Vincent NeedhamFeb 28
Paul Knightly

We are here:

October 5, 1938: "the Reich Ministry of the Interior invalidates all German passports held by Jews. Jews must surrender their old passports, which will become valid only after the letter “J” has been stamped on them."

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/timeline-event/holocaust/1933-1938/reich-ministry-of-the-interior-invalidates-all-german-passports-held-by-jew

German Jews' Passports Declared Invalid | Holocaust Encyclopedia

October 5, 1938. On this date, the Reich Ministry of the Interior invalidated all German Jews' passports and required them to have a "J" stamped on them.

Holocaust Encyclopedia
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Show threadAI6YR BenFeb 27
@paulknightly 😱
Show threadThee Mighty Peculia 🍄Feb 27
@paulknightly This is not getting the attention it warrants.
Show threadWeltzeitgeistFeb 27
@paulknightly Yeah, that fits but I, as a German, has to give to you. Your Concentration Camp build up is much more efficient. We weren't even close to were you already are.
Show threadWeltzeitgeistFeb 27
@paulknightly I mean, for just one year. That's impressive. Not gonna lie.
Show threadLeelooFeb 28

@wackJackle @paulknightly
Germany first had to figure out how to do it efficiently.

Trump already had a blueprint, at most he needed it translated from German.

Show threadWeltzeitgeistFeb 28
@leeloo @paulknightly Yeah, it took years. Eicke in Dachau had to figure it out. The US government can just buy empty properties and do the rest.
Show threadΈλλεν Εμίλια Ά.ζ.Feb 28

@paulknightly technically, wasn't this point already passed many months when, by order of Trump, all *passports* with gender markers that differ from those at birth were invalidated (idk if that was ever rolled back)?

Like sure, it wasn't always reliably enforced, but it's the same issue, right?

Show threaddiana 🏳️‍⚧️🦋🌱Feb 28

@paulknightly

As someone right in the middle of the beginnings of this genocide, making difficult decisions whether to shelter in place and carry on as usual, or attempt to flee, most likely denied entry due to complete lack of privilege...

I hate it when the filthy rich take over, brutal fascism always happens

Show threadobscurestarFeb 28
@paulknightly And in the US this week: https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sends-letters-to-trans-people
Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses

"The legislature did not include a grace period."

Erin In The Morning
Show threadWellsiteGeoFeb 28

@obscurestar @paulknightly
I had assumed that was the story that prompted the thread.

(Edit : scrolling back, it was.)