# america250 (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover america250. Page: Feed: --- ## [New Work, Fresh From WWU’s Summer Test Kitchen](https://www.americantheatre.org/2026/08/20/new-work-fresh-from-wwus-summer-test-kitchen/) _2026-08-20 · American Theatre Editors · AMERICAN THEATRE_ Western Washington University's summer program brings students together with guest writers for two weeks of collaborative development. ## [Dusk of a Great Day at Theater Mu](https://www.americantheatre.org/2026/08/19/dusk-of-a-great-day-at-theater-mu/) _2026-08-19 · American Theatre Editors · AMERICAN THEATRE_ A new report, part of the Wallace Foundation’s Advancing Well-Being in the Arts initiative, spotlights promising solutions to long-standing artistic challenges at a Minnesota theatre company. ## [Can We Talk About Success? The Pregones/PRTT Story](https://www.americantheatre.org/2026/08/19/can-we-talk-about-success-the-pregones-prtt-story/) _2026-08-19 · American Theatre Editors · AMERICAN THEATRE_ NYC’s Puerto Rican theatre, a new Wallace Foundation report shows, faces structural challenges—and has much to offer the field. ## [The Malian Rebel Spring Offensive and the New Order in the Sahel](https://theharvardpoliticalreview.com/malian-rebel-spring-offensive/) _2026-08-18 · Julian Murchison · Harvard Political Review_ In order to achieve long-term stability, the Sahel region needs a solution that addresses the immediate security needs and the economic failures that have led to the prevalence of Islamist movements — not a failing relationship with a weakened Russia. The post The Malian Rebel Spring Offensive and the New Order in the Sahel appeared first on Harvard Political Review . ## [So Let the Fireworks Come](https://www.americantheatre.org/2026/08/17/so-let-the-fireworks-come/) _2026-08-17 · American Theatre Editors · AMERICAN THEATRE_ Counter-programming the semiquincentennial with an older and deeper story that can't be untold. ## [An Excerpt From ‘Antíkoni’](https://www.americantheatre.org/2026/08/17/an-excerpt-from-antikoni/) _2026-08-17 · American Theatre Editors · AMERICAN THEATRE_ This adaptation of Sophocles’s 'Antigone' centers a Nez Perce-Cayuse family tearing itself apart over the fate of ancestral remains. ## [An Excerpt From ‘Yuchewahkénh (Bitter)’](https://www.americantheatre.org/2026/08/17/an-excerpt-from-yuchewahkenh-bitter/) _2026-08-17 · American Theatre Editors · AMERICAN THEATRE_ Vickie Ramirez's play explores the erasure of Indigenous women, and what it takes to claim your voice and your culture. ## [That Banyan Tree](https://www.americantheatre.org/2026/08/17/that-banyan-tree/) _2026-08-17 · American Theatre Editors · AMERICAN THEATRE_ This creative work from Lee Cataluna explores what Maui means to the world in the wake of the Lahaina fires. ## [José Rivera: Mystery, Awe, and the Long Apprenticeship](https://www.americantheatre.org/2026/08/14/jose-rivera-mystery-awe-and-the-long-apprenticeship/) _2026-08-14 · American Theatre Editors · AMERICAN THEATRE_ This month Brian talks to the prolific playwright and screenwriter about religion, working-class heroes, and how he learned he's not an actor from Tom Hanks. [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/7nyrh9nmwwwrbhsi/Jose_Rivera6qkrs.mp3) ## [Adventures With the Audience at CATF](https://www.americantheatre.org/2026/08/14/adventures-with-the-audience-at-catf/) _2026-08-14 · American Theatre Editors · AMERICAN THEATRE_ A report from Shepherdstown, where it's all new all the time. Plus: thoughts on the Oskar Eustis bombshell and what it says about our role in the movement. ## [100,000 Bonus Points Await You (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/oXMmriPkXrUC) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Earn 100,000 bonus points after spending $5,000 in the first 3 months. ## [Leadership Changes at The Public, Juilliard, Childsplay, and More](https://www.americantheatre.org/2026/08/13/leadership-changes-at-the-public-juilliard-childsplay-and-more/) _2026-08-13 · American Theatre Editors · AMERICAN THEATRE_ A roundup of comings and goings at the top of U.S. theatre institutions. ## [Building a Portable Antenna Parts Bin](https://n1rwj.com/notes/2026-08-13-portable-antenna-parts-bin/) _2026-08-13 · Robert Jackson / Notes_ My first portable doublet made me want to build more antennas, so I stocked the small parts that make it easier to keep experimenting. ## [Morse Code for the Technician: resources](https://n1rwj.com/notes/2026-07-31-morse-code-for-the-technician-resources/) _2026-08-12 · Robert Jackson / Notes_ Slides, learning paths, practice tools, and portable-CW inspiration from my 2026 Northeast HamXposition talk. ## [My First KH1 POTA Activation at JL Curran](https://n1rwj.com/notes/2026-08-12-jl-curran-kh1-doublet/) _2026-08-12 · Robert Jackson / Notes_ My first full POTA activation with the KH1 produced 33 CW contacts and revealed useful field shortcuts, a power question, and the limits of its tuner with my 58-foot doublet. ## [Mast-Supported Doublet at Carolina Management Area](https://n1rwj.com/notes/2026-08-09-carolina-management-area-doublet/) _2026-08-09 · Robert Jackson / Notes_ The unchanged 58-foot doublet made 12 five-watt CW contacts from a pond-side picnic table and again found a usable match on 20 meters. ## [First Field Test of a 58-Foot Doublet at Pulaski State Park](https://n1rwj.com/notes/2026-08-08-pulaski-state-park-doublet-test/) _2026-08-08 · Robert Jackson / Notes_ A tree-supported 58-foot doublet produced 12 five-watt CW QSOs on four bands, including Spain on 15 meters. ## [Building a 58-Foot Portable Doublet for the KX2](https://n1rwj.com/notes/2026-08-08-portable-58-foot-doublet/) _2026-08-08 · Robert Jackson / Notes_ How I built a continuous-wire 58-foot portable doublet, what its first field measurements established, and the reversible experiment I plan to try next. ## [Rocky Point with KA5I](https://n1rwj.com/notes/2026-08-05-rocky-point-with-ka5i/) _2026-08-05 · Robert Jackson / Notes_ An evening SSB activation with KA5I delivered his first POTA activation, 38 QSOs in my log, and a second warning about my 12 Ah Bioenno battery. ## [I Broke My KX2, Then It Was Stolen](https://n1rwj.com/notes/2026-08-03-i-broke-my-kx2-then-it-was-stolen/) _2026-08-03 · Robert Jackson / Notes_ How I damaged my KX2, got it repaired by Elecraft, and briefly thought its return shipment had been stolen beside the road. ## [My First NAQP CW](https://n1rwj.com/notes/2026-08-02-my-first-naqp-cw/) _2026-08-02 · Robert Jackson / Notes_ My first NAQP CW entry produced 107 contacts, 53 band multipliers, a 5,671 claimed score, and an unexpectedly useful lesson about running at my own speed. ## [Reach prospects with real signals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/cElf1hgH1R09) _2026-08-01 · **Sponsored**_ Find prospects talking about your problem and get context-backed moments to engage ## [A New Face for Old Policies: Takaichi’s First Months](https://theharvardpoliticalreview.com/takaichi-old-policies/) _2026-08-01 · Emma Xi · Harvard Political Review_ For the first time, a woman holds Japan’s highest political office. Sanae Takaichi of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was elected in October 2025 as Japan’s first female prime minister through a clear majority — 237 votes in the Lower House and… The post A New Face for Old Policies: Takaichi’s First Months appeared first on Harvard Political Review . ## [How The Conservative Legal Movement Transformed American Politics](https://theharvardpoliticalreview.com/how-the-conservative-legal-movement-transformed-american-politics/) _2026-07-30 · Jack Krauss · Harvard Political Review_ The development and mobilization of conservative thought has increasingly permeated industries and institutions which are core to the American lifestyle, professional training, and education. From bro-podcasters such as Joe Rogan and Logan Paul to eli … The post How The Conservative Legal Movement Transformed American Politics appeared first on Harvard Political Review . ## [K8CES Zippy Paddle Guide](https://n1rwj.com/notes/2026-07-29-building-k8ces-zippy-paddle/) _2026-07-29 · Robert Jackson / Notes_ A detailed, photo-by-photo assembly guide for the 3D-printed K8CES Zippy paddle, developed while building a batch of 25. ## [Iran’s Regime Must End, But Not With Another U.S. Invasion](https://theharvardpoliticalreview.com/iran-regime-us-invasion/) _2026-07-28 · Christian Salehi · Harvard Political Review_ After weeks of promising deliberation between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran at the beginning of 2026, another Middle Eastern war seemed unlikely. The Omani Foreign Minister, Badr Albusaidi, told CBS News that a deal to prevent con… The post Iran’s Regime Must End, But Not With Another U.S. Invasion appeared first on Harvard Political Review . ## [Helping Rhode Island Show Up for America250 as W1AW/1](https://rwjblue.com/notes/2026-07-28-operating-w1aw-1-for-america250/) _2026-07-28 · Robert Jackson / Notes_ I operated W1AW/1 from Rhode Island on CW, SSB, and FT8, making 253 contacts while helping a small group keep the state findable. ## [A Mnemonic for CW Cut Numbers](https://n1rwj.com/notes/2026-07-27-cw-cut-numbers-mnemonic/) _2026-07-27 · Robert Jackson / Notes_ After copying \`2TW\` during Flight of the Bumblebees, I found a simple way to derive the full set of Morse cut numbers instead of memorizing them one by one. ## [America Has a Crazy Christian Nationalist Problem](https://theharvardpoliticalreview.com/america-has-a-crazy-christian-nationalist-problem/) _2026-07-26 · Jack Krauss · Harvard Political Review_ There’s no denying that Christianity is omnipresent throughout the United States. From Puritan-led hunts for Satan through the American wilderness to fighting for abolition and prohibition to legislating Christian Nationalism — or the merging of the Am… The post America Has a Crazy Christian Nationalist Problem appeared first on Harvard Political Review . ## [Flight of the Bumblebees from Block Island](https://n1rwj.com/notes/2026-07-26-flight-of-the-bumblebees-from-block-island/) _2026-07-26 · Robert Jackson / Notes_ A windy West Beach activation put 62 five-watt CW contacts in the log, including a surprising 15-meter run to Alaska, Oregon, California, and Spain. ## [Taking Flight of the Bumblebees to Block Island](https://n1rwj.com/notes/2026-07-26-flight-of-the-bumblebees-block-island/) _2026-07-26 · Robert Jackson / Notes_ A West Beach lead turns my Block Island FOBB plan toward a saltwater vertical and a careful boundary check for US-0513. ## [Preparing for the 2026 Flight of the Bumblebees](https://n1rwj.com/notes/2026-07-26-flight-of-the-bumblebees/) _2026-07-26 · Robert Jackson / Notes_ Planning the location, bands, and a simple resonant wire antenna for my first Flight of the Bumblebees as Bumblebee number 121. ## [Non-Custodial Crypto Gateway (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Ddu1ABAZamAQ) _2026-07-25 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto, automated fee handling, and trustless escrow with real-time settlement. ## [Learning to Read the Bands with NCDXF Beacons](https://n1rwj.com/notes/2026-07-23-learning-to-read-the-bands-with-ncdxf-beacons/) _2026-07-23 · Robert Jackson / Notes_ A first look at the synchronized NCDXF/IARU beacon network, its stepped-power signals, and two quick ways to choose an HF band from the field. ## [Taking K2HRC to Rhode Island](https://n1rwj.com/notes/2026-07-18-k2hrc-rhode-island-pota/) _2026-07-18 · Robert Jackson / Notes_ The first Rhode Island activation for K2HRC, with 23 SSB QSOs, a 135-foot EFHW, and a misleading SWR sweep from an unplugged radiator. ## [Running WSJT-X through QK4 with an Elecraft K4D](https://n1rwj.com/notes/2026-07-16-wsjt-x-qk4-k4d-network-setup/) _2026-07-16 · Robert Jackson / Notes_ A network-only setup for confirmed WSPR and FT8 operation using QK4, Loopback, and an Elecraft K4D. ## [Fourth of July Parade 2026](https://recyclingservicesinc.wordpress.com/2026/07/07/fourth-of-july-parade-2026/) _2026-07-07 · Chrissy · Recycling Services Inc_ RSI participated in Pottstown’s Annual Fourth of July Parade in 2026. How many recycling items can you spot on our float? You can find us at minute 39 on the official Rotary YouTube video too. ## [Jonathan Dickinson twofer with KO4WTM](https://n1rwj.com/notes/2026-07-06-jonathan-dickinson-twofer-pota/) _2026-07-06 · Robert Jackson / Notes_ A shared Florida twofer at Jonathan Dickinson State Park with KO4WTM, 11 CW QSOs on 20 meters, and a close look at a compact EFHW field setup. ## [A Nation at 250: Reflections on America’s Past, Present, and Future](https://theharvardpoliticalreview.com/america-250-editors-note/) _2026-07-04 · Anya Zhang, Kaylee Yang and Caleb Masshardt · Harvard Political Review_ The Harvard Political Review is excited to announce our special initiative commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States of America. The post A Nation at 250: Reflections on America’s Past, Present, and Future appeared first on Harvard Political Review . ## [A More Perfect Patriotism](https://theharvardpoliticalreview.com/america-250-patriotism/) _2026-07-04 · Gracie Taub · Harvard Political Review_ As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary of independence, we should take hold of the opportunity to redefine our flag and the patriotism for which it stands into something that can unite and heal the nation. The post A More Perfect Patriotism appeared first on Harvard Political Review . ## [The Selective Frontier: The State of the American Experiment After 250 Years](https://theharvardpoliticalreview.com/america-250-science/) _2026-07-04 · Stephen Behun · Harvard Political Review_ Since its inception, America has revolutionized scientific research and technological advancements. Yet, in its shift away from federal research grants and “basic research,” science may find itself in an increasingly privatized and profit-driven setting. The post The Selective Frontier: The State of the American Experiment After 250 Years appeared first on Harvard Political Review . ## [Has Harvard Outgrown America?](https://theharvardpoliticalreview.com/america-250-has-harvard-outgrown-america/) _2026-07-04 · Rubi Torres · Harvard Political Review_ Since Harvard’s founding, the institution has grown with America over time and shaped one another. Now, their relationship raises new questions about purpose, power, and where each institution stands in relation to the other. The post Has Harvard Outgrown America? appeared first on Harvard Political Review . ## [Divided We Fall: An Interview with Jill Lepore](https://theharvardpoliticalreview.com/america-250-lepore-interview/) _2026-07-04 · Eshaan Mani · Harvard Political Review_ The HPR sat down with Lepore to discuss the upcoming 250th anniversary of American independence, the legacy of the Constitution, the lessons of past commemorations, and the challenge of polarization. The post Divided We Fall: An Interview with Jill Lepore appeared first on Harvard Political Review . ## [The Perfect Books for America250](https://www.casematepublishers.com/blog/2026/06/26/perfect-books-for-america250/) _2026-06-26 · lstead · Casemate Publishers_ Read on to learn more about Casemate's recommendations of revolutionary war books we believe are perfect for America's 250th! The post The Perfect Books for America250 appeared first on Casemate Publishers . ## [Ross Prairie morning twofer](https://n1rwj.com/notes/2026-06-25-ross-prairie-twofer-pota/) _2026-06-25 · Robert Jackson / Notes_ A humid Florida hike-in twofer at Ross Prairie with the KX2, a 51-foot end-fed random wire, and 13 CW QSOs across 40, 30, and 20 meters. ## [Rhode Island-to-Florida rove, day five](https://n1rwj.com/notes/2026-06-23-rhode-island-to-florida-rove-day-five/) _2026-06-23 · Robert Jackson / Notes_ Day five added South Carolina and Georgia with three CW activations, a fast Woods Bay run, a quiet Savannah NWR picnic-table stop, and a Jekyll Island beach finish. ## [Rhode Island-to-Florida rove, day four](https://n1rwj.com/notes/2026-06-22-rhode-island-to-florida-rove-day-four/) _2026-06-22 · Robert Jackson / Notes_ Day four moved the rove from Virginia toward South Carolina with two CW activations, a ranger-induced reset at Fredericksburg, and a quiet Medoc Mountain stop. ## [Washington DC POTA rove](https://n1rwj.com/notes/2026-06-21-washington-dc-pota-rove/) _2026-06-21 · Robert Jackson / Notes_ A walking-and-driving DC rove produced 106 Sunday-route QSOs and cleared the 15-reference POTA Rover Cheetah threshold. ## [Rhode Island-to-Florida rove, day two](https://n1rwj.com/notes/2026-06-20-rhode-island-to-florida-rove-day-two/) _2026-06-20 · Robert Jackson / Notes_ Day two added New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and the DC-area twofer to the rove, with 51 QSOs, an activator meetup, and a late legal-access pivot. ## [Rhode Island-to-Florida rove, day one](https://n1rwj.com/notes/2026-06-19-rhode-island-to-florida-rove-day-one/) _2026-06-19 · Robert Jackson / Notes_ The southbound POTA rove started with three parks, 56 QSOs, a noisy Connecticut stop, and a relaxed evening activation at Tallman Mountain. ## [Building the Activate All RI weekend site](https://n1rwj.com/notes/2026-06-16-building-the-activate-all-ri-weekend-site/) _2026-06-16 · Robert Jackson / Notes_ Notes on building the ripota.org event tooling for a community weekend to activate every Rhode Island POTA reference. ## [Big River shakedown before the rove](https://n1rwj.com/notes/2026-06-16-big-river-wildlife-management-area-pota/) _2026-06-16 · Robert Jackson / Notes_ A quick US-6982 activation to test the hitch-supported Challenger setup, try SSB on the KX2, and make 17 QSOs before the Rhode Island-to-Florida POTA rove. ## [Blackstone River Valley NHP from the Rhode Island side](https://n1rwj.com/notes/2026-06-14-blackstone-river-valley-national-historical-park-pota/) _2026-06-14 · Robert Jackson / Notes_ A Rhode Island-side activation of US-7971 with 18 CW QSOs, one Alaska contact on 10 watts, and one preventable walk back to the car for missing dipole pigtails.