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6 June 1880 | Jewish woman, Ester Chajes, was born in Brzeżany (then in Russian Empire, today Ukraine). She emigrated to Belgium. She was deported to #Auschwitz from Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen on 18 August 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.

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6 June 1900 | A Jewish man, Leopold Mendlinger, was born in Frydek. He lived in Bratislava. In 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.

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6 June 1880 | Italian Jewish woman, Emma Forti, was born in Florence. She arrived at #Auschwitz on 23 October 1943. She was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.

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6 June 1897 | A Scottish woman, Jane Haining, was born in Dunscore. A Church of Scotland missionary in #Budapest. In #Auschwitz from 14 May 1944 No. 79467 She perished in the camp on 17 July 1944. Haining was recognized by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations.

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Trojan Horse xkcd.com/3098/

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And THIS is why we don’t privatize this shit, thank you.

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I wonder what gibberish RFKjr will have to say about this. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

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Here's a fun #WindowsOnWednesday shot, a window inside of a window with windows inside the inside window......

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Built in the latter part of the 12th century by King Jayavarman VII, Bayon is one of the most widely recognized temples in Siem Reap because of the giant stone faces that adorn the towers of Bayon. There are 54 towers of four faces each, totaling 216 faces.

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The Laotian government has universal education in mind for all of its citizens, and has embarked on a national program for building primary schools where pupils learn for 6 years. The quality of the facilities (and of the teachers too) may still leave much to be desired in certain rural areas.

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Painted in 1920, a companion to his 'First Light,' made a year earlier, Harold Harvey's 'The New Book,' shows his wife Getrude reading up against a window of their home Maen Cottage overlooking Newlyn Harbour, Penzance and Mount’s Bay in Cornwall.

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This Muscovy duck caught my attention the other day, as I walked along the river through our village. I thought it had amazing black and white feathers. #birds

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4 June 1890 | A Polish woman, Anastazja Onik, was born in Żuków. In #Auschwitz from 15 January 1943. No. 28821 She perished in the camp on 29 June 1943.

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4 June 1937 | A French Jewish girl, Simone Sommer, was born in Strasbourg. She arrived at #Auschwitz on 12 February 1944 in a transport of 1,500 Jews deported from Drancy. She was among 1,229 of them murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.

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Ed Martin is expanding his operation, and it’s as dangerous as it sounds. The US Department of Justice’s pardon attorney, Ed Martin Jr, is now laying the groundwork to pardon even more of Trump’s allies, this time focusing on the Republican fake electors who tried to help overturn the 2020 election.

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5 June 1921 | A Czech Jew, Hanuš Fischer, was born in Prague. He was deported to #Auschwitz from Theresienstadt Ghetto on 15 May 1944. He did not survive.

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5 June 1927 | German Jewish boy, Klaus Adolf Tuteur, was born in Kaiserslautern. He emigrated to Belgium. He was deported to #Auschwitz from Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen on 4 April 1944. He did not survive.

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5 June 1933 | Dutch Jewish girl, Hilde Münz, was born in Heerlen. She was deported to #Auschwitz from Westerbork in August 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.

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5 June 1903 | A Polish Jew, Szmul Szafran, was born in Warsaw. A bricklayer. In #Auschwitz from 3 February 1942. No. 20072 He perished in the camp on 7 March 1942.

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The Pleasures of Looking Down: Sorry, We're Closed Edition. #photography #woods #wildflowers #milkweed #woodsorrel #solomonsseal

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5 June 1936 | A French Jewish girl, Gina Goldstein, was born in Paris. She arrived at #Auschwitz on 13 September 1942 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.

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Most federal employees fired by DOGE received fabricated documents justifying their dismissal, complete with bogus performance reviews. Some were labeled “poor performers” despite recently receiving internal awards for excellence. Now, Trump is pushing to expand these purge tactics.

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5 June 1921 | A Polish woman, Krystyna Rejs, was born in Warsaw. A teacher. In #Auschwitz from 27 November 1942. No. 26007 In 1944 she was transferred to KL Ravensbrück and liberated there.

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Playing with a new camera. #photography

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A win! A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to eliminate Job Corps a Department of Labor program that provides job training to young people entering the workforce.

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Listen as Emma Stevens sings a cover of Blackbird by The Beatles entirely in the Mi'Kmaw language. youtu.be/99-LoEkAA3w?...

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The One Big, Beautiful Bill is in Real Trouble It's not just Elon Musk. Even many House Republicans are looking at the bill they supported as a disgusting abomination.

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POCAN: How many federal dollars go to funding illegal aliens getting Medicaid? VOUGHT: Because of the money launderi-- POCAN: How many federal dollars go to illegal aliens for Medicaid? Simple question. VOUGHT: It's not a simple question

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Two special Eastern Box #Turtles today. . The left is special because I've photographed her 7 times from 2021-2025. I recognize her because the "BAT bagel" on her shell is easy to spot. . The right is special it's only the second one I've seen with red rather than yellow designs. #photography

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I wonder how long it will be before Musks immigration status when he was a non-student on a student visa will earn him a ticket to El Salvador.

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I remember them making us sign a pledge in 6th grade not to do drugs and as I was signing, I was thinking “How is this supposed to stop me if I decide I want to do drugs?” …this may say something about me as a kid.

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4 June 1941 | A Belgian Jewish boy, Rene Spiner, was born in Antwerp. In October 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.

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I've reported thousands of circumcisions since lunch.

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3 June 1906 | A French Jew, Paul Vecksler, was born in Buenos Aires. He lived in Paris. In #Auschwitz from 24 June 1942. No. 41412 He perished in the camp on 21 July 1942.

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3 June 1935 | A French Jewish boy, Jacques Moncarz, was born in Paris. He arrived at #Auschwitz on 13 February 1944 in a transport of 1,500 Jews deported from Drancy. He was among 1,229 of them murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.

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3 June 1922 | A Polish man, Henryk Broda, was born in Jędrzejów. In #Auschwitz from 22 September 1940. No. 4432 He perished in the camp on 8 August 1941.

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3 June 1941 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Henriëtte Jacobsen (left), was born in Rotterdam. In August 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz with her elder sister Sara Channah. They were murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.

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@weratedogs.com we saw your sticker when we were in Iceland in May. We were happy to see it, not only because we're glad your influence is worldwide but also because we saw way more cats than dogs. We told our dog hæ (pronounced hi") when we got back home and she was glad to hear it (& us). #dogs

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4 June 1923 | A Czech Jew, Hanuš Weiss, was born in Prague. He was deported to #Auschwitz from Theresienstadt Ghetto on 1 October 1944. He did not survive.

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Camofrog

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