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GENERAL INTEREST
Video: Terrifying moment man tries to escape being bitten by snake
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/video/video-1640808/Video-Terrifying-moment-man-tries-escape-bitten-snake.html

Proving the wisdom of crowds -- 10/2/19
https://mailchi.mp/delanceyplace.com/proving-the-wisdom-of-crowds-10219?e=a218d00c99

The Evolution of the Hard Hat
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/01/business/hard-hat-history.html?auth=login-email&emc=edit_NN_p_20191002&instance_id=12784&login=email&nl=morning-briefing&regi_id=58935408ion%3DlongRead&section=longRead%3Fcampaign_id%3D9&segment_id=17506&te=1&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab

HEALTH
Lung Damage From Vaping Resembles Chemical Burns, Report Says
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/02/health/vaping-illnesses.html?te=1&nl=evening-briefing&emc=edit_ne_20191002?campaign_id=57&instance_id=12796&segment_id=17527&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab&regi_id=58935408

WHAT AN A**HOLE
Charity Event for Mass Shooting Victims Canceled after City Officials Object to Republicans??? Participation
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/charity-event-for-mass-shooting-victims-cancelled-after-city-officials-object-to-republicans-participation/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202019-10-02&utm_term=NRDaily-Smart

GOVT RUNNING AMOK
How One Obscure Agency Is Undermining the White House???s Deregulatory Mandates
https://townhall.com/columnists/traviskorson/2019/10/01/how-one-obscure-agency-is-undermining-the-white-houses-deregulatory-mandates-n2553976?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=10/02/2019&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

CULTURE
Why I Don't Want and Don't Deserve Reparations
https://www.prageru.com/video/why-i-dont-want-and-dont-deserve-reparations/

Who Cares About You?
https://townhall.com/columnists/walterewilliams/2019/10/02/who-cares-about-you-n2553910?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=10/02/2019&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

HISTORY
Researcher finds antique audiotape with a dispatch from D-Day
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1019/d-day_audio.php3

HUMOR
The News in Zingers
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1019/hamilton.php3

FINANCIAL
Which are the least tax-friendly states in America? California doesn???t crack the top 10, but Illinois sure does
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-the-least-tax-friendly-state-in-america-and-california-doesnt-even-crack-the-top-10-2019-10-02

REAL ESTATE
For rent: San Diego backyard shed for $1,050 a month
https://www.foxnews.com/real-estate/for-rent-san-diego-backyard-shed-for-1050-a-month

SCIENCE
NYT Science & Environment: Climate change, climate change, climate change (and some volcanoes)
https://email.nationalgeographic.com/H/2/v40000016d8db7efa7a90f846e966f4650/b711ae1a-8061-4472-b6e8-bde0e5db698b/HTML

DEFENSE
Trump tweeted ???billions of dollars??? would be saved on military contracts. Then the Pentagon fired the official doing that.
https://news.yahoo.com/trump-promised-to-save-billions-of-dollars-on-military-contracts-then-the-pentagon-pushed-out-the-official-responsible-for-doing-that-090005221.html

See This 'Rocket Launcher'? It Can Kill A Lot Of Tanks
https://news.yahoo.com/see-rocket-launcher-kill-lot-010000976.html

China touts new hypersonic missiles and drones designed to kill US ships and bases
https://taskandpurpose.com/china-parade-hypersonic-missiles-drones

MILITARY
People are going nuts over the 'Tetris Challenge' ??? which is basically every anal-retentive SNCO's dream
https://taskandpurpose.com/tetris-challenge-military

LAW AND ORDER
Fairfax County Police Officer Suspended for Turning Individual over to ICE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/fairfax-county-police-officer-suspended-for-turning-individual-over-to-ice/

Rashida Tlaib, in contentious tour, tells Detroit police chief to hire only black analysts for facial recognition program
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rashida-tlaib-tells-detroit-police-chief-only-black-people-should-be-hired-to-use-facial-recognition-software

MEDIA
The Democrat/Left Media Propaganda Machine
https://patriotpost.us/alexander/49912-the-democrat-slash-leftmedia-propaganda-machine-2017-06-28

NKOR
North Korea Makes a Splash With Sub-Launchable Missile Ahead of U.S. Talks
https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-korea-makes-splash-with-sub-launched-missile-ahead-of-u-s-talks-11570020047?emailToken=22637ca0b7cdef3c6c895426353121edrEZhst7TetoTkAndOmjvxsXfbmvbXdYP8fXStFB0zkTBGwd/pmzmlN6lvOihQdc6roC7xYCI+DIiA4iPRSspWC2sYYVV8e7TYT1Nq7xJHLue8qzI288Q2kTWEtPmc59tYqVyx0RnNJVuDSh7D8Gedg%3D%3D&reflink=article_email_share

UKRAINEGATE
All Roads Lead to Mueller
https://www.wsj.com/articles/all-roads-lead-to-mueller-11569971245?emailToken=2845b6745ec6b09f1b1bfee68cac48cdX3TbSwEL1qzxZTFqiAwzQnECznCly6OZN5XToE0U7Pu4AmCYKzaGPuvpzJ6aDODU/rem+xBzhDxAxbLJsBXl8w%3D%3D&reflink=article_email_share

House Democrats threaten to subpoena White House for Ukraine docs
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/464000-house-democrats-threaten-to-subpoena-white-house-for-ukraine-docs?userid=288549

DOJ ordered White House personnel to preserve all records of calls with foreign leaders
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/doj-ordered-white-house-personnel-to-preserve-all-records-of-calls-with-foreign-leaders?utm_source=breaking_push&utm_medium=app&utm_campaign=push_notifications&utm_source=WEX_News%20Brief_10/02/2019&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_News%20Brief&rid=5044



POTUS
Trump???s Many Empty Words ??? and Why He Doesn???t Pay a Political Price for Them
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/10/donald-trump-empty-words-no-political-price/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202019-10-02&utm_term=NRDaily-Smart

POLITICS
These 526 Voters Represent All of America. And They Spent a Weekend Together.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/02/upshot/these-526-voters-represent-america.html?&te=1&nl=evening-briefing&emc=edit_ne_20191002?campaign_id=57&instance_id=12796&segment_id=17527&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab&regi_id=58935408

"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)