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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/02/190223.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Fear grows in UK car industry that Honda is just first domino to fall - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/feb/24/honda-swindon-plant-brexit-industrial-strategy “Fears are growing about possible reductions at facilities such as Jaguar Land Rover’s Castle Bromwich site and the Toyota plant at Burnaston in Derbyshire” #brexit

Home Office gives green light to first drug testing clinic - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/feb/24/drug-test-clinics-open-support-home-office-police at last, a sensible initiative on drugs; now roll it out nationally…

#China says ‘preventive’ work in #Xinjiang detention camps should be applauded - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/24/china-says-preventive-work-in-xinjiang-detention-camps-should-be-applauded “China says it is brainwashing and torturing #uyghurs in concentration camps” #TFTFY

Badgers, stoats and otters stage ‘incredible’ revival - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/feb/24/britain-carnivore-badger-stoat-otter-pine-marten-numbers-increasing good news for a change: “recovered often unexpectedly quickly after a reduction in harmful human activities – hunting, trapping and the use of toxic chemicals”

Theresa May postpones meaningful vote on final Brexit deal - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/feb/24/theresa-may-postpones-meaningful-vote-on-final-brexit-deal next thing we know, she’ll postpone it until next year… #brexitchaos

Brexit could be delayed until 2021, EU sources reveal - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/feb/24/brexit-could-be-delayed-until-2021-eu-sources-reveal “Replacing the 21-month transition period with extra time as a member state would allow the UK and the EU to develop their plans for the future relationship”

Campaigners furious after pope’s ‘defensive’ speech on child abuse - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/24/pope-francis-calls-for-all-out-battle-against-abuse-of-children to be frank, frank, this isn’t good enough: "The pope has undone the tiny bit of progress that possibly was achieved this week."

Thirty-million-page backup of humanity headed to moon aboard Israeli lander - https://www.cnet.com/news/backup-of-humanity-on-its-way-to-the-moon-aboard-israeli-lander/ this is a good idea…