Austin J. Ruddy

Money blog: The 40 jobs 'most at risk' of AI - and 40 it can't touch Today in Money: Several big companies - Klarna, Microsoft and Amazon - have replaced human roles with AI, but what could this technology mean for the future of your job? We speak to workers, researche...

Not good news for #historians, #writers and #journalists apparently... even worse news for the public/readers because #AI can only scalp off online already published sources - good #History is from unpublished sources. Nor can AI interpret.
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A vintage black and white photo showing a young boy smiling slightly.

9 October 1936 | Dutch Jew, Abraham Alexander Velleman, was born in Zutphen.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in September 1943. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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Gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck

Whether it's 'no conductors available' or whatever excuse, every week at least one of your trains is cancelled or long delayed from Leicester - now this! You are unreliable and YOU SHOULD LOSE YOUR FRANCHISE! #USELESS #CrossCountryUK

'Austin said: “At the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, it’s the perfect time to remember the sacrifices #Leicester folk made to ensure our freedom. It’s been an honour to play a part in making sure their voices are still heard today.”' #VEDay
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A peaceful, serene view of Lutyen's Arch of Remembrance, Victoria Park, #Leicester. Unveiled 100 years ago, this impressive war memorial is a worthy tribute to the thousands of folk who paid such a cost for our freedom today. #VEDay #veday80thanniversary #nazismdefeated #WW2

⌛️After 8 years, 88 articles, 132,000 words & 880+ photos of #WW2 artefacts, my #Militaria series comes to an end in @britainatwar. It's time to move on to other projects - but I will continue writing as and when for @britainatwar. Thank you to all those who supported my series!

LOOKING AFTER YOUR KIT: Collecting historical #militaria expands knowledge & understanding. But we are all just custodians of these bygone objects - so how do we maintain them for the future insights? See my simple tips in my latest article in Britain At War magazine #WW1 #ww2 #history

Belgian #2WW resister Andrée Dumon has died aged 102.
Aged 17, she helped run the #Comet escape line, escorting c.800 downed aircrew & 300 soldiers to Paris. Betrayed, she survived Ravensbrück & other camps.
RIP #AndréeDumon 1922-2025.

Vintage black and white portrait of a smiling woman wearing a hat and a collared shirt.

12 March 1912 | Polish Jewish woman Ala Gertner was born in Będzin. She was incarcerated in #Auschwitz in August 1943. She worked in „Union” munition factory from where together with other women she smuggle gunpowder to Sonderkommando resistance. She was hanged on 6 January 1945.

LAND OF BEGIN AGAIN: 1945, #ww2 was finally over and a type of #peace reigned. Using rare original artefacts, in my latest Britain At War magazine article, I look at #Britain 80 years ago, counting the cost and the legacies we all enjoy today. www.keymilitary.com/britain-war/... #history #nhs #sww

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J D Vance is the new Martin Bormann.

After 27 years, this song has disturbingly taken on a whole new significance.

Go fash, lose cash.

BLITZ SPIRIT: Whether driven by fear or defiance, national teamwork, bonhomie and unity helped #britain in #ww2. But was #Blitz Spirit political propaganda - even a myth? Using rare artefacts, I examine this phenomenon in the current @BritainAtWarMagazine
#HistoryMatters #history #historylovers

Thrilled that my debut book, 'Eagle Days: Life and Death for the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain', will be published by @headofzeus.bsky.social in May! You can now pre-order here: geni.us/EagleDays

Thank you SO much Dan Jones, my agent Georgina Capel & @iainmacgregor1.bsky.social ♥️ 1/4

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.

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 January 1895 | A Polish Jew, Lazarus Rosenbaum, was born in Radomsko. A clerk.

In #Auschwitz from 16 October 1941.
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He perished in the camp after four days.

Vintage black and white portrait of a woman with curly hair, wearing a dark blouse and a pendant.

27 January 1921 | A Czech Jewish woman, Růžena Buschová, was born in Prague.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from the Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. She did not survive.

Vintage black and white portrait of a young boy with short dark hair. He is wearing a dark jacket and turns his head towards the camera.

27 January 1933 | A German Jewish boy, Lutz Ludwig Grünstein, was born in Berlin.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from the #Theresienstad ghetto on 9 October 1944. He was murdered in a gas chamber after selection.

Black and white photo of a young girl laughing heartily, wearing a shirt, and sweater.

27 January 1928 | A German Jewish girl, Marion Ehrlich, was born in Berlin.

In November 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.

GOING UNDERGROUND: When #LondonUnderground opened in 1863, little could its architects realise that it would save thousands of lives & shelter war-winning factories & national treasures! See my article in Britain At War magazine - out now! #ww2 #Underground #London #tube #History

Old oak tree with twisted branches in autumn woodland of ancient oaks

A single 400-year-old ancient oak produces 234,000 litres of oxygen a year while soaking up carbon dioxide, and can support more than 2,000 species of bird, insect, fungus, and lichen. Nature is amazing - we need more of it, not less. Please repost if you agree 🌳

Senior police officers in the same lodge as senior huntscum?

THE SERVICE OF YOUTH: #ww2 was not only won by adults. Through numerous youth organisations, children played their part on #britain's #HomeFront. Using rare artefacts, I tell the history of these forgotten groups only in the current Britain At War Magazine.

📢⏰ #OTD 80 years ago, #Britain's #HomeGuard was stood down after 4 years' diligent service in defence of the nation. In this 9-page packed special, I examine why what should have been a glorious cruise to victory proved a bittersweet ending - only in the new Britain At War Magazine - out now.

Thoroughly recommend new Sir Steve McQueen film #Blitz. Probably the most historically accurate and detailed depiction of the Blitz I've seen. A lot of work has clearly gone into it. The lead, 10-year-old Elliott Heffernan greatly deserves a film award for a clearly testing role. #WW2 #History

🌺In memory of the 108 people killed & 208+ injured 84 years ago today during Leicester's Blitz Night of 19-20 November 1940.🌺

The full story of #Leicester's near-forgotten ordeal through bomb and flame is told here: shorturl.at/w2x5v

#Blitz #WW2 #SWW #History #Remembrance