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)