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Batya Kluger
@batyalee.bsky.social
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I read & listen to a lot of nat’l & internat’l political news and share my thoughts. Politically progressive. Trump’s regime is disturbing, but I enjoy family & friends, nature & sci discoveries, seeing beauty & goodness in humanity. Home is Oakland, CA
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Batya Kluger @batyalee.bsky.social · Apr 11
How will we get through this troubled time? In a country filled with liars, be someone who tells the truth. Tho our leaders are filled with fear & loathing, offer your trust & friendship. When people are being ostracized for their differences, you reach out & hold on to them w/ strength & caring.
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Batya Kluger @batyalee.bsky.social · 6h
Headline from NYT:

“President Suggests Ground Strikes on Venezuela Could Be Next”
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Batya Kluger @batyalee.bsky.social · 6h
a woman is smiling and saying this is the bad place .
Alt: a woman is smiling and saying this is the bad place .
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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 3d
🚨 Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago answers this question brilliantly. 1/2
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Batya Kluger @batyalee.bsky.social · 8h
This Saturday, Oct 18th, we join PEACEFULLY with our fellow PATRIOTIC Americans of all stripes to stand up with our Constitutional Rights in the streets to protest destruction of our federal government. Find a rally/protest/event near you. www.nokings.org
youtube.com/shorts/ZQE2U...
It's TIME to SHOW UP!
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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Batya Kluger @batyalee.bsky.social · 8h
Want to smile? The Divine Miss M is one of my heroes.
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Bette Midler serenading Stephen Colbert is EVERYTHING I needed to see tonight. 🤣🤣😍😍😍 For this LOTR nerd girl - this just made my nerd heart squee. 😍😍
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Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 20h
After reunion joy, hostages reveal the horror of Gaza’s tunnels
A must-read, not least by the smug Palestine Action ‘activists’. Their support for Hamas shames them indelibly.

www.thetimes.com/article/6ed2...
After reunion joy, hostages reveal the horror of Gaza’s tunnels
Israelis released under President Trump’s peace deal are describing their two years of isolation, starvation and torture at the hands of Hamas militants
www.thetimes.com
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Batya Kluger @batyalee.bsky.social · 22h
Violation of First Amendment Right of free speech.
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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 1d
here’s more context to the videos DHS is putting out from Chicago.
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Batya Kluger @batyalee.bsky.social · 22h
Blue Heron #BirdOfTheDay #Reflection Lake Chabot in San Leandro, California
Blue Heron wading with its reflection on the water. Large rocks are against the shore.
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Batya Kluger @batyalee.bsky.social · 1d
Prez tWumpus: “This is not only the end of a war, this is the end of an age of terror & death & the beginning of the age of faith & hope and of God.”

But tWumpus threatened more violence on Hamas if they don’t disarm. Hamas is publicly executing Gazans suspected of collaborating with/ Israel.
a man says it 's got a whole in front of a red and blue background
Alt: a man says “it’s got a whole lot of problems,” in front of a red and blue background
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Batya Kluger @batyalee.bsky.social · 1d
Silence never changed anything. Let’s get to the street! ❌👑 This Saturday, Oct 18th!

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Why No Kings Day 2.0 Is Even More Important
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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ImLeavingThe.GOP @citizenmike.bsky.social · 1d
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Batya Kluger @batyalee.bsky.social · 1d
tWumpus in another ridiculous display of narcissism and incompetence. Macron was wise enough to sit in the audience rather than stand behind him like a shadow. I bet Keir Starmer wishes he’d sat with Macron 😆
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘I am the only one that matters’: Trump deals praise and insults at Gaza summit
Self-styled world’s greatest peacemaker calls Meloni ‘beautiful’ and Erdoğan a ‘friend’, but takes jab at Iraqi and Canadian leaders
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Batya Kluger @batyalee.bsky.social · 1d
Not a meltdown. Not a tantrum. Politico & everyone else are making this into a stupid game. Don’t buy into it.
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Batya Kluger @batyalee.bsky.social · 1d
Actually - I saw the footage. She never lost her temper. She and the interviewer weren’t communicating well and she was trying to establish her boundaries. Then they continued the interview for another 20 minutes. Everyone is piling on & calling it a tantrum. But it wasn’t.
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 1d
🚨 PSA: Do you have information to share with news outlets that have lost access to report from the Pentagon?

You can share it while protecting your anonymity using @securedrop.org:
Instructions on how to submit a news tip anonymously through SecureDrop: - Start from a place with public Wi-Fi, like a coffee shop. Use a computer you control. Never use a workplace computer. - Download and install Tor Browser from torproject.org and use it to visit howto.securedrop.tor.onion for next steps.
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Batya Kluger @batyalee.bsky.social · 1d
The constant news of shocking and horrible acts by people who shouldn’t be in positions of power and “leadership” are heartbreaking.
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Batya Kluger @batyalee.bsky.social · 1d
Netanyahu and Ben Gvir - yes. The people of Israel have no control over this.
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Batya Kluger @batyalee.bsky.social · 3d
No one’s been talking about bird flu. Remember that it had infected dairy cattle and big zoo cats and the humans who worked closely with them? I’d sure like to know what’s happening with that. But we’re not going to hear about it, are we?
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Batya Kluger @batyalee.bsky.social · 3d
That family is so disgusting. Not a one has ever questioned the corruption.
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Batya Kluger @batyalee.bsky.social · 3d
Chili con carne?
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Batya Kluger @batyalee.bsky.social · 3d
Joint efforts by many heads of state & Trump seem to have Hamas & Israel agreeing to a ceasefire. But Trump is also bullying Americans on US soil, erasing our history, destroying public institutions providing medical care, & casting the majority of the people as enemies. He’s not a peace-lover.
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Batya Kluger @batyalee.bsky.social · 4d
Shabbat Shalom. Praying for peace & relief in Gaza & Israel: shelter, food, clean water, & medical care for those suffering, all hostages returned to give families a way to move forward, real cooperation and resources from the UN & other countries to show they care as much as they say they do.
a black and white drawing of a peace sign with a collage of images .
Alt: a black and white drawing of a peace sign that flashses with coloful collage of images.
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Batya Kluger @batyalee.bsky.social · 4d
❌👑 has been & will continue to be non-violent, no matter what MAGA #propaganda says. I’m no terrorist. I’m a patriot & lover of democracy & our constitutionally-guaranteed freedoms!

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GOP congressional leaders on Friday smeared an upcoming anti-Trump protest in Washington, D.C., in the most hysterical, demonizing terms.
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Batya Kluger @batyalee.bsky.social · 4d
Shame on Marc Benioff, who says Trump should send Natl Guard troops to San Francisco. He’s 100% behind Trump. [and 100% looking for profits]
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco
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