How quickly some have forgotten: No Irish No Blacks No Dogs. We say: No Trump, No ICE, No White House Shamrock. #trump #eu #ICE #ForTheLoveOfDublin

11 February 1940 | Dutch Jewish girl, Carla Meijer, was born in Amsterdam (middle). She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork with her sisters Mia and Hetty in October 1943. They were all murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection with their mother Margaretha.

Our new goats from the neglect case last month are so incredibly sweet. They seem very happy here getting all the food and water and love they want!

9 February 1923 | A Polish Jewish woman, Chawa Rosenfarb, was born in Łódź. A writer creating in Yiddish. Deported from Litzmannstadt ghetto to #Auschwitz in August 1944. Liberated in Bergen-Belsen. From 1950, she lived in Canada. She passed away in 2011. https://bit.ly/3ZYd5hC

4 February 1925 | A French Jewish woman, Ginette Kolinka (née Cherkasky), was born in Paris. She was deported to #Auschwitz from Drancy in April 1944. She was transferred to Bergen-Belsen and then to #Theresienstadt. She survived. Today she turns 101.

Style section matriarch Myra MacPherson has died. “When I sought my first newspaper job, there were no women covering anything but society news, fashion. I fought my way out of that niche..." www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...

Sweetest boy Buster making his bed! 💕

Indeed, he is!

ICE was stealing equipment from the Islip Long Island fire department and a Islip Forward member documented it. ICE tried to arrest the community member but the firemen said “I don’t think so” www.islipforward.org

1 February 1928 | A Czech Jewish boy Petr Ginz was born in Prague. In #Theresienstadt Ghetto he was an editor-in-chief of a #magazine "Vedem" (In the lead): http://vedem-terezin.cz/en/home_en.html | Ginz was deported to #Auschwitz on 28 September 1944 and murdered in a gas chamber after

Silent film actress Justine Johnstone - BOTD in 1895 After retiring from acting, Johnstone became a pioneering scientist and pathologist, helping to develop the cure for syphilis

Bout to close mine eyes. Say nite nite to this #Caturday. Wishing you sweet, peaceful sleep. Family sends hugs. Love you all 💤💙💤

Now, red yarn is sold out in knitting shops across Minneapolis Inspiration came from a 1940s Norwegian hat As a history buff, Neary chose the pattern based on a hat used to protest the Nazi occupation of Norway in the 1940s. The hats were called “nisselue,” which roughly translates to Santa hat.

"It may take time to prove you're right, but you have to stick to it." - Fred Korematsu Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/

Checking in with our new pigs Gus and Agnes! The vet saw them this week and while their body condition is poor, they are eating and drinking well so we're optimistic about their future. If you missed their complicated emergency rescue story you can read it here: www.patreon.com/posts/148954...

BRAVO, PHILIP GLASS 👏🏼 Kennedy Center hero 🎼

Hello from Agnes and Gus! It’s a bit emotional seeing them so eager for food attention, knowing that they likely would not have survived the weekend if we had not rescued them last week. Here’s the story in case you missed it: www.patreon.com/posts/emerge...

all three ladies are in the cat tree today! we get two on there pretty often but all three is unusual. a little hissing but now comfy.

25 January 1925 | A Polish Jewish woman, Blima Leipziger, was born in Königshütte (today Chorzów). During the war she lived in Sosnowiec. She was deported from the ghetto there to #Auschwitz. She did not survive. --- 🎧 Mass murder infrastructure at Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/tRwZ49q-9e0

Say their names and spit

He was the greatest marathoner in Canadian history. He won the Boston Marathon, and defeated nearly all challenges in his career. On top of all that, he served Canada in the First World War. Enjoy my the long form video for this week about Tom Longboat! youtu.be/gWg37WLy1RA

24 January 1932 | A Pole, Bogdan Bartnikowski, was born in Warsaw. He arrived at #Auschwitz in a transport from the Warsaw Uprising on 12 August 1944 No. 192731 He was evacuated from Auschwitz & survived the war. Today, he celebrates his 94th birthday.

This has happened in Maine also. The Feds just leave cars on the side of the road or even in the road with nobody in them in the dead of winter.

#OnThisDay, 24 Jan 1901, British aid-worker Emily Hobhouse first visits Bloemfontein concentration camp in South Africa. Her reporting on the conditions Boers are being held in by the British government causes uproar. A short 🧵 #WomenInHistory #BritishHistory #History 🗃️ 1/6

Looks like a wave crashing against the shore but it's actually a cloud at just about eye level, as I was about 4000 above sea level. Santa Barbara sunsets are full of surprises! #Sunset #Photography #SantaBarbara #LaCumbrePeak

#OnThisDay, 23 Jan 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell graduates with a medical degree. She is the first woman to receive one in the USA. She was also the first woman on the UK medical register. #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInMedicine #AmericanHistory 🗃️

How cute is Tucker??

A much needed reminder today. Thank you, Dr. King.

19 January 1922 | A Pole, Ignacy Golik, was born in Warsaw. In #Auschwitz from 1 February 1941. No. 9898 In 1944 he was transferred to KL Sachsenhausen. He survived the war. Ignacy Golf passed away on 31 August 2022. --- 📖 "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/

Spa day for Huey! This kind of brushing feels good to the pigs but it’s also important for their skin and coat health. 💅🏻

Terribly uncanny how relevant this is to today.

11 January 1914 | Irish Jewish woman of Czech origin Esther (Ettie) Steinberg was born. In Dublin, she married Vogtjeck Gluck & moved first to Antwerp & then to Paris. On 2 September 1942, the couple was deported to Auschwitz with their son Léon. None of them survived.

#NollaignamBan The first woman admitted to the all-male Royal Astronomical Society, Agnes Mary Clerke's analyses were so reliable, thoughtful & wide reaching that she became a revered authority. The Clerke lunar crater was named to commemorate her. www.dib.ie/biography/cl... #DIBLives

Sometimes in life you just need to stop and yell in a basket on the sidewalk. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

Polish Jewish woman Ala Gertner was born in Będzin in 1912. She was incarcerated in Auschwitz in August 1943. She worked in 'Union' munition factory from where together with other women she smuggle gunpowder to Sonderkommando resistance. She was hanged #OTD 6 January 1945.

Remembering the delightful Josephine Hull, Oscar-winning stage/film actress & director of plays, on her 149th birthday, most celebrated for her endearing role/performance as Veta Louise Simmons in both the original Broadway production and 1950 film adaptation of HARVEY. She was #BOTD on 1/3/1877

On this day in 1933, Minnie D. Craig (R) made history when she became Speaker of the North Dakota State House of Representatives. She was the first non-temporary female Speaker of the House in any U.S. state. She held the office until Jan. 8, 1935. Image: State Historical Society of North Dakota.

Eloise and Gertie popping into your timeline to say hello!

1 January 1926 | A Polish Jew, Leon Weintraub, was born in Łódź. In #Auschwitz from August 1944. He was transferred to Groß-Rosen, Flossenbürg & Natzweiler-Struthof. He was liberated on 23 April 1945 near Donaueschingen. He became a doctor. Today he turns 100. Happy birthday!

Leonard Freed. Grand Central at New Year’s Eve, NYC, 1969.

Bye Felicia

29 December 1923 | Hungarian Jewish woman Lily Ebert was born in Bonyhád. In July 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She was then transferred to an ammunition factory near Leipzig where she was liberated. She passed away in October 2024, at the age of 100.

28 December 1915 | An Austrian Jewish woman, Gertrude Rosenbaum, was born in Vienna. An actress. During the war she lived in Berlin. In 1944, she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive. --- Women at Auschwitz: 🎧 Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8

24 December 1905 | A Dutch Jew, Henri Emile Mossel, was born in Amsterdam. A clarinetist and saxophonist, the leader of the AVRO dance orchestra, music store owner. At Auschwitz from 25 March 1944 No. 175312 He perished at Auschwitz III-Monowitz on 4 August 1944.

Ten archaic English slang phrases… 10. Got the morbs (sad) 9. Bumpsy (drunk) 8. Whittled as a penguin (very drunk) 8. Scandal water (tea) 7. Bitch the pot (pour the tea) 5. Sauce-box (mouth) 4. Cupid’s kettle drums (breasts) 3. Dash my wig (OMG) 2. Poked up (embarrassed) 1. Not up to dick (unwell)

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Dozens of stories about Rob Reiner since last night, all of them different, all of them wonderful. This one is one of the best and sweetest.

Here’s my friend Asa helping me sort some stickers for @merrymacsanctuary.bsky.social holiday sponsorships.