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Ocasio-Cortez Gets Slammed For Politicizing Terror Attack, Mocking Prayer, Blaming NRA
https://www.dailywire.com/news/44694/opportunistic-scumbag-ocasio-cortez-gets-slammed-ryan-saavedra?utm_medium=email&utm_content=031519-news&utm_campaign=position1

GENERAL INTEREST
When parents break the law for their children, who are they really trying to help?
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/when-parents-break-the-law-for-their-kids-who-are-they-really-trying-to-help-2019-03-15

News Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the Week’s Headlines (7 out of 11)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/03/15/briefing/15weeklynewsquiz.html

HEALTH CARE
Billionaires Can’t Fund Single-Payer, but Universal Coverage Is Possible Without Raising Taxes
https://townhall.com/columnists/chadsavage/2019/03/15/billionaires-cant-fund-singlepayer-but-universal-coverage-is-possible-without-raising-taxes-n2543112?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=03/15/2019&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

PROGRESSIVES WITHOUT A CLUE
Why de Blasio’s presidential roadshow is such a laugh
https://nypost.com/2019/03/14/why-de-blasios-presidential-road-show-is-such-a-laugh/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

EDUCATION
Something's Wrong When the Diploma Is Worth More Than the Education
https://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2019/03/15/somethings-wrong-when-the-diploma-is-worth-more-than-the-education-n2543140?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=03/15/2019&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

Kids, Don’t Become Success Robots
See the Wall Street Journal article, below.

China’s Insidious Institutes 
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/03/confucius-institutes-chinese-government-academic-freedom/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202019-03-15&utm_term=NRDaily-Smart

HUMOR
Go Ahead and Laugh at These Hilarious Life ‘Fails’ 6
https://upbeatnews.com/go-ahead-and-laugh-at-these-hilarious-life-fails/?utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=mr&utm_campaign=un_yh_dumbc2_pg_dt_us_0306_002_mr&utm_content=gd_inv_mr_02&utm_term=NEWS_US

We've wiped out our last toilet roll! German town that accidentally ordered 12-YEAR'S worth of toilet paper finally uses the last sheet
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6812767/German-town-accidentally-ordered-12-YEARS-worth-toilet-paper-finally-uses-sheet.html

And he's off… then he's back on again! Amazing moment rider falls from his horse during race and then jumps on a motorbike to catch up with his steed - and gets back on it
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6809323/Indian-street-racer-falls-horse-riding-motorbike-catch-jump-on.html

FINANCIAL
Bill docks grant money until disclosure laws are fulfilled 
https://washingtontimes-dc.newsmemory.com/?token=fe6679bc65f0c7fbf77b3068e9883955_5c8bc250_5cd1fdb&selDate=20190315&goTo=A04&artid=0&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=washingtontimes-E-Editions&utm_source=washingtontimes&utm_content=Read-Button (Of course, they will probably expect XOM and/or Uncle Sam to pay for this.)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6809285/NYC-mayor-Extend-shoreline-protect-city-storms.html

BUSINESS
Don’t Break Up Big Tech 
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/03/elizabeth-warren-proposal-break-up-big-tech-hurts-consumers/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202019-03-15&utm_term=NRDaily-Smart

CLIMATE CHANGE
Mayor de Blasio’s $10 BILLION plan to save Manhattan from rising sea levels: NYC proposes extending the city's shoreline into the East River by TWO BLOCKS to create higher ground
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6809285/NYC-mayor-Extend-shoreline-protect-city-storms.html

SCIENCE
Humans of the future could REGROW limbs! 'DNA switch' that controls genes for regeneration used by worms to grow back their bodies after being cut in half is discovered
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6813177/Humans-regrow-limbs-scientists-uncover-DNA-switch.html

Scientists shove smartphone into a BLENDER to analyze its contents - and reveal it contains tungsten and cobalt from African war zones and even GOLD
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6804903/Scientists-shove-smartphone-BLENDER-analyse-contents.html

TECHNOLOGY
HP recalls over 25,000 MORE laptop batteries two months after first revealing flaws that could cause them to burst into flames
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6810223/HP-recalls-25-000-laptop-batteries-two-months-revealing-flaws-cause-fire.html

DEFENSE
Top Defense Officials Slam Google for Providing 'Direct Benefit' to China's Military
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2019/03/15/joint-chiefs-chairman-says-google-wont-work-with-us-military-but-provides-direct-benefit-to-chinas-n2543170?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad=&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

NEW ZEALAND
A Mass Murder for the Age of Sh**posting 
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/03/a-mass-murder-for-the-age-of-shposting/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202019-03-15&utm_term=NRDaily-Smart

TRUMPGATE
McCain https://washingtontimes-dc.newsmemory.com/?token=fe6679bc65f0c7fbf77b3068e9883955_5c8bc250_5cd1fdb&selDate=20190315&goTo=A01&artid=0&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=washingtontimes-E-Editions&utm_source=washingtontimes&utm_content=Read-Buttonaide leaked Russia dossier data to news media 

POLITICS
Biden's nice words for Republicans may doom White House hopes
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/434174-the-memo-bidens-nice-words-for-republicans-may-doom-white-house-hopes?userid=288549

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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)

FROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL (without permission)

https://www.wsj.com/articles/kids-dont-become-success-robots-11552604595?emailToken=2f2310449c007caa1abd29f48e5bc637U3zfXfZ29MfD10luZ2z5vmbqhny6OpTH/uf2FM6tyNWsfnnvIicsYSOZU0IAi7HjLlRT89EWX0PKJ70gwd9Ueg%3D%3D&reflink=article_email_share

Kids, Don’t Become Success Robots

Tennessee Tech is an amazing school, and nobody breaks the law to get admitted.

By

Peggy Noonan

March 14, 2019 7:03 p.m. ET

Photo: Chad Crowe

A few thoughts on the college admissions scandal in which wealthy and accomplished parents allegedly lied, cheated and bribed to get their kids admitted to elite universities.