Remember when a Nazi German Submarine delivered Uranium 235 and infra-red atomic fuses to the United States during World War 2?
….and then the most amazing kwinky dink happened:
2 weeks later: Oak Ridge suddenly had enough weapons grade uranium for a test (June 1945)
2 months later: Trinity (July 1945)
3 months later: Hiroshima and Nagasaki (August 1945)
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Dr. Heinz Schlicke was a passenger onboard U-234 and he showed the Americans how to use the atomic German infra red proximity fuses that were also on board the sub.
H/T: JPF
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Also just a coincidence I’m sure:
FDR “dies suddenly” at age 63, April 12 1945
Three Days later: U-234 begins delivery of uranium/atomic fuses to America, April 15, 1945
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the thing about saying “violence against [fascists/pedophiles/etc] is always justified” is that people immediately begin to expand their definition of who counts as a [fascist/pedophile/etc] to include people they personally don’t like, in order to justify violence against them, whether or not they are actually a [fascist/pedophile/etc] or whether they are actually doing harm (or are very likely to do harm) to others. the solution to dealing with the fact that [fascists/pedophiles/etc] exist in society should never be to go looking for a reason to do violence, or to train yourself to treat violence as a reflexive action.
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Politico defending LITERAL WWII Nazis.
Politico seriously suggests there is "nuance" around Yaroslav Hunka's joining of the Nazi 14th Waffen SS Grenadier Division (1st Galicia) to fight the Soviet Union and, like Canadian commentators over the last few days, suggests no war crimes were committed by this Division.
That's COMPLETE AND UTTER LUNACY.
The Nazi Germany 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS was NOTORIOUS for SLAUGHTERING their way through Ukraine, enthusiastically participating in the genocide of Poles, Roma, Jews, and Socialists/Communists
These people are manipulating history and your ignorance of it to make Nazis go from black and white obvious evil, to shades of grey in which you're not "expert" enough to have an opinion on, thereby weakening efforts to expose fascist ideology being integrated into Western society.
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look idk maybe all that blocking positivity of "block whoever you want block everyone you mildy disagree with uwu" makes sense in bigger fandoms and on overall tumblr but in small fandoms?! i think it just leads to weirdly fragmented fandoms where this person can't see that persons posts and that person can't see that other person's post but everyone else can and nobody knows who can see who's post and who doesn't and it's not like i never block anyone but it just feels very frustrating engaging in small fandoms like this especially when you have no idea and will never know what you ever did for people to block you? like was it something actually bad? did you actually offend someone, unknowingly or knowingly or...??? or was it just a "wrong" headcanon?? like... the range of possibilities and the likelihood of the reason being super ridiculous but of course the decision being irreversible because who ever goes back and unblocks someone... i think that kind of sucks
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Was there a covert super-power operating in the 40’s and 50’s? Or did a breakaway group have control over exotic technology ?
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July 12 to July 29, 1952, over Washington, D.C.
SAUCERS SWARM OVER CAPITAL
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February 23, 1942
“Japanese Sub”
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📷 From the documentary film “Forbidden Love – Queer Victims of the Nazi Dictatorship”
Documentary shows three poignant fates of queer Nazi victims
Persecuted, arrested and murdered: The documentary “Forbidden Love – Queer Victims of the Nazi Dictatorship” shows, with celebrity support, what it meant to be a queer person who was an enemy of the Nazi state.
Auto-translate from German [original from Queer.de]:
The documentary will be broadcast on January 27th, the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust.
The approximately 45-minute documentary by Sebastian Scherrer shows how the Nazis increased punishments and terrorized queer people. For this purpose, the fates of the three queer protagonists Elli Smula, Liddy Bacroff and Rudolf Brazda are not only examined, but the voices of historians and well-known faces are also sought. …
The documentary does not force the protagonists into the role of victims
All three take on a “sponsorship” for one of the protagonists in order to shed light on their fate. These include Elli Smula, who was persecuted as a lesbian, and Liddy Bacroff, who was harassed by the authorities as a "transvestite", as well as Rudolf Brazda, who was imprisoned in the Buchenwald concentration camp because of his homosexuality.
Over 50,000 queer people were demonstrably persecuted at the time, many of whom were oppressed, imprisoned or murdered. But as cruel as the Nazi era was for LGBTI people, the documentary proves that despite the most adverse circumstances, some managed to live out their identity and assert themselves during the Nazi era.
And although the protagonists actually became "victims" of the Nazi regime, they are not presented in the documentary in a "victim role", but as self-confident people who did not want to let the Nazi regime change them.
All three take on a “sponsorship” for one of the protagonists in order to shed light on their fate. These include Elli Smula, who was persecuted as a lesbian, and Liddy Bacroff, who was harassed by the authorities as a "transvestite", as well as Rudolf Brazda, who was imprisoned in the Buchenwald concentration camp because of his homosexuality.
Over 50,000 queer people were demonstrably persecuted at the time, many of whom were oppressed, imprisoned or murdered. But as cruel as the Nazi era was for LGBTI people, the documentary proves that despite the most adverse circumstances, some managed to live out their identity and assert themselves during the Nazi era.
And although the protagonists actually became "victims" of the Nazi regime, they are not presented in the documentary in a "victim role", but as self-confident people who did not want to let the Nazi regime change them.
Other fates during the Nazi era are also discussed.
In addition to the events surrounding Smula, Bacroff and Brazda, other fates from the Nazi era are also highlighted, such as that of SA leader Ernst Röhm. The homosexual officer was murdered on behalf of Adolf Hitler in 1934.
But Magnus Hirschfeld, who worked as a sex researcher for the decriminalization of homosexuality, is also remembered. For his efforts, the Nazi regime punished him by storming his institute.
The right degree between personal stories and education
The documentary manages to find the right degree between the narration of personal fates and the factual education about the Nazi era. In addition to the protagonists, historical documents are shown from which shocking evidence emerges.
At that time, sexual acts between men were described as “fornication” and homosexuality as a “popular plague”. The so-called “Pink Angle” publicly stigmatized homosexual men in concentration camps. Czech Holocaust expert Anna Hájková sums it up aptly: "Queer people embodied everything the Nazis hated."
And the prominent faces and activists always find the right words, express criticism or ask legitimate questions. Finally, on some of the stumbling blocks, for example, there are deadnames of deceased trans people, which denounces them.
Finally, reference is made to the current situation of queer people, because hate is increasing again. That's why the documentary ends with an impressive sentence:
Love should never become a crime again.
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