David Klevan

German Police in the Nazi State | Holocaust Encyclopedia The Nazis utilized the German police for mass repression and genocide. Learn more about the Nazification of the police force from 1933-1939.

Must read - German Police in the Nazi State.

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Weaponizing antisemitism makes students 'less safe,' says drafter of definition Kenneth Stern, who drafted a widely used definition of antisemitism, says the Trump administration is using antisemitism claims to stifle speech and debate on the Middle East on college campuses.

Kenneth Stern, who drafted a widely used definition of antisemitism, says the Trump administration is using antisemitism claims to stifle speech and debate on the Middle East on college campuses.

FTC Removes Posts Critical of Amazon, Microsoft, and AI Companies Business-guidance content published during the Biden administration has been removed from the Federal Trade Commission website.

SCOOP: The FTC has removed content critical of Amazon, Microsoft, and AI companies published during the Biden administration from its website.

Amid ‘DEI’ purge, Pentagon removes web page on Iwo Jima flag-raiser Pages celebrating Navajo code talkers and other minority service members were also erased.

The Pentagon purge of media it considers 'DEI' has expanded to stories about Navajo code talkers and Ira Hayes, a Pima Indian who helped raise the US flag over Iwo Jima. w/ @jonswaine.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

It begins with outsiders labeled “foreigners,””criminals,” and “terrorists.” It seldom ends there.

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Law and Justice in the Third Reich After the Nazi rise to power in 1933, the German system of justice underwent "coordination" (alignment with Nazi goals). Learn more about law and justice in the Third Reich.

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Chilling that the US government is deporting “terrorist/criminals” WITHOUT JUDICIAL REVIEW to be imprisoned in another country that has pledged to subject them to forced labor.

This starts with “foreigners”and “criminals,” but it seldom ends there.

YouTube video by CollectionCrow The Hangman (1964) [Animation]

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Oaths of Loyalty for All State Officials The Oath of Loyalty for All State Officials started to change in 1934. Learn more about the oath and Germany’s journey from democracy to a Nazi dictatorship.

On my mind lately…

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How DOGE’s Cuts to the IRS Threaten to Cost More Than DOGE Will Ever Save The Trump administration claims gutting federal agencies will save money, but cutting the IRS means the government collects less taxes. “If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would y...

A 2024 report by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office found that the IRS found savings of $13,000 for every additional hour spent auditing the tax returns of very wealthy taxpayers — a return on investment that “would leave Wall Street hedge fund managers drooling.”

No More Female 4-Stars: Franchetti Firing Leaves Top Ranks Filled by Men Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the Navy's first female chief, last week without any clear explanation -- part of a purge of top uniformed leadership that included the Joint...

NOTE: The opponents of DEI are purging anyone who is not a white man from military leadership

This is not about merit; it’s about normalizing racism and misogyny

I'm seeing a pattern here, thanks to @andrewtorrez.bsky.social. He points out here that DOJ has argued to courts that they can't enjoin the EOs because it isn't a final agency action. (Spoiler: courts disagree):

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The GOP may overplay their hand, but the long game only works if democratic institutions hold. Given what the GOP has done in states like NC and WI in their efforts to retain power despite the electorate’s desires, I am skeptical that the long game is what it used to be.

Sotomayor scoffs at suggestion that democratic process will protect trans people: "When you’re 1% of the population or less, it's very hard to see how the democratic process will protect you."

Adds: There are many more Black people/women, & the dem process "didn't protect them for whole centuries"

Georgia Dismissed All Members of Maternal Mortality Committee After ProPublica Obtained Internal Details of Two Deaths In a letter, the state’s public health commissioner said the action was taken because “confidential information provided to the Maternal Mortality Review Committee was inappropriately shared with outs...

I know everyone is talking about Matt Gaetz but please don't miss this:

Georgia fired every single person on its maternal mortality review committee. Why? They didn't like that reporters found out that the state's ban killed two women www.propublica.org/article/geor...

How UnitedHealth’s Playbook for Limiting Mental Health Coverage Puts Countless Americans’ Treatment at Risk United used an algorithm system to identify patients who it determined were getting too much therapy and then limited coverage. It was deemed illegal in three states, but similar practices persist due...

NEW: UnitedHealth is the nation’s largest health insurance conglomerate.

ProPublica obtained what is effectively the company’s internal playbook for limiting and cutting therapy costs.

Here’s what we found.

Vandals Deface Mural Made for Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial “History In the Making” depicts residents of the city's “Black Wall Street,” targeted by Klan-led mobs in 1921.

Vandals Deface Mural Made for Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial hyperallergic.com/966916/vanda...

I shared this with a friend. His response, “Imagine the holiday party though…”

Building a Digital Holocaust Memory Lab, Part 2:  Defining Our Values By Victoria Grace Richardson-Walden In Part 2 of our ‘Building a Lab’ series, our director Victoria explains how we’re establishing ourselves as a research team, moving beyond our objectives and ou…

The countdown to our OFFICIAL launch continues
(FIVE days to go…).
Read more about our journey here:
#LDML_24

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Here… Hold my beer… 🍺

Building a Digital Holocaust Memory Lab, Part 1 The Landecker Digital Memory Lab is building up its brand-new programme of work ahead of its official launch this autumn. In this week’s blog, we offer the first in a series of behind-the-sce…

Something BIG is coming …
The countdown to our OFFICIAL LAUNCH begins (6 days to go…).
Read more about our journey here: reframe.sussex.ac.uk/digitalholoc...

#LDML_24

Demonstrators with Nazi flags appear outside performance of 'The Diary of Anne Frank' The pro-Nazi demonstrators were outside an American Legion post in Livingston County for about 30 minutes Saturday night, according to a witness.

Sure hope the media who pushed the narrative of antisemitism on campuses and members of Congress who dragged university presidents to Washington do something bout the pro-Nazi movement in Michigan that said “Heil Hitler” and “Heil Trump” at an Anne Frank play

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GDP growth at 2.8 percent, PCE inflation 1.5 percent. This puts a capstone on an incredibly successful response to the pandemic — even if many people won’t believe it www.bea.gov/news/2024/gr...

American Nazis Rally in New York City On February 20, 1939, the pro-Nazi German American Bund drew more than 20,000 people to a rally in Madison Square Garden.

Want to compare newspaper coverage between today's rally and the 1939 German American Bund rally? The Holocaust Museum has a database about how American newspapers covered the Holocaust, including about the 1939 rally: newspapers.ushmm.org/events/ameri...

A political cartoon from the 1930s with the headline "Whenever He Opens His Mouth." A overweight man wearing a "Nazi Bund" uniform with a swastika armband stands on a stage in front of a crowd. His left leg is standing on a parchment paper on the stage labeled "free speech" and his right leg is in the air and his right foot is in his mouth with the bottom of the boot labeled "Treason"

Ep. Josef Mengele with David Marwell - The Holocaust History Podcast Dr. Josef Mengele, the so-called Angel of Death, has achieved an almost mythical status as a supervillain.  Yet this stereotype obscures the history of a man who was, in many ways, a product of both p...

Want to learn about Josef Mengele but don't want to sit though some weirdly voyeuristic History Channel presentation?

Check out this week's episode of the Holocaust History Podcast!

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