PLATT - CURATED News

Never Give Up, Never Surrender
https://wilderwealthywise.com/never-give-up-never-surrender/

GENERAL INTEREST
Welsh town to install futuristic bathroom stalls to deter sex romps
https://nypost.com/2019/08/17/welsh-town-to-install-futuristic-bathroom-stalls-to-deter-sex-romps/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

Canadian service dogs attend 'Billy Elliot' production, photo goes viral
https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/canada-service-dog-billy-elliot-viral



HEALTH
For older people, surgery poses risks that aren't always made clear 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0819/senior_surgery.php3

HEALTH CARE
???Medicare-for-all??? would be hazardous to the health of seniors ??? Rationed care could be deadly
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/sally-pipes-how-medicare-for-all-would-harm-seniors

CULTURE
For years, I pursued men and got nowhere. Then I learned how to sit in the passenger's seat 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0819/married_no_feminist.php3

EDUCATION
School playground equipment in the year 1900.
https://www.facebook.com/paulhortontv/photos/a.1653360204949908/2410226385929949?type=3&sfns=mo

BUSINESS
???Why I don't want to own the land my business is built on???
https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-49210150

SPORTS
West Point graduate gets waiver to play for the Eagles while serving as active-duty
https://taskandpurpose.com/brett-toth-nfl-waiver

ARCHAEOLOGY
Divers Make A Huge Discovery In The Darkest Depths Of The Ocean, Then This Happens
https://throwbackhistory.com/divers-make-a-huge-discovery-in-the-darkest-depths-of-the-ocean-then-this-happens/

ENVIRONMENT
Arctic permafrost is thawing fast. That affects us all.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/08/arctic-permafrost-is-thawing-it-could-speed-up-climate-change-feature/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=crm-email::src=ngp::cmp=editorial::add=SunStills_20190818&rid=8AB81768A9E4FFBB59BE0B699A9A72AD

TECHNOLOGY
The quantum revolution is coming, and Chinese scientists are at the forefront
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/08/18/quantum-revolution-is-coming-chinese-scientists-are-forefront/?noredirect

Best smart watch, 5G fears, data breach action plans, and more: Tech Q&A
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/best-smart-watch-5g-fears-data-breach-action-plans-and-more-tech-qa

CYBER SECURITY
Ransomware attack cripples at least 20 local Texas agencies, state government says
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/ransomware-attack-texas-government-agencies

FOREIGN POLICY
Iranian Tanker Leaves Gibraltar Over U.S. Objections
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gibraltar-rejects-u-s-attempt-to-detain-iranian-tanker-11566135620?emailToken=903a77f92e7e8037d2dbaaab66511289cyvOa/rmdnXaVHD0OXpHQyhB42dA8vYqHy+I3maaDTPkvsnA7WjrD3WU1F+r/hRGb6tODWPOMZv3pj9Fvagr5OzDtf69wOf5z4XaM+Gftyeuobiu5BbXqM4NnaY7KBd1&reflink=article_email_share

DEFENSE
Russia says no plans to install new missiles unless U.S. deploys them
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-usa-missiles/russia-says-no-plans-to-install-new-missiles-unless-u-s-deploys-them-idUSKCN1V8054

In 1942, U.S. Navy blimp L-8 returned from patrol without anyone aboard.
https://mobile.twitter.com/NavalInstitute/status/1162388059377295360

MILITARY
An Australian Army General Recalls The Smackdown That Saved His Career 
https://taskandpurpose.com/australian-army-mick-ryan-smackdown

LAW AND ORDER
There could have been three more mass shootings if these men weren't stopped, authorities say 
https://start.att.net/news/read/article/cnn-there_could_have_been_three_more_mass_shootings_if-cnn2/category/news

6 teens tried to rob a house, police say. After the homeowner shot and killed 1, the others were charged with murder 
https://start.att.net/news/read/category/news/article/cnn-6_teens_tried_to_rob_a_house_police_say_after_the-cnn2

MEDIA
Chris Wallace becomes Trump era's 'equal opportunity inquisitor'
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/457777-chris-wallace-becomes-trump-eras-equal-opportunity-inquisitor

EPSTEIN
Jeffrey Epstein Theories 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/jeffrey-epstein-theories-11565995513?emailToken=6c7cf9383f62346be2458ddfc5a93107rHUxXIUCunmG5mUGJJrRFIdGkRUz74e0ehkp03qj4uSDY6I5TPxFRJAFqbn4Vd/ZSMRaQ/0YqORyF0JqE+OQhA%3D%3D&reflink=article_email_share

Jeffrey Epstein apparently bought women???s panties while in jail 
https://nypost.com/2019/08/18/jeffrey-epstein-apparently-bought-womens-panties-while-in-jail/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

Jeffrey Epstein tried to leverage his wealth to survive in jail: report
https://nypost.com/2019/08/17/jeffrey-epstein-tried-to-leverage-his-wealth-to-survive-in-jail-report/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

The tantalizing mystery of Ghislaine Maxwell's burger bar 'makeover' as conspiracy theorists ask why she 'took off her glasses while reading a book and had TWO drinks next to her'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7367943/The-tantalising-mystery-Ghislaine-Maxwells-burger-bar-makeover.html

POLITICS
thanks, TM ...


Can the Democrats unseat Trump?
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/457819-can-the-democrats-unseat-trump

Joe Biden heaps praise on GOP during Massachusetts fundraiser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/joe-biden-theres-an-awful-lot-of-really-good-republicans

Lewandowski on potential NH Senate run: If I run, 'I'm going to win'
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/457827-lewandowski-on-potential-nh-senate-run-if-i-run-im-going-to-win

Brigadier General Don Bolduc Running for New Hampshire Senate as ???Change Agent???
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/25/exclusive-brigadier-general-don-bolduc-running-for-u-s-to-serve-as-a-change-agent/

--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)