Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day, when we commemorate one of history's most insidious atrocities, the mass murder of six million Jews and millions of other victims by Nazi Germany during World War II, in places known as concentration camps. Gypsies, Jehovah's witnesses, homosexuals, and people called "anti-social" (today known as "homeless") were also put into the camps. From what I understand, however, the first group so imprisoned were political dissidents. In other words, people who said things that the government didn't want to hear. It's something to think about for anyone who wants to limit the scope of public discourse.
Today, there are people who deny that the Holocaust happened. I'll be happy to show them my pictures of the Auschwitz and Birkenau camps, located near Oświęcim, Poland, which I visited in 2000. Although these and other camps were built in Poland, please do not refer to them as being "Polish". Ja jestem polski także. (I'm Polish, too.)
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Some things going on today include:
From the Olean Times Herald, an illegal alien gets a three-year sentence for sexual assault against a teenage victim. He had previously been arrested after overstaying his work visa, but had been released. (via Illegal Alien Crime Report)
From Voice Of Europe, a march against violence by migrants toward women will be held tomorrow in Germany. (In other words, it will be, as VOE puts it, the "real Women's March".)
From Gatestone Institute, a report on "the Islamization of Germany in 2017: Part II".
From Russia Today, the improved Russian economy under President Putin. (Can a Russian source such as RT be trusted to cover Putin without any bias?)
From Radio Praha, Czech President Miloš Zeman wins reelection. (via Voice Of Europe)
From the Express, Slovenia fines Croatian fisherman for fishing in disputed waters.
From Sputnik International, thousands of Kurds in Europe protest Turkey's invasion of Syria's Afrin region.
From Radio Poland, the four Visegrad countries discuss immigration and economy in Budapest.
From The Spectator, the new battle for Europe is between east and west.
From The Local FR, the Seine is expected to reach flood level in Paris.
From Breitbart London, five takeaways from George Soros's speech at Davos.
From National Review, a reaction to President Trump's speech at Davos.
From Red State, a little perspective on Trump being "divinely appointed".
From Townhall, Senator Schumer (D-NY) sounds like former Speaker Pelosi (D-Cal) when it comes to tax cuts.
From the New York Post, a teenage pregnant Christian escapes from Boko Haram. (In my not-so-humble opinion, this a woman worth marching for.)
From Westword, one reader says "Marilyn Manson is as scary as the Easter Bunny".
And from Buzz(dot)ie, the sequel to The Shining will be creepy and weird, just like the original.
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