Thursday 18 June 2015

150618


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 150617 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2015/06/150617.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

#NZ is heading towards a two-tier health system, and it could get a whole lot worse - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=11466728 thanks to #TPP

75 per cent of Canadians unaware of #TPP negotiations: poll - http://www.ctvnews.ca/business/75-per-cent-of-canadians-unaware-of-tpp-negotiations-poll-1.2426264 scandalous subversion of democracy

#MRSA superbug found in supermarket pork raises alarm over farming risks - http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/jun/18/mrsa-superbug-in-supermarket-pork-raises-alarm-farming-risks time stop wasting key antibiotics thus

As #TPP Supporters Whine About Failure Of Fast Track, Why Is No One Suggesting Increased Transparency? - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150617/07030631373/as-tpp-supporters-whine-about-failure-fast-track-why-is-no-one-suggesting-increased-transparency.shtml odd, that

#TTIP: why the world should beware - http://rosalux-europa.info/userfiles/file/TTIP-BEWARE-june2015.pdf excellent, in-depth analysis of its geopolitical underpinnings #brics

Promote Strong Encryption and Anonymity in the Digital Age - https://www.laquadrature.net/en/promote-strong-encryption-and-anonymity-in-the-digital-age yes, let's #crypto

Tories to end onshore windfarm subsidies in 2016 - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jun/18/tories-end-onshore-windfarm-subsidies-2016 if #TTIP were in place, gov would be sued black & blue for this

#TTIP will give Corporations Control over Governments - http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/27567/53/ "Welcome to NATO on trade"

If voting changed anything, they'd abolish it - trade deals & corporate hydras - https://opendemocracy.net/ournhs/gus-fagan/if-voting-changed-anything-they%27d-abolish-it-on-trade-deals-and-corporate-hydras "keep piling on pressure" on MEPs

#TTIP Trade Deal Set to Trigger Wave of Privatization – German Activist - http://sputniknews.com/world/20150610/1023191550.html but the Germans are on it...@campact

"Imagine we had nine rounds of negotiations with 200 negotiators trying to solve climate change" - https://blog.ffii.org/a-week-of-fundamental-critique-on-trade-negotiations/ wasted on #TTIP

#TTIP Will Allow Foreign Mulitnationals to 'Hold EU to Ransom'– Unions - http://sputniknews.com/europe/20150610/1023176669.html EU politicians "risk alienating the public"

Pope's encyclical tells rich nations: 'Pay your debt to the poor' - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/18/popes-climate-change-encyclical-calls-on-rich-nations-to-pay-social-debt "blame on the indifference of the powerful "

"The global trade agreements started going off the rails last week" - http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/06/16/1393867/-TPP-TTIP-World-News-Round-Up# #TTIP #TPP #TPA

What will #TTIP Mean for Food and Climate? - http://www.resilience.org/stories/2015-06-17/what-will-ttip-mean-for-food-and-climate "the potential for harmful impacts are evident."

Here's what it would take for the US to run on 100% renewable #energy - https://www.vox.com/2015/6/9/8748081/us-100-percent-renewable-energy fascinating, detailed analysis

#TTIP agreement: “If it’s secret, it’s suspect.” - https://www.rtvslo.si/news-in-english/ttip-agreement-if-it-s-secret-it-s-suspect/367698# slovenian TV reports... #si


French warn Britain: Brexit could be your Waterloo - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/18/french-warn-britain-brexit-could-be-your-waterloo ha! well played,@lemondefr

"300,000 professional fire fighters ... strongly urge you to oppose H.Res.321 which attaches #TPA to HR 2146" - https://www.dropbox.com/s/qxdv8u2sbmeg3ba/Oppose%20HRes321.pdf?dl=0


#TTIP: a week of victories - https://home.38degrees.org.uk/2015/06/15/ttip-a-week-of-victories-a-guest-blog-from-john-hilary-war-on-want/ good analysis. key point: "Campaigning works." so keep it up, people... #ISDS

House Caves On Fast Track, #TPA, #TAA Move Back To The Senate - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150618/10211631386/house-caves-fast-track-issues-moves-back-to-senate.shtml politicking at its worst

Europeans could get data protection rights in U.S. - http://www.politico.eu/article/europeans-data-protection-rights-snowden-senate/ yeah, but how useful is it that I can sue in the US???

Buen Conocer /FLOK Society: public policy & sustainable models for a social knowledge economy in Ecuador - http://book.floksociety.org/ec/ free ebook

A Call to Action - https://medium.com/natural-resources-defense-council/a-call-to-action-c4fc7a07020c "climate change is overarching environmental challenge of our time... obligation to confront it"

Genome of enigmatic Kennewick skeleton confirms he was Native American - http://arstechnica.co.uk/science/2015/06/genome-of-enigmatic-kennewick-skeleton-confirms-he-was-native-american/ fascinating stuff #genomics

2015 is likely to beat 2014 as the warmest year on record - http://mashable.com/2015/06/18/2015-beat-2014-warmest-year/ oh, look: yet another data point... #denialists

Energy Storage Is The Real Target Of Spain's New Tax On The Sun - http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2015/06/18/energy-storage-is-the-real-target-of-spains-new-tax-on-the-sun/ could spanish government really be this stupid? #es

How Poop-Sniffing Dogs Could Help Save Endangered Species - http://www.forbes.com/sites/hilarybrueck/2015/06/18/how-poop-sniffing-dogs-could-help-save-endangered-species/ we must use every means to save them from extinction

Appeals Court May Have Finally Reversed An Error That Enabled Bogus Software Patent Claims - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150616/18142031368/appeals-court-may-have-finally-reversed-error-that-enabled-bogus-software-patent-claims.shtml looks important

300 arrested in global wildlife raids - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jun/18/300-arrested-in-global-wildlife-raids good work, much more needed, especially from a complacent EU #poaching


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