170731

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170730 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/07/170730.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

EU court bans logging in Poland’s primeval forest - http://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/eu-court-bans-logging-in-polands-primeval-forest/ #poland's environmental vandalism

Brompton Electric bicycle - https://www.brompton.com/Brompton-Electric nice idea, looks at bit pricey, though…

“What advancements are we making impossible today, at the society level, by creating a mass #surveillance society” - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2017/07/without-privacy-a-society-cannot-advance/

Snapp: how Tehran’s answer to Uber is changing how people travel, and live - https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/jul/31/snapp-how-tehran-answer-to-uber-is-changing-how-people-travel-and-live fascinating stuff… #iran

Transatlantic #dataflows under renewed threat following top EU court’s ruling - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2017/07/transatlantic-data-flows-renewed-threat-following-top-eu-courts-ruling/ #PNR hits privacy troubles… #CA

#Poland vows to continue logging in Białowieża forest despite court ban - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/31/poland-continue-logging-biaowieza-forest-despite-eu-court-ban shame on Polish government

Democracy is dying – and it’s startling how few people are worried - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/31/democracy-dying-people-worried-putin-erdogan-trump-world true and true

Australian Prosecutors Want To Make It Illegal To Refuse To Turn Over Passwords To Law Enforcement - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170726/18443537869/australian-prosecutors-want-to-make-it-illegal-to-refuse-to-turn-over-passwords-to-law-enforcement.shtml just as in UK

Suicides of nearly 60,000 Indian farmers linked to #climatechange, study claims - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/31/suicides-of-nearly-60000-indian-farmers-linked-to-climate-change-study-claims sadly, just the start

170730

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170729 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/07/170729.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Border chaos will hit hard after #Brexit, says report - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/29/uk-border-customs-chaos-hit-hard-brexit “require vast lorry parks in south-east”, cost “£1bn a year”

EU migrants make up over 20% of labour force in 18 British industries - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/29/eu-workers-fifth-labour-force-18-sectors-britain-economy this is fine #brexit

Big tobacco ‘manipulating cigarette prices’ to thwart taxes on smoking - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/jul/29/big-tobacco-manipulating-cigarette-prices-to-thwart-anti-smoking-tax people in these companies should be ashamed

France isn’t heading for a belle époque, but its future looks better than Britain’s - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jul/30/france-economy-macron-better-than-britains #brexit

Amtrak’s $630m Trump budget cut could derail service in 220 US cities - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jul/30/amtrak-budget-cuts-texas-trump-support-betrayal trump betrays more trump voters…

Is tourism overwhelming Britain’s cities? - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jul/29/cambridge-tourist-boom-ruins-city twee tourism will be about only thing left in UK after #brexit

170729

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170728 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/07/170728.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Acid-attack journalist says police failure to prosecute crime boss who ordered hit a ‘dangerous precedent’ - http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/acid-attack-journalists-says-police-failure-to-prosecute-crime-boss-who-ordered-hit-a-dangerous-precedent/

Ireland ‘will not design a border for the Brexiteers’, says taoiseach - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/28/taoiseach-leo-varadkar-ireland-not-design-border-brexiteers well, that’s #awkward, isn’t it #brexiters?

While May’s away: Hammond leads cabinet reshuffle on Brexit policy - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/29/theresa-may-philip-hammond-cabinet-brexit-amber-rudd hmm, all a bit fishy…

Reince Priebus forced out as Trump names John Kelly new chief of staff - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/28/trump-fires-white-house-chief-of-staff-reince-priebus the soap opera continues…

Graduate anger mounts over ‘nightmare’ Student Loans Company - https://www.theguardian.com/money/2017/jul/29/graduates-anger-nightmare-student-loans-company-complaints I predict this will turn into a fiasco over time

Republican senators kill Obamacare repeal bill - https://www.channel4.com/news/republican-senators-kill-obamacare-repeal-bill @Channel4News having some fun…

Pro-Israel advocates in Australia targeted three journalists, new book claims - https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/jul/29/pro-israel-advocates-in-australia-targeted-three-journalists-new-book-claims this bullying is unacceptable

Protestants told not to use ‘RIP’ as it is Catholic superstition - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/29/orange-order-protestants-told-not-to-use-rip-as-it-is-catholic-superstition protestant primitive superstitions are fine, tho’

170728

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170727 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/07/170727.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

For China’s Global Ambitions, ‘#Iran Is at the Center of Everything’ - https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/25/world/middleeast/iran-china-business-ties.html hugely significant, especially for US policy

We know how to reduce deforestation – so where’s the money? - https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2017/jul/28/we-know-how-to-cut-deforestation-we-just-havent-got-the-money-to-do-it we must do this; please take my money…

Pakistani court removes PM Nawaz Sharif from office in Panama Papers case - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/28/pakistani-court-disqualifies-pm-nawaz-sharif-from-office wow #pk

Philip Hammond confirms UK will seek #Brexit transitional deal - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/28/philip-hammond-confirms-uk-will-seek-brexit-transitional-deal “brexit doesn’t mean brexit”…

‘A bit of me is dying. But I can’t stay’: the EU nationals exiting Britain - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/28/brexit-the-eu-nationals-exiting-britain-a-bit-of-me-is-dying-but-i-cant-stay #brexiters: hang your heads in shame

England Lost: Mick Jagger releases #Brexit-inspired solo songs - https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jul/28/england-lost-mick-jagger-releases-brexit-songs-gotta-get-a-grip "So am I politically optimistic? … No,”

Environment agencies oppose Trump plans for Scottish golf course - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jul/28/environment-agencies-oppose-trump-plans-scottish-golf-course-aberdeenshire fight it…

We need to talk about the UK’s aid budget - http://www.politics.co.uk/comment-analysis/2017/07/27/we-need-to-talk-about-the-uk-s-aid-budget needs to support needy, not the UK gov’s rich mates making more dosh…

“The [#brexit] referendum was democratic, but has resulted in a situation in which everyone loses.” - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/28/britain-should-fight-for-second-brexit-referendum-malta-pm well put

170727

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170726 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.ro/2017/07/170726.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Aberdeen to be worst hit by #Brexit but all British cities will suffer – report - https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/jul/27/aberdeen-brexit-worst-british-centre-for-citieis no upside at all - just misery

“Every economic model, however sceptical, has #Brexit costing the British economy dear.” - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/27/hardliners-soft-brexit-tough-negotiate-properly

170726

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170725 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/07/170725.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

“why secretive trade deals will lead to corporate hijacks” - letter in FT about UK-US FTA et al. - https://business.facebook.com/globaljusticeuk/photos/a.10150437724892034.357836.6707857033/10155202172992034/ #brexit

eLife joins Substance Consortium to support development of #opensource online content-editing tools - https://elifesciences.org/for-the-press/f87f62a7/elife-joins-substance-consortium-to-support-development-of-open-source-online-content-editing-tools nice move

If you thought chlorine-washed chicken was scary, wait until you see what else Liam Fox has planned for UK-US FTA - http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/chlorine-washed-chicken-liam-fox-trade-deal-us-ttip-deregulation-a7860706.html

170725

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 170724 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/07/170724.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Surveillance Used To Give Poor Students Extra Financial Assistance Discreetly. Is That OK? - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170719/05251137818/surveillance-used-to-give-poor-students-extra-financial-assistance-discreetly-is-that-ok.shtml #china

Slaves of Isis: the long walk of the Yazidi women - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/25/slaves-of-isis-the-long-walk-of-the-yazidi-women appalling tales…

Nettesheim-Gutachten: Bundesrat kann #CETA stoppen - https://www.mehr-demokratie.de/themen/stop-ttip-ceta-und-co/nettesheim-gutachten-ceta-12786/ it ain’t over yet…

A limiting factor on producing electricity in a warming world? Water. - https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/07/a-potential-climate-change-consequence-not-enough-cool-water-for-power-plants/ #water is the ultimate resource

Trump: UK-US trade deal could be ‘big and exciting’ - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40716317 he means big for US poultry farms… #chlorinechicken #brexit

What is wrong with chlorinated chicken - http://www.beuc.eu/blog/what-is-wrong-with-chlorinated-chicken/ excellent, calm explanation of why chlorine chicken is health risk #brexit

EU attacks Fox’s ‘ignorant’ remarks on chlorinated chicken - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/25/brussels-attacks-liam-foxs-ignorant-remarks-chlorinated-chicken-eu-trade-deal-us “accused Fox of failing to understand the implications”

"Irish won’t be happy about chlorinated chicken crossing border said to be northern Irish chicken. So there will have to be a border."

Tory MPs call for action to avert post-#Brexit ports gridlock - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/25/tory-mps-call-for-action-to-avert-post-brexit-ports-gridlock their genius solution? “widen roads” hahahahahahaha

As a British EU negotiator, I can tell you that #Brexit is going to be far worse than anyone could have guessed - http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/brexit-eu-negotiator-europe-euratom-airline-safety-negotiations-theresa-may-worse-anyone-guessed-a7858586.html

I used to think that #brexit's total long-term cost to UK would be ~ £100 billion.  I now reckon it will be £1000 billion - at least…

#Canada-#Israel FTA allows wines made in illegal settlements to be “made in Israel” - http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/07/ruling-west-bank-settlement-wines-stirs-debate-170724112137032.html #palestine

#Google enters race for nuclear fusion technology - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/25/google-enters-race-for-nuclear-fusion-technology uh-huh

tell Fox to get a UK trade deal with the US that represents everyone and not just big business. open letter here: https://speakout.38degrees.org.uk/campaigns/trump_trade_deal

Sleeping Monster: The Trade in Services Agreement (#TiSA) and the Supply Chain - http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2017/07/sleeping-monster-trade-services-agreement-tisa-supply-chain.html indeed, still going on