24 February 1936 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Joseph Lierens, was born in Amsterdam (in the picture: 2nd from the right).
In August 1942 he was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber. His parents Salomon & Bertha, and brothers Samson, Marc and Bernard were also killed in the camp.
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My asking him to fetch me a fresh mug of tea went down well.
A few recommendations for life on Mastodon:
1) Follow anyone you think looks potentially interesting; you can always unfollow later, and they may lead you to new people via boosted posts.
2) Boost posts you think are worthy, so others can discover new content.
3) Don't obsess on replicating your Twitter follows on Mastodon; let it be its own experience, and grow it organically. Obvs follow anyone you miss from Twitter, but this isn't a 1:1 replacement; have fun, follow your instincts.
@flexghost omg 🤢 she is so fucking disgusting, inside and out 🤮
@w7voa imagine celebrating hate. These folks should all receive pushback at all times, everywhere they go. No nazi should be allowed to be comfortable in their hate.
Mr. Zelensky noted that the phones of every Ukrainian now contain at least one contact that will never reply to calls or messages again. “We will not erase their names from our phones, or from our memory,” he pledged. “We will never forgive or forget.”
I'd like to introduce you all to Jake! He is 19, super sweet and shy, and one of my best friends. I keep telling him he'd make an adorable femboy. He disagrees for some dumb reason (I'm blaming society/toxic masculinity). But as a birthday present to me he sweetly agreed to let me make this profile for him and to talk to people on here! So please feel free to send him a message and introduce yourself, give him a virtual hug for being such a good sport, and tell him how effing cute he is!! ❤️
RT @CengizYar
My friend Pete Reed was killed by Russian forces while trying to evacuate civilians in Bakhmut, Ukraine.
You should know a bit about the good he did in this world. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/23/pete-reed-tribute-former-marine-ukraine-mosul-iraq
America’s legal system today
I want to practice law:
—You need a 4 year Bachelors, take the LSAT, then a 3 year JD, then pass the BAR, buy malpractice insurance, & total cost is ~$300K
I want to enforce the law:
—Here’s paid 13-week training & a gun
I want to write the law:
—No qualifications needed and a billionaire can buy you a seat
Vitalii Volodymyrovych Skakun (Ukrainian: Віталій Володимирович Скакун; 19 August 1996 – 24 February 2022) was a Ukrainian marine combat engineer who was posthumously awarded the Order of the Gold Star. He sacrificed his life in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine while blowing up a bridge in Henichesk to slow the advance of Russian troops during the Kherson offensive.
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Skakun's battalion was deployed to protect the town of Henichesk, located near the Isthmus of Perekop. As a Russian armored column approached the position, Ukrainian forces decided to destroy the Henichesk bridge, in order to impede the advance of Russian troops travelling northward from Crimea during the Kherson offensive. Skakun, a combat engineer, volunteered to place mines on the bridge.
On 24 February 2022, after placing the explosives, Skakun did not have enough time to withdraw from the bridge and, after communicating his intentions to his fellow soldiers, detonated the mines, killing himself and destroying the bridge. His actions slowed the Russian advance, allowing his battalion time to regroup.
The Henichesk bridge is one of the various entry points from Crimea. An annexed Russian territory.
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"Federal prosecutors have asked the chief judge in Washington, D.C.'s federal court to compel former Vice President Mike Pence to comply with a grand jury subpoena and testify as a witness in special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into the events surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol..."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-special-counsel-asks-judge-compel-mike-pence-testify/
Mostly reclusive and carrying slightly damaged goods. A survivor by some accounts. Definitely in need of much therapy. ;)
Staunchly anti-fascist
Bear in mind that, while I may "like" your "toot", about a person, event or particular topic, if it links to the "bird-site" I will no longer boost and inadvertently contribute to their grift. Everyone has a choice and a part to play when crimes go unpunished.
"We are dreamers, shapers, singers, and makers".
-Elric