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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/04/190408.html’s tweets as a single page

Trump plans $11bn tariffs aimed at EU’s aircraft, cheese and wine - https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2019/apr/09/trump-tariffs-eu-aircraft-cheese-wine-imf-debenhams-brexit-business-live?page=with:block-5cac34918f0852bbb93b471b#block-5cac34918f0852bbb93b471b EU must respond in kind - it’s the only language bullies like trump understand

#Brexit ‘nightmare’ could see GCSEs and A-levels postponed - https://www.tes.com/news/exclusive-brexit-nightmare-could-see-gcses-and-levels-postponed

Conditions for short Brexit delay have not been met, says Berlin - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/apr/09/conditions-for-short-brexit-delay-have-not-been-met-says-berlin “German EU affairs minister says failure to end Westminster impasse points to no-deal or long extension”

Extreme weather cost Europe nearly half a trillion euros so far - https://www.euractiv.com/section/climate-environment/news/extreme-weather-cost-europe-nearly-half-a-trillion-euros-so-far/ tackling #climatechange is far cheaper than suffering it

UK likely to be offered Brexit extension until end of year - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/apr/09/conditions-for-short-brexit-delay-have-not-been-met-says-berlin that would be good…

UK parliament pension fund takes first step towards fossil fuel divestment - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/09/parliament-pension-fund-fossil-fuel-divestment-climate-change long overdue; should be leading, not following

Filters Incorporated - https://edri.org/filters-inc/ “In the case of the copyright Directive becoming law, civil rights groups are set to reject upload filters in the national implementation phase. Planned actions include potential referrals to Court of Justice of the European Union.”

The vigilante shaming influencers for bad behavior in national parks - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/09/influencers-national-parks-public-lands-hate-you “influencers” == mindless egoists, desperate for mindless adulation… #instagram

The Chinafication of the internet continues as the UK proposes blocking any service that hosts “illegal” or “harmful” material - https://boingboing.net/2019/04/09/constitutional-monarchs-r-us.html not going well, this…

#Brexit ‘already causing medicine shortages’ at pharmacies in England - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/apr/09/brexit-medicine-shortages-pharmacies-england this does not happen in civilised countries…