Passionate about social justice and its many intersections: social and economic equity, reconciliation. Voracious reader of (mostly) Canadian literature, with a strong interest in German language and culture. Dog lover. I amplify marginalized voices and boost a lot about politics, labour issues, environmental issues, books. I also look for beauty and some humour.
18 February 1939 | Dutch Jewish girl, Lida Kropveld, was born in Amsterdam.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Apeldoorn on 22 January 1943. She was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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▶ Video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
Simply horrific. What are we becoming?
Guest writer Tannia Suarez explains how Bad Bunny transformed Super Bowl LX into a declaration of linguistic and cultural power, showing why authenticity, not translation or apology, is what truly expands influence. https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/bad-bunny-halftime-show-spanish
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DU1-DrFjDJ9/
"ResistDance" performed by the First Amendment Troop at the Lincoln Memorial, President's Day, 2026.
The people who kept Uber, & other gig economy startups alive for a decade, The Epstein Class ...
... they really want unpaid work i.e. slavery
Imagine a job like receptionist, where the person only actually gets paid when there's clients to deal with or a phone call to answer
The between-times, waiting for a call or for clients to arrive wouldn’t be paid
Required to be sitting in an office on a slow day, but unpaid
This rip-off is called "simplifying a business model" ...
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„Empire of Mist“ (2026)
Photo ©️ Dietmar Bachmann
📍Oberdorf (SO), Switzerland
#landscape #nature #fog #forest #mystical #firs #bnw #blackandwhite #switzerland #firtrees #texturetuesday #texture #textur #photography #landscapephotography #naturephotography #shotoniphone #winter #landschaft #natur #fotografie #nebel #wald #mystisch #tannen #schwarzweiß #schwarzweiss #schweiz #solothurn #landschaftsfotografie #naturfotografie
I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.
17 February 1937 | A French Jew, Robert Rubin, was born in Paris.
He arrived at #Auschwitz on 23 September 1942 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Pithiviers. He was among the 641 people murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
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▶ Video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
Once again, the FCC is coming after Colbert. This time they're refusing to allow CBS to air an interview of James Talarico, a Dem Senate candidate from Texas. So we all know what to do, right?
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.
-- Albert Einstein
16 February 1939 | A Greek Jew, Elazar Kovo, was born in Thessaloniki.
In 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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▶ A short video showing the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8
1148 words (30940 total) on “The Post-American Internet,” a sequel to "Enshittification," about the better world the rest of us get to have now that Trump has torched America #DailyWords
Hapag-Lloyd will israelische Reederei übernehmen
Die Hamburger Reederei plant eine Übernahme der Reederei ZIM aus Israel - ob das gelingt, ist aber auch politisch heikel. An der Börse kommen die Pläne nicht gut an, die Hapag-Aktie fällt.
Zug entgleist in der Schweiz - Lawine als mögliche Ursache
Neuschnee sorgt derzeit in vielen Schweizer Orten für Probleme. Während im Norden des Wallis ein Zug verunglückt, müssen weiter südlich Einwohner ihre Häuser verlassen. In den Alpen besteht Lawinengefahr.
February 1926 | A German Jewish girl Margot Frank, Anne's older sister, was born in Frankfurt. She and her family went into hiding in Amsterdam. After being arrested, they were deported with their parents to #Auschwitz. The sisters perished in Bergen-Belsen.
