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Ilka Knüppel
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Archaeologist and Author of “Finding Ruth: A Personal Story Hitler’s Secret Euthanasia Program Aktion T4”
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Finding Ruth Instagram account: blog: finding_ruth_1941
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Tour Guide for Baltimore Heritage on Lincoln Conspirators
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Ilka Knüppel @iknuppel.bsky.social · Sep 5
My @finding_ruth_1941 #Instagram account chronicles my search for my great aunt whom I discovered was a victim of Aktion T4, Hitler’s secret euthanasia program. An aspect of WWII history of the killing of persons with disabilities culminated in my book, “Finding Ruth”. Link for book in comments.
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Ruth Rosa Luise Mühlmann tenía 20 años cuando fue asesinada en el Centro de Eutanasia de Bernburg el 31 de marzo de 1941, una de las aproximadamente 300.000 personas discapacitadas asesinadas por los naz1s. Vía @iknuppel.bsky.social www.lulu.com/shop/ilka-kn...
Finding Ruth: A Personal Story of Hitler's Secret Euthanasia Program Aktion T4
Ruth Rosa Luise Mühlmann was 20 years old when she was killed at Bernburg Euthanasia Center on March 31, 1941, one of over 300,000 people with disabilities murdered by the Nazis. The Nazi cover up of...
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December 4, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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Three coin hoards found in northern France
www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2025/12...
Three coin hoards found in northern France
Three amphorae containing around 40000 coins were discovered by the National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research in Senon.
www.archaeology.wiki
December 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM
iknuppel.bsky.social
36 years ago today. Life does not always work out the way you planned. That’s why friendships are so important! They help you rise from the ashes of heartbreak. Been friends with this gal for 47 years!!! #lifeisbeautiful
December 2, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Franklin Goes to The Hague
December 1, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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Briefe nach Ewigheim - Das Theaterensemble LichterSchatten der Marienschule Münster hat sich mit dem beklemmenden Thema Euthanasie auseinandergesetzt - 2023 wurde das Stück im Wettbewerb "andersartig gedenken on stage" mit dem 1. Preis ausgezeichnet:
youtu.be/1KuJZzmPvBM?...
October 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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heikewhynot.bsky.social
#theaterwettbewerb #euthanasie
"Im Rahmen des vierten bundesweiten Theaterwettbewerbs "andersartig gedenken ON STAGE" können Schultheater und inklusive Erwachsenen-Theater sich bis 15. Januar 2026 mit einem eigenen Theaterstück bewerben.":
Infos und Bewerbungen hier:
Theaterwettbewerb zu Biographien der Opfer der NS-"Euthanasie"-Verbrechen
Im Rahmen des vierten bundesweiten Theaterwettbewerbs "andersartig gedenken ON STAGE" können Schultheater und inklusive Erwachsenen-Theater sich bis 15. Januar 2026 mit einem eigenen Theaterstück bewe...
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September 17, 2024 at 12:02 PM
iknuppel.bsky.social
Unbelievable. I can’t even… When will enough be enough? #peoplewithdisabilities
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Trump calls Tim Walz “seriously retarded”
migrant earning $30,000 with a green card will get roughly $50,000 in yearly benefits for their family. The real migrant population is much higher. This refugee burden is the leading cause of social dysfunction in America, something that did not exist after World War II (Failed schools, high crime, urban decay, overcrowded hospitals, housing shortages, and large deficits, etc.). As an example, hundreds of thousands of refugees from Somalia are completely taking over the once great State of Minnesota. Somalian gangs are roving the streets looking for “prey” as our wonderful people stay locked in their apartments and houses hoping against hope that they will be left alone. The seriously retarded Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, does nothing, either through fear, incompetence, or both, while the worst “Congressman/woman” in our Country, Ilhan Omar, always wrapped in her swaddling hijab, and who probably came into the U.S.A. illegally in that you are not allowed to marry your brother, does nothing but hatefully complain about our Country, its Constitution, and how “badly” she is treated, when her place of origin is a decadent, backward, and crime ridden nation…
November 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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ryanjreilly.com
Sarah Beckstrom's ex-boyfriend told NBC News she dreamed of becoming an FBI special agent.

She didn't want to deploy to D.C.

"She hated it. She cried about it."

But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.

May she rest in peace.

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
National Guard member killed in D.C. shooting remembered for 'heart of gold'
The slain soldier’s former boyfriend recalled her empathy and generosity. “She doesn’t even have to know you and she’ll do anything for you,” he said.
www.nbcnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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The irony is rich.
Screenshot of a tweet by Melanie D’Arrigo on X.com that reads: “It’s literally the whole reason why we celebrate Thanksgiving.” Beneath it is a Homeland Security tweet saying: “This Thanksgiving, there is no room at the table for invaders.”
November 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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spockresists.bsky.social Mr. Spock 🖖 @spockresists.bsky.social · 8d
The US is facing a significant loss in international tourism in 2025, with the World Travel & Tourism Council(WTTC) projecting a $12.5 billion drop in international visitor spending.
This makes the US the only country out of 184 studied to be projected to see a decline, driven
November 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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US CDC: a public health agency in critical condition - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
US CDC: a public health agency in critical condition
For almost 80 years, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been the nation's immune system, detecting threats early, coordinating rapid responses, and safeguarding population hea...
www.thelancet.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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November 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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stevenbeschloss.bsky.social
No matter how long I live after we get through this dark chapter, I will never get over the immorality, the amorality, the corruption, the criminality and the cruelty in service to one of the worst humans to ever walk the earth.
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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My Thanksgiving Turkeys!!! 🤎💛🧡❤️
November 23, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Cheers to the person who leaked the initial changes www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The new order came hours after The Post reported the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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November 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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shaneclaiborne.bsky.social
“Quiet, quiet, Piggy.” -Donald Trump

I am continually appalled by Trump.
But I’m even more appalled by the Christians who keep supporting him.

“Christian” means “Christ-like.”

Right now, every pastor and parent should be saying, “Act like Jesus not like Trump.”

Follow Jesus. Not Trump.
November 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Quiet, piggy.
November 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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“Quiet, piggy.”

What an asshole…
November 18, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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paleofuture.bsky.social
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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hankgreen.bsky.social
I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
iknuppel.bsky.social
Sometimes the simplest things can substantiate stories.
Leukoplast, self-adhesive plaster tape using zinc oxide and natural rubber, was invented in 1901 by Oscar Troplowitz and Isaac Lifschütz, German Jewish chemists, who would later create Nivea skin cream.
When patients were transported between
November 18, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Love is only temporary, but a PhD is forever.

Brilliant women rule.
November 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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golikehellmachine.com
the sense of incredulity and comic revulsion i get every time i see a cybertruck in the wild has not been reduced by even a single degree in all the time they’ve been on the street
November 17, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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cwebbonline.com
I’m still struggling with the fact that ICE “brown shirts” went to a taco shop and thought they would get served.

F that!
November 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM