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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/05/190529.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page…

“The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, has warned Tory leadership hopefuls that Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement is not up for renegotiation” - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/may/30/barnier-warns-tory-may-deal-is-only-option-for-orderly-brexit-live-news-labour?page=with:block-5cef77838f0807b455f8af16#block-5cef77838f0807b455f8af16 seems pretty clear, no?

Tencent sues Bytedance over gameplay videos - https://technode.com/2019/05/30/briefing-tencent-sues-bytedance-over-gameplay-videos/ interesting

"Jeremy Corbyn has further muddied the waters on Labour’s line on a second referendum by suggesting such a vote may not include the option to remain." - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/may/30/barnier-warns-tory-may-deal-is-only-option-for-orderly-brexit-live-news-labour?page=with:block-5cef884c8f08cb6183378a72#block-5cef884c8f08cb6183378a72 corbyn is determined to destroy the @UKLabour party; @libdems and @TheGreenParty will be delighted…

Revealed: women’s fertility app is funded by anti-abortion campaigners - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/30/revealed-womens-fertility-app-is-funded-by-anti-abortion-campaigners appalling but clever…

Apple and WhatsApp condemn GCHQ plans to eavesdrop on encrypted chats - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/may/30/apple-and-whatsapp-condemn-gchq-plans-to-eavesdrop-on-encrypted-chats quite right; here’s why it’s a stupid idea: https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2019/02/the-latest-twist-on-adding-backdoors-to-encryption-is-spooky-and-dangerous/

New York tenants fight as landlords embrace facial recognition cameras - https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/may/29/new-york-facial-recognition-cameras-apartment-complex and so the normalisation of facial recognition continues apace… #surveillance

German Political Leader Questions YouTubers' Right To Tell Fans Not To Vote For Her Party, Urgently Summons Her Advisers In Response -- By Fax - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190529/01421942294/german-political-leader-questions-youtubers-right-to-tell-fans-not-to-vote-her-party-urgently-summons-her-advisers-response-fax.shtml incredible saga unfolding in #germany #rezo #AKKgate

Surviving Tiananmen: ‘I might have been one of the hundreds or thousands who lost their lives’ - https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/may/30/ma-jian-tiananmen-square-remembered great piece. ma jian’s “beijing coma” is my favourite modern chinese novel. Recommended.

Reflections on the 2019 European parliamentary elections - https://blog.okfn.org/2019/05/30/reflections-on-the-2019-european-parliamentary-elections/ from someone who knows what she is talking about…

В Адыгее стартует программа углублённого изучения адыгейского языка - http://www.adigea.aif.ru/society/details/v_adygee_startuet_programma_uglublyonnogo_izucheniya_adygeyskogo_yazyka “Мы хотим привлечь внимание родителей к важности изучения адыгейского языка.” this is absolutely vital #circassian

Once Again, China Is About To Use The US’s Obsession With ‘Intellectual Property’ Against Us - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190521/23373342258/once-again-china-is-about-to-use-uss-obsession-with-intellectual-property-against-us.shtml

How wildcats will be reared for release in England and Wales - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/may/30/how-wildcats-will-be-reared-for-release-in-england-and-wales great idea; also, can we lots of beavers, please? #rewilding