Richard Parker
@rparker4koa.bsky.social
Writer, naval historian, tiki enthusiast, veteran, retired business professor. Alabama alumnus 🇺🇸, McGill Alumnus 🇨🇦, Portsmouth alumnus 🇬🇧. Fan of Mark Twain, John Adams, and Frank Sinatra.
@meiselasb.bsky.social Happy 40th Birthday! Thank you for reporting what corporate media misses. I hope your 40s are an epic decade!
May 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
@meiselasb.bsky.social Happy 40th Birthday! Thank you for reporting what corporate media misses. I hope your 40s are an epic decade!
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Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink said she resigned because of the Trump administration’s policy of “putting pressure on the victim, Ukraine, rather than on the aggressor, Russia”
www.freep.com/story/opinio...
www.freep.com/story/opinio...
I was U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. I resigned because of Trump's foreign policy. | Opinion
I served in our country's foreign service for three decades. The Trump administration's Ukraine policy will make the U.S. less safe.
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May 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink said she resigned because of the Trump administration’s policy of “putting pressure on the victim, Ukraine, rather than on the aggressor, Russia”
www.freep.com/story/opinio...
www.freep.com/story/opinio...
Very informative programming over at the @meidastouch.com network. Kudos to @meiselasb.bsky.social and @iamgabesanchez.bsky.social for their regular updates.
Why has right-wing media been so incredibly effective?
I sat down with the @meidastouch.com brothers to dig deeper into how right-wing news outlets weaponize the American people’s suffering to influence opinions.
Listen now or watch on my YouTube. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
I sat down with the @meidastouch.com brothers to dig deeper into how right-wing news outlets weaponize the American people’s suffering to influence opinions.
Listen now or watch on my YouTube. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
May 16, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Very informative programming over at the @meidastouch.com network. Kudos to @meiselasb.bsky.social and @iamgabesanchez.bsky.social for their regular updates.
It all depends on your perspective.
May 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM
It all depends on your perspective.
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In an era that looked as if it might be defined by an American man of depraved cruelty, corruption & shame, what a magnificent thing the Catholic Church has done. The elevation of an American man of goodness, grace, humility, mercy & faith to the Throne of St. Peter is moving & momentous for us all.
May 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
In an era that looked as if it might be defined by an American man of depraved cruelty, corruption & shame, what a magnificent thing the Catholic Church has done. The elevation of an American man of goodness, grace, humility, mercy & faith to the Throne of St. Peter is moving & momentous for us all.
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I was panicked that my 7-year-old might freak out during the face melting scene in Indiana Jones but she said "I guess he shouldn't have opened that" as seriously as possible and I've been crying laughing for 10 minutes
May 10, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I was panicked that my 7-year-old might freak out during the face melting scene in Indiana Jones but she said "I guess he shouldn't have opened that" as seriously as possible and I've been crying laughing for 10 minutes
Frank Sinatra was no fan of Donald Trump.
May 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Frank Sinatra was no fan of Donald Trump.
With a Chicagoan now elected as the new Pope @saturdaynightlive.bsky.social has a golden opportunity to revive a classic and much loved sketch from the ‘90s.
#LeoXIV #PopeLeoXIV #Chicago #Superfans
#LeoXIV #PopeLeoXIV #Chicago #Superfans
May 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
With a Chicagoan now elected as the new Pope @saturdaynightlive.bsky.social has a golden opportunity to revive a classic and much loved sketch from the ‘90s.
#LeoXIV #PopeLeoXIV #Chicago #Superfans
#LeoXIV #PopeLeoXIV #Chicago #Superfans
May 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Slava Ukraini!! 🇺🇦
April 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Slava Ukraini!! 🇺🇦
Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦
April 25, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦
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Trump didn't win 50% of the popular vote.
The GOP has slim margins in both the House and Senate.
His approval ratings are tanking.
He does not have a mandate.
Do not let him gaslight you into believing he is all powerful.
He's not.
The GOP has slim margins in both the House and Senate.
His approval ratings are tanking.
He does not have a mandate.
Do not let him gaslight you into believing he is all powerful.
He's not.
March 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Trump didn't win 50% of the popular vote.
The GOP has slim margins in both the House and Senate.
His approval ratings are tanking.
He does not have a mandate.
Do not let him gaslight you into believing he is all powerful.
He's not.
The GOP has slim margins in both the House and Senate.
His approval ratings are tanking.
He does not have a mandate.
Do not let him gaslight you into believing he is all powerful.
He's not.
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BREAKING: The S&P 500 has now completely erased all gains since the election, wiping out $3.4 trillion in market value.
Make America great again!
Make America great again!
March 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
BREAKING: The S&P 500 has now completely erased all gains since the election, wiping out $3.4 trillion in market value.
Make America great again!
Make America great again!
Wonderful advice and perspective.
March 3, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Wonderful advice and perspective.
I stand with Ukraine. 🇺🇦
March 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I stand with Ukraine. 🇺🇦
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Trump says his 25 percent tariffs on all Canadian and Mexican goods will begin next week.
Reminder: tariffs aren't paid by other countries.
They're eventually paid by us at the checkout line.
Reminder: tariffs aren't paid by other countries.
They're eventually paid by us at the checkout line.
The Truth About Trump’s Tariffs
Inflation rose in January. Working people are struggling to make ends meet. Trump’s newly planned tariffs will make the problem worse. Let me explain.
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February 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Trump says his 25 percent tariffs on all Canadian and Mexican goods will begin next week.
Reminder: tariffs aren't paid by other countries.
They're eventually paid by us at the checkout line.
Reminder: tariffs aren't paid by other countries.
They're eventually paid by us at the checkout line.
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Do Americans want to be aligned with Russia against all of our traditional allies in Europe and Asia? I don't think so
February 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Do Americans want to be aligned with Russia against all of our traditional allies in Europe and Asia? I don't think so
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Putin planned to take Kyiv in three days, but he couldn't take Kyiv in three years.
The only way Putin wins now—the only way he finally succeeds in destroying Ukraine’s sovereignty—is by persuading Ukraine’s allies to abandon Ukraine.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The only way Putin wins now—the only way he finally succeeds in destroying Ukraine’s sovereignty—is by persuading Ukraine’s allies to abandon Ukraine.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Putin’s Three Years of Humiliation
The Russian president can’t win his war against Ukraine unless he persuades its allies to betray it.
www.theatlantic.com
February 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Putin planned to take Kyiv in three days, but he couldn't take Kyiv in three years.
The only way Putin wins now—the only way he finally succeeds in destroying Ukraine’s sovereignty—is by persuading Ukraine’s allies to abandon Ukraine.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The only way Putin wins now—the only way he finally succeeds in destroying Ukraine’s sovereignty—is by persuading Ukraine’s allies to abandon Ukraine.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Hands down my favorite vampire! 🧛
February 24, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Hands down my favorite vampire! 🧛
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A month ago, the idea that the new German chancellor would talk about "independence from the US" would have been unbelievable
February 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM
A month ago, the idea that the new German chancellor would talk about "independence from the US" would have been unbelievable
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Happy Aloha Saturday all!
February 22, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Happy Aloha Saturday all!