190517

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/05/190516.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Revealed: air pollution may be damaging 'every organ in the body’ - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2019/may/17/air-pollution-may-be-damaging-every-organ-and-cell-in-the-body-finds-global-review not good

Baltic cod walloped as stocks crash - https://www.dw.com/en/baltic-cod-walloped-as-stocks-crash/a-48301308 “The cod will try to spawn starting now in May and all that can be saved must be done now” #EndOverfishing

Trump takes war on abortion worldwide as policy cuts off funds - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/17/trump-takes-war-on-abortion-worldwide-as-policy-cuts-off-funds a criminal act; but solution is to refuse all US funding, and seek it elsewhere

After Five-Year Legal Battle, Top Judges Rule That The UK’s Spying Activities Can Be Challenged In Ordinary Courts - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190516/06282042219/after-five-year-legal-battle-top-judges-rule-that-uks-spying-activities-can-be-challenged-ordinary-courts.shtml good news - but such hard work… #surveillance

Theresa May blames Labour divisions for collapse of Brexit talks - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/may/17/brexit-talks-tories-labour-likely-to-collapse-theresa-may-jeremy-corbyn well, that’s a bit rich, tez…

Stop the nitpicking! This season of Game of Thrones is miraculous - https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/may/16/stop-the-nitpicking-this-season-of-game-of-thrones-is-miraculous-the-bells FWIW, I think the analysis here is correct

US more anti-abortion than other developed countries - global poll - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/17/us-more-anti-abortion-than-other-developed-countries-g... UK not too bad according to that table…

German parliament declares Israel boycott campaign antisemitic - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/17/german-parliament-declares-israel-boycott-campaign-ant... germany losing its way on this, too... #BDS

@techdirt: Our Legal Dispute With Shiva Ayyadurai Is Now Over - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190516/22284042229/our-legal-dispute-with-shiva-ayyadurai-is-now-over.shtml “We are glad the lawsuit is done, but we now need to ask for your support”

Canadian Committee Publishes Ludicrous Fantasy Pretending To Be Copyright Reform Analysis - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190516/16163942228/canadian-committee-publishes-ludicrous-fantasy-pretending-to-be-copyright-reform-analysis.shtml “The whole report is an utter joke.” truly #canada

S. Korean government to switch to #Linux: ministry - http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20190517000378 wow, this is massive if it all goes through as planned…