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Peter Kenny
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Slayer of soucouyants but terrified of douens, centipedes and ceiling fans
Blog (Molecular Design): https://fbdd-lit.blogspot.com/
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4 January 1910 | Spanish man Joaquín Corteillo, was born in Valencia. A farmer.

In #Auschwitz from 18 July 1942.
No. 18186
He perished in the camp on 1 September 1942.
January 4, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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4 January 1921 | Dutch Jewish woman Ester Levitus was born in Amsterdam. A clerk.

In 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz, where she was killed on 21 August with a phenol heart injection. Her parents Jakob & Sophia and younger sister Lena were also murdered in the camp.
January 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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4 January 1924 | Hungarian Jew Zoltan Junger was born in Miskolc. A carpenter.

In 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.
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▶ Watch our webinar about deportations of Jews from Hungary to Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/M42znxofU5Q
January 4, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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Those of us who grew up in 1970s Britain didn’t have mobile phones or computer games. But we did have fantastic children’s TV programmes. Like Rentaghost. Here’s my tribute to a wonderful BBC show that was born 50 years ago. #Rentaghost
Rentaghost theme - piano solo
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
youtu.be
January 4, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.

It’s about oil and regime change.

And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
So listen, folks, here is my thesis
Peace in the world, or the world in pieces
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB-o...
Sons of the Pioneers - Old Man Atom
YouTube video by CivilDefenseSpot
www.youtube.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Happy New Year and best wishes to all for a peaceful 2026
January 3, 2026 at 10:26 AM
"For might makes right
And till they've seen the light
They've got to be protected
All their rights respected
Till somebody we like can be elected"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFvx...
Tom Lehrer - Send the Marines - with intro
YouTube video by The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel
www.youtube.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:13 AM
A most excellent molecule with which to conclude the week and mark the New Year #SynChem #BB #MedChem #DrugDesign #DrugDiscovery #chemsky 🧪
enaminestore.com/catalog/EN30...
January 2, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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30 December 1937 | Dutch Jewish boy, Jacob Sack, was born at The Hague.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in February 1943. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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▶ The first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
December 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Born within six months of one another, Gandhi and Lenin were arguably the most influential political thinkers of the 20th century. Ramachandra Guha compares and contrasts their legacies:
www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/pola...
Polar perspectives
Dange observed that Gandhism suffers from too much an unwarranted faith in the natural goodness of human nature, while Bolshevism suffers from too much neglect of human interests and sentiments
www.telegraphindia.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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26 December 1938 | French Jewish boy, Samuel Banda, was born in Metz.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 11 November 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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▶ A video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
December 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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26 December 1911 | A Czech Jewish woman, Zděnka Roubičková, was born in Prague.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 1 October 1944. She did not survive.
December 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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26 December 1899 | A Polish Jew, Abram Finkelstein, was born in Radom. An accountant.

In #Auschwitz from 20 December 1941
No. 24955
He perished in the camp on 29 December 1941.
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🎧 Our podcast talks about the situation of Polish & Jewish prisoners in the camp: https://youtu.be/_ZaWqIsmY4U
December 26, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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26 December 1914 | Polish man, Szczepan Antczak, was born in Strzegowo. A carpenter.

In #Auschwitz from 15 August 1940
No. 3178
He was released in 1941.

He survived the war and passed away in 2010 at the age of 95.
December 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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26 December 1899 | A German Jehovah’s Witness, Marta Proppe, was born.

In #Auschwitz from 12 November 1942
No. 24418
She was transferred to KL Gross-Rosen. She survived.
One of at least 387 Jehovah’s Witnesses imprisoned in Auschwitz.
December 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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26 December 1918 | A Dutch Jew, Salomon Wijnberg, was born in Amsterdam. A farmer.

He was deported to #Auschwitz in January 1944. He did not survive.
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▶ Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs
December 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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26 December 1933 | A French Jewish girl, Hélène Pokoïk, was born in Paris.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 17 August 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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▶ The first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
December 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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25 December 1937 | A Duch Jewish girl, Liesbeth Prins, was born in Amsterdam.

In October 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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▶ A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
December 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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25 December 1910 | Greek Jewish woman, Bella Cohen (nee Nahmias) was born in Thessaloniki. She emigrated to France.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 11 November 1942 with her husband Juda and their children Esther and Rachel. None of them survived.
December 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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25 December 1919 | A Polish woman, Stanisława Pachocka, was born in a village of Molendy. A shop assistant.

In #Auschwitz from 22 January 1943
No. 30461
She perished in the camp on 16 August 1943.
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Women at Auschwitz:
📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
December 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Ciaran Jenkins and I have recorded another Channel 4 News/BBC News long-distance musical collaboration for Christmas. This year we play The Coventry Carol. To all who are celebrating, wishing you a happy, peaceful Christmas.
For Christmas, a BBC/Channel 4 collaboration: The Coventry Carol
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Carol of the Bells – André Rieu, Anna Reker & 400 Brass Players
YouTube video by André Rieu
www.youtube.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I was so tempted to abandon the exercise walk yesterday in #Paramin (last time I went in there was to congratulate the owner on the excellence of his marksmanship)
December 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Approved as a Campus Centre in July, the Artificial Intelligence Innovation Centre (AIIC) marks a defining moment for The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus and for the Caribbean as a whole.
sta.uwi.edu/news/release... sta.uwi.edu/newspics/2025/
December 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM