PLATT - MISC News

GENERAL INTEREST
The jaw-dropping journey from London to Siberia three intrepid friends made in a Volkswagen Polo
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-6268577/The-jaw-dropping-journey-London-Siberia-three-intrepid-friends-Volkswagen-Polo.html

Is there any truth to the idea of “Midwestern nice”?
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2018/12/27/is-there-any-truth-to-the-idea-of-midwestern-nice

INSIGHT
A Visit From Father Time 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/crosby122818.php3

Border wall a symbol of our symbolic politics 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/jonah122818.php3

Debunking The Myth That Blacks Need To Be Surrounded By Whites To Succeed
https://finance.townhall.com/columnists/rogermckinney/2018/12/28/debunking-the-myth-that-blacks-need-to-be-surrounded-by-whites-to-succeed-n2538200?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=12/29/2018&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

PARENTING
Why two-year-olds really ARE a handful: Kids get increasingly aggressive until they reach 4 - then they mellow out, study finds
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6535823/Why-two-year-olds-really-handful-Kids-increasingly-aggressive-reach-4.html

PROGRESSIVES UNHINGED
VIRAL VIDEO: Transgender Customer Threatens To Fight GameStop Employee After Being Called 'Sir'
https://www.dailywire.com/news/39757/viral-video-transgender-customer-threatens-fight-amanda-prestigiacomo?utm_medium=email&utm_content=122918-news&utm_campaign=position1

SCIENCE
For The First Time, Scientists Have Seen Bacteria "Fishing" For DNA From Dead Friends 
https://www.sciencealert.com/for-the-first-time-scientists-have-seen-bacteria-fishing-for-dna-from-dead-friends

CYBER SECURITY
Top 10 overlooked cybersecurity risks in 2018
https://thehill.com/opinion/cybersecurity/423004-top-10-overlooked-cybersecurity-risks-in-2018

The law doesn't protect ethical hackers. This new project could help close that gap 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1218/ethical_hackers.php3

Newspapers report suspected malware attack 
https://start.att.net/news/read/category/news/article/cnn-newspapers_report_suspected_malware_attack-cnn2

FOREIGN POLICY
Funding the United Nations Is Making Less Sense Than Ever 
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/foreign-policy/item/31038-funding-the-united-nations-is-making-less-sense-than-ever

MEDIA
I'm a Conservative Podcaster. Am I obligated to Leave Patreon?
https://townhall.com/columnists/kiradavis/2018/12/28/im-a-conservative-podcaster-am-i-obligated-to-leave-patreon-n2538214?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=12/29/2018&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

IMMIGRATION
El Paso Rep. Veronica Escoba: Sun Bowl poses immigrant housing crisis
https://nypost.com/2018/12/28/el-paso-rep-veronica-escoba-sun-bowl-poses-immigrant-housing-crisis/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

POLITICS
Could Trump lose the 2020 nomination contest?
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/423028-could-trump-lose-the-2020-nomination-contest

Poll finds 33 percent would definitely or likely back Trump for reelection
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/423100-poll-finds-33-percent-would-definitely-or-likely-back-Trump-for-reelection?userid=288549

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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)