Bee

Bee

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Finding peace of mind during trying times.

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John Cocker@joecocker.bsky.social

On this day in 1904, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On 10 Jun 1942 she was deported from Prague to occupied Poland, on a transport routed via Lublin to Sobibór. She perished in the Shoah. Her name was Valerie Neumannová.

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Ken Paxton took roughly 350 taxpayer-funded trips outside Texas as AG (25 foreign), including fleeing to Utah while millions froze in the 2021 winter storm. Security tab: $3.1 million. Now he’s jet-setting in Iceland mid-Senate race. Fiscal conservative or just self-serving?

nytimes.comKen Paxton’s State-Funded Jet-Setting Draws Campaign ScrutinyMr. Paxton, the Republican candidate for Senate in Texas, has taken about 350 trips outside of the state since he was sworn in as attorney general.

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Auschwitz Memorial@auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social

27 October 1903 | A Czech Jewish woman, Mariana Mautnerová, was born in Jihlava. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 15 May 1944. She did not survive. --- Women at Auschwitz Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/ Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8

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Thank you to the Pretti family for their courage. Minnesotans have not forgotten.

Minnesota Star Tribune@startribune.com

Alex Pretti's father delivered a message to U.S. Attorney for Minnesota Dan Rosen and Attorney General Todd Blanche: “Look in your heart and do what is right, share the evidence now so prosecutors can follow the facts and hold these men accountable. Do your job and stop shielding Alex’s killers.”

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John Cocker@joecocker.bsky.social

On this day in 1886, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 7 May 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt and then on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór where she was murdered. Her name was Anna Kohnová Please support @sobibor.org

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Victorian artist & naturalist Marianne North (b. #OTD in 1830) defied gender norms to document global plant life. Over 14 years, she traveled solo across 6 continents and 15+ countries, creating a revolutionary visual archive of the natural world. #WomenInSTEM #Art #ArtSky

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Auschwitz Memorial@auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social

25 November 1894 | A Dutch Jew, Bob Hanf, was born in Amsterdam. A painter, writer, violinist & composer. He was arrested on 23 April 1944 & incarcerated in #Westerbork. From there, he was deported to #Auschwitz where he perished in September 1944.

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Trump claimed he heard Obama's event in Michigan today was empty. Meanwhile, the venue was packed, lines stretched outside, and Obama even addressed an overflow room because everyone couldn't fit inside. Mercado Media

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John Cocker@joecocker.bsky.social

On this day in 1868, a Czech Jewish man was born. A doctor, on the 24 Oct 1942 he deported to Theresienstadt with his wife where he perished on the 23 Nov 1942. His wife perished in the ghetto on the 7 Feb 1943. His name was Emil Mautner

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To all of our friends in the Four Corners being impacted by these floods please stay safe, follow evacuation orders, and take care! As someone who was born in Farmington, just one block from the San Juan River, my heart is breaking to see the flooding in so many of our communities.

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Auschwitz Memorial@auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social

24 October 1920 | A Czech Jewish woman, Irma Brumelová, was born in Prague. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 1 October 1944. She did not survive. --- Women at Auschwitz Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/ Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8

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Costume designer Edith Head won 8 Academy Awards for Best Costume Design between 1949 & 1973 (nominated 35 times!). Most-awarded woman in the Academy's history. #Oscars Considered one of the greatest & most influential costume designers in #film history. She died #OTD in 1981. #MovieSky