Batya Kluger

@batyalee

I consume a lot of news. I enjoy family & friends, nature & sci discoveries, seeing beauty & goodness in humanity. I don’t follow people who don’t share their own thoughts. Oakland, CA

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Batya Kluger@batyalee· Jul 8

Trump is looking well, don’cha think? 🤔🙃 He’s reported to have been in a bad mood at the NATO summit, unleashing diatribes of his many grievances.

Batya Kluger@batyalee· Jun 29

Last night the moon was so pretty and from my front porch, I was able to capture this photo through a gap in a camphor tree. #moon #fullmoon

Black and White photo of full moon seen through a gap in a camphor tree in my front yard.

Photo of full moon seen through a gap in a camphor tree in my front yard.

Batya Kluger@batyalee· Jun 23

Hmm. 🤨

Trump stands in front of the White House and an enormous wrecking ball that has just destroyed the East Wing while saying, “Arrest anyone who touches peeling paint in the Reflecting Pool for destruction of government property.”

Batya Kluger@batyalee· May 29

The latest polls are out and it's def time to cast the ballots! I wish we had ranked-choice voting in CA, but we don't. So I'll be voting for Becerra. He might not be a political visionary, but will likely be a good, solid governor who knows what he's doing & knows how to defend Calif.

Latest polls results in the California gubernatorial primary with a margin of sampling error at 3.2%:
Becerra (D) 23%
Hilton (R) 20%
Steyer (D) 15%
Bianco (R) 13%
Porter (D) 12%
Mahan 7%
Others 7%

Batya Kluger@batyalee· May 23

My navel orange tree yields delicious, sweet, juicy fruit. Here are two - a regular size and a humongous one. 😳

2 oranges on a table, one average size and a big one being held in my hand.

Batya Kluger@batyalee· May 8

Male Turkey. #Birds #Photogenic Photo from March 2024 #Oakland #California

Turkey fluffed out, walking on a paved road next to a grassy roadside.

Batya Kluger@batyalee· May 8

Of course. I’m posting the Article in the comments

A photo of Pope Leo waving with a headline below:

Trump Spirals as Surprised Poll Shows Attacks on Pope Backfiring Badly.

Batya Kluger@batyalee· May 7

Pearl Before Swine comic strip from Sunday.

Batya Kluger@batyalee· Apr 27

Change ICE to NICE? I’m sure that’ll change what people think 🙄 (From column in The New Republic)

President Donald Trump enthusiastically endorsed the idea of changing “ICE” agents into “NICE” agents, in yet another lame effort to own the libs as his presidency continues to implode.

Batya Kluger@batyalee· Apr 17

#birds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Oakland #California Acorn Woodpeckers, one in flight from feeder

Batya Kluger@batyalee· Apr 17

#birds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Oakland #California Acorn Woodpecker

Acorn Woodpecker at feeder hanging in an orange tree

Acorn Woodpecker with red crown showing at feeder hanging in orange tree.

Batya Kluger@batyalee· Apr 4

This #Trump #IranWar will hurt our nation’s strength. He wants to gut funding for health care, farmers, school meals, NASA, and so much more.

Batya Kluger@batyalee· Mar 23

#ChristianNationalism and #Fascism all wrapped up with a bow. Disgraceful.

Trump says he plans to tie Homeland Security to voter ID requirements, calling for photo identification and proof of citizenship to vote, while urging lawmakers to stay in D.C. over Easter to pass it, framing it as “one for Jesus.”

Batya Kluger@batyalee· Mar 16

From The Boy, the mole, the fox, and the horse, By Charlie Mackesy

“…When the big things feel out of control, focus on what you love right under your nose.”

Batya Kluger@batyalee· Mar 9

newrepublic.com/maz/post/207... I’m not sure if tWumpus knows he’s being trolled here, but the whole twinsies thing is really weird.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Trump standing with hands clasped, wearing identical dark blue suits, white shirts, and red ties.

Batya Kluger@batyalee· Mar 8

Wow, the last item is a doozy. tWumpus isn’t the first president to cross over a bright line between good and evil.

In 2008, President George W Bush vetoed a bill that would have banned the CIA from using simulated drowning (waterboarding) and other coercive interrogation methods (torture) to gain info from suspected terrorists.

Batya Kluger@batyalee· Mar 6

Oh dear oh dear. Who ever could’ve imagined such a thing? - even after she did the MAGA face?

Screenshot of Kristi Noem looking pensive. Headline: Kristi Noem confronts grim truth that everyone is expendable in Trump world.
(By David Smith in Washington.)

Sub headline: Many will regard the ex-secretary, Trump’s first-fired cabinet member, as the worst yet seen.

Batya Kluger@batyalee· Mar 6

I have this one too. She used to look more human.

Kristi Noem photo from a press conference in an era before her face was altered into MAGA face. She’s wearing a white t-shirt and a dark jacket.

Batya Kluger@batyalee· Mar 2

My yard is full of early spring blooms. So pretty!

Photo of some green plants and a small tree with pink blooms. Other houses show in the background.

Batya Kluger@batyalee· Feb 28

The man has lost his marbles.

Batya Kluger@batyalee· Feb 23

Cartels blocking roads in Mexico with burned out vehicles. #Mexico #Cartel

Batya Kluger@batyalee· Feb 23

Costco getting blown up in Jalisco #mexico #cartel

Batya Kluger@batyalee· Feb 23

Extended family in Jalisco sent video. Scary stuff. One woman had her car confiscated by cartel so they could burn it. (No video of that part)

Batya Kluger@batyalee· Jan 23

Skeptical? How can anyone think that a social media post is a legitimate legal process? This post here is just a post. I promise I’ll never claim it’s part of a legal preceding even if I wear a cowboy hat. 🤠

A title page from Talking Points Memo —TPM — which reads SCOTUS Skeptical Trump’s Truth Social Posts Count As Due Process. By Layla A. Jones 1/21/26. A partial photo of the justices on the Supreme Court is at the bottom.

Batya Kluger@batyalee· Jan 12

FFS. Acting president of Venezuela? Since I can’t unsee this, you won’t be able to either. 😖 (sorry)

A Truth Social post with a photo of trump and a description of his titles below including Acting President of Venezuela

Batya Kluger@batyalee· Jan 10

Benedict Cumberbat 😂

Batya Kluger@batyalee· Jan 4

At least he has a new artistic hobby?

Trump is looking at a large map of Venezuela on which he has crossed out the country name and written in TRUMPZUELA. There is also a title for the cartoon at the bottom: La Invasión (The Invasion)

Batya Kluger@batyalee· Dec 5

This is just crazy. The sycophancy is pathetic.

A photo of Half Dome in Yosemite. Below, a news item which reads,

“The Trump administration has ended a policy granting visitors free access to national parks on the Juneteenth and Martin Luther King Jr. Day holidays. Instead, the 116 parks that charge entrance fees will now waive admission charges on June 14 — President Trump’s birthday”

Batya Kluger@batyalee· Nov 28

Join the WE AIN’T BUYING IT campaign. Cowardly corp leaders need a reminder that real power belongs to the people. Let’s send them a me$$age on these biggest shopping days of the year. Until Monday, DON’T shop from Home Depot, Target, or Amazon, corporations enabling Trump’s fascist agenda.

Batya Kluger@batyalee· Nov 18

Wow. Somebody’s missed his nap today. So cranky.