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Irises N Wrens

@caverteresa.bsky.social
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Cats and flowers. Developing a yard friendly to pollinators. Retired social worker in Virginia. Anglophile.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
25 September 1882 | Dutch Jewish woman Naatje Dessaur-Susan was born in Amsterdam. She arrived at #Auschwitz on 26 September 1942 in a transport of 928 Jews deported from #Westerbork. She was among 749 of them murdered in gas chambers after the selection.
Portrait of a woman wearing glasses and a dark cardigan over a light blouse, looking directly at the camera.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
25 September 1938 | Dutch Jewish girl, Frederika Borstrock, was born in Amsterdam. She was deported to #Auschwitz from Westerbork in February 1943. She was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection. --- Children at Auschwitz Podcast: youtu.be/aYKx_zpLSqA
A vintage black and white photo of a young child seated at a table, wearing a sweater, with a thoughtful expression and hands clasped in front.
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Carausius @carausius286.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
These so-called glass claw beakers were distinctive art forms for early Anglo-Saxons in England and northern Frankish kingdoms. This one was unearthed at the Ringlemere barrow in Kent. The moulded glass appendages look very octopus-like. 🕰️c.400 to 600 AD 🏛️📷 BM #FindsFriday
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Leonie V. Hicks @lvhicks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Thanks to Charlie for spotting this. In which Hicks tries to do the most unlikely of things and talk about fashion. Thankfully the journalist took my advice and talked to Gale Owen-Crocker and @laurajcleaver.bsky.social...
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North Ages @northages.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Sept 25: Feast of Finbar (c.560-c.610), bishop, patron of Corcaigh (Cork, Ireland) and of Barra, Outer Hebrides. He founded the monastery at Cork, round which the town developed. His patronage of Barra, pictured, is probably due to journeys by members of his community. 📸GerritR
The undulating form of the island of Barra viewed from the sea.
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North Ages @northages.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Sept 25: Feast of Ceolfrith, former abbot of Uuiremutha (Wearmouth) and Gyruum (Jarrow). He died on pilgrimage to Rome at Langres, France, #OTD in 716. He hoped to gift the Codex Amiatinus to the pope. It is named after the Tuscan monastery where it late appeared. 📸Remi Mathis
Codex Amiatinus, closed, upon a table.
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North Ages @northages.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Harold II, king of the English, slew brother Tostig and Haraldr Harðráði, king of Norway, at the Battle of Stamford Bridge #OTD in 1066. A lone Norwegian held the bridge for some time in one tale. Of the 300 ships that had descended upon Northumbria 24 returned. 📸Angus McBride
Artist's impression of an axe-wielding Norwegian defending the bridge.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
25 September 1942 | A German Sinti girl, Theresie Hellberg, was born in Rostock. In #Zigeunerlager (Gypsy camp) in #Auschwitz II-Birkenau from 15 March 1943. No. Z-3915 She perished in the camp on 28 March 1943. --- The fate of the Roma in Auschwitz: Podcast: youtu.be/eb31osDbyk0
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"On Auschwitz" (7): the fate of Roma and Sinti in Auschwitz
YouTube video by Auschwitz Memorial / Miejsce Pamięci Auschwitz
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John Cocker @joecocker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
On this day in 1944, a 22 year old Polish man was killed in the Warsaw Uprising. He had been incarcerated in Auschwitz in June 1941 and escaped on the 31 Jan 1943. Before being incarcerated he was a locksmith assistant. His name was Henryk Wąsik Please support @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social
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John Cocker @joecocker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
On this day in 1942, a 19 year old Dutch Jewish man, an apprentice tailor, perished at Auschwitz. His wife (18) perished in the camp two days earlier. His name was Machiel Joël Zilverberg Please support @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social
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John Cocker @joecocker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
On this day in 1924, a Czechoslovak Jewish girl was born. On the 7 May 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt with her parents and on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór where they were murdered. Her name was Františka Picková Support @sobibor.org
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John Cocker @joecocker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
On this day in 1895, a Czechoslovak Jewish woman was born. On the 24 Apr 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt with her husband and son and on the 18 May 1944 to Auschwitz where she perished (her husband and son having perished). Her name was Zdeňka Blassová @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
30 September 1934 | Dutch Jewish boy, Joseph Pais, was born in Amsterdam. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in July 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection. --- Video about the first two gas chambers near Birkenau: youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
Vintage black and white photo of a young boy resting their chin on their hands, looking thoughtful.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
30 September 1922 | Czech Jewish woman, Blanka Hoffmannová, was born in Pardubice. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. She did not survive.
Vintage black and white portrait of a smiling woman wearing a button-up shirt, featuring an autograph across the bottom.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
30 September 1891 | A Pole, Franciszek Ziółkiewicz, was born in Balice. A lawyer. In #Auschwitz from 10 February 1942. No. 20750 He perished in the camp on 27 February 1942. --- A podcast about registration photos: 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.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
30 September 1887 | Jewish man, Bernhardt Meier Freidmann, was born in Russian Empire (territory of todays Latvia). He emigrated to Norway in 1912. A sausage merchant. In #Auschwitz from 1 December 1942. He perished in the camp on 20 January 1943.
Black and white portrait of a mature man with short hair and moustache.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
30 September 1912 | A Polish woman, Jadwiga Konik, was born in Kolbuszowa. In #Auschwitz from 29 January 1943. No. 32264 In 1944 she was transferred to KL Ravensbrück and liberated there. --- Video about the history of Auschwitz: youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs
A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A woman wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with a bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a headscarf on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
PODCAST | Transformation of Auschwitz Listen about the process of turning Auschwitz concentration camp into a killing center for Jewish people from all over German-occupied Europe: www.auschwitz.org/en/education/e-le…
A two-story building with a sloping roof standing behind a barbed wire fence. A tall chimney protrudes from the outbuilding. The building of the gas chamber and crematorium III at the Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
30 September 1942 | A French Jewish boy, Daniel Serge Szuster, was born in Paris. He arrived at #Auschwitz on 2 August 1943 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. He was among 727 of them murdered in gas chambers after the selection.
Vintage black and white photo of a baby with a slightly surprised expression.
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Irises N Wrens @caverteresa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.wbur.org/news/2026/03...
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Children often face deportation hearings alone — with little public scrutiny
As the Trump administration carries out its aggressive deportation agenda, children here and across the country are subject to court proceedings similar to those adults face. The core of these hearing...
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Irises N Wrens @caverteresa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Inside the Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges | CNN Politics
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
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SnowsMom 🐶❤️🌊 @snowsmom.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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End Citizens United @endcitizensunited.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
For once, Ken Paxton is being honest: if it weren't for our broken campaign finance system, he'd have no shot. #UnrigWashington candidate @jamestalarico.bsky.social is running to reform our system and fight for Texans. Ken Paxton can't say the same. #TXSEN
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Dr Jo Ball @drjeball.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A #Roman figurine of a dog with a raised paw, looking upwards to an unseen viewer. Dogs were popular in the Roman world as both working animals & pets, as well as being associated with healing #Archaeology #AncientBlueSky
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Trump DOJ keeps violating the law & keeps losing in the courts. So now they’re filing judicial misconduct complaints against judges they don’t like, even Trump appointees. I call out Todd Blanche for his rank hypocrisy as he runs around the country in partisan events. youtu.be/nZ_nR2s-ReU?...
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Trump DOJ DECLARES WAR On Judges After MAJOR COURT LOSSES!!
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April Verrett @seiupres.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A 26-year-old cutting back at the grocery store. A 32-year-old wondering if a home or family will ever be within reach. A 70-year-old searching for cheaper groceries. Different generations. Same squeeze. Working people deserve better than this.
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'Can't catch a break': Shoppers squeezed by surging inflation and higher interest rates
Consumers spoke with ABC News about weathering a monthslong surge of inflation.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A disabled Downey resident was detained Tuesday shortly before 10 a.m. by masked individuals during what appeared to be a federal immigration operation near Smallwood Avenue and 4th Street.
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Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester @bluntrochester.senate.gov · 30/09/2026
Finally, a member of this adminsitration that tells the truth.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I hope everyone reads this, thinks about it and then shares it. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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A few hundred noncitizen votes are a national scandal. But when states reject hundreds of thousands of ballots from eligible voters, it’s business as usual
One state rejected ballots because some voters failed to include their mother’s maiden name on the back of the return envelope.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Mentions on Fox shows of the very newsworthy confrontation between Schmitt and Jack Smith: Ingraham (7-8pm): 0 Watters (8-9): 0 Hannity (9-10): 0 Gutfeld (10-11): 0 Fox & Friends this AM: 0
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Meidas Rick ❌🚫🇺🇸🇮🇪🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱💙🐸 @sgtrick.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Trump hired them to prove election conspiracies. They all left without proving anything
The series of resignations serves as a stark reminder of how Trump has directed enormous federal resources to proving 2020 election conspiracies — and has come up empty.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Super Intelligence"
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John Cocker @joecocker.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
On this day in 1941, a 61 year old Polish woman perished in Auschwitz after being incarcerated for 1 month and 14 days. Before being imprisoned she was a teacher. Her name was Helena Różańska Please support @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Go For It Ladies.......
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24Hours Ukraine @24hoursukraine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🇺🇦💔A heartbreaking video. A Ukrainian woman shared that her 67-year-old mother finally escaped from occupied Oleshky, Kherson region, and reached Kyiv.
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Archaeo - Histories @archaeohistories.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A prehistoric basalt steatopygian figurine, often called a mother goddess, dating back to 4th Millennium BC from Saudi Arabia. The figurine known for steatopygia (exaggerated hips and thighs) and stylized facial features, reminiscent of other ancient Venus figurines. (H. 22cm) Private Collection
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dharmalee3❌👑 @dharmalee3.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump said his GOP convention beat the NFL. Nielsen says the Seahawks-Patriots opener drew 25.1 million viewers. Trump’s speech drew about 3.3 million across three networks. Claiming victory after losing by roughly 21.8 million people takes a special kind of self delusion.
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Holding Onto Hope @eheart.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE let Democrats take over the Senate!
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Trump could not be more hated by the American people, and this election should be a real game changer, but remember… We all have to do our part. Now, go VOTE! 😎✨
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dharmalee3❌👑 @dharmalee3.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Impeachment Calls Grow as Dems Say Up to $20 Million in Taxpayer Funds Were Used for 'Illegal' Pro-Trump Ads www.commondreams.org/news/donald-...
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Impeachment Calls Grow as Dems Say Up to $20 Million in Taxpayer Funds Were Used for 'Illegal' Pro-Trump Ads | Common Dreams
Democrats in Congress demand answers and accountability for Trump's misuse of taxpayer dollars for "illegal" ads.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026
Speaker Mike Johnson is warning of a “nightmare scenario” if Republicans lose the House: Democrats could investigate Trump, his family, his Cabinet, GOP donors and powerful business figures.
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MAGA Speaker Johnson Calls Trump Family Investigations a ‘Nightmare’ Ahead of Midterms
With control of Congress at stake in November, Johnson warned that Democratic committees would investigate Trump, his family, cabinet officials and major donors—and claimed that accountability would t...
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William "Chip" Nagel @cto1usn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 30/09/2026
Trump rallies: now with complimentary down-ballot damage.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 30/09/2026
Black text on a white page that reads as follows: 

Too often, homeless New Yorkers cycle from our hospitals to our streets — making it harder to continue treatment and find long-term stability. 

The City's Bridge to Home program in Manhattan ends the cycle by providing a safe place for New Yorkers to live while they receive medical care, apply to jobs, and find an apartment. The program has been a massive success.

Today, we’re expanding Bridge to Home to Brooklyn and Queens, so more New Yorkers get the help they need.
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The Fighting Liberal Texan🌈🌊💙🦋Congress Switchboard 202-224-3121 @fightingliberal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
‘No beardos, no weirdos, no wimps’: Hegseth says he will cut number of US generals by 20% in anti-diversity speech – live Defense secretary summons military leaders for speech railing against diversity policies ...
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Hegseth says he will cut number of US generals by 20% in anti-diversity speech – live
Defense secretary summons military leaders for speech railing against diversity policies
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JoeinNJfightsfordemocracy @progavalanche.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
You have to admit that Senator Eric Schmitt (Idiot - MO) really did everything he possibly could during Jack Smiths testimony to earn this Wile E Coyote gif.
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Wile E. Coyote's Ball Trap for Road Runner
Alt: Wile E. Coyote's Wrecking Ball Trap for Road Runner swings down, misses Road Runner and swings back up to crush Wile E Coyote.
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🌺HippiesRule🌺 @teresa555.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
They just don't care.
Drawing of a woman standing - head bowed -  in front of a row of men - behind a long desk with papers in front of them.
One man is saying: "It's not that we don't believe your story, it's that we don't care."

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
*chef’s kiss* 💋 perfection
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Nurses and community members are protesting in San Francisco today as part of the "People vs. Palantir" Global Week of Action. Organizers say the demonstration is focused on Palantir's work with ICE and concerns over immigration enforcement.
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