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GENERAL INTEREST
The Week in Good News: A Helpful Teenager, the Belize Barrier Reef, Bird-Watching
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/28/briefing/week-in-good-news-belize-barrier-reef-bird-watching.html?emc=edit_nn_20180629&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=5893540820180629&te=1

Letter written by D.B. Cooper may have revealed hijacker’s identity
https://nypost.com/2018/06/29/letter-written-by-d-b-cooper-may-reveal-hijackers-identity/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

Can Trump Make the Bureaucracy Sane Again?
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/06/streamlining-federal-bureaucracy-trump-administration-plan/

News Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the Week’s Headlines (6 out of 11)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/06/29/briefing/29weeklynewsquiz.html?emc=edit_nn_20180629&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=5893540820180629&te=1

Silicon Valley billionaires’ favorite nonprofit crumbles beneath mounting greed 
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/silicon-valley-billionaires-favorite-nonprofit-crumbles-beneath-mounting-greed-2018-06-28

PHYSICAL HEALTH
Superbugs Found in Nearly 80 Percent of U.S. Supermarket Meat 
https://www.ecowatch.com/superbugs-meat-antibiotic-resistance-ewg-2582103840.html?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=0ed3069508-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-0ed3069508-85328381

Meat Allergies on the Rise Because of Lone Star Tick Bites
https://weather.com/health/video/meat-allergies-on-the-rise-because-of-lone-star-tick-bites?pl=pl-the-latest

MENTAL HEALTH
Exercise can help treat mood disorders. Here's why, and how to get started 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0618/exercise_mood_disorders.php3

PROGRESSIVES UNHINGED
The left’s increasingly unhinged portrayal of Trump as a dictator
https://nypost.com/2018/06/29/the-lefts-increasingly-unhinged-portrayal-of-trump-as-a-dictator/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app





FINANCIAL
How to find a competent, ethical financial adviser 
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-to-find-a-competent-ethical-financial-adviser-2018-06-26

ENVIRONMENT
U.S. Allows Nestlé to Keep Piping Water From Drought-Ridden Southern California 
https://www.ecowatch.com/nestle-water-california-2582073595.html?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=0ed3069508-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-0ed3069508-85328381

SPACE
The Universe Is Really Greasy, And We Had No Idea 
https://www.sciencealert.com/greasy-aliphatic-carbon-abundance-in-the-interstellar-medium?utm_source=ScienceAlert+-+Daily+Email+Updates&utm_campaign=676ad38b8e-MAILCHIMP_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fe5632fb09-676ad38b8e-365889541

ENERGY
Solar Value Eclipse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=24&v=shq06IW2wwg

CYBER SECURITY
Cellphone spying has pols rattled. But they don't know how to stop it.
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0618/cellphone_spying_pols_rattled.php3

DEFENSE
AI for Good in War; Beyond Google’s ‘Don’t Be Evil:’ 
https://breakingdefense.com/2018/06/ai-for-good-in-war-beyond-googles-dont-be-evil/?utm_campaign=Breaking%20News&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=64133218&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_uT9ooqROIoFGxAMcGxORE2s7EYv1Efkzcd-jBDDT3ME6AwSXGo5PCiX370od9PuhQI67dDYhgFWF4BuNl-mCkxPy9Ug&_hsmi=64133218

Eyeing China, Australia Busily Buys Up Frigates, Drones, and Sub-Hunting Planes 
https://breakingdefense.com/2018/06/eyeing-china-australia-busily-buys-up-frigates-drones-and-sub-hunting-planes/?utm_campaign=Breaking%20News&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=64133218&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_uT9ooqROIoFGxAMcGxORE2s7EYv1Efkzcd-jBDDT3ME6AwSXGo5PCiX370od9PuhQI67dDYhgFWF4BuNl-mCkxPy9Ug&_hsmi=64133218

MEDIA
Newspaper reporter Conor Berry resigns over false claim Annapolis shooter wore MAGA hat
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jun/29/conor-berry-republican-reporter-resigns-over-false/?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=manual&utm_campaign=20180326&utm_term=newsalert&utm_content=newsalert

SOCIAL MEDIA
The March of the Twitter Trolls
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/06/sarah-huckabee-sanders-red-hen-twitter-trolls/

IMMIGRATION
'Abolish ICE' becomes rallying cry as Democrats move left on immigration
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/abolish-ice-becomes-rallying-cry-as-democrats-move-left-on-immigration?utm_source=Examiner%20Today_06/29/2018&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_Examiner%20Today

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SCOTUS
Wanted: Justice Amy Coney Barrett 
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/06/amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court-nomination-fight-would-provide-political-lessons/

Battle over Trump court pick to be most expensive ever
http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/394745-battle-over-trump-court-pick-to-be-most-expensive-ever

'Living Constitution' faces a mercy killing 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/jonah062918.php3

Senate Dems have little chance to delay Trump's High court pick 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0618/powerless_dems_trump_pick.php3

Scurrilous Attacks on a Potential Trump Nominee — from the Right 
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/06/brett-kavanaugh-conservative-judge-supreme-court/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202018-06-29&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives

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“Think of how stupid the average person is, and then realize
half of ’em are stupider than that.”
          -  George Carlin

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GENERAL INTEREST
No, Really: Delete Your Accounts
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/06/quit-social-media-for-your-own-good/

HEALTH
Caffeine from four cups of coffee protects the heart with the help of mitochondria
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180621141008.htm

BUSINESS
Farting unicorn causes kerfuffle between Elon Musk and artist
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/farting-unicorn-causes-kerfuffle-between-elon-musk-and-artist-2018-06-27

ICON Goes Even More Retro With New Old School Broncos
https://www.yahoo.com/news/icon-goes-even-more-retro-234420179.html

ENVIRONMENT
The Sea Dragon vs. the Garbage Patch: All Female Crew Takes on Ocean Plastic 
https://www.ecowatch.com/sea-dragon-ocean-plastic-2581811358.html?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=363a55881c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-363a55881c-85328381

CYBER SECURITY
A new data breach may have exposed personal information of almost every American adult 
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/a-new-data-breach-may-have-exposed-personal-information-of-almost-every-american-adult-2018-06-27

LAW ENFORCEMENT
Criminal Behavior, Not Racism, Explains 'Racial Disparities' in Crime Stats
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2018/06/28/criminal-behavior-not-racism-explains-racial-disparities-in-crime-stats-n2495148?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

IMMIGRATION
State by State: The Cost of Illegal Immigration Infographics
https://drrichswier.com/2016/04/16/state-by-state-the-cost-of-illegal-immigration-infographics/

Progressives Should Back Up Their Rhetoric on Immigration 
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/06/immigration-debate-progressives-should-back-up-their-rhetoric/

Ex-Clinton aide: 84 percent of Americans support turning undocumented immigrants over to authorities
http://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/394624-mark-penn-84-percent-support-turning-undocumented-immigrants-over-authorities

A Welfare State without Borders: A Modest Proposal
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/06/foreign-aid-welfare-state-without-borders-proposal/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202018-06-28&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives

SCOTUS
McConnell on court schedule: 'This is not 2016'
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jun/28/mitch-mcconnell-court-schedule-not-2016/?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=manual&utm_campaign=20180326&utm_term=newsalert&utm_content=newsalert

WaPo To Democrats: Your Argument To Block Filling Justice Kennedy's Vacancy Is 'Bogus'
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/06/28/wapo-to-democrats-your-argument-to-block-filling-justice-kennedys-vacancy-is-b-n2495176?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad=

TRUMPGATE
'Even a blind person' can see Mueller using Manafort to 'target' Trump: judge
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jun/28/even-blind-person-can-see-mueller-using-manafort-t/?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=manual&utm_campaign=20180326&utm_term=newsalert&utm_content=newsalert

Five highlights from the tense Wray-Rosenstein hearing
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/394733-five-highlights-from-the-tense-wray-rosenstein-hearing?userid=288549

POLITICS
Midterm turnout surges for both parties
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/394439-midterm-turnout-surges-for-both-parties?userid=288549

-- 
“Think of how stupid the average person is, and then realize
half of ’em are stupider than that.”
          -  George Carlin

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GENERAL INTEREST
BART rider calls cops on fellow passenger for eating burrito
https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/06/26/bart-rider-calls-cops-on-fellow-passenger-for-eating-burrito/

Donald Trump Jr. bets Elizabeth Warren $10,000 that Kimberly Guilfoyle is 'more Native American'
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jun/27/donald-trump-jr-bets-elizabeth-warren-10000-kimber/?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=manual&utm_campaign=20180326&utm_term=newsalert&utm_content=newsalert

Barking mad and proud of it 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/pruden062718.php3

HEALTH
‘Unbearable’ smelling passenger that caused plane’s emergency landing dies from tissue necrosis
http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2018/06/27/unbearable-smelling-passenger-that-caused-plane-s-emergency-landing-dies-from-tissue-necrosis.html

PROGRESSIVES UNHINGED
The Left in 2018: Unhinged
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFRHX6glTSM

WELFARE
Our Welfare System Needs Serious Disruption
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/06/welfare-system-needs-serious-reform-reorganization-not-enough/

ENVIRONMENT
Tropical Forests Lost 40 Football Fields of Tree Cover Per Minute in 2017
https://www.ecowatch.com/tropical-trees-deforestation-2581736008.html?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=81cabc5119-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-81cabc5119-85328381

MELITTOLOGY
Fl. Homeowner Regrets Killing Thousands of Honeybees 
https://www.ecowatch.com/fl-homeowner-kills-thousands-honeybees-2581544515.html?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=81cabc5119-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-81cabc5119-85328381

SCIENCE
Korea claims superior way of distilling seawater
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3666336/posts

AUTOMOTIVE
The Electric Volkswagen I.D. R Is the Fastest Car to Ever Climb Pikes Peak
https://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports/a21929211/the-electric-volkswagen-id-r-is-the-fastest-car-to-ever-climb-pikes-peak/

TECHNOLOGY
Facebook scraps high-altitude drone project
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/facebook-scraps-high-altitude-drone-project-2018-06-26

Supreme Court's travel ban ruling could have big implications for Trump's Twitter account 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0618/fung062718.php3

DEFENSE
GAO Decision Threatens US Military Dominance; Reject It
https://breakingdefense.com/2018/06/gao-decision-threatens-us-military-dominance-reject-it/?utm_campaign=Breaking%20News&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=64065746&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9A6WAlpeSHp3U4IhvHvvp2d8WGTME3Hs_nq_9SwWG4V5SdEuisIuN4opAEGa7YHRkc3h6XYBX9Crc4szo6-85GDdOFog&_hsmi=64065746

Google Helps Chinese Military, Why Not US? Bob Work 
https://breakingdefense.com/2018/06/google-helps-chinese-military-why-not-us-bob-work/?utm_campaign=Breaking%20News&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=64065746&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9A6WAlpeSHp3U4IhvHvvp2d8WGTME3Hs_nq_9SwWG4V5SdEuisIuN4opAEGa7YHRkc3h6XYBX9Crc4szo6-85GDdOFog&_hsmi=64065746

US Plans to Arm B-52 With ‘Mother of All Bombs’
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3666281/posts

MIDDLE EAST
Trump's new deal for the Middle East 
http://jewishworldreview.com/0618/chafets062718.php3

UNIONS
Supreme Court deals blow to public-sector unions, ruling against 'fair-share' fees
http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/394371-court-deals-blow-to-public-sector-unions-ruling-against-fair-share?userid=288549

POLITICS
Politics Can’t Fill the Holes in Our Souls 
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/06/when-partisan-identity-like-religion-bad-for-america/

The View from the Pigsty
https://townhall.com/columnists/billmurchison/2018/06/27/the-view-from-the-pigsty-n2494764?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

Is America headed toward a civil war? Sanders, Nielsen incidents show it has already begun
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/06/25/sanders-nielsen-incidents-suggest-new-us-civil-war-underway-column/729141002/

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“Think of how stupid the average person is, and then realize
half of ’em are stupider than that.”
          -  George Carlin

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GENERAL INTEREST
House GOP Comes Forward, Officially Ends Maxine Waters Reign of Terror
https://conservativepoliticstoday.com/house-gop-comes-forward-officially-ends-maxine-waters-reign-of-terror/

Unlawful for DC Restaurants to Discriminate Based on Political Affiliation
https://townhall.com//columnists/marinamedvin/2018/06/26/unlawful-for-dc-restaurants-to-discriminate-based-on-political-affiliation-n2494439?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad=

These Harvard Kids Got the Lesson of Their Lives in the Heartland
https://townhall.com/columnists/salenazito/2018/06/26/these-harvard-kids-got-the-lesson-of-their-lives-in-the-heartland-n2494395?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

PROGRESSIVES UNHINGED
Abortion Group Claims Women Aren't The Only Ones Who Get Pregnant, Need Abortions
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/reaganmccarthy/2018/06/25/abortion-group-claims-women-arent-the-only-ones-who-need-abortions-n2494283?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

Unmasked: America’s Real Fascists - From the Red Hen to Hollywood, the mask comes off.
https://spectator.org/unmasked-americas-real-fascists/

Maxine Waters: Trump is 'creating lies,' I did not call for harming people
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/maxine-waters-trump-is-creating-lies-i-did-not-call-for-harming-people?utm_source=Examiner%20Today_06/26/2018&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_Examiner%20Today

BUSINESS
Why Trump thinks he can win a drawn-out fight over trade with other countries
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-trump-thinks-he-can-win-a-drawn-out-fight-over-trade-with-other-countries-2018-06-25

Here’s what you need to know about the big European carbon dioxide shortage
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-big-european-carbon-dioxide-shortage-2018-06-26

CLIMATE CHANGE
Barents Sea seems to have crossed a climate tipping point
https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/06/barents-sea-seems-to-have-crossed-a-climate-tipping-point/?comments=1

SCIENCE
Science
https://www.nytimes.com/section/science?emc=edit_nn_20180626&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=5893540820180626&te=1

TECHNOLOGY
Blockchain Could Upend Welfare Programs
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/06/blockchain-could-disrupt-welfare-system-peer-to-peer-charity/

NATIONAL SECURITY
The Wiretap Rooms - The NSA’s Hidden Spy Hubs in Eight U.S. Cities
https://theintercept.com/2018/06/25/att-internet-nsa-spy-hubs/

IMMIGRATION
The Immorality of Immigration
http://thezman.com/wordpress/?p=14158

Judge orders Trump administration to reunite illegal-immigrant children with their parents
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jun/26/judge-orders-illegal-immigrant-children-reunited-p/?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=manual&utm_campaign=20180326&utm_term=newsalert&utm_content=newsalert

Supreme Court Upholds Trump’s Travel Ban
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/travel-ban-supreme-court-upholds-trump-action/

NIMBY in California???
https://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/2018/06/nimby-in-california.html

GOP leaders propose massive surge in low-skilled foreign guest workers
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jun/26/gop-leaders-propose-massive-surge-low-skilled-fore/

POLITICS
Dems near decision on superdelegates
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/394078-dems-near-decision-on-superdelegates?userid=288549

Opinion: Don’t blame the populists, blame the elites
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/dont-blame-the-populists-blame-the-elites-2018-06-25

Hostile liberals pose problems for red-state Dems
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/25/maxine-waters-vulnerable-democrats-family-separations-671005?utm_source=Examiner%20Today_06/26/2018&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_Examiner%20Today


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“Think of how stupid the average person is, and then realize
half of ’em are stupider than that.”
          -  George Carlin