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W.E.B. Du Bois on Robert E. Lee: “Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”

An apology. Yesterday, I suggested on this site that sooner or later, Reform's new chairman, David Bull, would make an absolute turnip of himself. I was wrong. There was no "later" to it.

Dear USA Deploying troops against civilians will not go well. Yours Great Britain and Northern Ireland

This is the way to stand up to these bullies! Respect ✊

A teacher breaks down after ICE causes multiple schools to lockdown during graduation ceremonies and parents to flee for their lives. Only the soulless aren’t hurting from what is happening in our country. This is affecting all of us.

Elon Musk says Trump is lying

Yes, you did vote to deport moms.

Finger lickin

I hope that this clear and measured explanation, by @lcrmayor.bsky.social Steve Rotheram, of the danger and panic caused by those maliciously stoking hate - even if they are "just posting from their kitchen tables" - gives the posse of commentators defending such actions pause for thought. ~AA

Kady Grass, a lesbian teenager in Illinois, was severely beaten after trying to use the bathroom in a McDonald's. www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...

If you want to understand the asymettry in our politics & media, if this was a Biden donor turning up to a Biden event, this ridiculously, it would be on a loop on Fox for days, with endless outrage from the GOP. But it won't be on CNN or MSNBC on a loop for days, & top Democrats won't say anything.

The top image: The Guardian, July 2016 The article: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... The bottom image: The Guardian, May 2025 The article: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I for one am shocked that a man who only turned up for one Fisheries meeting out of 42 when he was an MEP would decide to go on holiday when Parliament was sitting, rather than during the 18 weeks it is closed.