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Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 151109 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2015/11/151109.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

#TPP is about many things, but free trade? Not so much - http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/tpp-is-about-many-things-but-free-trade-not-so-much/article27169740/ hugely important point

Protect our health, Stop Monsanto - https://secure.avaaz.org/en/monsanto_dont_silence_science_eu_rb2/ only independent science should be used for safety assessments

EU drops proposed law to tackle illegal trade in wildlife & toxic waste - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/nov/10/eu-drops-proposed-law-to-tackle-illegal-trade-in-wildlife-and-toxic-waste UK's fault: sooner leaves EU, the better

MPAA: Online Privacy Hurts Anti-Piracy Enforcement - https://torrentfreak.com/mpaa-online-privacy-hurts-anti-piracy-enforcement-151109/ because #copyright more important than human rights...

EU trade secrets directive threat to free speech, health, environment and worker mobility - https://xnet-x.net/en/trade-secrets-directive/ this is a serious threat

Facebook must stop tracking Belgian users within 48 hours, or be fined €250K per day - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/11/facebook-must-stop-tracking-belgian-users-within-48-hours-or-be-fined-e250k-per-day/ your move, #facebook

Martin Schulz receives 3.284.289 Stop #TTIP & #CETA signatures - https://www.facebook.com/eci.ttip/videos/vb.265378756998095/462480320621270/?type=2&theater makes a couple of commitments; will he follow thro?

UK Health Minister Filibusters Bill To Use Off-Patent Drugs 2 Provide Effective New Treatments At Low Cost - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151108/07224932753/uk-health-minister-filibusters-bill-to-use-off-patent-drugs-to-provide-effective-new-treatments-low-cost.shtml so why?

#TPP's #ISDS that lets Australia be sued are weapons of legal destruction, says lawyer - http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/nov/10/tpps-clauses-that-let-australia-be-sued-are-weapons-of-legal-destruction-says-lawyer v clear explanation why

Donald trump: Obama’s #TPP is ‘insanity’ - http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/11/09/exclusive-donald-trump-obamas-trans-pacific-free-trade-deal-insanity/ “deal should not be supported and it should not be allowed to happen”

Marco Rubio distances himself from #TPP as ‘pillar’ of his presidency - http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/11/08/marco-rubio-tries-rewrite-history-obamatrade/ looks like everyone is abandoning it...

Warren steps up criticism of #TPP - https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2015/11/05/elizabeth-warren-criticizes-historic-pacific-rim-trade-deal/N4x0bcwFE6DweNhNcOe5sK/story.html "I’m going to do what I can to make sure Congress doesn’t approve it.”

HTTPS certificates with forbidden domains issued by “quite a few” CAs - http://arstechnica.co.uk/security/2015/11/https-certificates-with-forbidden-domains-issued-by-quite-a-few-cas/ </facepalm>

#Renewable energy investment predicted to surge - http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/nov/10/renewable-energy-investment-predicted-to-surge except in UK, of course, as Tories do utmost to sabotage sector