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Kitten studies to be Taxidermy model

GENERAL INTEREST
This breastfeeding mom who was told to 'cover up' at a restaurant had a hilarious response
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/breastfeeding-mom-told-cover-restaurant-hilarious-response-021119661.html

Denzel Washington: “Don’t Blame the System for Your Failure”
https://libertyvideonews.com/denzel-washington-dont-blame-the-system-for-your-failure/

President Trump Stuns Firefighters By Stopping His Motorcade to Thank Them
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2018/08/06/watch-president-trump-stuns-firefighters-by-stopping-his-motorcade-to-thank-them-n2507023?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

The News in Zingers 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0818/hamilton.php3

PARENTING
Warning to Parents: You Are About to Do Something Very Dangerous 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0818/skenazy080718.php3

WATCH: Father Attacks Pervert Who Snapped ‘Upskirt’ Photos Of Daughter At Target
https://www.dailywire.com/news/34121/watch-father-attacks-pervert-who-snapped-upskirt-paul-bois?utm_medium=email&utm_content=080718-news&utm_campaign=position1

PROGRESSIVES UNHINGED
This isn't culture war. It's worse.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/08/this_isnt_culture_war_its_worse.html#ixzz5N2yu0iKm

WEATHER
Softball-sized Hail in Colorado Injures 8, Kills 2 Animals at Zoo
https://weather.com/storms/severe/video/softball-sized-hail-in-colorado-injures-8-kills-2-animals-at-zoo?pl=pl-the-latest

ECONOMY
Poll: Optimism among Small-Business Owners Hits Record High 
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/poll-optimism-among-small-business-owners-hits-record-high/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202018-08-07&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives

BUSINESS
Tesla shares halted after Musk tweet about going private
https://start.att.net/news/read/article/reuters-tesla_shares_halted_after_musk_tweet_about_going_p-newscred2/category/finance

Boeing Finds Surprise Asset for Defense Comeback: Old Warplanes
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-07/boeing-s-comeback-queen-tries-to-make-defense-unit-grow-again?utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=bd&utm_campaign=headline&cmpId=yhoo.headline

SCIENCE
https://www.nytimes.com/section/science?emc=edit_nn_20180807&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=5893540820180807&te=1

TECHNOLOGY
Autoplay Videos Are Not Going Away. Here’s How to Fight Them.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/01/technology/personaltech/autoplay-video-fight-them.html?emc=edit_nn_20180807&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=5893540820180807&te=1

CYBER SECURITY
Facebook to Banks: Give Us Your Data, We’ll Give You Our Users 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-to-banks-give-us-your-data-well-give-you-our-users-1533564049

Turn Off Your Fitbit, Garmin, Apple Watch GPS NOW! 
https://breakingdefense.com/2018/08/turn-off-your-fitbit-garmin-apple-watch-gps-now/?utm_campaign=Breaking%20News&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=65017562&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9BbN63oNWaQXPsBDDJok5JulHI5RnksuvpdWwTv2VjrWF6uchRcTcsb_Hdytu5ep4Pqv0vuwmp3IYYcoz98MlF5roiyQ&_hsmi=65017562

FOREIGN POLICY
U.S. to Restore Sanctions on Iran, Deepening Divide With Europe
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/06/us/politics/iran-sanctions-trump.html?emc=edit_nn_20180807&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=5893540820180807&te=1

NATIONAL SECURITY
How the GRU spy agency targets the west, from cyberspace to Salisbury
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/06/the-gru-the-russian-intelligence-agency-behind-the-headlines

LAW ENFORCEMENT
A small-town couple left behind a stolen painting worth over $100 million --- and a big mystery 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0818/painting_mystery.php3

ISRAEL
REPORT: Israeli Intelligence Assassinates Syrian Rocket Scientist 
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/report-israeli-intelligence-assassinates-syrian-rocket-scientist/

A Top Syrian Scientist Is Killed, and Fingers Point at Israel
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/06/world/middleeast/syrian-rocket-scientist-mossad-assassination.html?emc=edit_nn_20180807&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=5893540820180807&te=1

RUSSIAGATE
The Police Were Not Policed
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/08/hard-to-trust-doj-fbi-cia-without-accountability/

Judge orders DOJ to preserve emails from Comey's personal account
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/400774-judge-orders-doj-to-preserve-emails-from-comeys-private-account



TRUMPGATE
Giuliani: Negotiations for Trump-Mueller interview ‘near the end’
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/400817-giuliani-negotiations-for-trump-mueller-interview-near-the-end?userid=288549

SCOTUS
Democrats' New Anti-Kavanaugh Smear Strategy: Guilt By Association
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2018/08/07/democrats-new-antikavanaugh-smear-plan-guilt-by-association-n2507276?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad=

POLITICS
GOP fears steep losses in state legislatures
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/400630-gop-fears-steep-losses-in-state-legislatures?userid=288549

From Full Liberal to Full Conservative — A #WalkAway Story
https://libertyvideonews.com/from-full-liberal-to-full-conservative-a-walkaway-story/

Has the #WalkAwayCampaign Doubled Trump’s Approval Ratings Among Black Americans?
https://townhall.com/columnists/joyoverbeck/2018/08/07/has-the-walkawaycampaign-doubled-trumps-approval-ratings-among-black-americans-n2507436?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

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"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