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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2018/07/180701.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Japan faces backlash over push to resume ‘cruel’ commercial whaling - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/02/japan-commercial-whaling-backlash shame on cruel, selfish #japan

Outrage over alleged plan to export rare animals from Congo to China - https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/jul/02/outrage-alleged-plan-export-rare-animals-democratic-republic-congo-china-gorillas-endangered-species-zoos #china wants to wipe out gorillas; pl. sign petition here - https://www.change.org/p/cites-please-stop-congolese-government-from-exporting-our-endemic-wildlife-to-china

MEPs’ Email Says #Article13 “Will Not Filter The Internet”; JURI MEP’s Tweet Says It Will - http://copybuzz.com/copyright/meps-email-says-article-13-will-not-filter-the-internet-juri-meps-tweet-says-it-will/ pl. write to your MEPs today - this is urgent and really serious

Please Write a Short Email to Your MEPs Today about EU Copyright Directive - https://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2018/07/please-write-short-email-to-your-meps.html we need to change the text and stop #article13 breaking the EU Internet

Over 60 Organizations Want Sanctions For EU Nations’ Failure To Repeal ‘Invalid’ Data Retention Laws - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180628/03130540126/over-60-organizations-want-sanctions-eu-nations-failure-to-repeal-invalid-data-retention-laws.shtml keeping up the pressure #surveillance

Liberian Palm Oil Company GVL Destroyed Dense Rainforests, Violated Land Rights, Endangered Chimpanzee Habitat - https://foe.org/news/report-liberian-palm-oil-company-gvl-destroyed-dense-rainforests-violated-land-rights-endangered-chimpanzee-habitat/ “Report calls on financiers to pressure Golden Agri-Resources and Golden Veroleum Liberia to halt destructive activities”

EU-Urheberrecht: Am 5. Juli geht es in Straßburg um die Zukunft des Internets - http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/netzpolitik/eu-urheberrecht-am-5-juli-geht-es-in-strassburg-um-die-zukunft-des-internets-a-1216130.html “vier netzpolitische Vereine, die den Parteien CDU, CSU, SPD und FDP nahestehen, deutsche Abgeordnete auf, die Upload-Filter und das Leistungsschutzrecht zu verhindern.”

Mehr als 100 Milliarden Kilowattstunden Ökostrom produziert - http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/soziales/oekostrom-produktion-steigt-erstmals-auf-mehr-als-100-milliarden-kilowattstunden-a-1216087.html yay; more please #germany #renewables

The argument for #fracking as a climate solution just went down in flames - https://thinkprogress.org/bombshell-study-proves-fracking-actually-fuels-global-warming-bc530e20bedc/ maybe the tories should stop pushing it

The EU’s disastrous copyright reform will sabotage internet culture - https://thenextweb.com/contributors/2018/07/02/the-eus-disastrous-copyright-reform-will-sabotage-internet-culture/ #article13 #article11

Over 145 Organisations Oppose JURI Committee Negotiation Mandate - http://copybuzz.com/copyright/over-145-organisations-oppose-juri-committee-negotiation-mandate/ please write to MRPs now asking them to oppose the mandate for #CopyrightDirective

EU Copyright Proposal That Would Destroy Internet Memes Being Protested With Internet Memes - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180628/09054440127/eu-copyright-proposal-that-would-destroy-internet-memes-being-protested-with-internet-memes.shtml enjoy them while you can, they will soon run the risk of being automatically blocked #Article13

Fifth Circuit Says No, You Fucking May Not Strip Search A Classful Of Female Students To Find $50 - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180628/16330840134/fifth-circuit-says-no-you-fucking-may-not-strip-search-classful-female-students-to-find-50.shtml well, one would hope not…