PLATT - MISC News

GENERAL INTEREST
No, a black panther is not roaming Scotland
https://nypost.com/2018/10/19/no-a-black-panther-is-not-roaming-scotland/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

Man showing he is dog’s best friend too.
https://twitter.com/JerryDunleavy/status/1051673368250978305

Why JetBlue Is Flying People for Free
http://www.newser.com/story/266182/you-can-fly-free-on-jetblue-next-month.html?utm_source=part&utm_medium=att&utm_campaign=rss_us_syn

CHOICES FROM IDENTICAL OPTIONS
http://pages.ucsd.edu/~nchristenfeld/Publications_files/Choices.pdf

PROGRESSIVES RUNNING AMOK
Thanks DW ... 


FINANCIAL
Neighbors of lottery winners are more likely to go bankrupt 
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-comparing-yourself-to-others-can-improve-your-financial-well-being-2018-03-14

ENVIRONMENT
Leaked Trump Administration Memo: Keep Public in Dark About How Endangered Species Decisions Are Made 
https://www.ecowatch.com/trump-endangered-species-decisions-2613623876.html

HERPETOLOGY
Massive rattlesnake makes unusual appearance on golf course
https://nypost.com/2018/10/20/massive-rattlesnake-makes-unusual-appearance-on-golf-course/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

ICHTHYOLOGY
Kayak angler’s rare catch also somewhat freaky
https://start.att.net/news/read/article/gannett-kayak_anglers_rare_catch_also_somewhat_freaky-rgannett/category/news

IMMIGRATION
The Diversity Of Illegal Immigration
https://www.hoover.org/research/diversity-illegal-immigration

MIDDLE EAST
Palestinians are sending balloon bombs over the border to Israel
https://nypost.com/2018/10/19/palestinians-are-sending-balloon-bombs-over-the-border-to-israel/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

Khashoggi Spent Last Years of His Life Looking Over His Shoulder
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-19/khashoggi-spent-last-years-of-his-life-looking-over-his-shoulder?srnd=premium

TERRORISM
Weekly Update: ISIS in Central America?
https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/weekly-updates/weekly-update-isis-in-central-america/

POLITICS
O'Rourke's rise raises hopes for Texas Dems down ballot
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/412342-orourkes-rise-raises-hopes-for-texas-dems-down-ballot

Midterm Meddling: Democrats Surge on Facebook After Algorithm Changes
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/10/19/midterm-meddling-democrats-surge-on-facebook-instagram-after-algorithm-changes/

The Party Of Man-Haters
https://townhall.com/columnists/ilanamercer/2018/10/19/the-party-of-manhaters-n2530054?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

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"You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end – which you can never afford to
Lose – with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever
they might be."
           - VAdm James Stockdale, USN (1923-2005)