PLATT - MISC News

GENERAL INTEREST

The Funniest Tweets From Parents This Week
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/funniest-parenting-tweets_us_5a5fe28be4b046f0811cdc14?ncid=edlinkushpmg00000313

Canadian Man Fools Police with Fake Car Made of Snow
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/18/canadian-man-fools-police-fake-car-made-snow/

Annoyances 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/crosby011918.php3

Chuck Schumer’s Name Literally Means “Good For Nothing”, “Vagabond”
http://www.commonsenseevaluation.com/2018/01/20/chuck-schumers-name-literally-means-good-for-nothing-vagabond/#sthash.6HoNRN52.dpbs

HEALTH
Is that yogurt really healthy? Here's what to know 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0118/yogurt_healthy.php3

HISTORY
With All Due Respect 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0118/grylak_moses_pharoh.php3

BUSINESS
Small-town budgets hurting from loss of mini Walmarts
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/small-town-budgets-hurting-loss-154620254.html

Calif. Dems Propose Amendment to Seize Half of Businesses’ Tax Reform Savings
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/craig-bannister/calif-dems-proposed-amendment-seize-half-businesses-tax-reform-savings

WEATHER
Power Plant Effect Snow, Explained
https://weather.com/news/weather/video/power-plant-effect-snow?pl=pl-the-latest



TECHNOLOGY
Manufacturing The Chevrolet Camaro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9qTyLna-Uk

DEFENSE
Mexico Is Buying Some of America's Most Powerful Weapons (But Why?)
http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/mexico-buying-some-americas-most-powerful-weapons-why-24126

Outgunned Allies Must Contest Baltic, Black Seas: NATO Admiral
https://breakingdefense.com/2018/01/outgunned-allies-must-contest-baltic-black-seas-nato-admiral/

JUDICIARY
NSA deleted surveillance data it pledged to preserve
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/19/nsa-deletes-surveillance-data-351730

DACA

The GOP Can’t Win a DACA Debate It Won’t Have
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/455580/daca-disaster-gop-losing-daca-debate?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Saturday%202018-01-20&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives

SHUTDOWN
Government Shutdown: What's Closed, Who's Affected
http://start.att.net/news/read/article/the_associated_press-government_shutdown_whats_closed_who_is_affected-ap/category/news

Hang Tough, Republicans
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/455611/government-shutdown-republicans-hang-tough?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Saturday%202018-01-20&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives

POLITICS
The Promise: A year after a county flipped for Trump, support has been lost – but not much
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/20/a-year-after-a-county-flipped-for-trump-support-has-been-lost-but-isnt-gone?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=261265&subid=24222148&CMP=GT_US_collection

Dems aiming for big November win --- just like in 2016
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0118/malcolm011818.php3

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