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Kyle Parker 🏴☠️
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Kyle Parker 🏴☠️
@kyleparkernet
I have an opinion and I disagree with it.
Washington, DC
Joined April 2014
- Today I visited a children’s hospital in #Kherson. During my stay artillery constantly rattled the windows—& my nerves. Before leaving, I asked the director what message she wanted me to take back to the United States. She looked me in the eyes, said thank you, & started to cry.
- A stirring rendition of an Appalachian protest song performed in #Bakhmut by Brett Hill & Benya Stewart of fromohiowith.love. The fate of the free world is being decided on a Ukrainian battlefield & there’s no room for indifference. Which side are you on? На чий ти стороні?
00:00 - Appreciate Ambassador @McFaul’s efforts to create a paper trail so no one forgets that #Putin is coming after us for our service to the United States. Drafting laws is my job, not my hobby. #Magnitsky
- Long before US intel warned that war was imminent, brave Russian opposition leaders like @vkaramurza warned the West that accommodating Putin would end in tragedy. Spare a thought or prayer today for him, for his family, and for his country.
00:00- Came to Camp Kherson in Germany today. Saw American & Ukrainian troops training shoulder-to-shoulder. #Ukraine will reconquer all its territory & millions will be spared the hell of Russian occupation as a result of the collective dedication & bravery of these warriors. 🇩🇪-🇺🇦-🇺🇸
- Just like that, you cross the river into 🇵🇱 & no air raids, no bombed apartments, schools, hospitals, no torture chambers, “filtration” camps, or mass graves, the water & heat work, the streets are lit, & children are in school. #Ukraine fights for all this, for a normal life.
00:00 - Sergei #Magnitsky died alone in an isolation cell 8 yrs ago today. His wife & sons lost a husband & father. His country gained a heroic legacy, a light in the darkness of the legal nihilism he exposed & fell victim to. He is the anti-Pavlik Morozov, #Russia’s Man for All Seasons.
- With #Xi in Moscow, I figured I’d dust these photos off that I took in early October on the Kherson front & see if anyone else has seen Chinese munitions on the battlefield. I’ve heard credible & recent reports of Chinese 120 mm mortars near Bakhmut, but haven’t seen proof yet.
00:00 - While active duty 🇺🇸 troops aren’t dying in #Ukraine, American expats, aid workers, journalists, volunteer soldiers, & others are. Some, like Pete Reed, are killed while performing selfless acts of uncommon valor. Remember him always. ⭐️
- Experts “knew” it would take 3 months to repair the Yorktown. But Admiral Nimitz ordered her seaworthy in 3 days and so the Navy got it done in 48 hours. Just something to keep in mind when we hear how long it will take to train Ukrainians on a new weapon system. #leadership#OTD 1942, USS Yorktown deployed from Pearl Harbor for Midway after 1400 men worked around the clock for 48 hours to repair the severe damage the carrier had suffered at the Battle of the Coral Sea. The Japanese thought it had been sunk or too badly damaged to return to action.
- .@serhiyprytula, was impressed to see your postcard delivered to the Russian delegation at the #OSCE in Vienna. #Ukraine’s volunteer network and decentralized logistics are a marvel of efficiency under stress.
- Just reflecting back on 2022, especially my many trips to #Ukraine since February 24th, and figured I’d post a few photos. They’re unedited snapshots taken with my phone and certainly not a comprehensive presentation, merely a few moments I wanted to remember, and share.
