Gary Parafinczuk
@garyparafinczuk.bsky.social
Retired HR Executive. Capitalism requires guardrails; politics requires moral character and religion requires separation of church and state.
With the millions Trump is spending on his “wag the dog” war against Venezuela, we could help Ukraine win the war against Russia.
December 13, 2025 at 4:48 AM
With the millions Trump is spending on his “wag the dog” war against Venezuela, we could help Ukraine win the war against Russia.
I force myself to watch Fox News to understand MAGA. Then I have to pick up a phone to escape the MATRIX.
December 3, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I force myself to watch Fox News to understand MAGA. Then I have to pick up a phone to escape the MATRIX.
Back from suspension, Ja Morant says he isn’t playing with joy anymore.
He's a generational basketball talent but has under-developed emotional intelligence. He has to learn to own his behavior.
He's a generational basketball talent but has under-developed emotional intelligence. He has to learn to own his behavior.
November 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Back from suspension, Ja Morant says he isn’t playing with joy anymore.
He's a generational basketball talent but has under-developed emotional intelligence. He has to learn to own his behavior.
He's a generational basketball talent but has under-developed emotional intelligence. He has to learn to own his behavior.
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There will be a lot of criticism and debate about the artificial turf in Met Stadium after Malik Nabors injured his ACL. The NFL could drastically reduce injuries if they would regulate the TREAD on footwear. The spikes Nabors was wearing was bound to tear up his knee.
September 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
There will be a lot of criticism and debate about the artificial turf in Met Stadium after Malik Nabors injured his ACL. The NFL could drastically reduce injuries if they would regulate the TREAD on footwear. The spikes Nabors was wearing was bound to tear up his knee.
Even the Army is political now...
September 14, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Even the Army is political now...
What Trump's deft foreign policy approach has achieved...
A photograph released by Russian state media shows the leaders of Russia, India and China meeting at a security summit in eastern China on Monday. Alexander Kazakov/Sputnik, via Reuters
A photograph released by Russian state media shows the leaders of Russia, India and China meeting at a security summit in eastern China on Monday. Alexander Kazakov/Sputnik, via Reuters
September 7, 2025 at 1:09 AM
What Trump's deft foreign policy approach has achieved...
A photograph released by Russian state media shows the leaders of Russia, India and China meeting at a security summit in eastern China on Monday. Alexander Kazakov/Sputnik, via Reuters
A photograph released by Russian state media shows the leaders of Russia, India and China meeting at a security summit in eastern China on Monday. Alexander Kazakov/Sputnik, via Reuters
We are all frogs in a slowly warming pot of water. While Trump continues his assault on democracy building an imperial presidency, we’re content with our lives - for now. Eventually the pot will boil and we will wonder how we let ourselves get into this predicament.
September 3, 2025 at 11:28 AM
We are all frogs in a slowly warming pot of water. While Trump continues his assault on democracy building an imperial presidency, we’re content with our lives - for now. Eventually the pot will boil and we will wonder how we let ourselves get into this predicament.
From HCR: ". Kennedy recently mused wildly about watching children in airports and realizing they have mitochondrial challenges."
He needs to be committed.
He needs to be committed.
August 30, 2025 at 11:24 AM
From HCR: ". Kennedy recently mused wildly about watching children in airports and realizing they have mitochondrial challenges."
He needs to be committed.
He needs to be committed.
When I was in school the worst thing someone could say about you was that you were a “suck up.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
What, Exactly, Was That Cabinet Meeting?
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 3:37 AM
When I was in school the worst thing someone could say about you was that you were a “suck up.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
What we need from journalists is more information that explains the LEVERAGE - KOMPROMAT Putin has on Trump
August 21, 2025 at 1:43 AM
What we need from journalists is more information that explains the LEVERAGE - KOMPROMAT Putin has on Trump
To Phil Knight,
Thank you for your contribution to cancer research.
Thank you for your contribution to cancer research.
August 15, 2025 at 1:06 AM
To Phil Knight,
Thank you for your contribution to cancer research.
Thank you for your contribution to cancer research.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is demonstrating strong leadership organizing the NATO/European virtual summit with Trump to set him straight on red lines he and Putin cannot cross in any potential deal-making in Alaska.
August 12, 2025 at 12:20 AM
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is demonstrating strong leadership organizing the NATO/European virtual summit with Trump to set him straight on red lines he and Putin cannot cross in any potential deal-making in Alaska.
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During the Great Depression, 48% of young adults aged 19-29 lived with their parents
Today 52% of young adults 18-29 live with their parents.
Life was more affordable during the Great Depression
Today 52% of young adults 18-29 live with their parents.
Life was more affordable during the Great Depression
August 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
During the Great Depression, 48% of young adults aged 19-29 lived with their parents
Today 52% of young adults 18-29 live with their parents.
Life was more affordable during the Great Depression
Today 52% of young adults 18-29 live with their parents.
Life was more affordable during the Great Depression
"If you live in Alaska, I need you to buy a Ukrainian flag and turn any area that Putin is going to be into a sea of Ukrainian flags - so many that, when Putin lands, all he's going to see is just yellow and blue."
August 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Kay Cockerill is a pleasure to listen to in the women's US Amateir broadcast. She is a better announcer than Morgan Pressel. She has a better voice and better insightful comments about players.
August 8, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Kay Cockerill is a pleasure to listen to in the women's US Amateir broadcast. She is a better announcer than Morgan Pressel. She has a better voice and better insightful comments about players.
Anne Applebaum is an extraordinary writer and extraordinary courgeous human being. If only the rest us were so... www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Most Nihilistic Conflict on Earth
Sudan’s devastating civil war shows what will replace the liberal order: anarchy and greed.
www.theatlantic.com
August 6, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Anne Applebaum is an extraordinary writer and extraordinary courgeous human being. If only the rest us were so... www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Sudan’s Brutal, Forgotten War
The death toll here is at least three times Gaza’s
The death toll here is at least three times Gaza’s
August 3, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Sudan’s Brutal, Forgotten War
The death toll here is at least three times Gaza’s
The death toll here is at least three times Gaza’s
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We have failed our humanitarian duty…https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/us/politics/trump-gaza-foreign-policy.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
Gaza Hunger Presents Trump With Moral Test Familiar to Past Presidents
www.nytimes.com
July 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
We have failed our humanitarian duty…https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/us/politics/trump-gaza-foreign-policy.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Jeffrey Epstein and a thousand victims is what happens when moral depravity meets extreme income inequality.
July 31, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Jeffrey Epstein and a thousand victims is what happens when moral depravity meets extreme income inequality.
The starvation in Gaza is horrific. But let's not forget the debacle in Sudan. 5 Million People in Sudan Are Experiencing Emergency Levels of Hunger After a Year of Conflict.
July 30, 2025 at 1:46 AM
The starvation in Gaza is horrific. But let's not forget the debacle in Sudan. 5 Million People in Sudan Are Experiencing Emergency Levels of Hunger After a Year of Conflict.
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From moral courage to moral capitulation. They’re no better than the rest of MAGA republicans.
July 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
From moral courage to moral capitulation. They’re no better than the rest of MAGA republicans.