190812

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/08/190811.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Nigel Farage attacks Harry and Meghan, jokes about ‘overweight’ Queen Mother - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/aug/12/nigel-farage-prince-harry-meghan-markle-overweight-queen-mother-cpac-brexit I’m sure #brexiters will love this…

#facialrecognition recognition concerns go mainstream in the US, as cities and companies bring in bans - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2019/08/facial-recognition-concerns-go-mainstream-in-the-us-as-cities-and-companies-bring-in-bans/ it’s spreading, but so is the fightback… #privacy

‘Ecological grief’: Greenland residents traumatised by climate emergency - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/12/greenland-residents-traumatised-by-climate-emergency sadly, this will become the norm in most places

British diplomats to pull out from EU decision-making meetings within days - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/aug/12/british-diplomats-to-pull-out-from-eu-decision-making-meetings-within-days “They were once the most respected diplomatic corps here,” - this is what #brexit means - trashing our global reputation for excellence

Sportsman who bit head off live chicken faces legal action - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/12/bixente-larralde-sportsman-who-bit-head-off-live-chicken-faces-legal-action “If convicted of animal cruelty, Larralde could face a fine of up to €30,000 (£28,000).”

Reaping What They Sowed: Recording Industry Now Quite Upset About Copyright Run Amok - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190806/21222842734/reaping-what-they-sowed-recording-industry-now-quite-upset-about-copyright-run-amok.shtml well, we did warn them…

How YouTube Radicalized Brazil - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/11/world/americas/youtube-brazil.html so it seems that @google is responsible for the coming destruction of the amazon, and with it today’s generally habitable environment. I mean that quite seriously. all to sell a few more ads.