PLATT - CURATED News

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)