190822

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/08/190821.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Pressure mounting on EU to end ivory trade - https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/pressure-mounting-on-eu-to-end-ivory-trade/ shameful this isn’t already the case

Xenophobic bullying souring lives of eastern European pupils in UK - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/aug/22/xenophobic-bullying-souring-lives-of-east-european-pupils-in-uk this is on you, #brexiters, besmirching the heart of UK society

Macron warns Boris Johnson Brexit could turn UK into vassal state of US before they meet in Paris - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/aug/22/brexit-latest-news-macron-boris-warns-boris-johnson-brexit-could-turn-uk-into-vassal-state-of-us-ahead-of-their-meeting-in-paris-live-news?page=with:block-5d5e47fe8f08a0805bcc25be#block-5d5e47fe8f08a0805bcc25be as is obvious to anyone looking objectively at the situation

The future of privacy is already here — it’s just not evenly distributed - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2019/08/the-future-of-privacy-is-already-here-its-just-not-very-evenly-distributed/ are you ready for gait recognition to track you everywhere? thought not…

First day at university in China now means a face scan to enrol - https://www.scmp.com/tech/innovation/article/3023767/first-day-university-china-now-means-face-scan-enrol well, of course it has… #surveillance #privacy

Sanders to unveil $16tn climate plan, far more aggressive than rivals’ proposals - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/22/bernie-sanders-climate-change-plan well done him; everyone should be coming up with similar

How will Britain treat EU citizens after Brexit? They need to know – and so does business - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/aug/22/britain-eu-citizens-brexit-business-immigration-policies once a byword for efficiency and pragmatism, UK is now an incoherent gibbering wreck…

Brazilian minister booed at climate event as outcry grows over Amazon fires - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/22/brazilian-minister-booed-at-climate-event-as-outcry-grows-over-amazon-fires good: keep up the pressure. "could scupper a trade deal between the South American trade block Mercosur and the European Union." scupper it, scupper it #AmazonFire

China (Yes, China) Complains About Attack On Its ‘Free Speech Rights’ After Twitter/Facebook Boot Propaganda Accounts - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190820/17074442826/china-yes-china-complains-about-attack-free-speech-rights-after-twitter-facebook-boot-propaganda-accounts.shtml #2019, you’re doing it again…