PLATT - MISC News

GENERAL INTEREST
bluebird of bitterness
https://bluebirdofbitterness.com/page/3/

Five Packing Tips for the Traveling Couple
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/20/travel/packing-tips-for-couples.html?emc=edit_nn_20180927&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=5893540820180927&te=1

Colorado woman uncovers nearly 3-carat diamond at Arkansas state park, in ‘find of a lifetime’
https://start.att.net/news/read/article/fox_news-colorado_woman_uncovers_nearly_3carat_diamond_at_a-rfoxnews/category/news

Watch Florida man try to break free from repo man's tow truck
https://www.autoblog.com/2018/09/27/video-florida-man-tow-truck/?yptr=yahoo

HEALTH
The Flu Killed More Americans Last Winter Than It Has in Decades
https://gizmodo.com/the-flu-killed-more-americans-last-winter-than-it-has-i-1829373936

Vet who got his hand trapped in sausage-making machine reveals he cut off his own arm with a butcher's knife to escape
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6210531/Man-lost-hand-sausage-making-ordeal-cut-arm.html

PROGRESSIVES RUNNING AMOK
That ubiquitous ‘distracted boyfriend’ meme of the year? Yes, it’s sexist, says Swedish ad group
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/that-ubiquitous-distracted-boyfriend-meme-of-the-year-yes-its-sexist-says-swedish-ad-group-2018-09-26

ENVIRONMENT
Trump Repeals Rule Meant to Prevent Oil-Carrying 'Bomb Trains' From Derailing and Exploding
https://www.ecowatch.com/trump-oil-tanker-rule-repealed-2608110626.html?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=b19eb75e32-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-b19eb75e32-85328381

Study: Humans Causing Antarctic Warming
https://weather.com/science/environment/video/study-humans-causing-antarctic-warming?pl=pl-the-latest

WEATHER
Should We Brace for Severe Winters Ahead?
https://survivalblog.com/brace-severe-winters-ahead/

TECHNOLOGY
How Zinc Batteries Could Change Energy Storage
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/26/business/energy-environment/zinc-battery-explain.html?emc=edit_nn_20180927&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=5893540820180927&te=1

TERRORISM
Man Arrested Near Los Angeles With Two Active IEDs
https://pjmedia.com/homeland-security/man-arrested-near-los-angeles-with-two-active-ieds/

UNION RUNNING AMOK
Where can you get paid $466K a year to wash trucks? Special deals, union clout at N.J. port
https://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2018/06/money_for_nothing_working_the_docks_sometimes_mean.html?utm_source=social&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=njcom_native

SCOTUS
Senate examining additional potential allegations of sexual misconduct against Kavanaugh
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate-examining-fourth-potential-allegation-of-sexual-misconduct-against-kavanaugh?utm_source=Examiner%20Today_09/27/2018&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_Examiner%20Today

POLITICS
Five takeaways on Kavanaugh and Ford’s testimony
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/408876-five-takeaways-on-kavanaugh-and-fords-testimony?rnd=1538094474

A Rotten Elite
http://thezman.com/wordpress/?p=15150

Is There A Decent Democrat Left In America?
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2018/09/27/is-there-a-decent-democrat-left-in-america-n2522869?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

The Truths Behind Our Current Political Turmoil
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/09/political-turmoil-media-bias-trump-presidency/

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           - C. S. Lewis