PLATT - CURATED News

GENERAL INTEREST ???? 
Airshow Budapest 2014 Highlights 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0px9HFIVYjY

Sturgis 2018 Buffalo Chip - The Best Party Anywhere??
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=RDI5Td3kdhQ

How Ta Git Yer Own Bait
https://blogforboys.net/2019/08/how-ta-git-jer-own-bait.html

Competing with the Paltrows: ???Hamptons anxiety??? is no joke
https://nypost.com/2019/08/08/competing-with-the-paltrows-hamptons-anxiety-is-no-joke/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

thanks, TM


PHYSICAL HEALTH
Why Drinking Water All Day Long Is Not the Best Way to Stay Hydrated 
https://start.att.net/news/read/article/time-why_drinking_water_all_day_long_is_not_the_best_wa-rtime/category/lifestyle

MENTAL HEALTH
The link between pot and mass shootings may be closer than we think 
https://nypost.com/2019/08/07/the-link-between-pot-and-mass-shootings-may-be-closer-than-we-think/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

SPORTS
Video: Olympian Simone Biles Lands Historic Dismount at Gymnastics Championships 
https://start.att.net/news/read/article/bleacher_report-video_olympian_simone_biles_lands_historic_dismoun-ablreport/category/sports

BUSINESS
Chinese students are working overtime to produce Amazon Alexa devices: report 
https://nypost.com/2019/08/09/chinese-students-are-working-overtime-to-produce-amazon-alexa-devices-report/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app


CLIMATE CHANGE
What does climate change have to do with socialism?
https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2019/0805/What-does-climate-change-have-to-do-with-socialism?j=207018&sfmc_sub=105553743&l=1215_HTML&u=7349547&mid=10979696&jb=164&cmpid=ema:Weekender:20190810&src=newsletter

Wait???Who's Trying to Beat Climate Change?
https://townhall.com/columnists/majgenpaulvallely/2019/08/10/waitwhos-trying-to-beat-climate-change-n2551433?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=08/10/2019&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

Some "Climate" Humor For The Week (The Australian entry definitely takes the cake.)
https://www.manhattancontrarian.com/blog/2019-8-8-some-climate-humor-for-the-week

ENVIRONMENT
Carlton Marshes expansion 'could protect homes from flooding' (I suspect that this same principle applies to mod=st of the Louisiana coast.)
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-49129966

TECHNOLOGY
Iceye satellites return super-sharp radar images
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-49253951

NATIONAL SECURITY
Steve Levy: We can easily prevent election hacking by Russia or anyone else ??? Here???s how
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/steve-levy-prevent-russian-election-hacking

LAW AND ORDER
The link between pot and mass shootings may be closer than we think 
https://nypost.com/2019/08/07/the-link-between-pot-and-mass-shootings-may-be-closer-than-we-think/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

Possible Solutions To Stop Mass Murders
https://www.ammoland.com/2019/08/possible-solutions-to-stop-mass-murders/#axzz5wE9R3CUD

FBI can???t hack into Dayton shooter Connor Betts??? phone 
https://nypost.com/2019/08/09/fbi-cant-hack-into-dayton-shooter-connor-betts-phone/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

Las Vegas security guard arrested for plot to bomb synagogue or LGBTQ bar
https://www.foxnews.com/us/las-vegas-security-guard-bomb-plot-synagogue-lgbtq-bar

EPSTEIN
Attorney General Barr 'appalled' by Epstein death in federal custody
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/456959-attorney-general-barr-appalled-by-epstein-death-in-federal-custody

Epstein death sparks questions for federal government
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/456972-epstein-death-sparks-questions-for-federal-government

Suicide??? YGTBSM!!!
https://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/



Jeffrey Epstein Accuser Names Multiple Democrats In Alleged Sex Ring
https://www.dailywire.com/news/50466/breaking-jeffrey-epstein-accuser-names-multiple-ryan-saavedra?utm_source=cnemail&utm_medium=email&utm_content=081019-news&utm_campaign=position1

CDC: People With Dirt On Clintons Have 843% Greater Risk Of Suicide
https://babylonbee.com/news/cdc-people-dirt-clintons-843-greater-risk-suicide

thanks, DW ...




MILITARY
PEARL HARBOR: AFTER THE TOURISTS HAVE LEFT FOR THE DAY
https://www.youtube.com/embed/MgE2KiPd3xg?feature=player_detailpage

SOCIAL MEDIA
Twitter re-activates Mitch McConnell???s account after GOP threats
https://nypost.com/2019/08/09/twitter-re-activates-mitch-mcconnells-account-after-gop-threats/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

Ex-YouTube employee reveals how the site's recommendation AI creates a 'toxic' cycle to promote extreme or inappropriate content
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7342345/Ex-YouTube-employee-reveals-sites-recommendation-AI-creates-toxic-cycle.html

MIDDLE EAST
Iran unveils new air defense system 'capable of detecting missiles and drones at a range of 250 miles'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7344011/Iran-unveils-new-air-defence-capable-detecting-missiles-drones-range-250-miles.html

Kurdish-Syrian 'feminists' form giant human shield to resist Turkish incursion
https://www.foxnews.com/world/kurdish-syrian-feminists-form-giant-human-shield-to-resist-turkish-incursion

NKOR
Ryugyong Hotel: The story of North Korea's 'Hotel of Doom'
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/ryugyong-hotel-architecture-origins/

POTUS
Trump???s Trip to Dayton and El Paso: The Back Story
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/09/us/politics/trump-dayton-el-paso-shootings.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage&login=email&auth=login-email

SPYGATE
FBI kept using Steele dossier for FISA applications despite documenting ex-spy's bias, documents show
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi-didnt-disclose-reason-to-doubt-credibility-of-key-source-to-fisa-court-docs-show

POLITICS

Senior Voters, Some Wavering on Trump, Figure to Shape 2020 Election 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/senior-voters-some-wavering-on-trump-figure-to-shape-2020-election-11565429401?emailToken=04e3a8ba65c0126dd8f5555e6fea4045gCriaiL3fuvvUJbY998SIiuQe/QbuhLPnT2iv/jxiyboux6CVjq+T9lYF74BUr1/35+RHu6IYI3TutW7r/WajE7ZIU8fMq3BH0ZziqiA6s0jjWLe8H4R272QCJ85Invx&reflink=article_email_share

Todd Starnes: Anti-Trump Rep. Castro taught a lesson by Texas barbecue lovers who support president
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/todd-starnes-anti-trump-rep-castro-taught-a-lesson-by-texas-barbecue-lovers-who-support-president


Tucker Carlson told this horrifying truth about what will cause America???s next Civil War
https://renewedright.com/tucker-carlson-told-this-horrifying-truth-about-what-will-cause-americas-next-civil-war/

"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)

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SOMETHING EXTRA ... 

https://incountry.blogspot.com/2019/08/some-fun-with-memes.html