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John Ricker

@smashthatgun.bsky.social

2.4K followers 3.2K following 970 posts

I smash guns and turn them into art. Supporter of Ukraine and their fight for freedom. Authoritarianism and the crisis in rational thought. NAFO

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John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 46m

Is not a mediocre white guy

John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 46m

Sounds like you live in Portland or nearby

John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 48m

Excellent reporting by CCS. Patriotic Americans need to constantly expose the lies of ice and the Trump dictatorship.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2h

ICE GOONS were caught lying once again.
Footage Shows Agents Caused Crash

John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 52m

I get fresh salmon from the local tribe that has fishing rights on the river. Always caught the night before. It’s the best salmon I’ve ever had.

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John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 54m

It’s amazing how quickly and effectively they’re trying to purge anybody who is in a mediocre white person from any positions of authority or influence

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1h

NBC News has reportedly eliminated its NBC BLK, NBC Asian America, NBC Latino and NBC OUT teams

NBC News’ 150 Layoffs Gut Black, Latino, Asian American and LGBTQ+ Diversity Teams

The cuts affected teams across the NBC News operation and came as the network no longer needed to support two different news operations. MSNBC has begun growing its own newsroom, hiring swaths of tale...

www.thewrap.com

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John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 57m

So the end of bipartisanship. Which is foundational to Democratic society. No longer can all the different parties of a nation come together talk things through and come to a workable compromise. The dictatorship has arrived.

John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 1h

The mighty Columbia river under perfect calm, fall day. Taken from the waterfront park at Hood River Oregon.

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John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 6h

Guess someone was effectively getting under the Gestapo’s skin.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 7h

"When Good White Folk
Speak Truth"
(Tim Wise)

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John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 18h

Such a lying closeted queen

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 18h

MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.

John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 1d

He has stopped living, and he started the process of dying

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🌊🏄BlueWaveSurfer🏄🌊 @bluewavesurfer.bsky.social · 1d

Finally, a MAGA Republican is telling the truth regarding what they think and what their policies are. Nothing new, discrimination against everyone who is not an Anglo.

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John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 1d

The Dangerous Ones @thedangerousones.com · 1d

🚨BEST TROLL EVER!!

Our guts still hurt!! 🤣

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

Stop doing that… 🤔 🤯

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John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 1d

Well, have to agree and I’m glad she got it off her chest

StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 1d

When you finally run out of fucks to give.

John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 1d

Great post. I’ve agents are poorly trained and and on the brink of killing people exercising their first amendment rights

Galen Stone @galenstone.bsky.social · 1d

ICE goes WAY too far.

ICE Agents in Portland allegedly block ambulance and threaten to shoot medic

YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture

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John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 1d

Galen Stone @galenstone.bsky.social · 1d

ICE goes WAY too far.

ICE Agents in Portland allegedly block ambulance and threaten to shoot medic

YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture

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John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 1d

I was there. The marching band was great

Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 2d

WARNING: This horrific video by a war correspondent reporting from the front lines of war ravaged Portland is not for the squeamish. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣👇

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Joe Roberts 🔥💙🔥🐸 @robbyjoe.bsky.social · 2d

I’m in there.

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John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 2d

I got your sarcasm, nice one too. Comment was aimed at the previous commenter.

John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 2d

Start page is my go to for privacy.

John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 2d

We in Portland will welcome you in abundance

John Ricker @smashthatgun.bsky.social · 2d

The living part of his life is over and he is now in the dying phase of his life.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2d

ICE GOONS, laughing and pepper spraying Pastor after shooting him in the face with pepper balls, proceeded to gas the crowd who were trying to protect him.

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 3d

The inflatables have made it to Broadview.

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