Tuesday, August 27, 2019

PLATT - CURATED News

GENERAL INTEREST
???You must exit your home???: SpaceX launch is bad news for locals
https://qz.com/1694822/spacex-starhopper-launch-prompts-blast-warnings-from-local-police/

Federal officials investigate rumor that Dairy Queen burgers contain human flesh 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0819/dairy_queen_human_burgers.php3

HEALTH
WHO AFRO - Outbreaks and Emergencies Bulletin - Week 34/2019
http://newsletters.afro.who.int/outbreaks-weekly-bulletin/1nzrsow1x1k1hj3oiwqrmm?email=true&a=11&p=55525474

Don't be fooled by mail-order DNA tests 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0819/flam082619.php3

HUMOR
The News in Zingers
http://jewishworldreview.com/0819/hamilton.php3

PARENTING
7 myths about what it takes to raise successful adults 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0819/successful_adults_myths.php3

MIND BOGGLING STUPID
Girls Volleyball Coach Rejects School District???s Transgender Inclusion Policy (Read the comments)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/51023/girls-volleyball-coach-rejects-school-districts-paul-bois?utm_source=cnemail&utm_medium=email&utm_content=082619-news&utm_campaign=position5

EDUCATION
Let college kids work longer summers to pay their bills 
https://nypost.com/2019/08/25/let-college-kids-work-longer-summers-to-pay-their-bills/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

HISTORY
The tumultuous 1980s -- 8/26/19
https://mailchi.mp/delanceyplace.com/announcing-a-brief-history-of-doom-1147585?e=a218d00c99

Colossal crabs may hold clue to Amelia Earhart fate
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/2019/08/colossal-crabs-hold-clue-amelia-earhart-fate/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=crm-email::src=ngp::cmp=editorial::add=History_20190826&rid=8AB81768A9E4FFBB59BE0B699A9A72AD

BUSINESS
The Driverless-Car Pile-Up 
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/08/driverless-car-market-folly-industrial-policy/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202019-08-26&utm_term=NRDaily-Smart

CLIMATE CHANGE
Melting Chocolate in a Warming World 
https://www.ecowatch.com/chocolate-and-the-climate-crisis-2640023600.html

ENVIRONMENT
Vast 'pumice raft' found drifting through Pacific Ocean
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-49469446
https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/25/asia/pumice-stone-underwater-volcano-great-barrier-reef-intl/index.html
https://www.ecowatch.com/pumice-raft-great-barrier-reef-2640033428.html

Cars Clog Canal Carrying Floodwaters Away From New Orleans
https://weather.com/news/weather/video/cars-clog-canal-carrying-floodwaters-away-from-new-orleans?pl=pl-the-latest

POWER
Sixteen mines in the Powder River Basin produce 43% of U.S. coal
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=41053&src=email

TECHNOLOGY
QUALCOMM: Managing Information in Motion
https://www.inboundlogistics.com/cms/article/qualcomm-managing-information-in-motion/

Marines carried into battle on silent wings wearing invisible bodysuits are among some of the futuristic tech visions imagined by Royal Navy engineers
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7393287/Royal-Navy-engineers-futuristic-tech-visions-include-invisible-body-suits.html

FOREIGN POLICY
The State Department doesn't really care if its human rights training for partner security forces is working or not
https://taskandpurpose.com/state-department-human-rights-training-gao-audit

What Trump 'gets' about China that most American still don't --- or won't 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0819/magnet082619.php3

NATIONAL SECURITY
Make Denmark Another Offer for Greenland
https://www.wsj.com/articles/make-denmark-another-offer-for-greenland-11566755180?emailToken=098d8597a1d5630e58486043a14cb4776SrVJXQjOQ/hLI8iCFF1UPx7YAEwfMsfmsJlDukzV1a4Fo6YwZrVJJIVQ4E+FdXuNlMg0XiLLeeMv8X6HNSqWIom20Uc7BWpWc2QVz2oxnY%3D&reflink=article_email_share

LAW AND ORDER
A Kansas VA hospital police supervisor reported 'dangerous' deficiencies among his officers. Now he says he faced retaliation
https://taskandpurpose.com/kansas-va-hospital-whistleblower-retaliation

FAA: Sorry, it's illegal to weaponize a drone
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/faa-sorry-its-illegal-to-weaponize-a-drone

TRUMPGATE
Judiciary Committee Subpoenas Rob Porter as Part of Obstruction Probe 
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/judiciary-committee-subpoenas-rob-porter-as-part-of-obstruction-probe/

POLITICS
New poll shows Biden falling badly, three-way tie for Democratic lead
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/458833-new-poll-shows-biden-falling-badly-three-way-tie-for-democratic-lead?userid=288549

A Squeaker in 2020? Not Likely 
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/08/presidential-reelection-cliffhangers-rare/

Democratic field boils down to four-horse race
https://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/458636-the-memo-democratic-field-boils-down-to-four-horse-race

Democrats diss young voters on climate change, opening door for a third party candidate
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/liz-peek-democrats-dis-climate-change-voters-third-party-opening

"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)

Monday, August 26, 2019

PLATT - CURATED News

Americans Have Shifted Dramatically on What Values Matter Most 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americans-have-shifted-dramatically-on-what-values-matter-most-11566738001?emailToken=4ec5333da08511704d98913db804bfd3yzP8vJLJTOD36FFymErdfy8bPVotja9hTchvAfamO9xqFudB8PXNQnGQOsUbGJmIGaWfy3G/phvfObb/z0BwVO3PrfceBcNohe4F7PjQuRDj+iZRiz0/ukji8birsUDu&reflink=article_email_share

GENERAL INTEREST
Washington man allegedly claims Ariana Grande told him to cut power lines
https://www.foxnews.com/us/washington-state-man-ariana-grande-power-lines

The dirty secret about most ???fixer uppers???
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-dirty-secret-about-most-fixer-uppers-2019-08-22

HEALTH (BIG BROTHER?)
Mind Control: Chip Implants Will Zap Obese People When They Think About Food
https://www.menshealth.com/uk/health/a28707382/mind-control-chip-implants-will-zap-obese-people-when-they-think-about-food/

SPORTS
Luck retires: Colts QB's legacy will be defined differently now 
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/luck-retires-colts-qbs-legacy-will-be-defined-differently-now/ar-AAGjbKp?ocid=spartandhp

CULTURE
American Men 
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2019/09/09/american-men/

MIND BOGGLING STUPID
This floating tent offers you a cool new way to die while camping
https://news.avclub.com/this-floating-tent-offers-you-a-cool-new-way-to-die-whi-1837375346

EDUCATION
Should phones be banned from schools?
https://news.yahoo.com/should-phones-be-banned-from-schools-161754618.html

Are you ready for college?
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/jeff-abernathy-ready-college

[NYC] Public schools are ???ripping parents off??? with classroom supplies scheme 
https://nypost.com/2019/08/24/public-schools-ripping-parents-off-with-money-making-classroom-supplies-scheme/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

ECONOMY
New data challenges Trump's economic narrative
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/458634-new-data-challenges-trumps-economic-narrative

BUSINESS
Amazon Shoppers: This Is How to Safety-Proof Your Order
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-shoppers-this-is-how-to-safety-proof-your-order-11566564957?emailToken=97586b8936eee671290a7a47978f4c55Mi20memcZrr3M77gC8VghFjDr2dsDaRQ14YgGA4rn+m9xHR69INtQ/iYtFVLrX72qXBkgAQdnwaqIuFW4vPdDBuFPheU/oChWq8DZtHqzWNfjc3J+ek+R5N2eKIl4yLv&reflink=article_email_share


Trump says US, Japan have agreed 'in principle' to bilateral trade deal
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/458722-trump-says-us-japan-have-agreed-in-principle-to-bilateral-trade-deal

???He???s Full of Shit???: How Elon Musk Fooled Investors, Bilked Taxpayers, and Gambled Tesla to Save SolarCity
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/08/how-elon-musk-gambled-tesla-to-save-solarcity

CYBER SECURITY
Data breach theft, overseas phone gotchas, new TV tech and more: Tech Q&A
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/data-breach-theft-overseas-phone-gotchas-new-tv-tech-and-more-tech-qa

NATIONAL SECURITY
Trump???s ???wacky??? desire to buy Greenland sends a ???serious message??? to Russia, China 
https://nypost.com/2019/08/24/trumps-wacky-desire-to-buy-greenland-sends-a-serious-message-to-russia-china/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

FOREIGN POLICY
China promises to fight back in escalating trade war
https://nypost.com/2019/08/25/china-promises-to-fight-back-in-escalating-trade-war/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

China announces it seeks 'calm' end to trade war, as markets tank and currency hits 11-year flatline
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/china-announces-it-seeks-end-to-trade-war-as-markets-tank-and-currency-hits-11-year-flatline

Out of Order 
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/08/trump-trade-war-china-out-of-order/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WIR%20-%20Sunday%202019-08-25&utm_term=WIR-Smart

Here are the US allies that have been caught in Trump's crosshairs
https://thehill.com/policy/international/458455-here-are-the-us-allies-that-have-been-in-trumps-crosshairs

DEFENSE
Thule Air Base
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thule_Air_Base

Secret U.S. Airbase in Greenland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mulqqV2oOoc&feature=youtu.be

Thule Air Base -- BBC America feature
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdU2z4cDJdk

MILITARY
Top SEAL says the service's special operations community has 'drifted from our Navy core values'
https://taskandpurpose.com/navy-seal-commander-discipline-problem

This official US military photo title is both totally absurd and deeply revealing 
https://taskandpurpose.com/this-official-us-military-photo-title-is-both-totally-absurd-and-deeply-revealing

LAW AND ORDER
Jussie Smollett case: Dan Webb appointed special prosecutor in 'Empire' actor's case 
https://abc7chicago.com/dan-webb-appointed-special-prosecutor-in-jussie-smollett-case-/5487605/

Ex-Congressman Gary Ackerman accused of sexually abusing teen at Boy Scout camp
https://nypost.com/2019/08/24/ex-congressman-gary-ackerman-accused-of-sexually-abusing-teen-at-boy-scout-camp/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

MIDDLE EAST
Israel bombs Syria, says strikes thwarted imminent Iran drone attack
https://nypost.com/2019/08/25/israel-bombs-syria-says-strikes-thwarted-imminent-iran-drone-attack/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

POLITICS
Dan Crenshaw Corrects Democrat Pastor For Supporting Socialism
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/08/24/dan-crenshaw-sets-the-record-straight-after-dnc-pastor-says-bible-supports-socialism-n2552140?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=08/25/2019&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

"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)

Sunday, August 25, 2019

Top 10 Most Valuable Companies In The World (1997-2019)

PLATT - CURATED News

Western Movies 
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2019/09/09/westerns-movies/

GENERAL INTEREST
The Popeye's Chicken Sandwich Is Here to Save America
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-gastronomy/the-popeyes-chicken-sandwich-is-here-to-save-america

Jeffrey Epstein ???Friend??? Ghislaine Maxwell Has More Skeletons in Her Family Closet Than a House of Horrors
https://www.thedailybeast.com/jeffrey-epstein-friend-ghislaine-maxwell-has-more-skeletons-in-her-family-closet-than-a-house-of-horrors

Obama Still Can???t Build That 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/obama-still-cant-build-that-11566597728?emailToken=1fb8b4f87040f046118902259431505cVsnyHMCi/svnLljh8rF3PRIQdntfSL3LO8ZHLPQLEI4ylvAsMYTq035YE4ainUozkJcxbJJY3+cNGGfhxFpyuA%3D%3D&reflink=article_email_share

Bride-to-be pulls 'first look' prank on groom with best man's help: 'I was completely shocked'
https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/bride-first-look-prank-groom-shocked

thanks, TM ...




MENTAL HEALTH
What Do We Do About Violent Young Men?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-do-we-do-about-violent-young-men-11566580862?emailToken=b87c61f4dae351ec4346e04906ae5e22o04rMBQaHyD/jNfrOvMv3NSj8Qz8Mph0tvd9stxEROVVxIrlscgr9a7Wd1Vmak5Sjjbl0ZuFTdg1tEWsEByKko4th960/vDEzsovt4EfSWk%3D&reflink=article_email_share

The tragic ??? and overlooked ??? fallout from the ???60s sexual revolution 
https://nypost.com/2019/08/23/the-tragic-and-overlooked-fallout-from-the-60s-sexual-revolution/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

PHYSICAL HEALTH
More parents give dietary supplements to kids. But experts warn about their potential danger
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0819/dietary_supplements_kids.php3

Eglin AFB curtails running portion of PT test following captain's death
https://taskandpurpose.com/eglin-air-force-captain-pt-death

EDUCATION
The Useful Idiots Will Always Be With Us
https://townhall.com/columnists/williammarshall/2019/08/24/the-useful-idiots-will-always-be-with-us-n2552137?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=08/24/2019&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

CULTURE
Politics Won???t Come Between My Appalachian Cousins and Me 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/politics-wont-come-between-my-appalachian-cousins-and-me-11566596435?emailToken=3cdbce83811c5184e4545481be652e4ai+zLLCNqFi1ZAJl8kPuBT6pN94ueE3kg2mnxP/xG9TWgLdaXKyhMUCvVO4ZCriyR0vChoamWSEcXdZU6N7MlnIhz3F6rp9xOnZtvr3GaUTXfNljROR3WSX0dAqxObGpG&reflink=article_email_share

Does Dodgeball Really Corrupt Kids?
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0819/skenazy082319.php3

MIND BOGGLING STUPID
Idaho governor balks after 9th Circuit puts state on hook for convict's gender surgery
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/idaho-supreme-court-convicted-sex-offender-gender-reassignment-surgery-adree-edmo

New York Misses an Opportunity in Skipping Over a City Saint 
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/new-york-misses-an-opportunity-in-skipping-over-a-city-saint/

SPORTS
'You're the guy with the ball to the crotch': The inside story behind the funniest baseball card ever made
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27425987/guy-ball-crotch-story-funniest-baseball-card-ever-made

TRAVEL
??When not just any old Motel 6 will do, check into The Haneda Excel Hotel Tokyu, near Tokyo's airport, and ask for the "Superior Cockpit Room."?? Along with two beds, a bathroom and a table, the room features a full Boeing 737-800 flight simulator that offers guests the experience of piloting a full-size jet.?? According to United Press International, the room rents for $234 per night, but for a 90-minute simulator session with an expert, guests will have to cough up another $277.?? (The simulator can't be used without supervision.) The room becomes available for booking on July 18. [UPI, 7/11/2019] 

ECONOMY
The economy???s fine, so why shouldn???t Team Trump try to keep it that way? 
https://nypost.com/2019/08/22/the-economys-fine-so-why-shouldnt-team-trump-try-to-keep-it-that-way/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

To ward off recession, Trump should keep his mouth and smartphone shut
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/458497-to-ward-off-recession-trump-should-keep-his-mouth-and-smartphone-shut

BUSINESS
The big business of scavenging in postindustrial America
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-big-business-of-scavenging-in-postindustrial-america/ar-AAG6Ziw?ocid=spartandhp

ENVIRONMENT
NASA Images Show Just How Much Carbon Monoxide Is Coming Off The Burning Amazon
https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-images-show-just-how-much-carbon-monoxide-is-coming-off-the-burning-amazon

Florida scientists induce spawning of Atlantic coral in lab for first time
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-environment-coral/florida-scientists-induce-spawning-of-atlantic-coral-in-lab-for-first-time-idUSKCN1VD06G?feedType=RSS&feedName=newsOne

Leaked Documents Show Brazil???s Bolsonaro Has Grave Plans for Amazon Rainforest 
https://www.ecowatch.com/leaked-documents-bolsonaro-amazon-rainforest-2639991444.html

Rivers used as 'open sewers', says WWF charity
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-49131405

CYBER SECURITY
Sextortion scams are back, security expert warns
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/sextortion-scams-are-back

NATIONAL SECURITY
Chinese-built tech poses danger throughout the Pentagon, lawmaker warns 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0819/chinese_tech_pentagon.php3

Election machine keys are on the Internet, hackers say
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/i-have-the-keys-to-your-voting-machine-probably

LAW AND ORDER
NASA investigates the first allegation of criminal activity in SPACE: Astronaut is accused of accessing her wife's bank account from the International Space Station during their messy divorce
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7390353/NASA-investigates-claims-astronaut-accessed-spouses-bank-account-space.html



Since El Paso and Dayton massacres, 14 people arrested for threatening mass shootings
https://news.yahoo.com/since-el-paso-dayton-massacres-14-people-arrested-185700227--abc-news-topstories.html

SOCIAL MEDIA
YouTube says it will begin removing violent content that targets children instead of relying on age-restrictions alone
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7389223/YouTube-start-removing-violent-content-targeted-children-instead-age-restricting.html

RUSSIA
The Russian rocket accident that killed 7 was reportedly followed by a second blast and radiation spike
https://taskandpurpose.com/russia-second-explosion

A doctor who treated accident victims has a radioactive isotope in his body. Russia says it came from his diet
https://taskandpurpose.com/russia-doctor-isotope

TRUMPGATE
Trump's banks refuse to tell judges if they have his tax returns
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/458586-trumps-banks-refuse-to-tell-judges-if-they-have-his-tax-returns

House Dems less likely to get Trump's tax returns before 2020 election 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0819/no_trump_tax_returns_before2020.php3

POLITICS
Warning signs for Trump in a famous swing county
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2019/0821/Warning-signs-for-Trump-in-a-famous-swing-county?j=210989&sfmc_sub=105553743&l=1215_HTML&u=7505643&mid=10979696&jb=165&cmpid=ema:Weekender:20190824&src=newsletter

"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)