CalypsoRising
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Fighting the good fight since the 1960’s. Saver of starfish. Still tilting at windmills.nikkimb0325 @threads
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The DSA and a dozen other lefty groups should sue, demanding that they too be given state money to establish organizations in every school in Texas
The Texas GOP orders that the TurningPoint USA Trump youth organization will be obligatory at all high schools and colleges in the Lone Star State.
Abbott says Turning Point USA will expand in Texas schools
Republican officials in Oklahoma and Florida have also launched plans to expand the presence of the conservative youth organization founded by Charlie Kirk.
www.texastribune.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The DSA and a dozen other lefty groups should sue, demanding that they too be given state money to establish organizations in every school in Texas
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9 December 1885 | Jewish man, Tanchum Arsch, was born in the Russian Empire (today Jēkabpils in Latvia). In 1914 he emigrated to Norway. A watchmaker.
He arrived at on 1 December 1942 and was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
He arrived at on 1 December 1942 and was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
December 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM
9 December 1885 | Jewish man, Tanchum Arsch, was born in the Russian Empire (today Jēkabpils in Latvia). In 1914 he emigrated to Norway. A watchmaker.
He arrived at on 1 December 1942 and was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
He arrived at on 1 December 1942 and was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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#TrumpsAmerica #ICE ICE #DHS DHS #Gestapo Gestapo
#Fascism Fascism #NoKings
#Dictatorship Dictatorship
#Dictator Dictator
#Authoritarianism
Authoritarianism
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#Fascism Fascism #NoKings
#Dictatorship Dictatorship
#Dictator Dictator
#Authoritarianism
Authoritarianism
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ICE has arrested nearly 75,000 people with no criminal records, data shows
The figures do not include arrests made by Border Patrol, which has launched aggressive immigration operations in several cities in recent months.
www.nbcnews.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:14 PM
#TrumpsAmerica #ICE ICE #DHS DHS #Gestapo Gestapo
#Fascism Fascism #NoKings
#Dictatorship Dictatorship
#Dictator Dictator
#Authoritarianism
Authoritarianism
@nbcnews.com
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
#Fascism Fascism #NoKings
#Dictatorship Dictatorship
#Dictator Dictator
#Authoritarianism
Authoritarianism
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www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
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I'll note that the supposed distinction between clinging to wreckage and floating in the water is meaningless in terms of being "shipwrecked" under LOAC.
German personnel who machine gunned the survivors of the Peleus who were clinging to wreckage and in rafts were sentenced to death.
German personnel who machine gunned the survivors of the Peleus who were clinging to wreckage and in rafts were sentenced to death.
December 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I'll note that the supposed distinction between clinging to wreckage and floating in the water is meaningless in terms of being "shipwrecked" under LOAC.
German personnel who machine gunned the survivors of the Peleus who were clinging to wreckage and in rafts were sentenced to death.
German personnel who machine gunned the survivors of the Peleus who were clinging to wreckage and in rafts were sentenced to death.
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The Halifax Explosion: Remembering the ‘unimaginable destruction’ and perseverance #NovaScotia
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
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The Halifax Explosion: Remembering the ‘unimaginable destruction’ and perseverance
A memorial service was held Saturday morning to mark the 108th anniversary of the Halifax Explosion.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The Halifax Explosion: Remembering the ‘unimaginable destruction’ and perseverance #NovaScotia
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
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Philip M. Rasmussen was one of the few American pilots to get into the air in the skies on Dec. 7, 1941. He was still in his pajamas.
The pajama pilot over Pearl Harbor
Philip M. Rasmussen was one of the few American pilots to get into the air in the skies on Dec. 7, 1941. He was still in his pajamas.
www.militarytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Philip M. Rasmussen was one of the few American pilots to get into the air in the skies on Dec. 7, 1941. He was still in his pajamas.
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Today, we honor the Americans we lost 84 years ago during the tragic attack on Pearl Harbor.
As we reflect on the painful losses of that fateful day, we remember those who defended our nation and the courageous individuals who signed up to serve on battlefields across the globe.
As we reflect on the painful losses of that fateful day, we remember those who defended our nation and the courageous individuals who signed up to serve on battlefields across the globe.
December 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Today, we honor the Americans we lost 84 years ago during the tragic attack on Pearl Harbor.
As we reflect on the painful losses of that fateful day, we remember those who defended our nation and the courageous individuals who signed up to serve on battlefields across the globe.
As we reflect on the painful losses of that fateful day, we remember those who defended our nation and the courageous individuals who signed up to serve on battlefields across the globe.
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Contrary to popular reports, DOGE has “burrowed into the agencies like ticks,” government sources tell WIRED.
DOGE Isn’t Dead. Here’s What Its Operatives Are Doing Now
Contrary to popular reports, DOGE has “burrowed into the agencies like ticks,” government sources tell WIRED.
wrd.cm
December 6, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Contrary to popular reports, DOGE has “burrowed into the agencies like ticks,” government sources tell WIRED.
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"...Faith tradition pressured victims to forgive Massie, then to forget about the abuse and never speak of it again... These “forgiveness sessions” took place between the children and Massie; one girl described the terror she felt being hugged by Massie as her father and a preacher looked on."
What a Recorded Interview Between Police and Preachers Reveals About How a Minnesota Church Handled Sexual Abuse
A roughly 40-minute conversation shows how leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church kept an open secret quiet for so long.
www.propublica.org
December 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"...Faith tradition pressured victims to forgive Massie, then to forget about the abuse and never speak of it again... These “forgiveness sessions” took place between the children and Massie; one girl described the terror she felt being hugged by Massie as her father and a preacher looked on."
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Fewer than 10,000 breeding pairs of critically endangered African penguins remain. In two key colonies in South Africa, the vast majority of the breeding birds likely starved to death because of a collapse of their food supplies, according to a new study.
What caused a massive die-off of penguins off the South African coast?
There are fewer than 10,000 breeding pairs of African penguins left today.
wapo.st
December 5, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Fewer than 10,000 breeding pairs of critically endangered African penguins remain. In two key colonies in South Africa, the vast majority of the breeding birds likely starved to death because of a collapse of their food supplies, according to a new study.
Check out this High School teacher whose students could use your help
These books allow my students to take books home where they can continue to read/annotate. many of our students benefit from extra time on task and re-reading opportunities. Plus students often request to keep these 2 books.
These books allow my students to take books home where they can continue to read/annotate. many of our students benefit from extra time on task and re-reading opportunities. Plus students often request to keep these 2 books.
December 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Check out this High School teacher whose students could use your help
These books allow my students to take books home where they can continue to read/annotate. many of our students benefit from extra time on task and re-reading opportunities. Plus students often request to keep these 2 books.
These books allow my students to take books home where they can continue to read/annotate. many of our students benefit from extra time on task and re-reading opportunities. Plus students often request to keep these 2 books.
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Reposting this everyday until Pete Hagueseth faces justice for his crimes against humanity.
Thou Shalt Not Murder Fishermen While Pardoning Drug Lords
This is evil.
www.thegodpodcast.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Reposting this everyday until Pete Hagueseth faces justice for his crimes against humanity.
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Their ignorance knows no bounds.
Indigenous 'Northern Exposure' Actor Says She Was Detained By ICE After Agents Claimed Tribal ID 'Looked Fake'
www.comicsands.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Their ignorance knows no bounds.
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2 December 1938 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Leendert Flip van Amerongen, was born in Amsterdam.
In February 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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A video showing the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8
In February 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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A video showing the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8
December 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
2 December 1938 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Leendert Flip van Amerongen, was born in Amsterdam.
In February 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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A video showing the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8
In February 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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A video showing the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8
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Which is also why they prey on the weakest and most vulnerable!
THESE ARE FUCKING COWARDS!
They're not hunting the worst of the worst, they're terrorizing OUR NEIGHBORS! 🖕🏼🧊
THESE ARE FUCKING COWARDS!
They're not hunting the worst of the worst, they're terrorizing OUR NEIGHBORS! 🖕🏼🧊
November 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Which is also why they prey on the weakest and most vulnerable!
THESE ARE FUCKING COWARDS!
They're not hunting the worst of the worst, they're terrorizing OUR NEIGHBORS! 🖕🏼🧊
THESE ARE FUCKING COWARDS!
They're not hunting the worst of the worst, they're terrorizing OUR NEIGHBORS! 🖕🏼🧊
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1 December 1928 | Dutch Jewish girl, Eva Edith Heimans, was born in Zutphen.
In September 1944 she was deported to #Theresienstadt ghetto from where in October she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
In September 1944 she was deported to #Theresienstadt ghetto from where in October she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
December 1, 2025 at 3:00 AM
1 December 1928 | Dutch Jewish girl, Eva Edith Heimans, was born in Zutphen.
In September 1944 she was deported to #Theresienstadt ghetto from where in October she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
In September 1944 she was deported to #Theresienstadt ghetto from where in October she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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This article shows what a beautiful soul Etty Hillesum was.
“Despite all the suffering and injustice I cannot hate others. All the appalling things that happen are no mysterious threat from afar, but arise from fellow beings that are very close to us.”
www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-...
“Despite all the suffering and injustice I cannot hate others. All the appalling things that happen are no mysterious threat from afar, but arise from fellow beings that are very close to us.”
www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-...
The Wisdom of Etty Hillesum | My Jewish Learning
Many Jews have read The Diary of Anne Frank, but much fewer have heard of the extraordinarily gifted Etty Hillesum, ...
www.myjewishlearning.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:01 AM
This article shows what a beautiful soul Etty Hillesum was.
“Despite all the suffering and injustice I cannot hate others. All the appalling things that happen are no mysterious threat from afar, but arise from fellow beings that are very close to us.”
www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-...
“Despite all the suffering and injustice I cannot hate others. All the appalling things that happen are no mysterious threat from afar, but arise from fellow beings that are very close to us.”
www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-...
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"Every atom of hate that we add to this world makes it sill more inhospitable"
(Etty Hillesum diary)
30 November 1943 | Etty Hillesum, a Dutch Jewish diarist and author, perished in Auschwitz. She was deported there from the Westerbork camp in the occupied Netherlands on 7 September 1943.
(Etty Hillesum diary)
30 November 1943 | Etty Hillesum, a Dutch Jewish diarist and author, perished in Auschwitz. She was deported there from the Westerbork camp in the occupied Netherlands on 7 September 1943.
November 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
"Every atom of hate that we add to this world makes it sill more inhospitable"
(Etty Hillesum diary)
30 November 1943 | Etty Hillesum, a Dutch Jewish diarist and author, perished in Auschwitz. She was deported there from the Westerbork camp in the occupied Netherlands on 7 September 1943.
(Etty Hillesum diary)
30 November 1943 | Etty Hillesum, a Dutch Jewish diarist and author, perished in Auschwitz. She was deported there from the Westerbork camp in the occupied Netherlands on 7 September 1943.
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A U.S. soldier was executed on the streets of the U.S. capital, yet the flags remain at full-staff.
But when a hate-peddling podcaster was killed, the flags were lowered to half-staff within hours—and stayed that way for days.
WTH?
Tonight...
But when a hate-peddling podcaster was killed, the flags were lowered to half-staff within hours—and stayed that way for days.
WTH?
Tonight...
November 30, 2025 at 2:40 AM
A U.S. soldier was executed on the streets of the U.S. capital, yet the flags remain at full-staff.
But when a hate-peddling podcaster was killed, the flags were lowered to half-staff within hours—and stayed that way for days.
WTH?
Tonight...
But when a hate-peddling podcaster was killed, the flags were lowered to half-staff within hours—and stayed that way for days.
WTH?
Tonight...
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