PLATT - MISC News

GENERAL INTEREST
What’s Going on at the DMV?: NMA E-Newsletter #509
https://www.motorists.org/alerts/whats-going-on-at-the-dmv-nma-e-newsletter-509/

The Rise and Fall of Affirmative Action
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/15/the-rise-and-fall-of-affirmative-action

Creator of notorious 'Media Men' list of anonymous sexual accusations is sued by writer who says it nearly ruined him
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1018/media_men_creator_sued.php3

Thanks, TM ...


HEALTH
'No pain, no gain' sounds tough, but you may only be hurting yourself
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0918/no_pain_yet_gain.php3

HEALTH CARE
Vulnerable Republicans throw ‘Hail Mary’ on pre-existing conditions
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/411234-vulnerable-republicans-throw-hail-mary-on-pre-existing-conditions?userid=288549

FINANCIAL
Post-Presidency Perks Are Ripe for Reform
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3696386/posts

WEATHER
Far From the Shattered Coast, Hurricane Michael Packed an Unexpected Punch
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/13/us/hurricane-michael-victims.html?emc=edit_nn_20181014&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=5893540820181014&te=1

WARNING: Major California Power Company May Cut Service to Customers to Prevent Fires
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2018/10/14/warning-major-california-power-company-may-cut-service-to-customers-to-prevent-f-n2528291?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

SCIENCE
Scientists Have Grown a Human Retina From Scratch in The Lab
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-grown-a-human-retina-from-scratch-in-the-lab

VOLCANOLOGY
The volcano that destroyed Pompeii caused heads to literally explode
https://start.att.net/news/read/category/news/article/bgr-the_volcano_that_destroyed_pompeii_caused_heads_to-rpenskemc

TECHNOLOGY
See the World’s Fastest Cameras in Action: 4.4 Trillion Shots Each Second (video)
https://futurism.com/see-the-worlds-fastest-cameras-in-action-4-4-trillion-shots-each-second-video

World’s fastest camera freezes time at 10 trillion frames per second
http://www.inrs.ca/english/actualites/worlds-fastest-camera-freezes-time-10-trillion-frames-second

FOREIGN POLICY
Haley stepping down at just the right time
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/jonah101218.php3

TRUMPGATE
Three reasons Mueller may not charge Trump with obstruction
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/411289-three-reasons-mueller-may-not-charge-trump-with-obstruction

Robert Mueller Has Already Told You Everything You Need To Know
https://www.wired.com/story/wired25-robert-mueller/

Spygate: The True Story of Collusion [Infographic]
https://www.theepochtimes.com/spygate-the-true-story-of-collusion_2684629.html

POLITICS
Minnesota Dems worry about Ellison allegations as state AG race tightens
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/411182-minnesota-dems-worry-about-ellison-allegations-as-state-ag-race-tightens

The Leverage President
http://thezman.com/wordpress/?p=15302

Is Cultural Marxism America's New Mainline Ideology?
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-10-11/cultural-marxism-americas-new-mainline-ideology

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           - C. S. Lewis