Butch Ekstrom
@butchekstrom.bsky.social
Progressive thinker, social activist, outspoken and committed true patriot
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So when he says *they* can put stuff in the file that’s fake - does that mean that’s what his administration is doing now?
Everything is projection with this liar. 🤥
Everything is projection with this liar. 🤥
July 29, 2025 at 2:12 AM
So when he says *they* can put stuff in the file that’s fake - does that mean that’s what his administration is doing now?
Everything is projection with this liar. 🤥
Everything is projection with this liar. 🤥
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Trump’s far-right lapdogs, the Proud Boys, are snarling at their master after he bombed Iranian nuclear sites. Once his loyal hounds, they’re now spitting venom over a war they didn’t sign up for. Their hero’s leash is slipping into a noose of betrayal. #USA
June 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Trump’s far-right lapdogs, the Proud Boys, are snarling at their master after he bombed Iranian nuclear sites. Once his loyal hounds, they’re now spitting venom over a war they didn’t sign up for. Their hero’s leash is slipping into a noose of betrayal. #USA
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Paula Kerger, the longest-serving chief executive of PBS, is used to fights over the public broadcaster’s funding. But to her, the latest threats feel like “all-out effort to take us out.” Read our full interview.
Can She Keep PBS on the Air?
www.nytimes.com
May 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Paula Kerger, the longest-serving chief executive of PBS, is used to fights over the public broadcaster’s funding. But to her, the latest threats feel like “all-out effort to take us out.” Read our full interview.
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BREAKING: The House GOP just failed to pass their Big Ugly Bill out of the Budget Committee.
They're fighting over how many Americans to rip health care and food away from.
Keep up the pressure.
They're fighting over how many Americans to rip health care and food away from.
Keep up the pressure.
May 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
BREAKING: The House GOP just failed to pass their Big Ugly Bill out of the Budget Committee.
They're fighting over how many Americans to rip health care and food away from.
Keep up the pressure.
They're fighting over how many Americans to rip health care and food away from.
Keep up the pressure.
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court rules 7-2 to further enjoin the government from summarily deporting alleged gang members under the Alien Enemies Act.
The government didn’t give enough notice and the 5th Circuit erred in refusing to provide relief, the justices concluded.
The government didn’t give enough notice and the 5th Circuit erred in refusing to provide relief, the justices concluded.
May 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court rules 7-2 to further enjoin the government from summarily deporting alleged gang members under the Alien Enemies Act.
The government didn’t give enough notice and the 5th Circuit erred in refusing to provide relief, the justices concluded.
The government didn’t give enough notice and the 5th Circuit erred in refusing to provide relief, the justices concluded.
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Who else wouldn't read Jake Tapper's latest book even if he handed you a free copy? 🙋♀️
May 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Who else wouldn't read Jake Tapper's latest book even if he handed you a free copy? 🙋♀️
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Kroger is allegedly overcharging consumers by listing expired sales prices on shelves and charging full price at checkout.
And thanks to decades of consolidation, Kroger stores are now the only grocers in some rural areas.
Minimal competition means maximized price gouging.
And thanks to decades of consolidation, Kroger stores are now the only grocers in some rural areas.
Minimal competition means maximized price gouging.
May 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Kroger is allegedly overcharging consumers by listing expired sales prices on shelves and charging full price at checkout.
And thanks to decades of consolidation, Kroger stores are now the only grocers in some rural areas.
Minimal competition means maximized price gouging.
And thanks to decades of consolidation, Kroger stores are now the only grocers in some rural areas.
Minimal competition means maximized price gouging.
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Just had to swat a MAGAt away on here. Going to have to spray around the patio to keep those varmints away.
May 15, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Just had to swat a MAGAt away on here. Going to have to spray around the patio to keep those varmints away.
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BREAKING: “I don’t want to be responsible for killing 400 people.”
Veteran air-traffic controller Jonathan Stewart reveals how he averted a midair collision & took stress leave over FAA failures. Meanwhile, Denver controllers lost radio contact for 2 mins.—now under investigation. #BlueSky #MedSky
Veteran air-traffic controller Jonathan Stewart reveals how he averted a midair collision & took stress leave over FAA failures. Meanwhile, Denver controllers lost radio contact for 2 mins.—now under investigation. #BlueSky #MedSky
May 16, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Robert “Ed” Smylie, the NASA official who saved the Apollo 13 crew in 1970, has died at 95. He cobbled together an apparatus made of cardboard, plastic bags and duct tape after an explosion crippled the spacecraft as it sped toward the moon. nyti.ms/3Sbusb3
May 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Robert “Ed” Smylie, the NASA official who saved the Apollo 13 crew in 1970, has died at 95. He cobbled together an apparatus made of cardboard, plastic bags and duct tape after an explosion crippled the spacecraft as it sped toward the moon. nyti.ms/3Sbusb3
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If this person sat next to you on a bus or train and started ranting about Bruce Springsteen in this way, you would get up and move to a different seat.
In the United States, we have him the nuclear codes.
In the United States, we have him the nuclear codes.
May 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
If this person sat next to you on a bus or train and started ranting about Bruce Springsteen in this way, you would get up and move to a different seat.
In the United States, we have him the nuclear codes.
In the United States, we have him the nuclear codes.
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NEO friends:
“Action is the antidote to despair”
Join us in front of Tesla Motors, Lyndhurst, May 17th 12-2 pm
Bring a sign, a flag, a friend!
actionnetwork.org/events/tesla...
“Action is the antidote to despair”
Join us in front of Tesla Motors, Lyndhurst, May 17th 12-2 pm
Bring a sign, a flag, a friend!
actionnetwork.org/events/tesla...
May 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
NEO friends:
“Action is the antidote to despair”
Join us in front of Tesla Motors, Lyndhurst, May 17th 12-2 pm
Bring a sign, a flag, a friend!
actionnetwork.org/events/tesla...
“Action is the antidote to despair”
Join us in front of Tesla Motors, Lyndhurst, May 17th 12-2 pm
Bring a sign, a flag, a friend!
actionnetwork.org/events/tesla...
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The Supreme Court holds that fascism is bad. Thomas and Alito dissent.
May 16, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The Supreme Court holds that fascism is bad. Thomas and Alito dissent.
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November 23, 2024 at 2:34 PM
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"If there is no struggle, there is no progress," -
Fredric Douglas
Fredric Douglas
November 15, 2024 at 8:35 PM
"If there is no struggle, there is no progress," -
Fredric Douglas
Fredric Douglas
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“Freedom means you decide who you are, and then when things change around you, you continue to be that person. And in so doing, you do constructive work. You set an example for other people. You meet new people who are also trying to remain themselves.”
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
Timothy Snyder: ‘You have to be in the moment in order to get through the moment’
In a time when many voters feel despair following the presidential election, it’s key to remember this is not the end. Americans still have their freedom and there are ways to remain politically activ...
www.msnbc.com
November 15, 2024 at 9:05 PM
“Freedom means you decide who you are, and then when things change around you, you continue to be that person. And in so doing, you do constructive work. You set an example for other people. You meet new people who are also trying to remain themselves.”
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
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This is basically Dunkirk. After that the allies felt hopeless, four years later they crushed them. So will we
November 17, 2024 at 12:38 AM
This is basically Dunkirk. After that the allies felt hopeless, four years later they crushed them. So will we
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