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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.bsky.social · 5h

Someone asked what happened to the casual Nazi at the end of WWII. The people who supported the Party

The answer? Suicides and murders. If they weren’t beaten to death or shot in the streets, they killed themselves

There’s a book called Promise Me You’ll Shoot Yourself by Florian Huber about it.

The mass suicides by ordinary citizens in the last days of Nazi Germany
Historian Florian Huber's book examines how civilians took their own lives in greater numbers than military and government officials as the Third Reich collapsed
Soviet Army officers observe the bodies of women who committed
suicide in a Vienna park at the end of World War II.
CORDON PRESS / YEVGENY KHALDEINULL

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Jeff @rogue576.bsky.social · 5h

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Threads @threader760.bsky.social · 4h

open.substack.com/pub/caitlinj...
..... the conversation skates right over the fact that it has never been legitimate for Israel to withhold humanitarian aid into Gaza.

The Onus Is On Israel And Its Allies To End The Genocide, Not Their Victims

Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):

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2TallTom @2talltom.bsky.social · 5h

Here is what they make. #Scotland #WeeDram

What is your favorite?
Is it smoky or more sweet?
Or a bit of both.

#haiku #travel #cruise #rivercruise #ABD #Disney #DCL #follow #Azamara #AmaWaterways #TravelAgent
https://linktr.ee/2talltom

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Sunlit @sunblissful.bsky.social · 17h

I caught the smell of a bonfire
this evening which propelled
my thoughts to home, cold
nights of crisp realisations
never feeling enough
not shall ever be
that's when sunset
calmed me

#Poetry #Photography
📷:mine

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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 5h

The Ohio GOP has yet to share a congressional map with the public as the 2nd deadline approaches. Why? They say they want to hear from citizens first. But Dems say they are purposely going slow to skirt guidelines ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/15/w...

Why Ohio GOP hasn't produced a congressional redistricting map yet • Ohio Capital Journal

The Ohio GOP has yet to share a congressional map with the public as the 2nd deadline approaches. Why? They say they want to hear from citizens first. But Dems say they are purposely going slow to…

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Flaming Hydra @flaminghydra.com · 5h

TODAY: @zachrabiroff.com in conversation with Dr. Stephanie Canizales on her research about undocumented youth. “In the first Trump administration we saw the criminalization of undocumented children, which I describe as a kind of ticking time bomb.” flaminghydra.com/wolves-in-sh...

Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing

A conversation with Dr. Stephanie Canizales

flaminghydra.com

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 5h

don’t miss Lauren’s story on an execution Alabama is planning next week:

Lauren Gill @laurengill.bsky.social · 15h

Everything about this case shows how easy it is to send someone to death row.

Anthony Boyd was sentenced to death entirely on dubious eyewitness testimony. His lawyer had a month to prepare for trial. Alabama plans to execute him next week.

My latest @boltsmag.org:
boltsmag.org/anthony-boyd...

He Was Convicted Entirely On Clashing Eyewitness Testimony. Alabama Plans to Execute Him Next Week. - Bolts

No physical evidence connected Anthony Boyd to a 1993 murder. He was sent to death row on the word of a co-defendant who testified under the threat of capital punishment.

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Ruth Watson @ruthwatson.bsky.social · 8h

Horrific.

If Israeli Government ministers like #BenGvir are prepared to participate in the torture of high profile, well-respected international figures like #GretaThunberg, just imagine the horrors Israel inflicts upon the #Palestinian people.

Philip O'Connor @philipoconnor.bsky.social · 20h

Aftonbladet's interview with Greta Thunberg is now available in English - it raises many serious questions, not least about the Swedish govt. effectively abandoning its citizens to torture because it doesn't agree with their politics. A thundering disgrace.
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...

Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”

– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

www.aftonbladet.se

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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 7h

Letter: Democrats must offer compelling alternatives — we are desperate for wise, competent, selfless, inspired leadership.

Letter: Railing against the Trump administration’s tactics is insufficient to effect change

www.sltrib.com

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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 7h

Commentary: After 57% of voters protected reproductive rights in the Ohio Constitution in 2023, the gerrymandered Republican supermajority in the Ohio Statehouse has continued to attempt to regulate, restrict, or outlaw abortion as if nothing changed ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/15/r...

Republican politicians ignore will of voters, Ohio Constitution with proposed abortion restrictions • Ohio Capital Journal

After 57% of Ohio voters protected reproductive rights in the Ohio Constitution in 2023, the gerrymandered Republican supermajority in the Ohio Statehouse has been continuing to attempt to regulate,…

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 7h

my main takeaways from listening to the Supreme Court oral argument today are

-the writing is on the wall for the Voting Rights Act
-the Republican justices are now throwing racist spaghetti at that wall; they'll pass of whatever sticks as the opinion's rationale
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/calla...

The Conservative Justices Have So Many Ideas For How to Kill the Voting Rights Act

The Republican justices already know where they’re going. They just have to figure out which route they’re going to take to get there.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 7h

Weird story: Around 6 am PT today residents of a Eugene, OR apartment complex were awoken by several unmarked cars with flashing lights and two flash bangs. A witness said agents were speaking in Spanish and demanded people come out of an apartment with their hands up. Turns out the agents were FBI.

FBI conducts raid at the Woodland Creek Apartments in Eugene

The FBI confirmed agents conducted a "court-authorized law enforcement activity" in the 1300 block of Quaker Street on Oct. 15.

www.registerguard.com

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Francis Sedgemore @hesgen.com · 7h

"Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules

"After turning in their press credentials, journalists covering the Defense Department walked out rather than comply with its restrictive new policies."

Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules

After turning in their press credentials, journalists covering the Defense Department walked out of the Pentagon rather than comply with its restrictive policies.

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Jozef Imrich @jozefimrich.bsky.social · 8h

The puzzle of the ‘idiot savant’

The convergence of singular talent and profound disability confounded scientists eager to place humans into neat categories
aeon.co/essays/histo...

History’s shaming fascination for the so-called ‘idiot savant’ | Aeon Essays

The convergence of singular talent and profound disability confounded scientists eager to place humans into neat categories

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 8h

Social Security, including disability benefits, is one of the most successful anti-poverty programs in the US. Yet the current administration is considering arbitrary and cruel efforts to restrict needed benefits that are already too difficult to access:

www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

The Trump Administration’s Plans To Covertly Cut Social Security Disability Benefits

An upcoming regulatory proposal would change the rules of Social Security disability programs to make it harder to qualify, particularly harming older adults.

www.americanprogress.org

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Sherrill @sherrillann.bsky.social · 7h

Students in those schools have been unable to get their meals at lunch, to make it to classes on different floors or even to attend their neighborhood school.

Administrators in three districts, like West Ada, said they don’t have playgrounds that all students are able to use.

Disabled Idaho Students Lack Access to Playgrounds and Lunchrooms. Historic $2 Billion Funding Will Do Little to Help.

Despite federal law, disabled students can’t access playgrounds, lunchrooms, classes and bathrooms. With added funding, school districts are still unable to make necessary fixes.

www.propublica.org

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Nancy Thompson @thmpsnnancy.bsky.social · 8h

Wow! Great list, @psychopete.bsky.social! Following all new to me and reposted! Thank you!

Psycho Pete @psychopete.bsky.social · 1d

No Kings means no thrones, no crowns. If we did have a king, it wouldn't be motherfucking King Krasnov.

On Oct 18, we march for democracy.
150 people who oppose this regime. Follow all and share so we can connect. That is our greatest power.
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AdoboTom @adoboblue.bsky.social · 8h

Fact Check On RFK jr comments about School Shootings.
flip.it/dGtxDz

RFK Jr. Misleads About Antidepressants and School Shootings - FactCheck.org

A day after a shooting at a school in Minnesota, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed, as he has before, that certain antidepressant drugs, known as SSRIs, “might be contr...

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Red Scarf Fella @redscarffella.bsky.social · 8h

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jeffw @jeffow.bsky.social · 8h

truth..

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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 8h

Many are in their late 20s and early 30s.

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 1d

JD Vance can dismiss the Young Republicans as a college group chat.

But let's be clear: the group chat includes a State Senator, a Trump Admin official, and multiple Republican staffers — and some of the worst comments came from folks associated with Mike Johnson, Elise Stefanik, and Mike Lawler.

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Kathryn Hulick @kathrynhulick.substack.com · 8h

This is a cool computer science story about a new method to find the shortest path between two points. “This thing might as well have been discovered 50 years ago, but it wasn’t” - Mikkel Thorup 🧪
www.quantamagazine.org/new-method-i...

New Method Is the Fastest Way To Find the Best Routes | Quanta Magazine

A canonical problem in computer science is to find the shortest route to every point in a network. A new approach beats the classic algorithm taught in textbooks.

www.quantamagazine.org

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 8h

China has not bought any U.S. soybeans from this fall’s crop, including from Illinois, which is the nation’s largest soybean grower.

Farmers urge ending the trade war as China shuns U.S. soybeans

China has not bought any U.S. soybeans from this fall’s crop, including from Illinois, which is the nation’s largest soybean grower.

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RNS @rns.org · 8h

Rabbis for Ceasefire has no plans for disbanding now that a ceasefire has been called. In fact, it plans to redouble its efforts.
religionnews.com/2025/10/15/f...

Amid a fragile ceasefire, left-leaning US Jews continue advocacy

(RNS) — Some left-leaning Jews want to continue to build pressure to ensure Palestinians have hope for a brighter future, one that guarantees them physical and political freedom.

religionnews.com

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