Russell Worth Parker
@russellworthparker.bsky.social
Writer. Editor in Chief of The Tom Beckbe Field Journal and Lethal Minds Journal. Retired Marine. Strong opinions on Labradors, breakfast, music, and bbq. Pretty flexible otherwise.
Sometimes life is a lot. Sometimes you’re lucky to have it. On perspective. Please consider subscribing (for free) to the Tom Beckbe Field Journal. We have some of the finest outdoor writers in the game contributing.
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From the Editor in Chief: Treading Water
From the Tom Beckbe Field Journal: Our Editor-in-Chief reflects on renovations, storms, and family life, finding perspective in the midst of it all.
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October 5, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Sometimes life is a lot. Sometimes you’re lucky to have it. On perspective. Please consider subscribing (for free) to the Tom Beckbe Field Journal. We have some of the finest outdoor writers in the game contributing.
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They’re going to try to make the Freedom to Assemble and the Freedom to Petition the Government with your Grievances into domestic terrorism.
September 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
They’re going to try to make the Freedom to Assemble and the Freedom to Petition the Government with your Grievances into domestic terrorism.
To be clear, Laura Loomer is a burning garbage pile of a human. Just despicable. She deserves to be ignored, but here I am, compelled to acknowledge what a piece of garbage you have to be to question the honor and loyalty of a Medal Of Honor recipient.
Laura Loomer is attacking Flo Groberg for being the wrong kind of Medal of Honor recipient—he’s a French-Algerian immigrant—and suggesting the Army posting about him today is an act of disloyalty to Trump.
…The Army posted about Flo today because 8/8/2012 was the day he tackled that suicide bomber.
…The Army posted about Flo today because 8/8/2012 was the day he tackled that suicide bomber.
August 9, 2025 at 12:37 PM
To be clear, Laura Loomer is a burning garbage pile of a human. Just despicable. She deserves to be ignored, but here I am, compelled to acknowledge what a piece of garbage you have to be to question the honor and loyalty of a Medal Of Honor recipient.
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But Hunter's laptop!!
This guy stole $10 million from the employees of his nursing home to buy himself a luxury yacht and Cartier watches. He PLED GUILTY.
And because his Mom gave Trump $1 million, he just got a pardon.
And this story barely makes the news today. WTF. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
And because his Mom gave Trump $1 million, he just got a pardon.
And this story barely makes the news today. WTF. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
Trump Pardoned Tax Cheat After Mother Attended $1 Million Dinner
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May 28, 2025 at 7:51 AM
But Hunter's laptop!!
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OPSEC means "I'll be posting the OPS in a SEC."
March 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
OPSEC means "I'll be posting the OPS in a SEC."
I’ve been going to yoga pretty seriously since November and I have learned a lot. Not least that if a guy has a man bun, he is 100% going to be unable to wear a shirt in class.
March 12, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I’ve been going to yoga pretty seriously since November and I have learned a lot. Not least that if a guy has a man bun, he is 100% going to be unable to wear a shirt in class.
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France and the UK, “some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 20 or 30 years.”
The UK lost 457 soldiers in Afghanistan, fighting alongside the US, and 179 soldiers in Iraq.
Hard to overstate what an insult this is to the Brits.
(Also wrong on FR obviously)
The UK lost 457 soldiers in Afghanistan, fighting alongside the US, and 179 soldiers in Iraq.
Hard to overstate what an insult this is to the Brits.
(Also wrong on FR obviously)
March 4, 2025 at 11:43 AM
France and the UK, “some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 20 or 30 years.”
The UK lost 457 soldiers in Afghanistan, fighting alongside the US, and 179 soldiers in Iraq.
Hard to overstate what an insult this is to the Brits.
(Also wrong on FR obviously)
The UK lost 457 soldiers in Afghanistan, fighting alongside the US, and 179 soldiers in Iraq.
Hard to overstate what an insult this is to the Brits.
(Also wrong on FR obviously)
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None of this has anything to do with effectiveness, or “lethality,” or promoting “warfighters," or any other buzzwords. It is praetorianism, plain and simple, and it is an assault on our military and our democracy.
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A Friday Night Massacre at the Pentagon
Trump’s purge started with his firing of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the top Navy officer, and the vice chief of the Air Force.
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February 22, 2025 at 3:28 AM
None of this has anything to do with effectiveness, or “lethality,” or promoting “warfighters," or any other buzzwords. It is praetorianism, plain and simple, and it is an assault on our military and our democracy.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Dear Democratic Leaders: here’s a free idea, send members of congress into the buildings where Elons people are and see what they’re doing. Dare them to stop you.
Do something
Do something
February 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Dear Democratic Leaders: here’s a free idea, send members of congress into the buildings where Elons people are and see what they’re doing. Dare them to stop you.
Do something
Do something
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Scott Ritter dislikes the FBI because he is a twice convicted pedophile who got caught by the FBI twice.
February 2, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Scott Ritter dislikes the FBI because he is a twice convicted pedophile who got caught by the FBI twice.
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Thanks to Lethal Minds Journal for publishing my story in Volume 31. I wrote about a letter from my grandfather that I forgot I had. Praise for curiosity. open.substack.com/pub/lethalmi...
Lethal Minds Volume 31
Volume 31, 01 FEBRUARY, 2025
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February 1, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Thanks to Lethal Minds Journal for publishing my story in Volume 31. I wrote about a letter from my grandfather that I forgot I had. Praise for curiosity. open.substack.com/pub/lethalmi...
Here’s my latest contemplation, On Our Beautiful Impermanence. I’d appreciate if you subscribed for free. We have a lot of great writers I’d love you to know.
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From the Editor in Chief: On Our Beautiful Impermanence
We humans are beautifully impermanent. Of course, all life is, but we are the only species both gifted and cursed with that knowledge, a reality that leaves me pensive or grateful, depending on the mo...
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January 28, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Here’s my latest contemplation, On Our Beautiful Impermanence. I’d appreciate if you subscribed for free. We have a lot of great writers I’d love you to know.
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Hiring freeze ordered at US Dept of Veterans Affairs, which operates dozens of hospitals, 100s of clinics and veterans benefits programs nationwide
January 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Hiring freeze ordered at US Dept of Veterans Affairs, which operates dozens of hospitals, 100s of clinics and veterans benefits programs nationwide
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Based on the reaction to today’s column, I’m right. Calling out willful ignorance makes people uncomfortable. As it should.
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As Trump's election is certified, Americans should declare war on stupidity | Opinion
On the eve of Donald Trump's election certification, the best thing Americans can do is remember that stupidity should be embarrassing.
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January 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Based on the reaction to today’s column, I’m right. Calling out willful ignorance makes people uncomfortable. As it should.
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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A police officer defended the Capitol from violent rioters on Jan. 6. With President-elect Donald Trump poised to pardon the rioters, he now asks, "what did I risk my life for?"
via @tomdreisbach.bsky.social
via @tomdreisbach.bsky.social
As Trump rewrites history, victims of the Jan. 6 riot say they feel 'betrayed'
A police officer defended the Capitol from violent rioters on Jan. 6. With President-elect Donald Trump poised to pardon the rioters, he now asks, "what did I risk my life for?"
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January 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
A police officer defended the Capitol from violent rioters on Jan. 6. With President-elect Donald Trump poised to pardon the rioters, he now asks, "what did I risk my life for?"
via @tomdreisbach.bsky.social
via @tomdreisbach.bsky.social
Happy New Year! My latest column for the Tom Beckbe Field Journal is in the world.
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From the Editor in Chief: New Year's Certainties
Friends Old, New, and Soon to Be, I don’t put a lot of stock in the New Year as a reliable point of overhaul. I tend to believe the habits we display over time are predictors of our future performance...
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January 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Happy New Year! My latest column for the Tom Beckbe Field Journal is in the world.
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Do you even FD2030, bro?
December 26, 2024 at 12:11 PM
Do you even FD2030, bro?
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This is not a good look for a nation that relies on an all-volunteer force to fight its wars.
I am not against reform w/in the VA, but I am dead against a going-in proposition that sees the benefits as “too generous.”
What message does that send?
I am not against reform w/in the VA, but I am dead against a going-in proposition that sees the benefits as “too generous.”
What message does that send?
I'm sure that the the semi-official efficiency organization run by two billionaires will help handle this with grace and an understanding of Veteran needs.
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A push to cut veterans' disability benefits is gaining traction, experts warn
Many Americans don’t understand how difficult it is for veterans to prove that their health conditions stem from their military service.
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December 4, 2024 at 3:05 PM
This is not a good look for a nation that relies on an all-volunteer force to fight its wars.
I am not against reform w/in the VA, but I am dead against a going-in proposition that sees the benefits as “too generous.”
What message does that send?
I am not against reform w/in the VA, but I am dead against a going-in proposition that sees the benefits as “too generous.”
What message does that send?
Action over words (or dollars)
A pep talk in my latest Angry Shmo.
Taking Action
Why bother when nobody listens?
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December 18, 2024 at 7:09 PM
Action over words (or dollars)
Come join the North Carolina Writer’s Network
Hello, everyone! We're glad to be here.
December 16, 2024 at 11:53 PM
Come join the North Carolina Writer’s Network
Lethal Minds Journal, published the 1st of each month, hosts analysis, writing, poetry, art, professional insights, & lessons learned for veterans/active service members, by same. We also do a recurrent series of interviews with writers. Please subscribe and submit. open.substack.com/pub/lethalmi...
12 Questions for a Writer: William Yeske
William Yeske is a writer and businessman. Before that he was an airborne infantryman in the Arghandab Valley, one of the hardest parts of Afghanistan. His book Damn the Valley tells the stories.
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December 14, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Lethal Minds Journal, published the 1st of each month, hosts analysis, writing, poetry, art, professional insights, & lessons learned for veterans/active service members, by same. We also do a recurrent series of interviews with writers. Please subscribe and submit. open.substack.com/pub/lethalmi...
So proud and humbled to announce my family is on track to consume an entire carton of raspberries before the gray mold starts growing on them.
December 10, 2024 at 2:13 PM
So proud and humbled to announce my family is on track to consume an entire carton of raspberries before the gray mold starts growing on them.