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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. --- A short video showing the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8

26 September 1936 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Anne Groenteman (right) was born in Amsterdam. In 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz with her mother Lena and siblings Jeanette & John. All were probably murdered together in a gas chamber. --- Gas chambers of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck

7 September 1933 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Eva Adler, was born in Kisvárda. In 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber. --- Some 430,000 Hungarian Jews were deported to Auschwitz. Learn about their story in our online lesson: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_6_dep_zydow/

"US Army In Movies" vs "US Army in real life"

Can’t make this up.

1/5 How unreliable can russia be? It’s abandoning another partner—this time, Iran. Just like it did with Armenia, Assad, the RSF in Sudan, and the junta in Myanmar. russia talks a big game about loyalty. But when things get tough, it disappears

Putin: “We have this old rule: wherever a Russian soldier sets foot, it’s ours.” He’s not even pretending to hide his imperialism. Contrary to what Trump and others claim, this war was never about NATO expansion.

1/7 Terrorist-in-Chief: Putin cannot win the imperialistic war he started. He can’t reach his strategic goals in Ukraine. So what does he do? He terrorizes civilians. Last night, russia bombed Ukrainian cities again—punishing Ukrainians for refusing to become russians

"We are not you." - A Ukrainian soldier explained to 3 captured Russian occupiers why they won’t be immediately executed.

"We should bomb #Kyiv because it's fun." "We could have bombed Kyiv right away and made it Russian." "NASA wanted to attack Russia, we prevented that." A glimpse into the Russian mind. This is not a joke. If they get #Ukraine, they will go further and laugh about it.

31 May 1935 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Marianne Nunes Vas, was born in Amsterdam. In February 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.

Trump has decided to give the Russians ANOTHER two weeks to think about if they want to stop the war or not. If they tell him "no" again, he is prepared to give them another two weeks to kill more people. Trump is Russia's trained dancing bear.

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#Ukrainian children who are 3-4 years old do not remember their life without war. Russia took away their childhood. 📹: land1k/Instagram

Lavrov repeated that the precondition for real lasting peace is that only russia must be allowed to rearm, regroup, and strengthen positions on the battlefield. 🤡

First RFK Jr says that people on the autism spectrum are useless eaters. And then he announces that the government is going to make a list of them, a “registry.”

“Department of Government Efficiency.”

In case anyone had doubts abut the relationship Moscow thinks it’s building with Washington, this is from the website of Russia’s SVR (foreign intelligence service):

The mother of little girl who is now hospitalized but survived the Russian missile attack on Kryvyi Rih has posted a video filmed just 30 minutes before. Some of the children you see here did not survive. "30 minutes before," Mariia wrote.

List of countries not subjected to tariffs: Russia Belarus North Korea Cuba They apparently took the time to impose tariffs on several uninhabited islands, so the omissions are extra noteworthy. If you spot others please flag!

I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.

France is reclaiming aid from US, provided during the War of Independence (1775-83). Plus interests - 🇫🇷 president Emmanuel Macron announced on Friday. The US must create a fund of which 50% belongs to France. Half of all 🇺🇸 revenue will go to 🇫🇷, or, as Macron warned, UK would take over its ex-colony.

Instead of stealing Greenland from Denmark, let’s steal some of their policies. In Denmark: - Health care and college are free.   - The starting wage is $22/hr. - Paid parental leave is 1 year. - Paid vacation is 6 weeks.   - All workers get pensions.