PLATT - MISC NEws

GENERAL INTEREST

The Week in Good News
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/24/briefing/week-in-good-news-royal-wedding-ex-convicts-ice-cream.html?emc=edit_nn_20180525&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=5893540820180525&te=1

News Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the Week’s Headlines (7 out of 11)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/05/25/briefing/25weeklynewsquiz.html?emc=edit_nn_20180525&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=5893540820180525&te=1

Sledgehammer Road Rage Attack Caught On Video
http://start.att.net/player/article/geobeats-sledgehammer_road_rage_attack_caught_on_video-velephant/category/news

HEALTH
New Health Guidelines Say 'No Amount' Of Alcohol, Bacon, Or Sausage Is Safe
https://www.dailywire.com/news/31062/outrage-new-health-guidelines-say-no-amount-emily-zanotti?utm_medium=email&utm_content=052518-news&utm_campaign=position2

EPA grapples with potential health threat in drinking water
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/389297-epa-grapples-with-potential-health-threat-in-drinking-water?userid=288549

PROGRESSIVES RUNNING AMOK
The New Starbucks Bathroom Policy Is a Terrible Idea
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/05/starbucks-bathroom-policy-terrible-idea/#slide-1

BUREAUCRACY
How Trump is making it easier to say 'You're fired!' to bad federal bureaucrats
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/25/trump-makes-it-easier-fire-bad-federal-employees/?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=manual&utm_campaign=20180326&utm_term=newsalert&utm_content=newsalert

NATURE
Wolf-dog? Wolf-man? 'Something mythical'? Montana authorities trying to ID this beast
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article211897344.html

CLIMATE CHANGE
Earth's Shifting Crust Linked to Climate Change, Scientists Propose 
https://www.ecowatch.com/climate-change-plate-tectonics-2571356546.html?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=11b5b651f6-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-11b5b651f6-85328381

CYBER SECURITY
FBI to America: Reboot Your Routers, Right Now 
http://start.att.net/news/read/article/popular_mechanics-fbi_to_america_reboot_your_routers_right_now-rhearst/category/news

NATIONAL SECURITY
Source: Trump administration has cut deal with China's ZTE
https://townhall.com/news/politics-elections/2018/05/25/source-trump-administration-has-cut-deal-with-chinas-zte-n2484501?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad=

MEDIA
Media Misrepresents NRA’s Comments on News Censorship 
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/media-misrepresents-colion-noir-comments-on-news-censorship/

IMMIGRATION
GOP nearing end game on immigration votes
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/389295-gop-nearing-end-game-on-immigration-votes?userid=288549

DHS to cancel Obama-era foreign investor immigration program
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/25/dhs-cancel-foreign-investor-immigration-program/

ISLAM
Islam and the West Are Incompatible
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/05/islam_and_the_west_are_incompatible.html

TERRORISM
CANADA’S BEACH JIHAD
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/270249/canadas-beach-jihad-robert-spencer

IRAN
Pompeo’s Encouragingly Tough Words for Iran
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/05/iran-policy-mike-pompeo-signals-tougher-stance/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202018-05-25&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives

Iran seeks assurances on nuclear deal after US pullout
https://townhall.com/news/politics-elections/2018/05/25/iran-seeks-assurances-on-nuclear-deal-after-us-pullout-n2484303

NORK
Here's What Happened in the Lead Up to Trump Cancelling the Summit With North Korea 
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/05/24/heres-what-happened-in-the-lead-up-to-trump-cancelling-the-summit-with-north-korea-n2484155?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

Mattis Says There May Be 'Good News' Coming on North Korea Summit
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/laurettabrown/2018/05/25/mattis-says-there-may-be-good-news-coming-on-north-korea-summit-n2484415?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad=

North Korea Responds to Canceled Summit, Is 'Willing' to Talk
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2018/05/24/north-korea-responds-to-trump-is-willing-to-talk-n2484230?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

ELECTIONGATE
Mitch McConnell says he supports Mueller probe after Gang of Eight meeting
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/25/mitch-mcconnell-says-he-supports-mueller-probe-aft/?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=manual&utm_campaign=20180326&utm_term=newsalert&utm_content=newsalert

POLITICS
Conservatives Need to Argue About Ideas, Not about Trump
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/05/conservatives-must-argue-about-ideas-not-trump/

Frank Luntz sees 'best' GOP tracking in a year; pollster says swing voters loathe Nancy Pelosi
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/25/frank-luntz-sees-best-gop-tracking-in-a-year-polls/?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=manual&utm_campaign=20180326&utm_term=newsalert&utm_content=newsalert

-- 
"But there is no turning time, inexorably it moves from under you; what you were
yesterday is fixed for always, making its mark on what you are today, what you will
be tomorrow"
          -  From "The Horizontal Man" by Helen Eustis

PLATT - MISC News

MASS SHOOTINGS
Combating Our Culture of Ragehttps://www.newsmax.com/marcrudov/culture-of-rage-gun-control-texas/2018/05/21/id/861550/

PROGRESSIVES UNHINGED
RANTZ: Socialist Hypocrisy: Seattle's Kshama Sawant Slams Amazon, But Will Sell Book Therehttps://www.dailywire.com/news/30742/rantz-socialist-hypocrisy-seattles-kshama-sawant-jason-rantz

HOW TO DESTROY A MAJOR CITY: One Week After Passing Massive Head Tax, Seattle Democrats Consider Huge Property Tax Increasehttps://www.dailywire.com/news/30981/how-destroy-major-city-one-week-after-passing-ben-shapiro?utm_source=cnemail&utm_medium=email&utm_content=052418-news&utm_campaign=position1

David Hogg puts Publix in crosshairs, demands $1 million donation and anti-NRA pledge (How do you say, "Extortion"?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/24/david-hogg-targets-publix-gun-control-push/?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=manual&utm_campaign=20180326&utm_term=newsalert&utm_content=newsalert

Why Liberal Groups Like PETA Lie
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2018/05/24/why-liberal-groups-like-peta-lie-n2483740?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

DEMOGRAPHICS
The historically low birthrate, explained in 3 chartshttps://mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch?.src=ym&reason=myc#2099041431

SPORTS
NFL Solves Nothing With New Anthem Guidelines https://townhall.com/columnists/markdavis/2018/05/24/nfl-solves-nothing-with-new-anthem-guidelines-n2483865?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

BUSINESS
Trump Initiates Trade Inquiry That Could Lead to Tariffs on Foreign Cars
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/23/business/trump-tariffs-foreign-autos.html?emc=edit_nn_20180524&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=5893540820180524&te=1

ASTRONOMY
The awesome beauty of Jupiter captured by Juno, in 13 photoshttps://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/5/21/17353110/jupiter-photos-juno-high-res-clouds-great-red-spot

FOREIGN POLICY
U.S. Has Leverage in Dealings with Iran and North Koreahttps://www.nationalreview.com/2018/05/america-has-options-to-deter-north-korea-iran-threats/#slide-1

NATIONAL SECURITY
Trump on collision course with Congress on ZTEhttp://thehill.com/homenews/administration/389097-trump-on-collision-course-with-congress-on-zte?userid=288549

Jared Kushner Gets Security Clearance, Ending Swirl of Questions Over Delay
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/23/us/politics/jared-kushner-security-clearance.html?emc=edit_nn_20180524&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=5893540820180524&te=1

LAW ENFORCEMENT
'Transracial' Rachel Dolezal charged with felony theft in welfare fraud case
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/24/rachel-dolezal-welfare-fraud-case-leads-felony-the/?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=manual&utm_campaign=20180326&utm_term=newsalert&utm_content=newsalert

NORK
Five takeaways on the canceled Trump summit with Kim
http://thehill.com/policy/defense/389281-five-takeaways-on-the-canceled-trump-summit-with-kim?userid=288549

The North Korean Summit Should Stay Cancelled
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/05/north-korean-summit-should-stay-cancelled/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202018-05-24&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives

POLITICS
'A Slow-Rolling Disaster': The Five Says That in CA, the 'Blue Wave' Is 'Crashing' for Dems
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/05/24/democrat-blue-wave-problems-california-orange-county-newsom-may-be-trouble-republicans

--

"But there is no turning time, inexorably it moves from under you; what you were yesterday is fixed for always, making its mark on what you are today, what you will be tomorrow"

          -  From "The Horizontal Man" by Helen Eustis

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GENERAL INTEREST
Remembering a true polymath 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0518/carter052318.php3

• Constantin Reliu, 63, appealed unsuccessfully to a court in Barlad, Romania, in March to overturn a death certificate that his wife had obtained after not hearing from him for more than a decade.  According to The Guardian, Reliu left Romania for Turkey in 1992 to look for employment, but neglected to keep in touch with his family.  In 2003, Reliu's wife, believing he had died in an earthquake in Turkey, argued in court for a death certificate, which didn't come to light until Reliu was deported back to Romania because of expired papers in Turkey.  Upon his arrival, immigration officers explained to Reliu that he had died in 2003. His appeal failed, as the court maintained he was too late, and the ruling is final, leaving Reliu in an odd state of limbo.  "I am officially dead, although I'm alive," Reliu told Romanian media outlets. "I have no income and because I am listed dead, I can't do anything." [The Guardian, 3/16/2018] 

The Religion of Racism
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/270161/religion-racism-daniel-greenfield

Thanks, TM ...

BUSINESS
Opinion: Deal or no deal, the bilateral trade deficit with China is a phony issue 
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/deal-or-no-deal-the-bilateral-trade-deficit-with-china-is-a-phony-issue-2018-05-23

CLIMATE CHANGE
National Park Service Releases Climate Report That Officials Tried to Censor 
https://www.ecowatch.com/national-park-service-climate-change-2571033658.html?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=0f6ae34f2b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-0f6ae34f2b-85328381

By getting serious about limiting global warming, the world could save itself more than $20 trillion
http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-global-warming-costs-20180523-story.html

ENERGY
World's Largest Battery and Rapid-Charge Network Launches to Accelerate EV Adoption 
https://www.ecowatch.com/renewable-energy-network-london-2571350395.html?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=0f6ae34f2b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-0f6ae34f2b-85328381

ZOOLOGY
Louis, an 18-year-old male gorilla at the Philadelphia Zoo, appears to be something of a germophobe, according to the Associated Press.  When he is carrying food, 6-foot-tall Louis walks on his hind legs, like a human, rather than leaning forward on his front knuckles, as gorillas usually do.  Zoo curator Michael Stern says workers installed a fire hose over a mud puddle in Louis' yard, which he crosses like a tightrope to avoid getting his feet dirty.  Stern says in the wild, gorillas may stand up on their hind feet to reach food or wade in a swamp, but only for a few seconds. [The Associated Press, 3/16/2018] 

HERPETOLOGY
Hunters bag 1,000 pythons in Florida Everglades
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-florida-python-hunt-20180522-story.html

LAW ENFORCEMENT
Of the 27 Deadliest Mass Shooters, 26 of Them Had One Thing in Common
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/markmeckler/2018/02/27-deadliest-mass-shooters-26-one-thing-common/

A pig in a policecar! Stalker beast taken into custody after 911 called. 'Victim' and cops were both sober 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0518/pig_911.php3

IMMIGRATION
GOP dissidents on cusp of forcing immigration votes
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/388914-gop-dissidents-on-cusp-of-forcing-immigration-votes?userid=288549

NORK
‘North Korea Is A Cyber Super Power:’ Former ROK Commander
https://breakingdefense.com/2018/05/north-korea-is-a-cyber-super-power-former-rok-commander/?utm_campaign=Breaking%20Defense%20Land&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=63156909&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8sO4dbcuO96nNE3YEI6icUaG5MaXJxrDEftt9xch_CXo0ypF-iKiddxUXVonZzHTk42uL8pEXyF62GXrAjhWjh0Q1PdA&_hsmi=63156909

ELECTIONGATE
The Real Origination Story of the Trump-Russia Investigation
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/05/trump-russia-investigation-obama-administration-origins/

Separating Conspiracy from Reality in the Trump–Russia Investigation
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/05/trump-russia-investigation-separating-conspiracy-from-reality/

Former Obama Intel Czar: 'A Good Thing' The FBI Was Spying On Trump Campaign. Also, They Weren't Spying  ["There was no spy, there was just an informant trying to gather information under false pretenses."]  
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/05/23/former-obama-intel-czar-its-a-good-thing-the-fbi-was-spying-on-trump-campaign-also-they-werent-spying-n2483618?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad=

POLITICS
From Russia With Love
http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/williams052318.php3

-- "But there is no turning time, inexorably it moves from under you; what you were yesterday is fixed for always, making its mark on what you are today, what you will be tomorrow" - From "The Horizontal Man" by Helen Eustis

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GENERAL INTEREST
The News in Zingers
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0518/hamilton.php3

Proud mom orders 'Summa Cum Laude' cake online. Publix censors it to 'Summa . . . Laude. 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0518/cum_cake.php3

An Army sergeant overseas was told his baby died at birth. It was a lie and part of a cruel scheme
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0518/baby_dead_scheme.php3

BUSINESS
Republicans think Trump is losing trade war
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/388913-republicans-think-trump-is-losing-trade-war?userid=288549

SPORTS
The NFL Is Reportedly Considering Penalties For Players Who Kneel During the National Anthem 
http://start.att.net/news/read/category/news/article/fortune-the_nfl_is_reportedly_considering_penalties_for_pl-rtime

ENVIRONMENT
Controversial Kangaroo Cull Underway in Canberra
https://www.ecowatch.com/kangaroo-cull-canberra-2570795213.html?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=adb7d7cd4a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-adb7d7cd4a-85328381

Great Places
https://support.nature.org/site/SPageNavigator/supporter/acs_newsletter.html?nsid=GPN_fill1_1&src=e.lead.nurture.general.wklyemail1.x&s_src=acs.nurture.wklyemail1.x&s_subsrc=general&deliveryName=DM4762

SCIENCE
https://www.nytimes.com/section/science?emc=edit_nn_20180522&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=5893540820180522&te=1

PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS RUNNING AMOK
Meet The Los Angeles Firefighter Who Earned $300,000 In Overtime...By Working More Hours Than There Are In A Year
https://www.dailywire.com/news/30928/meet-los-angeles-firefighter-who-earned-300000-ben-shapiro?utm_source=shapironewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=052218-news&utm_campaign=position1

NORK
Trump says summit with North Korea ‘may not work out’ for June 12
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/22/mike-pence-warns-kim-jong-un-shouldnt-try-play-don/

Trump: We Aren't Promising North Korea a Deal
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/05/22/trump-we-arent-promising-north-korea-a-deal-n2483245?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad=

ELECTIONGATE
Yes, a Reasonable Prosecutor Would Have Ordered an Investigation of the Trump Campaign
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/05/russia-investigation-robert-mueller-reach-natural-conclusion/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202018-05-22&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives

POLITICS
Oh My: GOP Surges to 2018 Generic Ballot Lead in New Reuters Poll
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2018/05/22/more-good-polling-news-for-gop-n2482775?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad=

-- "But there is no turning time, inexorably it moves from under you; what you were yesterday is fixed for always, making its mark on what you are today, what you will be tomorrow" - From "The Horizontal Man" by Helen Eustis

PLATT - MISC News

GENERAL INTEREST
What to Pack in Your New York City Survival Kit
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/18/nyregion/new-york-city-survival-kit.html?emc=edit_nn_20180521&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=5893540820180521&te=1

Are Americans Too Attached to Their Pets?
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/05/americans-pets-too-attached/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202018-05-21&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives

HEALTH
Graphene 'stimulation' could selectively kill off cancer cells
https://www.engadget.com/2018/05/21/graphene-stimulation-could-selectively-kill-off-cancer-cells/

PROGRESSIVES RUNNING AMOK
Oh, Dear God -- Feminist Warns of 'Conservative Appropriation'
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2018/05/20/oh-dear-god--feminists-warns-of-conservative-appropriation-n2482527?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

Playing the Black Card
https://www.prageru.com/videos/playing-black-card

BUSINESS
Smug Seattle to mom and pop landlords: Criminals are welcome! Your rights not so much
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/05/21/smug-seattle-to-mom-and-pop-landlords-criminals-are-welcome-your-rights-not-so-much.html

Trump signs repeal of auto-loan policy that targeted racial bias
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/388636-trump-signs-repeal-of-auto-loan-policy-targeting-racial-bias?rnd=1526925396?userid=288549

SCIENCE
Mathematicians Disprove Conjecture Made to Save Black Holes
https://www.quantamagazine.org/mathematicians-disprove-conjecture-made-to-save-black-holes-20180517/

DEMOGRAPHICS
US Fertility Rates Have Plummeted Into Uncharted Territory, And Nobody Knows Why (I would surely give second thought to bringing a child into today's effed up world. I am truly concerned for my grandkids.)
https://www.sciencealert.com/us-birth-rate-hits-record-low-fertility-plummets-uncharted-territory-cdc-decline?utm_source=ScienceAlert+-+Daily+Email+Updates&utm_campaign=26701f4ed7-MAILCHIMP_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fe5632fb09-26701f4ed7-365889541

America's dying whites: Caucasian death rate now outstrips the birth rate in a third of states
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3984874/More-whites-die-born-states-New-research-reveals-changing-demographics-amidst-soaring-Caucasian-death-rates.html

MELITTOLOGY
How to Build a Native Bee Hotel
https://www.ecowatch.com/native-bee-hotel-2569426624.html?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=4b0bf34fdc-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-4b0bf34fdc-85328381

TECHNOLOGY
A Clever Fix to the Biggest Climate Problem
https://www.ecowatch.com/phononic-fridge-2569712764.html?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=4b0bf34fdc-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-4b0bf34fdc-85328381

CYBER SECURITY
Banks Adopt Military-Style Tactics to Fight Cybercrime
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/20/business/banks-cyber-security-military.html?emc=edit_nn_20180521&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=5893540820180521&te=1

Millions of iPhone Users Are Suing Google for Collecting Their Personal Data
http://start.att.net/news/read/article/fortune-millions_of_iphone_users_are_suing_google_for_coll-rtime/category/finance

DEFENSE
Russia, China Would Destroy U.S. Command Aircraft on 'Day 1' of War, Air Force Warns
http://www.newsweek.com/russia-china-would-destroy-us-command-aircraft-day-1-war-air-force-warns-937013?utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=yahoo_news&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=937013

The US Needs A ‘Coast Guard’ For Space: Semper Paratus Exteriores Spatium
https://breakingdefense.com/2018/05/the-us-needs-a-coast-guard-for-space-semper-paratus-exteriores-spatium/

LAW ENFORCEMENT
Truck's fuel tank hid $90M worth of liquid meth; 2 men arrested
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/05/20/trucks-fuel-tank-hid-90m-worth-liquid-meth-2-men-arrested.html

Wine Ponzi Scheme
https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/wine-ponzi-scheme

MEDIA
The Media See Only One Collusion Story
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/05/media-coverage-trump-russia-collusion-story-ignores-doj-fbi-hillary-collusion/

IRAN
Pompeo: U.S. to Implement ‘Strongest Sanctions in History’ Against Iran
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/mike-pompeo-iran-strongest-sanctions-us-history-coming/

NORK
With North Korea, This Time Is Different
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/05/north-korean-negotiations-success-is-possible/

ELECTIONGATE
Suspected FBI informant in Trump campaign reportedly sought senior role in administration
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/21/stefan-halper-suspected-fbi-informant-trump-campai/?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=manual&utm_campaign=20180326&utm_term=newsalert&utm_content=newsalert

DOJ, Trump reach deal on expanded Russia review
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/388676-doj-agrees-to-probe-tactics-fbi-used-with-trump-campaign?rnd=1526925396?userid=288549

Mark Penn turns on Clintons, denounces Mueller probe as ‘deep-state’ quasi-coup
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/21/mark-penn-turns-clintons-denounces-robert-mueller-/?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=manual&utm_campaign=20180326&utm_term=newsalert&utm_content=newsalert

SCOTUS
Kennedy retirement rumors shift into overdrive
http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/388413-kennedy-retirement-rumors-shift-into-overdrive?userid=288549

POLITICS
Don Blankenship announces spoiler’s bid in West Virginia Senate race
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/21/don-blankenship-announces-spoilers-bid-west-virgin/?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=manual&utm_campaign=20180326&utm_term=newsalert&utm_content=newsalert

Liberal Lies And Slanders Are A Slippery Slope To Trouble
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2018/05/21/liberal-lies-and-slanders-are-a-slippery-slope-to-trouble-n2482631

-- 
"But there is no turning time, inexorably it moves from under you; what you were
yesterday is fixed for always, making its mark on what you are today, what you will
be tomorrow"
          -  From "The Horizontal Man" by Helen Eustis

PLATT - MISC News

GENERAL INTEREST
This Crazy Conspiracy Theory About "The Berenstein Bears" Will Blow Your Mind
http://start.att.net/news/read/article/seventeen-mind_blowing_the_berenstein_bears_conspiracy-rhearst/category/lifestyle

HEALTH
The Ebola superhighway: Why the new outbreak terrifies public health authorities
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/388401-the-ebola-superhighway-why-a-new-outbreak-terrifies-public-health

PROGRESSIVES RUNNING AMOK
Principal Apologizes To Black Students Over 'Party Like It's 1776' Prom Theme
https://www.yahoo.com/news/principal-apologizes-black-students-over-140303282.html

BUSINESS
Mnuchin says US has deal with China to cut trade deficit, will hold off on tariffs
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/05/20/mnuchin-says-us-has-deal-with-china-to-cut-trade-deficit-will-hold-off-on-tariffs.html

SCHOOL SHOOTINGS
Obama Education secretary: Pull children out of schools until gun laws change
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/388468-obama-education-secretary-pull-children-out-of-schools-until

TECHNOLOGY
Post-Zuckerberg, tech CEOs under pressure to testify
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/388415-post-zuckerberg-tech-ceos-under-pressure-to-testify?userid=288549

DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY
Explosive Reactive Armour Explained
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUVnNk0aJBE

MEDIA
Port in the Storm...of War
https://townhall.com/columnists/pauljacob/2018/05/20/port-in-the-storm--of-war-n2482460?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

MIDDLE EAST
Israel Has the Right and Obligation to Defend Its Border with Deadly Force
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/05/israel-has-right-obligation-defend-border-with-deadly-force/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WIR%20-%20Sunday%202018-05-20&utm_term=VDHM

ELECTIONGATE
CNN’s Jake Tapper presses Democrat for evidence Trump campaign colluded with Russia
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/20/jake-tapper-cnn-presses-mark-warner-evidence-trump/?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=manual&utm_campaign=20180326&utm_term=newsalert&utm_content=newsalert

Giuliani says he has rare understanding of Trump and can ‘get the best out of him’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/20/rudy-giuliani-donald-trump-attorney-says-he-unders/?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=manual&utm_campaign=20180326&utm_term=newsalert&utm_content=newsalert

After year of investigation, Trump can rightly claim some vindication
http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/388436-after-year-of-investigation-trump-can-rightly-claim-some-vindication

POLITICS
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Wins Disputed Election Marked By Voting Irregularities
http://start.att.net/news/read/category/news/article/time-venezuelan_president_nicolas_maduro_wins_disputed-rtime

-- 
"But there is no turning time, inexorably it moves from under you; what you were
yesterday is fixed for always, making its mark on what you are today, what you will
be tomorrow"
          -  From "The Horizontal Man" by Helen Eustis

PLATT - MISC News

GENERAL INTEREST

THE HOLY BOOK OF UNIVERSAL TRUTHS, (Kimball's Unauthorized Perversion)
http://xenohistorian.faithweb.com/holybook/articles/Spengler.html

How You Eat An Oreo May Reveal Your Personality
http://start.att.net/player/category/lifestyle/article/geobeats-how_you_eat_an_oreo_may_reveal_your_personality-velephant


The WIRE: Your week in review
https://personalliberty.com/wire-week-review-20-94/

ENVIRONMENT
One-Third of Protected Areas 'Highly Degraded' By Humans, Study Finds 
https://www.ecowatch.com/protected-areas-degraded-by-humans-2569960309.html?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=b9b85610ed-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-b9b85610ed-85328381

NATIONAL SECURITY
DoD, White House Likely To Fight Chinese Monopoly on Rare Earth Minerals
https://breakingdefense.com/2018/05/dod-white-house-likely-to-fight-chinese-monopoly-on-rare-earth-minerals/?utm_campaign=Raytheon%20Space%20Symposium%20&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=63055332&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8yCBB1IK1O98-rh-7iSJHuHIz8CNGf-R1rZhkUFXEUmyG45nnCElad-BuzE1VNZEfEIJhpshBZTUsJ5Sb6S1adzQ9XKQ&_hsmi=63055332

LAW ENFORCEMENT
The Merced Pitchfork Murders
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2003/11/richard-poe/the-merced-pitchfork-murders/

MEDIA
LISTEN: 26-Year-Old Former Prison Inmate Blows Away Rush Limbaugh In Epic Call: 'You Saved My Life'
https://www.dailywire.com/news/30829/listen-26-year-old-former-prison-inmate-blows-rush-amanda-prestigiacomo?utm_medium=email&utm_content=051918-news&utm_campaign=position2

IMMIGRATION
Outside the Defensible Perimeter
https://amgreatness.com/2018/05/18/outside-the-defensible-perimeter/

Cutting welfare to illegal aliens would pay for Trump’s wall
https://nypost.com/2018/03/10/cutting-welfare-to-illegal-aliens-would-pay-for-trumps-wall/

IRAN
What's Next for Trump's Iran Strategy?
https://patriotpost.us/articles/55931-whats-next-for-trumps-iran-strategy

NORK
U.S. Scrapped Training Exercise With South Korea Involving B-52s
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/u-s-scrapped-training-exercise-with-south-korea-involving-b-52s-1526651491-lMyQjAxMTI4MzE0OTMxODkyWj/

MIDDLE EAST GATE
Middle East Countries May Have Helped Trump Win Election 
http://start.att.net/news/read/article/newser-mueller_update_trump_jr_had_meeting_with_middle_ea-rnewsernor/category/news

RUSSIAGATE
Top Intel Dem warns Republicans: Don't try to out FBI source
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/388425-top-intel-dem-warns-republicans-dont-try-to-out-fbi-source

POLITICS
Political Left & Political Right Wage a Modern-Day Civil War For America’s Soul
https://www.ammoland.com/2018/05/political-left-political-right-wage-a-modern-day-civil-war-for-americas-soul/#axzz5FyGCRai5

-- 
"But there is no turning time, inexorably it moves from under you; what you were
yesterday is fixed for always, making its mark on what you are today, what you will
be tomorrow"
          -  From "The Horizontal Man" by Helen Eustis