PLATT - CURATED News (hiatus begins)

 may be away for a couple of days ... should be back before the end of this week.
(............................ it is complicated --- will be awhile.... Health for John)

Rewatch the Super Bowl Ad Honoring the American Flag Featuring Johnny Cash and Cpl. Kyle Carpenter
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/juliorosas/2020/02/03/rewatch-the-super-bowl-ad-honoring-the-american-flag-featuring-cpl-kyle-carpenter-n2560582?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad=&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

GENERAL INTEREST

NonPoliticalNews (NoPo)
https://us14.campaign-archive.com/?e=5256653b0b&u=695cd01d0ec29d2b01fcb6e83&id=aedb7fb103

Keillor:  Some New York thoughts on solitude
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0220/keillor020320.php3

HEALTH
A tiny mosquito bite took away this Michigan teen's ability to talk, walk. Now, she fights.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/02/02/savanah-dehart-michigan-eee-eastern-equine-encephalitis-mosquito-virus/4639979002/

Coronavirus: Could it become pandemic?
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51358459

As Coronavirus Spreads, Thai Doctors Discover a Promising Treatment
https://www.ecowatch.com/coronavirus-treatment-thailand-doctors-2645011844.html

China sees bird flu outbreak near coronavirus epicenter: report
https://www.foxnews.com/health/china-bird-flu-outbreak-near-coronavirus-epicenter

Burnout linked to potentially lethal heart condition
https://www.foxnews.com/health/burnout-linked-potentially-lethal-heart-condition

How a medical test snowballs into too many
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0220/medical_tests.php3

ART
‘Manuel Álvarez Bravo: Specters and Parables’ Review: Where the Gorgeous and Cryptic Meet [Photographer Manuel Álvarez Bravo is best known for images of Mexican iconography, but an exhibition reveals him to be not just the chronicler of a nation, but a storyteller of mysteries.]
https://www.wsj.com/articles/manuel-alvarez-bravo-specters-and-parables-review-where-the-gorgeous-and-cryptic-meet-11580558400?emailToken=731901a8980dd222eb38204cf63c17a6570lYF6ToJYVWPHkM+sUVN3cxWQwCiYnHveKd2dqRJX3UUCAAKJVprW+EzogUK8wIhV0A+MDTieEpaPAy+j8EaSi03N7gGb9qL0nl7oJ1MWpxbZkXWhlpGSLnSlAB4/pwxvBkEpqYciQWKMECMD9XPlqppCEmIJcZsmS9bwcBrU%3D&reflink=article_email_share

EDUCATION
Go Ahead, Drop My Course [There’s nothing morally wrong with not wanting to work hard at school.]
https://www.wsj.com/articles/go-ahead-drop-my-course-11580673602?emailToken=2faee40858d43d0847d300263d33aef1Gx2Uzi/yLXtlu5S2hIJzpvvf7/lN9MBFmffbJPMd227VtN2gwFLZKIz9XJ3XD99h2M25oFnPTbcDsO2ztxONuw%3D%3D&reflink=article_email_share

HISTORY
J.P. Morgan's librarian -- 2/3/20 [' Belle Greene belonged to that meritocracy as well, although few people knew she was black."]
https://mailchi.mp/3666bbe984fb/jp-morgans-librarian-2320?e=a218d00c99

HUMOR
Rogue Report
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0220/hamilton020320.php3

FINANCIAL
The Market Will Set You Free
https://www.prageru.com/video/the-market-will-set-you-free/ 

After He Fell for a $40K Phone Scam, His Bank Offered to Help—If He Stayed Quiet [Billions of robocalls are resulting in thousands of fraudulent wire transfers. Some banks make victims sign confidentiality agreements, which may limit public awareness of how widespread the scams have become.]
https://www.wsj.com/articles/after-falling-for-a-40k-phone-scam-his-bank-offered-to-helpif-he-stayed-quiet-11580466605

NY and CA spend billions more in taxes than TX and FL — and get worse results
https://nypost.com/2020/02/01/ny-and-ca-spend-billions-more-in-taxes-than-tx-and-fl-and-get-worse-results/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

SCIENCE
Modern Tomatoes Are Very Different From Their Wild Ancestors – and We Found Missing Links in Their Evolution
https://www.ecowatch.com/tomatoes-genes-history-2644991107.html

BIG BROTHER
How we survive the surveillance apocalypse
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0120/survive_surveillance_apocalypse.php3

TERRORISM
When Iran Took Americans Hostage, Bernie Backed Iran’s Defenders
https://www.thedailybeast.com/when-iran-took-americans-hostage-bernie-backed-irans-defenders

IMMIGRATION
DHS chief Wolf accuses Pelosi of ‘grossly inaccurate’ claim about travel ban expansion
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dhs-chief-wolf-accuses-pelosi-claims-about-travel-ban-expansion

IRAN
Audio Captured Iran Plane Downing: ‘That Surely Is the Light From a Missile’ [Air traffic tapes recorded an exchange between an Iranian controller and a stunned pilot who saw a nearby plane blown up in midair.]
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/03/world/middleeast/iran-missile-plane-ukraine-tape.html?te=1&nl=evening-briefing&emc=edit_ne_20200203&campaign_id=57&instance_id=15717&segment_id=20946&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab&regi_id=5893540820200203

IMPEACHMENT
Crying Wolf on Impeachment [The whole affair was a series of major fouls. The best outcome is a speedy acquittal.]
https://www.wsj.com/articles/crying-wolf-on-impeachment-11580428689?emailToken=ce4760fd00096d8ad6da0cef0e8c362fbnpk01OWE3orEqnEBG5BBy+MomGxY2ME008o02XNDNn7x7oTN0zxBzm/g/8cjD8+HVc2DrVWa6/YvwDBBddhmA%3D%3D&reflink=article_email_share

Manchin calls for bipartisan censure of Trump
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/481260-manchin-calls-for-bipartisan-censure-of-trump?userid=288549

POLITICS
Why I'm rooting for Amy Klobuchar in Iowa
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/why-im-rooting-for-amy-klobuchar-in-iowa?utm_source=breaking_push&utm_medium=app&utm_campaign=push_notifications&utm_source=WEX_News%20Brief_02/03/2020&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_News%20Brief&rid=5044

The Memo: What each candidate needs in Iowa
https://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/481097-the-memo-what-each-candidate-needs-in-iowa

"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
Epic mountains, a polar bear meeting a wolf and a smoking race car: The incredible winners of the 2019 Travel Photographer of the Year contest
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-7915363/The-incredible-winners-2019-Travel-Photographer-Year-contest.html

Restoring a one-off Airstream, gold-flake bathtub and all
https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2019/10/07/restoring-a-one-off-airstream-gold-flake-bathtub-and-all/

Inside Skinwalker Ranch, a Paranormal Hotbed of UFO Research
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/m7qb54/inside-skinwalker-ranch-a-paranormal-hotbed-of-ufo-research

CORONAVIRUS
Tests for suspected coronavirus patients in the US don't always work, the head of the CDC said
https://www.businessinsider.com/tests-for-coronavirus-us-might-not-actually-work-cdc-says-2020-1?utm_source=yahoo.com&utm_medium=referral

Thanks to Congress, America Is Prepared for the Coronavirus [Lawmakers created a reserve fund, now $100 million, for public-health emergencies like this one.]
https://www.wsj.com/articles/thanks-to-congress-america-is-prepared-for-the-coronavirus-11580514004?emailToken=b7d404b7513527010cd90f9da1d39b33vi+CzvXlKcCZGME7J5X071vNJKe2qubPLAmXRNgz/0RWd74bQin+/+hs1LU/yrAWlM1c9MUwIzc3ck+QQvFS3RCWycF4TivcECj2H+aA7G9fnOMudVqbQGsYluqtjm4t&reflink=article_email_share

NEUROSCIENCE
‘Physical Intelligence’ Review: Mind-Body Know-How [Crawling, walking, grabbing, poking, climbing: Our physical capabilities hinge on our bodies anticipating what we’re going to do before we do it. (That’s why you can’t tickle yourself.)]
https://www.wsj.com/articles/physical-intelligence-review-mind-body-know-how-11580487638?emailToken=5d562a817e70109d91b73e5bca68985cY6a9kxTwr/2CrXPY2K0DnQ9U29e36f4yiHPW4hAMIvKRjbH/A6fNH7G4ZZ6BvIh3SuGr0hQ3Ju+fTd75AGvoE3o0gLX2zeM/1e2RrtB+9so%3D&reflink=article_email_share

SPORTS
When Truth Is Simply Too Controversial
https://townhall.com/columnists/jamesgottry/2020/02/02/when-truth-is-simply-too-controversial-n2560454?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=02/02/2020&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

On Roofs or in Basements, a New Way to Ice Skate
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/01/business/glice-fake-ice-skating-.html?te=1&nl=morning-briefing&emc=edit_nn_20200202&campaign_id=9&instance_id=15678&segment_id=20917&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab&regi_id=5893540820200202

TECHNOLOGY
Additive manufacturing: the beautiful disruptor
https://www.worldoil.com//sponsored-content/baker-hughes/2019/11/additive-manufacturing-the-beautiful-disruptor

iPod inventor, Nest founder Tony Fadell backs first battery startup
https://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/iPod-Inventor-and-Nest-Founder-Tony-Fadell-Backs-15010616.php?cmpid=ffpower

Best TVs, riskware, deepfake videos and more: Tech Q&A
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/best-tvs-riskware-deepfake-videos-and-more-tech-qa

FOREIGN POLICY
Pompeo, in Kazakhstan, warns of China’s growing reach
https://apnews.com/115014eb6e331ccf96c87f31ade0fccc

Swiss humanitarian channel to Iran launches with medical shipments
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51314171

NATIONAL SECURITY
Raytheon engineer arrested for taking US missile defense secrets to China
https://qz.com/1795127/raytheon-engineer-arrested-for-taking-us-missile-defense-secrets-to-china/?utm_source=YPL&yptr=yahoo

BIG BROTHER
Drones scold Chinese residents without masks as coronavirus spreads
https://nypost.com/2020/02/01/drones-scold-chinese-residents-without-masks-as-coronavirus-spreads/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

IMMIGRATION
Buttigieg Believes He Has Diagnosed America's Illegal Immigration Problem
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2020/02/01/watch-buttigieg-believes-he-has-diagnosed-americas-illegal-immigration-problem-n2560549?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad=&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

IMPEACHMENT
This whole pathetic impeachment effort was worse than a waste of time
https://nypost.com/2020/01/31/this-whole-pathetic-impeachment-effort-was-worse-than-a-waste-of-time/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

POLITICS
New South Carolina poll is a disaster for Joe Biden
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/new-south-carolina-poll-is-a-disaster-for-joe-biden?utm_source=WEX_News%20Brief_02/02/2020&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_News%20Brief&rid=5044

Iowa's anger over Trump's ethanol policy gives Democrats opening
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-iowa-biofuels/iowas-anger-over-trumps-ethanol-policy-gives-democrats-opening-idUSKBN1ZW05Q

Slowing economy complicates campaign messaging for Trump
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/480963-slowing-economy-complicates-campaign-messaging-for-trump

The Memo: Trump threatens to overshadow Democrats in Iowa
https://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/481108-the-memo-trump-threatens-to-overshadow-democrats-in-iowa?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
Victor Davis Hanson: Woke elites love to point fingers. Always consider the source of their outrage
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/victor-davis-hanson-woke-elites-love-to-point-fingers-always-consider-the-source-of-their-outrage

I Was a Mail Carrier for 20+ Years—Here’s What I Know About You
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/voices/i-was-a-mail-carrier-for-20plus-years—heres-what-i-know-about-you/ar-BBZgjTH?ocid=spartandhp

HEALTH CARE
Rural Residents Stand to Lose the Most from 'Medicare for All'
https://townhall.com/columnists/rossmarchand/2020/02/01/rural-residents-stand-to-lose-the-most-from-medicare-for-all-n2560468?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=02/01/2020&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

Begin the Health Care Reform Discussion with H.R. 856
https://townhall.com/columnists/andrewmangione/2020/02/01/begin-the-health-care-reform-discussion-with-hr-856-n2560519?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=02/01/2020&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

HUMOR
Rogue Report
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0120/hamilton013120.php3

SPORTS
2020 Super Bowl Sunday: 54 things to know about Super Bowl LIV, including fun facts for Chiefs vs. 49ers
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2020-super-bowl-sunday-54-things-to-know-about-super-bowl-liv-including-fun-facts-for-chiefs-vs-49ers/?ftag=SPM-16-10abi8d

HOMELESSNESS
New Homelessness Czar Takes Aim at Longstanding Policy
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/new-homelessness-czar-takes-aim-at-longstanding-policy/ar-BBZy9PH?ocid=spartandhp

Seattle and the State Supreme Court Wage War on Property Rights [Landlords are forced to rent to the first person who walks in—even if he has a criminal record.]
https://www.wsj.com/articles/seattle-and-the-state-supreme-court-wage-war-on-property-rights-11580514036?emailToken=e2ad228f5e6ccd014be5b2e74fc761a9kCbkBKh/srj1qeWPNzgWE70NyCPJFUI5+ErZcxxaG/e+ml30c7qI+rr6+4KNWenWWnxRLl/3I0+5P7mSCMN/q9Eea7DRmD2nFd6kQqCZ8nQtV03M1reNHog6eiiM3v94&reflink=article_email_share

MEDIA
Final installment of gold-standard Iowa Poll pulled after legitimacy complaint
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/final-installment-of-gold-standard-iowa-poll-pulled-after-legitimacy-complaint?utm_source=breaking_push&utm_medium=app&utm_campaign=push_notifications&utm_source=WEX_News%20Brief_02/01/2020&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_News%20Brief&rid=5044

IMPEACHMENT




Why Adam Schiff doesn’t want anyone talking to the whistleblower
https://nypost.com/2019/12/30/why-adam-schiff-doesnt-want-anyone-talking-to-the-whistleblower/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

POLITICS
Democrats come out swinging against new debate criteria
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/480943-sanders-campaign-hits-dnc-over-new-debate-criteria-the-definition-of-a?rnd=1580527968

‘Like he’s not even in the race’: Low Biden enthusiasm sets stage for Sanders surge
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/like-hes-not-even-in-the-race-low-biden-enthusiasm-sets-stage-for-sanders-surge?utm_source=breaking_push&utm_medium=app&utm_campaign=push_notifications&utm_source=WEX_News%20Brief_02/01/2020&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_News%20Brief&rid=5044

The quixotic run of anti-Trump Republican Joe Walsh [On one night, Walsh was with Republicans who agreed with him on most issues except his opposition to Trump. On the next night, he was with Democrats who disagreed with him on most issues except his opposition to Trump.]
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/the-quixotic-run-of-anti-trump-republican-joe-walsh?utm_source=breaking_push&utm_medium=app&utm_campaign=push_notifications&utm_source=WEX_News%20Brief_02/01/2020&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_News%20Brief&rid=5044

"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=0f8eb4e6df

Groundhog Day star Punxsutawney Phil should retire and be replaced by a robot, PETA says
https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/groundhog-day-star-punxsutawney-phil-may-retire-and-be-replaced-with-a-robot-after-peta-campaign

Polar bear in Greenland seen ???waving,??? photographs reveal
https://www.foxnews.com/science/polar-bear-greenland-waving-photographs-reveal

the crystal palace -- 1/30/20
https://mailchi.mp/c0b3d9be6e8f/the-crystal-palace-13020?e=a218d00c99

We Spent All Day Arguing About This Triangle Brain Teaser. Can You Solve It?
https://news.yahoo.com/spent-day-arguing-triangle-brain-224100687.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&uh_test=2_04

CORONAVIRUS
UN agency declares global emergency over virus from China
https://news.yahoo.com/china-virus-death-toll-rises-010248468.html

CDC records coronavirus case that spread within US
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/480703-cdc-records-coronavirus-case-that-spread-within-us

Coronavirus can spread on contaminated surfaces, experts warn
https://nypost.com/2020/01/30/coronavirus-can-spread-on-contaminated-surfaces-experts-warn/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

Coronavirus Misinformation Is Spreading All Over Social Media
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-29/coronavirus-misinformation-is-incubating-all-over-social-media?utm_campaign=news&utm_medium=bd&utm_source=applenews

HEALTH CARE
Trump administration to allow Medicaid block grants
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/480650-trump-administration-to-allow-medicaid-block-grants

HUMOR
Rogue Report
http://jewishworldreview.com/0120/hamilton013020.php3

EDUCATION
Conservative Cities Better for Minority Students' Education [The educational gap between white and minority students is highest in progressive cities.]
https://patriotpost.us/articles/68227?mailing_id=4832&utm_medium=email&utm_source=pp.email.4832&utm_campaign=snapshot&utm_content=body

FINANCIAL
CBO report shows Washington in denial over entitlements
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/cbo-report-shows-washington-in-denial-over-entitlements?utm_source=breaking_push&utm_medium=app&utm_campaign=push_notifications&utm_source=WEX_News%20Brief_01/30/2020&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_News%20Brief&rid=5044

ENVIRONMENT
Rewilding the Arctic Could Slow the Climate Crisis
https://www.ecowatch.com/arctic-wildlife-climate-crisis-2644966448.html

Scientists Just Found an Unexpectedly Large Source of Natural Greenhouse Gases
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-just-found-an-unexpectedly-large-natural-source-of-greenhouse-gases

ASTRONOMY
These Images Show the Sun???s Surface in Greater Detail Than Ever Before [A new telescope in Hawaii takes aim at our nearest star and its mysteries.]
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/29/science/daniel-inouye-solar-telescope-pictures.html?te=1&nl=morning-briefing&emc=edit_NN_p_20200130&section=whatElse&campaign_id=9&instance_id=15577&segment_id=20798&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab&regi_id=58935408ion=whatElse

CYBER SECURITY
Antivirus program [Avast] tracked users' porn habits, sold browsing data
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/popular-antivirus-program-sold-users-152410963.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&uh_test=2_04

FOREIGN POLICY
The Seeds of (unconventional) War [2020 gifted us a strike on a top Iranian official right off the bat. Here's our take on what it means for us.]
https://www.integratedskillsgroup.com/blog/the-seeds-of-war

NATIONAL SECURITY
Why We Need to Worry About China and 5G [The Chinese have taken the lead on this important technology while also building a surveillance state. What could go wrong?]
https://vitalinterests.thedispatch.com/p/why-we-need-to-worry-about-china

LAW AND ORDER
Fired Ukrainian Prosecutor Files Federal Complaint Against Biden, Charging He 'Abused His Power'
https://pjmedia.com/trending/fired-ukrainian-prosecutor-says-joe-biden-abused-his-power-files-federal-complaint-against-him/

Feds Back Off Jailing Michael Flynn After Stunning New Evidence That Gov't 'Lied' and 'Framed' Him
https://pjmedia.com/trending/feds-back-off-jailing-michael-flynn-after-stunning-new-evidence-that-govt-lied-and-framed-him/

POLITICS
Density Ideology Will Destroy America [Pay attention to zoning decisions in your cities and counties. At all levels, densification and ???inclusionary??? zoning laws are rolling across the nation. Stopping this is a prerequisite to preserving American freedom.]
https://amgreatness.com/2020/01/19/density-ideology-will-destroy-america/

"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)