Morning Brief

BEIJING (AP) — A U.S. Navy warship sailed past one of China's artificial islands in the South China Sea on Tuesday, in a challenge to Chinese sovereignty claims that drew an angry protest from Beijing, which said the move damaged U.S.-China relations and regional peace.

China's Foreign Ministry said authorities monitored and warned the USS Lassen as it entered what China claims as a 12-mile (21-kilometer) territorial limit around Subi Reef in the Spratly Islands archipelago, a group of reefs, islets, and atolls where the Philippines has competing claims.

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In Washington, the administration is considering the option to move US boots on the ground closer to the fight in Syria - an action that sets the stage for US forces to become collateral damage when Vlad pounds ISIS.  Such an 'accident' could never result in US and Russians firing at one another...

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3% of Idaho preps for another march to call for review of refugee programs in the state.

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In Spokane, Anthony Bosworth was found guilty of 'Failure to Comply' in a FedGov court. He'll be sentenced 10 November.  This one wasn't hard to call.

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Thought of the day: You have almost zero ability to control or influence the actions of others, except in limited cases of general or specific deterrence (never off the table).  You do You - and let the folks who will be on the menu of the First Wave of the Die-Off continue their march into insignificance.