PLATT - CURATED News 2019(b) (EOY)

GENERAL INTEREST
Prince Andrew sends Christmas card with photo of dog’s butt
https://nypost.com/2019/12/24/prince-andrew-sends-christmas-card-with-photo-of-dogs-butt/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

Montana dog Zeus travels more than 2,000 miles home after being stolen
https://nypost.com/2019/12/25/montana-dog-zeus-travels-more-than-2000-miles-home-after-being-stolen/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

HISTORY
@realNapoleonBonaparte
https://www.prageru.com/video/realnapoleonbonaparte/

HUMOR
Rogue Report
http://jewishworldreview.com/1219/hamilton122519.php3

BUSINESS
Vanillanomics (Long read - very interesting.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2019-economics-of-vanilla-markets-madagascar/

FINANCIAL
National debt disappears as 2020 campaign issue – but it keeps growing
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/national-debt-disappears-as-2020-campaign-issue

CLIMATE CHANGE
Were the predictions we made about climate change 20 years ago accurate? Here's a look
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/12/24/climate-change-predictions-2020-carbon-dioxide-weather-disasters/2622212001/

AGRICULTURE
The Indoor Farmer Who Wants to Remake Appalachia’s Agriculture
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-indoor-farmer-who-wants-to-remake-appalachias-agriculture-11565874001?emailToken=21456c77449d2eac4a7c6974c811264d4F8hJceUAazvIiBDE1mTymXFJ9Jq7zHvOV+59KWfTusZLJPA4kx1To3gel/1qtxQkKnR0PWnIzu5dHCPx8P9rsuF/b0AYkWVn/jhO2QjtcshG/syv6aOoh5eILpfp55/&reflink=article_email_share

TECHNOLOGY
The Car Engine of Tomorrow: Cleaner, Lighter, With One Moving Part
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-car-engine-of-tomorrow-cleaner-lighter-with-one-moving-part-11561039041?emailToken=932717f802481b4e94b5fd5c42f3210c/+xLun0FkSHdxzs0on3O4LQPtL52dTPqZ7C0Le/BkUS2nb9+FpgIRSkgpDOOhkXKU/Veikv+quaBQOaiiOrNrppMXywJ/497Qx+bIh3nu4EXPjRkEzsjPh2CJqdB93yx&reflink=article_email_share

New engine tech that could get us to Mars faster
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-48912458

CYBER SECURITY
7 ways you’re exposing yourself to dangerous malware
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/7-ways-youre-exposing-yourself-to-dangerous-malware

NATIONAL SECURITY
US spy planes fly near North Korea after ‘Christmas gift’ missile threat
https://nypost.com/2019/12/25/us-spy-planes-fly-over-north-korea-after-christmas-gift-missile-threat/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

FOREIGN POLICY
Congress looks to Mediterranean allies to counter Turkey, Russia
https://thehill.com/policy/international/475827-congress-looks-to-mediterranean-allies-to-counter-turkey-russia

Henry Kissinger told White House he talked to Xi about Trump, Kudlow says
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/18/henry-kissinger-told-white-house-he-talked-to-xi-about-trump-kudlow-says.html

IMPEACHMENT
Justice for all in impeachment impasse is in chief justice's hands
https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/475790-justice-for-all-in-impeachment-impasse-is-in-chief-justice-roberts-hands

The Constitution tells us impeachment is valid even though the Speaker has not transmitted it
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/475787-the-constitution-tells-us-impeachment-is-valid-even-though-the-speaker

"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)

Christmas Is the Boy in the Window
https://www.wsj.com/articles/christmas-is-the-boy-in-the-window-11577144669?emailToken=0119d53a7152bc6a3bb0577a60ada3a2DzstOZcAUla1wyT2TVynF1Ipbc1RTU+Wdxc/cWWQ6RFnjY5A96Udn/e1IdxyMQKmTgxv0D30ohzdAZTaA22e2g%3D%3D&reflink=article_email_share

GENERAL INTEREST
NonPoliticalNews (NoPo)
https://us14.campaign-archive.com/?e=5256653b0b&u=695cd01d0ec29d2b01fcb6e83&id=55b2903367

When his mail truck caught fire, a postal officer's quick action saved Christmas for many families
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/good-news/when-his-mail-truck-caught-fire-a-postal-officers-quick-action-saved-christmas-for-many-families/ar-BBYj3mv?ocid=spartandhp

Horsewoman rides 4,500km from Snowy River to Margaret River for 'peace and quiet'
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2019-12-23/horsewoman-rides-from-snowy-river-to-margaret-river/11793350

The fallibility of memory -- 12/24/19
https://mailchi.mp/94de8364d99a/the-fallibility-of-memory-122419?e=a218d00c99

Former copy editor, 96, ends his battle to put the apostrophe in its correct place, saying 'ignorance and laziness' have won
http://jewishworldreview.com/1219/apostrophe_battle.php3

HEALTH
The Ganges Brims With Dangerous Bacteria
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/23/health/ganges-drug-resistant-bacteria.html?auth=login-email&emc=edit_NN_p_20191224&instance_id=14781&login=email&nl=morning-briefing&regi_id=58935408ion%3DwhatElse&section=whatElse%3Fcampaign_id%3D9&segment_id=19848&te=1&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab

HEALTH CARE
Kate Miner’s Tragic Journey Through the U.S. Indian Health Service (Along with the VA, this is a good example of what to expect from a government run single-payer health care system - "Medicare For All".)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/kate-miners-tragic-journey-through-the-u-s-indian-health-service-11577115633?emailToken=2d5f1153c5bfeb2680dadec258fae454DG8E+/qx3+uVRc8hodoUaFoQtbDpoKe8axMYDqViL88IRnQs/BIMXLdRLzckHUyzZvSMWrHRZQyI8sJf+nivqMKzW4+XB1brCLWAvwO8yHTWoTPBeVzxppVSvaA62fzz&reflink=article_email_share

CULTURE
The Town That Wouldn't Be Passed by
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1219/zito122419.php3

HISTORY
Christmas was banned in Scotland -- 12/6/19
https://mailchi.mp/aa9f5a17e7a4/christmas-was-banned-in-scotland-12619?e=a218d00c99

HUMOR
The influencers
http://jewishworldreview.com/1219/mullen122419.php3

Rogue Report
http://jewishworldreview.com/1219/hamilton122419.php3

ENVIRONMENT
95 Environmental Rules Being Rolled Back Under Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/climate/trump-environment-rollbacks.html?te=1&nl=evening-briefing&emc=edit_ne_20191224?campaign_id=57&instance_id=14788&segment_id=19862&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab&regi_id=5893540820191224

TECHNOLOGY
Russia 'successfully tests' its unplugged internet
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50902496

DEFENSE
New Russian fighter jet crashes during test, pilot ejects safely
https://www.foxnews.com/world/russian-fighter-jet-crashes-test-pilot-survives

MILITARY
We salute the Marine private who hacked James Mattis' email to impress a date
https://taskandpurpose.com/james-mattis-marine-email-date

IMPEACHMENT
These Are Schumer's Latest Impeachment Demands
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/12/23/schumer-sends-letter-to-colleagues-demanding-documents-relating-to-ukraine-n2558465?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=12/24/2019&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

House Democrats Are Contemplating Adding New Articles of Impeachment
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/12/23/house-democrats-are-contemplating-adding-new-articles-of-impeachment-n2558474?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=12/24/2019&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

There's no requirement — or need — for an actual trial in the Senate
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/475755-theres-no-requirement-or-need-for-an-actual-trial-in-the-senate

"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)

GENERAL INTEREST
NonPoliticalNews (NoPo)
https://us14.campaign-archive.com/?e=5256653b0b&u=695cd01d0ec29d2b01fcb6e83&id=a3db6d078f

Quiz: Can You Identify These Politicians, Athletes and Celebrities? Most Americans Can’t. (31/52)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/23/upshot/recognizability-quiz.html?te=1&nl=morning-briefing&emc=edit_NN_p_20191223&section=whatElse?campaign_id=9&instance_id=14760&segment_id=19829&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab&regi_id=58935408ion=whatElse

Passengers behaving badly: 10 of the craziest things that happened on airplanes in 2019
https://www.foxnews.com/travel/passenger-behavior-craziest-incidents-airplanes-2019

HEALTH
Caffeine may offset some health risks of diets high in fat, sugar
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/12/191220074245.htm

HEALTH CARE
The health insurance system would collapse if everyone picked the RIGHT plan
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1219/health_insurance_collapse.php3

PARENTING
All this emphasis on self-esteem is setting our kids up for a fall
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1219/self_esteem_pendulum.php3

CULTURE
Conservatives Must Get on Pop Culture Battlefield
https://patriotpost.us/articles/67547?mailing_id=4772&utm_medium=email&utm_source=pp.email.4772&utm_campaign=snapshot&utm_content=body

HUMOR
Rogue Report
http://jewishworldreview.com/1219/hamilton122319.php3

Excitement or extortion? A guide to gifting
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1219/barreca122319.php3

HISTORY
Beaver trapping -- 12/23/19
https://mailchi.mp/5098322b1a5e/beaver-trapping-122319?e=a218d00c99

BUSINESS
Online Shoppers Learn Their Own Tricks for Outwitting Sellers
https://www.wsj.com/articles/online-shoppers-learn-their-own-tricks-for-outwitting-sellers-11577102401?emailToken=4867cfb8af44fdf29376cad2facc1e11JCKMzVqg4unirG54HqhouK4qqznW3HTyt0YfgZzDzV+RGM0RyOckx6AJndpJn/OM0huDw65YrI+nYgkP+JIFwBDATUmuM4DHZLjJ3716CNodKdyOIneYg3h8/Oy6qLai&reflink=article_email_share

‘Amazon’s Choice’ Isn’t the Endorsement It Appears
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazons-choice-isnt-the-endorsement-it-appears-11577035151?emailToken=31f3c66ba19deeda2183b0f277a4bf59EODKZTMzQ+3qPOd8+36xhoCktigZZJyDyTItO9XDm8juDNLHmVQKFNsDdP4qEDEwPUpIe8VaKI2Xg8VzBe8QO6K/SQa8zRNprScwakwj5pM%3D&reflink=article_email_share

Reporter’s Notebook: Just because it’s wholesale doesn’t make it a good deal
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/Repoter-s-Notebook-Just-because-it-s-14920156.php?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Chron_FuelFix&utm_term=business&utm_content=briefing&stn=nf

FINANCIAL
Watch Venezuela’s Dramatic Economic Plunge Under Democratic Socialism
https://issuesinsights.com/2019/12/23/watch-venezuelas-dramatic-economic-plunge-under-democratic-socialism/

AUTOMOTIVE
An Odyssey to Recreate a Rare Jaguar E-Type From Scratch
https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-odyssey-to-recreate-a-rare-jaguar-e-type-from-scratch-11577110319?emailToken=4cecf1097920322a72d5a6f0edbb6efeZyL92Luh6f/CWW7qSs+subkLjVzVZh2uMdOcAJ9YKq2/uf+04oRyRZ1s0bbF2gHUHlHgTuHYZl3ihj/NOZ3oEuKWv2bCsP+cC8lRJAhGODxUbo/niDsFfwZ3NU8lYUU6&reflink=article_email_share

36 Corvettes, Hidden For Years in a Garage, Will Be Given Away
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/23/business/peter-max-corvettes-contest.html?auth=login-email&login=email

Midwest Winter Driving School
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=DYPmApA1CVs&feature=emb_logo

ENVIRONMENT
History’s Largest Mining Operation Is About to Begin
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/01/20000-feet-under-the-sea/603040/

Fighting a goose invasion with guns, knives and forks
https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-50816678

World 'faces 80% calorie increase by end of century'
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-50856049

ARCHAEOLOGY
Bones found in monastery atop 'all-male' mountain may belong to a woman
https://www.foxnews.com/science/bones-found-in-monastery-atop-all-male-mountain-may-belong-to-a-woman

GEOLOGY
Humbling hills
https://www.spectator.co.uk/2019/12/humbling-hills/

CYBER SECURITY
It Seemed Like a Popular Chat App. It’s Secretly a Spy Tool.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/22/us/politics/totok-app-uae.html?auth=login-email&emc=edit_NN_p_20191223&instance_id=14760&login=email&nl=morning-briefing&regi_id=58935408ion%3DwhatElse&section=whatElse%3Fcampaign_id%3D9&segment_id=19829&te=1&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab

NATIONAL SECURITY
Pentagon warns military members DNA kits pose ‘personal and operational risks’
https://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-warns-military-members-dna-kits-pose-personal-and-operational-risks-173304318.html

State Dept opens massive new training center, complete with fake town, burning simulator
https://www.foxnews.com/us/state-dept-opens-massive-new-training-center-complete-with-fake-town-burning-simulator

US needs Space Force – first mission is addressing these seven threats
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/rebecca-grant-us-needs-space-force-it-can-start-by-addressing-these-seven-threats

LAW AND ORDER
Suspicious Market Movements Wane After U.K. Bans Early Peeks at Data
https://www.wsj.com/articles/suspicious-market-movements-wane-after-u-k-bans-early-peeks-at-data-11577096078?emailToken=6d0c457782b39d14f1606190e8954edeXSyTLUQFrjtqYK8xS9aey0jaU6UG8Ty2ARCPRx08wyVc/Sb5hYu838GRHfZRAj5KofB4kqiMXB+fUq77Szy1QXI/+89z4gHmPgyBnXVQdHcmJ5d9y2Mb2lAv9Jp15ZSF&reflink=article_email_share

TERRORISM
Isis in Iraq: Militants 'getting stronger again'
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-50850325

SOCIAL MEDIA
Twitter, Facebook take down global network of fake accounts pushing pro-Trump messages
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/twitter-facebook-take-down-global-network-of-fake-accounts-pushing-pro-trump-messages-2019-12-22

Twitter removes thousands of Saudi 'state-backed' accounts
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-50872118

NKOR
Construction of structure at North Korea site, satellite images show, amid fears of 'Christmas present' missile
https://www.foxnews.com/world/construction-of-structure-at-north-korea-site-satellite-images-show-amid-fears-of-christmas-present-missile

IMPEACHMENT
McConnell doesn't rule out witnesses in standoff over Trump impeachment trial
https://news.yahoo.com/mcconnell-schumer-pelosi-trump-impeachment-trial-witnesses-154126305.html

The Memo: Impeachment's scars cut deep with Trump, say those who know him
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/475578-the-memo-impeachments-scars-cut-deep-with-trump-say-those-who-know

POLITICS
Obama talks up Warren behind closed doors to wealthy donors
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/475576-obama-talks-up-warren-behind-closed-doors-to-wealthy-donors?userid=288549

"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)

GENERAL INTEREST
46 things a young man should know: and counting
https://www.breachbangclear.com/46-things-a-young-man-should-know-and-counting/

One Moment in Time: The Winter Solstice Seen from Newgrange
https://mail.yahoo.com/d/folders/1/messages/AAyJevpJN7FpXf6CrgeFyOjbLNI?.intl=us&.lang=en-US&.partner=none&.src=news&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9sb2dpbi55YWhvby5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIJVfzRhHXyp6uriniCayTjWgBbskiKNIfkuzSUvPboXcU6yAogYT82DOQCThSq3keLsB0mO3heLWIuf8D9bfj2Z2r2tgtSea2za0iYdjLQPLeXjW17vHm69jTjKhiQvZAz_tr5RmroIGvDGWVVfUs6ynRoGgBmH919W9MdJK5FV

California Preening
https://www.city-journal.org/california-high-tech-feudalism

MIND BOGGLING
Waging social-justice war on the taxpayers’ dime
https://nypost.com/2019/12/18/waging-social-justice-war-on-the-taxpayers-dime/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

Why J. K. Rowling Took a Stand
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/12/transgender-politics-why-j-k-rowling-took-a-stand/

FINANCIAL
AOC is right to stand up to Democratic establishment on SALT
https://nypost.com/2019/12/20/aoc-is-right-to-stand-up-to-democratic-establishment-on-salt/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

"The Fed Was Suddenly Facing Multiple LTCMs": BIS Offers A Stunning Explanation Of What Really Happened On Repocalypse Day
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/fed-was-suddenly-facing-multiple-ltcms-bis-offers-stunning-explanation-what-really-happened?utm_campaign=&utm_content=ZeroHedge%3A+The+Durden+Dispatch&utm_medium=email&utm_source=zh_newsletter

BUSINESS
Tech, unions, and dairy among the biggest winners with USMCA
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/economy/tech-unions-and-dairy-among-the-biggest-winners-with-usmca?utm_source=breaking_push&utm_medium=app&utm_campaign=push_notifications&utm_source=WEX_News%20Brief_12/21/2019&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_News%20Brief&rid=5044

New Portland Coffee Shop Will Only Hire You If You Fail A Drug Test
https://babylonbee.com/news/this-hip-portland-coffee-shop-will-only-hire-you-if-you-fail-a-drug-test

SPORTS
The Leadership Case for Saving High-School Football
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-risks-of-turning-our-backs-on-football-11576904411?emailToken=2bdc05083384cd06aaee24ba971827ec0JLBjar5nq/gasXnxf0gjN1SjkVcpnGuXGplBBYLrMd4vzaErFwAvFIVbCHoxTKsLHrPnPF4bhsSSF2wDoyCUAZ5lZDTahuqajAs2P3tCU4%3D&reflink=article_email_share

FOREIGN POLICY
North Korea warns US will “pay dearly” for criticizing its human rights violations
https://nypost.com/2019/12/21/north-korea-warns-us-will-pay-dearly-for-criticizing-its-human-rights-violations/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

How Trump can stop Kim Jong-un from launching a ‘Christmas gift’
https://nypost.com/2019/12/21/how-trump-can-stop-kim-jong-un-from-launching-a-christmas-gift/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

MILITARY
There are lies, damn lies, and even more damn lies about Afghanistan
https://taskandpurpose.com/afghanistan-lies

SecDef Esper to Iraq: Get it together and help halt future attacks on bases housing US forces
https://taskandpurpose.com/secdef-esper-to-iraq-get-it-together-and-help-halt-future-attacks-on-bases-housing-us-forces

PSA: Your commander can't inspect your phone to make sure you downloaded an app
https://taskandpurpose.com/soldiers-app

LAW AND ORDER
The Rise and Fall of an All-Star Crew of Jewel Thieves ( ... a fascinating story ... )
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/12/rise-and-fall-all-star-heist-crew/602977/

Police department finds furry culprit behind toy theft
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50879192

IRAN
Threats, arrests, targeted killings silence Iraqi dissidents
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-dissent-crackdown-insight-idUSKBN1Y326O

RUSSIA
Russian Aircraft Carrier Will Not Get Salvaged and Repaired
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2019/12/russian-aircraft-carrier-will-not-get-salvaged-and-repaired.html

IMPEACHMENT
Susan Collins set to play pivotal role in impeachment drama
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/475579-susan-collins-set-to-play-pivotal-role-in-impeachment-drama

POLITICS
A $900 Bottle of Hypocrisy
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-900-bottle-of-hypocrisy-11576886902?emailToken=a418bd38387f8d84ee3117b2a1cb16b1QE1+pGSMed7xbuJvfRjEOx5PlGsCtffX+/nlJw49XPuh//5+s0+GvmdtV3E/8xAYPdFfDKnrPu75nLzu2D0/2w%3D%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)

GENERAL INTEREST
Flash Mob: The United States Air Force Band at the National Air and Space Museum
https://www.dvidshub.net/video/311061/flash-mob-united-states-air-force-band-national-air-and-space-museum

Virginia biochemist is crowned Miss America after performing onstage science experiment (Go Hokies !!)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/miss-america-2020-virginia-biochemist-camille-schrier-crowned-the-new-miss-america-onstage-science-experiment/?ftag=CNM-00-10aac3a

News Quiz: Donald Trump, France, F.B.I. (9 out of 11)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/20/briefing/donald-trump-france-fbi-news-quiz.html?te=1&nl=morning-briefing&emc=edit_NN_p_20191220&section=whatElse?campaign_id=9&instance_id=14709&segment_id=19767&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab&regi_id=58935408ion=whatElse

2019 Quiz of the Year part one: January to March (6/13)
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-50715920

How the Naked Cowboy survives a freezing day in Times Square
https://nypost.com/2019/12/19/how-the-naked-cowboy-survives-a-freezing-day-in-times-square/

HEALTH
How do you stop taking recalled medication if you don't know it's been recalled?
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2019-voluntary-drug-recalls-zantac/

Vaping Patients May Be Prone to Relapse, C.D.C. Warns
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/20/health/vaping-lung-illnesses-cdc.html?&te=1&nl=evening-briefing&emc=edit_ne_20191220?campaign_id=57&instance_id=14739&segment_id=19797&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab&regi_id=58935408_ne_20191220

HUMOR
The  Far Side
https://www.thefarside.com/

LITERATURE
Raymond Chandler and the city of Los Angeles -- 12/20/19
https://mailchi.mp/delanceyplace.com/112219-1148129?e=a218d00c99

ENVIRONMENT
Recycling Rethink: What to Do With Trash Now That China Won’t Take It
https://www.wsj.com/articles/recycling-rethink-what-to-do-with-trash-now-china-wont-take-it-11576776536?emailToken=230bea0e6d1109d0c08ae32cb7246dadlaqiZOKo03JwGzTVbOltmhpXWcEYMm9tWkFtYM1oVzSzS3QJxzOMFk3mWwI92hpGJBVEUWQyFIGh01m784G7iBGxQ9IGs3mOOeuGzB9egA9GkELrwe0TLMk9hkZur4/2&reflink=article_email_share

Joe Biden Admits What He's Willing to Sacrifice for a Greener Economy
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/juliorosas/2019/12/20/joe-biden-yes-i-would-sacrifice-growth-and-blue-collar-jobs-for-a-greener-economy-n2558349?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad=&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

SPACE
Boeing’s First Test Flight of Unscrewed Space Capsule Stuck In Wrong Orbit
https://www.wsj.com/articles/boeing-sends-starliner-capsule-into-orbit-on-initial-demonstration-flight-11576843626?emailToken=ca4b77371389c0d080c63bfb9333a890L7C0qBqwCoR1jUmAZ34JFkcqD3hiG8P24WaiNSGhuepzjMSXI8DN/uvdEU6Lj/6y5+fNQLrnPi4Z5IbA3goD3Gg/XmWAekasEfi9GxFoenSEm6BjXrc4RlPYrLP5e9rFosSArj2cfaxQ4BX9T2gqCQ%3D%3D&reflink=article_email_share

TECHNOLOGY
Alone And Angry: What The Digital Revolution Really Did To Us
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/josephbernstein/in-the-2010s-decade-we-became-alienated-by-technologyd,

CYBER SECURITY
Over 267M Facebook users had names, phone numbers leaked on dark web
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/over-267m-facebook-users-had-names-phone-numbers-leaked-on-dark-web

DEFENSE
Look Out America: Russia's Hypersonic Avangard Nuclear Missile Is Going Live
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/look-out-america-russias-hypersonic-avangard-nuclear-missile-going-live-106771

MILITARY
Collision Course
https://features.propublica.org/navy-uss-mccain-crash/navy-installed-touch-screen-steering-ten-sailors-paid-with-their-lives/

Navy, Army probes find no racism intent in hand gestures
https://news.yahoo.com/navy-probe-finds-no-racism-183719908.html

BIG BROTHER
Amazon tracked conference attendees' locations with beacons hidden in badges, report says
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/amazon-tracking-location-conference-attendees

Hidden cameras: Are you being watched?
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/hidden-cameras-are-you-being-watched

IMPEACHMENT
Liberal Lawyer: SCOTUS Just ‘Ripped the Rug’ From Under the Democrats’ Trump Impeachment Push
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/12/20/liberal-lawyer-scotus-just-ripped-the-rug-from-under-the-democrats-trump-impeachment-push-n2558364?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad=&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

POLITICS
Crazy Won’t Beat Trump
https://www.wsj.com/articles/crazy-wont-beat-trump-11576799917?emailToken=9ed42511e5d057414ba523f89efe40d9JlgdDTIqXj3uOh6zs249cDwLkcjiRhSciOxUVAKmfAsaa6v8cm2//Y4uyfiuCuVDP7BF3ESgMM8PKBJxgn+2zA%3D%3D&reflink=article_email_share

2020 Democratic rivals downplay Klobuchar rise after much-praised debate performance
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2020-democratic-rivals-downplay-klobuchar-rise-after-much-praised-debate-performance?utm_source=breaking_push&utm_medium=app&utm_campaign=push_notifications&utm_source=WEX_News%20Brief_12/20/2019&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_News%20Brief&rid=5044

Obama’s former doctor says Joe Biden is ‘not a healthy guy’: report
https://nypost.com/2019/12/20/obamas-former-doctor-says-joe-biden-is-not-a-healthy-guy-report/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

"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)

GENERAL INTEREST
NonPoliticalNews (NoPo)
https://us14.campaign-archive.com/?e=5256653b0b&u=695cd01d0ec29d2b01fcb6e83&id=bb57421b0e

MENTAL HEALTH
Fear and anxiety -- 12/19/19
https://mailchi.mp/b3a5e5ae3ad4/fear-and-anxiety-121919?e=a218d00c99

HUMOR
Rogue Report
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1219/hamilton121919.php3

TRAVEL
Staying in a hotel room? You might want to avoid sitting in the upholstered chairs (interesting comments)
https://www.foxnews.com/travel/staying-at-a-hotel-heres-why-you-might-want-to-avoid-sitting-in-the-rooms-upholstered-chairs

FINANCIAL
Joe Biden’s ‘Modest’ Tax Proposal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-bidens-modest-tax-proposal-11576715051?emailToken=4fa0545ec2f451b2779b3de5b2af0e6dWBqxYpIaVqtCE1mcTZ5L3cqMt7qjiI/CuWHRl0pOi38eWOqqE/FG02IqnPq4maRzbBLaHsvc1TwIskKaNbPmzQ%3D%3D&reflink=article_email_share

Repo Men (A short FYI primer on the “”Repo”” or Repurchase Obligations traders of the world who, depending on who/what/when you read are either saving/wrecking/cataclysmally destroying the world economy)
https://thezman.com/wordpress/?p=19311

BUSINESS
The Highest-Paid YouTube Stars of 2019: The Kids Are Killing It
https://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2019/12/18/the-highest-paid-youtube-stars-of-2019-the-kids-are-killing-it/#1457124f38cd

I’ll Vote Against This Anti-trade Agreement
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ill-vote-against-this-antitrade-agreement-11576713946?emailToken=c83ccc7c24b63ffdac80aa7cdd9835052PlS45tUBg6wRqglSV7I87LoT4fIbtvFJG8LtUSxIZGL/7dvfiVPOeipxXoHhbHesdktjEePV1R9dMPuqBUA6JNiy8euLiYA981gDfteQbY%3D&reflink=article_email_share

US government lists fictional nation Wakanda as trade partner
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50849559

ENVIRONMENT
$5 Billion Plan Could Create Zero Carbon Shipping Industry
https://www.ecowatch.com/shipping-industry-zero-carbon-2641640254.html

NATURE
NatGeo ANIMALS: Our best (and most popular) stories of the year
https://mail.yahoo.com/d/folders/1/messages/ALNNoHteZi4RXfv2NgucqK1UHqo?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9tYWlsLnlhaG9vLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAvZ5ZjjIBh6SEEUHfUWvSEbXSVKJHygzLWvM4ALg2I_3BKDPd9RuCijVpQKiKAzAaLPgXuo-oLlDOojj-YWEgMwNVtxpvs_EFYrmGVs4qo8q62KpHBvtQMabpMCoklUl5ymEf6WSvfpCY0U_RemabSkNuijl89Gs7daSHOCAq5N

PALEONTOLOGY
DNA from Stone Age woman obtained 6,000 years on
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-50809586

CYBER SECURITY
One nation, tracked
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/19/opinion/location-tracking-cell-phone.html?te=1&nl=evening-briefing&emc=edit_ne_20191219?campaign_id=57&instance_id=14696&segment_id=19758&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab&regi_id=5893540820191219

Freaked Out? 3 Steps to Protect Your Phone
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/19/opinion/location-tracking-privacy-tips.html?te=1&nl=evening-briefing&emc=edit_ne_20191219?campaign_id=57&instance_id=14696&segment_id=19758&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab&regi_id=5893540820191219

In a first, appeals court raises privacy questions over government searches for Americans' emails
http://jewishworldreview.com/1219/government_searching_emails.php3

LAW AND ORDER
Teen crook hacked into 75 phones and stole $1M in cryptocurrency: authorities
https://nypost.com/2019/12/18/teen-crook-hacked-into-75-phones-and-stole-1m-in-cryptocurrency-authorities/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

IRAN
Iran nuclear experts testing new advanced centrifuges for uranium enrichment, Rouhani says
https://www.foxnews.com/world/iran-nuclear-testing-uranium-enrichment-president-hassan-rouhani

POTUS
How Trump Can Rise Above Impeachment
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-trump-can-rise-above-impeachment-11576713984?emailToken=1b5f91fb135b8126c3b7b269b73fe4a1NoGuogVxZQzN4Fv687KpemgvX9pvT0FrkB1dTm8B6vkT0hz1dGqncq2NAuFVu+HQ8B3CqTWWT6YZ+1I9Agtof9yIYCb6+j4qqFtg82GHxEY%3D&reflink=article_email_share

IMPEACHMENT
Pelosi calls for fair Senate trial, does not reject withholding articles of impeachment
https://news.yahoo.com/pelosi-calls-for-fair-senate-trial-does-not-reject-withholding-articles-of-impeachment-040317333.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&uh_test=2_04

Schumer aims to drive wedge between Republicans on impeachment
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/475224-schumer-aims-to-drive-wedge-between-republicans-on-impeachment

Impeaching Democracy
https://thezman.com/wordpress/

Gabbard defends 'present' vote on impeachment: Voters should decide
https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/475282-gabbard-defends-present-vote-on-impeachment-voters-should-decide

Senate leaders punt impeachment trial deal until after holidays
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/475375-senate-leaders-punt-impeachment-trial-deal-until-after-holidays?userid=288549

POLITICS
After 2020, America Will Be Forever Changed
https://www.independentsentinel.com/after-2020-america-will-be-forever-changed/

Democrats fear Trump could win despite impeachment
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/475236-democrats-fear-trump-could-win-despite-impeachment

"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)