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Attention everybody: I’m not done yet. Should you wish to continue following me, I am on Threads now. Just look for Cowboy Tcherno Bill or instead rudigeerts1.
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From the photographs of Willi Georg: A starving child on a street in the Warsaw ghetto. June 1941.
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I’m a climate scientist. Let me fix this headline. “Nearly a century ago, scientists showed that burning fossil fuels warms the planet. Today, we know human emissions account for over 100% of the warming. Yet dark money and disinformation still work to keep Americans addicted to fossil fuels.”
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Born in Auschwitz - Angela Orosz 1/n Her mother Velska was three months pregnant and when she was rounded up by the Nazis and taken to the camp. When she and her husband arrived in May 1944, she along with the Jewish people were immediately separated by gender.
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Quebecoiswolf
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Being an American during the 250th Aniversary of the United States feels a lot like if the terrorists in Die Hard demanded that the hostages continue having their Christmas party.
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Eva Heyman - The Hungarian Anne Frank 1/n Eva Heyman was born in Nagyvarad, Hungary (now Oradea, Romania) in 1933. Eva began her diary in February 1944 and ended it in May. She was deported to Auschwitz a short time later, and was gassed on 17 October 1944.
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In a letter that Jewish boy Hans Ament sent from Izieu to his mother in a sanatorium, the ten-year-old wrote: "100,000,000 big kisses from your son who is always thinking of you." On 30 May 1944 he was deported from Drancy to Auschwitz where he was murdered.
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Trzebinia, Chrzanów District, Kraków Region, Poland 1/n On the eve of WWII, about 1,500 Jews lived in Trzebinia (Yiddish: Chebin), a community bubbling with Chassidic life and Torah learning, Zionism and a pioneering spirit, political parties and youth movements.
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Ilse Koch (22 September 1906 – 1 September 1967) was a German war criminal who committed atrocities while her husband Karl-Otto Koch was commandant at Buchenwald. She became famous as "The Witch of Buchenwald". 🧵 1/n
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Gerhard Kretschmar, baby victim of the T4 Nazi euthanasia program Murdered on 25 July 1939 1/n On 14 July 1933, the Nazi government instituted the “Law for the Prevention of Progeny with Hereditary Diseases". People with disabilities were sterilised from this point on.
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Joe Thomas
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Marco Rubio: "Let me explain this in simple English: Iran is run by lunatics, religious fanatic lunatics.” That statement would have so much more gravitas if Rubio's own country wasn't also run by religious fanatic lunatics.
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NBC News
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The projections by the U.N. climate agency and Britain’s Meteorological Office said there’s a 75% chance the average global temperature between 2026 and 2030 will exceed the agreed-upon global limit for warming.
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Think it’s hot now? The next five years will smash records, U.N. says
The projections by the U.N. climate agency and Britain’s Meteorological Office said there’s a 75% chance the average global temperature between 2026 and 2030 will exceed the agreed-upon global limit for warming.
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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Vasco Gargalo’s narcissist: vain and empty headed.
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The story of a French village and its Pastor who saved over 3,000 Jews from persecution 1/n Through an extraordinary campaign of non-violent resistance during World War II, residents of LE CHAMBON-SUR-LIGNON saved thousands of Jews from deportation and certain death.
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The
#Righteous
during World War Two GUSTAV SCHRÖDER: The German Sea Captain Of The “Voyage Of The Damned” In May 1939, the ship St. Louis set off from Hamburg en route to the Americas. But this was no normal voyage. 🧵
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Child survivors of Buchenwald from Block 66. 1/n In January 1945, a children's block was set up at Barracks 66 at the lower end of the Little Camp. This place ended up sparing the lives of hundreds of young people and children.
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1/n As in the rest of occupied Europe, compulsory wearing of the yellow badge was enforced from 27 May 1942. The Belgian version of the badge depicted a black letter "J" (standing for both "Juif" in French and "Jood" in Dutch) in the centre of a yellow star of David.
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Ivanhorod, Ukraine, German Order Police execute a Jewish woman, clutching a child in her arms. 1942. 1/3 The Holocaust By Bullets represents the first phase of the Holocaust in which an estimated 1.5 million Jews were shot to death at close range in ravines, open fields, and forests.
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NBC News
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Clarence B. Jones, one of the organizers of the 1963 March on Washington where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered an epic speech, has died.
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Clarence B. Jones, civil rights activist who helped write MLK’s ‘I Have A Dream’ speech, dies at 95
Jones was one of the organizers of the 1963 March on Washington where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the epic speech and helped push for the passage of the Voting Rights Act.
https://nbcnews.to/3RMlKTw
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www.ftwr.cloud
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Tom Hanks delivers captivating stories in his new WWII series! Three episodes just dropped. Don't miss out! #WWIITV #TomHanks #History #Movies #GeekNews
https://ftwr.cloud/en/news/61e7ac6d-24ee-4166-95b1-760b4b4ce775
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Tom Hanks Launches Epic WWII Series with Three New Episodes
Tom Hanks delivers captivating stories in his new WWII series! Three episodes just dropped. Don't miss out! #WWIITV #TomHanks #History
https://ftwr.cloud/en/news/61e7ac6d-24ee-4166-95b1-760b4b4ce775
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Anne Frank’s diary FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1944 1/n I've asked myself again and again whether it wouldn't have been better if we hadn't gone into hiding, if we were dead now and didn't have to go through this misery, especially so that the others could be spared the burden.
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Belgian prisoner in German slave labor camp at Nordhausen, Germany, at time of liberation by U.S. Army, 1945
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War trauma Teresa Adwentowska lived in Warsaw during Nazi occupation and during the Warsaw uprising. She was put into a home for traumatised children. She was asked to draw what home looked like and this is what she drew.
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1/n The Auschwitz Album is the only surviving visual evidence of the process leading to the mass murder at Auschwitz-Birkenau. It is a unique document, donated to Yad Vashem by Lilly Jacob-Zelmanovic Meier. The date of this transport's arrival was the morning of May 26, 1944.
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“Never Again”: The Jews of Thessaloniki and the Holocaust 1/n Between 15 March and 10 August 1943, over 40,000 members of the Jewish community of Thessaloniki were rounded up by occupying German forces and deported to the notorious death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
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Lale Sokolov - The Tattooist of Auschwitz - and his secret love 🧵 1/n In April 1942, Lale Sokolov was deported to Auschwitz as part of the Slovak government's participation in the Holocaust.
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A tale of two brains …
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Men's Brains and Women's Brains with Mark Gungor (Nothing Box)
YouTube video by Ahmet Soydan
https://youtu.be/SZ6mVumHY9I?si=xP4GkR2Wh1rdyhqd
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Every band has a lead singer 😉
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Ursula von der Leyen
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Spoke with Mark Carney to congratulate him on his election. It was the perfect opportunity to reaffirm the strength of the 🇪🇺🇨🇦 bond and the many opportunities that lie ahead. We discussed how to build on the success of CETA and agreed to explore deeper cooperation on defence and economic security.
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Why should we not forget the Holocaust? 🧵 1/n Because it was one of the most horrific crimes in human history. Because it was committed by one of the most advanced countries in the world, disproving the idea that more advanced societies are inherently more moral than less advanced societies.
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On May 4, 1940, Rudolf Höss was appointed commander of Auschwitz. That’s it.
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Music and the Holocaust
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In 1928 Mátyás Seiber (born #OTD in 1905) became director of the jazz department at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt offering the first academic jazz courses. It was closed by the Nazis in 1933 so Seiber left Germany eventually settling in London.
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Why should we not forget the Holocaust? 🧵 1/n Because it was one of the most horrific crimes in human history. Because it was committed by one of the most advanced countries in the world, disproving the idea that more advanced societies are inherently more moral than less advanced societies.
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George Takei
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Thank you for sharing your truth, Airyn ❤️ You have our support.
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Robert De Niro's Daughter Publicly Comes Out As Trans In Powerful New Interview
Thank you for sharing your truth, Airyn ❤️
https://www.comicsands.com/deniro-trans-daughter?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram
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Cowboy Tcherno Bill on X: "The Dachau death train 1/n For the unwitting U.S. infantrymen who marched into Dachau in late April 1945, the first clue that something was terribly wrong was the smell. Some soldiers https://t.co/vKi5RsKPsB" / X
The Dachau death train 1/n For the unwitting U.S. infantrymen who marched into Dachau in late April 1945, the first clue that something was terribly wrong was the smell. Some soldiers https://t.co/vKi5RsKPsB
https://x.com/rudigeerts/status/1641760078628892672?s=46
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NH Nieuws
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Deborah Maarsen (83) overleefde drie concentratiekampen: "Mij krijg je er niet onder"
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Deborah Maarsen (83) overleefde drie concentratiekampen: "Mij krijg je er niet onder"
Deborah Maarsen overleefde als Joods meisje drie concentratiekampen tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Nu zet ze zich in voor ernstig zieke kinderen en morgen is ze eacuteeacuten van de kransleggers op de Dam in Amsterdam tijdens de Dodenherdenking. Mij krijg je er niet onder, never nooit niet.In 1936 kwam Deborahrsquos Hongaarse vader naar Nederland om een bontwinkel te openen. De winkel werd een succes, maar in 1940 verloor hij alles tijdens de bombardementen op Rotterdam. Twee jaar later, in 1942, kreeg Deborahrsquos moeder een oproep van de Duitsers om zich te melden voor deportatie naar kamp Westerbork. Samen met haar twee dochters moest zij naar het kamp vertrekken.Razzias in AmsterdamDeborahrsquos vader wist via een list onder te duiken in een ziekenhuis. Deborah zelf werd in een dekentje gewikkeld en ondergebracht bij de buren. Er werd gebeden en gesmeekt dat het goed af zou lopen.Na drie maanden werd de situatie ook daar te gevaarlijk. Deborah moest samen met haar vader naar de Rivierenbuurt in Amsterdam verhuizen. Er waren al razzias geweest, maar mijn vader kon gelukkig negen maanden lang voor mij zorgen daar. Deborah laat fotos zien van haar, met haar vader samen, terwijl ze tussen albums in haar boekenkast op zoek is naar fragmenten van toen.ConcentratiekampenHaar moeder en haar twee zussen keerden uiteindelijk terug uit Westerbork en het gezin kwam weer samen in Amsterdam. Toch werden ze opnieuw opgepakt door de Duitse autoriteiten. Deborah belandde vervolgens in drie concentratiekampen: eerst Westerbork, daarna Ravensbruumlck en uiteindelijk BergenBelsen. Ik heb drie concentratiekampen overleefd. Dat is toch een mirakel, vertelt ze met haar handen voor haar mond geslagen.Eeacuten van de verschrikkingen die Deborah nog levendig herinnert, vond plaats in de laatste maanden van de oorlog. Met Kerstmis 1944 hebben de Duitsers de moeders bevolen om kerstliedjes te zingen voor een diner. Die uitgehongerde kinderen moesten zingen, terwijl de Duitsers zich volvraten.Verstopt in een luikDeborah zelf werd vlak voor dat diner door haar moeder verstopt in een luik in de barak, waardoor ze niet hoefde mee te zingen. Later zou blijken dat dit haar leven heeft gered. Toen de kinderen klaar waren met zingen, hebben de Duitsers die hele barak in de fik gestoken, alle kinderen zijn levend verbrand.Toen Nederland bevrijd werd, was Deborah pas vier jaar oud. Ze keerde terug uit de kampen, maar haar gezondheid was zwaar aangetast. We hadden de vlektyfus, dysenterie en waren ondervoed.nbspNa een herstelperiode in Rotterdam vestigde ze zich in 1964 in Buitenveldert, Amsterdam. Daar maakte ze een belofte aan zichzelf. Ik heb de hel meegemaakt. Nu ik wil mij nu inzetten voor anderen.Deborah heeft woord gehouden. Al dertig jaar zet ze zich in voor een stichting die zieke kinderen uit Israeumll helpt. Palestijnse, Joodse, christelijke kinderen: we organiseren zomervakanties voor ze om even hun ziekte te vergeten. Ze bladert aan de keukentafel door een groot boek met ingeplakte fotos van kinderen in attractieparken en tussen de bloemenvelden. Het zijn doodzieke kinderen, maar hun lach op het gezicht als ze hier in Nederland zijn, is mij zoveel waard. Ze genieten hier enorm.Krans leggenMorgen zal Deborah samen met haar negenjarige achterkleinzoon een krans leggen op de Dam. Op een groot scherm vertellen ze samen wat de oorlog voor hun familie heeft betekend. Iedereen is ervan doordrongen wat mij is overkomen en dat het een wonder is dat ik er nog ben. We hebben het elke dag elke maaltijd, elk moment over de oorlog. Die zes miljoen Joden die vergast en vermoord zijn, moet je blijven herdenken. Als je daarmee stopt, is het alsof je ze opnieuw vermoordt. Tot mijn laatste snik blijf ik daarom herdenken.Het leggen van de krans heeft voor Deborah niet alleen een enorme symbolische betekenis ze ziet het ook als een kans om haar eigen verhaal eacuten dat van vele anderen te blijven vertellen. Zeker nu ze merkt dat het antisemitisme toeneemt.Dat is overal voel en merkbaar. Toen ik hier een tijd terug met mijn man liep, is er eens naar me geroepen dat ze vergeten waren ons te vergassen. Maar mij krijg je er niet onder. Mij krijg je niet klein. Ik ben strijdbaar. En dat geef ik nooit op.
https://www.nhnieuws.nl/nieuws/348218/deborah-maarsen-83-overleefde-drie-concentratiekampen-mij-krijg-je-er-niet-onder
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May 3, 1942 All Jews aged 6 years and older in the Netherlands were required to wear a yellow hexagonal star on their clothing 🧵 1/n The Star of David was introduced almost everywhere in the Nazi Empire. How did this introduction of the Star of David work? As of the 1940s,
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Sobibor Foundation - Stichting Sobibor
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03.05.1943 | "So, tomorrow at 7 o’ clock, I’ll be leaving with the ghost train." Leo Salomon wrote a heartbreaking letter to his 2 sons after he heard he was to be deported [to Sobibor] the next day "Now everything is over and I'll go to an unknown world where I will hear nothing more from you"👇🏼 1/6
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Music and the Holocaust
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Julius Schloß (born #OTD in 1902) was Jewish composer working in Vienna who was briefly interned at the Dachau concentration camp in 1938 and was exiled to Shanghai. He later emigrated to the United States but found it difficult to find his feet musically.
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“I beg of you, love her like a mother, so that she feels my absence less keenly. Don't tell her where I am. I am sure that there is much courage in her young soul, and many unanswered questions.” Isabella Fodor's Last Letter Kolosvar, May 3, 1944 🧵 1/n
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Ursula von der Leyen
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Congratulations to
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John Cocker
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On this day in 1945, a 28 year old Polish man perished in the Bay of Lübeck on the SS Cap Arcona. Having been imprisoned in Auschwitz he had been transferred to another camp. The ship was sunk by the RAF. His name was Henryk Stepek Please support
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Ursula von der Leyen
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Today, on World Press Freedom Day, we honour the women and men who dedicate their lives to the truth. They work tirelessly to keep us well-informed. They hold power to account. They speak up. They challenge the status quo. And sometimes they pay the ultimate price for it.
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KZ-Gedenkstätte Neuengamme
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Wer waren die Häftlinge, die auf der
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die Namen von Walter Block und Karl Dressel:
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80 Jahre nach der Versenkung der "Cap Arcona": Kränze für zwei der Opfer
Ein Gedenkstein am Malchiner Stadion ist Walter Block und Karl Dressel gewidmet. Sie wurden am Sonnabend mit Blumen und Kränzen geehrt.
https://www.nordkurier.de/regional/mecklenburgische-schweiz/80-jahre-nach-der-versenkung-der-cap-arcona-kraenze-fuer-zwei-der-opfer-3547927
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Human Rights Index 💙
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We don’t like countless international days — but this one matters. 🥳 A free press protects us, and our democracy. Support journalists. Support your media. Buy newspapers. ✍🏼📰
#PressFreedomDay
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On May 3, 1945, the Cap Arcona was bombed by the RAF in the Lübeck Bay 1/n In early May 1945, the SS loaded some 9,000-10,000 prisoners—most of them evacuated from Neuengamme and its subcamps—onto three ships anchored in the Baltic Sea off the coast of
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Anton Gerashchenko
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Putin in 2025: "Nationalism is the first stage on the way to Nazism." Putin in 2014: "The biggest nationalist in Russia is me." The shoe fits.
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Music and the Holocaust
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In 1942, pianist Norbert Stern (born #OTD 1922) left the Brussels Conservatory to go into hiding and was arrested with his family and sent to Auschwitz in Jan 1944. Not much later he was killed in Birkenau aged just 21 years old.
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