Saturday, January 20, 2018

PLATT - MISC News






OS BUG
‘Text Bomb’ iMessage Links Are Crashing iOS and macOS Devices (DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK)
https://www.idropnews.com/news/text-bomb-imessage-links-crashing-apple-devices/60637/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=01192018&utm_term=Newsletter


GENERAL INTEREST
Should you get a tattoo made with motorcycle exhaust?
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/get-tattoo-made-motorcycle-exhaust-222856641.html

Does the California Model Really Work?
https://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2018/01/19/does-the-california-model-really-work-n2436475?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

What Is a Good American?
https://townhall.com/columnists/lindachavez/2018/01/19/what-is-a-good-american-n2436483?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

Fear of the Federal Government in the Ranchlands of Oregon
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/18/magazine/fear-of-the-federal-government-in-the-ranchlands-of-oregon.html?emc=edit_nn_20180119&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=58935408&te=1

HEALTH
New blood test could help detect eight common cancers before they spread 
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/jan/19/new-blood-test-could-help-detect-eight-common-cancers-before-they-spread?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=261122&subid=24222148&CMP=GT_US_collection



FINANCIAL
Another top Silicon Valley investor slams politically correct tech culture, praises Chinese work ethic
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/18/sequoia-vc-mike-moritz-praises-china-tech-work-ethic-joins-sam-altman.html?__source=yahoo%7Cfinance%7Cheadline%7Cheadline%7Cstory&par=yahoo&doc=104953395&yptr=yahoo

California's bullet train (and biggest boondoggle) is over budget by billions
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/01/19/californias-bullet-train-and-biggest-boondoggle-overbudget-by-billions.html

JOBS
Post-work: the radical idea of a world without jobs 
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jan/19/post-work-the-radical-idea-of-a-world-without-jobs?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=261122&subid=24222148&CMP=GT_US_collection

SPORTS
Vikings’ so-called hero finds new low in NFL celebration lunacy
https://nypost.com/2018/01/19/vikings-so-called-hero-finds-new-low-in-nfl-celebration-lunacy/

CLIMATE CHANGE
The Climate-Change Doomsday Just Got Canceled
https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/climate-change-doomsday-temperature-increase-co2/ 

WATER
Warming, Water Crisis, Then Unrest: How Iran Fits an Alarming Pattern
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/18/climate/water-iran.html?emc=edit_nn_20180119&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=58935408&te=1

NASA
Jeanette Epps, black NASA astronaut set to make space station history, removed from flight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/19/jeanette-epps-black-nasa-astronaut-set-make-space-/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiT0RZME1EWmtPR0prT0dObSIsInQiOiJzcXorMVBxbW1YYzdsZHJ1ZlpSMEUySkhpT2Y1Z05RVVMyaXZHZlF3ZjFwZHFBcmRRSGk1UVFIMEdEWExqckRibzdGSGFXTG9DazdIV2RpNTFaT0huRXluVVZaNE81bThjOTZTTlRzbkJmUXQ0WGFiMW51UjdQNVZZdjFjN1BvbyJ9

NATIONAL SECURITY
Lockheed's 'Son of Blackbird' spy plane might already be here
https://www.engadget.com/2018/01/19/lockheed-son-of-blackbird-SR-72-spy-plane/

DEFENSE
Mattis’ Defense Strategy Raises China To Top Threat; Allies Feature Prominently 
https://breakingdefense.com/2018/01/mattis-military-strategy-raises-china-to-top-threat-allies-feature-prominently/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=60088427&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--QUXKN7Ceju6pQJnGUpyypG7SQlz3YMW7NjhM1-kmtkH9kfbU1uKkWswzbNNivdgSwDh6J91Ow4j8_krLmSV6LtU5qCA&_hsmi=60088427

Mattis: Defense Cuts Have Done More Damage to US Military than Any Enemy
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2018/01/19/mattis-defense-cuts-have-done-more-damage-to-military-than-any-enemy-n2436895?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad=

AIR FORCE
U.S. Air Force Weighs International Squadrons to Strike Terror Targets 
https://mail.yahoo.com/#6751130441

LAW ENFORCEMENT
California AG: We will prosecute employers who help ICE
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=37505?omhide=true

BIG BROTHER
China uses facial recognition to monitor ethnic minorities
https://www.engadget.com/2018/01/18/china-facial-recognition-uyghurs-xinjiang/

MEDIA
The biggest risk to American journalism isn't posed by Trump
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jan/19/american-journalism-fake-news-trump?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=261122&subid=24222148&CMP=GT_US_collection

Babe in the Woods: Journalism in the Age of Clickbait­­
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/455568/aziz-ansari-babe-story-journalism-fails-clickbait-wins?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=180119_Jolt&utm_term=Jolt

TV crew caught trying to sneak fake bomb into Newark Airport
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/tv-crew-caught-trying-to-sneak-fake-bomb-into-newark-airport-2018-01-19

IMMIGRATION
Supreme Court Agrees to Decide Legality of Current Trump Travel Ban
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/supreme-court-agrees-to-decide-legality-of-current-trump-travel-ban-1516389203-lMyQjAxMTE4MDEwOTkxMjk4Wj/

POTUS
Trump's tendency to move Republicans off message is a major midterm concern
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trumps-tendency-to-move-republicans-off-message-is-a-major-midterm-concern/article/2646403

Lindsey Graham may have cracked the code for dealing with Trump
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/lindsey-graham-may-have-cracked-the-code-for-dealing-with-trump/article/2646404

RUSSIAGATE
Transparency for Fusion and the FBI
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/transparency-for-fusion-and-the-fbi-1516319613-lMyQjAxMTI4MjE0OTIxODkxWj/

FISA abuse memo, #ReleaseTheMemo campaign send Congress, Wikileaks and Twitter into a tailspin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/19/fisa-abuse-memo-and-releasethememo-send-congress-w/

Twitter updates total of Russia-linked election bots to 50,000
https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/19/twitter-updates-total-of-russia-linked-election-bots-to-50000/

POLITICS
Democrats sweat nightmare scenario in California
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/19/california-democrats-fear-nightmare-midterms-2018-346948


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"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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