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GENERAL INTEREST
Suffering unseen: The dark truth behind wildlife tourism
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2019/06/global-wildlife-tourism-social-media-causes-animal-suffering/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=crm-email::src=ngp::cmp=editorial::add=Special_20190515::rid=50837301195

HEALTH
21 Reasons to Eat Real Food 
https://www.ecowatch.com/health-benefits-real-food-2637095571.html

ALT-*******
US alt-right leader: No Charlottesville without Trump (Pretty much like blaming mass shootings on video games.)
https://news.yahoo.com/us-alt-leader-no-charlottesville-without-trump-211142312.html

PROGRESSIVES *********
WALSH: Explaining Progressive Gender Theory To Right Wing Bigots
https://www.dailywire.com/news/47195/walsh-gender-explanation-matt-walsh?utm_medium=email&utm_content=051519-news&utm_campaign=position5

Vermont Replaces Columbus Day with Indigenous People’s Day 
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/vermont-replaces-columbus-day-with-indigenous-peoples-day/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202019-05-15&utm_term=NRDaily-Smart

EDUCATION
America’s educational system is an ‘aristocracy posing as a meritocracy’
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/americas-educational-system-is-an-aristocracy-posing-as-a-meritocracy-2019-05-15

Higher Education in America 
http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/williams051519.php3

HISTORY
Jews Legally Purchased ‘Palestinian’ Land Before The Holocaust. Rashida Lied.
https://townhall.com/columnists/marinamedvin/2019/05/15/jews-legally-purchased-palestinian-land-before-the-holocaust-rashida-lied-n2546349?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=05/15/2019&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

BUSINESS
Jeff Bezos breaks ground on $1.5 billion Amazon air hub near Cincinnati 
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/jeff-bezos-breaks-ground-on-15-billion-amazon-air-hub-near-cincinnati-2019-05-14

Just how much might Apple owe you for inflating the price of iPhone apps? 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0519/healey051519.php3

ENVIRONMENT
Plastic Pollution Harms Ocean Bacteria That Produce 10 Percent of Earth's Oxygen
https://www.ecowatch.com/plastic-pollution-ocean-bacteria-2637168870.html

ORNITHOLOGY
Banned Pesticide Blamed for Bald Eagle Deaths in Maryland
https://weather.com/science/environment/video/banned-pesticide-blamed-for-bald-eagle-deaths-in-maryland?pl=pl-the-latest

TECHNOLOGY
Latin American Community of 3D-Printed Homes Coming Soon
https://weather.com/news/trending/video/latin-american-community-of-3d-printed-homes-coming-soon?pl=pl-the-latest

FOREIGN POLICY
Will Anyone Explain America’s Conflict with Iran? 
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/05/will-anyone-explain-americas-conflict-with-iran/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202019-05-15&utm_term=NRDaily-Smart

Trump, frustrated by advisers, is not convinced the time is right to attack Iran
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-frustrated-by-advisers-is-not-convinced-the-time-is-right-to-attack-iran/ar-AABqFCh?ocid=spartandhp

NATIONAL SECURITY
Congo's Global Epidemic War
https://townhall.com/columnists/austinbay/2019/05/15/congos-global-epidemic-war-n2546347?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=05/15/2019&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

The axis of oppression 
https://washingtontimes-dc.newsmemory.com/?token=ea9d881722e4bcc2b513cdc844debf36_5cdc315e_5cd1fdb&selDate=20190515&goTo=B01&artid=0&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=washingtontimes-E-Editions&utm_source=washingtontimes&utm_content=Read-Button

DEFENSE
South Korea wants to build robot birds, snakes, and other animal-inspired 'biobots' within the next 5 years 
https://taskandpurpose.com/south-korea-military-robot-birds-snakes

IMMIGRATION
Trump to launch uphill bid to overhaul immigration laws
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/443893-trump-to-launch-uphill-bid-to-overhaul-immigration-laws

MIDDLE EAST
Iran's Supreme Leader says there will be NO war with America, as British general undermines Trump's claims of increased threat from Iran and accusations that Tehran is behind attacks on tankers
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7028893/Irans-Supreme-Leader-says-no-war-U-S.html

SPYGATE
Barr throws curveball into Senate GOP 'spying' probe
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/443720-barr-throws-curveball-into-senate-gop-spying-probe

Dispute erupts over whether Brennan, Comey pushed Steele dossier, as DOJ probe into misconduct begins
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dispute-erupts-over-whether-brennan-comey-pushed-steele-dossier-as-doj-probe-into-misconduct-begins

TRUMPGATE
Top FBI officials were 'quite worried' Comey would appear to be blackmailing Trump
https://news.yahoo.com/top-fbi-officials-were-quite-worried-comey-would-appear-to-be-blackmailing-trump-132955356.html

POLITICS
Smooth Sailing Ahead for Trump
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/05/donald-trump-2020-campaign-smooth-sailing/

The AFL-CIO’s Daft Marxism
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/05/afl-cio-marxism-daft-class-analysis/

The Memo: 2020 Dems line up for Maddow primary
https://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/443737-2020-dems-line-up-for-maddow-primary

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