23 October 1878 | A Czech Jewish woman, Marie Hirschová, was born.  She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 October 1944. After the selection she was murdered in a gas chamber. ---  Women at Auschwitz  Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8

22 October 1916 | A Polish Jew, Mendel Rotberg, was born in Tomaszów Mazowiecki. In #Auschwitz from 20 February 1942. No. 23666 He perished in the camp on 23 March 1942. --- Our podcast talks about the situation of Polish & Jewish prisoners in the camp: https://youtu.be/_ZaWqIsmY4U

Our analysis, which shows that more women nearly bled to death during miscarriage after Texas banned abortion, adds to a growing body of reporting revealing that maternal outcomes have gotten worse under bans. (Published July) By @andreasuozzo.com, Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser

They didn’t want to say it out loud: but in order to pay for permanent tax cuts for the wealthy, they had to cut health care for Americans.

Reckless.

Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear. At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them. By @nicolefoy.bsky.social

Spotify is running ICE ads. I went to cancel on mobile and saw that this isn’t allowed on mobile. They make you cancel on desktop. You think that’s gonna stop me, Spotify? I will erase you and forget you ever existed. THOU SHALT CANCEL SPOTIFY!!!

20 October 1939 | A French Jewish boy, Albert Klochendler, was born in Paris. In August 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection. --- Listen about the development of the mass murder infrastructure at Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/tRwZ49q-9e0

20 October 1931 | A French Jewish girl, Annette Bojmal, was born in Paris. In August 1942, she was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy. After the selection, she was murdered in a gas chamber. --- A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck

20 October 1938 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Barbara Aal, was born in Amsterdam. In October 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto with her mother Julia. They were both murdered in a gas chamber. --- Children at Auschwitz Podcast: https://youtu.be/aYKx_zpLSqA

19 October 1924 | A Hungarian Jewish woman, Edith Farkas, was born. In July 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive. --- Watch our webinar about deportations of Jews from Hungary to Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/M42znxofU5Q

19 October 1894 | A Pole, Piotr Harciarek, was born in Pajęczno. A baker. In #Auschwitz from 26 November 1941. No. 23267 He perished in the camp on 14 March 1942. --- Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/

19 October 1923 | A Polish Jew, Józef Weinstok, was born in Radom. In #Auschwitz from 30 January 1942. No. 26155 He was shot in the camp on 4 September 1943. --- Watch a short video about Block 11 and its yard where shooting executions were held: https://youtu.be/3hjDCsqgGY0

A beautiful Bald Eagle circled overhead during our protest in Burnsville Minnesota and the crowd went wild #NoKings #Minnesota

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone. Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care. The system is broken.

Scenes of massive crowds from across the country as millions of Americans took to the streets of their cities and communities to protest Trump's presidency in "No Kings" demonstrations. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...

OK guys, post your best signs from today for entry into my Top 15 No Kings Sign Contest.

20 October 1905 | Dutch Jew, Hijman Sanders, was born at The Hague. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in 1942. He perished in the camp on 30 September 1942. --- Online lesson about Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/

19 October 1934 | Dutch Jewish girl Else Hahn was born in Rotterdam. In September 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection. --- A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck

17 October 1920 | A Pole, Adam Jakubowski, was born. A clerk. In #Auschwitz from 17 August 1942. No. 59539 He perished in the camp on 3 December 1942. --- Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/

16 October 1934 | French Jewish girl Catherine Levi was born in Chartres. In September 1942 she was deported from Pithiviers to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection. --- The first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU

16 October 1900 | A Pole, Julian Gniewosz, was born in Łyków. A tax collector. In #Auschwitz from 6 December 1942. No. 80175 In 1943 he was transferred to KL Buchenwald. He survived. --- A podcast about registration photos: https://youtu.be/c2l9hDA5MZc

16 October 1938 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Klára Boda, was born. In July 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber. --- A short video showing the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8

Reminder that any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone.

“Nearly all the plant-based products CR tested had elevated lead levels... Two had so much lead that CR’s experts caution against using them at all,” writes Paris Martineau for Consumer Reports. (via @scarymommy.com)

13 October 1882 | Czech Jew, Jindřich Robitschek, was born in Prague. He was deported to #Auschwitz from Theresienstadt ghetto on 26 October 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection. --- Gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck

Today’s “One First” looks at how #SCOTUS and its defenders have responded to criticisms of the Court’s behavior in Trump cases either by knocking down straw men or by attacking the critics—without meaningfully defending what the Court is actually *doing*: www.stevevladeck.com/p/183-the-mi...

Your daily reminder that Indigenous people predated Columbus in the “new world” by — wait for it — 23,000 years. #IndigenousPeoplesDay 🪶🪶

A headline-grabbing study touting apple cider vinegar for weight loss has been retracted. Other claims for the internet-famous remedy are also under fire.

Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.

12 October 1920 | Italian Jewish woman Virginia Montalcini was born in Turin. On 30 January 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz. After the selection she was murdered in a gas chamber. --- A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck

12 October 1940 | A German Jewish boy, Denny Deutsch, was born in Berlin. In March 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.

A policy expert described Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s push in favor of private schools as a “great American heist,” funneling money from public schools: “It’s a strategic theft of the future of our country, our kids and our democracy.” By @megomatz.bsky.social & @jsmithrichards.bsky.social

⚡️ Ukraine strikes Russian oil refinery 1,400 kilometers from front, SBU source says. Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) drones struck a Russian oil refinery in Ufa on the morning of Oct. 11, resulting in explosions and a fire, a source in the agency told the Kyiv Independent.

11 October 1937 | A French Jewish girl, Monique Preigher, was born in Neuilly. In December 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection. --- A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

The IRS is laying off people during the shutdown, even though it was rehiring staff it previously fired because it was so shorthanded. This one stands out because firing IRS employees costs the government money, since they bring in about $6-8 for every dollar spent on tax enforcement

11 October 1887 | An Austrian Jew, Rudolf Samec, was born in Graz. An upholsterer. In #Auschwitz from 6 June 1942. No. 38174 He perished in the camp on 25 June 1942. --- Online lesson about Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/

11 October 1891 | A Czech Jewish woman, Kitty Mautnerová, was born in Prague. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. She did not survive. - Women at Auschwitz Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/ Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8

Thou shalt not shoot pastors in the head with smoke bombs. I shouldn’t have to say this.

9 October 1932 | A French Jewish girl, Rose Aboulafia, was born in Paris. In April 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz with her mother Victoria and younger sister Odette. They were murdered in a gas chamber. --- Ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8

This is the way www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.

As I told @markjacob.bsky.social, Chicago journalists are doing a helluva job covering the ICE incursion of our city. The dogged, on-the ground- reporting reveals what's actually happening, not what ICE wants you to believe. www.stopthepresses.news/p/the-press-...

🚨 Horrifying. Does misinformation do real harm? Yep. Who believes FALSE claim Tylenol causes (true / probably true) autism? - 41% of parents - 57% of Republicans Thx MAHA / MAGA. Dark Age 2.0 www.kff.org/public-opini... via @kff.org

!! ALERT - Federal investigation into the death of convicted sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein was marred by significant lapses www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3Cc...