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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2018/07/180704.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Countering the Latest Misinformation about the EU #CopyrightDirective - https://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2018/07/countering-latest-misinformation-about.html the #JURI committee is spreading absolute tosh - here’s what its new paper says and why it’s wrong #article13. please ring your MEPs - contax here: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/map.html

ES autorių teisių „reforma“ dinozaurams ir kolūkiečiams - http://kiskis.eu/es-autoriu-teisiu-reforma/ “Europe is once again being misled by the copying of the copyright flag. If you are a European citizen who is not, it’s time for new rallies against such false reforms .” #lt #copyrightdirective

UK.gov IT projects that are failing: Verify. Border control. 4G for blue-light services. We can go on - https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/07/04/ipa_report_home_office_projects_undeliverable_and_risky/ & yet #brexiters think that sprinkling tech pixie dust will solve UK border problems???

YouTube and Facebook could escape billions in copyright payouts after EU vote - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jul/05/youtube-could-escape-billions-in-copyright-payouts-after-eu-vote why is the @guardian so utterly clueless on this topic? this is the third rubbish report on the topic in recent days… #copyrightdirective

Oxford Street pedestrianisation plan ‘off the table for good’, Westminster Council announces - https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/plans-to-pedestrianise-oxford-street-off-the-table-for-good-westminster-council-announces-a3858181.html high-handed, anti-democratic move by Westminster Council #lunnon

German businesses ‘reluctant’ to invest in UK over Brexit uncertainty - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jul/05/german-businesses-reluctant-to-invest-in-uk-over-brexit-uncertainty but remember: they need us more than we need them… #brexitshambles

No 10 rejects claim US/UK trade deal would probably be impossible under May’s Brexit plan - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/live/2018/jul/05/brexit-david-davis-refuses-to-deny-reports-hes-told-may-her-new-customs-plan-wont-work-politics-live this is what the nutter #brexiters really want: US-style deregulation for them & dirty meat for the plebs - https://www.theguardian.com/animals-farmed/2018/feb/21/dirty-meat-shocking-hygiene-failings-discovered-in-us-pig-and-chicken-plants

Two amputations a week: the cost of working in a US meat plant - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jul/05/amputations-serious-injuries-us-meat-industry-plant another reason why we don’t want to be forced to accept US working practices in our farms… #brexit

Trump to be met by protests at each stage of UK visit - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/05/donald-trump-to-be-met-by-protests-at-each-stage-of-uk-visit “‘Angry Trump baby balloon’ mascot for London action”

Scott Pruitt resigns: Trump’s scandal-ridden EPA chief steps down - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jul/05/scott-pruitt-resigns-epa-trump-latest-news-resignation it’s been a good day today, what with #copyrightdirective, #privacyshield, #TrumpBabyBlimp and now this…

The Death Of Google Reader And The Rise Of Silos - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180701/23570540149/death-google-reader-rise-silos.shtml I find @feedly is a good substitute…