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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/07/190708.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

How Florida’s summer of slime turned Republicans into eco-warriors - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jul/08/how-floridas-summer-of-slime-turned-republicans-into-eco-warriors

Crowdfunding campaign launched to stop EU’s new copyright regulations - https://www.itweb.co.za/content/5yONPvEEDY5vXWrb #surveillance #article13/17

Getting Ready for DWeb Camp: A Conversation with Kelsey Breseman - http://blog.archive.org/2019/07/09/getting-ready-for-dweb-camp-a-conversation-with-kelsey-breseman/ “a rockstar engineer and entrepreneur working to solve climate change, protect public access to scientific data, and build a better web.”

The EU must finally tackle Japan on whale industry - https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/opinion/the-eu-must-finally-tackle-japan-on-whale-industry/ “concerns that #Japan may try to recruit other pro-whaling nations to leave the IWC and join a new Pacific whalers’ club to herald in a new era of the slaughter of cetaceans for profit.”

The writing is on the wall for ads based on real-time bidding in the EU – and maybe everywhere - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2019/07/the-writing-is-on-the-wall-for-ads-based-on-real-time-bidding-in-the-eu-and-maybe-everywhere/ this is going to have a massive impact on ads and online sites #gdpr

Trump calls May foolish as diplomatic row escalates - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jul/09/donald-trump-calls-theresa-may-foolish-as-diplomatic-row-escalates confirms that it was a huge misjudgement to honour him with a State visit; he’s an ignorant, selfish boor. flattery only begets contempt.

UK ISPs Vilify Mozilla For Trying To Secure The Internet - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190708/07360742536/uk-isps-vilify-mozilla-trying-to-secure-internet.shtml just disgraceful

Saudi princess tried in absentia over alleged attack on worker - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/09/saudi-princess-hassa-bint-salman-tried-in-absentia-in-france love of violence seems to run in the family…

Ursula von der Leyen 'does not see any problems' with Brexit extension after 31 October - https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/articles/news/ursula-von-der-leyen-does-not-see-any-problems-brexit-extension-after-31-october interesting

Trump 'disrespectful and wrong' over UK ambassador, says Hunt - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jul/09/donald-trump-calls-theresa-may-foolish-as-diplomatic-row-escalates quite right; now, will boris have the guts to say the same? I doubt it…

'Deep Fake' Legislation Is On The Way, Threatening Free Speech Protections - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190706

No-deal Brexit a political and economic threat, Ireland warns - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/09/irish-ministers-meet-to-discuss-dire-outcomes-of-no-deal-brexit not least to the hard-won peace in northern ireland…

"The report also put paid to Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt’s hopes that the EU will accept technology-based “alternative arrangements” for the Irish border." probably because it doesn't exist, and may never exist

MPs vote to extend abortion and same-sex marriage rights to Northern Ireland - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jul/09/mps-vote-to-extend-same-sex-marriage-to-northern-ireland great news

Device could bring both solar power and clean water to millions - https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jul/09/device-bring-both-solar-power-clean-water-to-millions let’s hope…

Trump lashes out at ‘foolish’ May as crisis over ambassador grows - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jul/09/donald-trump-calls-theresa-may-foolish-as-diplomatic-row-escalates johnson “refused to say that he would back Darroch if he won the contest.” do we really want a coward to be our PM…?

"it seems likely that Johnson will soon be at a desk in No 10, jabbing at unresponsive keys, staring at a [political] blue screen of death. And in that scenario, British politics is heading for a hard reboot." - https://www.theguardian.com/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jul/09/britain-general-election-reboot-brexit-boris-johnson-theresa-may