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Gary Gifford

@garygifford.bsky.social

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Lifelong liberal, avid #mtb rider, #Nordicski er, gym rat, proficient gun owner, potty mouth & Trump hating retired LEO. Meme maker & thief #Mensa #NAFO #Resist #Cats Secular Humorist. From #BayArea. Lives in #PNW Straight #Ally. substack.com/@garygifford

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Gary Gifford @garygifford.bsky.social · Apr 18

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Gary Gifford @garygifford.bsky.social · 2h

Flashbangs are like rubber hand grenades, they are tossed and they go off a few seconds later. Rubber projectiles can be fired out of 12 guage shotguns. Former LEO here.

Gary Gifford @garygifford.bsky.social · 2h

Follow this account 👇

The Steady State @steadystatevets.bsky.social · 10h

Saying Dan Scavino will choose “almost all positions in government” implies a loyalty-based purge or centralization of hiring, not standard staffing. It echoes efforts like Project 2025 / Schedule F, aimed to dismantle civil service protections to replace expertise with loyalty.

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Gary Gifford @garygifford.bsky.social · 2h

C'mon Marge. You were doing so well. Did you stop taking your medication?

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Gary Gifford @garygifford.bsky.social · 2h

Looks lik Michael McKean's character in Spinal Tap.

Gary Gifford @garygifford.bsky.social · 2h

Marc Elias has hypothesized that this was another intended DM to "Pam".

Gary Gifford @garygifford.bsky.social · 2h

Fuck that guy; get him the fuck out of the Senate

Gary Gifford @garygifford.bsky.social · 2h

Ha ha ha

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 4h

This has real -- I intended to dm "Pam" -- energy.

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Gary Gifford @garygifford.bsky.social · 2h

And they've always said covid is spread by bats, so mask up!

Gary Gifford @garygifford.bsky.social · 2h

This mother fucker is stupid.

Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 2h

Biden wasn’t president yet. These folks aren’t too bright

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Gary Gifford @garygifford.bsky.social · 2h

Fuck you Vance.

Gary Gifford @garygifford.bsky.social · 3h

When the Dems ever take power again they will simply defund it.

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Gary Gifford @garygifford.bsky.social · 13h

A very similar inflatable frog costume is available on their website for $59 with free shipping. Different colors, but otherwise very similar.

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Gary Gifford @garygifford.bsky.social · 14h

Thanks for the reminder. Just sent $20 as I do once a year.

Gary Gifford @garygifford.bsky.social · 14h

Need a law that requires all memes to be date stamped 🤣

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Gary Gifford @garygifford.bsky.social · 14h

30% of our population.

Gary Gifford @garygifford.bsky.social · 15h

They have some good ones. Inflatable Penis costume, Alien with a penis, Cartman, Pickle Rick, Barney, gorilla. Standard 8 ft. tall T-Rex (calling myself Antifa-Rex) for me.

Gary Gifford @garygifford.bsky.social · 15h

It is clear to anyone with a brain that someone in an inflatable frog costume cannot pose the requisite threat required for an official to deploy a chemical agent into the costume's air intake fan. This is excessive force and fascism.

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Gary Gifford @garygifford.bsky.social · 15h

Take notice, folks: All of the politicians and other fascists lying about the No Kings protests coming up on October 18th do not ever use the term "No Kings", because they know how apropos the name is and don't want to promote the accurate narrative that Trump seeks to be a dictator.

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Gary Gifford @garygifford.bsky.social · 18h

The do have a great selection...

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Gary Gifford @garygifford.bsky.social · 18h

The violent mayhem last night outside the Portland ICE facility. Credit: The Oregonian

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Gary Gifford @garygifford.bsky.social · 19h

They do appear to be overreacting. I hope they get their shit together soon. It is an important element to recent and future court decisions that local law enforcement is able to effectively deal with protests in order to keep the military out of the business of policing.

Gary Gifford @garygifford.bsky.social · 19h

The inflatable frog costumes are available online only from Spirit Halloween. Mine should arrive before Oct. 18th www.spirithalloween.com/product/adul...