Rufus Gifford
@rufusgifford.bsky.social
Six Presidential Campaigns. Ambassador. Husband. Dog Dad. Twitter Refugee. 🇺🇸🏳️🌈
In an attempt to find a bit of hope and peace and joy today in an increasingly unsettled and dangerous world, I’m focusing on what I love more than anything on earth…. Still trying to make sense of it all. ❤️
June 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
In an attempt to find a bit of hope and peace and joy today in an increasingly unsettled and dangerous world, I’m focusing on what I love more than anything on earth…. Still trying to make sense of it all. ❤️
The MN assassin was a homegrown political terrorist.
June 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The MN assassin was a homegrown political terrorist.
God evidently has feelings about Kim Jong Trump’s birthday military parade.
June 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
God evidently has feelings about Kim Jong Trump’s birthday military parade.
Drag queens booing Trump at his signature event is something I’m going to need a lot more of.
June 12, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Drag queens booing Trump at his signature event is something I’m going to need a lot more of.
My Friday afternoon office is nice.
June 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
My Friday afternoon office is nice.
Nothing to see here other than the richest man in the world admitting that he at least bought and maybe even stole the election for Trump.
June 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Nothing to see here other than the richest man in the world admitting that he at least bought and maybe even stole the election for Trump.
Republicans created a monster.
And… well… KARMA
And… well… KARMA
June 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Republicans created a monster.
And… well… KARMA
And… well… KARMA
I ❤️ Massachusetts
May 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I ❤️ Massachusetts
So in a two hour call he got a commitment from Putin to begin negotiations to negotiate a ceasefire to lead to a negotiation to end the war.
Translation: Putin gave him nothing and continues to play Trump like a fiddle.
Translation: Putin gave him nothing and continues to play Trump like a fiddle.
May 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
So in a two hour call he got a commitment from Putin to begin negotiations to negotiate a ceasefire to lead to a negotiation to end the war.
Translation: Putin gave him nothing and continues to play Trump like a fiddle.
Translation: Putin gave him nothing and continues to play Trump like a fiddle.
Unhinged middle of the night tweet from the most powerful man in the world? Of course.
Equally important is that not a word of it is true.
Equally important is that not a word of it is true.
May 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Unhinged middle of the night tweet from the most powerful man in the world? Of course.
Equally important is that not a word of it is true.
Equally important is that not a word of it is true.
Among many other things, I used to oversee Presidential gift giving. Which has a long, historic and often times ridiculous history. But none quite like this.
Time to weigh in on the insane story of the gifted Qatari “palace in the sky” due to serve as the new Air Force One.
Time to weigh in on the insane story of the gifted Qatari “palace in the sky” due to serve as the new Air Force One.
May 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Among many other things, I used to oversee Presidential gift giving. Which has a long, historic and often times ridiculous history. But none quite like this.
Time to weigh in on the insane story of the gifted Qatari “palace in the sky” due to serve as the new Air Force One.
Time to weigh in on the insane story of the gifted Qatari “palace in the sky” due to serve as the new Air Force One.
An actual ad on TV. Trump is driving us off a cliff
May 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
An actual ad on TV. Trump is driving us off a cliff
Pretty sure this is Odin’s way of telling me that it’s time for me to start taking him on my runs.
May 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Pretty sure this is Odin’s way of telling me that it’s time for me to start taking him on my runs.
Of all the egregious actions of the Trump Administration there has been something that has never made sense to me:
Why had Trump consistently and relentlessly attacked belittled two of our best allies: Canada and Denmark.
What to these countries have in common? I think I have an idea…
Why had Trump consistently and relentlessly attacked belittled two of our best allies: Canada and Denmark.
What to these countries have in common? I think I have an idea…
April 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Of all the egregious actions of the Trump Administration there has been something that has never made sense to me:
Why had Trump consistently and relentlessly attacked belittled two of our best allies: Canada and Denmark.
What to these countries have in common? I think I have an idea…
Why had Trump consistently and relentlessly attacked belittled two of our best allies: Canada and Denmark.
What to these countries have in common? I think I have an idea…
Speak out
Be loud
Everything is on the line
Be loud
Everything is on the line
April 23, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Speak out
Be loud
Everything is on the line
Be loud
Everything is on the line
250 years ago today - April 19th, 1775 - the first shots from colonial Americans were fired at British soldiers at a standoff at the Old North Bridge in my hometown.
April 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
250 years ago today - April 19th, 1775 - the first shots from colonial Americans were fired at British soldiers at a standoff at the Old North Bridge in my hometown.
Odin
Six months old
❤️
Six months old
❤️
April 14, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Odin
Six months old
❤️
Six months old
❤️
Remember this?
The military gets it. Shame on Donald Trump and JD Vance for continuing to disparage our men and women in uniform.
The military gets it. Shame on Donald Trump and JD Vance for continuing to disparage our men and women in uniform.
April 11, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Remember this?
The military gets it. Shame on Donald Trump and JD Vance for continuing to disparage our men and women in uniform.
The military gets it. Shame on Donald Trump and JD Vance for continuing to disparage our men and women in uniform.
For those of you who don’t understand the term “Veruca Salt Diplomacy”
April 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
For those of you who don’t understand the term “Veruca Salt Diplomacy”
Every time more reporting comes out on Trump’s desire to “get” Greenland, the absurdity of the idea is more and more striking. 🇬🇱💪🏼
April 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Every time more reporting comes out on Trump’s desire to “get” Greenland, the absurdity of the idea is more and more striking. 🇬🇱💪🏼
Oh, to be as blithely unaware of the goings on in the world as our littlest man, Odin. ❤️
April 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Oh, to be as blithely unaware of the goings on in the world as our littlest man, Odin. ❤️