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The meeting of the USA and Russia to discuss Ukraine is giving very strong Munich 1938 vibes.

In 1970 the UK and Norway were roughly equal, almost no debt, and owned all their Public Services. Now the UK owns nothing and has £3tn of debt. While Norway still owns everything and has the equivilant of +£18.42tn. That's how privatisation 'works'.

This is the reality of 14 years of cuts to social welfare and education. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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This amazing artefact was discovered in Pocklington, and local residents are raising money to keep it in a new museum planned for the town. BBC News - Export bar on Anglo-Saxon gold and garnet panel www.bbc.com/news/article...

Of all the awful sights at Auschwitz, it was these photos that I wanted to remember. Each someone's son, daughter, mother, father. Each murdered. We must always remember what happens when people turn to hate. @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social

On this #HMD2025 "...we remember the six million Jewish men, women & children who were murdered by the Nazis & their collaborators..." "...We also pay tribute to those who seek to educate young people about this critical history..." @ioe.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk

todays satirical diary from @hugorifkind.bsky.social

Some people in recent days have alleged a ‘cover-up’ over the grooming & rape of hundreds of young girls in predominantly northern UK towns, leading to calls for a ‘national’ public inquiry into child sexual exploitation FWIW here’s a non-exhaustive list of inquiries into #CSE in last 12 yrs…

We are on @bsky.app. Please consider following @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social where every day we commemorate the victims & educate about the tragic human history of Auschwitz. Repost please.

Decided to come over to the bright side 🌞