PLATT - MISC News

GENERAL INTEREST

Autistic boy's classmates had never heard him speak. What he finally said at graduation blew them away
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0618/autistic_speaks.php3

Why One Island Grows 80% of the World’s Vanilla
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/where-is-vanilla-grown?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=52ee951a1c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_06_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f36db9c480-52ee951a1c-68765573&ct=t(EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_6_22_2018)&mc_cid=52ee951a1c&mc_eid=150134a6f2

The Arabian Gazelles: Trailblazing women who make up Dubai's first all-female supercar club – and pose for glamorous photos with their luxury vehicles
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5874887/The-Arabian-Gazelles-Trailblazing-women-make-Dubais-female-supercar-club.html

News Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the Week’s Headlines (6 out of 11)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/06/22/briefing/22weeklynewsquiz.html?emc=edit_nn_20180622&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=5893540820180622&te=1

He saw a woman stranded in a wheelchair by the side of the road. What happened next made the world take notice
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0618/wheelchair_woman.php3

HEALTH
Is your (grand)kid getting enough to drink? Here's what you need to know about hydration 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0618/hydration.php3

Venomous Asp Caterpillar Stings Florida Teen 20 Times
https://weather.com/news/trending/video/venomous-asp-caterpillar-stings-florida-teen-20-times?pl=pl-the-latest

PROGRESSIVES RUNNING AMOK
'Occupy ICE' protests emerge across the country
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/393790-occupy-ice-protests-emerge-across-the-country

Don’t Get Played; Get Woke to the Outrage Scam
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2018/06/21/dont-get-played-get-woke-to-the-outrage-scam-n2492614?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

BUSINESS
Supreme Court Widens Reach of Sales Tax for Online Retailers
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/21/us/politics/supreme-court-sales-taxes-internet-merchants.html?emc=edit_nn_20180622&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=5893540820180622&te=1

Elon Musk promised a Tesla 'alien dreadnought' factory — but what we got was a tent (TSLA)
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/elon-musk-promised-tesla-apos-125700851.html

Metrics often have unintended consequences 
http://jewishworldreview.com/0618/McArdle062118.php3

CLIMATE CHANGE
Good News From Antarctica: Rising Bedrock Could Save Vulnerable Ice Sheet 
https://www.ecowatch.com/antarctica-bedrock-ice-sheet-2580330632.html?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=27d94c7ac5-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-27d94c7ac5-85328381

HERPETOLOGY
Police stopped traffic so a venomous snake could cross the road unharmed
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0618/rattlesnake_crossing.php3

NATIONAL SECURITY
New fears over Chinese espionage grip Washington
http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/393741-new-fears-over-chinese-espionage-grip-washington?userid=288549

DEFENSE
US Must Hustle On Hypersonics, EW, AI: VCJCS Selva & Work
https://breakingdefense.com/2018/06/us-must-hustle-on-hypersonics-ew-ai-vcjcs-selva-work/

IMMIGRATION
Desperate Democrats Dismiss Trump’s Executive Order
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/06/trump-family-separation-reversal-left-not-satisfied/#slide-1

Mexican Prez Candidate Calls For Mass Exodus To U.S.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/32202/mexican-prez-candidate-calls-mass-exodus-us-paul-bois?utm_medium=email&utm_content=062318-news&utm_campaign=position1

Trump Moves to Obama’s Position on Family Detention, Democrats Outraged
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/06/donald-trump-family-separation-executive-order-obama-policy/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WIR%20-%20Sunday%202018-06-24&utm_term=VDHM

ACLU RUNNING AMOK
The ACLU Abandons Its Free-Speech Absolutism
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/06/aclu-abandons-free-speech-embraces-progressive-advocacy/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Saturday%202018-06-23&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives

MIDTERM ELECTIONS
All Politics Is Trump 
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/06/president-trump-dominates-american-politics-midterm-elections/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Saturday%202018-06-23&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives

POLITICS
Is The United States On A Road To Becoming Ungovernable?
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-06-21/united-states-road-becoming-ungovernable

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half of ’em are stupider than that.”
          -  George Carlin