140220

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 140219 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.pt/2014/02/140219.html yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

#Snowden Endorses Sam Adams Awardee Chelsea Manning (video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqprKCHIP3Y interesting thoughts on over-classification of secrets

Save the Internet - http://www.savetheinternet.eu/ important vote on #netneutrality on Monday - pl. contact your MEPs today

South Korea's Love Affair With Censorship Squanders Their Tech Superiority - http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140212/10493926200/south-koreas-love-affair-with-censorship-squanders-their-tech-superiority.shtml not just about tech...

EU scientists’ biofuels warnings were ignored - http://www.euractiv.com/energy/eu-scientists-biofuels-warnings-news-533639 shame on the politicians involved

#Ecuador pursued #China oil deal while pledging to protect Yasuni, papers show - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/feb/19/ecuador-oil-china-yasuni another disaster in the offing

UK Government Refuses To Confirm Or Deny If Your Pronunciation Of Massive Surveillance Program 'Tempora' Is Correct - http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140217/09392326250/uk-government-refuses-to-confirm-deny-if-your-pronunciation-its-massive-surveillance-program-tempora-is-correct.shtml

Shooting to people in Kiev / Стральба па пратэстоўцах у Кіеве - Shooting to people in Kiev / Стральба па пратэстоўцах у Кіеве awful scenes (v @DenZhadanov)#ukraine

"Air pollution causes 29,000 early deaths a year in UK" - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/feb/20/air-pollution-european-commission-legal-action-uk-nitrogen-dioxide so why worry about terrorism which causes about zero?

it's just absurd to take away our freedom over a threat (terrorism) that is negligible, while ignoring a huge one (air pollution) that isn't

#TTIP: hurdles to overcome - http://www.euractiv.com/trade/ttip-hurdles-overcome-analysis-533627 what a fatuous piece. no evidence it's a "huge opportunity": annual GDP boost just 0.05%

#Brazil moves to end tension over land disputes - http://thebricspost.com/brazil-moves-to-end-tension-over-land-disputes/ this is good: let's hope it happens

"What happens if birds are contaminated with feces? rule allows companies to douse them with more chemicals" - https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/680 #TTIP

Alternative Tube Maps: Underground Underworld - http://londonist.com/2014/02/alternative-tube-maps-underground-underworld.php ha! nicely done #hades

USTR Thinks A Non-Transparent 'Public Interest' Committee Will Mollify Critics; It Won't - http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140219/00571826274/ustr-thinks-non-transparent-public-interest-committee-will-mollify-critics-it-wont.shtml token gestures much?

Mitos del TLCAN después de 20 años - http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2014/02/20/politica/002n1pol #NAFTA has been a disaster for #mexico; #TPP will be worse

Demand for food banks 'fuelled by poverty and benefit delays' - http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/feb/20/food-bank-review-undermines-ministers-claim "findings had been 'suppressed'"; also, water wet...

Tracking deforestation as it happens - http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/tracking-deforestation-supply-chains welcome tool; now let's use it where we can #supplychain #palmoil

Terrorists Have Known Cellphones Are Surveillance Targets 4 A Decade But Now It's Greenwald And Snowden's Fault? - http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140214/14270626234/terrorists-have-known-their-cellphones-are-surveillance-targets-over-decade-suddenly-its-greenwald-snowdens-fault.shtml

Leaving Google - https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2014/02/19/Leaving-Google that would be @timbray...

House Dems push for strong environmental chapter in  #TPP - http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/trade/198817-house-dems-push-for-strong-environmental-chapter-in-asia-pacific that's good

Trade deals: why Obama is stymied by members of his own party - http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Decoder/2014/0219/Trade-deals-why-Obama-is-stymied-by-members-of-his-own-party-video everyone's saying it #TPP #TAFTA #TTIP

This is the best opening paragraph in any news story ever - http://boingboing.net/2014/02/20/this-is-the-best-opening-parag.html well, maybe not, but it's rather good...

Apparently We Are All Confused & Killing Net Neutrality Will Be Just GREAT For Startups - http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140218/08030526262/apparently-we-are-all-confused-killing-net-neutrality-will-be-just-great-startups.shtml good debunking of daft idea

The Race to Save Mali’s Priceless Artifacts - http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/Race-Save-Mali-Artifacts-180947965/?all inspiring tale (v @BoingBoing)

As Idaho moves 2 criminalize undercover video with 'ag-gag' law, clip of dairy worker sexually abusing cow surfaces - http://boingboing.net/2014/02/18/as-idaho-moves-to-criminalize.html

Denmark Is About To Set Even More Ambitious Climate Goals Than All Of Europe - http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/02/14/3296351/denmark-climate-goals/ "100% renewable energy by 2050"

Release #TPP text - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=11206582 "If it was just a trade agreement, fewer would be worried. this is mainly about domestic laws"

We're Running Out of #Antibiotics - http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/03/were-running-out-of-antibiotics/357573/# "80% of all antibiotics used in US are given to animals": selfish, stupid waste

#TPP lose-lose for #cancer patients - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=11206578 must these people be sacrificed on the altar of free trade? #nz

#TPP leak spurs fears over cancer drug - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11206738 well, leak from last year, no? but point taken...

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Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 140218 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com.tr/2014/02/140218.html yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

#Oxfam's Call for #TPP transparency - http://www.oxfam.org.nz/news/call-tppa-transparency pressure continues to build to open up these secretive talks

#AU Immigration Department data lapse reveals asylum seekers' personal details - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/19/asylum-seekers-identities-revealed-in-immigration-department-data-lapse extremely serious blunder

'Nations very close to completing #TPP deal' - http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/tpp18/Article/ BUT: "we ought to be able to close this year" - not that close...

Groser: #TPP deal won't be ready this year - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11205766 so release the text for the public to discuss... #NZ

comic explaining #TPP - http://economixcomix.com/home/tpp/ this is brilliantly done: do pass on to people to help them get it

#NHS pulls care.data - Here’s what care.data should do - http://aheadrobot.com/2014/02/18/nhs-pulls-care-data-was-the-story-behind-faxyourgp-com/ basically, do things properly....

Miranda detention at Heathrow airport was lawful, high court rules - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/19/david-miranda-detention-lawful-court-glenn-greenwald ridiculous; nothing to do with terrorism

Learning From #ACTA: Will #TAFTA/#TTIP Be More Transparent Than TPP? - http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140214/09554126229/learning-acta-will-taftattip-be-more-transparent-than-tpp.shtml we can hope...

.@EU_TTIP_team except that you define corporates as "civil society" - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140115/03324325881/eu-commission-redefines-corporate-lobbyists-as-civil-society-to-pretend-to-be-transparent-taftattip.shtml 500 million EU citizens not involved at all

US Farm bill: Why don’t taxpayers subsidize the foods that are better for us? - http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/farm-bill-why-dont-taxpayers-subsidize-the-foods-that-are-better-for-us/2014/02/14/d7642a3c-9434-11e3-84e1-27626c5ef5fb_story.html?tid=hpModule_d39b60e8-8691-11e2-9d71-f0feafdd1394 good question (v @snlester)

On the UK’s Equating of Journalism With Terrorism - https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/02/19/uks-equating-journalism-terrorism-designed-conceal-gchq/ @ggreenwald makes fun of men who wear wigs... #miranda #gchq

Europeans Say ‘No Thanks’ To American Chlorinated Chicken And Hormone Beef - http://www.mintpressnews.com/europeans-say-no-thanks-to-american-chlorinated-chicken-and-hormone-beef/179768/ but will people listen? #TAFTA #TTIP

US 'takes Neanderthal position on climate change' - http://www.voxy.co.nz/politics/us-takes-neanderthal-position-climate-change/5/181937 & it's getting worse #TPP

Fact-checking Froman: The Top 10 Myths Used by Obama’s Top Trade Official - http://citizen.typepad.com/eyesontrade/2014/02/fact-checking-froman-the-top-10-myths-used-by-obamas-top-trade-official.html important debunking #TPP #TAFTA #TTIP

Conservatives Oppose Fast Track, #TPP: Poll - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/curtis-ellis/conservatives-also-oppose_b_4800629.html republicans should start worrying about re-election if they support TPA

Obama, fellow Dems are at odds on big trade bills - http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/obama-fellow-dems-are-at-odds-on-big-trade-bills/2014/02/18/3f866822-98cd-11e3-b1de-e666d78c3937_story.html #FastTrack is going nowhere fast #TPP

Chemicals leaching into food from packaging raise safety concerns - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/19/chemicals-leaching-food-packaging-safety-bmj why #PrecautionaryPrinciple vital #TAFTA /#TTIP

‘Public Interest’ Committee Won’t Fix Imbalance in Trade Policy Creation - http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/pressroomredirect.cfm?ID=4088 because there are 16 industry committees

EU-US trade deal ‘nothing to do with jobs’ - https://www.wdm.org.uk/trade/eu-us-trade-deal-%E2%80%98nothing-do-jobs%E2%80%99 "MPs must open the talks to public scrutiny" (v @corporateeurope)#TTIP

#Kellogg's to buy only sustainably sourced palm oil - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/feb/19/kelloggs-sustainably-sourced-palm-oil this is welcome, if it really happens...

UK Court Rules #Miranda Detention At Heathrow Airport Was Lawful, But Questions Remain About What Was Seized - http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140219/04165826275/uk-court-rules-miranda-detention-heathrow-airport-was-lawful-questions-remain-about-what-was-seized.shtml #gchq

Marcha de maestros contra cumbre tripartita no llega a Toluca; aceptan negociar - http://www.jornada.unam.mx/ultimas/2014/02/17/preparan-maestros-disidentes-marcha-hacia-toluca-previa-a-cumbre-trilateral-9262.html #mexico marches against #TPP etc.

Urgent: Please Help Save #NetNeutrality in the EU - http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/open-enterprise/2014/02/please-help-save-net-neutrality-in-eu/index.htm pl. write to your MEPs soon: important vote is Monday

USPTO Awards #Patent To Disgraced Scientist For Fraudulent Work - http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140218/08495326264/uspto-awards-patent-to-disgraced-scientist-fraudulent-work.shtml I don't even...

A New Website That Lets Tipsters Report Wildlife Crimes - http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2014/02/wildleaks/ nice idea, hope it helps

why #AU promises that the problems of #ISDS can be tamed are wrong - http://justinvestment.org/2014/02/reply-to-the-trade-ministers-claims-that-safeguards-in-trade-agreements-prevent-investors-from-suing-governments-over-health-and-environmental-legislation/ governments crazy to sign up for this

Infinito Gold lawsuit against Costa Rica over canceled gold mining contract - http://justinvestment.org/2014/02/infinito-gold-files-lawsuit-against-costa-rican-government-over-canceled-gold-mining-contract-2/ given b4 environmental impact finished

The Busting Of Tony Blair - http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/2014/02/19/the-busting-of-tony-blair/ "As the years go by, the smell intensifies." (v @ggreenwald)

Sharing or collaborating with government dox - http://standards.data.gov.uk/proposal/sharing-collaborating-government-documents don't forget to respond to this UK gov consultation on #openstandards

#TPP – power to the corporations at the expense of the planet - http://justinvestment.org/2014/02/tpp-power-to-the-corporations-at-the-expense-of-the-planet/ & proposals are getting worse, not better

USTR Accepts Business Proposal to Segregate Public Interest in Advisory Committees - http://infojustice.org/archives/32248 thus ensuring public is neutered

Ignorant NY Times Reporter Argues That The Public Domain Is Damaging Film - http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140218/00331426256/ignorant-ny-times-reporter-argues-that-public-domain-is-damaging-film.shtml bonkers #pd

Cue The Hyperbole And Hysteria: FCC Outlines Timid, Murky Plan To (Maybe) Defend #NetNeutrality - http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140219/06165426277/cue-hyperbole-hysteria-fcc-outlines-timid-murky-plan-to-maybe-defend-net-neutrality.shtml or maybe not...

Trade leak shows U.S.’s weak environmental pitch, groups say - http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/trade-leak-shows-uss-weak-environmental-pitch-groups-say-103678.html and how... #TPP

#TPP is in trouble on Capitol Hill. Here’s why. - http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/02/19/why-the-trans-pacific-partnership-is-in-trouble-on-capitol-hill/ saith the WaPo; it's getting serious....

140218

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 140217 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.pt/2014/02/140217.html yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

Covert Surveillance & Pressure Tactics Aimed at WikiLeaks & Its Supporters - https://firstlook.org/theintercept/article/2014/02/18/snowden-docs-reveal-covert-surveillance-and-pressure-tactics-aimed-at-wikileaks-and-its-supporters/ note #gchq's role here (v @schestowitz)

Aussies to get three strikes law and Internet blockade? - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=11204253 hurtling back to the past #AU #copyright

UK floods: Downing Street to hold clear-up summit with insurers - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/feb/18/uk-floods-downing-street-meet-insurers-rising-premiums wait until we hear how many houses are uninsurable

UK storms a result of #climatechange, say nearly half of poll respondents - http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/feb/18/floods-storms-climate-change-poll good to see, but people can be fickle

Trade chief misleads on GM foods - http://blogs.euobserver.com/cronin/2014/02/17/trade-chief-misleads-on-gm-foods/ good analysis of very mixed signals from European Commission #TAFTA #TTIP

EU Greens on TAFTA/#TTIP: True stocktaking would lead to suspension - http://www.greens-efa.eu/eu-us-trade-agreement-ttip-11801.html "could threaten core EU standards & rules"

UK Government set to examine Soco’s activities in Virunga National Park - http://www.wwf.org.uk/news_feed.cfm?7019/UK-Government-set-to-examine-Socos-activities-in-Virunga-National-Park good news: we must preserve this site

The easy way to keep your medical records private - https://www.faxyourgp.com/ Opting out of the new #caredata database made easy

Karel De Gucht on #TAFTA/#TTIP - https://www.ucl.ac.uk/european-institute/events/2013-14/degucht/ I'd love to ask why we must sacrifice EU standards for just 0.05% annual growth

#TAFTA/#TTIP: A charter for deregulation, an attack on jobs, an end to democracy - http://rosalux-europa.info/publications/books/TTIP_EN/ free download; useful

Australia Pushes South Korea Into Life+70 #Copyright Terms As Part Of Free Trade Agreement - http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140217/15152926255/australia-pushes-south-korea-into-life-plus-70-copyright-terms-as-part-free-trade-agreement.shtml the copyright ratchet

#Israel boycott movement is antisemitic, says Netanyahu - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/18/israel-boycott-movement-antisemitic-netanyahu gosh, playing the "antisemitic" card already...

Giant #NHS database rollout delayed - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26239532 great; but what does it mean in practice? (v @smagdali @CasparBowden)#caredata

Pregnant teenager alleging gang-rape charged with adultery in #Sudan - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/18/sudan-pregnant-alleged-rape-victim-charged-adultery if confirmed, there are no words...

Recientes propuestas de EE.UU. para el capítulo Ambiental del #TPP  - http://www.redge.org.pe/node/1816 US proposals weakens environment text even more

"It is high time #TPP proponents brought facts to the public, rather than attacking its widening range of critics" - http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/comment/columnists/9737348/Reveal-the-trade-pact-details

#MarcoCivil #16igualNSAaa - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mYx-zFyo6aFLhuCjvkCOqnBw2Ym-d0HJqINp3KLriYA/pub "brazilian activists trying to put up a strong campaign in #Brazil against article 16"

140217

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 140216 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.de/2014/02/140216.html yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

#AU Greens to oppose Korea Free Trade deals over #ISDS provisions - http://media-senatorwhish-wilson.createsend4.com/t/ViewEmail/t/54080CAF4457C18A quite right too

Korea-#Australia FTA text released - http://www.dfat.gov.au/fta/kafta/ OK, everyone, get digging: let's find the horrors they've hidden here #TPP

“Safeguards” for investor rights to sue governments in #Australia-Korea FTA text will not work - http://aftinet.org.au/cms/sites/default/files/Media%20Release%20KAFTA%20170214.pdf - important 4 #TPP

Koch Brothers’ Dark Money Man: How Sean Noble got Rich undermining Democracy - http://www.juancole.com/2014/02/brothers-undermining-democracy.html important piece (v @dozykraut)

NY Times Unimpressed With Any Online Protest That Doesn't Rattle The Earth's Very Core - http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140214/07144026225/thoughts-nyts-day-internet-didnt-fight-back.shtml great title, good analysis

#NHS admits new medical records database could pose privacy risk - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/nhs/10642740/NHS-admits-new-medical-records-database-could-pose-privacy-risk.html this fiasco must be stopped now (v  ‏@bbw1984)

Freihandelsabkommen: Nachteil für Bürger? - http://www.dw.de/freihandelsabkommen-nachteil-f%C3%BCr-b%C3%BCrger/a-17428258 good piece (v @olivierhoedeman)#TAFTA/#TTIP

#Turkey: Censorship laws don’t sell themselves - http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2014/02/turkey-censorship-laws-dont-sell/ interesting background to moves there

Major Record Labels Go To Court Again To Force Irish ISP To Bring In 'Three Strikes' System - http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140212/09504926197/major-record-labels-go-to-court-again-to-force-irish-isp-to-bring-three-strikes-system.shtml ridiculous #ie

An Investment Exception in the #Australia -#Korea FTA - http://worldtradelaw.typepad.com/ielpblog/2014/02/an-investment-exception-in-the-australia-korea-fta.html "will US consent to such an exception in its own agreements?"

What are you hiding? The opacity of #TAFTA/#TTIP - http://corporateeurope.org/trade/2014/02/what-are-you-hiding-opacity-eu-us-trade-talks massive deregulation is what they're hiding #transparency

“No Gays Served” now legal in #Kansas - http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/2014/02/14/what-the-hell-just-happened-in-kansas/ no comment necessary (v @aral)

Hospital chiefs misleading Londoners over A&E closures which will bring chaos to the capital’s hospitals - http://nhap.org/hospital-chiefs-misleading-londoners-ae-closures-will-bring-chaos-capitals-hospitals/ trickery

TTIP Update XV - http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/open-enterprise/2014/02/ttip-update-xv/index.htm growing calls to keep #dataprotection out of agreement #nsa

Latest Leak Shows NSA Spied On A US Law Firm Representing A Foreign Government In A Trade Dispute - http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140216/08470026241/latest-leak-shows-nsa-spied-us-law-firm-representing-foreign-government-trade-dispute.shtml

#CETA “not about trade” - http://theindependent.ca/2014/02/17/ceta-not-about-trade/ excellent, detailed analysis of downsides for #canada

Punishing the victims - a beginner's guide to the EU and the crisis - http://corporateeurope.org/eu-crisis/2014/02/punishing-victims-beginners-guide-eu-and-crisis interesting analysis

Opportunity knocks or rights at risk and labour pains? - http://www.tribunemagazine.org/2014/02/opportunity-knocks-or-rights-at-risk-and-labour-pains/ good #TAFTA/#TTIP analysis from labour/employment viewpoint

Doctor knows best - http://2040infolawblog.com/2014/02/08/doctor-knows-best/ the best commentary on #caredata I have read (v @bbw1984 ‏@futureidentity)#privacy

UK healthcare data, notice & consent - http://jumpingqi.wordpress.com/2014/02/17/uk-healthcare-data-notice-and-consent/ "pseudonymised data; a danger that grows with time", important point #caredata

CBS Admits #Aereo Supreme Court Win Wouldn't Hurt CBS, Might Make Things Better For Everybody - http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140216/11435326244/cbs-admits-aereo-supreme-court-win-really-wouldnt-hurt-them-all.shtml imagine that

In math we trust: a reply to krugman's and greenspan's #bitcoin bashing - http://politix.topix.com/story/10429-in-math-we-trust-a-reply-to-krugmans-and-greenspans-bitcoin-bashing as a mathematician, how could I disagree?

#Snowden's Lawyer Interrogated By UK Authorities At Heathrow Airport - http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140217/08161426249/snowdens-lawyer-jesselyn-radack-interrogated-uk-authorities-heathrow-airport.shtml come on, UK, this is pathetic

How we ended up paying farmers to flood our homes - http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/feb/17/farmers-uk-flood-maize-soil-protection devastating account of greed & stupidity in UK farming

Introducción a lo que no nos quieren contar del #TTIP - http://economia-ciudadana.blogspot.com/2014/02/Introduccion-Tratado-Transatlantico-de-Comercio-e-Inversiones-UE-EEUU.html series of posts debunking EU misinfo on #TAFTA (v @vruz)

Thames flood defences among schemes hit by coalition funding cuts - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/feb/17/thames-flood-defences-funding-cuts-heathrow-dawlish-somerset-levels "Avoidable damage estimated to cost £3bn"

140216

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 140215 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.de/2014/02/140215.html yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

Kerry to make clarion call for more action on #climatechange - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/16/john-kerry-to-make-clarion-call-for-more-action-on-climate-change better late than never...

Merkel proposes internal Europe network - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26210053 without the UK, presumably... (v @schestowitz)#nsa #gchq

Twenty five years on from Rushdie we are too frightened to say we are scared - http://nickcohen.net/2014/02/15/twenty-five-years-on-from-rushdie-we-are-frightened-to-say-we-are-scared/ good piece about bad situation in UK

#NSA-Affäre: Regierung plant Einsatz von Spionageabwehr gegen USA - http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/nsa-affaere-regierung-plant-einsatz-von-spionageabwehr-gegen-usa-a-953734.html #germany begins to wake up to the danger

real-time map of all public transport in #Berlin, based on #OpenStreetMap - http://fahrinfo.vbb.de/bin/help.exe/dn?L=vs_mobilitymap&tpl=fullmap&tabApp=show this is brilliant (v @netzpolitik)#de

Pharma companies shouldn't conduct #clinicaltrials: Peter C Gøtzsche - http://pharmagossip.blogspot.de/2014/02/pharma-companies-shouldn-conduct.html he's right, of course...

Woman jailed for not returning VHS of JLo movie 9 years ago - http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57618979-71/woman-jailed-for-not-returning-vhs-of-jlo-movie-9-years-ago/ riiight

Hitherto secret details of AU-Korea agreement extend to 1800 pages and will be released on Monday - http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/cheaper-cars-but-legal-fears-after-free-trade-agreement-with-south-korea-20140216-32tzo.html I can't wait

#TPP: Error Correction - http://publicaddress.net/9060 important: excellent debunking of gross errors elsewhere (v @DrRimmer  ‏@economicsNZ)

140215

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 140214 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/140214.html yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

The Trans-Pacific Partnership Is in Trouble Thanks to Grassroots Pressure - http://billmoyers.com/2014/02/13/the-trans-pacific-partnership-is-in-trouble-thanks-to-grassroots-pressure/ what do they expect? (v @DrRimmer)#TPP

#NHS: two million serious data breaches logged since the start of 2011 - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2559876/2-000-NHS-patients-records-lost-day-two-million-data-breaches-logged-start-2011.html & #caredata wants all our records? #optout

Welfare reforms a 'disgrace', says UK's most senior Catholic - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/15/welfare-reform-disgrace-archbishop-westminster too right: they're mean-spirited & callous

Obama to propose $1 billion to prepare for climate change - http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-to-propose-1-billion-to-prepare-for-climate-change/2014/02/14/d18d3712-95a5-11e3-afce-3e7c922ef31e_story.html how about fixing it instead? (v @Glinner)

Chi taglia il collegamento a suon di copyright vuole trasformare il web in una tv via cavo - http://blog.debiase.com/2014/02/il-web-e-un-insieme-di-nodi-collegati-linkare-e-vitale-per-il-web-chi-taglia-il-collegamento-a-suon-di-copyright-vuole-trasformare-il-web-in-una-tv-via-cavo/ questo (v @fabiochiusi)

Harper Govt Makes Moves to Silence #Canada's Leading Environmental Groups - http://insideclimatenews.org/news/20140214/harper-govt-makes-moves-silence-canadas-leading-environmental-groups blatant political intimidation

harper's bullying of environmental groups another reason #EU must class #tarsand oil as highly polluting #canada

Defra's astonishing new TB figures - an end to #badger cull? - http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_analysis/2281811/defras_astonishing_new_tb_figures_an_end_to_the_cull.html #paterson was wrong, wales was right (v @auxbuss)

#Nepal: new transport corridors threaten Chitwan Park - http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_analysis/2270127/nepal_new_transport_corridors_threaten_chitwan_park.html this is so short-sighted & stupid

Stop building railways inside Chitwan National Park - https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/Stop_building_railways_inside_Chitwan_National_Park_Follow_the_east_west_roadways_instead/?pv=1 worthy #epetition, desperately needs more signatures... #nepal

law firm spied on while representing a foreign government in trade disputes with US - http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/16/us/eavesdropping-ensnared-american-law-firm.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0 lovely

Since Spying to Benefit #Monsanto Is Not Industrial Espionage, It’s Okay - http://www.emptywheel.net/2014/02/15/since-spying-to-benefit-monsanto-is-not-industrial-espionage-its-okay/ #NB EU re #TAFTA/#TTIP

RT @Asher_Wolf Aust-Indo ties worsening http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/austindo-ties-worsening-plibersek-20140215-32so4.html … >>wait until they find out about spying on their lawyers....

Nobel Committee: Put #Snowden on the Peace Prize shortlist! - http://act.watchdog.net/petitions/4244 why not? if Obama can get one....

MT @kgosztola imprisoned CIA #whistleblower John Kiriakou says nothing is 'corrected' at Loretto prison http://fdl.me/1kBO8Qt >>wow

#TPP is a big deal, but hardly anyone knows - http://www.theage.com.au/comment/transpacific-partnership-is-a-big-deal-but-hardly-anyone-knows-20140215-32sf6.html "not good enough just one in 10 voters know about it" (v @DrRimmer)

Ed Miliband: 'Britain is sleepwalking to a climate crisis' - http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/feb/15/uk-floods-climate-change-disaster-ed-miliband good to see some leadership now #cameron has blown it

Breivik threatens hunger strike over "torture" of only getting a PS2 - http://boingboing.net/2014/02/15/anders-breivik-threatens-hunge.html er, that's after murdering 77 teenagers..

FLOSS Codecs Emerge Victorious In Wikimedia Vote - http://news.slashdot.org/story/14/02/15/206226/floss-codecs-emerge-victorious-in-wikimedia-vote yay

140214

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 140213 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.de/2014/02/140213.html yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

Amid Growing Calls To Release #TPP Text, NZ Says #Transparency Would 'Destroy' Agreement - http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140212/03473326193/amid-growing-calls-to-release-tpp-text-nz-says-transparency-would-destroy-agreement-while-ustr-wont-even-talk-if-journalists.shtml says it all, really

Dangerous Ruling In Germany Makes Domain Registrar Liable For Copyright Infringement On Website It Registered - http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140209/00282126148/dangerous-ruling-germany-makes-domain-registrar-liable-copyright-infringement-website-it-registered.shtml

Welcome to PLOS Opens… - http://blogs.plos.org/opens/2014/02/13/welcome-to-plos-opens/ good to see, imitation sincerest form of flattery etc. etc....http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com

Cameron 'very sorry' for suffering caused by weather - http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/feb/14/uk-storms-david-cameron-sorry-weather doubtless will be even more sorry for #climatechange harm

Maybe Nigel Lawson is right. can’t be global warming, 'cos isn’t it always colder at night? - http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/maybe-nigel-lawson-is-right-there-cant-be-global--warming-because-isnt-it-always-colder-at-night-9126449.html superb (v @superglaze)

US Military Looking To Trademark Everything - http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140109/07440325819/us-military-looking-to-trademark-everything.shtml twisted values meet twisted values...

Eclipse at 10: Look Who's Getting Eclipsed Now - http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/open-enterprise/2014/02/eclipse-at-10-whos-getting-eclipsed-now/index.htm another reason why #Eclipse is so important #opensource

CETD Policy Briefs Series on #CETA - http://labs.carleton.ca/canadaeurope/2013/cetd-policy-briefs-series-canada-eu-comprehensive-economic-trade-agreement-ceta/ useful backgrounders (v @JudithRenaud @CETAWatch)#ISDS #pharma #patents

These storms could be a catalyst for just the kind of major works UK needs - http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/feb/14/storms-catalyst-for-major-works-britain-needs "There is no private-­sector solution"

March 29: A celebration of 10 years of #Arduino and its worldwide community - http://blog.arduino.cc/2014/02/13/29th-of-march-a-celebration-of-10-years-of-arduino-and-its-worldwide-community/ how time flies when you're having fun

Can #Chile Curb the #TPP? - http://fpif.org/can-chile-curb-tpp/ potentially important...

With Porn Filters Going Oh So Well, UK Roars Ahead In Expanding Them To Include 'Extremist' Content - http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140211/19014226192/uk-govt-goes-extraterritorial-to-clean-up-web-ministers-looking-to-block-extremist-videos-foreign-websites.shtml they are idiots

#TAFTA/#TTIP and #REACH: incompatible? - http://www.ecomundo.eu/en/newsletter/the-molecule/reach/transatlantic-treaties-reach-incompatible.html of course, if striving for that mythical 119bn euros GDP uplift by 2027

LA Sheriff's Dept. Shot and Killed an 80-Year-Old Man With a Submachine Gun -- In His Own Bed - http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/la-sheriffs-dept-shot-and-killed-80-year-old-man-submachine-gun-his-own-bed shameful

Most Europeans Download and Stream Pirated Movies - http://torrentfreak.com/most-europeans-download-and-stream-pirated-movies-140214/ & yet the industry is flourishing - maybe for this very reason...

#NSA Offers Up Three Possible Contributors To #Snowden's Leaks To Its Congressional Oversight - http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140214/09472426228/nsa-offers-up-three-possible-contributors-to-snowdens-leaks-to-its-congressional-oversight.shtml little but innuendo

EU Looking to Halt US Trade Deal on Privacy Concerns - http://jkoblovsky.wordpress.com/2014/02/13/eu-looking-to-put-us-trade-deal-on-hold-on-privacy-concerns/ good analysis of interesting situation #TAFTA/#TTIP #CETA

Obama DOJ’s New Abuse of State-Secrets Privilege Revealed - https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/02/14/ongoing-abuse-state-secrets-privilege/ he will be judged harshly by history 4 this & much else

How Many U.S. Schoolchildren will Learn that 1 in 4 U.S. Presidents Trafficked and Enslaved People for Profit? - http://www.alternet.org/education/how-many-us-schoolchildren-will-learn-1-4-us-presidents-trafficked-and-enslaved-people

#Wikimedia Foundation supports Wikipedia user subject to defamation lawsuit in #Greece - https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/14/wikimedia-foundation-supports-wikipedia-user-subject-to-defamation-lawsuit-in-greece/ interesting case

San Francisco police beat up and detain Good Samaritans who call 911 and perform first aid on accident victim - http://boingboing.net/2014/02/14/san-francisco-police-beat-up-a.html

How One Billionaire’s Idea To Give Rich People More Votes Is Already In The Works - http://www.alternet.org/economy/how-one-billionaires-idea-give-rich-people-more-votes-already-works they don't even hide it anymore

pic of the week: #London skyline - https://secure.flickr.com/photos/dazza_a/12505697874/in/pool-londonist/ (v @Londonist)

Biden Remark Casts Doubt on Pillar of US Trade Agenda - http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/15/us/politics/biden-remark-casts-doubt-on-pillar-of-us-trade-agenda.html "acknowledged Congress will not grant  fast-track"; whoa, big

The UK government has to act now on #climatechange - http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/feb/14/climate-change-floods-government the longer it's left, the harder it will be

Papworth hospital's future in doubt after Treasury intervention - http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/feb/14/papworth-hospital-treasury-nhs-cambridge what a total shambles thanks to UK gov policy #NHS

IMF chief Christine Lagarde urges Abbott government to continue climate change debate - http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/imf-chief-christine-lagarde-urges-abbott-government-to-continue-climate-change-debate-20140214-32rgk.html good for her (v @DrRimmer)

#Brazil-Europe Internet cable to cost $185 million - http://thebricspost.com/brazil-europe-internet-cable-to-cost-185-million/ telling move #nsa

AIDS Denial Crazies Go All DMCA On Videos Educating People Of Their Craziness - http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140210/05172926163/aids-denial-crazies-go-all-dmca-videos-educating-people-their-craziness.shtml appalling #dmca fail

2010: "Brandis lashes out at childless Gillard" - http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/brandis-lashes-out-at-childless-gillard-20100127-mwkd.html now he wants to impose his bigotry on millions of #AU Net users too

These floods are washing away the founding logic of David Cameron's government - http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/feb/14/floods-washing-away-founding-logic-david-cameron-government yes, struck me too...

EU Parliament Committee Says No To TAFTA/TTIP Deal Without Respect For Data Privacy, Fails To Offer Snowden Asylum - http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140213/08253226211/european-parliament-committee-says-no-to-taftattip-deal-without-respect-data-privacy-fails-to-offer-snowden-asylum.shtml