PLATT - CURATED News

GENERAL INTEREST
"God Bless America" Flash Mob with Denver Brass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDdY46iAwHI

Further Proof that 'Can-Do' Attitude is Alive and Well 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0819/hollis080819.php3

Words That Heal and Words That Don???t
https://www.wsj.com/articles/words-that-heal-and-words-that-dont-11565215420?emailToken=2b660e02af02aab9dfe1f165f5a1110ctkAeo8jd36Opm1IFBwoWorpC8IujVlwia4LDDGEwCzRCLGYNtKWlWdhRIW2m+krjDedd//Zm2Npr1tUiQym4Bg%3D%3D&reflink=article_email_share

Is the individual obsolete? 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/will080819.php3

PHYSICAL HEALTH
Hidden epidemic puts restaurant goers at risk: How to protect yourself 
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/hidden-epidemic-puts-restaurant-goers-at-risk-how-to-protect-yourself/ar-AAFxphj?ocid=spartandhp

No drink? No problem. The ???sober curious??? movement may be here to stay.
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2019/0726/No-drink-No-problem.-The-sober-curious-movement-may-be-here-to-stay?cmpid=ema:mkt:20190808&src=highlight

As Scotland???s ???Trainspotting??? Generation Ages, the Dead Pile Up
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/07/world/europe/scotland-heroin-deaths.html?te=1&nl=morning-briefing&emc=edit_NN_p_20190808&section=longRead?campaign_id=9&instance_id=11485&segment_id=15968&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab&regi_id=58935408ion=longRead

11 Health and Nutrition Benefits of Yams 
https://www.ecowatch.com/health-benefits-of-yams-2639675982.html

America is snacking its way to prosperity, and I???m doing my part 
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/america-is-snacking-its-way-to-prosperity-and-im-doing-my-part-2019-08-08

MENTAL HEALTH
Limit Some Guns for Cosmetic Reasons 
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/08/limit-some-guns-for-cosmetic-reasons/

Unintended Consequences 
https://stiltonsplace.blogspot.com/2019/08/unintended-consequences.html

HEALTH CARE
Open Burn Pits Made Tens of Thousands of Vets Sick, and the VA Isn???t Working?? (Government run health care ...)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/08/open-burn-pits-illness-veterans-administration-overhaul-needed/

MIND BOGGLING STUPID
Australian academic says it can be 'masculine' to be pregnant as it is revealed 22 transgender men in the country gave birth last year
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7329731/Medicare-data-shows-22-transgender-men-gave-birth-year-228-past-decade.html

???Eirself or emself???: The bizarre campus pronoun wars 
https://www.thecollegefix.com/eirself-or-emself-the-bizarre-campus-pronoun-wars/

Owners of Little A'Le'Inn prepare for 'Storm Area 51' event: 'I'm still terrified'
https://www.foxnews.com/travel/little-aleinn-storm-area-51-nevada

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

HISTORY
Today's encore selection -- from USLO Peking by Don Hausrath.
https://mailchi.mp/delanceyplace.com/tourists-in-china-8819-npo2weopdf?e=a218d00c99

SPORTS
The Unkillable NFL Preseason 
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/08/the-unkillable-nfl-preseason/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202019-08-08&utm_term=NRDaily-Smart

11 takeaways from Thursday???s preseason action 
https://start.att.net/news/read/category/sports/article/gannett-11_takeaways_from_thursdays_preseason_action-rgannett

Darren Rovell lists Ohio State in most annoying fan base list
https://buckeyeswire.usatoday.com/2019/08/07/darren-rovell-lists-ohio-state-in-most-annoying-fan-base-list/

WATCH: Baker Mayfield Told To Stop Signing Autographs, But Refuses When He Spots U.S. Soldiers 
https://www.dailywire.com/news/50360/watch-baker-mayfield-told-he-cant-amanda-prestigiacomo?utm_medium=email&utm_content=080819-news&utm_campaign=position1

ENVIRONMENT
This Mayor Puts the 'Conserve' Back in Conservative 
https://www.ecowatch.com/jim-brainard-indiana-climate-action-2639676266.html

How to photograph wildlife ethically
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/07/ethical-wildlife-photography/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=crm-email::src=ngp::cmp=editorial::add=Animals_20190808::rid=8AB81768A9E4FFBB59BE0B699A9A72AD

SPACE
Thousands of Spilled 'Water Bears' Found on the Moon
https://weather.com/science/space/video/thousands-of-spilled-water-bears-found-on-the-moon?pl=pl-the-latest

TECHNOLOGY
The Secret History of ???Easter Eggs???
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/08/technology/easter-eggs-tesla-google.html?te=1&nl=evening-briefing&emc=edit_ne_20190808?campaign_id=57&instance_id=11505&segment_id=15999&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab&regi_id=5893540820190808

CYBER SECURITY
???The Fifth Domain??? Review: A War Zone???s New Weapons 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-fifth-domain-review-a-war-zones-new-weapons-11565215350?emailToken=40a4334e4e3fd2d192adb57a75fed1c7KTucIdWSjXizRSxMixZLUEi3FVecvVeGmyicSS1O/163FOjKkKYl65ZSSXRHtysHEk7fRR7g1K8+NDAKndXUwZNyHk29FNaLnkmuAruhqc8%3D&reflink=article_email_share

NATIONAL SECURITY
Is China Using Electric Buses to Spy on American Cities?
https://townhall.com/columnists/kiradavis/2019/08/08/is-china-using-electric-buses-to-spy-on-american-cities-n2551357?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=08/08/2019&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

State Department official outed as white nationalist leader
https://nypost.com/2019/08/08/state-department-official-outed-as-white-nationalist-leader/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

DEFENSE
Iran using GPS jammers, pretend to be American warships to trick vessels, US says
https://www.foxnews.com/world/iran-gps-jammers-warships-trick-vessels

??MILITARY
Jackson Proskow: Dallas airport passengers silently salute the return of a fallen hero
https://globalnews.ca/news/5742432/returning-soldier-dallas-airport-vietnam-veteran/

Meet the first female Marine assigned to fly the F-35C 
https://taskandpurpose.com/meet-the-first-female-marine-assigned-to-fly-the-f-35c

Investigation shows Lt. Col. in charge of Corps' 1st Recon was fired for alleged 'misconduct' but has not been charged 
https://taskandpurpose.com/zavala-investigation

LAW AND ORDER
Police: Man with rifle, bulletproof vest arrested at Springfield, Missouri, Walmart store 
https://start.att.net/news/read/article/springfield_newslead-police_man_with_rifle_bulletproof_vest_arrested_at-rgannett/category/news

IMMIGRATION
The Morning Rant: Minimalist Edition
http://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=381955

MEDIA
FX???s timing of Clinton-Lewinsky TV drama may hit Democrats hard 
https://nypost.com/2019/08/07/fxs-timing-of-clinton-lewinsky-tv-drama-hits-democrats-hard/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

TRUMPGATE
Meet the House lawyer helping Democrats fight Trump
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/456633-meet-the-house-lawyer-helping-democrats-fight-trump?userid=288549

POLITICS
Will 2020 Be a Repeat of 2004 for Democrats?
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/08/will-2020-election-be-repeat-of-2004-for-democrats/

Why Are So Many House Republicans Retiring??? (Trump effect ???)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/08/house-republican-retirements-suburban-districts-battlegrounds/

McConnell Says Background-Check Bill Will Be ???Front and Center??? in Senate Debates as Gun-Control Fight Shifts 
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/mitch-mcconnell-background-check-bill-front-and-center-during-senate-debates/

"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)