In
Memory of
Seasar Son
of Ame Olny Negro
Decd Nour ye 5
1747 Aged 15
years & 10 Months

It was unusual for 18th-century New England gravestones to mention a child's mother, but not father. The most common exception is for enslaved children, whose fathers were not able to claim or protect them.

Just as a not so insignificant point, such a level would mean that the majority of people born in the UK would not be able to meet this criteria, considering the percentage (fewer than half) who actually complete A levels, let alone ones which effectively demonstrate an A Level standard of English.

Westminster government. Performative cruelty and morally bankrupt.

I’m sure they didn’t mean to eliminate the woman in this image.

This is the link to Part 2 of my latest Substack article, dealing with a fight between the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry and six Panther tanks during the Battle of Epsom, focussing on the work of the AFPU in filming some of the aftermath.
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During September 107 Squadron had taken over from 105 Squadron, who had an equally torrid time, including the loss of their CO just before the end of their tour in Malta.

Glad to see Nigel Farage has finally remembered Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform in Wales - found guilty of taking bribes from Russia.

Maybe he'll now remember how much he took from Putin's propaganda broadcaster Russia Today for all his TV appearances when he was a MEP?

#OTD in 1941 No 107 Sqn lost two Blenheims, crews KIA, in an attack on a two-ship convoy with a single escort, off the coast of Libya. In the first 11 days of October it lost 5 out of its 16 Blenheims.

A detailed report from both the #RAF and the Italian perspective is here. #navalhistory

Thatcher said "The trouble with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money."

The trouble with capitalism is that if you run out of other people's money, you can do it again with a new limited company

Regardless of what one thinks of the Greens and Zack Polanski, there is something refreshing and much needed about seeing a politician name far-right discourse as it is

No more euphemising, no more "populism", "legitimate concerns" etc - accurate & damning depictions instead as needed

Ever since I finished Question Time, Reform have massively been on the attack.

Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.

Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.

Today my daughter's preschool is holding a farewell assembly for one of her classmates whose mother has no choice but to self deport. The school is hoping it will be joyful in tone, so we might make this less upsetting for this 3 year old.

There's just no words for the uselessness of this cruelty.

I’m not kidding when I say these weird ass costumes and antics are actually an extremely effective tactic from a media standpoint bc when enough people do them, the media can’t fully scrub them out

Have you seen 3D animations from the IDF showing secret Hamas hideouts?

According to Israel's +972 magazine, many have "serious spatial inaccuracies or prefabricated assets—sourced not from classified intelligence but rather from commercial libraries, content creators, and cultural institutions."

Just finished up some #Airfix Waterloo British Royal Horse Artillery. Enjoyed painting them. Still a very characterful set. Now onto some gun crews. #wargames #Napoleonic

War fighters...

This is a lie.

There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.

But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.

Palestinian journalists in Gaza are being targeted by drones - risking their lives to show the world the truth of what’s happening there.

RIP Jane Goodall. I feel like it's shortchanging her legacy to focus only on her work with chimpanzees when her compassion extended to ALL animals. One of the best ways you can honor & continue her legacy is to incorporate more plant based meals into your life. ❤️ news.janegoodall.org/2017/04/28/w...

Whittled a smaller version of the staff skull, using a teeny router bit, out of a lump of resin sprue. Will neaten up with a scalpel and then detail it with putty. Done it blind but think it's about the right size

Michelle Mone is the polar opposite of the values that should govern public life.

She should repay what she owes immediately & get her sorry, dishonourable form as far away from the House of Lords as possible.

She, & all those other govt grifters who tried to monetise a pandemic, sicken me. Ends/

Here I am in 2020 in the flimsiest, most pitful PPE - like so many other NHS staff, some of whom died from the Covid they caught in their hospitals.

Tory peer Michelle Mone - who today lost her legal case & must repay the govt £122m - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’.

What, Michelle? 🧵

Mahmood had the opportunity to offer a positive vision of immigration, and how Labour was going to use it to stimulate growth and renewal.

Instead, she threw in the towel, accepting that racism is the new norm.

She’s not fit for her current or any political job. Incompetent, spineless, no values.

The alleged shooter in Michigan. Weird that Vance and Patel haven’t tweeted out this info. 🤷🏽‍♂️👇🏽

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