Nick Rosenthal
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Translator. Crime fiction fan. Cyclist. Ancien du PBP
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![Wikipedia article regarding the legal system in Nazi Germany
section: later antisemitic laws
According to historian Saul Friedländer, the "fateful turning point" was reached in 1938 and 1939[20] with the passage of additional laws which used economic harassment and violence to drive Jews from Germany:[20]
Jewish physicians were de-certified, and were no longer allowed to treat German patients.
Jews were not allowed to own gardens.
All Jewish-named streets in Germany were renamed.
Jews were prohibited from cinemas, the opera, and concerts.
Jewish children were banned from public schools.
Robbing Jews became legal, and Jews were forced to surrender "all jewellery of any value"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pz3yguowsyq3xo4pprnsehjn/bafkreibk4vl26dshypqas2giodb6mas7zaulsk2m3fljeysqu4osxn5d7m@jpeg)
November 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Not sure that I feel entirely comfortable with the notion of impoverished immigrants to the UK being, um, "relieved" of jewellery on their entry to this benighted land. Smacks a little bit of reverse Robin Hood!
Presumably, wealthy immigrants won't experience the same?
Presumably, wealthy immigrants won't experience the same?
November 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Not sure that I feel entirely comfortable with the notion of impoverished immigrants to the UK being, um, "relieved" of jewellery on their entry to this benighted land. Smacks a little bit of reverse Robin Hood!
Presumably, wealthy immigrants won't experience the same?
Presumably, wealthy immigrants won't experience the same?
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17 November 1989: impressions from the newly opened inner-German border in Südharz www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex4q...
Die Grenze im Südharz ist offen - 17. November 1989
YouTube video by lohare26
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:23 AM
17 November 1989: impressions from the newly opened inner-German border in Südharz www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex4q...
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The government seems to be trying to simultaneously claim it can deliver Reform’s agenda better than Reform, while also about once a month sending out someone to decry Reform’s racism.
It’s genuinely sort of amazing that they still haven’t realised why that doesn’t work.
It’s genuinely sort of amazing that they still haven’t realised why that doesn’t work.
November 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The government seems to be trying to simultaneously claim it can deliver Reform’s agenda better than Reform, while also about once a month sending out someone to decry Reform’s racism.
It’s genuinely sort of amazing that they still haven’t realised why that doesn’t work.
It’s genuinely sort of amazing that they still haven’t realised why that doesn’t work.
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The Prime Minister said in September that we are at a fork in the road. These asylum proposals suggest we have taken the wrong turning.
The idea that recognised refugees need to be deported is wrong.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The idea that recognised refugees need to be deported is wrong.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Asylum system in UK ‘out of control’ and dividing country, home secretary says
Shabana Mahmood to unveil new proposals modelled on Denmark’s controversial system
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The Prime Minister said in September that we are at a fork in the road. These asylum proposals suggest we have taken the wrong turning.
The idea that recognised refugees need to be deported is wrong.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The idea that recognised refugees need to be deported is wrong.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Always be wary of anyone who puts the word "migration" and "illegal" next to each other. They are two separate things.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Illegal migration tearing UK apart, Mahmood says
The home secretary is set to announce major policy reforms, including a 20-year wait before people granted asylum can apply to settle permanently.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Always be wary of anyone who puts the word "migration" and "illegal" next to each other. They are two separate things.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The Yorkshire Dales National Park was established on this day 1954 and extended 2016. Most is in North Yorkshire, with a sizeable area in Cumbria and a small part in Lancashire (photo Ribblehead Viaduct).
November 16, 2025 at 9:38 AM
The Yorkshire Dales National Park was established on this day 1954 and extended 2016. Most is in North Yorkshire, with a sizeable area in Cumbria and a small part in Lancashire (photo Ribblehead Viaduct).
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BBC has a case against Trump. WhiteHouse Chief Press Officer called the BBC ‘100% fake news.’ Which is defamatory and untrue.
Trump says he will sue BBC for between $1 billion and $5 billion despite apology www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump says he will sue BBC for at least $1bn over Panorama edit
The US president told reporters on Air Force One that he will take legal action against the broadcaster and will call Sir Keir Starmer over the weekend.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM
BBC has a case against Trump. WhiteHouse Chief Press Officer called the BBC ‘100% fake news.’ Which is defamatory and untrue.
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Today is not the day to argue "oh so you want Reform to win then" as an argument for Labour's indefensible and inhumane anti-asylum policies. At least be honest and own that you're defending racist policies promoted with genuinely far right talking points. Don't try and pretend this is "progressive"
November 16, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Today is not the day to argue "oh so you want Reform to win then" as an argument for Labour's indefensible and inhumane anti-asylum policies. At least be honest and own that you're defending racist policies promoted with genuinely far right talking points. Don't try and pretend this is "progressive"
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A statement about David Bellos just issued by his department: www.princeton.edu/news/2025/11...
David Bellos, renowned scholar of French fiction and ‘totally brilliant translator,’ dies at age 80
His work grappled with the tricky nature of interpreting between languages and embraced the potential of language itself to help us understand the human condition.
www.princeton.edu
November 14, 2025 at 11:58 PM
A statement about David Bellos just issued by his department: www.princeton.edu/news/2025/11...
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Stockport Underbanks, early 20th century (Stockport Council).
November 14, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Stockport Underbanks, early 20th century (Stockport Council).
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Happy 31st Birthday eurostar! On this day in 1994, the first commercial services started. 2 trains a day each way between London and Paris/Brussels back then.
November 14, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Happy 31st Birthday eurostar! On this day in 1994, the first commercial services started. 2 trains a day each way between London and Paris/Brussels back then.
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Delighted to see TfL confirm today they are making changes that will let them increase the congestion charge in the same way as transport fares.
The extra revenue helps fund alternatives but the principle is the most important bit - why freeze charges but not fares?
tfl.gov.uk/info-for/med...
The extra revenue helps fund alternatives but the principle is the most important bit - why freeze charges but not fares?
tfl.gov.uk/info-for/med...
tfl.gov.uk
November 13, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Delighted to see TfL confirm today they are making changes that will let them increase the congestion charge in the same way as transport fares.
The extra revenue helps fund alternatives but the principle is the most important bit - why freeze charges but not fares?
tfl.gov.uk/info-for/med...
The extra revenue helps fund alternatives but the principle is the most important bit - why freeze charges but not fares?
tfl.gov.uk/info-for/med...
The sun is shining outside, there is a clear blue sky, and I have a cup of strong coffee in my hand. I've had worse starts to the day!
November 13, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The sun is shining outside, there is a clear blue sky, and I have a cup of strong coffee in my hand. I've had worse starts to the day!
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Leading medical publication the British Medical Journal recognises SUVs as a danger to public health in a new editorial co-authored by T&E’s James Nix: bit.ly/4hVDlBC
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
November 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Leading medical publication the British Medical Journal recognises SUVs as a danger to public health in a new editorial co-authored by T&E’s James Nix: bit.ly/4hVDlBC
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
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🚨 “A court in Munich has ruled that OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT violated German copyright laws by using hits from musicians to train its language models”
A landmark European ruling!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
A landmark European ruling!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
ChatGPT violated copyright law by ‘learning’ from song lyrics, German court rules
OpenAI ordered to pay undisclosed damages for training its language models on artists’ work without permission
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:46 PM
🚨 “A court in Munich has ruled that OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT violated German copyright laws by using hits from musicians to train its language models”
A landmark European ruling!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
A landmark European ruling!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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#Autistic adults (aged 50+) meet up group. Our next online session is 11am-noon on Thursday 13th November. It's an informal peer group chat. All autistic (incl self diagnosed) people aged 50 or over are welcome. It's free, but register at us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#AutisticElders #Autism
#AutisticElders #Autism
November 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
#Autistic adults (aged 50+) meet up group. Our next online session is 11am-noon on Thursday 13th November. It's an informal peer group chat. All autistic (incl self diagnosed) people aged 50 or over are welcome. It's free, but register at us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#AutisticElders #Autism
#AutisticElders #Autism
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November 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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England homelessness grown by a fifth since 2022, now 300,000.
Successive govts cut local authority funding in real terms, cut real wages/benefits, no curbs on profiteering, lack of social housing.
Cheaper to build social housing than using temporary accommodation.
Misery is a political choice.
Successive govts cut local authority funding in real terms, cut real wages/benefits, no curbs on profiteering, lack of social housing.
Cheaper to build social housing than using temporary accommodation.
Misery is a political choice.
Homelessness figures higher than data suggests, research shows
Official data for England underestimates the scale of the problem, according to research for charity Crisis says.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 AM
England homelessness grown by a fifth since 2022, now 300,000.
Successive govts cut local authority funding in real terms, cut real wages/benefits, no curbs on profiteering, lack of social housing.
Cheaper to build social housing than using temporary accommodation.
Misery is a political choice.
Successive govts cut local authority funding in real terms, cut real wages/benefits, no curbs on profiteering, lack of social housing.
Cheaper to build social housing than using temporary accommodation.
Misery is a political choice.
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In 2024, the UK had the lowest taxes on an average employee of any G7 country.
UK taxes for lower earners were also the lowest in the G7.
But the UK's position might change in 2025.
Read more 👉 buff.ly/4ppe7Q8
UK taxes for lower earners were also the lowest in the G7.
But the UK's position might change in 2025.
Read more 👉 buff.ly/4ppe7Q8
November 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
In 2024, the UK had the lowest taxes on an average employee of any G7 country.
UK taxes for lower earners were also the lowest in the G7.
But the UK's position might change in 2025.
Read more 👉 buff.ly/4ppe7Q8
UK taxes for lower earners were also the lowest in the G7.
But the UK's position might change in 2025.
Read more 👉 buff.ly/4ppe7Q8
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So relevant again today:
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist.”
― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist.”
― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
November 10, 2025 at 8:45 AM
So relevant again today:
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist.”
― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist.”
― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
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Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
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“At least 96 Jews were killed and hundreds more injured; more than 1,000 synagogues were burned and almost 7,500 Jewish businesses were destroyed…”
Paul Sullivan on the day the Nazis committed the worst pogrom Germany had seen since the Middle Ages…
www.slowtravelberlin.com/nov-9-1938-k...
Paul Sullivan on the day the Nazis committed the worst pogrom Germany had seen since the Middle Ages…
www.slowtravelberlin.com/nov-9-1938-k...
November 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
“At least 96 Jews were killed and hundreds more injured; more than 1,000 synagogues were burned and almost 7,500 Jewish businesses were destroyed…”
Paul Sullivan on the day the Nazis committed the worst pogrom Germany had seen since the Middle Ages…
www.slowtravelberlin.com/nov-9-1938-k...
Paul Sullivan on the day the Nazis committed the worst pogrom Germany had seen since the Middle Ages…
www.slowtravelberlin.com/nov-9-1938-k...