Richard Parker

@meiselasb.bsky.social Happy 40th Birthday! Thank you for reporting what corporate media misses. I hope your 40s are an epic decade!

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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

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#Canada #Never51 #ElbowsUp

Slava Ukraini!! 🇺🇦

Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦

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.

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!

Wonderful advice and perspective.

I stand with Ukraine. 🇺🇦

Hallstatt, Austria, beautiful town!

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. The Truth About Trump’s Tariffs

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.

Do Americans want to be aligned with Russia against all of our traditional allies in Europe and Asia? I don't think so

Putin’s Three Years of Humiliation The Russian president can’t win his war against Ukraine unless he persuades its allies to betray it.

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...

Hands down my favorite vampire! 🧛

A month ago, the idea that the new German chancellor would talk about "independence from the US" would have been unbelievable

Three burrowing owls lined up and being very judgmental.

Good morning! 🪶

Happy Aloha Saturday all!