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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2018/07/180718.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

#Israel adopts controversial Jewish ‘nation state’ law - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/19/israel-adopts-controversial-jewish-nation-state-law the new #apartheid; time for a new global #boycott…

‘Smart’ TVs Remain The Poster Child For Dismal Privacy, Transparency & Security Standards - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180711/07314740215/smart-tvs-remain-poster-child-dismal-privacy-transparency-security-standards.shtml

French Pirates Are Increasingly Buying Through Legal Options - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180709/14345140207/french-pirates-are-increasingly-buying-through-legal-options.shtml as always happens once there are decent legal offerings…

‘It’s dire’: farmers battle their worst drought in 100 years - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jul/19/you-count-your-blessings-farm-families-battling-drought-photo-essay perhaps #australia might like to take that #globalwarming thing more seriously…

Trump lambasts EU over $5.1bn fine for Google - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jul/19/donald-trump-eu-google-fine hypocritical donald doesn’t mention the $2.8bn fine the US imposed on volkswagen, does he? - https://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/judge-approves-largest-fine-u-s-history-volkswagen-n749406

Report Shows U.S. Citizens Helped Coordinate Online Disinformation Assault From Macedonia - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180718/10154940263/report-shows-us-citizens-helped-coordinate-online-disinformation-assault-macedonia.shtml connecting all those macedonian dots…

British intelligence uses child spies in covert operations - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jul/19/british-intelligence-uses-child-spies-in-covert-operations UK gov thinks end justifies the means; it doesn’t.

EU leads criticism after #Israel passes Jewish ‘nation state’ law - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/19/israel-adopts-controversial-jewish-nation-state-law “stipulates only Jews have right of self-determination in the country”

Theresa May signed off five-figure bonus for chief Brexit adviser - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jul/19/theresa-may-signed-off-five-figure-bonus-for-chief-brexit-adviser-oliver-robbins ridiculously tiny - shows how small-minded may is…

The View From Somewhere: The Press Needs To Be Anti-Partisan, Not Bi-Partisan - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180718/00131040258/view-somewhere-press-needs-to-be-anti-partisan-not-bi-partisan.shtml @BBCNews please take note…