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Jim Ferguson 🫘
@jimferguson.bsky.social
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retired teacher
active reader, hiker, bicyclist, trail builder, amateur photographer
blocker of trolls and DMs I don't know IRL
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Jim Ferguson 🫘 @jimferguson.bsky.social · Jan 31
Dear anyone not MAGA,
Stop acting like we are living in normal times.
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What The F***?!
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This is a disaster. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
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November 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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11 November 1904 | Dutch Jew, Marcus Koster, was born in Amsterdam.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork and registered in the camp. He perished there on 22 September 1942.
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Jews deported from the German-occupied Netherlands to Auschwitz: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/32_en/
A portrait photo of a young men dressed in a suit.
November 11, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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11 November 1890 | A Pole, Szymon Sidewicz, was born in Mielnik. A Catholic priest.

In #Auschwitz from 14 October 1941.
No. 21534
He perished in the camp on 27 October 1941.
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Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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11 November 1921 | A Polish Jew, Adolf Zwerdling, was born in Przemyśl.

In #Auschwitz from 8 August 1942.
No. 57393
He escaped from the camp on 24 October 1942. He was captured & perished in the camp on 17 December 1942.
A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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120+ years of good years and not so good years are in the tree rings. The story of the stump is in the ALT. #photography #trees
This is the stump of a tree that was blown down and then cut by a mechanical timber harvester. The tree rings, alternating light and dark bands, show up clearly. I still need to go back to the stump to get an accurate count to determine the age of the tree. We had a wind storm last March that damaged or destroyed over 60 of the trees in one small section of our woods. I can't tell from the stump if it was a red or white oak. There were several of both species near this tree. We had a logger come in and do a salvage operation to allow us access to that part of the forest again and open up areas new growth. Based on past experience, tulip poplars will probably be the pioneer species in our forest succession. I'll add an accurate count of the tree rings and the species in a reply later today.
November 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Red rain
#photography #nature #naturephotography #postprocessed #EastCoastKin
Color-corrected photograph of a tree standing in front of a concrete building. Red leaves rain down onto the ground and cover it.
October 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Cloudy landscape
#photography #monochrome #ClassicMono #bnwphotography #bnw #blackandwhite #landscape #EastCoastKin
Black-and-white photograph of a landscape with a dramatically cloudy sky and a field on a gentle slope bordered by a wooded area. Tire tracks from a tractor can be seen in the field, and the curves of the tracks blend harmoniously with the gently rolling landscape.
October 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Clouds & Trees
#photography #monochrome #ClassicMono #bnwphotography #bnw #blackandwhite #landscape #EastCoastKin
Black-and-white photograph of a cloudy, hilly landscape with numerous trees and a meadow in the foreground
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Stargate Mosaic: The stargate hidden in the Plymouth Crowne Plaza’s elevators (Stargate SG-1)

📷 Ricoh GR III

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekTforTelevision

#photography #Ricoh #GRIII #RicohGRIII
A circular tile inlay glows with symmetry and mystery, its interlocking arcs and mirrored tones recalling the ancient gateways of Stargate SG-1. Light reflections form points like constellations, as if waiting for a wormhole to open beneath your feet — a terrestrial echo of cosmic travel, etched in stone.
November 10, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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🌄 Good morning, everyone! The new week awaits you with a bluish view to the Altai Mountains near town Altay in #Kazakhstan. 🏔️ Isn't it a amazing view? 😍
We wish you a fabulous Monday! 😊

#BlueSkyMonday #Mountains #Landscape #Nature #CentralAsia #ThePhotoHour #EastCoastKin #MountainMonday #Scape
November 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Hiking in the Sawtooth Mountains which make it clear that it's no mystery how they got their name.
#photography #mountainmonday #Idaho #hiking
A mountain range with peaks that are a series of jagged serrations similar to the teeth on a saw looms above a pine forest.
November 10, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Never do I regret time spent in nature.

#BlueSkyMonday #EastCoastKin #hiking #nature #scape #photography #forest #PhotographersOfBlueSky #MountainMonday
November 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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#MinimalMonday
#ClassicMono
B&W Bleak, dark, soggy patch of farmland covered in puddles. Thick fog hovering across
November 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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I walked over to see what this brown mushroom with white specks was, turns out it wasn’t.
#fungifriends #birds
A male pheasant hiding in grassland by pressing itself down and sitting very still. In the background is a parasol mushroom.
November 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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There is something magical in everything around you when you just take a moment to stop and look for a second.
#Photography #MacroPhotography
Macro shot of a camera lens.
September 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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A view from the Healy Pass Trail, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada #photography #B&W #MountainMonday #Support_Public_Lands
This photo shows a view of the Canadian Rockies. The foreground is a valley covered by a coniferous forest. Above that in the photo are mountains and a partially cloudy sky.
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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10 November 1926 | Norwegian Jewish girl, Sylvia Annie Markus, was born in Elverum.

She arrived at #Auschwitz on 1 December 1942 and was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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The first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
Black and white portrait of a woman wearing a dark jacket and a light-colored blouse, with wavy hair styled around the face.
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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All of this
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d
Sanders: That is a totally meaningless gesture. You can get 100 votes here and it won't mean anything because the House is not going to take it up.
November 10, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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A reminder - last March, republicans promised to restore $1.1B in funding to DC in exchange for funding the government, and Mike Johnson never took it up in the House.
a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
ALT: a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
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November 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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Just a reminder.
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Q: Will you assure House Democrats they'll get a vote on ACA subsidies by a date certain?

MIKE JOHNSON: Ah -- no. I'm not promising anyone anything.
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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What will Mike Johnson's new excuse be for not swearing in Grijalva?
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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10 November 1920 | An Austrian Jew Max Sojfer was born in Vienna. He emigrated to the Netherlands.

In March 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.
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Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs
Vintage portrait of a man weariin glasses and a sweater, looking to the side.
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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10 November 1912 | A Czech, Arnold Nawrat, was born in Frenštát. A lawyer.

In #Auschwitz from 18 January 1943.
No. 89792
He perished in the camp on 23 February 1943.
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A podcast about registration photos: https://youtu.be/c2l9hDA5MZc
A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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10 November 1929 | A Czech Jewish woman, Helga Hošková-Weissová, was born in Prague.

Deported from Theresienstadt ghetto to #Auschwitz in Oct 1944. Her father was murdered in a gas chamber. Helga & her mother were moved to Freiberg & liberated in Mauthausen.

Today she turns 96. Happy Birthday!
Black and white portrait of a woman with a contemplative expression. Two images featuring Holocaust survivors at a speaking event. In the top photo, they are seen conversing intimately. In the bottom photo, each is seated beside a guest who holds an open book, capturing a moment of shared reflection and discussion.
November 10, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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Truly shocking to learn that the criminals were in fact criminals
Former Jan. 6 defendant arrested on kidnapping and aggravated assault charges
The Utah man was previously charged with firing a gun outside the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.
www.nbcnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 AM