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#Slovakia still opposes EU accession to Istanbul Convention preventing violence against women - https://www.euractiv.com/section/freedom-of-thought/news/slovakia-still-opposes-eu-accession-to-istanbul-convention-preventing-violence-against-women/ “40% of respondents in Slovakia deem rape – sexual intercourse without consent – justifiable in some circumstances”

UK relies on migration to sustain health system, says new report - https://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/uk-relies-on-migration-to-sustain-health-system-says-new-report/ good job old #brexit bigots won’t need any hospital treatment in the coming years…

Access Now calls on Internet Society to halt the sale of .ORG - https://www.accessnow.org/access-now-calls-on-icann-and-internet-society-to-halt-the-sale-of-org/ this attack on the digital #commons must be stopped

Ohio bill orders doctors to ‘reimplant ectopic pregnancy’ or face ‘abortion murder’ charges - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/29/ohio-extreme-abortion-bill-reimplant-ectopic-pregnancy #murica has gone mad

BBC bars Johnson from Marr Show unless he agrees Neil interview - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/29/bbc-bars-johnson-marr-show-unless-he-agrees-andrew-neil-interview OK, I grant that’s probably as much as @BBC can do here, so well done for that…

‘There are no words’: Samoa buries its children as measles outbreak worsens - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/30/there-are-no-words-samoa-buries-its-children-as-measles-outbreak-worsens #antivaxxers should go to see where their stupidity inevitably leads…

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The End Of Ownership, Military Edition: Even The US Military Can’t Fix Its Own Equipment Without Right To Repair Laws - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191121/12582543429/end-ownership-military-edition-even-us-military-cant-fix-own-equipment-without-right-to-repair-laws.shtml

TikTok apologizes for removing viral video about abuses against Uighurs, blames a “human moderation error” - https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/27/tiktok-apologizes-for-removing-viral-video-about-abuses-against-uighurs-blames-a-human-moderation-error/ yeah, sure…doubtless the same will be true the next it happens, and the one after that…

Indict Jair Bolsonaro over indigenous rights, international court is urged - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/27/jair-bolsonaro-international-criminal-court-indigenous-rights do it

Squad 2-seater solar car is what cities need right now – and it’s taking orders - https://electrek.co/2019/11/26/squad-mobility-2-seater-solar-car/ only €5,750 too - the tech is moving fast, which is good…

Revealed: Tory candidates issued with attack manuals on how to smear rivals - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/28/revealed-tory-candidates-issued-with-attack-manuals-on-how-to-smear-rivals tories not just the nasty party, but the gutter-dwelling disgusting one as well; this is what the UK will be if they win #ge19

French insurer AXA vows to stop insuring fossil fuel-dependant companies - https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/french-insurer-axa-vows-to-stop-insuring-fossil-fuel-dependant-companies/ every fossil-fuel related company will become an economic pariah; get your money out while you can #climatecrisis

The gift of the gab: Are rental scammers skilled at the art of persuasion? - https://arxiv.org/abs/1911.08253 “They appear to be the criminal equivalent of a boilerhouse sales operation, a modus operandi that has not previously been studied by cybercrime researchers.” fascinating stuff

Academic praised by Cummings is remain-voting critic of Tory plans - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/28/academic-praised-by-cummings-is-remain-voting-critic-of-tory-plans cummings is dangerous and delusional #ge19

EU-Parlament teilte Wählerdaten mit umstrittener Firma, die auch für Trump und Brexit arbeitete - https://netzpolitik.org/2019/eu-parlament-teilte-waehlerdaten-mit-umstrittener-firma-die-auch-fuer-trump-und-brexit-arbeitete/

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Germany’s CDU, Angela Merkel’s Party Of Fuddy-Duddies, Decides To Join The Cool Kids: Backs Open Standards, Open Source, Open Data, Open APIs – Open Everything - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191126/08572543459/germanys-cdu-angela-merkels-party-fuddy-duddies-decides-to-join-cool-kids-backs-open-standards-open-source-open-data-open-apis.shtml #open has won…

Brexit ad blitz data firm paid by Vote Leave broke privacy laws, watchdogs find - https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/27/brexit-ad-blitz-data-firm-paid-by-vote-leave-broke-privacy-laws-watchdogs-find/ #brexit is rotten to the core, from beginning to end, top to bottom; more proof here…

Go game master quits saying machines ‘cannot be defeated’ - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/27/go-game-master-quits-saying-machines-cannot-be-defeated sad but inevitable

Climate emergency: world 'may have crossed tipping points’ - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/27/climate-emergency-world-may-have-crossed-tipping-points unbelievably, trump and bolsonaro want to make it even worse…

Singapore Government Tests Out Its Fake News Law Against An Opposition Party Leader - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191125/17321343457/singapore-government-tests-out-fake-news-law-against-opposition-party-leader.shtml another reason not to go to “disneyland with a death penalty”…

Bad luck may have caused Neanderthals’ extinction – study - https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/nov/27/bad-luck-may-have-caused-neanderthals-extinction-study regrettably, aliens won’t be able to say the same out home sapiens’ extinction…

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/25/johnson-sowing-seeds-of-biggest-brexit-crisis-yet-warns-sir-ivan-rogers he knows whereof he speaks…

EU Tells US: Ban Strong #Encryption, And #PrivacyShield Data Sharing Agreement Could Be At Risk - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191122/07223343434/eu-tells-us-ban-strong-encryption-privacy-shield-data-sharing-agreement-could-be-risk.shtml another good reason not to do it…

EU’s #ePrivacy regulation is being subverted by publishers who want their “right” to use tracking cookies enshrined in law - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2019/11/eus-eprivacy-regulation-is-being-subverted-by-publishers-who-want-their-right-to-use-tracking-cookies-enshrined-in-law/ enough is never enough for #copyright industry #linktax

Archaeologists fear Bolsonaro agenda will kill Amazon civilisation research - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/26/brazil-amazon-archaeologists-bolsonaro-civilisation just when you think you can’t have any more contempt for #bolsonaro…

“Vote Leave’s former chief technology officer boasted to colleagues that he could use unknown online campaign groups to “split the vote” of Conservative opponents” - https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/revealed-former-vote-leave-data-chief-accused-pro-tory-disinformation/ #ge19

‘What has happened to me’: manga depicting Uighur torture hits 2.5m views - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/26/what-has-happened-to-me-manga-depicting-uighur-torture-hits-25m-views #china #turkestan

The Apache Software Foundation Objects to the For-Profit Sale of the .org Registry - https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the-apache-software-foundation-objects that’s good; every similar organisation should be doing the same - outrageous plundering of the commons going on here…

Huawei Files SLAPP Suits In France Against Critics Who Highlighted The Company’s Ties To The Chinese Government - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191122/16362143437/huawei-files-slapp-suits-france-against-critics-who-highlighted-companys-ties-to-chinese-government.shtml stupid move, @Huawei, you’re not in #china…

Proteste gegen Verkauf der .org-Registry an Investor - https://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/netzpolitik/org-top-level-domain-proteste-gegen-verkauf-der-org-registry-an-investor-a-1298367.html excellent news, this must be reversed

The Sketchy, Sketchy Case Of @ICANN Execs And Self-Dealing Regarding The .Org Domain - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191125/23132643458/sketchy-sketchy-case-icann-execs-self-dealing-regarding-org-domain.shtml read and get angry. an appalling saga that must now end in the deal being cancelled

No-deal #Brexit ‘would cost UK car industry £40bn by 2024’ - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/nov/26/no-deal-brexit-would-cost-uk-car-industry-40bn-by-2024 yeah, but who needs a UK car industry when we have, er…

Police raid office of Brazil NGO linked to brigade that helped battle Amazon fires - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/26/brazil-police-raid-ngo-office-amazon-wildfires #bolsonaro has no shame, really, none…

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Contract for the Web - https://contractfortheweb.org/ would have been a great idea 20 years ago, but I fear it’s too late now, the rot has set in too much for polite initiatives like this…

Rescue effort resumes for 14,000 sheep on sinking ship as noises heard inside - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/25/rescue-mission-for-14000-sheep-on-sinking-ship-abandoned-black-sea such appalling animal cruelty; live exports must be banned.

EU Tells US: Ban Strong #Encryption, And #PrivacyShield Data Sharing Agreement Could Be At Risk - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191122/07223343434/eu-tells-us-ban-strong-encryption-privacy-shield-data-sharing-agreement-could-be-risk.shtml

.ORGanized Takeover – a timeline of the ISOC, PIR & Ethos Capital Deal - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2019/11/isoc-pir-ethos-capital-deal-timeline/ this must be fought

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‘Allow no escapes’: leak exposes reality of #China's vast prison camp network - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/24/china-cables-leak-no-escapes-reality-china-uighur-prison-camp #genocide behind prison walls #uyghurs #turkestan

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The Curious Case Of The Bogus CC License On A 3D Scan Of A 3000-Year-Old Bust Of Nefertiti - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191122/03003843433/curious-case-bogus-cc-license-3d-scan-3000-year-old-bust-nefertiti.shtml once #publicdomain, always public domain…museums must stop doing this

Experience: I learned to play the piano without a piano - https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/nov/22/experience-i-learned-to-play-piano-without-a-piano nicely uplifting story of perseverance and success

Sumatran rhinoceros now extinct in Malaysia, say zoologists - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/23/sumatran-rhinoceros-now-extinct-in-malaysia-say-zoologists well done us… <slow handclap/>

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Musescore has just announced the latest version of Musescore 3 - https://musescore.com/ “Musescore is the most popular free music notation software in the world with more than 200.000 downloads per month powered by #opensource community.”

Light pollution is key ‘bringer of insect apocalypse’ - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/22/light-pollution-insect-apocalypse interesting point

‘Not cool’: telescope faces interference from space-bound satellites - https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/nov/22/not-cool-telescope-faces-interference-from-space-bound-satellites now we are losing even the sky #commons

The Curious Case Of The Bogus CC License On A 3D Scan Of A 3000-Year-Old Bust Of Nefertiti - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191122/03003843433/curious-case-bogus-cc-license-3d-scan-3000-year-old-bust-nefertiti.shtml once #publicdomain, always public domain…

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Google latest tech giant to crack down on political ads as pressure on Facebook grows - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/20/google-political-ad-policy-facebook-twitter “will increase pressure on Facebook to limit micro-targeting”.

as we wrote last week: https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2019/11/at-last-some-good-news-for-privacy-signs-that-micro-targeted-advertising-may-be-on-the-way-out/

World’s donkeys being ‘decimated’ by demand for Chinese medicine - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/21/worlds-donkeys-being-decimated-by-demand-for-chinese-medicine “transported on long journeys without access to food or water, with up to 20% dying on route”. #china destroying everything it touches…

Massive Mildura dust storm leaves Victorian town ‘unliveable’ amid 40C heat - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/21/victorian-town-mildura-unliveable-massive-dust-storm-40c-heat sadly, “unliveable” will be the epithet for many places on this heating planet…

Court Says It’s Not Tortious Interference To Report Your Account Or Ask Twitter To Ban You - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191120/15165743422/court-says-not-tortious-interference-to-report-your-account-ask-twitter-to-ban-you.shtml lovely word, “tortious”…

#DiversifyTheMedia – PressPad Crowdfunder - https://natwestbackherbusiness.co.uk/diversifythemedia we certainly need more diversity in the media… #journalism

UK metal detectorists guilty of theft after concealing £3m hoard - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/nov/21/uk-metal-detectorists-guilty-of-theft-after-concealing-3m-treasure-hoard “The stupidity is that our treasure system is the most generous in the world in terms of providing rewards for those who abide by the law.”

Bad news: ‘Unblockable’ web trackers emerge. Good news: Firefox with uBlock Origin can stop it. Chrome, not so much - https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/21/ublock_origin_firefox_unblockable_tracker/ you know what to do…

Renewables are not making electricity any more expensive - https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/11/new-report-shows-wind-and-solar-dropping-us-wholesale-electricity-prices/ so install it everywhere…

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#Facebook Claims Users Sign Up Because They Want To See Personalized Ads, Max Schrems Disagrees – And Usually Wins These #GDPR Arguments - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191114/06540343387/facebook-claims-users-sign-up-because-they-want-to-see-personalized-ads-max-schrems-disagrees-usually-wins-these-gdpr-arguments.shtml yeah, sure, zuck, sure…

Humans put into suspended animation for first time - https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/nov/20/humans-put-into-suspended-animation-for-first-time "involves rapidly cooling the brain to less than 10C by replacing the patient’s blood with ice-cold saline solution. " whoa…

Masnick’s Impossibility Theorem: Content Moderation At Scale Is Impossible To Do Well - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191111/23032743367/masnicks-impossibility-theorem-content-moderation-scale-is-impossible-to-do-well.shtml #awkward

Will PM’s national insurance pledge help ‘working people’? - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/20/will-pms-national-insurance-pledge-help-working-people “The plan could favour richer households over poorer ones.” gosh, now isn’t that a surprise…? #ge19

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Libre Browser - https://librebrowser.com/ "Built on Chromium with #opensource code but without the dependency on Google web services and tweaks to enhance privacy, control, and transparency." good to see more privacy-enhanced options emerging.

“We’re the first major airline to offset the carbon emissions from the fuel used for every single flight.” - https://www.easyjet.com/en/sustainability this is a great idea, and certainly makes it more likely I will fly with @easyJet. every airline should do this.

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.@Interpol Interpol: Strong encryption helps paedos. Build backdoors - https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/18/interpol_says_encryption_helps_paedos_barmy/ utterly clueless idiocy from international plods…

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Jennifer Arcuri: ‘I’ve kept Johnson’s secrets – now he’s cast me aside like a one-night stand’ - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/17/arcuri-says-johnson-cast-her-aside-like-one-night-stand that’s strange - so out of character for him… #ge19

not seen this before - http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices says it switches off customised ads for many sites. worth trying…

Scientists and climate advisers condemn Tory environmental record - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/17/scientists-and-climate-advisers-condemn-tory-environmental-record “The current government has systematically weakened the capacity of this country to manage its environment. It’s been done by stealth.” #ge19

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Elsevier Gets @Sci_Hub And LibGen Blocked In #Austria, Thereby Promoting The Use Of #VPNs And #Tor In The Country - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191112/08504743369/elsevier-gets-sci-hub-libgen-blocked-austria-thereby-promoting-use-vpns-tor-country.shtml

European Investment Bank to phase out fossil fuel financing - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/15/european-investment-bank-to-phase-out-fossil-fuels-financing this is good, even with its loopholes. well done @EIB…

At last, some good news for privacy: signs that micro-targeted advertising may be on the way out - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2019/11/at-last-some-good-news-for-privacy-signs-that-micro-targeted-advertising-may-be-on-the-way-out/ currently one of the biggest threats to democracy…

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Norwegian wealth fund blacklists G4S shares over human rights concerns - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/nov/14/norwegian-wealth-fund-blacklists-g4s-shares-over-human-rights-concerns all funds should do this

Boris Johnson drops word ‘onanism’ from speech after criticism - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/13/boris-johnson-drops-word-onanism-from-speech-after-criticism johnson hardly one to be casting aspersions about seed-spilling…

US will not support abortion abroad even in cases of rape, says senior official - https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/nov/14/us-will-not-support-abortion-even-in-cases-of-rape-says-senior-official such staggering hypocrisy from a country that has caused so many deaths around the world

Boris Johnson accused of running scared from public in Somerset - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/14/boris-johnson-accused-running-scared-public-somerset-protest he’s useless with people… #ge19

US will not support abortion abroad even in cases of rape, says senior official - https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/nov/14/us-will-not-support-abortion-even-in-cases-of-rape-says-senior-official such staggering hypocrisy from a country that has caused so many deaths around the world

Police foil attempt to steal Rembrandt works from exhibition - https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/nov/14/police-foil-plan-to-steal-rembrandt-paintings-from-art-gallery whoa, in dulwich…

Universal Music Claims Copyright Over Newly Public Domain ‘Yes! We Have No Bananas’ - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191113/12503243383/universal-music-claims-copyright-over-newly-public-domain-yes-we-have-no-bananas.shtml that’s, well, just bananas…

Bolivia’s interim president’s indigenous-free cabinet heightens polarization - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/14/bolivia-president-jeanine-anez-cabinet-indigenous certainly sounds like a coup…

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Tesla cites Brexit as Germany chosen over UK for European plant - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/13/tesla-cites-brexit-as-germany-chosen-over-uk-for-european-plant-elon-musk that #brexit dividend turns out to be negative…

Simulation of a sub implosion - https://boingboing.net/2019/11/12/simulation-of-a-sub-implosion.html yeah, definitely not going in one of those…

Join the legal fight to release the Russia Report - https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/releasetherussiareport/ “an urgent legal challenge to force the Prime Minister to release a report that has been blocked on alleged Russian interference in British politics.”

Brave Launches Next-Generation Browser that Puts Users in Charge of Their Internet Experience with Unmatched #Privacy and Rewards - https://brave.com/brave-launches-next-generation-browser/

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Labour reveals large-scale cyber-attack on digital platforms - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/12/labour-reveals-large-scale-cyber-attack-on-digital-platforms russians presumably, sniffing around for stuff they can leak against @uklabour

Safeguarding User Freedoms in Implementing Article 17 of the #Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive: Recommendations from European Academics - https://www.ivir.nl/recommendationsarticle17/ #uploadfilters will be an utter disaster for EU society

Products from Israeli settlements must be labelled, EU court rules - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/12/products-israeli-settlements-labelled-eu-court settlements “give concrete expression to policy of population transfer conducted by that state outside its territory, in violation of the rules of general international humanitarian law”

Australia fires could be out of control for months, says fire chief - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/nov/12/australia-fires-rage-out-of-control-catastrophic-day sadly, this is the reality of #climatecrisis; #australia is in denial

Google’s secret cache of medical data includes names and full details of millions – whistleblower - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/12/google-medical-data-project-nightingale-secret-transfer-us-health-information well, yes… https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2019/11/google-facebook-and-many-others-are-coming-for-your-health-data-watch-out-for-your-privacy/

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Australia fires: nation braces for ‘most dangerous bushfire week ever seen’ - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/nov/11/australia-fires-nation-braces-for-most-dangerous-bushfire-week-ever-seen and still the australian government thinks supporting coal is more important addressing #climatecrisis and saving lives…

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NSW and Queensland fires: Sydney to face catastrophic fire danger for first time - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/nov/10/nsw-and-queensland-fires-sydney-to-face-catastrophic-fire-danger-for-first-time does the australian government still think supporting coal is more important than tackling #climatecrisis?

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Three Chinese Lessons - https://mondaynote.com/three-chinese-lessons-f01f7a8f103d “It occurred to me that Instant Messaging — in our case #WeChat — was the fast track that enabled this agility.” (v @jjn1) #china #censorship

NSW and Queensland bushfires: fears death toll will rise as blazes continue to rage - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/nov/09/nsw-and-queensland-bushfires-fears-death-toll-will-rise-as-blazes-continue-to-rage terrible scenes; you’d think the australian government might want to tackle #climatecrisis instead of watching its citizen die like this…but not

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‘Greta Thunberg effect’ driving growth in carbon offsetting - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/08/greta-thunberg-effect-driving-growth-in-carbon-offsetting that’s welcome

Johnson accused of misunderstanding own Brexit deal after NI remarks - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/08/boris-johnson-goods-from-northern-ireland-to-gb-wont-be-checked-brexit his deal is an incoherent, impossible mess. it will destroy the UK.

Health Minister Wants Full-Genome Sequencing Of Every Newborn Child In UK To Become Routine - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191107/03152043342/health-minister-wants-full-genome-sequencing-every-newborn-child-uk-to-become-routine.shtml what could possibly go wrong?

On top of the world: Europeans say they are happier than ever - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/08/on-top-of-the-world-europeans-say-they-are-happier-than-ever just happy not to be Brits suffering the insane self-harm of #brexit…

Newly found work by Artemisia Gentileschi to be auctioned - https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/nov/08/newly-found-work-by-artemisia-gentileschi-to-be-auctioned I predict this will sell for many times its reserve price…

Nigel Farage softens stance in attempt to form pact with Tories - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/08/nigel-farage-softens-stance-in-attempt-to-form-pact-with-tories this is incredibly weak; nige is panicking, it seems…

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/11/191106.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Опрос: Почти половина россиян высказались за возвращение смертной казни - https://www.ekhokavkaza.com/a/30257618.html not good

Budapest declares climate emergency, teases carbon-neutrality - https://www.euractiv.com/section/climate-strategy-2050/news/budapest-declares-climate-emergency-teases-carbon-neutrality/ sticking it to viktor…

Tory election hopeful called climate crisis ‘socialist Trojan horse’ - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/07/conservative-election-candidate-craig-morley-climate-crisis-socialist-trojan-horse vote for boris johnson, get nutter climate denialists…

Peer Review: New initiatives to enhance the value of eLife’s process - https://elifesciences.org/inside-elife/e9091cea/peer-review-new-initiatives-to-enhance-the-value-of-elife-s-process #openaccess

“Javid said now was a responsible time to increase borrowing because interest rates were negative for the government” - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/07/sajid-javid-rips-up-tory-fiscal-rules-vow-spend-extra-20bn in that case, makes sense to borrow even more, as @uklabour proposes, no…?

#Google, #Facebook and many others are coming for your health data: watch out for your #privacy - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2019/11/google-facebook-and-many-others-are-coming-for-your-health-data-watch-out-for-your-privacy/ buying Fitbit is just the start…

BritBox: ‘inappropriate’ classic UK TV shows to be kept off service - https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/nov/07/britbox-uk-networks-plan-to-tackle-netflix-amazon-and-apple-tv pathetic

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/11/191105.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Dumped fishing gear is biggest plastic polluter in ocean, finds report - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/06/dumped-fishing-gear-is-biggest-plastic-polluter-in-ocean-finds-report needs addressing urgently

Science can’t explain consciousness — but panpsychism might crack the mystery - https://thenextweb.com/syndication/2019/11/06/science-cant-explain-consciousness-but-panpsychism-might-crack-the-mystery/ an interesting approach, despite its dodgy-looking name…

John Bercow: Brexit is UK’s biggest mistake since second world war - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/06/john-bercow-brexit-is-uks-biggest-mistake-since-second-world-war and how

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/11/191104.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Government pushes ahead with plans for ‘festival of Brexit’ - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/05/government-pushes-ahead-plans-festival-of-brexit stupidly divisive; will deepen rifts in this country even more

Home Office pays religious groups to help deport rough sleepers - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/nov/05/home-office-pays-religious-groups-to-help-deport-rough-sleepers oh, so that’s what religion is for…

Appeals Court Says It’s OK For Cops To Destroy Someone Else’s House To Apprehend A Criminal Suspect - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191030/15530543295/appeals-court-says-ok-cops-to-destroy-someone-elses-house-to-apprehend-criminal-suspect.shtml words fail

Ex-Johnson aide behind banned #Facebook ad worked on fake grassroots campaign - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/05/ex-johnson-aide-behind-banned-brexit-facebook-ad-worked-on-fake-grassroots-campaign #ge19

this US Food Defect Levels Handbook - https://www.fda.gov/food/ingredients-additives-gras-packaging-guidance-documents-regulatory-information/food-defect-levels-handbook - should be one of @uklabour’s most powerful election documents; US food standards are awful… #ge19

Pharma Giant Fails To Mention – For 18 Years – That US Government Helped Fund A Key Patent Used In Drug That Has Generated $53 Billion In Sales So Far - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191101/08414243305/pharma-giant-fails-to-mention-18-years-that-us-government-helped-fund-key-patent-used-drug-that-has-generated-53-billion-sales.shtml whoops - how careless of us…

Cambridge accepts £6m Shell donation for oil extraction research - https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/nov/05/cambridge-accepts-6m-shell-donation-for-oil-extraction-research shame on @Cambridge_Uni (but nice pic of my tower-top room in that Guardian pic…)

Trial by fire: A scholar burned himself to death to protest the disappearance of indigenous languages and cultures in Russia. - https://meduza.io/en/feature/2019/11/04/trial-by-fire amazing report of a tragic situation… #Udmurt #linguistics

#Climatecrisis: 11,000 scientists warn of ‘untold suffering’ - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/05/climate-crisis-11000-scientists-warn-of-untold-suffering

‘Alarming’ Chinese meddling at UK universities exposed in report - https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/nov/05/alarming-chinese-meddling-at-uk-universities-exposed-in-report “The committee highlighted the role of China-funded Confucius Institutes officials in confiscating papers which mentioned Taiwan at an academic conference”; huge issue, and will get worse

Cowed and outgunned: why Mexico’s police ‘don’t stand a chance’ against drug cartels - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/05/mexico-police-dont-stand-chance-against-drug-cartels & yet this could all be stopped by a single move: #decriminalisation…

Don’t sign pledges on NHS or climate, Tory HQ tells candidates - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/05/dont-sign-pledges-on-nhs-or-climate-tory-hq-tells-candidates says it all, really… #ge19

‘Fantastic day for elephants’: court rejects ivory ban challenge - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/05/fantastic-day-for-elephants-court-rejects-ivory-ban-challenge according to article, this is a good example of UK leading the way; we should do more of this…

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/11/191103.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

No 10 blocks Russia EU referendum report until after election - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/04/no-10-blocks-russia-eu-referendum-report-until-after-election a blatant cover-up, but there will be zero consequences. this is where we are today.

Irish PM under fire for extolling benefits of #climatecrisis - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/04/irish-pm-leo-varadkar-under-fire-for-extolling-benefits-of-climate-crisis oh, and I thought he was reasonably clever…

US Government Threatening To Kill Free Trade With South Africa After Hollywood Complained It Was Adopting American Fair Use Principles - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191031/00591143300/us-government-threatening-to-kill-free-trade-with-south-africa-after-hollywood-complained-it-was-adopting-american-fair-use.shtml don’t do as I do, do as I say…

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/11/191102.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Недалеко от Гори построят еще одну ветряную электростанцию - https://www.ekhokavkaza.com/a/30250450.html “сегодняшний день возобновляемая энергетика в Грузии представлена в основном гидроэлектростанциями, «но современный мир требует диверсификации»” indeed

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/11/191101.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

British government takes global lead on violence against women and girls - https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/nov/02/british-government-takes-global-lead-on-violence-against-women-and-girls kudos to UK gov, for a pleasant change…

Jeremy Corbyn decries fracking suspension as election stunt - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/02/jeremy-corbyn-decries-fracking-suspension-as-election-stunt “Labour leader’s comments come after minister suggests halt may only be temporary” it’s a con; don’t be fooled…

Brazilian ‘forest guardian’ killed by illegal loggers in ambush - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/02/brazilian-forest-guardian-killed-by-illegal-loggers-in-ambush more blood on #Bolsonaro's hands…

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/11/191031.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Man Sues Twitter For $1 Billion Claiming His Account’s Suspension Violated His Right To Worship President Trump As A Demigod - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191030/12465443292/man-sues-twitter-1-billion-claiming-his-accounts-suspension-violated-his-right-to-worship-president-trump-as-demigod.shtml great headline…

Beyond #Aadhaar: India wants to create a giant centralized facial recognition database - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2019/11/beyond-aadhaar-india-wants-to-create-a-giant-centralized-facial-recognition-database/ what could possibly go wrong? #surveillance #privacy

‘One of the greatest finds’: experts shed light on Staffordshire hoard - https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/nov/01/staffordshire-hoard-archaeologists-academic-research-gold-ornaments amazing stuff #anglosaxon

Just Another Day In Academic Publishing: Professor Posts His Own Article On His Own Website, Gets Takedown Notice Alleging # Copyright Infringement - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191030/10483543290/just-another-day-academic-publishing-professor-posts-his-own-article-his-own-website-gets-takedown-notice-alleging-copyright.shtml #openaccess

Bob Murray, Who Sued John Oliver For Mocking His Support Of Trump’s Plan To Bring Back Coal Jobs… Files For Bankruptcy - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191031/00254143299/bob-murray-who-sued-john-oliver-mocking-his-support-trumps-plan-to-bring-back-coal-jobs-files-bankruptcy.shtml

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/10/191030.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Cops: People In Their Own Homes Are In The Wrong Place At The Wrong Time Whenever A Cop Enters Unlawfully - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191012/18373443184/cops-people-their-own-homes-are-wrong-place-wrong-time-whenever-cop-enters-unlawfully.shtml right, got it.

Victory! Pharma Giant Pfizer Bans the Cruel Forced Swim Test - https://www.peta.org/blog/victory-pfizer-bans-forced-swim-test/ what kind of sick mind came up with this “test”…?

Sometimes The Cost Of Revenue Is Too High: Twitter Bans Political Ads As Facebook Deals With Ongoing Shitshow - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191030/17351543296/sometimes-cost-revenue-is-too-high-twitter-bans-political-ads-as-facebook-deals-with-ongoing-shitshow.shtml

‘Unprecedented’ murder charges for loggers in deaths of indigenous activists - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/31/peru-logging-indigenous-activists-murders #peru