Rick Herter
@rick-herter.bsky.social
Studied Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Toronto, within the renowned Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS), which offers a distinguished MEng program in Aerospace Science and Engineering.
President Trump posts that Venezuela’s airspace should be considered “closed in its entirety” as he weighs military action against the nation. Venezuela’s government said it “forcefully rejects” Trump’s claim about closing the airspace.
December 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Do the impossible, because almost everyone has told me my ideas are merely fantasies.
December 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Do the impossible, because almost everyone has told me my ideas are merely fantasies.
A fatal attack on a routine patrol has intensified questions over the administration’s open-ended military deployments in American cities.
D.C. Ambush Exposes Risks for National Guard on Capital’s Crime Patrols
A fatal attack on a routine patrol has intensified questions over the Trump administration’s open-ended military deployments in American cities.
on.wsj.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Farage's alliance with the US hard-right should alarm every British woman
Nigel Farage's alliance with the US hard-right should alarm every British woman
Women’s bodies are the new battleground as Nigel Farage aligns with the US hard-right. His link to the group that toppled Roe v. Wade puts UK reproductive freedom at serious risk, writes columnist…
www.mirror.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Authorities believe the National Guard shooting suspect was "radicalized" in the U.S., Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on "Meet the Press."
Noem says National Guard shooting suspect was 'radicalized' in the U.S.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem also said the Trump administration would resume the asylum process after dealing with a backlog of cases.
nbcnews.to
November 30, 2025 at 2:24 PM
In the Torygraph, it used to be so pro Brexit it ranked as fit for loons only.
November 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Oops sorry we ruined the country and everything we voted for was a lie. Our total bad. Anyway, how about those bloody migrants eh??
November 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Zelenskyy aides to meet Trump team in Florida for talks on peace plan on.ft.com/3M753iW
Zelenskyy aides to meet Trump team in Florida for talks on peace plan
US-Ukraine meeting expected to open potentially pivotal week of diplomacy to end war
on.ft.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Politics and debt don’t mix well. Americans would be wise to look across the Atlantic to see how tough things can get, writes James Mackintosh.
Is America Heading for a Debt Crisis? Look Abroad for Answers
Politics and debt don’t mix well. Americans would be wise to look across the Atlantic to see how tough things can get.
on.wsj.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Countries around the world adopted international protections for many species of sharks and rays that are widely hunted, some whose parts are used in commercial products like makeup, moisturizers and culinary delicacies. https://wapo.st/4rpyEUO
November 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
In a world of uncertainty, some things are always worth building.
November 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Aviation is proof that given the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible.
November 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
November 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
November 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Lots of work going on in our workshops at the moment! #aviation #ferrymead #aircraftrestoration #helicopters #avgeek
November 30, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Caught between the threat of a U.S. attack and a government they don’t trust to provide accurate information, Venezuelans are living moment to moment, unsure of what to expect next — a disrupting, exhausting existence.
Hurry up and wait: Ordinary Venezuelans try to prepare for U.S. attack
Caught between President Donald Trump’s threats and a government they don’t trust, Venezuelans are living moment to moment, unsure of what to expect next.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Stephen Miller’s Wife @katiemiller : “Can you cite the statute that makes the boat bombings illegal?”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “The due process
clause in the constitution.”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “The due process
clause in the constitution.”
November 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Breaking news: Tom Stoppard, the Czech-born British playwright whose intellectually daring and verbally dazzling works became some of the most acclaimed and frequently staged of the past half-century, has died at 88.
Tom Stoppard, playwright of electric verve, dies at 88
His intellectually challenging and verbally dazzling works, including “Arcadia” and “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,” were among the most acclaimed and oft-performed plays of the last half-cen...
wapo.st
November 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"No one's going to build a factory based on a tariff that's on on Monday, off on... Tuesday, the president's changed his mind by Wednesday, he gets hormonal by Thursday and someone says something nasty in the middle school cafeteria on Friday and they're back on again."
November 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Thousands marching in the rain through London calling for an end to arms sales to Isrsel as the nuclear-armed state continues to kill Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
November 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
A DOD "Memo" saying no prosecution will happen isn't going to save you from life in a military prison for murdering civilian fisherman. Taking orders from a Fox News host who ordered you to do it isn't going to look real good to a jury.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Pete Hegseth’s order to ‘kill everybody’ included alleged drug boat survivors: report
More than 80 people killed in campaign that law-of-war experts have labeled extrajudicial murder
www.independent.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
For decades, detectives and other investigators have been portrayed on television and in films as brilliant at their jobs. But why do we rarely see them leave work to take the kids to baseball practice? Some of it has to do with the nature of police work, but a tortured back story adds intrigue.
For Detectives on TV, the Messiest Case Is Often at Home
Why do we rarely see them leave work to take the kids to baseball practice? Some of it has to do with the nature of police work, but a tortured back story adds intrigue.
nyti.ms
November 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The White House launched a page on its website, titled the “Hall of Shame,” devoted to naming and shaming media outlets and reporters that publish stories President Trump disagrees with.
“Misleading. Biased. Exposed,” the site reads.
“Misleading. Biased. Exposed,” the site reads.
Trump ramps up reporter attacks with White House media bias tracker
A new White House webpage presents a “Hall of Shame” for news reports that the president disagrees with, coming after Trump voiced personal attacks on female reporters at ABC, CBS, the New York Times ...
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
November 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
It’s clear to anyone paying attention that Farage won’t investigate the Russian infiltration of Reform.
The Prime Minister must step up and launch a national investigation.
The Prime Minister must step up and launch a national investigation.
November 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM