Friday, November 23, 2018

PLATT MISC News

THANKSGIVING
The First Thanksgiving: What Really Happened
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ociHVDWxDaY

Lincoln and Thanksgiving: The Origin of an American Holiday
https://www.prageru.com/videos/lincoln-and-thanksgiving-origin-american-holiday

The Many Reasons to Be Thankful
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/11/many-reasons-to-be-thankful-economy-safety-friends-family/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202018-11-21&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives

Rethinking turkey: how some have adapted holiday traditions to changing times 
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/rethinking-turkey-how-some-have-adapted-holiday-traditions-to-changing-times-2018-11-21

The Ungrateful Nation 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1118/shapiro112118.php3

Grateful for Not Starving
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1118/stossel112118.php3

GENERAL INTEREST
The world's best building? A remote Brazilian school made out of wood 
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/nov/21/children-village-brazilian-school-riba-international-prize-best-building-in-the-world?utm_term=RWRpdG9yaWFsX0J1c2luZXNzVG9kYXktMTgxMTIx&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=BusinessToday&CMP=bustoday_email

MENTAL HEALTH
Moving back in with your parents can affect your mental health 
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/moving-back-in-with-your-parents-can-affect-your-mental-health-2018-11-21

HEALTH CARE
What top Democrats have in mind for healthcare
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/what-top-democrats-have-in-mind-for-healthcare

PARENTING
Teen texting codes every parent needs to know
https://nypost.com/video/teen-texting-codes-every-parent-needs-to-know/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

HUMOR
The News in Zingers 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1118/hamilton.php3

PROGRESSIVES RUNNING AMOK
Dan Crenshaw Triggers Democrat Panel With Simple Question About Trump 'Undermining Democracy'
https://www.dailywire.com/news/38539/watch-dan-crenshaw-triggers-democrat-panel-simple-james-barrett

CALIFORNIA FIRES
A Frantic Call, a Neighbor’s Knock, but Few Official Alerts as Wildfire Closed In
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/21/us/paradise-fires-emergency-alerts.html?emc=edit_ne_20181121&nl=evening-briefing&nlid=5893540820181121&te=1

BUSINESS
Just 52% of Facebook employees are optimistic about the company’s future — down from 84% a year ago
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/just-52-of-facebook-employees-are-optimistic-about-the-companys-future-down-from-84-a-year-ago-2018-11-21

This Is the Perfect Time for Disability Reform 
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/11/disability-reform-good-economy-labor-shortage/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202018-11-21&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives

WEATHER
Watch Alaskan Dad Slip and Slide on Ice to Retrieve Daughter’s Toy
https://weather.com/news/trending/video/watch-alaskan-dad-slip-and-slide-on-ice-to-retrieve-daughters-toy?pl=pl-the-latest

ENVIRONMENT
Wyoming billionaire pledges to protect 30% of the planet by 2030
https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/blogs/wyoming-billionaire-pledges-protect-30-planet-2030?utm_source=Weekly+Newsletter&utm_campaign=202eeca850-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_WED1121_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fcbff2e256-202eeca850-41356281

See Stunning Footage of World's Most Threatened Rhino 
https://www.ecowatch.com/rhino-endangered-javan-indonesia-video-2620702660.html

SCIENCE
Ion-powered aircraft flies with no moving parts
https://www.engadget.com/2018/11/21/mit-ionic-wind-aircraft-flies/?yptr=yahoo

ICHTHYOLOGY
Visitors From the Ocean’s Twilight Zone
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/21/science/twilight-zone-ocean.html?emc=edit_ne_20181121&nl=evening-briefing&nlid=5893540820181121&te=1

CYBER SECURITY
Remember, the IRS will never email you 
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/remember-the-irs-will-never-email-you-2018-11-21

FOREIGN POLICY
Trump stands by Saudi prince in journalist's slaying: 'We may never know all of the facts'
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-stands-saudi-prince-journalists-murder-may-never-know-facts-185515701.html

So, Jamal Khashoggi Wasn't a U.S. Green Card Holder After All?
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/11/21/so-jamal-khashoggi-wasnt-a-us-green-card-holder-afterall-n2536353?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad=&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

USS Ronald Reagan carrier group to visit Hong Kong as China holds out olive branch to America
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/2174198/uss-ronald-reagan-carrier-group-visit-hong-kong-china-holds-out

DEFENSE
White House approves use of force, some law enforcement roles for border troops
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-military/2018/11/21/white-house-approves-use-of-force-some-law-enforcement-roles-for-border-troops/

President Trump’s Standing Is Slipping with the Military, for Good Reason 
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/11/president-trumps-standing-is-slipping-with-the-military-for-good-reason/

LAW AND ORDER
Driver killed when concrete tossed off bridge strikes his car
https://nypost.com/2018/11/20/driver-killed-after-being-struck-by-concrete-tossed-off-bridge/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

First Step: Pro-Cop, Pro-Borders, Pro-Criminal Justice Reform
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/michelle/malkin112118.php3

Interpol elects South Korean as its president, in blow to Russia 
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/21/interpol-elects-south-korean-president-russia-kim-jong-yang?utm_term=RWRpdG9yaWFsX0d1YXJkaWFuVG9kYXlVUy0xODExMjE%3D&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUS&CMP=GTUS_email

UN
Globe-trotting UN environment chief resigns after ‘mind-blowing’ US$500,000 travel bill
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/2174329/globe-trotting-un-environment-chief-resigns-after-mind-blowing

IMMIGRATION
Washington Post: Asylum seekers would wait in Mexico while claims are processed under new Trump plan 
https://start.att.net/news/read/category/news/article/cnn-washington_post_asylum_seekers_would_wait_in_mexic-cnn2

CARAVAN
Mexican immigration agents detain 213 migrants in fourth caravan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/nov/21/mexico-detains-213-fourth-migrant-caravan/?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=manual&utm_campaign=20180326&utm_term=newsalert&utm_content=newsalert&bt_ee=jzNrbpassOSYHeOnPSKxTXYMeX%2Bf3v501KFnZVqXaARJ1XaQIzFu2Ks23Yu8xNhv&bt_ts=1542842364545

Mexican ambassador to the US: There are criminals in the caravan
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/mexican-ambassador-to-the-us-there-are-criminals-in-the-caravan

MIDDLE EAST
U.N.'s Mladenov hints that Iran trying to spark Gaza war 
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/UNs-Mladenov-hints-that-Iran-trying-to-spark-Gaza-war-572436

POLITICS
Five takeaways from Mississippi's Senate debate
https://itk.thehill.com/homenews/campaign/417773-5-takeaways-from-mississipis-senate-debate

-- 
"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)

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