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Mike Johnson allowing Jeffrey Epstein to keep Arizona’s 7th congressional district without representation for now nearly 8 months.

700,000 more Epstein victims thanks to enabler Mike Johnson, who has weaponized the files against them.

Vintage portrait of a young man wearing a suit and tie, with a neat hairstyle, gazing off camera.

30 October 1919 | Polish Jew Moszek Psankiewicz was born in Warsaw. He emigrated to France.

In #Auschwitz from 30 June 1942.
No. 43432
He perished in the camp on 15 September 1942.
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Our podcast talks about the situation of Polish & Jewish prisoners in the camp: https://youtu.be/_ZaWqIsmY4U

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.

30 October 1912 | A Czech, Karel Jerabek, was born in Brno. A clerk.

In #Auschwitz from 1 April 1942.
No. 28686
He perished in the camp on 15 July 1942.
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A podcast about registration photos: https://youtu.be/c2l9hDA5MZc

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.

27 October 1913 | A Pole, Eugeniusz Kondas, was born in Bodziejowice. A blacksmith.

In #Auschwitz from 14 September 1941.
No. 20844
He perished in the camp on 7 February 1942.
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Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/

Taking my 6-page synopsis down to one and now the story sounds stupid.
Ugh.
#writerlife #writingcommunity

Big news out of Indiana today as Republican legislators surprise everyone by saying no to Donald Trump.

Each crack in Trump’s facade of inevitability will lead to more. Let’s keep it up!

I don't care about football at all, but I will watch the halftime show. Doing my part to make those viewership numbers undeniable.

Hunting Down Information Going boldly into the unknown...a weekly roundup of writing tips and trends from a NZ children's writer. Comments always welcome.

My weekly roundup of #publishing news #writing craft tips and #bookmarketing links id up.
Hunting Down Information
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Vintage black and white photo of a young girl with large eyes and curly hair, wearing a patterned bib over a dark shirt.

14 October 1940 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Mirjam Lewkowicz, was born in Gouda.

In September 1943, she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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A short video showing the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8

Today, I'd like to say-

The Taino were the people of Borinquen. Borinquen was later renamed to Puerto Rico.

Some Taino words remain today.

Words like hurakán = hurricane, barbacoa = barbeque.

The Taino greeting is

Taino-ti

Which means - "I greet you with love because you are family."

14 October 1943 | At 15.30 prisoners of the German extermination center at #Sobibor began a revolt. Most of the SS guards were killed. Around 300 prisoners managed to escape, some 50 of them survived the war.

Learn more: https://t.co/YxFnsWN4lI

✨Audiobook sale!✨

Friends, we know many of you are looking for an alternative to Am@zon's Audible.

We encourage you to check out @libro.fm, which supports indie bookshops like us. 😍 Today is the last day to shop their amazing Indie Bookshop Appreciation Sale!

Read this beautiful line in the Introduction of YOU WERE MADE FOR THIS WORLD, edited by Stephanie and Sara Sinclair:
"to understand all this history, to know both its burden and its beauty."
That is my calling. That is why I write.
#writingcommunity #kidlit #middlegrade #historicalfiction

The Gift our Readers Give We may have problems in this world, but what people want most is to celebrate one another.

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Local Author Event!
If you are in the Connecticut area join me Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 5pm at @rjjulia.bsky.social in Middletown. Three fabulous books and authors in YA and Kidlit!
#kidlit #YA #middlegrade #historicalfiction #NESCBWI #SCBWI #writingcommunity
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Ruins of gas chamber and crematorium II at Auschwitz II-Birkenau, showing damaged brick structures and metal framework.

Watch a short video of the ruins of the gas chamber and crematorium III at the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp.

https://youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8

Follow us also on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/auschwitzmemorial

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Reading Rainbow is back!

The first episode is here!

Congratulations to @mychal3ts.bsky.social and the entire Reading Rainbow team!

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Newsletter! mailchi.mp/c40219444f97... Mid-September became early October! Audiobook news, upcoming appearances (Oct 7 and 11), I was on a podcast and a blog, and interviews w/ authors @yamilesmendez.bsky.social , @kgmachwrites.bsky.social , @jennylundquist.bsky.social and @kaaauthor.bsky.social!

Readers are sharing their stories with me. Sharing how my book, Present, Still Missing has impacted them.

That speaks louder than any sales receipt.

#middlegrade #historicalfiction #WWII #PostWWII #PTSD

Sharing Our Ideas Going boldly into the unknown...a weekly roundup of writing tips and trends from a NZ children's writer. Comments always welcome.

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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.

28 September 1890 | An Austrian Jew, Sigfried Schiffmann, was born in Vienna.

In #Auschwitz from 17 October 1941.
No. 21827
He perished in the camp on 21 October 1941.
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Online lesson about Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/

Ukraine to begin search and exhumation in Poland at suspected mass grave of WWII soldiers

Poland and Ukraine are a model of how countries can work together to acknowledge the atrocities of war. All this while Russia continually tries to dismantle that relationship. #WWII #humanity notesfrompoland.com/2025/09/27/u...

I have taken
the Tylenol
that was in
the medicine cabinet

and which
they think probably
is the reason
you like trains

forgive me
but that’s bullshit
you got autism
from your dad

Gupta: It is safe. That’s what the best-quality research shows. And how irresponsible, using the podium of the WH to put this out there when you’re not even offering an alternative. That is dangerous. An untreated fever is dangerous. Untreated pain in pregnancy is dangerous.

Black and white photo of a young man wearing a formal jacket and collared shirt, posing in front of a painted backdrop.

23 September 1927 | French Jewish boy, Jacques Dresner, was born in Paris.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from Beaune la Rolande on 5 August 1942. He did not survive.
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VIDEO: first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau - Bunkers I & II: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU

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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.

23 September 1903 | A Pole, Franciszek Szczekocki, was born in Wąworków. A teacher.

In #Auschwitz from 23 May 1941.
No. 15803
He perished in the camp on 16 February 1942.
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Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/

If you want to deepen your knowledge of the history of Auschwitz, listen to our "On Auschwitz" podcast.

Visit podcast.auschwitz.org to find all episodes, access transcripts, and find links to podcast platforms.

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