Rick Hird

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

Rick Hird
flipped into The Cold War Returns
1 hour ago
The US military is now talking openly about going on the attack in space
Ars Technica - Stephen Clark
"We have to build capabilities that provide our leadership offensive and defensive options." ORLANDO, Florida—Earlier this year, officials at US Space …
Rick Hird
flipped into Putin's Russia
7 hours ago
Russian banker Andrei Kostin: 'Russia is the most sanctioned country in the world, of course there are effects on our economy'
Le Monde in English - Benjamin Quénelle
The head of Russia's second-largest bank VTB, who is reputedly close to President Vladimir Putin, tells Le Monde in an interview that the Russian …
Rick Hird
flipped into Putin's Russia
3 hours ago
Putin’s energy empire has just been dealt a crippling blow
The Telegraph - Ben Marlow
As talk of an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine grows among Western diplomats, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy comes round to the idea of what he calls a “just peace”, the true human cost of Vladimir Putin’s neo-imperialist land grab remains a source of great debate. In recent days, the Ukrainian president has …
Rick Hird
flipped into Putin's Russia
6 hours ago
Draft law blocking ‘foreign agents’ from accessing earnings in Russia expanded to include income from property sales, rentals, and deposits — Meduza
meduza.io - Meduza
The scope of a draft law requiring those designated as “foreign agents” by Russia to deposit their income into special accounts has been expanded to …
Rick Hird
flipped into Putin's Russia
1 day ago
Russian Lawmakers Expand Criteria for ‘Terrorists and Extremists’ Registry
themoscowtimes.com
Critics argue that the new bill gives law enforcement a potent means to broaden extrajudicial crackdowns on civil society.
Rick Hird
flipped into Putin's Russia
18 hours ago
Russian guided bomb attacks fall sharply after ATACMS, Storm Shadow strikes, analysts say
The Kyiv Independent - Abbey Fenbert
Russian attacks against Ukraine with guided aerial bombs have fallen over 50% since Western partners allowed Kyiv to target Russia with long-range …