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Ilka Knüppel

@iknuppel.bsky.social
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Archaeologist and Author of “Finding Ruth: A Personal Story Hitler’s Secret Euthanasia Program Aktion T4” 📚 🏺 Finding Ruth Instagram account: blog: finding_ruth_1941 🪬 Tour Guide for Baltimore Heritage on Lincoln Conspirators 🥾 Oma Extraordinaire 👶🏼👶🏼❤️❤️

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Seth Chagi (World of Paleoanthropology🏺) @sethchagi.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
When did hominins stop treating corpses like trash? Pleistocene ancestors broke animal ecology rules by hauling kin into subterranean voids and digging graves. "The Architecture of the Abyss" traces 400k yrs of grief & archaeothanatology: deephistory.substack.com/p/the-archit...
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The Architecture of the Abyss: How Death Made Us Human
From Neanderthal flower myths and Pleistocene murder mysteries to the forensic reality of the Rising Star Cave: A 400,000-year journey into the origins of grief, semiotics, and the grave.
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Mike Gill @mikegill.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
For the #Stonehenge area, there is new imagery on Google Earth from August this year showing lots of #archaeology. Pits for missing stones at #Stonehenge plus the barrows just to the SW. Read this thread for more examples ... 1/8
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Ilka Knüppel @iknuppel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Ummm, no??
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KD📚🌎🌊🇺🇸 @kdnerak33.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Pete Hegseth said no “beardos” are allowed. No word yet on short, two-inch wide mustaches.
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Trekkie Bill 🖖🏻 @trekkiebill.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"No Beardos"
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I literally don’t know a single woman who hasn’t been raped, stalked, groped, harassed, or sexually violated in some way at some point in their life. If you choose to doubt and dox survivors, just know every woman in your life is disgusted by you.
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Ray @raymolson22.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We are not being governed. We are being looted.
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ℝ𝕖𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕓𝕝𝕦𝕖 @rebelb1ue.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
You know what’s more dangerous than a trans athlete? 7 Frat boys at Cornell University.
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
how i walk out of a job interview after leaving my empty iced coffee on your desk
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KanaMauna @kanamauna.sauropods.win.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026
WTF? He does know what happened to the last president who went there? Trump aides explore attaching president’s name to Ford’s Theatre www.ms.now/news/trump-fords-theatre…
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Trump aides explore attaching president’s name to Ford’s Theatre
The playhouse where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated has been mentioned among federal properties that could carry the president’s name, people familiar with the effort told MS NOW. The post Trump aides explore attaching president’s name to Ford’s Theatre appeared first on MS NOW.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
After banning CNN, MS NOW & Politico from the White House, he installs State-Run television, just like they have in so many other countries... Sieg Heil, ya'll. #38Days 🌊
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Mark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted.... History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” ― George Orwell, 1984
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SGS @sgswritereditor.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Before we disperse -- here is a screenshot of an article I wrote about US #antiquesroadshow winning its first Emmy!
Screenshot of an article I wrote for Antiques Trade Gazette about US Antiques Roadshow winning an Emmy in 2026.
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Secret Agent Number Six @designationsix.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Who are the proposed snipers on the Triumphal arch supposed to shoot?
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Keir Giles @keirgiles.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I would be absolutely delighted to hear alternative theories for why the Trump group not only feels it will need to project military power in its own capital city, but also assesses that the "ballroom" will not be enough to do so. Next up: rebuilding the Kennedy Center into a flak tower. Watch.
Excerpt from 'American Overthrow' about the military "ballroom"
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Sen. Mark Kelly reacts to Trump's plan for a triumphal arch in the nation's capital equipped with drones, snipers and ammunition storage, calling it "another ridiculous thing from this president."
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 21/09/2026
ICE shot a DoorDash delivery guy.
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Attorney: Austin man shot by ICE agent was making DoorDash delivery
A Venezuelan man shot by an ICE agent in Austin was making a DoorDash delivery, his attorney said. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, was later released from the hospital into ICE custody.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Congratulations to Mellody & George on the opening of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art! 18 years in the making, it is 5-stories high, filled with some of the greatest artwork, props & memorabilia you'll ever see. An instant Los Angeles LANDMARK Thanks (again), George!!!
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Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · 21/09/2026
Prague's Stalin monument was the largest in the world, built in the 1950s through forced labour #MonumentsMonday Excavation of the labour camp hints at everyday life for those forced to construct it. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 📷 Fortepan/UWM Libraries/Harrison Forman 🏺 #Archaeology
Bridge crossing a river towards a hill, on which stands a huge stone statue of a person.
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SGS @sgswritereditor.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Hey there! #Quirk calls @sevenbelow.bsky.social, @iknuppel.bsky.social, @halehawk.bsky.social, @mssarajean.bsky.social, @chubbycash1.bsky.social, @fuckcancer56.bsky.social, and @heiheiholly.bsky.social to the #antiquesroadshow hashtag for the Mon Sep 21 live watch party, starting at 8 pm EST!

Quirk, a small, white, stuffed toy duck with a yellow beak and underwings and small, black, round eyes poses in Central Park in Manhattan with the White Rabbit’s watch from a bronze sculpture of Alice in Wonderland.
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Bryan Toporek @btoporek.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The only thing out of Dems’ mouths for the next six weeks should be: Donald Trump single-handedly drove up gas prices by starting a senseless war, and it will only get worse if you re-elect Republicans
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Never stop talking about the Epstein Files. Never stop talking about the Epstein Files. Never stop talking about the Epstein Files. No matter what happens or what disastrous distraction the orange felon deliberately creates.
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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
We are recruiting new Associate Editors! First World War Studies, the interdisciplinary journal of the International Society for First World War Studies, published by Taylor & Francis, is seeking to expand its editorial team.
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Ilka Knüppel @iknuppel.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
2 yo grandson loves @depechemode.com ! Finally, he likes some of my music! Put the kibosh on @brucespringsteen.net and @thecure.com 😭😭
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Fitz McKinney @fitzmckinney.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Diesel shortages are coming about because shipping oil through the Hormuz and Bab al-Mendab Straits has been stalled by Trump's war. Not because of a war that has been going on for over four years between Ukraine and Russia. Russian oil converted to diesel accounts for about 3% of global output.
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Resistance Is NOT Futile @madashades.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The real source of election fraud…. This is one small example.
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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
As both an academic and a writer, I am repelled by the "this looks like a long document. Would you like me to summarize it for you?" that seems to appear at the top of every pdf viewer now. NO. The *entire point* of good writing (either books or journal papers) is that every sentence has a purpose.
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Stevie Bennett @steviebennett.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026
[Exit Queen.]
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rebel.resist @sam--2025.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Vote. Your life depends on it.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
When the order came to abandon ship, Doris Miller didn't. He stayed and pulled men out of burning water. He was 24 when he was killed. www.JackHopkinsNow.com
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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
diarrhea Taylor Farms, salmonella chicken parm, bags of frozen blueberries that straight-up kill your ass heavy metal sourdough, listeria soup bowl refreshing summer popsicle that's filled with shards of glass we didn't start the fire...
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Stealthgirl 🫘 @stealthgirl21.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Political cartoonists keep the story clear and simple
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
BOSTON…😕 ✈️
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Why a viral apology from a Japanese volleyball player reveals something profound about their culture
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I don't care who disagrees because it needs to be said: there's no reason a politician should have a better healthcare plan than a combat veteran who put their life on the line for their country.
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Joe Roberts 🔥💙🔥🐸 @robbyjoe.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
He didn’t change. They did.
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Dragonflies fun facts - Just one dragonfly can consume over 100 mosquitos in a day - Dragonflies can fly backwards - They have nearly 360° vision - Their wings inhibit bacterial growth due to their natural structures - They're actually beautiful
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Ilka Knüppel @iknuppel.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Accurate depiction I’d like to think. Love the bun! #omatime
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Lindsey Rachev @lrachev.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
There it is.
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Andy Brockman @andybrockman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The Lancet publishes the latest estimate of the impact of Elon Musk's DOGE cuts to USAID. The headline conclusion "Our estimates show that, unless the abrupt funding cuts announced and implemented in the first half of 2025 are reversed, a staggering number of avoidable deaths could occur by 2030."
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Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis
USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates show that, unless the a...
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Deborah Weeks/A Woman for An Eternity @deborah-10.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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Ilka Knüppel @iknuppel.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Some weeks ago, I had the honor of being interviewed by Rita Buettner of the Catholic Review about my book on my great aunt, Ruth Mühlmann. Here is the link: catholicreview.org/author-share...
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Radio Interview: Author shares her family's tragic connection to a Nazi atrocity - Catholic Review
Rita Buettner speaks with Ilka Knüppel, author of "Finding Ruth: A Personal Story of Hitler’s Secret Euthanasia Program, Action T4."
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The Verge @theverge.com · 10/08/2026
Earlier this week, the Alaskan cruise ship Wilderness Legacy rescued a small skiff stranded near Farragut Bay after running out of fuel. But, according to tracking data reviewed by the Alaska Beacon and Halifax Shipping News, the closest vessel was actually Mark Zuckerberg’s super yacht, Launchpad.
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Zuckerberg’s yacht was closer, but someone else saved a stranded boat
The small cruise ship Wilderness Legacy rescued the skiff that ran out of fuel.
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🌊 DudeTheyreOnToMe 24:7🌊 @dancinginthestreet.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
The lying of the right
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
When the EPSTEIN scandals are all fully adjudicated, as they eventually will be, there will be more convictions & people imprisoned than there were in the Watergate matter. Accountability IS coming: November 3rd 2026 Midterms Make sure you're registered & VOTE! Go to: Iwillvote.com #tickticktick ⌛
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Eerily similar to the verbiage on the Access Hollywood tape, except instead of bragging about assaulting women he’s talking about pilfering historical artifacts, most of which we will likely never see again.
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
They're wearing the cats.....
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