Ryan Parks
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Ryan Parks
@rnparks
Former PE CIO, 2x tech exits, Investor, UChicago Econ, BJJ practitioner, skydiver, mixed gas diver, motorcycle rider. I once ran a marathon in Antarctica.



New York City Council just released a budget proposal. Here's what New Yorkers should know:

New York City Council just released a budget proposal. Here's what New Yorkers should know:


George Washington University announced that next academic year, the estimated cost for returning students will be just over $98,000 per year. nbc4dc.com/bUubTwh




Mayor Mamdani is right. Families in New York City deserve free child care. But it’s not just New York. Instead of giving tax breaks to billionaires, Congress must pass a universal child care bill to guarantee high-quality child care for every American family.



LA mayoral candidate's shocking take on homeless encampments near schools trib.al/g3TUbx5


“I’m not saying that the suspect didn’t do it. His fingerprints are on the gun, that case is going to be made. What I do know is that NCTC was investigating any foreign linkage that could have taken place, not necessarily just to the suspect, but any foreign connections. We were stopped really early on from thoroughly investigating that, and from my vantage point, I didn’t see that investigation being done very thoroughly. The only thing I know for sure is that our due diligence was not done on looking at the foreign links. Considering how prominent Charlie Kirk was, it’s important that every angle is looked into and that a complete investigation actually takes place.” @joekent16jan19

Female contestant who started crying after being slapped hard turn the tables on cocky opponent.



To All American Soldiers! We hope you’ve been informed that #IRAN is the place where Palestinian, Lebanese, Iraqi, and Yemeni fighters have mastered ground combat at a highly professional level! You’re about to face a true master of ground warfare: Welcome To IRAN, Habibi!




An open letter to current Harvard faculty, donors, and trustees: I know you hate me. I know you hate President Trump. I know you think the enforcement of federal law is actually a conspiracy to overhaul higher education. I know you think the multiple conclusions of religious discrimination against Jews is a lie. But I am genuinely struggling to understand, irrespective of antisemitism, how the current disastrous state of the University has not resulted in tangible, meaningful reform. I implore you to answer basic questions about how you continue to choose to run Harvard University: 1. Why do you insist on paying Claudine Gay, an actual serial plagiarist who was forced to resign, a salary of $900,000 a year? 2. Why specifically should Claudine Gay of all people be teaching a class on leadership, using Harvard as a case study? 3. What specific merits and talents does Chairwoman Penny Pritzker bring to the table? What is the specific justification for keeping her? 4. For what specific reason is the University refusing to comply with federal law by not sharing the criminal background history of your foreign students to DHS? 5. Does it bother you that 97% of the faculty identify with one particular political ideology? If yes, what are two specific actions you're willing to take to rectify the problem? 6. What specifically have you done to ensure that the few conservative students left on campus aren't self-censoring their work and opinions? 7. Does it bother you that multiple faculty members, such as Professor James Hankins, admitted they or their colleagues were told that white men, in the post George Floyd backlash would no longer be hired if there was a (less qualified) black or gay applicant? 8. Thousands of donors, representing billions of dollars, have refused to give anymore since 10/07. What specific policy overhauls have you implemented to win them back? Irrespective of antisemitism, I'm genuinely struggling to understand why Harvard refuses to get out of its own way. This entire controversy since Day 1 has been entirely self inflicted and avoidable. Poor leadership after poor leadership...




Sydney Sweeney just shared that her brother is deployed, and she had a message for all service members overseas :)🫶🏻






