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Librarian, partner, dog person, touring/utility/road cyclist (in that order), maker of useful things like bicycle trailers, organizer, CERT member, hiker, generally helpful. Build useful things. Is he dead yet?

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Vintage portrait of a woman, smiling, in a white dress with a necklace.

Vintage portrait of a woman, smiling, in a white dress with a necklace.

15 October 1910 | A Czech Jewish woman, Hildegarda Nettlovรก, was born in Prague.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 4 October 1944. She did not survive.
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Women at Auschwitz

Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8

14.10.2025 23:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 406    ๐Ÿ” 84    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
Vintage black and white photo of a young boy with neatly combed hair, wearing a sweater and collared shirt.

Vintage black and white photo of a young boy with neatly combed hair, wearing a sweater and collared shirt.

15 October 1937 | A French Jewish boy, Jacques Wisznia, was born in Paris.

In February 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy. After the selection he was murdered in a gas chamber.
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The first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU

15.10.2025 11:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 443    ๐Ÿ” 129    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
A young girl in white blows with some patters and curly hait. She is photographed somewhere outside - some. blured buildings in the background.

A young girl in white blows with some patters and curly hait. She is photographed somewhere outside - some. blured buildings in the background.

15 October 1930 | Czech Jewish girl, Gertrud Gunst, was born in Prague. In March 1939 she emigrated to Norway.

She arrived at #Auschwitz on 1 December 1942 and was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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Children at Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/aYKx_zpLSqA

15.10.2025 02:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 522    ๐Ÿ” 126    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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This is what "grooming" looks like:

15.10.2025 13:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6527    ๐Ÿ” 2345    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 337    ๐Ÿ“Œ 142
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sigh, another one.

15.10.2025 03:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.

A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.

13 October 1920 | A Polish Jew, Mozes Beidner, was born in Brzesko. A worker.

In #Auschwitz from 2 April 1942.
No. 28746
He perished in the camp on 18 July 1942.
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A podcast about registration photos: https://youtu.be/c2l9hDA5MZc

13.10.2025 05:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 459    ๐Ÿ” 81    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Soldiers aren't needed for the 25th. Just have a 13 year old girl wave a Big Mac and Trump will follow..

#republicanswantyoudead

10.10.2025 21:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh my great FSM I sure hope so.

10.10.2025 21:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Tweet from @TheDemocrats:
โ€œSenate Republicans just blocked Democratsโ€™ bill that would have reopened the government and saved health care for millions of Americans.
This is the fifth time theyโ€™ve done this.
Republicans are responsible for this shutdown.โ€
Thereโ€™s no attached image or video, only text.

Tweet from @TheDemocrats: โ€œSenate Republicans just blocked Democratsโ€™ bill that would have reopened the government and saved health care for millions of Americans. This is the fifth time theyโ€™ve done this. Republicans are responsible for this shutdown.โ€ Thereโ€™s no attached image or video, only text.

Now the White House doesnโ€™t want to give furloughed workers back pay once the government reopens, even though Trump signed the 2019 law requiring it. Disgraceful.

08.10.2025 18:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2302    ๐Ÿ” 547    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 74    ๐Ÿ“Œ 15
The Dream of the 90s is alive in Portland
YouTube video by Vafareunculo The Dream of the 90s is alive in Portland

Sorry. But the Portland clowns have got this song stuck in my head.

youtu.be/TZt-pOc3moc?...

08.10.2025 15:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm liking Gov. Pritzker more and more compared to Gov. Newsome.

09.10.2025 02:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just another drive by shooting by the Trump, Republican, MAGA not so secret police.

08.10.2025 00:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

When all the GOP has is lies, Republicans lie big. They also want you dead.

08.10.2025 00:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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08.10.2025 00:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Formerly the home of proto-fascist and traitor Robert E. Lee.

07.10.2025 17:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The only thing Republicans are honest about is wanting you dead.

07.10.2025 17:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If itโ€™s a Republican itโ€™s probably lying.

04.10.2025 17:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If they show up near any tech school I can picture one on a workbench yelling "NO DISASSEMBLE!"

03.10.2025 04:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The physics are just not there for this. Nice visual though.

03.10.2025 03:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No vent stack! That's the first thing in this scary diagram.

03.10.2025 02:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We are just going to have to keep doing this. There's no other acceptable alternative.

03.10.2025 02:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This and a separate off pavement space for Series II Land Rovers only.

03.10.2025 02:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sanders: I am not a great fan of the affordable care act. I believe in medicare for all. I think that health care is a human right, but I will be damned if I'm going to see people in Vermont and around this country see a doubling in their premiums.

03.10.2025 00:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24174    ๐Ÿ” 6232    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 504    ๐Ÿ“Œ 269

Umm. I wonder. If it were to, say, catch a ride on a cargo bike trailer that, ah, dropped it off 10-20 miles away could it find its way home? Asking for somebody else.
#cargobikelife
#takearobotoverlordforaride

03.10.2025 02:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Texas Megachurch Pastor Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Abuse Robert Morris, the founder of Gateway Church, which has one of the nationโ€™s largest congregations, admitted to sexually abusing a child in the 1980s.

Robert Morris, the founder of a Texas megachurch with one of the nationโ€™s largest congregations, pleaded guilty on Thursday to sexually abusing a girl in the 1980s, according to court documents.

03.10.2025 02:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 334    ๐Ÿ” 113    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 64    ๐Ÿ“Œ 38
Black and white portrait of a young girl with a serious expression, featuring short hair and a dark collared shirt.

Black and white portrait of a young girl with a serious expression, featuring short hair and a dark collared shirt.

3 October 1934 | A Polish Jewish girl, Nina Ehrlich, was born in Sosnowiec.

In 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz from Bฤ™dzin ghetto. She was murdered in a gas chamber.
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Children at Auschwitz

Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN/
Podcast: https://youtu.be/aYKx_zpLSqA

03.10.2025 02:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 536    ๐Ÿ” 153    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

That's one way to shop at IKEA.

02.10.2025 00:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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