PLATT - CURATED News

IN MEMORIAM
Christopher Kraft, NASA Mission Control???s Founding Father, Dies at 95

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/22/science/christopher-kraft-dead-nasa.html?te=1&nl=morning-briefing&emc=edit_NN_p_20190723&section=whatElse?campaign_id=9&instance_id=11098&segment_id=15460&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab&regi_id=58935408ion=whatElse

GENERAL INTEREST
The White Ghetto
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/07/white-ghetto-kevin-d-williamson/

HEALTH
In a review of 337,000 patient cases, this was the No. 1 most common preventable medical error 
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/in-a-review-of-337000-patient-cases-this-was-the-no-1-most-common-medical-error-2019-07-22

Neil Armstrong???s Death, and a Stormy, Secret $6 Million Settlement
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/23/us/neil-armstrong-wrongful-death-settlement.html#click=https://t.co/1A9iOdVsWp

PROGRESSIVES *&^%$($#@%$$
Canada???s Ball-Waxing Horror Show Is Peak Transgender Activism 
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/07/canadas-ball-waxing-horror-show-peak-transgen-activism/

HUMOR
The News in Zingers 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0719/hamilton.php3

It's a Computer Bag, Not a Man Purse! 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0719/purcell072319.php3

FINANCIAL
Conservatives erupt in outrage against budget deal
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/454297-conservatives-erupt-in-outrage-against-budget-deal?userid=288549

CLIMATE CHANGE
Demolishing the foundation of the Green New Deal 
https://washingtontimes-dc.newsmemory.com/?token=e8ca6a428e74ae2908ccc78399ee9fab_5d372672_5cd1fdb&selDate=20190723&goTo=B01&artid=0&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=washingtontimes-E-Editions&utm_source=washingtontimes&utm_content=Read-Button

'Restore UK bogs' to tackle climate change
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-49074872

SCIENCE
How to Get to Mars 
https://www.youtube.com/embed/XRCIzZHpFtY?rel=0

Science Times
https://static.nytimes.com/email-content/SC_15467.html?campaign_id=34&instance_id=11102&segment_id=15467&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab&regi_id=58935408

AVIATION
Bizarre 'bird of prey' airliner concept design revealed
https://www.foxnews.com/science/bird-of-prey-airliner-concept-design

SPACE
LightSail 2 Unfurls Sails, Next Step Toward Space Travel on Solar Winds
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/23/science/lightsail-solar-sail.html?te=1&nl=evening-briefing&emc=edit_ne_20190723?campaign_id=57&instance_id=11124&segment_id=15485&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab&regi_id=5893540820190723

CYBER SECURITY
Security bug in Facebook Messenger's Kids app let children as young as SIX chat to complete strangers
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7276001/Security-bug-Facebook-Messengers-Kids-app-let-children-chat-complete-strangers.html

DEFENSE
The Army is running a classified mission with black helicopters over Washington, D.C. 
https://taskandpurpose.com/the-army-is-running-a-classified-mission-with-black-helicopters-over-washington-d-c

Navy improves helicopter-fired laser weapons to counter mines
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/navy-improves-helicopter-fired-laser-weapons-to-counter-mines

MILITARY
Army Vet Mark Esper Confirmed as Secretary of Defense 
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/mark-esper-confirmed-as-secretary-of-defense/

This 100-year-old vet escaped a Nazi prison camp. Now he's at the center of a lawsuit over a Bible at his local VA 
https://taskandpurpose.com/this-100-year-old-wwii-escaped-a-nazi-prison-camp-now-hes-at-the-center-of-a-lawsuit-over-a-bible-at-his-local-va

LAW AND ORDER
DOJ Opens Sweeping Anti-Trust Probe of Big Tech Firms 
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/doj-opens-sweeping-anti-trust-probe-into-big-tech-firms/

HONG KONG
Tiny Apartments and Punishing Work Hours:?? The Economic Roots of Hong Kong???s Protests
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/07/22/world/asia/hong-kong-housing-inequality.html?te=1&nl=morning-briefing&emc=edit_NN_p_20190723&section=longRead?campaign_id=9&instance_id=11098&segment_id=15460&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab&regi_id=58935408ion=longRead

NKOR
Kim Jong Un inspects new sub, wants to bolster North Korean military 
https://nypost.com/2019/07/23/kim-jong-un-inspects-new-sub-wants-to-bolster-north-korean-military/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

IMMIGRATION
The Problem with Amy Wax???s Immigration Argument
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/07/amy-waxs-critics-unfairly-smeared-her-but-shes-wrong/

US expands powers to deport migrants without going to court
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49079495

FAR EAST
South Korea, Russia, Japan and China warplanes face off in Asian confrontation 
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/south-korea-russia-japan-and-china-warplanes-face-off-in-asian-confrontation/ar-AAEJhnO?ocid=spartandhp

IRAN
Why Iran Wants to Get Bombed
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/07/why-iran-wants-to-get-bombed/

TRUMPGATE
Trump sues lawmakers, NY officials to thwart potential release of state tax returns
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/454356-trump-sues-lawmakers-ny-officials-to-thwart-potential-release-of

POLITICS
House passes bill opposing BDS, exposing divide among Democrats
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/454399-house-passes-bill-opposing-bds-exposing-democratic-divides

In Case You've Run Out Of Conspiracy Theories, Here's A New One: Dem Debates 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0719/whalen072319.php3

A conference in D.C. lays legacy conservatism in its grave 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0719/burtka072319.php3

VIDEO Uncovered Trump Interview From Over 25 Years Ago Will Shock A Lot of People 
https://www.youtube.com/embed/MOKi5YeNtRI

"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)