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Retired Educator

[mp @mp_toby]

@MichaelSteele Thanks for mentioning Deism in your discussion about religion and the founding fathers this morning on @JoeNBC this morning. I first learned about Deism in relation to our country’s founding as a 9th grader in 1962. Too bad this a little known fact.

[mp @mp_toby]

Ana today I had w Lyft driver who was an immigrant from the Dominican Republic who was complaining about newer Dominican immigrants and those from other Central American countries. He said they were all criminals and were ruining this country. The propaganda is working.

[Ana Navarro-Cárdenas @ananavarro]

What in the hell is going on at @univision?

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

We made this pre-election, thinking that we’d never have to release it. After the events of today, we decided to post, #Bloodlines

[Gabrielle Giffords @GabbyGiffords]

I stood outside the Supreme Court today to say that the lives of women and children are worth more than an abuser’s right to possess a gun.

Lives are on the line, and I urge SCOTUS to do what is right in US v. Rahimi. We must #ProtectSurvivors. https://t.co/F6zo0ZZJaX

[StandWithUs @StandWithUs]

Her name is Naama Levy. She is just 19 years old from Ra'anana, #Israel. She is one of at least 241 people who were brutally kidnapped into #Gaza on October 7. Naama is the great-granddaughter of Holocaust survivors from Poland. Naama is a triathlete who volunteers and is an activist for underprivileged populations, particularly kids. Naama participated in the "Hands of Peace" project in the USA, where young Americans, Israelis, and Palestinians had met to promote values of mutual understanding and the pursuit of peace as a lever for global social change. This is Naama. She has a story. She is not just a number. She is not just a video on your TikTok feed. She is a person. And it's time for Naama to come back home. NOW! #BringThemHome

via:
סיפור אחד מבין מיליונים - One story out of millions

[Auschwitz Memorial @AuschwitzMuseum]

5 November 1920 | A Polish woman, Jadwiga Ociepka, was born. An office worker.

In #Auschwitz from 22 January 1943
No. 30646
She perished in the camp on 26 February 1943.

[Adam Parkhomenko @AdamParkhomenko]

Can we get 500 retweets on this to get the word out to Virginia voters to vote and reject Glenn Youngkin who is Trump with a vest

[mp @mp_toby]

I guess he would be interested in a bill creating a Lebensborn program in the United States.

[House Judiciary Dems @HouseJudiciary]

During a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Rep. Mike Johnson attacks Roe v. Wade, insisting that if only women were compelled to bring more "able-bodied workers" into the world, Republicans wouldn’t need to slash Social Security and Medicare.

[mp @mp_toby]

Like Tommy Tuberville @SenTuberville catfish are bottom feeders

[Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski]

Good to know he’s focused on the big things.

[Auschwitz Memorial @AuschwitzMuseum]

14 October 1938 | A French Jewish boy, Serge Max Borstcher, was born in Paris.

In August 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and after the selection murdered in a gas chamber.

[Muzeum Auschwitz @MuzeumAuschwitz]

13 października 1909 | W Pradze urodziła się czeska Żydówka Zděnka Fantová.

Deportowana do #Auschwitz z getta w #Theresienstadt 16 października 1944 r. Nie przeżyła.

[Auschwitz Memorial @AuschwitzMuseum]

13 October 1939 | Dutch Jewish girl, Carla Irene Witteboon, was born in Amsterdam.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in August 1943. She was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.

[Muzeum Auschwitz @MuzeumAuschwitz]

13 października 1926 | W Paryżu urodził się francuski Żyd Gilles Haarbleicher.

W kwietniu 1944 r. został deportowany do #Auschwitz z #Drancy. Nie przeżył.

[Auschwitz Memorial @AuschwitzMuseum]

12 October 1940 | Dutch Jew, David Costima, was born in Amsterdam.

In October 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection with his elder brother Isaäc.

[Muzeum Auschwitz @MuzeumAuschwitz]

12 października 1920 | W Turynie urodziła się włoska Żydówka Virginia Montalcini.

30 stycznia 1944 r. została deportowana do #Auschwitz. Po selekcji została zamordowana w komorze gazowej.

[Institute of National Remembrance @ipngovpl_eng]

Edward Szabelski was born #OTD in 1898.

He became a Catholic priest in 1926. 8 years later he was appointed a chaplain in the Polish Army. During WW2, he was captured by the Germans and eventually put into KL Buchenwald and then to KL Dachau Priesterblock, where he perished.

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

Mr. Rogers made a courageous decision to defy the racial segregation norms of 1969 by extending an invitation to Officer Clemmons to join him in cooling their feet in a shared pool. At that time, pools in America were strictly segregated, and Black individuals faced the threat of police intervention if they attempted to enter white-only pools. Recognizing the injustice, Mr. Rogers took a stand by featuring Officer Clemmons on his show. It is worth noting that Officer Clemmons also faced additional challenges as a homosexual, which only became public knowledge years later. Mr. Rogers, being a compassionate individual, advised Clemmons to keep his sexuality private to protect him from potential harm caused by homophobia. It is important to highlight that Mr. Rogers, as a devout Christian, regarded the act of washing someone's feet as a gesture of respect and hospitality within Christian culture. This remarkable story exemplifies Mr. Rogers' unwavering dedication to goodness and kindness in the world.

[Auschwitz Memorial @AuschwitzMuseum]

13 October 1942 | A French Jewish boy, Jean Stolowicz, was born in Paris.

He arrived at #Auschwitz on 10 October 1943 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from #Drancy. He was among 491 of them murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.

[Omar Rivero @OmarRiverosays]

BREAKING: In a devastating speech, iconic actor Robert De Niro rips Donald Trump to shreds, declaring that Trump is “not a bad man,” but “an evil one” who is a “wanna be tough guy” and has “no morals or ethics.”

But Robert De Niro didn’t stop there…

De Niro continued:

“Trump has no sense of right or wrong. No regard for anyone but himself — not the people he was supposed to lead and protect, not the people he does business with, not the people who follow him, blindly and loyally, not even the people who consider themselves his “friends.” He has contempt for all of them.

The repercussions of his turbulent presidency divided America and rattled New York City beyond imagination.  Remember how we were jolted by crisis in early 2020, as a virus swept the world.

We lived with Donald Trump’s bombastic behavior every day on the national stage, and we suffered as we saw our neighbors piling up in body bags.

The man who was supposed to protect this country put it in peril, because of his recklessness and impulsiveness. It was like an abusive father ruling the family by fear and violent behavior.  That was the consequence of New York’s warning getting ignored. Next time, we know it will be worse.

Make no mistake: the twice-impeached, 4-time indicted Donald Trump is still a fool. But we can’t let our fellow Americans write him off like one. Evil thrives in the shadow of dismissive mockery, which is why we must take the danger of Donald Trump very seriously.

So, today I issue another warning.

From this place where Abraham Lincoln spoke — right here in the beating heart of New York — to the rest of America:

This is our last chance.

Democracy won’t survive the return of a wannabe dictator.

And it won’t overcome evil if we are divided.

So what do we do about it?  We have to take today into tomorrow – take it outside these walls.   We have to reach out to the half of our country who have ignored the hazards of Trump and, for whatever reason, support elevating him back into the White House.  They’re not stupid, and we must not condemn them for making a stupid choice.  Our future doesn’t just depend on us. It depends on them.

Let’s reach out to Trump’s followers with respect.  Let’s not talk about “democracy.” 

“Democracy” may be our holy grail, but to others it is just a word, a concept, and in their embrace of Trump, they’ve already turned their backs on it.  Let’s talk about right and wrong.  Let’s talk about humanity.  Let’s talk about kindness.  Security for our world.  Safety for our families.  Decency.  Let’s welcome them back.  We won’t get them all, but we can get enough to end the nightmare of Trump.”

Well said, Robert De Niro!

Please retweet and ❤️ to thank Robert De Niro for calling out Donald Trump — and consider joining the growing exodus to Tribel, a woke new Twitter competitor that banned Trump for life and is exploding in popularity because Elon Musk banned Tribel’s Twitter account — but he forgot to ban this link to download the new Tribel app: https://t.co/0c9FDbByU8