Glyn Moody @glynmoody@mastodon.social

'A multiple pile-up in the fog': wine agent's fury at Brexit red tape - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jan/18/a-multiple-pile-up-in-the-fog-wine-agents-fury-at-brexit-red-tape it's almost as if #brexit is a disaster for everyone exporting or importing to/from the EU...

Rebels aim to insert genocide amendment in UK-China trade bill - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/18/rebels-aim-to-insert-genocide-amendment-in-uk-china-trade-bill nice idea; can't see it passing...

"the crisis in the GB/UK crossing is not down to “teething problems”, as Raab put it, but is baked into the nature of Brexit." - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jan/18/brexiters-damage-horse-racing-fishing-haulage-industry-chaos #brexitreality

NGOs demand action not promises as EU accused of ‘failing to protect seas’ - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/18/ngos-demand-action-not-promises-as-eu-accused-of-failing-to-protect-seas European marine protected areas must be fully off-limits to fishing

Paletten-Mangel könnte Handel mit Großbritannien bremsen - https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/brexit-paletten-mangel-koennte-handel-mit-grossbritannien-hemmen-a-851af7b6-1f6c-40fa-8b7f-760739378bec another great #brexit win

Uighur campaigners to target 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics sponsors - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/18/uighur-campaigners-to-target-2022-beijing-winter-olympics-sponsors at last: this is the biggest opportunity to put pressure on #china over #uyghurs #genocidegames

Florida analyst who clashed with governor over Covid data faces arrest - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/17/florida-rebekah-jones-covid-data-analyst-arrest-warrant this is outrageous; we must defend this brave scientist

50 ancient coffins uncovered at Egypt's Saqqara necropolis - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/17/archaeologists-uncover-new-treasure-trove-at-egypts-saqqara-necropolis ah, yes, saqqara, I remember it well... https://moodysbnn.blogspot.com/2020/04/1990-egypt-i-cairo-saqqarah-giza.html

Carbon Dioxide Removal Primer - https://cdrprimer.org/read/preface (v @azeem)

Shock Brexit charges are hurting us, say small British businesses - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jan/17/shock-brexit-charges-are-hurting-us-say-small-british-businesses business will close, and thousands of jobs will be lost as a direct result of #brexit

'My neighbourhood is being destroyed to pacify his supporters': the race to complete Trump's wall - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/16/my-neighbourhood-is-being-destroyed-to-pacify-his-supporters-the-race-to-complete-trumps-wall his sickest monument; biden needs to open it up to allow wildlife through, even if he can't tear it all down...

Wallpaper - https://glanglish.blogspot.com/2021/01/wallpaper.html the latest of my weekly essays... #glanglish

Simon Rattle decries Brexit as he applies for German citizenship - https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jan/16/simon-rattle-applies-for-german-citizenship-brexit #brexit is driving all the best people away...

Left stranded: US military sonar linked to whale beachings in Pacific, say scientists - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/16/left-stranded-us-military-sonar-linked-to-whale-beachings-in-pacific-say-scientists let's hope biden has time to fix this long-standing assault on cetaceans

UK plans early G7 virtual meeting and presses ahead with switch to D10 - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/15/uk-plans-early-g7-virtual-meeting-and-presses-ahead-with-switch-to-d10 another anti-EU move, but not in itself too terrible

65% of English NHS trusts exceeded first wave peak for Covid patients last week - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/jan/15/two-thirds-of-nhs-trusts-in-england-treated-more-covid-patients-last-week-than-at-peak-of-first-wave maybe it wasn't such a bright idea to treat hard-working EU nurses with such contempt during #brexit, and drive many away, just when we need the most

UK fishing industry faces £1m daily losses after Brexit - https://www.euractiv.com/section/uk-europe/news/uk-fishing-industry-faces-1m-daily-losses-after-brexit/ I think I saw something like that on the side of a bus, once... #brexitreality

YouTube-DL Fallout: Google Rejects RIAA MP3 Ripper Takedown Notices - https://torrentfreak.com/youtube-dl-fallout-google-rejects-riaa-mp3-ripper-takedown-notices-210115/ this is what bullying tactics get you...

Reducing Aerosol Transmission is an Easy Win to Stop the Spread of COVID - https://bylinetimes.com/2021/01/13/reducing-aerosol-transmission-is-an-easy-win-to-stop-the-spread-of-covid/ "Improving ventilation and upgrading PPE to protect healthcare workers from aerosol transmission will help drive out the Coronavirus sooner"

'Carbon-neutrality is a fairy tale': how the race for renewables is burning Europe's forests - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/14/carbon-neutrality-is-a-fairy-tale-how-the-race-for-renewables-is-burning-europes-forests EU needs to fix this absurdity