/one-day-left-to-get-your-copy-cia-collect-it-all-kickstarter.shtml hurry hurry hurry…

Internet Archive awarded grant from Arcadia Fund to digitize university press collections - https://blog.archive.org/2018/05/21/internet-archive-awarded-grant-from-arcadia-fund-to-digitize-university-press-collections/ great news

Rupert Murdoch Believes In The Free Market… Until His Company Is Struggling: Then He Wants To Regulate Competitors - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180521/01303439869/rupert-murdoch-believes-free-market-until-his-company-is-struggling-then-he-wants-to-regulate-competitors.shtml

180520

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.co.at/2018/05/180519.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

The growing threat to #privacy from big data forensics and false positives - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2018/05/the-growing-threat-to-privacy-from-big-data-forensics-and-false-positives/ watch out for this subtle but bad stuff #DNA #facialrecognition

Vote Leave faces scrutiny over £50m football contest - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/may/20/vote-leave-scrutiny-facebook-data-football-contest-brexit #brexit

Brexit could wreck green agenda, says UN - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/19/un-warns-britain-over-green-brexit could??? it’s precisely why the rich and powerful are backing #brexit - to trash our environmental standards and boost profits

Briten planen größtes Batterienetz der Welt -
http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/soziales/energiewende-briten-bauen-grosses-batterienetz-a-1208731.html this sounds surprisingly sensible for UK…

Масштабный «Грозненский дельфинарий» открыт в Чечне - http://vestikavkaza.ru/material/231736 just shows that chechnya is not a civilised nation

180519

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.co.at/2018/05/180518.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

The growing threat to #privacy from big data forensics and false positives - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2018/05/the-growing-threat-to-privacy-from-big-data-forensics-and-false-positives/ subtle but bad stuff #DNA #facialrecognition

180518

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2018/05/180517.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Irish PM warns UK could crash out of EU without Brexit deal if no progress soon - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/may/17/leo-varadkar-theresa-may-sofia-brexit-deal #brexit going well, I see…

EU court upholds curbs on bee-killing pesticide - https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/eu-court-upholds-curbs-on-bee-killing-pesticide/ "against the insecticides clothianidin, thiamethoxam and imidacloprid because of the risks those substances pose to bees”

EU sets course for US clash with law blocking Iran sanctions - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/17/maersk-tankers-pull-out-of-iran-in-blow-to-nuclear-deal “European leaders to launch statute to protect EU firms doing business in Iran” damn right…

180517

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2018/05/180516.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Irish PM warns UK could crash out of EU without Brexit deal if no progress soon - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/may/17/leo-varadkar-theresa-may-sofia-brexit-deal #brexit going well, I see…

EU court upholds curbs on bee-killing pesticide - https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/eu-court-upholds-curbs-on-bee-killing-pesticide/ "against the insecticides clothianidin, thiamethoxam and imidacloprid because of the risks those substances pose to bees”

EU sets course for US clash with law blocking Iran sanctions - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/17/maersk-tankers-pull-out-of-iran-in-blow-to-nuclear-deal “European leaders to launch statute to protect EU firms doing business in Iran” damn right…

180516

Trump is wrong over Iran, but Europe can’t afford to divorce the US - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/may/16/europe-cant-afford-full-divorce-iran-nuclear-deal-trump-europe-antagonism yes it can… #dumptrump

EU, Cuba build ties in face of US pressure - https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/eu-cuba-build-ties-in-face-of-us-pressure/ EU needs to do more, deeper deals like this… #dumptrump

Trump threatens to use US trade talks to force #NHS to pay more for drugs - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/15/trump-threatens-use-us-trade-talks-force-nhs-pay-drugs/ well done, #brexiters, because of this, people will die from being unable to afford drugs after #brexit…

Scientists declare octopi life from another world - https://boingboing.net/2018/05/15/scientists-declare-octopi-as-l.html “possibility that cryopreserved Squid and/or Octopus eggs, arrived in icy bolides several hundred million years ago should not be discounted” er, wut?

“A Chinese-backed plan to build #Cambodia’s biggest dam could “literally kill” the Mekong river” - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/16/leaked-report-warns-cambodias-biggest-dam-could-literally-kill-mekong-river #china destroying other people’s environment again…

“US ‘asks’ are likely to include relaxation of regulations on labelling, food safety, use of genetically-modified organisms (“#GMO”) and #privacy protection in the digital arena, plus greater access for US healthcare providers to the UK market.” - https://www.hks.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/centers/mrcbg/working.papers/USUK FTA 516 FINAL.pdf

"By definition, a deep trade deal means giving up certain amounts of control. " - https://www.hks.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/centers/mrcbg/working.papers/USUK FTA 516 FINAL.pdf #brexiters simply do not understand this: you can’t “take back control” and also have meaningful trade deals…

Professor Larry Summers, former US Treasury Secretary: “It is delusional to think that a US-UK trade deal will happen anytime soon. It is simply not possible.” - https://www.hks.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/centers/mrcbg/working.papers/USUK FTA 516 FINAL.pdf

Footage emerges of ‘distressing’ home visit by immigration officers - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/16/footage-emerges-of-distressing-home-visit-by-immigration-officers UK home office staffed by sadistic morons…

Less Than One Week To Back Our Kickstarter For The CIA’s Card Game; Also Reddit AMA Today - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180515/17495939839/less-than-one-week-to-back-our-kickstarter-cias-card-game-also-reddit-ama-today.shtml from @techdirt

‘Capricious’: Donald Tusk condemns Trump administration - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/16/donald-tusk-condemns-donald-trump-transatlantic-trade-war “European council president says US can no longer be relied upon after threat of trade war” #bravo

UN human rights body to hold special session on violence in Gaza - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/16/un-human-rights-council-special-session-gaza “Any new alleged crime committed in the context of the situation in Palestine may be subjected to the office’s legal scrutiny”

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Subscriptions for the 1% - https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/13/subscriptions-for-the-1-percent/ … “The entire subscription economy is ultimately a 1% economy — it’s focused on a very small subset of users who have demonstrated that they are willing to pay dollars for content.” needs to change

You’ve got pr0n: Yes, smut by email is latest workaround for UK’s looming cock block - https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/05/14/smut_by_email_workaround_for_uk_age_checks/ so many ridiculous holes in UK gov’s plan; just bin it…

Six questions about openness in science - https://poynder.blogspot.nl/2018/05/six-questions-about-openness-in-science.html excellent, thoughtful responses, as ever…

EU steps back from Trump & Polluters at UN climate talks - https://corporateeurope.org/climate-and-energy/2018/05/eu-steps-back-trump-polluters-un-climate-talks here’s an obvious way that the EU can strike back against trump’s breaking of the #iran deal. trump is a waste of time when it comes to climate: ignore him.

Friends without benefits: how Europe was wrongfooted by Trump over Iran - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/14/the-myth-of-trumps-european-allies-shows-of-friendship-dont-signal-influence trump’s “friendship” is worthless: treat him with the contempt he deserves

How the EU’s New Trade Provision Could End Up Justifying More Data Localisation Globally - http://www.project-disco.org/european-union/051418eus-new-trade-provision-end-justifying-data-localisation-globally/ I think the bigger issue is government access to data, not localisation as such

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2018/05/180511.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Pentagon sucks up to Trump by censoring mentions of climate change in its global risks assessment - https://boingboing.net/2018/05/11/extreme-weather.html who would have guessed that the Pentagon was full of such cowards…

Peers to rebel over ‘toothless’ post-#Brexit green watchdog - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/12/peers-to-rebel-over-toothless-environment-watchdog-brexit go go go, my lords and ladies…

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US faces European backlash against Iran sanctions - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/11/europe-prepares-countermeasures-against-us-iran-sanctions US ambassador "telling German businesses they should wind down their links with #Iran."

BBC rejects complaints that Newsnight made Corbyn look ‘more Russian’ - https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/may/11/bbc-rejects-complaints-newsnight-corbyn-russian newsflash: BBC says BBC is practically perfect in every way…

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Fate of Iran nuclear deal at stake as UK foreign secretary heads to Washington - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/06/iran-nuclear-deal-donald-trump-boris-johnson well, if boris is on the case, I think we can safely assume the agreement is doomed

Will #blockchain run afoul of #GDPR? (Yes and no) - https://www.computerworld.com/article/3269750/blockchain/will-blockchain-run-afoul-of-gdpr-yes-and-no.html#tk.rss_all good explanation of why the sky is not falling

Viktor #Orban : our duty is to protect Hungary’s Christian culture - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/07/viktor-orban-hungary-preserve-christian-culture right; so that would be the culture of bigotry, hatred and violence, #amirite?

Tomorrow And Yesterday: A Tale Of Two Laws - http://copybuzz.com/copyright/eu-reform/tomorrow-and-yesterday-a-tale-of-two-laws/ why is the #GDPR so good, and #copyrightdirective so bad? #EU

Irish Judge Slaps Down #Facebook's Attempt To Halt EU’s Top Court Examining The Legality Of Sending Personal Data To US - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180503/10121939772/irish-judge-slaps-down-facebooks-attempt-to-halt-eus-top-court-examining-legality-sending-personal-data-to-us.shtml

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2018/05/180505.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Live exports: ‘terrifying’ new footage prompts maritime union to call for suspension - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/06/live-exports-terrifying-new-footage-prompts-maritime-union-to-call-for-suspension “showed they had been cooked from the inside.” disgusting and shameful: end it, #australia

Labour peers accuse Corbyn of Brexit cowardice - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/may/05/labour-peers-accuse-corbyn-brexit-cowardice corbyn is blowing this big time…

Off-duty officer holds man at gunpoint over $1 package of mints - https://boingboing.net/2018/05/06/off-duty-officer-holds-man-at.html this is why police should never be routinely armed - it inevitably leads to this kind of misjudgement #guns

I watched an entire Flat Earth Convention for my research—here’s what I learned - https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/05/i-watched-an-entire-flat-earth-convention-for-my-research-heres-what-i-learned/ “I’m not seeking to mock or denigrate this community” - why ever not? these people are utterly barking: they deserve mockery to earth’s four corners (sic).

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‘Knives, knives, knives’: Trump fuels fear of London knife crime at NRA event - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/04/trump-nra-london-hospital-knives another reason why we must make him feel totally unwelcome when he comes to UK…

Israel pulls out of race for seat on UN security council - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/05/israel-pulls-out-of-race-for-seat-on-un-security-council Germany should be given UK’s place as permanent member after #brexit: UK will be too unimportant for the role…

Welsh police wrongly identify thousands as potential criminals - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/05/welsh-police-wrongly-identify-thousands-as-potential-criminals PC Plod doesn’t understand false positives…

“Workers said they are “disgusted” at the way it is being operated and described scenes of chaos in recent days, as call volumes rose from 5,000 on Wednesday to 10,000 on Friday.” #privatisation madness kills people #NHS

"Having succeeded in his domestic rescue mission, Pashinyan and his supporters will now face external challenges that are no less daunting. " yes, very good backgrounder; recommended. #am

UK regulator orders Cambridge Analytica to release data on US voter - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/05/cambridge-analytica-uk-regulator-release-data-us-voter-david-carroll wow, hugely important precedent

Trump’s knife crime comments are ridiculous, says London surgeon - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/05/trump-knife-comments-ridiculous-says-london-surgeon “Gunshot wounds are at least twice as lethal as knife injuries and more difficult to repair.”

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Project Fantasy? German exam question debates Brexit reality - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/04/project-fantasy-german-exam-question-debates-brexit-reality

Nobel prize in literature 2018 cancelled after sexual assault scandal - https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/may/04/nobel-prize-for-literature-2018-cancelled-after-sexual-assault-scandal clearly time bin this circus. oh, and while we’re at it, get rid of the #olympics too…

If you listen closely, the drumbeats of Amazonian tribes sound like human speech - https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/04/if-you-listen-closely-drumbeats-amazonian-tribes-sound-human-speech non-tonal languages need not apply… #linguistics

EU Commission Asks Public To Weigh In On Survey About Just How Much They Want The Internet To Be Censored - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180503/23575539775/eu-commission-asks-public-to-weigh-survey-about-just-how-much-they-want-internet-to-be-censored.shtml yet another dishonest, biased “survey” from @EU_Commission #copyright

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.de/2018/05/180502.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Thousands Of Academics Pledge To Boycott Springer’s New Machine Learning Title In Support Of Long-Established #OpenAccess Journal - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180502/09071539758/thousands-academics-pledge-to-boycott-springers-new-machine-learning-title-support-long-established-open-access-journal.shtml #AI #ML

The #GDPR Takes #OpenSource to the Next Level - https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/gdpr-takes-open-source-next-level here’s why…

Post-#Brexit port checks could disrupt fresh food supplies, say freight bosses - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/may/03/post-brexit-port-checks-could-disrupt-fresh-food-supplies-say-freight-bosses yeah, but who cares about giving our families fresh food when have blue passports?

Ireland’s cervical cancer scandal is nothing less than a national calamity - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/may/03/ireland-cervical-cancer-scandal-vicky-phelan “US lab to which the test had been outsourced” - another reason why #NHS should not take this route

UN Celebrates World Press Freedom Day By Suppressing Presentation Of #Turkey Suppressing Press - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180503/10183439773/un-celebrates-world-press-freedom-day-suppressing-presentation-turkey-suppressing-press.shtml #tr #Erdogan

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Siberian Tiger Welcomes Quintuplets In China - https://supchina.com/2018/05/01/siberian-tiger-welcomes-quintuplets-in-china/ well done, mum. pity she’s and her cubs are kept as a prisoner in pretty unnatural conditions

Colombian vet accused of ‘cruel’ surgery to turn puppies into drug mules - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/02/colombian-vet-accused-of-cruel-surgery-to-turn-puppies-into-drug-mules utterly sick; this is what the unwinnable “war on drugs” leads to. decriminalise the stuff now…

Kangaroo attacks on tourists prompt warnings to stop feeding them junk food - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/may/02/kangaroo-attacks-on-tourists-prompt-warnings-to-stop-feeding-them-junk-food yikes, look at those wounds…

Danke, aber das reicht nicht! #NoUploadFilter - https://blog.wikimedia.de/2018/05/02/danke-aber-das-reicht-nicht-nouploadfilter/ #copyright #eu

France, Spain, Italy And Portugal Go Beyond Maximalist On Copyright - http://copybuzz.com/copyright/france-spain-italy-and-portugal-go-beyond-maximalist-on/ the EU is losing its collective mind over online #copyright, wanting surveillance & censorship for practically every site now…

Leak: The “copyright troika” launches another #censorship machine attack - https://edri.org/leak-the-copyright-troika-launches-another-censorship-machine-attack/ shows how publishers have complete stranglehold on some countries

Cities from the sea: the true cost of reclaimed land - https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/may/02/cities-from-the-sea-the-true-cost-of-reclaimed-land-asia-malaysia-penang-dubai you’d have to be particularly stupid to buy property on these: they will all be under water in a few years’ time… #climatechange

Iran arrests British Council employee as she visits home country - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/02/iran-arrests-british-council-employee-as-she-visits-home-country a very stupid move when #iran needs all the friends it can get in Europe…

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Viral Phenomenon Peppa Pig Banned From Short Video App Douyin - https://supchina.com/2018/04/30/peppa-pig-banned-from-short-video-app-douyin/ poor peppa pig’s problems in #china

Sajid Javid and the return of the Tory power stance - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/apr/30/sajid-javid-tory-power-stance OK, I think that tells us all we need to know about him... #fail

USPTO Suggests That AI Algorithms Are Patentable, Leading To A Whole Host Of IP And Ethics Questions - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180419/10123139671/uspto-suggests-that-ai-algorithms-are-patentable-leading-to-whole-host-ip-ethics-questions.shtml algorithms are either maths or inscrutable black boxes: neither is patentable

Police Use Genealogy Site To Locate Murder Suspect They’d Been Hunting For More Than 30 Years - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180427/20574039733/police-use-genealogy-site-to-locate-murder-suspect-theyd-been-hunting-more-than-30-years.shtml #DNA

“Pharmaceutical Patent Grants in #India: How our safeguards against evergreening have failed, and why the system must be reformed” - http://lists.keionline.org/pipermail/ip-health_lists.keionline.org/2018-April/022208.html “we’ve released all our data in the public domain, for re-use and further analysis”

‘There was nothing there’: #Iran nuclear weapons documents raise questions - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/01/iran-nuclear-deal-documents-questions-benjamin-netanyahu just a big, fat con; only trump stupid enough to swallow it…

#Germany's Supreme Court Confirms That #Adblocking Is Legal, In Sixth Consecutive Defeat For Publishers - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180426/07215439720/germanys-supreme-court-confirms-that-adblocking-is-legal-sixth-consecutive-defeat-publishers.shtml will appeal, because “adblockers violated press freedom by disrupting online media and their financial viability.”

Wild wolf shot and killed in #Denmark - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/01/wild-wolf-shot-and-killed-in-denmark “The footage appears to show the animal, a female, being shot by someone in a parked car. The wolf was not posing a threat or being aggressive.”