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British She/Her Recovering ex-teacher. Not a cat but a cat person. Yes, it’s a pseudonym but teacher….
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1 or 3 June 1904 | A Polish Jew, Izrael Spirytus, was born in Radom. A bootmaker. In #Auschwitz from 6 June 1942. No. 37587 He perished in the camp on 26 June 1942.

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We just lost an immense historian and editor: Pierre Nora. www.lemonde.fr/disparitions...

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reminder, bsky has a clever way to display pronouns that's built in! but you only see them if you yourself opt in, so please feel free to here by subscribing and then choosing which applies!! @pronouns.diy

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Sigh. (Not at Stephen B.) Every time I see one of these “make them employable!” takes, I wonder “which employer?” There are so many sectors. Which gets to have their skills or area prioritised? Or, bear with me, teach children *how to learn*. Then employers are responsible for their sector.

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New paper highlights the impacts of war on Sudanese students www.al-fanarmedia.org/2025/05/war-... Shows very similar findings to that experienced by Ukrainian students currently and other students caught up in conflict and war in the past. The call for more support is well noted.

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Refugees in Kenya have died at food distribution centers, officials noted, including a pregnant woman crushed to death during a stampede. Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”

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2 June 1938 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Ágnes Gruenberger, was born. In 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.

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1 June 1902 | A Pole, Władysław Bobek, was born. A historian and Slavicist, completed his PhD at Jagiellonian University. In #Auschwitz from 14 April 1942. No. 29628 He perished in the camp on 2 June 1942.

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31 May 1884 | A Polish man, Henryk Erazmus, was born in Tarnów. A hairdresser. In #Auschwitz from 27 December 1941. No. 25033 He perished in the camp on 13 March 1942.

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Scientists saved lives. The village was evacuated a week ago. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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30 May 1872 | A French Jewish woman, Berthe Lambert, was born in Hellimer. In February 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.

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Every post in this thread shows another scandal in the UK response (lack of) to Covid. But this one gives numbers. 180,000 people. People whose lives could have been saved. Not shocked. Disgusted.

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Timeline cleanse

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