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As a German I will forever be grateful to all who fought for the liberation of Europe.

But as a historian I am looking at front pages today and must wonder: What is the point of remembering #VEDay 80 years on, what is the point of our thanks, when we are failing to protect the sacrifices made? 🧵

A reminder not to store red sauce in Tupperware.

Well, I know several trans women and they’re all an absolute delight. Happy to stand along side you. Be whoever you want to be. Call yourself whatever you want to be called. To hell with the haters.

'Marine Le Pen is going to jail' is a truly beautiful sentence to write. Try it, it's such fun. I might just keep on writing it all day.

Donald Trump is a piece of shit.

Groceries are more expensive, air travel is less safe, infectious diseases are raging and inflation is higher than it’s been in months, but at least Trump was able to strong-arm a sovereign nation into releasing a couple of psychopathic sex traffickers.

At least there’s that.

This is Darla. She heard that eggs were becoming a big problem in this country. Was simply keeping her family safe from this one. 12/10

Anyway, in a rare sunbeam of good news, January is OVER.

A bird's-eye view of a former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp showing a wide dirt pathway flanked by parallel rows of barbed-wire fences. Groups of visitors walk along the path, surrounded by the remnants of brick structures and barracks, now reduced to foundations. Green grass contrasts with the somber history of the site, as the path leads toward a guard tower in the distance.

Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.

This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.

Auschwitz took time.

First they came for the immigrants, and I spoke out, because I’ve read the damn poem before and I know how it ends.

I used to like Greenday. Now I love them!

Credit to @glasgapaul on Threads (not sure if he's here) but he's just called the hideous Tesla trucks "Swasticars" and yes, that'll be sticking.

Dan Howell having a hyperfixation on rollercoasters was not on my 2025 bingo card, yet here we are and I’m definitely not mad about it

While we’re banning books…

Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar.

Be. Like. Finland.

Amazing how many Brexiters who wanted to take back control from unelected bureaucrats and foreign billionaires - are suddenly totally in thrall to an unelected billionaire, huh

A real photo and perfect metaphor heading into 2025.

2025 is going to be lit(erary.)

I just found out there's a new Philomena Cunk series coming out next week and my heart is beating in anticipation much like the thumping beat of Belgium dance band Technotronic's 1989 hit single Pump Up The Jam

Women’s Health articles:
• 8 pink dumbbells that won’t chip your mani
• How to look cute even though you’re, urgh, sweating
• Sculpt your waist so people won’t call you a fat bitch in a bikini
• 5 shoulder exercises so you can reach anti-ageing creams on the top shelf when you become a crone at 30

Feathers as a nun

Feathers as a chicken

Im sorry but there’s a new standard now if we are talking about acting range.

I’m officially in tears at the #GavinAndStacey finale - WHAT a perfect ending

The orc from Return of the King saying “The age of men is over. Now the Jingle Hop has begun.” He is wearing a Santa hat

I can't believe there's people finding out about THE ODYSSEY because of the new Nolan film and complaining about spoilers. Sir please it was written almost 3000 years ago what spoilers are you talking about.

I saw Wicked yesterday with my sister's kids, and wow, it's really weird for kid-friendly pop cultural parables about fascism to feel infused with ripped-from-the-headlines urgency.