Melinda Parks
@mparks.bsky.social
Educator, student, book lover, travel junkie
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First, Article Five. If this administration goes there, NATO better follow through.
Second, the good folks of Greenland, who have zero desire to become part of the US, aren’t going down without a fight. And even if NATO fails them, there are other nations that won’t.
Biggest bucket of crazy ever.
Second, the good folks of Greenland, who have zero desire to become part of the US, aren’t going down without a fight. And even if NATO fails them, there are other nations that won’t.
Biggest bucket of crazy ever.
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 6, 2026 at 4:32 AM
First, Article Five. If this administration goes there, NATO better follow through.
Second, the good folks of Greenland, who have zero desire to become part of the US, aren’t going down without a fight. And even if NATO fails them, there are other nations that won’t.
Biggest bucket of crazy ever.
Second, the good folks of Greenland, who have zero desire to become part of the US, aren’t going down without a fight. And even if NATO fails them, there are other nations that won’t.
Biggest bucket of crazy ever.
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New — I wrote about how corporate media is immediately siding with power in the wake of Trump attacking Venezuela and capturing Maduro, and how journalists need to treat the administration as a hostile entity that’s openly lying to them.
Call Trump's power grab in Venezuela what it is
Corporate media must recognize they're being openly lied to—and report accordingly.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 6, 2026 at 12:49 AM
New — I wrote about how corporate media is immediately siding with power in the wake of Trump attacking Venezuela and capturing Maduro, and how journalists need to treat the administration as a hostile entity that’s openly lying to them.
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"I doubt Senator Kelly will see this blog, and if he does see it, I imagine he will not be pleased with it. He’ll probably find it embarrassing. His humility likely makes him bristle at stuff like this. Well, that’s just too damn bad, Senator."
The Extraordinary Military Career of Mark Kelly
Good lord, has this man done a lot.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:13 AM
"I doubt Senator Kelly will see this blog, and if he does see it, I imagine he will not be pleased with it. He’ll probably find it embarrassing. His humility likely makes him bristle at stuff like this. Well, that’s just too damn bad, Senator."
Well. Apparently we know what’s on the agenda for next week.
We are in so much trouble. So much.
We are in so much trouble. So much.
Trump on Sheinbaum: "The cartels are running Mexico. She's not running Mexico. We could be politically correct & nice and say, 'Oh, yes, she is.' No no. And I've asked her number times, 'Would you like us to take out the cartels?' ... something is gonna have to be done with Mexico."
January 3, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Well. Apparently we know what’s on the agenda for next week.
We are in so much trouble. So much.
We are in so much trouble. So much.
Like for the last 250 years that we’ve been a constitutional republic? You know, back when we had checks and balances? And when the Congress pushed back against actions by the executive branch that overstepped its authority?
Your friendly neighborhood history teacher would like a word or two.
Your friendly neighborhood history teacher would like a word or two.
Trump on Democrats: "They should say 'great job.' They shouldn't say, 'Oh gee, maybe it's not constitutional.' You know, the same old stuff that we've been hearing for years and years and years."
January 3, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Like for the last 250 years that we’ve been a constitutional republic? You know, back when we had checks and balances? And when the Congress pushed back against actions by the executive branch that overstepped its authority?
Your friendly neighborhood history teacher would like a word or two.
Your friendly neighborhood history teacher would like a word or two.
Excuse me? Is he really that…delusional?
Chief Justice John Roberts touted the independence of the federal judiciary as a “counter-majoritarian check” and urged Americans rattled by partisan politics to keep faith with the Constitution. https://cnn.it/3LsloyF
January 1, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Excuse me? Is he really that…delusional?
You can “overwhelm” the flu? I’d love to see how the science works here……
Also — it borders on malpractice particularly for someone in his position not to promote the flu vaccine. Holy kittycats.
Also — it borders on malpractice particularly for someone in his position not to promote the flu vaccine. Holy kittycats.
Dr. Oz on the "super flu": "Every year there's a flu vaccine. It doesn't always work very well. That's why it's been controversial of late. But like many illnesses, the best news out there is if you can take care of yourself so that when you do end up running into the flu, you can overwhelm it."
December 31, 2025 at 12:02 AM
You can “overwhelm” the flu? I’d love to see how the science works here……
Also — it borders on malpractice particularly for someone in his position not to promote the flu vaccine. Holy kittycats.
Also — it borders on malpractice particularly for someone in his position not to promote the flu vaccine. Holy kittycats.
Narrator: “Prescription drug industry leaders never, in fact, said this.”
Dr Oz on Trump lowering drug prices: "We woke the industry up to the fact that we were aware of what was happening. They said, 'Alright. The gig's up. You figured it out. We're gonna come down with our pricing.'"
December 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Narrator: “Prescription drug industry leaders never, in fact, said this.”
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Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Published Oct. w/ @readfrontier.bsky.social
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Published Oct. w/ @readfrontier.bsky.social
Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drin...
www.propublica.org
December 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Published Oct. w/ @readfrontier.bsky.social
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Published Oct. w/ @readfrontier.bsky.social
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AI has a secret thirst that tech companies rarely disclose. A new methodology for estimating the current water footprint of AI reveals that the total water consumption of AI data centers is now comparable to the entire annual global demand for bottled water.
AI Water Use In 2025 Rivals Global Bottled Water Demand - Profolus
Most AI-related water consumption occurs far from servers.
www.profolus.com
December 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
AI has a secret thirst that tech companies rarely disclose. A new methodology for estimating the current water footprint of AI reveals that the total water consumption of AI data centers is now comparable to the entire annual global demand for bottled water.
Holy kittycats.
Not even an ounce of normal here.
Not even an ounce of normal here.
Trump: We track Santa. We want to make sure that Santa is being good. We want to make sure that he's not infiltrated, that we're not infiltrating into our country a bad Santa. Santa loves Oklahoma like I do. You know, Oklahoma was very good to me in the election
December 25, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Holy kittycats.
Not even an ounce of normal here.
Not even an ounce of normal here.
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NEW: Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water.
www.propublica.org
October 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
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Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states.
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
October 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states.
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
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Oklahoma is 50th in education because Walters uses kids’ education as his play toy to score his next hit on Fox. He couldn’t care less about kids.
September 19, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Oklahoma is 50th in education because Walters uses kids’ education as his play toy to score his next hit on Fox. He couldn’t care less about kids.
First—97%? Do you have stats to back that?
Next—Is the narrative false? Can you prove it? Or do you just not like it?
Third—Why, oh why, are shows putting Mullin on? He’s not known for logical discussion.
Last—We should, Markwayne, worry when speech provokes violence. Bout time you got on board.
Next—Is the narrative false? Can you prove it? Or do you just not like it?
Third—Why, oh why, are shows putting Mullin on? He’s not known for logical discussion.
Last—We should, Markwayne, worry when speech provokes violence. Bout time you got on board.
Mullin: "When 97% of the news stories are negative about him & 99% about Pete Hegseth are negative, it is cheating, bc you're putting out a narrative that isn't true...there's a thin line between free speech & when it crosses a line and causes violence. And when you start calling someone fascist..."
September 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
First—97%? Do you have stats to back that?
Next—Is the narrative false? Can you prove it? Or do you just not like it?
Third—Why, oh why, are shows putting Mullin on? He’s not known for logical discussion.
Last—We should, Markwayne, worry when speech provokes violence. Bout time you got on board.
Next—Is the narrative false? Can you prove it? Or do you just not like it?
Third—Why, oh why, are shows putting Mullin on? He’s not known for logical discussion.
Last—We should, Markwayne, worry when speech provokes violence. Bout time you got on board.
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Our problem isn't a lack of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding inequality.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Our problem isn't a lack of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding inequality.
September 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Our problem isn't a lack of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding inequality.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Our problem isn't a lack of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding inequality.
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EXCLUSIVE: In an undercover operation last year, the FBI recorded Tom Homan, now the White House border czar, accepting $50,000 in cash after indicating he could help the agents, who were posing as business executives, win government contracts in a second Trump administration.
September 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
EXCLUSIVE: In an undercover operation last year, the FBI recorded Tom Homan, now the White House border czar, accepting $50,000 in cash after indicating he could help the agents, who were posing as business executives, win government contracts in a second Trump administration.
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"In an undercover operation last year, the FBI recorded Tom Homan, now White House border czar, accepting $50,000 in cash after indicating he could help the agents — who were posing as business executives — win government contracts in a second Trump administration..."
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.
The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.
www.msnbc.com
September 20, 2025 at 8:35 PM
"In an undercover operation last year, the FBI recorded Tom Homan, now White House border czar, accepting $50,000 in cash after indicating he could help the agents — who were posing as business executives — win government contracts in a second Trump administration..."
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
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“Strong leaders don't bring the full might and power of the United States of America to fire comedians.”
“He fears what we intend to produce, which is the largest peaceful protest in defense of our rights, our communities, our democracy in modern American history.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social #NoKings
“He fears what we intend to produce, which is the largest peaceful protest in defense of our rights, our communities, our democracy in modern American history.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social #NoKings
September 19, 2025 at 12:32 AM
“Strong leaders don't bring the full might and power of the United States of America to fire comedians.”
“He fears what we intend to produce, which is the largest peaceful protest in defense of our rights, our communities, our democracy in modern American history.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social #NoKings
“He fears what we intend to produce, which is the largest peaceful protest in defense of our rights, our communities, our democracy in modern American history.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social #NoKings
I’m sure this has already been batted around but…. @pbs.org hires @jimmykimmel.com and Stephen Colbert along with whoever’s next on the list. And if we get the occasional Sesame Street crossover, all the better. @npr.org could get in on this, too.
You know I’m not wrong.
You know I’m not wrong.
September 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I’m sure this has already been batted around but…. @pbs.org hires @jimmykimmel.com and Stephen Colbert along with whoever’s next on the list. And if we get the occasional Sesame Street crossover, all the better. @npr.org could get in on this, too.
You know I’m not wrong.
You know I’m not wrong.
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The "common good" is a set of shared values about what we owe one another as citizens who are bound together in the same society. A concern for the common good—keeping the common good in mind—is a moral attitude. It recognizes that we’re all in it together.
September 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The "common good" is a set of shared values about what we owe one another as citizens who are bound together in the same society. A concern for the common good—keeping the common good in mind—is a moral attitude. It recognizes that we’re all in it together.
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Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
August 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.