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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 180425 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2018/04/180425.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

From Game of Thrones to The Crown: the woman who turns actors into stars - https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/apr/26/game-of-thrones-the-crown-nina-gold-casting-director good insights into a fascinating world

The sadism of white men: why America must atone for its lynchings - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/26/lynchings-sadism-white-men-why-america-must-atone “10,000 to watch Henry Smith, 17, tortured and burned on a 10ft-high stage in Paris, Texas, in 1893; 20,000 at the burning alive of Willy Brown in Omaha, Nebraska in 1919.”

Over 145 Organisations Ask Council To Stop A Rushed EU #Copyright Reform - http://copybuzz.com/copyright/over-145-organisations-ask-council-to-stop-a-rushed-eu-reform/ this is getting serious: Copyright Directive process must be stopped, and flaws fixed

US farmers say chlorine-washed chicken should be part of a UK free trade deal - http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43899603 here’s why this dirty meat from US would kill people in UK: https://www.theguardian.com/animals-farmed/2018/feb/21/dirty-meat-shocking-hygiene-failings-discovered-in-us-pig-and-chicken-plants death is the only real #brexitdividend

‘Breathtaking homicidal violence’: Latin America in grip of murder crisis - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/26/latin-america-murder-crisis-violence-homicide-report “nearly half of all homicide victims aged 15–29. It also denounces the “astonishingly” large role of #guns.”

.@OCCRP 's Position on the proposed Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market - https://www.occrp.org/en/62-press-releases/8003-occrp-s-position-on-the-proposed-directive-on-copyright-in-the-digital-single-market “linking to our stories is essential to achieve any meaningful impact on corruption and organized crime.”

Open Letter: The EU Copyright Directive is failing - http://www.create.ac.uk/blog/2018/04/26/eu_copyright_directive_is_failing/ the verdict is unanimous, the EU must listen and re-start the discussions - the present text is too deeply flawed

wow: just 22% of UK’s energy needs are being provided by fossil fuels (gas) at this moment: http://www.gridwatch.templar.co.uk/ #renewables

if you live in the EU, you may have noticed a lot of companies sending you #GDPR updates, which is great. but since GDPR is so good, isn’t it only fair that we have #GDPRForAll? #privacy

“First international transfer of accessible books in Kyrgyzstan under the Marrakesh Treaty for persons with print disabilities” - http://www.eifl.net/news/marrakesh-treaty-history-made-kyrgyzstan

Software Legend Ray Ozzie Thinks He Can Safely Backdoor Encryption Safely; He’s Very Wrong - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180426/01360539719/software-legend-ray-ozzie-thinks-he-can-safely-backdoor-encryption-safely-hes-very-wrong.shtml embarrassingly wrong… #crypto