PLATT - CURATED News

The Left's vile smear of America's founding 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0819/lowry082019.php3

GENERAL INTEREST
Florida man wildly swings sword at jogger in fight over trash 
https://nypost.com/2019/08/19/florida-man-wildly-swings-sword-at-jogger-in-fight-over-trash/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

HEALTH
Two pros: Ace surgeon gets master fisherman back in the river
https://www.uchealth.org/today/two-pros-ace-surgeon-gets-master-fisherman-back-in-the-river/?utm_source=UCHealth&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Two%20pros%3A%20Ace%20surgeon%20gets%20master%20fisherman%20back%20in%20the%20river

WHO AFRO - Outbreaks and Emergencies Bulletin - Week 33/2019
http://newsletters.afro.who.int/outbreaks-weekly-bulletin/11kh2x5ljbj1hj3oiwqrmm?email=true&a=11&p=55497468

PERSONAL DEFENSE
Personal safety during a mass shooting 
https://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/2019/08/personal-safety-during-mass-shooting.html

Active Killer Ambush Tactics for Unarmed Defenders
https://www.activeresponsetraining.net/active-killer-ambush-tactics-for-unarmed-defenders

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Feminist Mom: ???Memes Are Turning Teenage Boys Into White Supremacists!???
https://theothermccain.com/2019/08/17/feminist-mom-memes-are-turning-teenage-boys-into-white-supremacists/

thanks, TM ...


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

SPORTS
Jay-Z faces backlash over NFL partnership as Colin Kaepernick remains out of the league (Comments are priceless.)
https://news.yahoo.com/jay-z-faces-backlash-over-nfl-partnership-colin-200500579.html

FINANCIAL
Is a global recession around the corner?
https://news.yahoo.com/is-a-global-recession-around-the-corner-204548238.html

Meet the 11 ordinary twenty-somethings with $250 billion riding on their lives 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0819/11_20-somethings.php3

BUSINESS
Trump Is Losing the Trade War With China 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-is-losing-the-trade-war-with-china-11566255608?emailToken=bdc1fda33276a006c0ce52c4311de407ytstqknoCVxQhu2nUzdg6YcqCOgMBIXL5JuT30TVqIv1gG5XLafnCXF1f1z0/a2Qrhm0++L7y+FiiOsFzw+3aG5cNpl9uGRiA6buxY8zmVU%3D&reflink=article_email_share

ELECTRIC POWER
Is California The Future Of Power Generation?
https://dieselgasturbine.com/is-california-the-future-of-power-generation/

SCIENCE
The Science Times
https://static.nytimes.com/email-content/SC_16312.html?campaign_id=34&instance_id=11765&segment_id=16312&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab&regi_id=58935408&nl=science-times&emc=edit_sc_20190820

ENVIRONMENT
Norway Freezes $33.2M Transfer to Brazil's Amazon Fund Amid Deforestation 'Surge' 
https://www.ecowatch.com/amazon-deforestation-norway-fund-2639894385.html

CYBER SECURITY
Here's how the Justice Department wants to befriend ethical hackers 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0819/befriending_ethical_hackers.php3

FOREIGN POLICY
US State Dept approves sale of 66 F-16 fighters to Taiwan
https://news.yahoo.com/us-state-dept-approves-sale-66-f-16-220721564.html

DEFENSE
The US military now has to ask the Iraqis for permission before flying some missions in Iraqi airspace 
https://taskandpurpose.com/us-military-iraqi-airspace-permission

The Navy is having sailors train on an ineffective aircraft carrier weapon it's getting rid of
https://taskandpurpose.com/navy-anti-torpedo-torpedo-defense-systeme-eisenhower

Watch the US fire off its first previously-banned missile since the collapse of the INF Treaty with Russia
https://taskandpurpose.com/inf-treaty-cruise-missile-video

MILITARY
Army Lieutenant accused of taking an APC on a joy ride found not guilty by reason of insanity 
https://taskandpurpose.com/apc-soldier-not-guilty

Texas defense contractor charged with using cheap, knockoff parts for US military vehicles
https://taskandpurpose.com/texas-defense-contractor-charged-with-using-cheap-knockoff-parts-for-us-military-vehiclesa

SOCIAL MEDIA
The Perils of Trading Social Interaction for Social Media 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0819/zito082019.php3

Facebook???s New Tool Lets You See Which Apps and Websites Tracked You
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/20/technology/facebook-tool-privacy-apps-websites.html?te=1&nl=evening-briefing&emc=edit_ne_20190820?campaign_id=57&instance_id=11785&segment_id=16335&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab&regi_id=5893540820190820

In New Facebook Effort, Humans Will Help Curate Your News Stories
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/20/technology/facebook-news-humans.html?te=1&nl=evening-briefing&emc=edit_ne_20190820?campaign_id=57&instance_id=11785&segment_id=16335&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab&regi_id=5893540820190820

RUSSIA
More Russian Nuclear Monitoring Stations Went Silent Days After Blast, Test-Ban Official Says 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-russian-nuclear-monitoring-stations-went-silent-days-after-blast-test-ban-officials-says-11566232680?emailToken=b114b1a818e25dfa0498ff88639c164esq7VViqab9ORlQSJyUswD/PRumbeSydjH7PI9JJmePlPHH6WnpvaNlp4RCQlLvJraQe3aSxgrxsOQ7/w/gQU0uAPu5MJCKfIXLFF4vO8aT+5aieRk8uEQoLzd4P8gEijfUxJM82oilM/SkWTMMt/kpczKsPYARBlcFzB+cgf2tg%3D&reflink=article_email_share

Russia says it doesn???t have to share radiation data after deadly explosion
https://nypost.com/2019/08/20/russia-says-it-doesnt-have-to-share-radiation-data-after-deadly-explosion/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

IMMIGRATION
With Trump???s new immigration rule, a deep bow toward ???America First??? 
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2019/0815/With-Trump-s-new-immigration-rule-a-deep-bow-toward-America-First?cmpid=ema:mkt:20190820&src=highlight

Emails show the VA took no action to spare veterans from a harsh Trump immigration policy
https://taskandpurpose.com/emails-show-the-va-took-no-action-to-spare-veterans-from-a-harsh-trump-immigration-policy

The immigration crisis of the 1700s -- 8/20/19
https://mailchi.mp/delanceyplace.com/the-disease-and-devastation-of-london-1147433?e=a218d00c99

POLITICS
The Immigration Pincer Squeezes Trump from the Left and the Right
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/08/president-trump-immigration-problems-promises-2020-election/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202019-08-20&utm_term=NRDaily-Smart

Soft levels of support mark this year's Democratic primary
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/458008-soft-levels-of-support-mark-this-years-democratic-primary

Harris campaign faces crossroads
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/458003-harris-campaign-faces-crossroads

"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)