PLATT - CURATED News

The Gods of the Copybook Headings 
http://www.kiplingsociety.co.uk/poems_copybook.htm

GENERAL INTEREST
The Bench
https://vimeo.com/134892175

The Right Answer? 8,186,699,633,530,061 (An Abacus Makes It Look Almost Easy)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/21/world/asia/japan-abacus.html?te=1&nl=evening-briefing&emc=edit_ne_20190821?campaign_id=57&instance_id=11811&segment_id=16366&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab&regi_id=5893540820190821

This man is the model behind Epstein???s bizarre Clinton painting
https://nypost.com/2019/08/20/model-behind-epsteins-bizarre-clinton-painting-revealed/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

Florida slingshot ride cable snaps just moments before riders were to be launched in air, video shows
https://www.foxnews.com/travel/florida-slingshot-ride-breaks-moments-before-launch

HEALTH
Symptoms of some drugs may imitate dementia 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0819/drugs_imitate_dementia.php3

CULTURE
The Spin Cycle: Race Hate, Rinse, Repeat
http://americandigest.org/wp/the-spin-cycle-race-hate-rinse-repeat/

EDUCATION
What Will They Learn at College?
https://townhall.com/columnists/walterewilliams/2019/08/21/what-will-they-learn-at-college-n2551901?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=08/21/2019&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

ECONOMY
Recession Fears Are Overblown
https://www.wsj.com/articles/recession-fears-are-overblown-11566341495?emailToken=8aa1f51616936cac771059ddeecdc3e58iKlZxMAFilrcecQnGCcYxkh0rlO6i5rVeersdxDSB8s2SBdoEXlVSQgMF4E12Nc1aX3pRaRYmnBLsRNiy9ZXg%3D%3D&reflink=article_email_share

FINANCIAL
Federal Deficits to Grow More Than Expected Over Next Decade, CBO Says 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/cbo-boosts-10-year-forecasts-for-budget-deficits-by-809-billion-11566399611?emailToken=6146995c27c069a88013b580987546ecxRCbOL9u/hUVSma0R23R3xoZuDKUZi14koEsvZN5oHzjmWOE7itsyv/sSQaY6tb0R/F+JjwrWyex4qO0N8/mD2/rSANgEsokRL6PYk3RmAwYGAT6JHm4W2fjrbseQOgU&reflink=article_email_share

Deficits to exceed $12 trillion through 2029: CBO
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/458232-deficits-to-exceed-12-trillion-through-2029-cbo

BUSINESS
Amazon's Ring barred police from using 'surveillance' to describe its products
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/amazons-ring-barred-police-surveillance

After seven roof fires, Walmart sues Tesla over solar panel flaws
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/08/after-seven-roof-fires-walmart-sues-tesla-over-solar-panel-flaws/

SPORTS
US fencer punished for kneeling on podium at Pan Am Games, other athletes warned
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/2-u-s-athletes-given-1-year-probation-for-staging-protests-at-pan-am-games-committee-issues-warning-to-other-athletes

70-Year-Old Man Wins 1,000-Kilometer Horse Race in Mongolia
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/21/sports/mongol-derby-winner.html?te=1&nl=evening-briefing&emc=edit_ne_20190821?campaign_id=57&instance_id=11811&segment_id=16366&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab&regi_id=5893540820190821

ENVIRONMENT
???Nurdles??? an Environmental Threat as New Plastic Plants Are Built
https://weather.com/science/environment/video/nurdles-an-environmental-threat-as-new-plastic-plants-are-built?pl=pl-the-latest

These Are the Challenges Facing India???s Most Sacred River
https://www.ecowatch.com/ganges-river-pollution-dams-challenges-2639911448.html

How to Counter Trump???s Disastrous Attack on Our Public Lands 
https://www.ecowatch.com/trump-public-lands-2639897277.html

SCIENCE
The revolutionary work of Tycho Brahe -- 8/21/19
https://mailchi.mp/delanceyplace.com/5119-1146897?e=a218d00c99

GEOLOGY
'Massive Pool' of Methane Hidden Deep Beneath Earth's Surface Discovered by Scientists
https://www.newsweek.com/massive-pool-methane-hidden-deep-beneath-earths-surface-discovered-scientists-1455408

TECHNOLOGY
Up to 40MILLION gadgets filled with valuable and endangered rare Earth metals are lying unused in UK homes
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7378257/Up-40-million-gadgets-lying-unused-UK-houses.html

New Measurement Tools Promotion
https://www.banggood.com/marketing-New-Measurement-Tools-Promotion/tid-3725.html?utm_design=132&utm_source=emarsys&utm_medium=Mail_US20_mail&utm_campaign=newsletteremarsys&utm_content=elaine&sc_src=email_3845461&sc_eh=5f13a0ee8d85a0381&sc_llid=517214&sc_lid=158197595&sc_uid=V34HWhRh8v

CYBER SECURITY
Getting Attacked by Robotexts? Here???s What to Do 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/getting-attacked-by-robotexts-heres-what-to-do-11566385200?emailToken=322c030e46717458141a6d91d4a3c0880LRexu8rF4yhxUFz3d8StGzEH2zrWZdRKrrSmygFsF+yiWlcp/5oLQuyLJD/E1Ie1zkh2/DLhoNqUHO4hCSTj0P1VHg5nbgXlndufSQIoaI%3D&reflink=article_email_share

Google's Indoor Nest camera is found to contain multiple vulnerabilities that could be exploited to hijack the device, experts warn
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7376919/Several-vulnerabilities-Googles-indoor-Nest-cam-allowed-complete-takeover-data-leaks.html

FOREIGN POLICY
China Threatens Sanctions Over Planned U.S. Sale of Fighter Jets to Taiwan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-threatens-sanctions-over-planned-u-s-sale-of-fighter-jets-to-taiwan-11566393409?emailToken=6a66b7705adc9452e5ef268548e0935aeM+lcevR/2BdmpavnE4nQIP9QdEXJNmOZFYvf7Hl09Dx53+yplcFtJ/cuv+MPREpMBc/WPgFwvnyK7p/+WB+l+uG9pZP3lP9m6s7JBv6qGCa5Mu6/1XDFA9jO0S/F/5p8jNLHqvqcod50Q8fYgEaOQ%3D%3D&reflink=article_email_share

DEFENSE
An E-2D Hawkeye took out 4 Super Hornets during a botched carrier landing in the Arabian Sea
https://taskandpurpose.com/an-e-2d-hawkeye-took-out-4-super-hornets-during-a-botched-carrier-landing

MILITARY
Fort Hood Air Assault School renamed after legendary Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley
https://taskandpurpose.com/fort-hood-basil-plumley

Trump Cancels Student-Loan Debt for Thousands of Disabled Vets
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/trump-cancels-student-loan-debt-for-thousands-of-disabled-vets/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202019-08-21&utm_term=NRDaily-Smart

SOCIAL MEDIA
That viral Instagram terms-of-service post is a hoax, so stop reposting it 
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/that-viral-instagram-terms-of-service-post-is-a-hoax-so-stop-reposting-it-2019-08-21

Facebook's anti-conservative bias audit sparks backlash
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/facebooks-anti-conservative-bias-backlash

EPSTEIN
Epstein's jail guards warned his cellmate 'there will be a price to pay' if he talks about Epstein's suicide, lawyer claims
https://news.yahoo.com/epsteins-jail-guards-warned-cellmate-100432014.html

IMMIGRATION
Boris Johnson???s girlfriend denied entry to US after Somaliland visit
https://nypost.com/2019/08/21/boris-johnsons-girlfriend-denied-entry-to-us-after-visit-to-somaliland/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

ICYMI


POLITICS
Faithless elector: A court ruling just changed how we pick our president 
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/faithless-elector-a-court-ruling-just-changed-how-we-pick-our-president/ar-AAG8tdZ?ocid=spartandhp

The untold story behind the Tlaib-Omar trip and other commentary
https://nypost.com/2019/08/20/the-untold-story-behind-the-tlaib-omar-trip-and-other-commentary/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez???s office doesn???t answer phone calls 
https://nypost.com/2019/08/20/rep-alexandria-ocasio-cortezs-office-doesnt-answer-phone-calls/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

Analysis: With Petty Feuds, Endless Drama, and Foolish Outbursts, Trump Keeps Harming His 2020 Chances
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2019/08/21/analysis-trump-needlessly-harms-his-reelection-chances-again-n2552000?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad=&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)