PLATT Curated News -- Week PICKS

GENERAL INTEREST
Daylight saving time ends Sunday: 8 things to know about ???falling back???
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/10/28/20931998/daylight-saving-time-2019?te=1&nl=morning-briefing&emc=edit_NN_p_20191101&section=backStory?campaign_id=9&instance_id=13533&segment_id=18423&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab&regi_id=58935408on=backStory

This Week???s News Quiz: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, California, World Series (10 out of 11)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/11/01/briefing/abu-bakr-al-baghdadi-california-world-series-news-quiz.html?te=1&nl=morning-briefing&emc=edit_NN_p_20191101&section=whatElse?campaign_id=9&instance_id=13533&segment_id=18423&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab&regi_id=58935408ion=whatElse

Nat Geo:?? Searching for home; don't wake the bear!
https://email.nationalgeographic.com/H/2/v40000016e266fb08faf8b296e96c660a0/164c839c-7627-46e2-8f64-2c256f912d2f/HTML

New York Magazine piece further exposes Chelsea Clinton???s lack of awareness
https://nypost.com/2019/10/31/new-york-magazine-piece-further-exposes-chelsea-clintons-lack-of-awareness/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

HEALTH
Chinese woman Wu Huayan nearly starves to death trying to support brother
https://nypost.com/2019/11/01/chinese-woman-wu-huayan-nearly-starves-to-death-trying-to-support-brother/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

HEALTH CARE
$52 Trillion for Medicare for All?
https://patriotpost.us/articles/66508?mailing_id=4625&utm_medium=email&utm_source=pp.email.4625&utm_campaign=snapshot&utm_content=body

FINANCIAL
Public Pensions: An Economic Time Bomb
https://www.prageru.com/video/public-pensions-an-economic-time-bomb/

Why Kids Are Socialists and How to Start Fixing It
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/66493?mailing_id=4625&utm_medium=email&utm_source=pp.email.4625&utm_campaign=snapshot&utm_content=body

FOOD
4 Types of White Beans: What???s the Difference?
https://www.camelliabrand.com/4-types-of-white-beans-whats-the-difference/

BUSINESS
Twitter???s latest target: The taco man
https://nypost.com/2019/10/31/twitters-latest-target-the-taco-man/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

WEATHER
Lightning strike leaves 15-foot hole at Texas gas station
https://nypost.com/2019/11/01/lightning-strikes-leaves-15-foot-hole-at-texas-gas-station/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

FOREIGN POLICY
Pompeo outlines new approach to China
https://washingtontimes-dc.newsmemory.com/?token=d380785b190fa338ed6c571940e1c4e9_5dbc4c5e_5cd1fdb&selDate=20191101&goTo=A08&artid=0&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=washingtontimes-E-Editions&utm_source=washingtontimes&utm_content=Read-Button

'Catastrophe': Trump's Ukraine team leaving or taking cover as impeachment looms
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/catastrophe-trumps-ukraine-team-leaving-or-taking-cover-former-official-says?utm_source=breaking_push&utm_medium=app&utm_campaign=push_notifications&utm_source=WEX_News%20Brief_11/01/2019&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_News%20Brief&rid=5044

MILITARY
Hero dog in Baghdadi raid gets invite to the White House
https://www.mnn.com/family/pets/blogs/hero-dog-baghdadi-raid-will-visit-white-house

NKOR
The Window Is Closing for a Negotiated North Korean Denuclearization
https://townhall.com/columnists/bruceklingner/2019/11/01/the-window-is-closing-for-a-negotiated-north-korean-denuclearization-n2555695?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=11/01/2019&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

IMPEACHMENT
Vindman???s Identical Twin May Be Called to Testify in Impeachment Inquiry
https://www.wsj.com/articles/vindman-brother-may-be-called-to-testify-in-impeachment-inquiry-11572577698?emailToken=65784ecbff5876018eba9895b01cb7ebEkKr8aBQq+x/I5nssU8F0S8Bk//H73kT+2TA6kizMvUOFybxK7jLMJX4ToneHnNMAmPG7vMEGnR7JAi2QfqEkVtLeSw7g0OJPdHW9zBSDA246u71Nnu3IfUaQeqNZ/cB&reflink=article_email_share

POLITICS
Beto O???Rourke Drops Out of the Presidential Race
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/01/us/politics/beto-orourke-drops-out.html?auth=login-email&emc=edit_ne_20191101%3Fcampaign_id%3D57&instance_id=13560&login=email&nl=evening-briefing&regi_id=58935408&segment_id=18453&te=1&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab

"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)

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GENERAL INTEREST
The devil's highway -- 10/31/19
https://mailchi.mp/delanceyplace.com/the-devils-highway-103119?e=a218d00c99

As wildfires burn across California, people should not flee their homes without these documents (This is sound advice for any evacuation.)
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/evacuating-due-to-hurricane-florence-include-these-items-in-your-financial-go-bag-2018-09-13

China's precarious future
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/will103119b.php3

HEALTH
Measles Can Cause ‘Immune Amnesia,’ Increasing Risk of Other Infections
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/31/health/measles-vaccine-immune-system.html?te=1&nl=evening-briefing&emc=edit_ne_20191031?campaign_id=57&instance_id=13515&segment_id=18412&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab&regi_id=58935408

HEALTH CARE
Why ‘Medicare for All’ Could Both Raise Taxes and Lower Costs
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/31/upshot/medicare-for-all.html?&te=1&nl=evening-briefing&emc=edit_ne_20191031?campaign_id=57&instance_id=13515&segment_id=18412&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab&regi_id=58935408

TECHNOLOGY
50 years ago, I helped invent the internet. How did it go so wrong?
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1019/internet_gone_wrong.php3

Google's newest phone is literally just a piece of paper
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1019/paper_phone.php3

MILITARY
NatGeo TODAY'S BIG QUESTION: Why are these dogs good soldiers?
https://email.nationalgeographic.com/H/2/v40000016e231c32f994452c6e96c660a0/069902fc-06a1-4ad0-acd6-6781e5e08e1a/HTML

LAW AND ORDER
Heroin addict allegedly drags NYPD cop with his car — and wins $11 million in court
https://nypost.com/2019/10/30/heroin-addict-drags-nypd-cop-with-his-car-and-wins-11-million-in-court/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

LAW AND THE COURTS
Judge fast-tracks case over former White House official's refusal to testify in impeachment inquiry
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/468424-judge-fast-tracks-case-over-former-white-house-officials-refusal-to?userid=288549

IMMIGRATION
Another Amnesty Bill Is Introduced In the House
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bronsonstocking/2019/10/31/bipartisan-push-for-amnesty-underway-in-the-house-n2555640?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad=&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

IMPEACHMENT
House Democrats face question: Impeach Pence, or make him president?
https://news.yahoo.com/house-democrats-face-question-impeach-pence-or-make-him-president-090012685.html

Senate GOP shifts tone on impeachment
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/468246-senate-gop-shifts-tone-on-impeachment?userid=288549

Jason Chaffetz: Obama would have been impeached under standards Democrats are applying to Trump
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/jason-chaffetz-obama-would-have-been-impeached-under-standards-democrats-are-applying-to-trump

White House Russia expert defends Trump-Ukraine call: Nothing 'illegal'
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/468364-ex-white-house-russia-expert-defends-trump-ukraine-call-nothing?userid=288549

SPYGATE
The Bell Is About to Toll
https://townhall.com/columnists/emmetttyrrell/2019/10/31/the-bell-is-about-to-toll-n2555633

POLITICS
Dems worry Warren is too far left to beat Trump. Does she have a plan for that?
https://news.yahoo.com/dems-worry-warren-is-too-far-left-to-beat-trump-does-she-have-a-plan-for-that-090052972.html

"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)

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GENERAL INTEREST
The Chocolate Cake That Saved My Vacation
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/30/magazine/chocolate-cake-lisbon-recipe.html?te=1&nl=evening-briefing&emc=edit_ne_20191030?campaign_id=57&instance_id=13489&segment_id=18372&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab&regi_id=58935408

The Creep of Halloween Mania
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-creep-of-halloween-mania-1508509800?emailToken=5c47cc1458ca1fa6b9d38c50618de563P2pePcGZ2Y4pA9NUrVB+bZFvUUuZCIxqJejkzSl8euH1pgqO/84xUhvr9vlbm51GLib4UOwvgJ73lwh/7feGEA%3D%3D&reflink=article_email_share

HEALTH
In surprise turnaround, new analysis finds an Alzheimer's treatment may work
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1019/alzheimers_treatment.php3

HUMOR
The News in Zingers
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1019/hamilton103019.php3

EDUCATION
Reading Scores on National Exam Decline in Half the States
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/30/us/reading-scores-national-exam.html?auth=login-email&emc=edit_ne_20191030%3Fcampaign_id%3D57&instance_id=13489&login=email&nl=evening-briefing&regi_id=58935408&segment_id=18372&te=1&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab

Chico Statements
https://chico.imodules.com/controls/email_marketing/view_in_browser.aspx?sid=1751&gid=2&sendId=787777&ecatid=11&puid=d162d839-961c-4e09-ab9c-40df9199dd1a

SPORTS
Rachel McKinnon Is a Cheat and a Bully ( mind boggling stupidity )
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/10/rachel-mckinnon-is-a-cheat-and-a-bully/

POWER
The World???s Largest Nuclear Power Producer Is Melting Down
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-worlds-largest-nuclear-power-producer-is-melting-down/ar-AAJCiNG?ocid=spartandhp

SPACE
No room for error with Pluto -- 10/30/19
https://mailchi.mp/delanceyplace.com/103019-hb8jqpjp7h?e=a218d00c99

CYBER SECURITY
Getting threats your Social Security number will be suspended? It's a scam, IRS says
https://www.foxbusiness.com/money/irs-new-social-security-scam

DEFENSE
Air Force fighter jets won???t be built to last ( probably not a good time to be a military pilot ...)
https://washingtontimes-dc.newsmemory.com/?token=2d668d305d7a6173918eb2a4ce041220_5db9a9e6_5cd1fdb&selDate=20191030&goTo=A01&artid=3&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=washingtontimes-E-Editions&utm_source=washingtontimes&utm_content=Read-Button

LAW AND ORDER
Before First Federal Execution in Years, Family of Victims Dissents
https://news.yahoo.com/first-federal-execution-years-family-185340729.html

Forensic Investigator: Jeffrey Epstein???s Autopsy More Consistent with Homicide
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/forensic-investigator-jeffrey-epsteins-autopsy-more-consistent-with-homicide/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=breaking&utm_campaign=newstrack&utm_term=18474208

Police blew up an innocent man???s house in search of an armed shoplifter. Too bad, court rules.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/10/30/police-blew-up-an-innocent-mans-house-search-an-armed-shoplifter-too-bad-court-rules/

LAW AND THE COURTS
D.C. Panel Halts Release of Mueller Documents at DOJ???s Request
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/d-c-panel-halts-release-of-muller-documents-at-dojs-request/

BIG BROTHER
School apps track students from the classroom to bathroom, and parents are struggling to keep up
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1019/school_app_track.php3

SOCIAL MEDIA
Not Everything Is Facebook???s Fault
https://www.wsj.com/articles/not-everything-is-facebooks-fault-11572389480?emailToken=6d22e3c57686db35fce5547ed8d2805dqVk95zWmwsgAOu4GOgwUsZeKiljkCz8eOeexLRvds7JjLdUKuOxGhLd+I/1uPpCecCBhhZ9DKivzXe/7qvm6HQ%3D%3D&reflink=article_email_share

TERRORISM
FBI chief warns Congress of danger from 'self-radicalized' domestic terrorists
https://news.yahoo.com/fbi-chief-warns-congress-of-danger-from-selfradicalized-domestic-terrorists-005419771.html

IMMIGRATION
Cartels find new ways to get illegals into U.S.
https://washingtontimes-dc.newsmemory.com/?token=2d668d305d7a6173918eb2a4ce041220_5db9a9e6_5cd1fdb&selDate=20191030&goTo=A01&artid=2&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=washingtontimes-E-Editions&utm_source=washingtontimes&utm_content=Read-Button

IMPEACHMENT
New poll poses serious questions about Dem impeachment drive
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1019/york103019.php3

Are We A Few Members Shy? House Democrats Won't Commit To That Thursday Impeachment Vote
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/10/29/are-we-a-few-members-shy-house-democrats-wont-commit-to-that-thursday-impeachment-vote-n2555545?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=10/30/2019&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

POLITICS
Fairfax County, Virginia Presents Dire Warning to America
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/10/fairfax_county_virginia_presents_dire_warning_to_america.html

Eight times Joe Biden says he privately confronted strongmen
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/eight-times-joe-biden-says-he-privately-confronted-strongmen?utm_source=breaking_push&utm_medium=app&utm_campaign=push_notifications&utm_source=WEX_News%20Brief_10/30/2019&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_News%20Brief&rid=5044

I Can Defeat Trump and the Clinton Doctrine
https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-can-defeat-trump-and-the-clinton-doctrine-11572389508?emailToken=acae8449ac718610de0b6e613d51d69cTNikniMrS99fOXjXsBoJ3hV0+kvEfni1oZBdgQ8o1l8+fOVHIBbG2AmVJebT/+Q/vtaZkrGk/MF8WcdzE+XIrh+0OTFiQyJXFAxxE0Lex+w%3D&reflink=article_email_share

Arizona Could Decide the 2020 Election
https://www.wsj.com/articles/arizona-could-decide-the-2020-election-11572389621?emailToken=95883c8a584132dda58c28b0f4e0f8ddjzE5R2BCYAC05MGwIh1SmyRbb9eo5H+efGXl1Xgb5P66m1h47gKAu1BOAWSMJXmOUjnT0gg0tfX91f+XQhTI2DuieC5vAvKR/ZFVLsZXtOE%3D&reflink=article_email_share

"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)

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GENERAL INTEREST
High Schoolers Raise Money to Give Janitor a New Truck
https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/jasper-high-school-teens-raising-money-to-give-janitor-new-truck/

London's Smithfield Meat Market -- 10/29/19
https://mailchi.mp/delanceyplace.com/londons-smithfield-meat-market-102919?e=a218d00c99

PROGRESSIVES RUN AMOK
Inoffensive Halloween costume? Good luck with that
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1019/albom102919.php3

HUMOR
Don't have it your way
http://jewishworldreview.com/1019/mullen102919.php3

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

TRAVEL
NatGeo:?? An epic journey, the tree of life, and Robert Johnson's grave
https://email.nationalgeographic.com/H/2/v40000016e18b91e5fc88446f4bbe5be50/352d9f27-e6b4-4131-b9d0-e8f85aab0aba/HTML

BUSINESS
The $15 minimum wage was supposed to hurt New York City restaurants ??? but both revenue and employment are up
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-15-minimum-wage-was-supposed-to-hurt-new-york-city-restaurants-but-both-revenue-and-employment-are-up-2019-10-28

The Path to a Fresh Start Begins with Work???and More Companies are Starting to Realize It
https://townhall.com/columnists/whitneymunro/2019/10/28/the-path-to-a-fresh-start-begins-with-workand-more-companies-are-starting-to-realize-it-n2555480?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=10/29/2019&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

WILDFIRES
California blackouts are a self-inflicted mess ??? Don't just blame PG&E for the new Dark Ages
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/california-blackouts-pge-jarrett-stepman

Can California Save Itself From Burning?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/29/opinion/getty-kincade-fire-california.html?te=1&nl=evening-briefing&emc=edit_ne_20191029?campaign_id=57&instance_id=13462&segment_id=18344&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab&regi_id=58935408

ENVIRONMENT
California Can???t Keep the Lights On
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/10/california-cant-keep-the-lights-on/

TECHNOLOGY
thanks, TM ...

NATIONAL SECURITY
The U.S. Should Withdraw from the Treaty on Open Skies
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/10/trump-should-withdraw-from-the-treaty-on-open-skies/

CONGO
Their city???s known for war and Ebola. What about rollerblading?
https://www.csmonitor.com/Daily/2019/20191029#1097944

IMPEACHMENT
Democrats unveil impeachment procedures
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/467965-democrats-unveil-resolution-outlining-next-phase-of-impeachment-inquiry?userid=288549

READ: House Democrats introduce procedures for impeachment
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/467961-read-house-democrats-introduce-procedures-for-impeachment

Scalise Claims Schiff Has Directed Witnesses Not to Answer Republicans??? Questions During ???Soviet Style??? Impeachment Hearings
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/trump-impeachment-inquiry-steve-scalise-claims-adam-schiff-directed-witnesses-not-to-answer-republicans-questions-during-soviet-style-hearings/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202019-10-29&utm_term=NRDaily-Smart

The White House Needs an Impeachment Strategy
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/10/time-for-the-white-house-and-congressional-republicans-to-get-serious-on-impeachment/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202019-10-29&utm_term=NRDaily-Smart
POLITICS
Trump faces severe suburban slump
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/467944-trump-faces-severe-suburban-slump

Democrats see hopes rise in Senate with impeachment
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/467828-democrats-see-hopes-rise-in-senate-with-impeachment

Democrats outraise Republican rivals in key 2020 Senate races
https://washingtontimes-dc.newsmemory.com/?token=136fdc792d0be692b37b81dbc345e6fe_5db85962_5cd1fdb&selDate=20191029&goTo=A04&artid=1&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=washingtontimes-E-Editions&utm_source=washingtontimes&utm_content=Read-Button

Jeff Sessions calling Alabama lawmakers about 2020 Senate bid
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/467971-jeff-sessions-calling-alabama-lawmakers-about-2020-senate-bid?rnd=1572379852

"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)

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GENERAL INTEREST
Florida needs python hunters. A man in Iran is one of thousands applying for the job
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/florida-needs-python-hunters-a-man-in-iran-is-one-of-thousands-applying-for-the-job/ar-AAJg2Cq?ocid=spartandhp

HEALTH
Doctors warn of eye stroke after man ???blinded??? by phone games
https://nypost.com/2019/10/24/doctors-warn-of-eye-stroke-after-man-blinded-by-phone-games/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

Transgender woman gets new vagina made from fish skin
https://nypost.com/2019/05/16/transgender-woman-gets-new-vagina-made-from-fish-skin/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

Think Toon by Bob Englehart

HEALTH CARE
Vulnerable Republicans balk at Trump-backed drug pricing bill
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/467531-vulnerable-republicans-balk-at-trump-backed-drug-pricing-bill

EDUCATION
The Great Society and Opportunity Lost
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/10/the-great-society-and-opportunity-lost/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Saturday%202019-10-26&utm_term=NRDaily-Smart

CULTURE
Inside R/Relationships, the Unbearably Human Corner of Reddit
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/10/reddit-moderation-relationships-subreddit-memes/600322/

BIOGRAPHY
The peerless Walt Disney -- 10/25/19
https://mailchi.mp/delanceyplace.com/atlantic-city-americas-first-boardwalk-1147933?e=a218d00c99

ANOTHER CRACKPOT IDEA THAT DOES NOT HOLD UP UNDER STRICT TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Chuck Schumer Proposes $454 Billion Plan to Swap Gas Guzzlers for Electric Vehicles
https://www.ecowatch.com/schumer-electric-vehicle-swap-2641102536.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1

REAL ESTATE
Scientology members have quietly spent millions in a land grab to ???take control??? of Clearwater, Fla.: report
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/scientology-members-have-quietly-spent-millions-in-a-land-grab-to-take-control-of-clearwater-florida-report-2019-10-22

FINANCIAL
Two years in, Trump tax cuts not on course to pay for themselves
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/two-years-in-trump-tax-cuts-not-on-course-to-pay-for-themselves?utm_source=breaking_push&utm_medium=app&utm_campaign=push_notifications&utm_source=WEX_News%20Brief_10/26/2019&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_News%20Brief&rid=5044

ENVIRONMENT
Mountain streams emit a surprising amount of carbon dioxide
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191025075414.htm

TECHNOLOGY
Tech Giants Have Hijacked the Web. It???s Time for a Reboot.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tech-giants-have-hijacked-the-web-its-time-for-a-reboot-11572062420?emailToken=7254fe0ff0a40eefc1804b4e57333ef4raj6v1PNFCiEEX0UHznmbcCm/+tSK87jo0Wl6k2TZ2eraY/OfEI26G+slPbxa5zEmIxWxe1oWipsQ2Q0S40SjtjDdBHIzYilaxFo+ayz3sdQ4vrTbUkjXpMqYDDvgU4p&reflink=article_email_share

Migrating Russian eagles run up huge data roaming charges
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50180781

CYBER SECURITY
The Hapless Shakedown Crew That Hacked Trump???s Inauguration
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-hapless-shake-down-crew-that-hacked-trumps-inauguration-11572014333?emailToken=68878e50ad7b8283dffb802b69b2eed31lnp4PicmWfM29QLbm5R2bVaVgvKVVHHHno+9FqypgdKVtUmLlwrgOsqNDN0LxURgn1Pj5wUhlInM2NbMxXbaAj+gac65eVVwBQt22StHQ/t55/132AOsqZVX2yyOAPO&reflink=article_email_share

MILITARY
US Army study proves what service members have known for decades: MREs make it hard to sh*t
https://taskandpurpose.com/study-proves-mres-make-it-hard-to-poop

The Navy really wants you to see this boring picture of a sailor firing an M240 machine gun
https://taskandpurpose.com/navy-outreach-m240

7 rules for how military leaders should use social media
https://taskandpurpose.com/military-leaders-social-media-likewar

46 Medal of Honor recipients came together for a hockey game, and this badass photo was the result
https://taskandpurpose.com/46-medal-of-honor-recipients-one-photo

LAW AND ORDER
Southwest flight attendant caught pilots watching bathroom livestream: suit
https://nypost.com/2019/10/25/southwest-flight-attendant-caught-pilots-watching-bathroom-livestream-suit/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_ap

MIDDLE EAST
What withdrawal? US moving ???some mechanized forces??? into eastern Syria to protect oil fields, Esper says
https://taskandpurpose.com/us-protect-syria-oil-fields

IMPEACHMENT
Behold the Lord High Impeacher
https://www.wsj.com/articles/behold-the-lord-high-impeacher-11571955292?emailToken=c4dd4eff7b776fac285d060bf916b85egY89kHk1FNvTu8QS+qMx3cpBS3vHFHojopv8AqcOA9J78z2ey+w9S1oHEF0ogqrfLqEAKoIJSP4ptEbZRSyS5A%3D%3D&reflink=article_email_share

Some Stories Never Die
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/10/some-stories-never-die/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Saturday%202019-10-26&utm_term=NRDaily-Smart

Did Trump Abuse His Power with Ukraine?
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/10/did-trump-abuse-his-power-with-ukraine/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Saturday%202019-10-26&utm_term=NRDaily-Smart

Stop Claiming ???No Quid Pro Quo???
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/10/stop-claiming-no-quid-pro-quo/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Saturday%202019-10-26&utm_term=NRDaily-Smart

Bolton looms large as impeachment inquiry accelerates
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/467547-bolton-looms-large-as-impeachment-inquiry-accelerates

POLITICS
Elizabeth Warren won't pull swing voters away from Trump
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/will102419.php3

Feud by Alabama Democrats threatens Doug Jones's reelection
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/467490-feud-by-alabama-democrats-threatens-doug-joness-reelection-bid

"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)

"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)

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GENERAL INTEREST
Great Dog GIFs
https://twitter.com/WoofWoof_TV

Lazy horse plays dead every time people try to ride him
https://nypost.com/2019/10/22/lazy-horse-plays-dead-every-time-people-try-to-ride-him/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

MORE SANITY ... HOPEFULLY
Texas Judge Rules Father Has a Say in Seven-Year-Old Son???s Gender Transition
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/texas-judge-rules-father-has-a-say-in-seven-year-old-sons-gender-transition/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=breaking&utm_campaign=newstrack&utm_term=18425770

HISTORY
Slaves' value exceeded the value of railroads and factories -- 10/24/19
https://mailchi.mp/delanceyplace.com/slaves-value-exceeded-the-value-of-railroads-and-factories-102419?e=a218d00c99

BUSINESS
Always can???t escape its ???female??? problem
https://nypost.com/2019/10/23/always-cant-escape-its-female-problem/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

SPORTS
Why 'Real Champions' Don???t Need to Embrace Unfair Competition
https://townhall.com/columnists/jamesgottry/2019/10/24/why-real-champions-dont-need-to-embrace-unfair-competition-n2555277?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=10/24/2019&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

NATURE
Humans Are Gobbling Up Acorns, Driving Squirrels Nuts
https://www.wsj.com/articles/humans-are-gobbling-up-acorns-driving-squirrels-nuts-11571840532?emailToken=aa5df2e60fef220dd3b37aba61729934Mt4QfxeIAw4osjx3V9Z38icNhs9gDygRec0KMfUcrD9Go17Us7mZMuLhFWtbY8R2WuGvszeqobVBpMVxfcwTk+Jb+Gavq3XrFhg9IzhH8SgcJBKGWLmXPR8ualfTbsZc&reflink=article_email_share

TECHNOLOGY
Study reveals just 6 percent of US Twitter users write nearly 75 percent of the platform's political posts - and most of them are critical of Trump
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7606791/Study-reveals-6-percent-Twitter-users-write-73-percent-platforms-political-posts.html

DEFENSE
Update Complete: U.S. Nuclear Weapons No Longer Need Floppy Disks
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/24/us/nuclear-weapons-floppy-disks.html?auth=login-email&emc=edit_ne_20191024%3Fcampaign_id%3D57&instance_id=13356&login=email&nl=evening-briefing&regi_id=58935408&segment_id=18219&te=1&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab

Army sees big gun as game changer to maintain military dominance
https://washingtontimes-dc.newsmemory.com/?token=397b75a5fcfd304fcdb2d9512b2080e6_5db1c07c_5cd1fdb&selDate=20191024&goTo=A01&artid=0&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=washingtontimes-E-Editions&utm_source=washingtontimes&utm_content=Read-Button

MILITARY
The Air Force's highest-paid employee is its football coach. He won't say anything about his players using cocaine
https://taskandpurpose.com/air-force-football-coach-cocaine

The inside story of how The Village People shot the Navy's most controversial recruiting video onboard an active warship
https://taskandpurpose.com/village-people-in-the-navy-video-uss-reasoner-history

FEDERAL POLICY
Think Again About What Rural Voters Want
https://www.wsj.com/articles/think-again-about-what-rural-voters-want-11571850603?emailToken=f835001dfcdc05a1a953816f89ac6010xp0ICvVDSjdzasmSq5WVfq4hDap/oQVYSJ/+q0ZGVUGLBOZkiqcCiyi+m98VVMbcEQa9cjzW4v8ni/vcd2NTVXv1i8tOBxwdlsARRvhR2qA%3D&reflink=article_email_share

WHITE HOUSE
Power struggle: Mulvaney allies accuse Cipollone of failing Trump on impeachment
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/power-struggle-mulvaney-allies-accuse-cipollone-of-failing-trump-on-impeachment?utm_source=breaking_push&utm_medium=app&utm_campaign=push_notifications&utm_source=WEX_News%20Brief_10/24/2019&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_News%20Brief&rid=5044

Bannon returns from exile to wage impeachment battle for Trump
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/467358-bannon-returns-from-exile-to-wage-impeachment-battle-for-trump?userid=288549

RUSSIAGATE
AP source: DOJ review of Russia probe now a criminal inquiry
https://news.yahoo.com/ap-source-doj-review-russia-011127153.html

GEOPOLITICS
Chaos Map shows where deaths caused by unrest over shortages of food, water or fuel has happened across the world since 2005 as authors say future will only be more violent
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7609213/Chaos-Map-shows-deaths-caused-unrest-shortages-food-water-fuel.html

POLITICS
How the Democrats Will Keep Texas Red
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-the-democrats-will-keep-texas-red-11571872390?emailToken=2ef38c918258c25b997de3a81aeeb7d4cddlLdwpfA1EWToVyKi6HoRCa4uyWcN0TOsZM+jSa7ck4b6UDIwcjZuNWFohflIXZzm1MyTNl4IE3Yvsuw51L+iYzWjjcQmroFhTxp6xOYs%3D&reflink=article_email_share

"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)

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