The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...' Isaac Asimov. Pronouns: he/him/his

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I will probably be going private here soon because I think this place will turn into even more of a haven for extremists. Follow me if you still want to see my tweets, or find me on the cloudless place at geoffschuler.bsky.social

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14 June 1936 | A French Jewish boy, Leon Birenbaum, was born in Paris. On 11 February 1943 he was murdered in a gas chamber of the #Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp.
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13 June 1941 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Heiman Abraham de Jong, was born in Winschoten. On 26 October 1942, he was murdered in a gas chamber of #Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp. --- ▶ The first two gas chambers near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
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13 June 1937 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Naomi Plattner, was born. In June 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber. --- Children at Auschwitz 📖 Lesson: lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_… 🎧 Podcast: youtu.be/aYKx_zpLSqA
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The reply below is an example of Holocaust denial. It also shows how hatred and antisemitic ideology are spread online. We encourage everyone to actively report hateful content when they encounter it. Silence allows such language to spread; responsible action helps stop it. Only through shared responsibility and vigilance can we protect our communities from those who seek to harass the memory of victims, divide, and dehumanize. See our page debunking many deniers’ lies. stopdenial.auschwitz.org In the Auschwitz camp complex, the existence of a “maternity ward” (German: Entbindungsheim) or obstetric unit was a grim paradox resulting from the evolution of Nazi policy toward different groups of prisoners and from the economic needs of Nazi Germany. Importantly, its existence in no way negates the existence of gas chambers used for mass murder in Auschwitz. During the initial period of the women’s camp, any pregnancy was effectively a death sentence for a prisoner. Pregnant women were considered unfit for work and were killed either by phenol injection or in the gas chambers. A turning point came in mid-1943 (probably in May), when, due to the enormous demand for labor, the camp authorities stopped killing pregnant non-Jewish prisoners. They were allowed to give birth so that, after a short period, they could return to forced labor. Jewish children were murdered without exception, most often by drowning in a bucket, until the end of October 1944. From mid-1943 onward, non-Jewish children were allowed to live and were entered into the camp records as “new arrivals,” receiving tattooed camp numbers on their thighs or buttocks. Most of the children who were not murdered immediately died from starvation and disease within days or weeks. --- Learn about strategies employed by Holocaust deniers to spread misinformation and falsehoods. Online lesson: lekcja.auschwitz.org/negacjo… Podcast: auschwitz.org/en/education/e… Denial of the existence of gas chambers is a disgraceful assault on the memory of all those people: Jews, Poles, Roma, Soviet prisoners of war, and all other victims. It is also a slap in the face to those prisoners who risked their lives to document and convey the truth about German crimes, as well as to the Survivors who still bear the trauma of their personal experiences.
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11 June 1934 | Czech Jewish boy, Josef Fauska, was born in České Budějovice. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 19 October 1944. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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Young Afghan woman: "If you're a woman and you have a toothache, you CANNOT get treated... Women are denied the right to education and cannot become dentists; and men are NOT allowed to treat women."

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Afghan women protesters in exile held a solidarity protest in support of the brave women of Herat. They called for an end to the suffering of Afghan women and urged the world to stand with those demanding freedom, dignity, and equal rights. Afghan women need justice and freedom.
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The regime in Belarus is holding 17 foreign nationals as political prisoners. Among them is a 62 y.o. 🇺🇦 citizen Natallia Batashava, who was detained nearly a year ago & has yet to be charged. Since 2020, at least 111 foreign citizens have faced political repression in Belarus.
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9 June 1937 | A Hungarian Jewish boy, Gyuri Köppich, was born. In June 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber. --- ▶ A short video showing the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJ…
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