All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Andrzej and Hili have contrasting views of nature:
Hili: Nature is cruel.
Andrzej: Yes, but it also has certain advantages.
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This Jewish boy was born in Tel Aviv but moved to France. He was sent to Auschwitz with his mother; both were gassed upon arrival. He was fourteen years old.
We have 7 new ducklings in Botany Pond
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Savannah, Day 2. Food and sights.
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All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Szaron acts like Pinker while Hili plays Pinker's critics:
Hili: I dream of the return of the past.
Szaron: I can smell the present.
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All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili is dissimulating.
Hili: What a beautiful little bird.
Andrzej: I’m afraid you’re hiding your true thoughts.
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This Dutch Jewish girl arrived at Auschwitz when she was 12 years old. She did not survive.
All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili is peevish.
Hili: It's not easy to preserve dignity when you feel like biting someone.
Andrzej: Amen to that.
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A semi-hit piece on Steve Pinker at Boston Magazine about whether Pinker will save Harvard. "But why are they even asking that question?", Jesse Singal notes.
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All the news that's fit to print, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili has an epiphany:
Hili: Leaves are solar panels.
Andrzej: That is indeed true, unlike so many other reports.
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This Hungarian Jewish girl was gassed to death when she arrived at Auschwitz. She was about ten years old, and would be 82 years old today had she lived.
The NYT and NBC tout a novel "written" via facilitated communication with a severely autistic boy. This method of communicating has been debunked; the novel is likely written by the boy's mom.
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Photos of lizards from Trinidad and Tobago, all taken by Ephraim Heller.
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All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili's inspecting the garden.
Hili: These tulips were a different color last year.
Andrzej: We live in a world of illusions.
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The boys are taunting each other again. Jesus's assertion is half true: the Kaaba is covered with silk, but we have no idea whether the rock, called the "Ajar al-Aswad," is meteoric in origin.
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All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili and Szaron appear to have a blip in their friendship.
Hili: You’ve stepped over the red line.
Szaron: Oh, sorry, I didn’t realize it was there.
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This French Jewish girl was murdered via incarcertation in Auschwitz. She was about 19 years old.
All the news that's fit to post and, in Dobrzyn, Hili discusses the Pope.
Hili: What does the Pope think about when he prays for peace?
Andrzej: He’s probably wondering whether everyone can see it.
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This German Jew was seventeen years old when he died in Auschwitz in the same year he arrived.
Two versions of "Angel" by Sarah McLaughlin: one solo and one with guitar accompaniment by Carlos Santana.
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A large new study from Finland (big samples and controls) shows that gender reassignment (change of gender involving surgery and/or hormones) does not improve the psychiatric well being of patients.
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Photos from New South Wales of Eastern Grey Kangaroos, all taken by Scott Ritchie.
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This Dutch girl was gassed, together with her mother and five bothers and sisters, as soon as they arrived in Auschwitz.
All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili gives rather opaque advice.
Hili: We must be principled.
Andrzej: In what matter?
Hili: I don’t know yet.
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More evidence to add to that already existing that Doctors Without Borders ("MSF") is antisemitic and aligned with Hamas.
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Mo is taunting Jesus about Christian doctrine again:
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Wildlife photos from Jan Malik taken in New Jersey, many showing a Great Blue Heron catching and swallowing a large perch.
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All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Andrzej and Hili discuss swapping dinners.
Andrzej: I don’t enjoy the taste of anything.
Hili: Eat from my bowl, and I’ll eat from your plate. You’ll see everything will taste different.
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This French Jewish girl was gassed to death as soon as she arrived in Auschwitz. She was six years old, and would be 90 today had she lived.
Paul McCartney rehearses "Blackbird" on the day it was recorded for the White Album.
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