Tuesday, July 31, 2018

PLATT - MISC News

Dad is trying to tell you something! 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0718/weintrob073018.php3

GENERAL INTEREST
Homeless services officer attacked by city shelter resident
https://nypost.com/2018/07/29/homeless-services-officer-attacked-by-city-shelter-resident/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

MH370 report says someone deliberately 'manipulated’ plane’s controls 
https://start.att.net/news/read/article/fox_news-mh370_report_says_someone_deliberately_manipulated-rfoxnews/category/news

The News in Zingers
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0718/hamilton.php3

PHYSICAL HEALTH
Antibiotic-Resistant Genes Are Airborne, Exposing Millions 
https://www.ecowatch.com/antibiotic-resistant-genes-are-airborne-2590397877.html?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=6a87f90fce-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-6a87f90fce-85328381

MENTAL HEALTH
5 phrases that are destroying your friend with depression 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0718/never_say_to_depressed.php3

HEALTH CARE
Study: 'Medicare for all' projected to cost $32.6 trillion
https://townhall.com/news/politics-elections/2018/07/30/study-medicare-for-all-bill-estimated-at-326-trillion-n2504985

PROGRESSIVES UNHINGED
Austin Considering Name Change Due to Slave-holding Past 
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2018/07/29/austin-tx-considering-changing-its-name-due-to-slaveholder-n2504831?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

FINANCIAL



ECONOMICS
Kamala Harris Tweets Out Idiotic Idea To Save Money On Rent. Instead, It Will Simply Raise Rents.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/33759/kamala-harris-tweets-out-idiotic-idea-save-money-ben-shapiro?utm_source=shapironewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=073018-news&utm_campaign=position2



ENERGY
Dumb Energy
https://www.dumbenergy.com/landing.html

HERPETOLOGY
Huge rattlesnake’s creepy warning convinced this man to ‘call it a day,’ video shows
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/south-carolina/article215740860.html

TECHNOLOGY
How Not to Let Your Phone Ruin Your Vacation
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/25/well/how-not-to-let-your-phone-ruin-your-vacation.html?emc=edit_nn_20180730&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=5893540820180730&te=1

Opinion: Workplace technology is as addictive as a casino’s slot machine — and makes us less productive 
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/workplace-technology-is-as-addictive-as-a-casinos-slot-machine-and-makes-us-less-productive-2018-07-30

CYBER SECURITY
Hack of police cameras was part of ransomware scheme, prosecutors say
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0718/hack_police_cameras.php3

IMMIGRATION
ICE officers demand Portland mayor apologize for 'Occupy ICE' chaos
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/30/ice-officers-demand-portland-mayor-apologize/?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=manual&utm_campaign=20180326&utm_term=newsalert&utm_content=newsalert&bt_ee=IrD/MrTcWlGyDF7SEbWefMovPJ5xOAJTwQn8NkJOKryj0TVxhws5RRQ/lukHfnV6&bt_ts=1532993347639

The U.S. Should Work with Mexico to Stem Central American Migration
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/07/america-mexico-face-common-challenge-central-american-immigrants/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202018-07-30&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives

Arguing Over Fictional Immigrants 
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/07/identity-politics-immigration-debate-distorted/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202018-07-30&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives

IRAN
President Trump Says He Would Meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani With 'No Preconditions' 
https://start.att.net/news/read/article/time-president_trump_says_he_would_meet_iranian_preside-rtime/category/news+

Iran On the Ropes?
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2018/07/iran-on-the-ropes.php

Iranian economy collapsing
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/07/iranian_economy_collapsing.html

TRUMPGATE
Trump publicly accuses Robert Mueller of having conflicts of interest
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-publicly-accuses-robert-mueller-of-having-conflicts-of-interest?utm_source=Examiner%20Today_07/30/2018&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_Examiner%20Today

POLITICS
Why a Democratic Wave Looks Likely
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/07/midterm-elections-democratic-wave-trump-unpresidential-manner-will-cost-republicans/

Conservatives Dreading a Martha McSally Senate Win in Arizona
https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2018/07/30/conservatives-dreading-a-martha-mcsally-senate-win-in-arizona-n2504953?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

When will Democrats condemn the left’s growing turn to violence?
https://nypost.com/2018/07/29/when-will-democrats-condemn-the-lefts-growing-turn-to-violence/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

-- 
"When a nation goes down, or a society perishes, one condition may always be found;
they forgot where they came from. They lost sight of what had brought them along."
           - Carl Sandburg

Monday, July 30, 2018

PLATT - MISC News

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GENERAL INTEREST
England could see a massive onion, potato shortage
https://nypost.com/2018/07/28/england-could-see-a-massive-onion-potato-shortage/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

ELITES RUNNING AMOK
Brigitte Macron racking up big beauty bills on taxpayer dime
https://nypost.com/2018/07/28/brigitte-macron-racking-up-big-beauty-bills-on-taxpayer-dime/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

BUSINESS
Trump’s Secret Identity
https://townhall.com/columnists/pauljacob/2018/07/29/trumps-secret-identity-n2504765?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

Homeless man hands out resumes, gets hundreds of job offers
https://nypost.com/2018/07/28/homeless-man-hands-out-resumes-gets-hundreds-of-job-offers/

FINANCIAL
Treasury data shows Russian holdings of US debt plunged 84% since March, but here's what it really means
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/29/treasury-department-report-shows-russian-holdings-of-us-debt-plunged.html

The Federal deficit: Mulvaney says the congressional budget office was right after all
https://www.salon.com/2018/07/29/the-federal-deficit-mulvaney-says-the-congressional-budget-office-was-right-after-all_partner/

SCIENCE
Inside the world's quietest room
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/anechoic-chamber-worlds-quietest-room/index.html

TECHNOLOGY
Sync Your Camera and Phone for Better Photography
https://www.marketwatch.com/video/sync-your-camera-and-phone-for-better-photography/2CF12AA5-CF47-4D81-A7B8-F5B052417D41.html

SOCIAL MEDIA
Twitter Argues It’s Not Shadowbanning Conservatives...And Accidentally Admits It’s Shadowbanning Conservatives
https://www.dailywire.com/news/33691/twitter-argues-its-not-shadowbanning-ben-shapiro?utm_source=shapironewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=072818-news&utm_campaign=position1

AFGHANISTAN
Taliban claims to have discussed peace talks with a US official
https://nypost.com/2018/07/28/taliban-claims-to-have-discussed-peace-talks-with-a-us-official/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

SCOTUS
Kavanaugh celebrates Senate meetings with drinks at White House
https://nypost.com/2018/07/28/kavanaugh-celebrates-senate-meetings-with-drinks-at-white-house/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

POLITICS
Why Trump’s Approval is Steadily Rising
https://libertyvideonews.com/why-trumps-approval-is-steadily-rising/

The Political Middle has Vanished in America, and the Left Killed It
https://libertyvideonews.com/the-political-middle-has-vanished-in-america-and-the-left-killed-it/

-- 
"When a nation goes down, or a society perishes, one condition may always be found;
they forgot where they came from. They lost sight of what had brought them along."
           - Carl Sandburg

Sunday, July 29, 2018

PLATT - MISC News

GENERAL INTEREST
Burnt Corn a Skirmish that changed America

Chinese mafia taking over idyllic Cambodian beach
https://www.news.com.au/travel/world-travel/asia/chinese-mafia-taking-over-idyllic-cambodian-beach/news-story/23e247e1af47257c2ff9e90c7112548e

Three Cheers For Cowboys QB Dak Prescott's Take On The National Anthem Protest 
https://www.dailywire.com/news/33702/three-cheers-cowboys-qb-dak-prescotts-take-amanda-prestigiacomo

Someone is always watching 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0718/watching.php3

Common Nonsense
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/crosby072718.php3

The Best Burger in America Is In A Tiny College Town You've Never Heard Of 
https://start.att.net/news/read/article/delish-the_best_burger_in_america_is_in_a_tiny_college_to-rhearst/category/lifestyle

HEALTH
Sedating patients without consent raises ethical concerns
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0718/sedating_without_permission.php3

Taking a Lunch Break Is More Important Than Ever, Study Says 
https://start.att.net/news/read/article/southern_living-taking_a_lunch_break_is_more_important_than_ever_s-rtime/category/lifestyle

HEALTH CARE
Lower-Cost Health Plans Come at a High Price 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0718/healthcare_cheaper_is_more_expensive.php3

BUSINESS
Trump is using tariffs to advance a radical free-trade agenda 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0718/thiessen072718.php3

FINANCIAL
Fact checking Trump’s victory lap after the second-quarter GDP report
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/fact-checking-trumps-victory-lap-after-the-second-quarter-gdp-report-2018-07-27

MUNICIPALITIES
Inside my nightmare working in de Blasio’s government
https://nypost.com/2018/07/28/liberal-nyc-insider-tells-how-de-blasio-crushed-her-dreams/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

ENVIRONMENT
Study: Only 13 Percent of Ocean is Wilderness
https://weather.com/science/environment/video/study-only-13-percent-of-ocean-is-wilderness?pl=pl-the-latest

Disney Banning Plastic Straws at Theme Parks Worldwide
https://weather.com/science/environment/video/disney-banning-plastic-straws-at-theme-parks-worldwide?pl=pl-the-latest

Nearly 300 Sea Turtles Dead as Red Tide Plagues Southwest Florida 
https://www.ecowatch.com/sea-turtles-dead-red-tide-southwest-florida-2590387089.html?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=4472fbb99a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-4472fbb99a-85328381

ARCHAEOLOGY
Incredible discovery sheds light on ‘Europe’s lost people’
https://nypost.com/2018/07/27/incredible-discovery-sheds-light-on-europes-lost-people/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

CYBERSECURITY
Inmates steal nearly $225K by hacking jail-issued tablets
https://nypost.com/2018/07/27/inmates-steal-nearly-225k-by-hacking-jail-issued-tablets/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

FOREIGN POLICY
UN Warns Members About Its 'Troubling Financial Situation'
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2018/07/27/un-says-its-running-out-of-cash-n2504498?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

MEDIA
A sport of calling out 'them lyin' newspapers' 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/pruden072718.php3

SOCIAL MEDIA
Want to delete Facebook? Read what happened to these people first
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/want-to-delete-facebook-read-what-happened-to-these-people-first-2018-07-27

TRUMPGATE
An obstruction case against Trump would be civil libertarian nightmare
http://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/399205-an-obstruction-case-against-trump-would-be-civil-libertarian-nightmare

POLITICS
California Is Not as Big or Blue As You Think
https://townhall.com/columnists/rayhaynes/2018/07/28/california-is-not-as-big-or-blue-as-you-think-n2504439?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

Bill Clinton Murders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed1H-j4Wv0g


-- 
"When a nation goes down, or a society perishes, one condition may always be found;
they forgot where they came from. They lost sight of what had brought them along."
           - Carl Sandburg

PLATT _ Misc News

GENERAL INTEREST
Harper, Texas Personality
http://www.texasescapes.com/DEPARTMENTS/Local_Personalities/Bones/bones.htm

The Week in Good News: A Lake on Mars, an Alzheimer’s Drug, 76 Ducklings
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/26/briefing/week-in-good-news-mars-lake-alzheimers-drug-ducklings.html?emc=edit_nn_20180727&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=5893540820180727&te=1

News Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the Week’s Headlines (5 out of 11)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/07/27/briefing/27weeklynewsquiz.html?emc=edit_nn_20180727&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=5893540820180727&te=1

BUSINESS
Twitter Stock Falls 20 Percent Following Fake-Account Purge 
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/twitter-stock-falls-20-percent-after-fake-account-purge/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202018-07-27&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives

U.S. Senate quietly votes to cut tariffs on hundreds of Chinese goods
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-trade/u-s-senate-quietly-votes-to-cut-tariffs-on-hundreds-of-chinese-goods-idUSKBN1KG35R

'You are not welcome here': Pro-LGBTQ-rights consumers vow to boycott Chick-fil-A after it announces it's opening in Toronto
https://www.businessinsider.com/chick-fil-a-opening-in-canada-sparks-boycott-threats-2018-7?amp%3Butm_medium=referral

ENVIRONMENT
‘PAC-man’ set to Gobble up Ocean Garbage
https://weather.com/science/environment/video/pac-man-set-to-gobble-up-ocean-garbage?pl=pl-the-latest

Uranium Leaked Through Floor of South Carolina Nuclear Plant 
https://www.ecowatch.com/south-carolina-nuclear-plant-leak-2590122072.html?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=e852354bcd-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-e852354bcd-85328381

SCIENCE
The 'Scutoid' Is Geometry's Newest Shape, and It Could Be All Over Your Body
https://gizmodo.com/the-scutoid-is-geometrys-newest-shape-and-it-could-be-1827924643

ARCHAEOLOGY
A Farmer Found an Ancient Horse Head on His Property. Now He’s $1 Million Richer 
https://start.att.net/news/read/article/money-a_farmer_found_an_ancient_horse_head_on_his_proper-rtime/category/news+

IMMIGRATION
Abolish ICE Protesters in Portland Build a Wall to Keep out Police. The Irony Is Apparently Lost on Them.
https://politicalcowboy.com/watch-abolish-ice-protests-in-portland-build-a-wall-to-keep-out-police-the-irony-is-apparently-lost-on-them/

Republicans Vote to Gut Enforcement, Increase Foreign Workers 
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/07/immigration-dhs-appropriations-bill-bad-amendment/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202018-07-27&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives

UNIONS
Teachers’ Unions Plan to Become ‘More Political, Not Less Political’
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/07/teachers-unions-get-more-political-after-janus-decision/

SCOTUS
NYT Seeks Emails Sent by Kavanaugh’s Wife Containing ‘Gay,’ ‘Abortion’ 
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/brett-kavanaugh-wife-new-york-times-examines-emails/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202018-07-27&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives

TRUMPGATE
Why Trump Will Survive the Cohen Tape
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/07/michael-cohen-tape-trump-advantage-is-power-of-low-expectations/

Mueller Examining Trump’s Tweets in Wide-Ranging Obstruction Inquiry
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/26/us/politics/trump-tweets-mueller-obstruction.html?emc=edit_nn_20180727&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=5893540820180727&te=1

POLITICS
Charisma Rules Politics as Never Before 
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/07/modern-politics-charisma-more-important-than-parties-obama-trump/

Trevor Noah Asks Ocasio-Cortez: 'How Do You Pay for All These Ideas?'
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/laurettabrown/2018/07/27/trevor-noah-asks-ocasiocortez-how-do-you-pay-for-all-these-ideas-n2504413?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad=

Poll: Scott Walker trails by double digits in bid for third term
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/poll-scott-walker-trails-by-double-digits-in-bid-for-third-term?utm_source=Examiner%20Today_07/27/2018&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_Examiner%20Today

100 days: Dems have midterm edge, but it's not historic
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/399175-100-days%3A-Dems-have-midterm-edge-but-its-not-historic

-- 
"When a nation goes down, or a society perishes, one condition may always be found;
they forgot where they came from. They lost sight of what had brought them along."
           - Carl Sandburg