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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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You still hear older folk refer to making National Insurance contributions as “paying your stamp”.

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"...Russia proceeding in some places at around 165 feet a day, slower than even the bogged-down and costly Somme advance of British and French troops in World War I" www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u...

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good morning

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Signal Pete orders Navy to strip name of Supervisor Harvey Milk, assassinated gay rights icon and Korean War veteran, from ship. Here I was thinking that the Trump admin would let June go by without making some sort of statement. www.military.com/daily-news/2...

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From The Archives: Trump Administration Offers Free At-Home Loyalty Tests theonion.com/trump-a...

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I see Honest Bob Jenrick has a new little video attacking barristers for representing unpopular clients. Once again for those at the back: Lawyers are not their clients. Which is how, when Jenrick broke the law in government, he had lawyers to defend him.

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Anybody here read Jane Gardam? Never heard of her before but picked up Queen of the Tambourine in a charity shop and am enjoying it a lot, it’s a bit dated in some respects (1991) but lots of fun with some beautiful passages too

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the taco truck is real lol

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Laila Soueif 69-year-old mother of imprisoned Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah is feared to be near death after a long hunger strike. She is risking her life for her son's freedom.

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Following up: while Jonathan Joss complained about years of homophobic abuse from his neighbors and his husband wrote that the murderer was screaming homophobic epithets, the San Antonio police says there’s “no evidence” of a hate crime. This is why so many queer folks don’t like cops at Pride.

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[CW: coercive control/abuse] Does anyone know of legal or other support services for women in Germany (specifically Berlin) who’ve experienced coercive control? A friend of a friend is in need of assistance in a custody case with an awful ex-partner. Any contacts would be appreciated

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‘An epic failure’: Russia reels from surprise Ukrainian attack on bomber fleet https://www.ft.com/content/132e4327-11da-4412-b36b-7363604879e6

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The so-called Treverermännchen ('little man of the Treveri'), a charming Roman bronze figurine depicting a man wearing a short hooded cloak (cucullus). Gaiters are wrapped around his legs. It's unknown what the figure once held. Found in AugustTreverorum/Trier, dating 3rd c. AD 🏺 #archaeology 📷 me

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Galaxy brain: Lift the two child cap, but the third child onwards has to join the army, like you're impoverished regency gentry.

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This reticulated beaker has an inscription in glass: FAVENTIBVS. It’s an expression of good luck (perhaps short for "Faventibus ventis" – with favourable winds). The ‘cage’ of the beaker is also glass. The Romans were masters of glasswork & this is a beautiful example. 🏛️📷Kunsthistoriches Museum

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Scoop in today's FT: Starmer and Macron will give the go-ahead to the UK's Sizewell C nuclear station at an Anglo-French summit next month. UK ministers have been drumming up billions of private sector investment for the EDF-designed plant. With @pickardje.bsky.social and team: on.ft.com/3SvDyQb

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Jonathan Joss--voice actor of John Redcorn from King of the Hill, and Ken Hotate from Parks and Rec--was killed in a homophobic hate crime today. I'm so angry.

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- @johngapper.bsky.social here on the British luxury yacht builder Oyster which has a novel way of building orders - running round-the-world, 15 month rally for owners www.ft.com/content/54be...

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Amazing - the regimental colours of the Polish Army’s 4th Podhale Rifles, hidden in 1939 and rediscovered recently, wrapped in sealed tarpaulins and buried in woodland as the occupation of Poland began. 🇵🇱

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Are dismal word rates for freelancers a feature of British journalism? Standard US rates are more than double, ime. An Italian outlet occasionally commissions me, again for double UK rates as its standard offer. UK rates never change, assume it's 1998 and you enjoy a trust fund.

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“The FT found that more than four-fifths of Gaza — which was among the world’s most densely populated territories even before the war triggered by Hamas’s October 7 2023 attack — is now covered by Israeli military zones and evacuation orders.” on.ft.com/3Hof4pF

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the fact most reports are leaving out that he was killed protecting his husband during a homophobic hate crime where his dead dog's skull was placed in their mailbox as a threat is leaving some important details out i think

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The heartbreaking statement from Jonathan Joss’s husband about his death.

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"ohhhh nooooo why does the press keep writing about these weird far-right cranks", say posters who then proceed to spend the rest of the day linking to and discussing the piece about the far-right crank

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Still trying to remind myself that it is now an actual selling point that my book recommendations actually exist, and I choose them with my actual brain and heart and gut. www.semafor.com/article/06/0...

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A brutal 2–1 decision from the 5th Circuit forcing the removal of a young girl to Venezuela even though she has lived in Texas for years and it is the only home she can remember. The dissent verges on incandescence in its fury and despondency. Incredibly bleak. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

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This is getting weirder and weirder.

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Looks at internet. Sees another msm profile of Yarvin. Closes internet. Rests head on desk. Desk is cool. Hard surface is somehow comforting

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Oh my god this is like a Brass Eye interview. If I'd been the reporter I would have said "But what if, when the man pays for the sex, they give him the key for the cellar? What then? Do we also make keys illegal?"

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It’s in Europe’s interest to put sanctions on Israel by @martinsandbu.ft.com «There is no need to deem the two wars in any way equivalent to judge that sanctions may be justified in both. And that is why it is time for Europe to clarify specifically how it might place sanctions on Israel »

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there are many things about Pride that will be rough this year but man i am thankful that this week i did not have to sit through any meetings with people above me debating whether the brand should put a rainbow profile pic on Facebook this year or not

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i accidentally used my business bank card for a personal purchase, so now i have to reimburse my own company for "accidental cheese"

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Hey guys it’s a good sign when pride stuff looks like this right

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Oh, to hell with it. Who wants my Unbound incompetence story! Yay!

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Every Unbound story is awful. However, I also had no books at my own launch party with a different publisher and my editor left a few months after publication. As far as I can tell, publishing is a mess where everyone’s too scared to call it out until it’s too late

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European Jews on Ellis Island protest against their deportation to Germany, 1936

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"What is left is devoid of the resources needed to sustain human life: the once thriving border town of Rafah is mostly rubble, the sandy ground around it treeless and bare. There is no fresh water or electricity" on.ft.com/4e2vzEd

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I've really done this to myself but I have a sore throat because I sang through the entirety of Artpop on my drive back from the country yesterday

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Marilyn Monroe, born 99 years ago today. When Ella Fitzgerald couldn’t get booked at the Mocambo Club because she was Black, Monroe (at the height of her own fame) called the owner and told him if he booked Ella, she would take a front table every night. And she did. #RIP

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Reform’s “British DOGE” when they finish up looking at Kent Council:

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This pic, from 2023 @alphaville.ft.com post, rightly making the rounds: Stanley Fischer's very influential students and colleagues www.ft.com/content/0990...

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