http://www.srpressgazette.com/news/20170919/pace-high-senior-writes-355-page-book
Thursday, September 21, 2017
PLATT - MISC NEWS
SPECIAL
We're at the end of white Christian America. What will that mean?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/20/end-of-white-christian-america?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=244445&subid=24222148&CMP=GT_US_collection
The Black Family Is Struggling, and It’s Not Because of Slavery
http://dailysignal.com/2017/09/20/black-family-struggling-not-slavery/?utm_source=TDS_Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MorningBell&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTldSaVl6QXlZVEUwWVRoaiIsInQiOiJmSXIyUHZzaFQ1TGpSSFBlZVhZazh1OVY0RjU5XC9yNzNERHdlaFRBVWJwc05TbDVjS3lMMVpTb3Z4OXU1Y1ZBM2RNWDVjR3dNZW5uUnJPdjUzWjZYSFNTWG9NeGtTVUxmMkNKaG1KbFFnckxDSzZVakxpZWg3ZnY3R1RhZllrRzkifQ%3D%3D
GENERAL INTEREST
Pirates - yes, pirates - may be why the US doesn't use the metric system
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0917/pirates_metric.php3
Keillor: Of thee they sing with feeling
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/of-thee-they-sing-with-feeling/2017/09/19/f5973e9e-9d50-11e7-9c8d-cf053ff30921_story.html?undefined=&utm_term=.286024a67e60&wpisrc=nl_headlines&wpmm=1
This Is the Least Diverse State in US
http://www.newser.com/story/248853/this-is-the-least-diverse-state-in-us.html?utm_source=part&utm_medium=att&utm_campaign=rss_lifestyle_syn
HEALTH
Would you pay $475,000 to be cured of cancer?
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0917/cancer_cure_expensive.php3
Food Consumed At Church Functions Does Not Count Toward Daily Caloric Intake, Nutritionists Confirm
http://babylonbee.com/news/food-consumed-church-functions-not-count-toward-daily-caloric-intake-nutritionists-confirm/
Why That $3 Organic Apple Might Not Be Organic After All
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/451542/organic-food-safety-integrity-united-states-department-agriculture-report-enforcement-flaws?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202017-09-20&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives
DISASTERS
The Climate Catastrophe We’re All Ignoring
https://www.ecowatch.com/climate-catastrophe-2485745545.html?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=fb2394e5c3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-fb2394e5c3-85328381
Hurricanes are dominating the news. But forest fires are raging out West.
https://mg.mail.yahoo.com/?.src=neo&reason=bkt_myc#3624698766
Buildings Across Mexico City That Toppled in the Earthquake
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/09/19/world/americas/mexico-earthquake-map-photos.html?emc=edit_nn_20170920&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=58935408&te=1
Puerto Rico entirely without power as Hurricane Maria hammers island with force not seen in ‘modern history’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/09/20/hurricane-maria-takes-aim-at-puerto-rico-with-force-not-seen-in-modern-history/?utm_term=.5116f28cd366&wpisrc=al_alert-national&wpmk=1
Dave Barry: Even with Irma knocking at our door, we here in Miami are NOT FREAKING OUT AT ALL!
http://www.miamiherald.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/dave-barry/article171702477.html
SPORTS
Eight-year-old football players kneel during national anthem amid St. Louis protests
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/09/20/eight-year-old-football-players-kneel-during-national-anthem-amid-st-louis-protests/?utm_term=.b7b877cecece&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1
ENERGY
Hurricane Irma cut power to nearly two-thirds of Florida's electricity customers
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=32992&src=email
EDUCATION
‘Future Dead Cops’: A Hateful Tweet Exposes an Academic Cancer
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/451479/campus-leftism-michael-isaacson-john-jay-college-twitter-future-dead-cops-berkeley-ben-shapiro-liberal-arts-natural-sciences?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=170919_Jolt&utm_term=Jolt
ENVIRONMENT
Who’s the world’s leading eco-vandal? It’s Angela Merkel
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/sep/19/world-leading-eco-vandal-angela-merkel-german-environmental?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=244445&subid=24222148&CMP=GT_US_collection
BUSINESS
Unemployment Is So 2009: Labor Shortage Gives Workers an Edge
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/19/business/economy/labor-shortage.html?emc=edit_nn_20170920&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=58935408&te=1
Detoured by Government
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0917/stossel092017.php3
CYBERSECURITY
Ransomware hack targeting 2 million an hour
https://www.axios.com/ransomware-hack-targeting-2-million-an-hour-2487583502.html
The growing threat of ransomware attacks
https://www.axios.com/ransomware-attack-is-an-escalation-of-cyber-hacks-2449233920.html
NORK
North Korean defector describes witnessing 11 musicians executed by anti-aircraft guns
https://www.yahoo.com/news/north-korean-defector-describes-witnessing-11-musicians-executed-anti-aircraft-guns-134800965.html
RUSSIAGATE
Mueller casts broad net in requesting extensive records from Trump White House
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mueller-casts-broad-net-in-requesting-extensive-records-from-trump-white-house/2017/09/20/3c5cfbe2-9e2e-11e7-8ea1-ed975285475e_story.html?utm_term=.4d54e6bbafc2&wpisrc=al_alert-COMBO-politics%252Bnation&wpmk=1
We're at the end of white Christian America. What will that mean?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/20/end-of-white-christian-america?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=244445&subid=24222148&CMP=GT_US_collection
The Black Family Is Struggling, and It’s Not Because of Slavery
http://dailysignal.com/2017/09/20/black-family-struggling-not-slavery/?utm_source=TDS_Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MorningBell&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTldSaVl6QXlZVEUwWVRoaiIsInQiOiJmSXIyUHZzaFQ1TGpSSFBlZVhZazh1OVY0RjU5XC9yNzNERHdlaFRBVWJwc05TbDVjS3lMMVpTb3Z4OXU1Y1ZBM2RNWDVjR3dNZW5uUnJPdjUzWjZYSFNTWG9NeGtTVUxmMkNKaG1KbFFnckxDSzZVakxpZWg3ZnY3R1RhZllrRzkifQ%3D%3D
GENERAL INTEREST
Pirates - yes, pirates - may be why the US doesn't use the metric system
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0917/pirates_metric.php3
Keillor: Of thee they sing with feeling
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/of-thee-they-sing-with-feeling/2017/09/19/f5973e9e-9d50-11e7-9c8d-cf053ff30921_story.html?undefined=&utm_term=.286024a67e60&wpisrc=nl_headlines&wpmm=1
This Is the Least Diverse State in US
http://www.newser.com/story/248853/this-is-the-least-diverse-state-in-us.html?utm_source=part&utm_medium=att&utm_campaign=rss_lifestyle_syn
HEALTH
Would you pay $475,000 to be cured of cancer?
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0917/cancer_cure_expensive.php3
Food Consumed At Church Functions Does Not Count Toward Daily Caloric Intake, Nutritionists Confirm
http://babylonbee.com/news/food-consumed-church-functions-not-count-toward-daily-caloric-intake-nutritionists-confirm/
Why That $3 Organic Apple Might Not Be Organic After All
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/451542/organic-food-safety-integrity-united-states-department-agriculture-report-enforcement-flaws?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202017-09-20&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives
DISASTERS
The Climate Catastrophe We’re All Ignoring
https://www.ecowatch.com/climate-catastrophe-2485745545.html?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=fb2394e5c3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-fb2394e5c3-85328381
Hurricanes are dominating the news. But forest fires are raging out West.
https://mg.mail.yahoo.com/?.src=neo&reason=bkt_myc#3624698766
Buildings Across Mexico City That Toppled in the Earthquake
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/09/19/world/americas/mexico-earthquake-map-photos.html?emc=edit_nn_20170920&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=58935408&te=1
Puerto Rico entirely without power as Hurricane Maria hammers island with force not seen in ‘modern history’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/09/20/hurricane-maria-takes-aim-at-puerto-rico-with-force-not-seen-in-modern-history/?utm_term=.5116f28cd366&wpisrc=al_alert-national&wpmk=1
Dave Barry: Even with Irma knocking at our door, we here in Miami are NOT FREAKING OUT AT ALL!
http://www.miamiherald.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/dave-barry/article171702477.html
SPORTS
Eight-year-old football players kneel during national anthem amid St. Louis protests
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/09/20/eight-year-old-football-players-kneel-during-national-anthem-amid-st-louis-protests/?utm_term=.b7b877cecece&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1
ENERGY
Hurricane Irma cut power to nearly two-thirds of Florida's electricity customers
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=32992&src=email
EDUCATION
‘Future Dead Cops’: A Hateful Tweet Exposes an Academic Cancer
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/451479/campus-leftism-michael-isaacson-john-jay-college-twitter-future-dead-cops-berkeley-ben-shapiro-liberal-arts-natural-sciences?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=170919_Jolt&utm_term=Jolt
ENVIRONMENT
Who’s the world’s leading eco-vandal? It’s Angela Merkel
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/sep/19/world-leading-eco-vandal-angela-merkel-german-environmental?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=244445&subid=24222148&CMP=GT_US_collection
BUSINESS
Unemployment Is So 2009: Labor Shortage Gives Workers an Edge
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/19/business/economy/labor-shortage.html?emc=edit_nn_20170920&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=58935408&te=1
Detoured by Government
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0917/stossel092017.php3
CYBERSECURITY
Ransomware hack targeting 2 million an hour
https://www.axios.com/ransomware-hack-targeting-2-million-an-hour-2487583502.html
The growing threat of ransomware attacks
https://www.axios.com/ransomware-attack-is-an-escalation-of-cyber-hacks-2449233920.html
NORK
North Korean defector describes witnessing 11 musicians executed by anti-aircraft guns
https://www.yahoo.com/news/north-korean-defector-describes-witnessing-11-musicians-executed-anti-aircraft-guns-134800965.html
RUSSIAGATE
Mueller casts broad net in requesting extensive records from Trump White House
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mueller-casts-broad-net-in-requesting-extensive-records-from-trump-white-house/2017/09/20/3c5cfbe2-9e2e-11e7-8ea1-ed975285475e_story.html?utm_term=.4d54e6bbafc2&wpisrc=al_alert-COMBO-politics%252Bnation&wpmk=1
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“Life is not always a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes playing a poor hand well.”
~ Jack London
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
PLATT MISC NEWS
SPECIAL
Why Self-Esteem Is Self-Defeating
https://www.prageru.com/courses/life-studies/why-self-esteem-self-defeating
GENERAL INTEREST
Truck Driver Says Giving Away Plywood in Irma's Path Got Him Fired: 'I Was Just Being an American'
https://www.yahoo.com/news/truck-driver-says-giving-away-012700771.html
12 foods you can buy in bulk that will last until the end of world
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/12-foods-you-can-buy-in-bulk-that-will-last-until-the-end-of-world-2017-09-15
Rare White Giraffes Spotted in Kenya, Captured on Camera for First Time
https://www.ecowatch.com/white-giraffes-kenya-2485263703.html?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=17fba1e985-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-17fba1e985-85328381
Student asks Ben Shapiro why a fetus is human life — his answer leaves student speechless
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/09/15/watch-student-asks-ben-shapiro-why-a-fetus-is-human-life-his-answer-leaves-student-speechless/
HEALTH CARE
Sanderscare is all cheap politics and magic math
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sanderscare-is-all-cheap-politics-and-magic-math/2017/09/14/d8db627c-998a-11e7-b569-3360011663b4_story.html?undefined=&utm_term=.cbc32f0acccd&wpisrc=nl_headlines&wpmm=1
EQUIFAX
Were you impacted by the Equifax breach? You risk financial chaos by doing nothing
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/equifax-breach-why-you-should-freeze-your-credit-report-today-2017-09-14
PROGRESSIVES UNHINGED
Is ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ Racist?
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/451416/star-spangled-banner-racist-anthem?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202017-09-15&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives
Racial Insensitivity in Seattle Takes New Form
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30256?omhide=true
London Attack: Terrorist Still on the Run; Leftists Concerned About “Islamophobia”
http://blabber.buzz/politics/conservative-news/226204-london-attack-terrorist-still-on-the-run-leftists-concerned-about-islamophobia
Professor promotes ‘EcoSexuality’: Getting ‘very dirty’ with plants, rocks, and water
http://redalertpolitics.com/2017/09/14/professor-promotes-ecosexuality-getting-dirty-plants-rocks-water/?utm_campaign=Daily%20Newsletter&utm_source=Daily%20Newsletter%20-%2009/15/17&utm_medium=email
EDUCATION
Enrollments, budgets fall short at universities known for ‘social justice warfare’
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/14/enrollment-drops-at-schools-known-for-social-justi/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWlRBek56TXdOV05oWVRaayIsInQiOiJZdEZKaDBZTTJcL3JFdGRlVGJYbHZFVXhmUkdTOU1NZUN6K1kzQXFuWnlwbk1HYm5cL3h5d3ZGXC9aVXhCUEhXV2hBdlF5WEZ4S2JqRnhyM1pnNXYyNUZaT2tmaHRcL1FQQ2FzQTlOXC9rSFRTRWxscU9rWUhtdEtOWXNoaWlBaVlzUEh6In0%3D
Shapiro Speaks at Berkeley; Snowflakes Survive
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30250?omhide=true
Chelsea Manning’s Harvard Fellowship Withdrawn After Criticism
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/14/us/chelsea-manning-harvard-fellow-cia.html
5 Things I Learned At Berkeley Last Night
http://www.dailywire.com/news/21115/5-things-i-learned-berkeley-last-night-ben-shapiro?utm_source=dwemail&utm_medium=email&utm_content=091517news&utm_campaign=position1
FOREIGN POLICY
Why Trump Won’t Start a War with North Korea
https://www.veteransnewsnow.com/2017/09/09/1015456-why-trump-wont-start-a-war-with-north-korea/
DEFENSE
Was The Merchant Ship Hacked? McCain Collision Is First Run For Navy Cyber Investigators
http://breakingdefense.com/2017/09/mccain-collision-is-dry-run-for-navy-cyber-investigators/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=56360860&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-94wQRr0U-EIy4fnl6vA4H134-P-Sv67418ippyBCzWfHc6xjtTLe92dxG0UvKyyBj13MvRRYPQVDfqkeTaDEKIS4mVSQ&_hsmi=56360860
Trump's transgender ban makes military and medical sense
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trumps-transgender-ban-makes-military-and-medical-sense/article/2634442
IMMIGRATION
The Cruelty of Barack Obama
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-cruelty-of-barack-obama-1505171158?mod=djcm_OBV1_092216
TERRORISM
ISIS calls for ‘lone wolf’ attacks on hurricane relief centers
http://blabber.buzz/politics/conservative-news/226448-isis-calls-for-lone-wolf-attacks-on-hurricane-relief-centers
NORK
Mystery Shocks at North Korea's Sacred Volcano Trigger Eruption Fears After Nuclear Test
https://www.yahoo.com/news/mystery-shocks-north-korea-apos-114918974.html
POLITICS
Coalition of the Descendant
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/coalition-of-the-descendant-1505487105-lMyQjAxMTI3NjExNTYxNzUxWj/
Why Self-Esteem Is Self-Defeating
https://www.prageru.com/courses/life-studies/why-self-esteem-self-defeating
GENERAL INTEREST
Truck Driver Says Giving Away Plywood in Irma's Path Got Him Fired: 'I Was Just Being an American'
https://www.yahoo.com/news/truck-driver-says-giving-away-012700771.html
12 foods you can buy in bulk that will last until the end of world
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/12-foods-you-can-buy-in-bulk-that-will-last-until-the-end-of-world-2017-09-15
Rare White Giraffes Spotted in Kenya, Captured on Camera for First Time
https://www.ecowatch.com/white-giraffes-kenya-2485263703.html?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=17fba1e985-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-17fba1e985-85328381
Student asks Ben Shapiro why a fetus is human life — his answer leaves student speechless
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/09/15/watch-student-asks-ben-shapiro-why-a-fetus-is-human-life-his-answer-leaves-student-speechless/
HEALTH CARE
Sanderscare is all cheap politics and magic math
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sanderscare-is-all-cheap-politics-and-magic-math/2017/09/14/d8db627c-998a-11e7-b569-3360011663b4_story.html?undefined=&utm_term=.cbc32f0acccd&wpisrc=nl_headlines&wpmm=1
EQUIFAX
Were you impacted by the Equifax breach? You risk financial chaos by doing nothing
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/equifax-breach-why-you-should-freeze-your-credit-report-today-2017-09-14
PROGRESSIVES UNHINGED
Is ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ Racist?
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/451416/star-spangled-banner-racist-anthem?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202017-09-15&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives
Racial Insensitivity in Seattle Takes New Form
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30256?omhide=true
London Attack: Terrorist Still on the Run; Leftists Concerned About “Islamophobia”
http://blabber.buzz/politics/conservative-news/226204-london-attack-terrorist-still-on-the-run-leftists-concerned-about-islamophobia
Professor promotes ‘EcoSexuality’: Getting ‘very dirty’ with plants, rocks, and water
http://redalertpolitics.com/2017/09/14/professor-promotes-ecosexuality-getting-dirty-plants-rocks-water/?utm_campaign=Daily%20Newsletter&utm_source=Daily%20Newsletter%20-%2009/15/17&utm_medium=email
EDUCATION
Enrollments, budgets fall short at universities known for ‘social justice warfare’
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/14/enrollment-drops-at-schools-known-for-social-justi/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWlRBek56TXdOV05oWVRaayIsInQiOiJZdEZKaDBZTTJcL3JFdGRlVGJYbHZFVXhmUkdTOU1NZUN6K1kzQXFuWnlwbk1HYm5cL3h5d3ZGXC9aVXhCUEhXV2hBdlF5WEZ4S2JqRnhyM1pnNXYyNUZaT2tmaHRcL1FQQ2FzQTlOXC9rSFRTRWxscU9rWUhtdEtOWXNoaWlBaVlzUEh6In0%3D
Shapiro Speaks at Berkeley; Snowflakes Survive
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30250?omhide=true
Chelsea Manning’s Harvard Fellowship Withdrawn After Criticism
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/14/us/chelsea-manning-harvard-fellow-cia.html
5 Things I Learned At Berkeley Last Night
http://www.dailywire.com/news/21115/5-things-i-learned-berkeley-last-night-ben-shapiro?utm_source=dwemail&utm_medium=email&utm_content=091517news&utm_campaign=position1
FOREIGN POLICY
Why Trump Won’t Start a War with North Korea
https://www.veteransnewsnow.com/2017/09/09/1015456-why-trump-wont-start-a-war-with-north-korea/
DEFENSE
Was The Merchant Ship Hacked? McCain Collision Is First Run For Navy Cyber Investigators
http://breakingdefense.com/2017/09/mccain-collision-is-dry-run-for-navy-cyber-investigators/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=56360860&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-94wQRr0U-EIy4fnl6vA4H134-P-Sv67418ippyBCzWfHc6xjtTLe92dxG0UvKyyBj13MvRRYPQVDfqkeTaDEKIS4mVSQ&_hsmi=56360860
Trump's transgender ban makes military and medical sense
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trumps-transgender-ban-makes-military-and-medical-sense/article/2634442
IMMIGRATION
The Cruelty of Barack Obama
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-cruelty-of-barack-obama-1505171158?mod=djcm_OBV1_092216
TERRORISM
ISIS calls for ‘lone wolf’ attacks on hurricane relief centers
http://blabber.buzz/politics/conservative-news/226448-isis-calls-for-lone-wolf-attacks-on-hurricane-relief-centers
NORK
Mystery Shocks at North Korea's Sacred Volcano Trigger Eruption Fears After Nuclear Test
https://www.yahoo.com/news/mystery-shocks-north-korea-apos-114918974.html
POLITICS
Coalition of the Descendant
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/coalition-of-the-descendant-1505487105-lMyQjAxMTI3NjExNTYxNzUxWj/
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“Life is not always a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes playing a poor hand well.”
~ Jack London
PLATT MISC NEWS
SPECIAL
Why I hitchhiked the Rust Belt in search of the American man
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/19/in-search-of-the-american-man-hitchhiking-masculinity?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=244299&subid=24222148&CMP=GT_US_collection
GENERAL INTEREST
The News in Zingers
http://jewishworldreview.com/0917/hamilton.php3
HEALTH
This place may be the couch potato capital of America
https://moneyish.com/ish/exercise_regularly/
HEALTH CARE
The High Cost of Public Reporting (Here it comes.)
http://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2017/09/18/the-cost-of-public-reporting/
EQUIFAX
What retirees should do in wake of Equifax data breach
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/what-retirees-should-do-in-wake-of-equifax-data-breach-2017-09-18
Equifax suffered previously undisclosed hack in March
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/equifax-suffered-previously-undisclosed-hack-in-march-report-2017-09-18
ADDITIONAL CREDIT BUREAUS
Who is Innovis? Are They A Fourth Credit Bureau?
https://blog.smartcredit.com/2011/06/20/who-is-innovis-are-they-a-fourth-credit-bureau/
PRBC
https://www.prbc.com/
PROGRESSIVES RUNNING AMOK
Students protest Western Civ course because it’s too European
http://redalertpolitics.com/2017/09/18/students-protest-western-civ-course-european/?utm_campaign=Daily%20Newsletter&utm_source=Daily%20Newsletter%20-%2009/19/17&utm_medium=email
For the sake of “equity,” school abandons tradition of honoring top performing graduates
http://redalertpolitics.com/2017/09/18/sake-equity-school-abandons-tradition-honoring-top-performing-graduates/?utm_campaign=Daily%20Newsletter&utm_source=Daily%20Newsletter%20-%2009/19/17&utm_medium=email
BUSINESSVerizon cutoffs mark an uncertain future for rural customers
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/verizon-cutoffs-mark-uncertain-future-215500722.html
WEATHER
Hurricane Jose Could Affect Maria's Path
https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/video/hurricane-jose-could-affect-marias-path-0?pl=pl-hurricane-maria
FOREIGN POLICY
Crafting Trump’s first National Security Strategy: What it could be—and why it might not matter anyway
https://www.brookings.edu/research/crafting-trumps-first-national-security-strategy-what-it-could-be-and-why-it-might-not-matter-anyway/
UN
Trump’s Successful U.N. Speech
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/451501/trumps-un-speech-was-success?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202017-09-19&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives
IMMIGRATION
In Germany, immigrants are becoming a serious political force
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/democracy-post/wp/2017/09/19/in-germany-immigrants-are-becoming-a-serious-political-force/?utm_term=.c0233cfae1bb&wpisrc=nl_popns&wpmm=1
NORK
Brutal and inhumane laws North Koreans are forced to live under
https://www.yahoo.com/news/brutal-inhumane-laws-north-koreans-115952831.html
Attack On North Korea Could Spare Allies, Secretary Mattis Says. Analysts Aren't So Sure.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/north-korea-james-mattis_us_59c05eaae4b0f22c4a8c0b15
RUSSIAGATE
Paul Manafort wiretapped — and suddenly, Trump’s not so crazy
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/19/paul-manafort-wiretapped-and-suddenly-trumps-not-s/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWlRkbE5HVXlOelppTUdSbCIsInQiOiJTajBubVdUbVFuUlgrSzBoZGZtMWVqNGtzVHJCMVlPZnhGTEFhamhVRjJWZ3ZBcjNOSzhBT1RvbzUzVklrSU5seExkTGRoZHdjOXFtTWJyaEs5RCtRNGU0SWpRaDhXSGVjVEk3T0NZUEFraTJTSXRMYTA3bDFrcENVcUExXC9YdEIifQ%3D%3D
Manafort Has Been Told He Will Be Indicted
http://blabber.buzz/politics/conservative-news/228557-sources-manafort-has-been-told-he-will-be-indicted
Trump’s lawyer trashes Russia dossier, says document ‘riddled with total falsehoods’
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/19/michael-cohen-trashes-trump-russia-dossier-riddled/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWmpoaE9URm1Nalk0TURSaiIsInQiOiJWWGlKVmgxQzBzWTFqZW9cLzA5c3g0amhjWVhqZldpRW8zOFwvTXpUdDgyQVdEeStaQTZGbTM0TnErOHJTQThyV2MwazBlRXNMa0VTXC9LSEI4OWtVbVcxNTVRU0lkYUJmNEZTNTVYNVwveWorTmh5UDJtdzlHaDMrNGJTWGVMUUdsUHcifQ%3D%3D
POLITICS
After DACA deal, few Trump voters attend “Mother of All Rallies.” Those who showed up explain why
http://redalertpolitics.com/2017/09/18/daca-deal-trump-voters-attend-mother-rallies-showed-explain/?utm_campaign=Daily%20Newsletter&utm_source=Daily%20Newsletter%20-%2009/19/17&utm_medium=email
Why I hitchhiked the Rust Belt in search of the American man
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/19/in-search-of-the-american-man-hitchhiking-masculinity?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=244299&subid=24222148&CMP=GT_US_collection
GENERAL INTEREST
The News in Zingers
http://jewishworldreview.com/0917/hamilton.php3
HEALTH
This place may be the couch potato capital of America
https://moneyish.com/ish/exercise_regularly/
HEALTH CARE
The High Cost of Public Reporting (Here it comes.)
http://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2017/09/18/the-cost-of-public-reporting/
EQUIFAX
What retirees should do in wake of Equifax data breach
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/what-retirees-should-do-in-wake-of-equifax-data-breach-2017-09-18
Equifax suffered previously undisclosed hack in March
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/equifax-suffered-previously-undisclosed-hack-in-march-report-2017-09-18
ADDITIONAL CREDIT BUREAUS
Who is Innovis? Are They A Fourth Credit Bureau?
https://blog.smartcredit.com/2011/06/20/who-is-innovis-are-they-a-fourth-credit-bureau/
PRBC
https://www.prbc.com/
PROGRESSIVES RUNNING AMOK
Students protest Western Civ course because it’s too European
http://redalertpolitics.com/2017/09/18/students-protest-western-civ-course-european/?utm_campaign=Daily%20Newsletter&utm_source=Daily%20Newsletter%20-%2009/19/17&utm_medium=email
For the sake of “equity,” school abandons tradition of honoring top performing graduates
http://redalertpolitics.com/2017/09/18/sake-equity-school-abandons-tradition-honoring-top-performing-graduates/?utm_campaign=Daily%20Newsletter&utm_source=Daily%20Newsletter%20-%2009/19/17&utm_medium=email
BUSINESSVerizon cutoffs mark an uncertain future for rural customers
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/verizon-cutoffs-mark-uncertain-future-215500722.html
WEATHER
Hurricane Jose Could Affect Maria's Path
https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/video/hurricane-jose-could-affect-marias-path-0?pl=pl-hurricane-maria
FOREIGN POLICY
Crafting Trump’s first National Security Strategy: What it could be—and why it might not matter anyway
https://www.brookings.edu/research/crafting-trumps-first-national-security-strategy-what-it-could-be-and-why-it-might-not-matter-anyway/
UN
Trump’s Successful U.N. Speech
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/451501/trumps-un-speech-was-success?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202017-09-19&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives
IMMIGRATION
In Germany, immigrants are becoming a serious political force
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/democracy-post/wp/2017/09/19/in-germany-immigrants-are-becoming-a-serious-political-force/?utm_term=.c0233cfae1bb&wpisrc=nl_popns&wpmm=1
NORK
Brutal and inhumane laws North Koreans are forced to live under
https://www.yahoo.com/news/brutal-inhumane-laws-north-koreans-115952831.html
Attack On North Korea Could Spare Allies, Secretary Mattis Says. Analysts Aren't So Sure.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/north-korea-james-mattis_us_59c05eaae4b0f22c4a8c0b15
RUSSIAGATE
Paul Manafort wiretapped — and suddenly, Trump’s not so crazy
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/19/paul-manafort-wiretapped-and-suddenly-trumps-not-s/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWlRkbE5HVXlOelppTUdSbCIsInQiOiJTajBubVdUbVFuUlgrSzBoZGZtMWVqNGtzVHJCMVlPZnhGTEFhamhVRjJWZ3ZBcjNOSzhBT1RvbzUzVklrSU5seExkTGRoZHdjOXFtTWJyaEs5RCtRNGU0SWpRaDhXSGVjVEk3T0NZUEFraTJTSXRMYTA3bDFrcENVcUExXC9YdEIifQ%3D%3D
Manafort Has Been Told He Will Be Indicted
http://blabber.buzz/politics/conservative-news/228557-sources-manafort-has-been-told-he-will-be-indicted
Trump’s lawyer trashes Russia dossier, says document ‘riddled with total falsehoods’
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/19/michael-cohen-trashes-trump-russia-dossier-riddled/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWmpoaE9URm1Nalk0TURSaiIsInQiOiJWWGlKVmgxQzBzWTFqZW9cLzA5c3g0amhjWVhqZldpRW8zOFwvTXpUdDgyQVdEeStaQTZGbTM0TnErOHJTQThyV2MwazBlRXNMa0VTXC9LSEI4OWtVbVcxNTVRU0lkYUJmNEZTNTVYNVwveWorTmh5UDJtdzlHaDMrNGJTWGVMUUdsUHcifQ%3D%3D
POLITICS
After DACA deal, few Trump voters attend “Mother of All Rallies.” Those who showed up explain why
http://redalertpolitics.com/2017/09/18/daca-deal-trump-voters-attend-mother-rallies-showed-explain/?utm_campaign=Daily%20Newsletter&utm_source=Daily%20Newsletter%20-%2009/19/17&utm_medium=email
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“Life is not always a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes playing a poor hand well.”
~ Jack London
Thursday, September 14, 2017
PLATT - MISC NEWS
- john.platt@yahoo.comSep 13 at 11:21 PM
GENERAL INTEREST
Finn for Mayor
http://nypost.com/2017/09/13/this-dogs-youtube-candidacy-is-a-big-hit/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app
Man falls from roof, impales himself on BBQ rotisserie stand
http://nypost.com/2017/09/13/man-falls-from-roof-impales-himself-on-bbq-rotisserie-stand/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app
Kellyanne Conway on her success: I learned how to 'think like a man and to behave like a lady'
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/kellyanne-conway-on-her-success-i-learned-how-to-think-like-a-man-and-to-behave-like-a-lady/article/2633852
A Chappaquiddick Reckoning At Last?
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2017/09/a-chappaquiddick-reckoning-at-last.php
HEALTH CARE
Bernie Sanders unveils universal healthcare bill: 'We will win this struggle'
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/13/bernie-sanders-universal-healthcare-medicare-for-all?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=243495&subid=24222148&CMP=GT_US_collection
EQUIFAX
Fraudsters may already be trying to use breached Equifax data
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/expert-fraudsters-may-already-trying-use-breached-equifax-data-172337733.html
ALT____
Trump will sign measure condemning Charlottesville violence, white nationalists: White House (I support this ... as far as it goes. However, it does not appear to include the BLM and the AntiFa. If, indeed, it does not then, it is just a crock of s__t, IMHO.)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/congress-approves-measure-condemning-charlottesville-violence-white-nationalists/story?id=49808312
Black Lives Matter protesters defaced Jefferson statue at UVA ( ... need I say more ... )
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30128?omhide=true
FREE SPEECH
Steve Bannon to Speak at UC Berkeley During Free Speech Week
http://blabber.buzz/politics/conservative-news/224711-steve-bannon-to-speak-at-uc-berkeley-during-free-speech-week
Stifling free speech, once voice at a time
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30126?omhide=true
CLIMATE CHANGE
The Sixth Extinction: Climate Change May Wipe Out a Third of World's Parasites
https://www.ecowatch.com/sixth-extinction-parasites-2483999116.html?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=154fb015e5-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-154fb015e5-85328381
Blame for Disaster
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0917/stossel091317.php3
HURRICANES
Christians outpace FEMA in aid to hurricane victims
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30131?omhide=true
Three dead from running generator inside home after Irma
http://nypost.com/2017/09/13/three-dead-from-running-generator-inside-home-after-irma/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app
Will Names Harvey and Irma be Retired?
https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/video/will-names-harvey-and-irma-be-retired?pl=pl-hurricane-irma
ENERGY
Hurricane Harvey caused electric system outages and affected wind generation in Texas
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=32892&src=email
Why Getting the Power Back On in Florida Could Take Weeks
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/12/climate/florida-power-outages.html?emc=edit_nn_20170913&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=58935408&te=1
DHS
Leaked Images Show Armed Mexican Cartel Smugglers Crossing into U.S., Feds Confirm
http://blabber.buzz/politics/conservative-news/224856-exclusive-leaked-images-show-armed-mexican-cartel-smugglers-crossing-into-us-feds-confirm
NATIONAL SECURITY
U.S. bans use of Kaspersky software in federal agencies amid concerns of Russian espionage
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-to-ban-use-of-kaspersky-software-in-federal-agencies-amid-concerns-of-russian-espionage/2017/09/13/36b717d0-989e-11e7-82e4-f1076f6d6152_story.html?utm_term=.6f910a38cd23&wpisrc=al_alert-COMBO-world%252Bnation&wpmk=1
North Korea Reveals New American Target—200 Million Americans In Crosshairs
http://patriotjournal.com/north-korea-reveals-new-american-target-200-million-americans-in-crosshairs/
DEFENSE
Trump pushes hardware to allies -- and ups pressure on N.Korea
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Trump_pushes_hardware_to_allies_and_ups_pressure_on_NKorea_999.html
CIVIL ASSET FORFEITURE
House votes to curb asset forfeiture
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2017/09/13/house-votes-to-curb-asset-forfeiture/?utm_term=.849385916ff0&wpisrc=nl_opinions&wpmm=1
Customs agents seized a lawful gun owner’s truck over five bullets. Now he’s suing to get it back.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/09/13/customs-agents-seized-a-lawful-gun-owners-truck-over-five-bullets-now-hes-suing-to-get-it-back/?utm_term=.6f54bcedba98&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1
MEDIA
No, ESPN Shouldn't Fire Jemele Hill. But They Shouldn't Suspend Linda Cohn Either.No, ESPN Shouldn't Fire Jemele Hill. But They Shouldn't Suspend Linda Cohn Either.
http://www.dailywire.com/news/20992/no-espn-shouldnt-fire-jemele-hill-they-shouldnt-ben-shapiro?utm_source=dwemail&utm_medium=email&utm_content=091317news&utm_campaign=position2
BIG BROTHER
Activists want climate change skeptics charged with crime
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30106?omhide=true
IMMIGRATION
Don’t buy all the PR-style hooey about ‘dreamers’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dont-buy-all-the-pr-style-hooey-about-dreamers/2017/09/12/adc246d6-9738-11e7-82e4-f1076f6d6152_story.html?undefined=&utm_term=.b8903e234c2b&wpisrc=nl_headlines&wpmm=1
The Democrats' farfetched, laughable, thoroughly ridiculous and possibly successful DACA lawsuit
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/byron-york-the-democrats-farfetched-laughable-thoroughly-ridiculous-and-possibly-successful-daca-lawsuit/article/2634216?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Examiner+Today&utm_source=StructureCMS
TERRORISM
Never Forget: Muslim Hate Crime Hoaxes
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/michelle/malkin091317.php3
SOUK
South Korea detects radioactive gas from North Korea nuclear test
http://nypost.com/2017/09/13/south-korea-detects-radioactive-gas-from-north-korea-nuclear-test/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app
POLITICS
RINO House Republicans Retiring; Democrats See an Opening
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30134?omhide=true-- “Life is not always a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes playing a poor hand well.” ~ Jack London
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