Batya Kluger

Reality is harsh every day. But I keep hope alight because the alternative is untenable. That’s what hope is for, isn’t it? When reality appears hardened and impermeable, hope is around the edges, where there are softer, less defined spaces. Hope allows us to envision a different future.

Vivek Ramaswamy’s ad targeting Amy Acton’s childhood sexual abuse backfired. It prompted Ohio’s largest newspaper, The Plain Dealer, to reverse its policy on political endorsements and endorse Acton for governor.

I saw "Musk." If you paid attn to what he & DOGE did in 2025, if you know about his habit to lie about what Tesla & his rockets can/will do, & if you know it's a terrible idea to give one man more power & money than anyone else on Earth, you don't need to see the movie. tl;dr Elon is a bad human.

It’s the 112th anniversary of Mr Rée’s birth today, so here’s a thread about his extraordinary life (which prompted several people last year to observe, regardless of his sandals/socks decision, that Harry was “smoking hot”)

A bit of lovely sweetness in a fraught, anxious era. “The future felt particularly bleak, but at least there were puppies.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/15/s...

#FreeArticle #KimberlyGuilfoyle has written down many secrets. Is she going to write a book? Or will she take a great “deal” of money to stay quiet? I think she’ll go for the cash 🤭🤐 newrepublic.com/maz/post/216...

I just became grandma tonight 🥲 🥳🥰

Love this - Looks legit to me! /s

The only outdated part of this video is the number 2025. Everything else is perfect. Listen to the end. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvQh...

a livestreamed execution is just a lynching

Doctors should decide care, not insurance companies. That is what I will always fight for in the United States Senate.

#FreeArticle Understatement: This will be very bad for America. Also, “ICE bought 6,650 pairs of the shock gloves for $16.7 million” of taxpayers’ dollars. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Pay attention! 🚨 Organizing has already begun and it must grow & be ready to push back on the Trump election stealers: newrepublic.com/article/2161...

“If only Trump’s pissing contest with Iran had somehow ended before it ever started.” Trump foolishly claims the war was 100% over after the US bombed Iran’s nuclear facilities in June 2025. 😖 newrepublic.com/maz/post/216...

We can vote. We must vote for Democrats so Congress can stop bad legislation and push back on Trump’s dangerous addiction to power. He is insane & dangerous. substack.com/@snyder/note...

Don’t be fooled. This extra-judicial stripping of citizenship won’t be limited to criminals. It’ll continue w/ others the regime targets as “undesirable.” We already have a justice system to address crime & no one does more criming than tWumpus & his loyalists. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

The manufacturer is recalling berry blends and blueberries sold at Walmart and Trader Joe’s due to potential E. coli contamination, according to an announcement shared by the FDA.

(from Indivisible's Leah Greenberg) Voting EARLY allows us to identify & address challenges & systemic problems while there's time to fix them rather than allowing them to get pushed to a chaotic, frantic election day, when we know there'll be Republican efforts to make it harder to vote.

Fighting trump together @rosie.com @normeisen.bsky.social @democracydefendersaction.org

Check out this #Indivisible talk w/ #ElieMystal 🔥 about the democracy in our future! (starts min6) When you have a chance to ask candidates about HOW they're going to do cool things, ask them about SCOTUS! For DuckDuckGo (no ads) use duck://player/g6fsV2LqU5c. OR: www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6fs...

I am against the death penalty. That said, why can’t executions just be administering overdoses of opioids? Plenty of people die from that all the time. They stop breathing. If they can’t find a vein, then use a tube to put it directly into the stomach. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Amazing news! MLB has dropped its proposal for a baseball game in Grand Teton National Park! Thank you to everyone who pushed back and stood up for our parks!

My hubs just turned 76 & we celebrated by attending a really fun event at our favorite cinema: silent movies w/ an excellent live orchestra. Buster Keaton (1924), Charlie Chaplain (1917), an animated Superman short (1942), & a weird scifi short (1902). They were all so good, so creative!

"If Trump 2.0 represents the culmination of an era of declining political trust, #Sand offers a vision for how to get it back: mandatory prison time for public officials who steal public funds &mandatory town halls for every statewide politician." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

National Park Service Begins Offering Annual Body-Dumping Pass https://theonion.com/national-park-service-begins-offering-annual-body-dumping-pass/

I just read that It’s-It mint ice cream sandwiches are no longer bright green bc the company is complying w/ new HHS guideline to remove artificial dyes from food. It’s probably one of the only things I agree w/ in our stupid new political reality.

All these tWumpus campaign-derived loving America videos playing on TV seem like a prelude to re-instituting a draft. Hegseth is firing ~20% of military leaders & wants more soldiers. Sounds like they want cannon fodder, not career military. What do you think? newrepublic.com/maz/post/215...

#NonDraculaVampire Eric from True Blood.

Senate Resoundingly Approves College Sports Measure but there’s resistance to it in the House bc it takes power of collective bargaining & school choices away from players & gives control to coaches & colleges. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...

Republican House members Nancy Mace and Ronny Jackson have called for all transgender people to be rounded up and forcibly institutionalized. trib.al/mOoXiIY

I would really appreciate some good news. Please tell me something that gave you hope or joy or a smile recently. I’ll start. I saw a crane holding a house -an ADU maybe? - high in the air as it was delivering it onto someone’s property. yesterday. It was amazing.

“The US is at historically low levels of approval, per the Pew Global Attitudes project, w/ only 23% of people from 36 nations expressing confidence in Trump’s leadership.” It’s almost comforting to know that most of humanity sees our nightmare here. 🫩 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

He’s obviously trolling us. It’s nonsensical to have such an obvious monument for weapons storage in the middle of the nation’s capital. He just craves more self-aggrandizing statues. Can’t they give the greedy toddler a new lego set to play with instead? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Yay 🥳 for #California & #Newsom The legislature made new laws to protect elections, creating criminal penalties for taking custody of ballots from election officials, as did Repub Sheriff Chad Bianco, who seized ~650K ballots from a Co. registrar’s office. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

The thing is, if you think they're going to try and cheat that only makes the task of voting that much more important. They *know* they can't win the vote, that's why they are looking for ways to *invalidate it*. Showing up and voting makes that so much harder.

Hoo boy! One of the least surprising stories ever. 😜 www.rawstory.com/lauren-boebe...

Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr. says he is "looking into" the baseless "chemtrails" conspiracy theory – even though the Trump administration's own EPA has debunked it. It comes as the US records four measles-related deaths for the first time in decades. CNN's Jake Tapper reports.

At the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 1000s have linked hands and are demanding “Hands Off the Arts” while surrounding the center.

tWumpus banned CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from WH press briefings bc they’re not loyal enough to him. I’m so tired of his tantrums & thin skin. He’s such a baby. newrepublic.com/maz/post/215...

Repair #SCOTUS #RepairSCOTUS End the stench on the bench.

#BirdOfTheDay theme is #Paridae, any of the species From Honolulu November 2024. Such a pretty dove.

Idk why tWumpus is so butt hurt that Canada has been warmly welcomed into the European economic sphere. He’s been shoving them out of the trade alliance that he signed in his 1st term & threatening to ruin their economy. America 1st = America alone.

I’ve heard it’s not so unusual for athletes to get the runs. Should she really be apologizing & giving up her win? Maybe coaches/staff along the course could have wipes available and fresh shorts and pads? Idk. 🤷🏻‍♀️ IMO it shouldn’t be a disqualifying thing. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/s...

Brilliant! anntelnaes.substack.com/p/squeaker-m...