4 February 1942 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Esther Stad, was born in Amsterdam.

In October 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz and, after selection, murdered in the gas chamber.

"I almost promise you that Elon Musk is going to try and stoke violence in the United States." - @emptywheel

New Ball of Thread bonus episode on Xitter being shut down in Brazil and the right-wing troll network trying to spark violence around the globe.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/111270133

Via @emptywheel 1/2:

Let’s look at this WaPo column, claiming this is not a policy driven election.

It lists *7* policies Kamala has laid out, just 4 for Trump + the common no tax on tips

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/09/01/harris-trump-policy-details-presidential-race/

At what point does your suggest that Kamala--who, again, is only 40% of the way into her campaign--hasn't been doing her job when all the evidence, especially regarding coverage of Trump, is that you have not been?

16 August 1932 | An Austrian Jewish girl, Mella Schachter, was born in Vienna.

In 1943 she was deported to Auschwitz from Będzin ghetto and murdered in a gas chamber.

@DrALJONES
Marc Elias just now on MSNBC.
Dozens of pro-Trump election deniers hold positions overseeing the 2024 election.

By blocking certification at county level, they block certification happening at state level.
Chaos ensues.
Then it gets passed to Trumps Supreme Court.

#usapolitics #usa2024 #harris2024

6 August 1921 | A Pole, Jan Kubas, was born in Przemyśl.

He was deported to Auschwitz from Tarnów on 14 June 1940 in the first transport of Poles to the camp.
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He perished in the camp in 1942.