PLATT - MISC NEws

GENERAL INTEREST
How Barbara & George H.W. Bush Hilariously Punked Some Army Men Before His Epic Skydive in 2004 
https://start.att.net/news/read/category/news/article/people-how_barbara_amp_george_hw_bush_hilariously_punked-rtime

So it was too cold and dark for good doggo videos this morning. But I just captured this stunning silliness. You’re welcome America.
https://twitter.com/JonahNRO/status/1068121759080243206

Patriotic FedEx worker saves toppled American flag during delivery
https://nypost.com/2018/12/01/patriotic-fedex-worker-saves-toppled-american-flag-during-delivery/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

Amazing Panoramic Winners of the 2018 EPSON International Pano Awards
https://mymodernmet.com/epson-panoramic-photography-awards-2018/



HEALTH
Several Dog Food Brands Recalled Due to Harmful Levels of Vitamin D 
https://start.att.net/news/read/article/fortune-several_dog_food_brands_recalled_due_to_harmful_le-rtime/category/lifestyle+

BUSINESS
What’s Right About Starbucks?
https://townhall.com/columnists/pauljacob/2018/12/02/whats-right-about-starbucks-n2536843?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

5 reasons why Elon Musk should rescue a GM factory in Ohio
https://www.businessinsider.com/why-tesla-should-rescue-a-gm-factory-in-ohio-2018-11

CLIMATE CHANGE
Portrait of a planet on the verge of climate catastrophe
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/dec/02/world-verge-climate-catastophe?utm_term=RWRpdG9yaWFsX0d1YXJkaWFuVG9kYXlVUy0xODEyMDI%3D&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUS&CMP=GTUS_email

ENVIRONMENT
An Oasis of Open Water
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/features/an-oasis-of-open-water/

SCIENCE
Half the DNA on the NYC Subway Matches No Known Organism 
https://gizmodo.com/half-the-dna-on-the-nyc-subway-matches-no-known-organis-1684045880/amp?__twitter_impression=true

NATIONAL SECURITY
'Deep fakes' most sinister threat yet to U.S. elections, devastating to democracy
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/2/vladimir-putins-deep-fakes-threaten-us-elections/?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=manual&utm_campaign=20180326&utm_term=newsalert&utm_content=newsalert&bt_ee=r3vqSMe91zgE%2FnCMAvMrQMzleA8KDTfLhy5Tjdk0Yo6CJZMs3yOlheI9CH3QKn8T&bt_ts=1543796690804

LAW AND THE COURTS
US judge's fury after British parliament seizes confidential Facebook emails that show engineer warning about Russian data mining operation
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6451825/US-judges-fury-British-parliament-seizes-confidential-Facebook-emails.html

CARAVAN
Tijuana shuts down migrant caravan shelter
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/2/tijuana-shuts-down-migrant-caravan-shelter/?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=manual&utm_campaign=20180326&utm_term=newsalert&utm_content=newsalert&bt_ee=z5zwmKmTLQ9N8rU0jbkdiIIocw2GgVnLX2k7EMECAayYd1AVlwWe39KXn2eyJssB&bt_ts=1543759425075

Mexico's new president announces US migration deal
https://www.yahoo.com/news/mexico-apos-president-announces-us-060000704.html

NKOR/SKOR
Another North Korean soldier defects to South
https://nypost.com/2018/12/01/another-north-korean-soldier-defects-to-south/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

TERRORISM
Explosives attack at US consulate in Guadalajara, Mexico

https://www.yahoo.com/news/explosives-attack-us-consulate-guadalajara-mexico-232111487.html

FLORIDA ELECTIONS
Broward elections supervisor Brenda Snipes rescinds resignation, vows fight 'to the very end'
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/2/brenda-snipes-rescinds-resignation-broward-county-/?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=manual&utm_campaign=20180326&utm_term=newsalert&utm_content=newsalert&bt_ee=m9LGqBSU8DbR67ySTnGL23FhhLfUHpkh5uRghvZNljGwAAZZFtNKsBUCtvZJdQLO&bt_ts=1543754872962

TRUMPGATE
When The Truth Gets In The Way
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2018/12/02/when-the-truth-gets-in-the-way-n2536835?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

Trump’s Mueller problems deepen, worrying allies
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/419195-the-memo-trumps-mueller-problems-deepen-worrying-allies

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Lose – with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever
they might be."
           - VAdm James Stockdale, USN (1923-2005)