PLATT - MISC News

GENERAL INTEREST
American reams: why a ‘paperless world’ still hasn’t happened
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/dec/29/american-reams-why-the-paperless-world-hasnt-happened?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=The+Long+Read+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=258626&subid=20430811&CMP=longread_collection

New Year's Resolutions You Should Make Based On Science — And How To Keep Them
http://start.att.net/news/read/category/news%20/article/business_insider-new_years_resolutions_you_should_make_based_on_sci-newscred2

20 Charities that give 99% of the money they get to the actual cause
https://moneyish.com/heart/20-incredible-charities-that-give-99-of-the-money-they-get-to-the-actual-cause/

Do secularism and gender equality really go hand in hand?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/dec/30/secularism-gender-equality-joan-wallach-scott?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=258697&subid=24222148&CMP=GT_US_collection

The WIRE: Your week in review
https://personalliberty.com/wire-week-review-20-74/

WESTERN CIVILIZATION
How Western civilization could collapse.
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170418-how-western-civilisation-could-collapse

What Will It Really Take to Avoid Collapse? 
https://www.ecowatch.com/avoid-collapse-2520093367.html?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=2ddc89a3c9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-2ddc89a3c9-85328381

BUSINESS
How to Turbocharge the American Economy
https://www.prageru.com/videos/how-turbocharge-american-economy

ENVIRONMENT
New Grand Staircase-Escalante Proposal Would Further Harm the Region
https://www.ecowatch.com/grand-staircase-escalante-national-monument-2520494666.html?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=2b2e8d41e0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-2b2e8d41e0-85328381

SCIENCE
The Biggest Math Story Of 2017
https://finance.townhall.com/columnists/politicalcalculations/2017/12/27/biggest-math-story-2017-n2427488

Thanks, TM ...


MILITARY
If War With North Korea Comes, What Are the U.S. Military's Most Powerful Weapons?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/war-north-korea-comes-u-131002820.html

These Small, Sun-Bleached Islands Provided The Backdrop For Some Of WWII’s Most Complex Military Maneuvers
http://blog.theveteranssite.com/ulithi-atoll/

LAW ENFORCEMENT
Acapulco, once popular Mexican town, deteriorates as warring cartels provoke killings and violence
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/us-world/border-mexico/article/Acapulco-once-popular-Mexican-town-deteriorates-12462124.php

BIG BROTHER
The War on Driving to Come
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/455018/autonomous-vehicles-will-spark-government-efforts-ban-driving?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Saturday%202017-12-30&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives



MEDIA
12 Major Stories From 2017 That The Media Buried, Forgot, Or Ignored
https://www.dailywire.com/news/25183/12-major-stories-2017-media-buried-forgot-or-ryan-saavedra

BuzzFeed Pushes Racist Nonsense: '37 Things White People Need To Stop Ruining'
https://www.dailywire.com/news/25177/buzzfeed-pushes-racist-nonsense-37-things-white-ben-shapiro

ISLAM
Anti-sharia laws proliferate as Trump strikes hostile tone toward Muslims 
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/dec/30/anti-sharia-laws-trump-muslims?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=258697&subid=24222148&CMP=GT_US_collection

NORK
North Korea Vows To Never Give Up Nukes If US Continues 'Blackmail And War Drills' (This sounds like another of NORK's bait and switch scams.)
http://start.att.net/news/read/article/fox_news-north_korea_vows_to_never_give_up_nukes_if_us_cont-rfoxnews/category/news+

North Korea defector warns against Kim's 'unstoppable' WEAPONS-SMUGGLING network
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/898142/North-Korea-news-World-War-3-China-sea-Donald-Trump-North-Korea-China-Kim-Jong-un-video

Russia denies report of North Korea sanctions breach
https://townhall.com/news/politics-elections/2017/12/30/russia-says-it-fully-abides-by-un-sanctions-on-north-korea-n2428438

RUSSIAGATE
REPORT: MORE Top FBI Agents Who Worked On Clinton Email Probe Rumored To Be Leaving
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/12/report-top-fbi-agents-worked-clinton-email-probe-rumored-leaving/

Time to Give Clinton’s Server Technician the Mueller Treatment
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/455020/hillary-clinton-server-emails-erased-technician-should-be-pressured?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Saturday%202017-12-30&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives

POLITICS
Trying to Take Trump Seriously
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/454985/taking-trump-seriously-foreign-policy-economy&hl=en&geo=US?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Saturday%202017-12-30&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives

-- 
"A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the
compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one
by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent."
                  --Douglas MacArthur

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GENERAL INTEREST
Passenger Saved From 'Brink of Death' by Nurse Scared to Fly
http://www.newser.com/story/253445/mother-daughter-nursing-duo-saves-man-midflight.html?utm_source=part&utm_medium=att&utm_campaign=rss_health_syn

Can the British man who saved Toronto's subway help New York City?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/dec/29/can-the-british-man-who-saved-torontos-subway-help-new-york-city?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=258587&subid=24222148&CMP=GT_US_collection

Changes 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/crosby122917.php3

HEALTH
SO MUCH SCIENCE: World Health Organization Says Playing Video Games Too Much Is A Mental Disorder, Transgenderism Isn't
https://www.dailywire.com/news/25124/so-much-science-world-health-organization-says-ben-shapiro

Health mutt: proposal to put shelter dogs on vegan diet divides Los Angeles 
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/dec/29/los-angeles-vegan-dog-diet-animal-shelters-moby?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=258587&subid=24222148&CMP=GT_US_collection

SPORTS
NFL’s war on Christmas: Saints’ Kamara shares NFL fine letter for Santa-themed cleats
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/28/alvin-kamara-saints-running-back-shares-nfl-fine-l/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiT0dZME5UaGtObU5qTm1NeiIsInQiOiJUWmk2M0JrMnFiVWxkUmJUZU1TcEVOTE10WFVtTTh1eGpHdmJkV2Y4YlJHM0gyY2J0eXpybUdPSzk5SGt0OVRoNjY5d2cyWHE2c0dHNTVOWHd0cEk2a1hBbUo0NU42WTV4MXlcLzkrNzFWeWNxQjVFTDJwWWJ5TE94SUNKV0RIRDcifQ%3D%3D

GOVERNMENT WASTE
Editorial: Uncle Sam as Santa Claus: Wasteful spending under the tree 
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/uncle-sam-as-santa-claus-wasteful-spending-under-the-tree/article/2644447



The Most Expensive Mile of Subway Track on Earth
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/28/nyregion/new-york-subway-construction-costs.html?emc=edit_nn_20171229&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=58935408&te=1

BUSINESS
A digitizing David takes on photo-scanning Goliath
https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/29/a-digitizing-david-takes-on-photo-scanning-goliath/

CIVICS
The Age of Outrage
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/454964/age-outrage?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202017-12-29&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives



TECHNOLOGY
iFixit cuts the prices on its battery replacement kits to one up Apple’s $29 offer
https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/12/29/16829556/ifixit-apple-iphone-battery-replacement-kits-diy-software-slowdown-price-cut-29

All 50 states vote yes on AT&T’s $40 billion emergency response network FirstNet
https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/29/all-50-states-vote-yes-on-atts-40-billion-emergency-response-network-firstnet/

NATIONAL SECURITY
Why 'secure' isn't secure enough in the utilities sector
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/why-secure-isnt-secure-enough-in-the-utilities-sector/513205/?utm_campaign=Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=59688860&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_tTAOiISMzeXMGaRgLhXkbJHl1F5XmNlhrLy1ar2UFdCViYqe4iL5CY1gyR7kUVGJsAkrZ9ZSKBGhfmoh2nrlFBdOFXA&_hsmi=59688860

NSA Finally Gets an Independent Inspector General
http://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2017/12/nsa-finally-gets-independent-inspector-general/144844/

DEFENSE
What Really Mattered In 2017 (Our Top 10 List) 
https://breakingdefense.com/2017/12/what-really-mattered-in-2017-our-top-10-list/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=59691138&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8ClMfpEeaXrj47Ha2jo7lBiumrY3121Z9KpLzeFSaiiEJLKfxD8JNB4mr3Rdkn1P03BUcPuaWCV2AFMcNoHR3cyUEuaQ&_hsmi=59691138

JUDICIARY
Appeals court rules against Oregon bakers fined $135K in gay-wedding cake dispute
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/28/court-rules-against-bakers-gay-wedding-cake-case/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTW1Nek1XRmtObU00WVdKaiIsInQiOiJpRHBuVHNWTlBBdGFMVnRTMmlFc0lWQjN6R2UzbTBSNitTTWUxZUVFbHF0QlluT2VoSElyeUM3QlpyN04yOXRQNm5ZdVdJV0VkV0JqVG1rT0d1bzgyTnJPclwvRFNwTjZBdU5mSEdCb3VOcGFXa1AyT0pXQ2hXQ2poRmpYT01qY08ifQ%3D%3D

LAW ENFORCEMENT
Alleged swatting hoax ends in the death of a father of two (updated)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/alleged-swatting-hoax-ends-death-223700818.html

MEDIA
The Grinchy Washington Post
https://townhall.com/columnists/brentbozell/2017/12/29/the-grinchy-washington-post-n2427961?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

IRAN
Iran: Anti-regime protests spread across the country, protesters chant “Death to the dictator”
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2017/12/iran-anti-regime-protests-spread-across-the-country-protesters-chant-death-to-the-dictator

NORK
South Korea Holds Hong Kong Ship Over North Korean Oil
http://start.att.net/news/read/article/the_associated_press-s_korea_inspects_hong_kong_ship_over_n_korean_oil-ap/category/news

POTUS
President Trump: The American Spectator Man of the Year
https://spectator.org/president-trump-the-american-spectator-man-of-the-year/

-- 
"A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the
compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one
by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent."
                  --Douglas MacArthur

PLATT - MISC News

GENERAL INTEREST
Deer Munches on Snowman’s Nos
https://weather.com/storms/winter/video/deer-munches-on-snowmans-nose?pl=pl-editor-picks

Happy Kwanzaa! The Holiday Brought To You By The FBI 
https://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2017/12/28/happy-kwanzaa-the-holiday-brought-to-you-by-the-fbi-n2427568?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

Lured toward Hollywood’s hatred of Trump, Ridley Scott won’t take the bait
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/27/ridley-scott-breaks-hollywood-hate-trump-tax-plan/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTnpsalpEVTJZak16TUdRMCIsInQiOiJGTm15MjNlNmY2czdsMlVBUUE0VTNsZFlaZkx4MlY3VVJCMVM4ZXppV0sxWFdnUXVUaGlQVjVJMklSS0Z3OTdPMmx5S010R3NVWUdoUGUwMml4a3lCUktobEdcL1k0NjZmZFROQWpvbXVDWWlZTUJ2aWZnUHVNeFdPektFb3Y2em0ifQ%3D%3D



HEALTH
Want to improve your memory when you age? This one thing could help
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/forgot-where-you-put-your-keys-this-could-help-you-remember-2017-12-27

What's the most embarrassing way you've ever injured yourself?
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1217/embarassing_injury.php3

Government can't afford for its anti-smoking efforts to succeed 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/will122817.php3

HEALTH CARE
Canadians Come to America for Better Care
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/canadians-come-to-america-for-better-care-1514410218-lMyQjAxMTE3NzIzODEyODgxWj/

PARENTING
Parenting the German Way: Let the Children Fight
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/parenting-the-german-way-let-the-children-fight-1514474042-lMyQjAxMTA3MTIwODAyNzgxWj/

ELITES UNHINGED
Lawmaker who ‘booted’ woman from flight once named meanest member of Congress
https://nypost.com/2017/12/27/lawmaker-who-booted-woman-from-flight-once-named-meanest-member-of-congress/

PROGRESSIVES UNHINGED
Professors claim farmers’ markets cultivate racism: ‘Habits of white people are normalized’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/27/farmers-markets-called-racist-habits-of-white-peop/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiT1RObVpHWmxObU16TWpkbCIsInQiOiJ1bXhiZ0Z0c2F3a1ZMMVZEdTN5WE02MnVBa0t0ODd3OHBJV3dqWEZBUklmNVdPb0VnakRRZHVDRndMVFc3dFwvOTdST0hOYThzQndSNEwxeVBJS082N0pFbWs5OHp1SkxXUWJxaFwvSDRMOTF3MXFibWRXbUJtc2ZPaTNWSDJZRDEzIn0%3D



Nasty People
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2017/12/28/nasty-people-n2427445?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

SEXUAL xxxxxx
The Sexes after Weinstein
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/454976/harvey-weinstein-sexual-harassment-metoo-movement-gender-relations-female-empowerment?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=171228_Jolt&utm_term=Jolt

BUSINESS
Some of the World’s Largest Employers No Longer Sell Things, They Rent Workers
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/some-of-the-worlds-largest-employers-no-longer-sell-things-they-rent-workers-1514479580-lMyQjAxMTE3MjIxODQyNDg3Wj/

An Open-Office Survival Plan
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/an-open-office-survival-plan-1514473783-lMyQjAxMTA3NTI2ODIyMTg1Wj/

CLIMATE CHANGE
Washington’s Carbon Overreach
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/washingtons-carbon-overreach-1514419499-lMyQjAxMTA3ODI2ODYyMjg2Wj/

TECHNOLOGY
How to Turn Your iPhone into a Metal Detector
https://www.idropnews.com/how-to/how-to-turn-your-iphone-into-a-metal-detector/58758/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=12272017&utm_term=Newsletter

The Worst Job in Technology: Staring at Human Depravity to Keep It Off Facebook
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/the-worst-job-in-technology-staring-at-human-depravity-to-keep-it-off-facebook-1514398398-lMyQjAxMTA3ODI2ODYyMjg2Wj/

Some Things About Tech Were Good in 2017. No, Really.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/27/technology/tech-roundup-2017.html?emc=edit_nn_20171228&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=58935408&te=1

NATIONAL SECURITY
Sharyl Attkisson Shares The 10 Times The Intel Community Ran Amok
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/12/28/sharyl-attkisson-shares-the-the-10-times-the-intel-community-ran-amok-n2427476?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad=

FOREIGN POLICY
Trump administration finds success in bringing home Americans detained abroad
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/12/20/trump-administration-finds-success-in-bringing-home-americans-detained-abroad.html

DEFENSE
Russia Will Retaliate After U.S. Supplies Lethal Weapons To Ukraine 
https://breakingdefense.com/2017/12/russia-will-retaliate-after-u-s-supplies-lethal-weapons-to-ukraine/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=59672555&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_hQAQyOR71st7UqNZbCyGND8IOfaFwM1teydkLHZmaHc-gd3XR97NllHnRlgTNtbLW1aRU6tfDsBWx5oU-AY3CTBykhg&_hsmi=59672555

SpaceX Falcon Heavy Shows Why We Need Appropriations Reform
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3617513/posts

BIG BROTHER
Security Theater Comes to Disney World Resort
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/454984/disney-world-security-policy-invades-guests-privacy?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202017-12-28&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives

MEDIA
This Fake News Was Good Clean Fun
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/this-fake-news-was-good-clean-fun-1514416669-lMyQjAxMTI3MTI2ODYyMDgyWj/

NORK
What’s That Rocketing Into the North Korean Sky?
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/whats-that-rocketing-into-the-north-korean-sky-a-baseball-1514391399-lMyQjAxMTE3OTI0ODkyNzg0Wj/

UNIONS
The blurry line between worker centers & unions 
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/the-blurry-line-between-worker-centers-and-unions/article/2644305

POLITICS
It Is Wrong to Take Hostages for Ethanol Policy
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/it-is-wrong-to-take-hostages-for-ethanol-policy-1514410358-lMyQjAxMTI3MTIyODkyMjg2Wj/

Newt Gingrich: ‘The stage is being set’ for GOP landslide in 2018
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/28/newt-gingrich-the-stage-is-being-set-for-gop-lands/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWWpaaFpHVmxPVEF4TUdZMSIsInQiOiJKUVdycTBcL1NET2Y1R0pLNmc1eXlLTjM2ZGo0SmlTbmhqT0VPeUxEK01XTEhYWVVWMlZNakUrcldYSWJUSGp2WEpHUE9BcG5iRFpqWUkzXC9hYzZGWm9LNkxGMzM1dTJuR25IXC9TNUk3UmdDaSs4U0p0YVNUNTcrK0FuZW12YnVvbSJ9

-- 
"A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the
compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one
by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent."
                  --Douglas MacArthur

PLATT - MISC News

GENERAL INTEREST
Deer Munches on Snowman’s Nos
https://weather.com/storms/winter/video/deer-munches-on-snowmans-nose?pl=pl-editor-picks

Happy Kwanzaa! The Holiday Brought To You By The FBI 
https://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2017/12/28/happy-kwanzaa-the-holiday-brought-to-you-by-the-fbi-n2427568?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

Lured toward Hollywood’s hatred of Trump, Ridley Scott won’t take the bait
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/27/ridley-scott-breaks-hollywood-hate-trump-tax-plan/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTnpsalpEVTJZak16TUdRMCIsInQiOiJGTm15MjNlNmY2czdsMlVBUUE0VTNsZFlaZkx4MlY3VVJCMVM4ZXppV0sxWFdnUXVUaGlQVjVJMklSS0Z3OTdPMmx5S010R3NVWUdoUGUwMml4a3lCUktobEdcL1k0NjZmZFROQWpvbXVDWWlZTUJ2aWZnUHVNeFdPektFb3Y2em0ifQ%3D%3D

HEALTH
Want to improve your memory when you age? This one thing could help
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/forgot-where-you-put-your-keys-this-could-help-you-remember-2017-12-27

What's the most embarrassing way you've ever injured yourself?
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1217/embarassing_injury.php3

Government can't afford for its anti-smoking efforts to succeed 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/will122817.php3

HEALTH CARE
Canadians Come to America for Better Care
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/canadians-come-to-america-for-better-care-1514410218-lMyQjAxMTE3NzIzODEyODgxWj/

PARENTING
Parenting the German Way: Let the Children Fight
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/parenting-the-german-way-let-the-children-fight-1514474042-lMyQjAxMTA3MTIwODAyNzgxWj/

ELITES UNHINGED
Lawmaker who ‘booted’ woman from flight once named meanest member of Congress
https://nypost.com/2017/12/27/lawmaker-who-booted-woman-from-flight-once-named-meanest-member-of-congress/

PROGRESSIVES UNHINGED
Professors claim farmers’ markets cultivate racism: ‘Habits of white people are normalized’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/27/farmers-markets-called-racist-habits-of-white-peop/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiT1RObVpHWmxObU16TWpkbCIsInQiOiJ1bXhiZ0Z0c2F3a1ZMMVZEdTN5WE02MnVBa0t0ODd3OHBJV3dqWEZBUklmNVdPb0VnakRRZHVDRndMVFc3dFwvOTdST0hOYThzQndSNEwxeVBJS082N0pFbWs5OHp1SkxXUWJxaFwvSDRMOTF3MXFibWRXbUJtc2ZPaTNWSDJZRDEzIn0%3D

Nasty People
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2017/12/28/nasty-people-n2427445?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

SEXUAL xxxxxx
The Sexes after Weinstein
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/454976/harvey-weinstein-sexual-harassment-metoo-movement-gender-relations-female-empowerment?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=171228_Jolt&utm_term=Jolt

BUSINESS
Some of the World’s Largest Employers No Longer Sell Things, They Rent Workers
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/some-of-the-worlds-largest-employers-no-longer-sell-things-they-rent-workers-1514479580-lMyQjAxMTE3MjIxODQyNDg3Wj/

An Open-Office Survival Plan
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/an-open-office-survival-plan-1514473783-lMyQjAxMTA3NTI2ODIyMTg1Wj/

CLIMATE CHANGE
Washington’s Carbon Overreach
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/washingtons-carbon-overreach-1514419499-lMyQjAxMTA3ODI2ODYyMjg2Wj/

TECHNOLOGY
How to Turn Your iPhone into a Metal Detector
https://www.idropnews.com/how-to/how-to-turn-your-iphone-into-a-metal-detector/58758/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=12272017&utm_term=Newsletter

The Worst Job in Technology: Staring at Human Depravity to Keep It Off Facebook
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/the-worst-job-in-technology-staring-at-human-depravity-to-keep-it-off-facebook-1514398398-lMyQjAxMTA3ODI2ODYyMjg2Wj/

Some Things About Tech Were Good in 2017. No, Really.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/27/technology/tech-roundup-2017.html?emc=edit_nn_20171228&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=58935408&te=1

NATIONAL SECURITY
Sharyl Attkisson Shares The 10 Times The Intel Community Ran Amok
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/12/28/sharyl-attkisson-shares-the-the-10-times-the-intel-community-ran-amok-n2427476?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad=

FOREIGN POLICY
Trump administration finds success in bringing home Americans detained abroad
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/12/20/trump-administration-finds-success-in-bringing-home-americans-detained-abroad.html

DEFENSE
Russia Will Retaliate After U.S. Supplies Lethal Weapons To Ukraine 
https://breakingdefense.com/2017/12/russia-will-retaliate-after-u-s-supplies-lethal-weapons-to-ukraine/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=59672555&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_hQAQyOR71st7UqNZbCyGND8IOfaFwM1teydkLHZmaHc-gd3XR97NllHnRlgTNtbLW1aRU6tfDsBWx5oU-AY3CTBykhg&_hsmi=59672555

SpaceX Falcon Heavy Shows Why We Need Appropriations Reform
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3617513/posts

BIG BROTHER
Security Theater Comes to Disney World Resort
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/454984/disney-world-security-policy-invades-guests-privacy?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202017-12-28&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives

MEDIA
This Fake News Was Good Clean Fun
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/this-fake-news-was-good-clean-fun-1514416669-lMyQjAxMTI3MTI2ODYyMDgyWj/

NORK
What’s That Rocketing Into the North Korean Sky?
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/whats-that-rocketing-into-the-north-korean-sky-a-baseball-1514391399-lMyQjAxMTE3OTI0ODkyNzg0Wj/

UNIONS
The blurry line between worker centers & unions 
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/the-blurry-line-between-worker-centers-and-unions/article/2644305

POLITICS
It Is Wrong to Take Hostages for Ethanol Policy
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/it-is-wrong-to-take-hostages-for-ethanol-policy-1514410358-lMyQjAxMTI3MTIyODkyMjg2Wj/

Newt Gingrich: ‘The stage is being set’ for GOP landslide in 2018
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/28/newt-gingrich-the-stage-is-being-set-for-gop-lands/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWWpaaFpHVmxPVEF4TUdZMSIsInQiOiJKUVdycTBcL1NET2Y1R0pLNmc1eXlLTjM2ZGo0SmlTbmhqT0VPeUxEK01XTEhYWVVWMlZNakUrcldYSWJUSGp2WEpHUE9BcG5iRFpqWUkzXC9hYzZGWm9LNkxGMzM1dTJuR25IXC9TNUk3UmdDaSs4U0p0YVNUNTcrK0FuZW12YnVvbSJ9

-- "A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent." --Douglas MacArthur