Interesting Links for 11-06-2021

[andrewducker]

Biden Allies Have Been Meeting With Northern Ireland Groups For Months About The Protocol

(tags:NorthernIreland UK Europe USA )

Deliveroo wants to train its couriers to spy on you

(tags:delivery WTF surveillance )

Keira Knightley is starring in an Ancillary Justice TV show!

(tags:TV scifi KeiraKnightley )

China has created a 'dystopian hellscape' in Xinjiang, Amnesty report says

(tags:China rights OhForFucksSake )

Comments

[armiphlage]

"It would help [Deliveroo drivers] spot signs of: [...] county lines"

I didn't know what crime "county lines" was, so I had to google it.

According to an official UK government website, signs that identify criminals committing "county lines" is "different accents compared to local accent" or "seeming unfamiliar with your community".

https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/what-we-do/crime-threats/drug-trafficking/county-lines

[dewline]

1. Lord Frost is giving away some of the real motives for Brexit yet again, I think, with his behaviour towards the UK-EU Brexit agreements. He's also telegraphing some moves that we all need to worry about.

2. Hmmm.

3. I think at least one of my friends will like this news re: Ancillary Justice.

4. Things have been going downhill ever since Xi Jinping took over the shop in Beijing, haven't they?