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Virtuoso mourns beloved £150,000 piano smashed by movers - https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/feb/11/virtuoso-mourns-beloved-150000-piano-smashed-by-movers poor Angela Hewitt…

Gove criticises US and Brazil for climate crisis scepticism - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/11/michael-gove-criticises-us-brazil-climate-crisis-scepticism-cop-26 well done, gove…

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Fires and floods: maps of Europe predict scale of climate catastrophe - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/10/fires-floods-maps-europe-climate-catastrophe and these are probably optimistic scenarios… #climatecrisis

Government ‘actively looking into’ Scotland-Northern Ireland bridge - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/feb/10/boris-johnson-northern-ireland-scotland-bridge-plan-being-actively-looked-into-no-10 I’m sure a united Ireland will be delighted by this free transport infrastructure

An ad showing a woman’s body after birth is still too radical for the Oscars - https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/feb/10/oscars-banned-ad-womans-body-childbirth-pregnancy-frida-mom ads for guns would doubtless by fine

200209

Quest to save ancient #Yazidi music comes to Britain - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/04/quest-to-save-ancient-yazidi-music-comes-to-britain great initiative

Mathematicians Prove Universal Law of Turbulence - https://www.quantamagazine.org/mathematicians-prove-batchelors-law-of-turbulence-20200204/ George Batchelor’s Law, to be precise; when he taught us fluid dynamics many years ago we did get the impression he understood this better than anyone…

Sinn Féin to try to form ruling coalition after Irish election success - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/09/sinn-fein-to-try-to-form-ruling-coalition-after-irish-election-success never a dull moment these days… #ireland

200207

Eurostar Is Planning To Connect London To Spain - https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2020/02/06/eurostar-is-planning-to-connect-london-to-spain/ great news

UK unprepared for COP 26 conference, warn climate leaders - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/07/mary-robinson-attacks-unhelpful-uk-over-cop-26-climate-talks oh, great: #brexit UK already trashing our global reputation…

“Johnson’s handling of the launch, at which he failed to set out clear stepping stones to a successful outcome for #COP26 or domestic policies to reduce emissions, had hurt his standing among world leaders on the issue” - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/07/mary-robinson-attacks-unhelpful-uk-over-cop-26-climate-talks global leader, huh?

Why the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (#GDPR) risks turning into a paper tiger - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2020/02/why-the-eus-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr-risks-turning-into-a-paper-tiger/ a big problem if it’s not fixed… #privacy

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Trophy hunting event to auction ‘dream hunt’ with Donald Trump Jr - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/04/donald-trump-jr-trophy-hunting-auction-nevada-aoe the real “dream hunt” would not be with Donald Trump Jr, but of Donald Trump Jr…

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Signed Away: How Exxon’S Exploitative Deal Deprived #Guyana Of Up To Us$55 Billion - https://www.globalwitness.org/zh-cn/campaigns/oil-gas-and-mining/signed-away-exxons-exploitative-deal-deprived-guyana/ @exxonmobil is just evil, pure and simple…

Political journalists boycott No 10 briefing after PM’s aide tried to ban selected reporters - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2020/feb/03/brexit-news-boris--johnson-speech-barnier-cabinet-ministers-claims-uk-does-not-need-trade-deal-with-eu-ahead-of-pms-speech-live-news?page=with:block-5e3832ac8f08e1332473c354#block-5e3832ac8f08e1332473c354 kudos to them for not allowing boris johnson to adopt the trump trick for throwing out critical journalists

Adding Fuel to the Fire: Export Credit Agencies and Fossil Fuel Finance - http://priceofoil.org/2020/01/30/g20-ecas-2020/ - this is just madness #climatecrisis

200202

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The British Wind Market Keeps Breaking Its Own Record - https://www.forbes.com/sites/emanuelabarbiroglio/2020/01/28/the-british-wind-market-keeps-breaking-its-own-record/amp/ good to see (v @azeem) #renewables

Varadkar urges UK government to tone down ‘nationalist rhetoric’ and brands memo on diplomatic seating arrangements ‘petty’ - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-leo-varadkar-ireland-boris-johnson-dominic-raab-andrew-neil-bbc-a9313251.html #brexit has turned the UK into a petulant brat; the world must despise us now

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This French Lawsuit Is Making Oil Companies Nervous - https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidrvetter/2020/01/30/this-french-lawsuit-is-making-oil-companies-nervous/ well, that’s good #climatecrisis

Brexit trade talks: EU to back Spain over Gibraltar claims - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/feb/01/brexit-trade-talks-eu-to-back-spain-over-gibraltar-claims just as we warned. and guess what argentina will say when UK tries to negotiate a trade deal there…? #brexitshambles

Ingushetia to help authors writing in Ingush - https://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/Ingushetia-to-help-authors-writing-in-Ingush.html great news

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Investors warned against sudden ‘handbrake’ on high-polluting oil projects - https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/investors-warned-against-sudden-handbrake-on-high-polluting-oil-projects/ companies “risk being left with stranded assets if they assume governments will not take forceful action to limit climate change” - get your money out now, or lose most of it

Trump will insist NHS pays more for drugs in trade deal, says ambassador - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jan/31/trump-will-put-us-interests-first-in-trade-talks-says-kim-darroch-ambassador people knew this when they voted for #brexit, #amirite? - it’s the will of the people to pay more for their drugs, and die when they are not available…

Population Changes In Former Soviet States - https://www.rferl.org/a/population-changes-in-former-soviet-states-/30404544.html #georgia really needs to sort out the problem of people emigrating…

#Kenya’s High Court Delays National Biometric ID Program - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/31/world/africa/kenya-biometric-ID-registry.html “challenged in court over #privacy concerns”

#Coronavirus live updates: returning Britons arrive at Wirral for quarantine - https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/jan/31/coronavirus-live-updates-china-wuhan-death-toll-who-global-health-emergency-latest-news why isn’t the coach driver wearing any protection? have the UK authorities learnt nothing from japan’s experience here?

What can we learn from the Clearview “end of privacy” story? - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2020/01/what-can-we-learn-from-the-clearview-end-of-privacy-story/ quite a lot, actually… #facialrecognition #surveillance

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UK sued for approving Europe’s biggest gas power station - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/30/uk-sued-for-approving-europes-biggest-gas-power-station so much for tories’ green credentials…

#Peru: why a fundamentalist sect became an unexpected winner in elections - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/30/peru-why-a-fundamentalist-sect-became-an-unexpected-winner-in-elections Peruvians weary of graft and politicians “think a person with a religious vocation is not going to rob you or be corrupt" - er, well, about that…

Make ban on Chinese wildlife markets permanent, says environment expert - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/30/make-coronavirus-ban-on-chinese-wildlife-markets-permanent-says-environment-expert-aoe if they don’t, we will keep on getting these zoonotic pandemics… #coronavirus

Most of 11m trees planted in Turkish project ‘may be dead’ - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/30/most-of-11m-trees-planted-in-turkish-project-may-be-dead that’s a bit sad…

#Belgium hopes to lead world with new hydrogen project - https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/belgium-hopes-to-lead-world-with-new-hydrogen-project/ great idea - more please #renewables

#Coronavirus: 6,000 locked down on cruise ship off Italy - https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/jan/30/coronavirus-live-updates-china-death-toll-wuhan-evacuation-foreign-nationals-citizens-latest-news whoa

UK goods to face extra checks at borders under PM’s Brexit plans - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jan/30/uk-businesses-to-face-extra-checks-at-borders-under-pms-brexit-plans he really hates UK business, doesn’t he? #brexit

University of Minnesota student jailed in China for tweeting memes of Chinese President Xi Jinping: How was he caught? - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2020/01/university-of-minnesota-student-jailed-in-china-for-tweeting-memes-of-chinese-president-xi-jinping-how-was-he-caught/ good question…

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France moves to ban mass live-shredding of male chicks - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/29/france-moves-to-ban-mass-live-shredding-of-male-chicks that’s good, but what a headline… #animalwelfare

White House claims John Bolton book contains top secret information - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/jan/29/trump-impeachment-trial-live-news-bolton-witnesses-mcconnell-2020-latest-updates the depth of trump’s stupidity, presumably…

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EU could use carbon border tax against Brexit Britain, warns MEP - https://www.euractiv.com/section/climate-environment/news/eu-could-use-carbon-border-tax-against-brexit-britain-warns-mep/ “for the EU team, it’s about no-regression clauses, so you can’t diverge regarding current EU law"

Windkraft-Ausbau an Land bricht stark ein - https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/windkraft-ausbau-an-land-bricht-stark-ein-a-17da5ff9-56de-440d-b9fb-85baa20d6898 #germany, you’re disappointing me again… #renewables

Nightmares on wax: the environmental impact of the vinyl revival - https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jan/28/vinyl-record-revival-environmental-impact-music-industry-streaming surprising stuff

UK Says It Won’t Implement The EU Copyright Directive, Which Wouldn’t Have Passed Without Its Support During A Crucial Vote - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200124/08245243791/uk-says-it-wont-implement-eu-copyright-directive-which-wouldnt-have-passed-without-support-during-crucial-vote.shtml but I bet it will when the #copyright extremists start whining…

#Australia is ‘ground zero’ in climate crisis and must show leadership, top researchers say - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/29/australia-is-ground-zero-in-climate-crisis-and-must-show-leadership-top-researchers-say “claims strong action to cut emissions would be economically destructive have no basis”

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UK must keep fishing waters open to EU boats if it wants trade deal for banking, Irish PM implies - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2020/jan/27/brexit-labour-boris-johnson-must-let-eu-boats-continue-to-fish-in-its-waters-if-it-wants-trade-deal-covering-banking-irish-pm-implies-live-news #brexit going well, I see…

US agriculture chief urges EU to listen to science, not fear-mongering NGOs - https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/us-agriculture-chief-urges-eu-to-listen-to-science-not-fear-mongering-ngos/ EU will listen to science here when US listens to science on #climatecrisis, not before…

The 'Race To #5G’ Is A Giant Pile Of Lobbyist Nonsense - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200116/08134343743/race-to-5g-is-giant-pile-lobbyist-nonsense.shtml yup

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Year 2032: World Leaders Apologize | Climate Change | - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpeEY5_Zvkg&feature=youtu.be bit late then… (v @azeem)

Germany Wants To Limit Memes And Mashups Derived From Press Publishers’ Material To 128-by-128 Pixels In Resolution, And Three Seconds In Length - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200117/07301943748/germany-wants-to-limit-memes-mashups-derived-press-publishers-material-to-128-by-128-pixels-resolution-three-seconds-length.shtml but don’t worry, your memes will be totally unaffected by EU #copyrightdirective…

Can hardware ever be trusted? The Betrusted project aims to find out by going back to basics - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2020/01/can-hardware-ever-be-trusted-the-betrusted-project-aims-to-find-out-by-going-back-to-basics/ if you can’t trust hardware, you can’t trust software - even #opensource

Independence Day will expose #Brexit as a ruse to free an imaginary nation - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/26/independence-day-will-expose-brexit-as-ruse-to-free-an-imaginary-nation “That the leader of the revolution enjoys imagining his trustiest followers as the Wurzels suggests the awkwardness of the question.” well, at least he’s right about that…

Top EU court’s advisor: bulk #surveillance is “disproportionate”, and national security exemptions do not always apply - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2020/01/top-eu-courts-advisor-bulk-surveillance-is-disproportionate-and-national-security-exemptions-do-not-always-apply/ #privacy

#Coronavirus: 100,000 may already be infected, experts warn - https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jan/26/coronavirus-could-infect-100000-globally-experts-warn sobering stuff…

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The Most Complete Brain Map Ever Is Here: A Fly’s ‘Connectome’ - https://www.wired.com/story/most-complete-brain-map-ever-is-here-a-flys-connectome/ “contains 25,000 neurons and the 20 million connections between them” amazing achievement; mouse next…

Russia: 2 elephants escape from circus - https://boingboing.net/2020/01/24/russia-2-elephants-escape-fro.html shameful that this animal abuse is still going on in Italian circuses

Race to exploit the world’s seabed set to wreak havoc on marine life - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/25/race-for-seabed-threat-to-oceans just when you think companies can’t get any more greedy and selfish…

Court to probe Carrie Symonds’ influence on PM after cancellation of badger cull - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/25/court-probe-carrie-symonds-influence-boris-johnson-badger-cull the only thing moronic farmers know how to do is kill: do they not understand what vaccination means, and why it makes culling unnecessary?

Coronavirus: academic had no official contact on return from China - https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jan/25/coronavirus-academic-had-no-official-contact-on-return-from-china great…

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Australian bushfires to contribute to huge annual increase in global carbon dioxide - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/24/australian-bushfires-to-contribute-to-huge-annual-increase-in-global-carbon-dioxide australian government are climate criminals; they are destroying the habitable planet for selfish and stupid reasons

Revealed: complex post-Brexit checks for Northern Irish traders - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jan/24/revealed-complex-post-brexit-checks-for-northern-irish-traders surprise: boris johnson lied: “The legal basis of the forms is contained in a complex 557-page document which is almost incomprehensible to an untrained eye.” enjoy, #brexiters…

I’m really looking forward to watching the smug face of #brexit hit the brick wall of reality over the next few months and years…

Jair Bolsonaro’s racist comment sparks outrage from indigenous groups - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/24/jair-bolsonaro-racist-comment-sparks-outrage-indigenous-groups Bolsonaro declared: “Indians are undoubtedly changing … They are increasingly becoming human beings just like us.”

Bushfires, ash rain, dust storms and flash floods: two weeks in apocalyptic #Australia - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/24/bushfires-ash-rain-dust-storms-flash-floods-two-weeks-in-apocalyptic-australia amazing pix, terrible #climatecrisis

US and Europe clash over #climatecrisis threat on last Davos day - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jan/24/us-and-europe-clash-over-climate-crisis-threat-on-last-davos-day well done, europe…

Calls for global ban on wild animal markets amid coronavirus outbreak - https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jan/24/calls-for-global-ban-wild-animal-markets-amid-coronavirus-outbreak “The younger generation is already on board and various high-profile Chinese people have been saying it. It is the older generation. These markets are all over China and in Vietnam.”

Prince Charles wishes Palestinians ‘freedom, justice and equality’ - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jan/24/prince-charles-wishes-palestinians-freedom-justice-and-equality-west-bank

‘Something is wrong’: MEPs say EU is failing on the regulation of live animal exports - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/24/something-is-wrong-meps-say-eu-is-failing-to-regulate-live-animal-exports humans are wrong, that’s what…

YouTube Streamer Hit With Demonetization Over Copyright Claims To Numbers ‘36’ And ‘50’ - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200124/09485643792/youtube-streamer-hit-with-demonetization-over-copyright-claims-to-numbers-36-50.shtml this is where #copyright insanity inevitably leads…

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Make airlines and oil firms pay for tree-planting boom, says UK report - https://www.newscientist.com/article/2231078-make-airlines-and-oil-firms-pay-for-tree-planting-boom-says-uk-report/ great idea; let’s do it #trilliontrees

Memphis Meats raised $161 million from SoftBank Group, Norwest and Temasek - https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/22/memphis-meats-raised-161-million-from-softbank-group-norwest-and-temasek/ “developer of technologies to manufacture meat, seafood and poultry from animal cells”

Appetite for ‘warm meat’ drives risk of disease in Hong Kong and China - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/23/appetite-for-warm-meat-drives-risk-of-disease-in-hong-kong-and-china raw (sic) stupidity will be our undoing #coronavirus

The Similarities Between The US’s Case Against Julian Assange And Brazil’s Against Glenn Greenwald Are Uncanny - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200122/10123443777/similarities-between-uss-case-against-julian-assange-brazils-against-glenn-greenwald-are-uncanny.shtml

World Bank chief’s Davos snub dashes hopes of climate consensus - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jan/23/world-bank-chief-david-malpass-davos-snub-dashes-hopes-climate-crisis-consensus another stupid, selfish old white man; history will not be kind to him… #climatecrisis

Germany Wants To Limit Memes And Mashups Derived From Press Publishers’ Material To 128-by-128 Pixels In Resolution, And Three Seconds In Length - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200117/07301943748/germany-wants-to-limit-memes-mashups-derived-press-publishers-material-to-128-by-128-pixels-resolution-three-seconds-length.shtml yeah, sure, fine, totally reasonable… #article15

Four people in Scotland ‘being tested for coronavirus’ - https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jan/23/increased-likelihood-coronavirus-uk-health-secretary-matt-hancock “The situation will be pretty similar in pretty much all UK cities with a large number of Chinese students.” #coronavirus

German proposal to control links to news stories: headlines, 3s of video, 128 pixel thumbnails - https://boingboing.net/2020/01/23/konsultation-urheberrecht.html

Nuovo #coronavirus, Ministro Speranza: “I controlli negli aeroporti procedono regolarmente” - http://www.salute.gov.it/portale/news/p3_2_1_1_1.jsp?lingua=italiano&menu=notizie&p=dalministero&id=4021 speriamo, Signor Speranza…

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Can hardware ever be trusted? The Betrusted project aims to find out by going back to basics - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2020/01/can-hardware-ever-be-trusted-the-betrusted-project-aims-to-find-out-by-going-back-to-basics/ this is a deep question with no easy answers… #privacy #opensource #openhardware

US drinking water is a “toxic soup” of “forever chemicals” - https://boingboing.net/2020/01/22/us-drinking-water-is-a-toxic.html maybe #antivaxxers should worry about this real problem rather than the non-existent one they whine on about…

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Let’s check in on the .org sale fiasco: Senators say No, internet grandees say Yes – and ICANN pretends there’s absolutely nothing to see here - https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/01/21/org_sale_fiasco/

Benioff hails Trump’s trillion tree pledge - https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2020/jan/21/davos-2020-donald-trump-greta-thunberg-climate-mark-carney-wef-day-one-live?page=with:block-5e26e6018f08e97ed21275a0#block-5e26e6018f08e97ed21275a0 good news if he does it, although I’m sceptical… #trilliontrees

Coronavirus: Chinese hospitals not testing patients, say relatives - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/21/coronavirus-chinese-hospitals-not-testing-patients-say-relatives sounds like a typical #china cover-up; that’s really bad news for everyone…

Diamond as big as a tennis ball makes Louis Vuitton debut in Paris - https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2020/jan/21/louis-vuitton-diamond-tennis-ball-paris-sewelo it’s just a few carbon atoms - you know, like graphite…

In A Blatant Attack On Press Freedom, Brazilian Government Charges Glenn Greenwald With ‘Cybercrimes’ For Reporting On Leaked Documents - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200121/09571343771/blatant-attack-press-freedom-brazilian-government-charges-glenn-greenwald-with-cybercrimes-reporting-leaked-documents.shtml #bolsonaro #brazil

4000 “smart” streetlights in San Diego contain always recording cameras and microphones - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2020/01/4000-smart-streetlights-in-san-diego-contain-always-recording-cameras-and-microphones/ but of course #privacy #smartcities

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Boris Johnson says UK will stop using overseas aid to support coal mining or coal power plants - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2020/jan/20/labour-leadership-candidates-urge-party-to-change-terrible-format-for-official-hustings-live-news?page=with:block-5e257d1e8f08e97ed2126a5f#block-5e257d1e8f08e97ed2126a5f that’s good; needs to apply to oil and gas too…

Live export: animals at risk in giant global industry - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/20/live-export-animals-at-risk-as-giant-global-industry-goes-unchecked appalling suffering that most of us ignore

#Beethoven: the 1808 concert review – a remarkable evening, then, and now - https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jan/20/beethoven-the-1808-concert-review-st-davids-hall-cardiff-carlo-rizzi-jaime-martin it wasn’t a “remarkable” concert 212 years ago, it was the greatest concert in the history of music. it’s that simple.

Gibraltar eyes joining Schengen to ease post-#Brexit border fears - https://www.euractiv.com/section/justice-home-affairs/news/gibraltar-eyes-joining-schengen-to-ease-post-brexit-border-fears/ of course, it would be mad not to…

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#ExtinctionRebellion listed as ‘key threat’ by counter-terror police - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/19/extinction-rebellion-listed-as-key-threat-by-counter-terror-police stupid UK plods shame this country…

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Police forces around the world continue to deploy facial recognition systems, despite no evidence of their utility - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2020/01/police-forces-around-the-world-continue-to-deploy-facial-recognition-systems-despite-no-evidence-of-their-utility/ #surveillance

Javid comments on non-alignment with EU prompt warnings of price rises - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jan/18/savid-javid-warns-there-will-be-no-alignment-on-eu-regulations-after-brexit - no problem, after all everyone voting for #brexit knew this would happen, #amirite?

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#Uber Wins Dubious Honor Of Being First Big Tech Company To Bully A Small Nation Using Corporate Sovereignty, aka #ISDS - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200114/06505943728/uber-wins-dubious-honor-being-first-big-tech-company-to-bully-small-nation-using-corporate-sovereignty.shtml #colombia

Greenpeace included with neo-Nazis on UK counter-terror list - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jan/17/greenpeace-included-with-neo-nazis-on-uk-counter-terror-list PC Plod has completely lost the plot, and is not fit for purpose…

Police forces around the world continue to deploy facial recognition systems, despite no evidence of their utility - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2020/01/police-forces-around-the-world-continue-to-deploy-facial-recognition-systems-despite-no-evidence-of-their-utility/

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The dream of a single European patent may die next month – and everyone is in denial about it - https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/01/16/single_european_patent/ #UPC has always been a stupid idea; #brexit makes it even more stupid. it should be binned.

McKinseys Schreckensszenario zum Klimawandel: “Hunderte Millionen Menschenleben, Billionen von Dollar” - https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/service/mckinsey-studie-zum-klimawandel-ergebnisse-sind-verheerend-a-0ccc0af4-6706-4a38-a4ef-38bdf570d9a6
#climatecrisis

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UK-US trade deal under threat unless Iran stance changes, says Trump ally - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/15/boris-johnson-uk-us-trade-deal-under-threat-unless-iran-stance-changes-says-trump-ally US says “jump”; boris says: “how high?”… #brexit

Chechen leader ‘temporarily incapacitated,’ puts PM in charge - https://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/Chechen-leader-temporarily-incapacitated-puts-PM-in-charge.html whoa whoa whoa - what’s going on here?

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Australia bushfires are harbinger of planet’s future, say scientists - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/14/australia-bushfires-harbinger-future-scientists “It is getting worse all the time. The sooner we rein back emissions, the sooner we can slow the increase.”

Academic Journals In #Russia Retract Over 800 Papers Because Of Plagiarism, Self-Plagiarism And ‘Gift Authorship’ - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200109/08383943705/academic-journals-russia-retract-over-800-papers-because-plagiarism-self-plagiarism-gift-authorship.shtml

Dear Larry Lessig: Please Don’t File SLAPP Suits - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200113/18320443724/dear-larry-lessig-please-dont-file-slapp-suits.shtml

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Revealed: US listed climate activist group as ‘extremists’ alongside mass killers - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/13/us-listed-climate-activist-group-extremists just like the UK. this is the next big battle… #climatecrisis

“will be impossible to deliver the computer systems for the special arrangements for Northern Ireland by the end of this year.” - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jan/13/brexit-irish-border-uk-northern-ireland as many of us warned… #brexit

How Years Of Copyright Maximalism Is Now Killing Pop Music - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200108/16390543702/how-years-copyright-maximalism-is-now-killing-pop-music.shtml just as we warned…

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'Festival of #Brexit’ boss says £120m event will prove the cynics wrong - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jan/12/festival-of-brexit-boss-120m-event-will-prove-cynics-wrong-martin-green IOW, 16 million people should just shut up, bend over, and enjoy it… I think not

Dominic Raab warns Iran of ‘pariah’ status after ambassador arrest - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/12/dominic-raab-warns-iran-of-pariah-status-after-ambassador-arrest a bit rich coming from #brexit “pariah” UK…

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Professor Removed From Teaching For Sharing A Downfall Parody Video - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200108/17310643703/professor-removed-teaching-sharing-downfall-parody-video.shtml “Das war ein Befehl…”

A billion medical images are exposed online, as doctors ignore warnings - https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/10/medical-images-exposed-pacs/ ridiculous #privacy

#Brexit deal: EU may threaten ‘to block’ City’s access to its markets - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jan/11/brexit-deal-eu-may-threaten-to-block-citys-access-to-its-markets but don’t worry: “The City earns about £205bn a year from European demand in financial services.”

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TuneIn to the sound of communication to the public - https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/01/tunein-to-sound-of-communication-to.html utterly ridiculous judgment; further proof that #copyright is not fit for the digital world, and should be abolished…

Skype audio graded by workers in China with ‘no security measures’ - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/jan/10/skype-audio-graded-by-workers-in-china-with-no-security-measures anyone surprised by this hasn’t been paying attention… #privacy #surveillance

Welcome to Hawaii’s ‘plastic beach’: ground zero of a pollution crisis - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/10/kamilo-beach-plastic-hawaii-pollution well done us <slow handclap/>

‘Serious concerns’ raised over integrity of Iran plane crash site - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/10/serious-concerns-raised-over-integrity-of-iran-plane-crash-site by this action, #iran has effectively admitted responsibility - there is simply no other reason than culpability…

Paris Musées Releases 100,000+ Works Into the Public Domain - https://creativecommons.org/2020/01/10/paris-musees-releases-100000-works-into-the-public-domain/ excellent; others follow suit, please #pd

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London, New York mayors urge cities to divest from fossil fuels - https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-climate-finance-trfn/london-new-york-mayors-urge-cities-to-divest-from-fossil-fuels-idUSKBN1Z7211 excellent move; other cities should do so quickly #climatecrisis

A scandal in Oxford: the curious case of the stolen gospel - https://www.theguardian.com/news/2020/jan/09/a-scandal-in-oxford-the-curious-case-of-the-stolen-gospel this is a wonderful story about disgraceful behaviour…

Feds say video of Jeffrey Epstein cell ‘no longer exists’ — accidentally destroyed by jail staff, oops - https://boingboing.net/2020/01/09/feds-accidentally-destroyed.html yeah, sure, happens all the time. not suspicious at all in the context of all the other things that happened by accident…

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Uber reveals plans for flying taxi to bypass road traffic congestion - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/jan/07/uber-reveals-plans-for-flying-taxi-to-bypass-road-traffic-congestion how convenient - for rich people…

Why Australia won’t escape its vicious fire spiral - https://mashable.com/article/australia-fires-climate-change/ “driver of a changing climate there is growing potential for some natural hazards to occur at unimagined scales, in unprecedented combinations and in unexpected locations.” #AustraliaFires

Violence escalates as Romania cracks down on illegal timber trade - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/08/violence-escalates-as-romania-cracks-down-on-illegal-timber-trade good to see #romania addressing this; sad to see people’s selfishness here

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Chinese Skiers Training In Norway Ask Local Library To Remove ‘Controversial’ Books - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200103/02202643666/chinese-skiers-training-norway-ask-local-library-to-remove-controversial-books.shtml expect much more of this as #china becomes more assertive globally

Impossible Foods’ meatless pork is here, and it’s freaky-similar to the real thing - https://www.cnet.com/news/impossible-foods-pork-is-here-and-its-scary-freaky-similar-to-the-real-thing/ good to see. “We’re not going to release a bacon product until we feel like anyone who is the most hardcore bacon worshipper thinks it’s awesomely delicious”

U.S. to collect and store DNA from teenagers detained at the border - https://mashable.com/article/cbp-dna-collection-pilot-program/ not good #genomics #privacy

Why 2020 will be make or break time for transatlantic personal data transfers - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2020/01/why-2020-will-be-make-or-break-time-for-transatlantic-personal-data-transfers/ interesting times for #privacy #eu

Kangaroo Island bushfires: grave fears for unique wildlife after estimated 25,000 koalas killed - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/07/kangaroo-island-bushfires-grave-fears-for-unique-wildlife-after-estimated-25000-koalas-killed @ScottMorrisonMP simply doesn’t care about #australia's environment; he only loves coal

Craig Kelly interview: senior government MPs distance themselves after Piers Morgan lashing - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/07/craig-kelly-interview-piers-morgan-calls-mp-disgraceful-for-denying-climate-link-to-bushfires interesting times… #AustralianBushfiresDisaster

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UK would not back US bombing of Iran cultural sites – No 10 - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/06/no-10-uk-would-not-back-us-bombing-of-iranian-cultural... good to hear Johnson isn't bending over entirely…

The world loves kangaroos and koalas. Now we are watching them die in droves - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/06/kangaroo-koala-australia-bushfires-wildfires-die strange, it’s almost as if @ScottMorrisonMP doesn’t give a damn about the environment… #AustraliaBurning

Falling ash, skies of blood – and now Australia’s anger smoulders - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/04/australia-bushfires-week-of-anger-scott-morrison “short-term, transactional austerity politics has collided with the long arc of climate change in a way that is clearly visible on the ground.” #AustralianWildFires

Urgent new ‘roadmap to recovery’ could reverse insect apocalypse - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/06/urgent-new-roadmap-to-recovery-could-reverse-insect-apocalypse-aoe sounds good; let’s do it

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“Firefighters warn they may have to abandon homes, and even whole towns” - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/03/australian-bushfire-authorities-plead-evacuation-terrible-fire-conditions when does the australian government admit this is not business as usual, but #climatecrisis? how many must die first? #AustraliaBurning

EU Patent Office Rejects Two Patent Applications In Which An AI Was Designated As The Inventor - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191221/00310443618/eu-patent-office-rejects-two-patent-applications-which-ai-was-designated-as-inventor.shtml #patents are unnecessary; #AI patents are absurd even on their own terms.

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plastic polluters won 2019 – we’re running out of time to stop them - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/02/year-plastic-pollution-clean-beaches-seas "Ultra-cheap shale gas from US #fracking boom continued to fuel a surge of billion-dollar investments in new cracking plants…to produce ethylene, building block of most plastic.

Australian bushfire crisis: global figures and media react to ‘climate emergency’ - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/02/australian-bushfire-crisis-global-figures-and-media-react-to-climate-emergency #australian PM, not so much #AustraliaBurning

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New Year’s Message: Opportunities Come From Unexpected Places - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191230/13041143654/new-years-message-opportunities-come-unexpected-places.shtml @mmasnick is still strangely upbeat…

Ingenious Cold War keylogger the Russians used to bug Selectric typewriters in the US embassy - https://boingboing.net/2019/12/31/ingenious-cold-war-keylogger-t.html amazing hacking of analogue kit

British teenager’s mother calls for tourism boycott of Cyprus - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/01/british-teenagers-mother-calls-for-tourism-boycott-of-cyprus #malta and #cyprus are a disgrace to the EU

Let’s be friends: Boris Johnson’s new year message to remainers - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/31/lets-be-friends-boris-johnson-new-year-message-remainers sickening cant: while pushing for the hardest #brexit imaginable, no compromise whatsoever, he tells remainers to bend over and enjoy it…

Gorillas, orangutans and chimps die in German zoo fire - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/01/gorillas-orangutans-and-chimps-die-in-german-zoo-fire awful; another reason not to imprison animals in cruel zoos…

Australia bushfires: PM’s climate stance criticised as thousands flee blazes - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/01/australia-bushfires-defence-forces-sent-to-help-battle-huge-blazes “Polls show a large majority of Australians see the climate emergency as an urgent threat and want tougher government action” he’s a climate criminal