Rick Hird

My Flipboard magazines reflect my past, present and future interests from Audio/Video to History to Application of technology to lifestyle.

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Amateur Radio
Amateur Radio Is There When All Else Fails
ijpr.org - Roman Battaglia
Our communications systems may seem robust, but past disasters have shown this isn’t the case. Amateur radio groups around the country, and even in …
Recession
Trump 'not ready' for China trade deal, dismisses recession fears
Reuters UK - Howard Schneider
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and top White House officials dismissed concerns that economic growth may be faltering, saying on Sunday they saw little risk of recession despite a week
Alan Dershowitz
After Stone arrest, Alan Dershowitz says the Mueller investigation is "essentially creat[ing] crimes"
mediamatters.org - Written by Media Matters Staff
SANDRA SMITH (CO-HOST): This goes back to December 3, 2018, professor, in which the president tweeted out, quoting Roger Stone, “I will never testify …
Liberal View
Why was Jeffrey Epstein buying size 5 women’s panties — while in jail?
rawstory.com - Bob Brigham
The Miami Herald has another bombshell report on Jeffrey Epstein, who died in a Manhattan jail while waiting to stand trial on federal sex crimes …
World News
Russian Nuclear Monitoring Stations Went Silent After Missile Blast
The Wall Street Journal. - Michael R. Gordon
Two Russian monitoring stations designed to detect nuclear radiation went silent soon after the explosion at a missile test site this month, spurring concerns among observers that the Russian government
Jeffrey Epstein
The Failure to See What Jeffrey Epstein Was Doing
The New Yorker - Amy Davidson Sorkin
Money offers one explanation for why people seemed to ignore the obvious. But money, here, is really shorthand for a range of ways to exert influence. How hard was it, really, to see what Jeffrey Epstein
History
Archaeology Is Telling Us About the Real Jesus: The archaeological and historical evidence behind the birth of
boredpanda.com - Livvy Melba
THE OFFICE OF Eugenio Alliata in Jerusalem looks like the home base of any archaeologist who’d rather be in the field dirtying his hands than indoors …
Liberal View
Trump Accidentally Admits That Fox News Is White House Propaganda
politicususa.com - Jason Easley
While talking to reporters, Trump went off on a tangent about Fox News where he accidentally revealed that Fox is propaganda. Trump said, “I’m very — …
Mindhunter
Mindhunter Spotlighted the Serial Killer William Henry Hance. But There's a Lot More to the Story.
Esquire - By Gabrielle Bruney
The second season of Netflix’s Mindhunter delves into some of the most notorious crimes of the 1960s and ‘70s. But the show also examines less well-remembered cases. One such story featured in the new
Peter Navarro
Jake Tapper Presses Navarro on the Impact of Tariffs: ‘Economist After Economist’ Saying You’re Wrong
mediaite.com - ken-meyer
White House National Trade Council director Peter Navarro was put under serious pressure on Sunday while responding to criticisms of his and President …
Huawei
Trump Leaves Huawei On A Knife Edge With Brutal Weekend Threat
Forbes - Zak Doffman
U.S. President Donald Trump has left Huawei on a knife-edge going into a critical week for the Chinese tech giant. Reports over the weekend had suggested that the Commerce Department was due to extend
Recession
Trump advisers are scrambling to sell the idea that a recession isn’t going to happen
Vox - Zeeshan Aleem
After a week of serious warnings about the threat of a recession and the emergence of indicators signaling a coming economic downturn, the White House is scrambling to convince the public that the economy
U.S. Politics
Half of Americans Disapprove of Trump's Response to Shootings
The Wall Street Journal. - Ken Thomas
WASHINGTON—About half of Americans disapprove of President Trump’s response to the deadly mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, and broad majorities support Congress moving to expand background checks for
White Nationalism
Poll Shows Trump Has Turned GOP Into The White Nationalist Party
politicususa.com - Jason Easley
Concern about white nationalism has plummeted to being 52 points less that Democrats under Donald Trump. Democrats have long been more likely than …
Iowa
Donald Trump Nervous That Steve King’s Rape And Incest Comments Could Cost Him Iowa In 2020, Reporter Says
The Inquisitr - Jonathan Vankin
Donald Trump is reportedly on board with Republicans who want to dump extremist Iowa congressional rep Steve King over his latest offensive …
Steve King
GOP in a panic about what to do with Steve King as Democrats can’t wait to face him in the election
rawstory.com - Tom Boggioni
On Saturday, MSNBC’s Garrett Haake broke down the nightmare situation Republicans are facing with Rep. Steve King (R-IA), who has faced outrage for …
Recession
Trump Pathetically Tries To Tweet His Way Out Of A Recession
politicususa.com - Jason Easley
No recession has replaced no collusion and no obstruction, as Trump is trying to tweet the country out of an oncoming recession. Our economy is the …
trump news update
'Fox is different': Donald Trump slams Fox News, questions favored network's poll
USA TODAY - John Fritze and David Jackson
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump blasted Fox News on Sunday, questioning what has long been a favored network for the president after a recent poll found his approval rating had dropped. "I don't know
Huawei
Trump says he doesn't want to do business with Huawei due to national security concerns
CNBC - Spencer Kimball
President Donald Trump said Sunday he doesn't want to do business with Chinese tech giant Huawei, after weekend reports that the administration was …
Jeffrey Epstein
Jeffrey Epstein's Camp Reportedly Has Issues with Manhattan Jail's Official Story
Complex - Alex Galbraith
Jeffrey Epstein's camp is not buying the official line that the sex offender and hedge fund manager committed suicide in his jail cell. TMZ reports …
Liberal View
‘I’m the one who calls the shots’: Trump rails against Fox News for giving him ‘his worst polls’
rawstory.com - Sarah K. Burris
President Donald Trump explained why Fox News has drawn his ire and that they need to realize he’s the one in control of them. In a conversation on …
Jeffrey Epstein
The brazen message on slippers provides clue to understand Jeffrey Epstein
FOX Business - Charlie Gasparino
In 2015, several years after his release from prison, Jeffrey Epstein showed up to a small lunch party at a Palm Beach mansion a few doors down from his own opulent estate, a neighborhood that is home
trump news update
Donald Trump Blasts Fox News’ ‘Pathetic’ Juan Williams, Calls Him ‘Nasty And Wrong’
The Inquisitr - Ryan Ledendecker
The Twitter attack came on the heels of Williams' criticism of the president's trade policies with China. One of the more liberal personalities on Fox …
Consumer News
Choosing a TV Brand: LG vs. Samsung vs. Sony
Tom's Guide - Brian Westover
When you're on the hunt for the best TV for you, you have a lot of options. Whether you want smart functions, picture enhancements or just something …
Larry Kudlow
Internet goes wild over ‘obviously drunk’ Larry Kudlow on Fox News: ‘He’s lying while slurring his words’
rawstory.com - David Edwards
Speculation was rampant on Sunday that White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow was drunk on Fox News. “There is no economic recession in sight,” …
Larry Kudlow
Top Trump Economic Advisor Larry Kudlow Appeared To Be ‘Obviously Drunk’ During Fox News Appearance
The Inquisitr - Nathan Francis
Larry Kudlow appeared to many to be slurring his words during a bizarre appearance on Fox News, sparking speculation on Twitter that the top economic …
Trump’s economic record is one big con
The Washington Post - By Jennifer Rubin
President Trump came into office promising some fabulous yet unspecified health-care plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. No plan existed; every plan Republicans came up with managed to reduce the
Liberal View
Trump’s disastrous trade war has wiped out his polling advantage on the economy
ThinkProgress - Joe Romm
A new Wall Street Journal/NBC poll has bad news for President Trump on the economy. To start, his net approval rating on the economy is down to a mere …
Business
Trade war's losers could include microchips, energy, banks
FOX Business - Associated Press
Looking across the stock market, it’s hard to find a company that isn’t vulnerable in some degree to the U.S.-China trade war. Stocks of companies that do lots of business with China, such as chipmakers
Jeffrey Epstein
Jeffrey Epstein used his wealth to avoid his prison cell, empty out vending machines while in jail
Salon - Matthew Rozsa
This July 27, 2006 arrest photo made available by the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office, in Florida, shows Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein was suspected nearly a decade ago of paying for sex with underage girls. The