Paul Braterman #FBPE #FactsMatter #Vote4Democracy
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Former chem prof (Texas, Scotland), erratic blogger, interested in defending science, truth, and what remains of democracy, https://paulbraterman.wordpress.com/ 🚫 Election conspiracy, merchandise, money requests, porn. No FB if only posts are starter packs
jujuliagrace.substack.com/p/why-doesnt... “But beyond the uninspiring interviews and robotic speeches, something else is lacking too. Starmer managed to recruit an enormous number of new MPs, but absolutely none of them stand out.” Deliberately excluding political dissenters? Jamie Driscoll, anyone?
Why doesn't the Labour Party have any rising stars?
Call To Action
jujuliagrace.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
jujuliagrace.substack.com/p/why-doesnt... “But beyond the uninspiring interviews and robotic speeches, something else is lacking too. Starmer managed to recruit an enormous number of new MPs, but absolutely none of them stand out.” Deliberately excluding political dissenters? Jamie Driscoll, anyone?
“They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.
An organization that fought abortion rights in the United States is now an unlikely conduit between MAGA Republicans and Britain’s ascendant Reform U.K. party.”
Why unlikely? Farage has been part of Trump’s circle for many years
An organization that fought abortion rights in the United States is now an unlikely conduit between MAGA Republicans and Britain’s ascendant Reform U.K. party.”
Why unlikely? Farage has been part of Trump’s circle for many years
They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
“They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.
An organization that fought abortion rights in the United States is now an unlikely conduit between MAGA Republicans and Britain’s ascendant Reform U.K. party.”
Why unlikely? Farage has been part of Trump’s circle for many years
An organization that fought abortion rights in the United States is now an unlikely conduit between MAGA Republicans and Britain’s ascendant Reform U.K. party.”
Why unlikely? Farage has been part of Trump’s circle for many years
Being a naturalised US citizen, I actually did take an oath to America. In it, I promised to uphold something called the Constitution. What follows?
November 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Being a naturalised US citizen, I actually did take an oath to America. In it, I promised to uphold something called the Constitution. What follows?
You don't understand! If we brought them back for trial, some lefty woke anti-American judge and jury might conclude that there was no evidence that they were handling drugs anyway. Then where would we be?
Obviously we have to murder narco-terrorists rather than bring them back to the U.S. for trial because of all the problems inherent in trying them in U.S. courts, like for example some dipshit might pardon them
November 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
You don't understand! If we brought them back for trial, some lefty woke anti-American judge and jury might conclude that there was no evidence that they were handling drugs anyway. Then where would we be?
Reposted by Paul Braterman #FBPE #FactsMatter #Vote4Democracy
Oh FFS is he still sharing that….well yes I am! Though 100k secures an outing in Westminster Halls it needs more to be a proper noise!!! To get to 100k so fast is outstanding…keep sharing!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Oh FFS is he still sharing that….well yes I am! Though 100k secures an outing in Westminster Halls it needs more to be a proper noise!!! To get to 100k so fast is outstanding…keep sharing!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
ICE will of course ignore this ruling. What happens next?
HUGE VICTORY: A judge just ruled EVERYONE picked up by ICE is entitled to a bond hearing in front of a judge – no more disappearing people into indefinite detention, for no reason. 👏 GOOD.
November 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
ICE will of course ignore this ruling. What happens next?
Does whiskey Pete Hegseth really fail to understand that this statement is a total admission of guilt? Or does he simply not care about the fact that ordering the killing of individuals who at the time pose no threat is a breach of international law and conventions, and US domestic and military law?
November 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Does whiskey Pete Hegseth really fail to understand that this statement is a total admission of guilt? Or does he simply not care about the fact that ordering the killing of individuals who at the time pose no threat is a breach of international law and conventions, and US domestic and military law?
I as a Jew living in Scotland am deeply dismayed when people who claim to speak in my name equate support for Palestinian aspirations with anti-Semitism
The UK's top Jewish body has intervened after Scotland-Palestine flags appeared in Glasgow and Edinburgh ⬇️
Jewish leaders issue complaint over 'divisive' Palestine/Scotland flags in Glasgow
www.thenational.scot
November 28, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I as a Jew living in Scotland am deeply dismayed when people who claim to speak in my name equate support for Palestinian aspirations with anti-Semitism
Signed, shared here and on Facebook, forwarded to friends. Now at 90,000 signatures. 100,000 signatures makes it eligible for parliamentary debate
Why wouldn’t you want to know? What have you got to fear? Losing your precious Brexit? Being revealed as a traitor and a liar?
Surely, anyone decent and honest who genuinely cares about our country and our democracy has nothing to lose from this. So, sign up.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Surely, anyone decent and honest who genuinely cares about our country and our democracy has nothing to lose from this. So, sign up.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 28, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Signed, shared here and on Facebook, forwarded to friends. Now at 90,000 signatures. 100,000 signatures makes it eligible for parliamentary debate
My American friends, your tax dollars at work
November 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
My American friends, your tax dollars at work
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/w... In the UK, the Crown Prosecution Service says that prosecutions for the 2017 Grenfell Tower disaster are unlikely before 2026
Hong Kong Arrests 3 Tied to Construction Company After Deadly Fire
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/w... In the UK, the Crown Prosecution Service says that prosecutions for the 2017 Grenfell Tower disaster are unlikely before 2026
"White House declares all of Trumps orders to military are legal" has exactly the same force as "White House declares the moon is made of green cheese." Though I really fear that the dotard-in-chief doesn't see it that way newrepublic.com/post/203628/...
White House Declares All of Trump’s Orders to Military Are Legal
The Trump administration is twisting U.S. military code to take revenge against Democrats who reminded troops to follow the law.
newrepublic.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
"White House declares all of Trumps orders to military are legal" has exactly the same force as "White House declares the moon is made of green cheese." Though I really fear that the dotard-in-chief doesn't see it that way newrepublic.com/post/203628/...
I bet the Orange Bonespur and the Makeup Artist don't even know that
From a friend who served as a marine for 31 years.
Here’s something most people don’t realize: Because Senator Mark Kelly is an active member of Congress, he cannot legally be recalled to active military status. The Incompatibility Clause of the US Constitution states that....1/2
Here’s something most people don’t realize: Because Senator Mark Kelly is an active member of Congress, he cannot legally be recalled to active military status. The Incompatibility Clause of the US Constitution states that....1/2
November 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I bet the Orange Bonespur and the Makeup Artist don't even know that
Signed, shared here and on Facebook, forwarded to friends
November 27, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Signed, shared here and on Facebook, forwarded to friends
This in today: www.nsl4a.org/nsl4a-announ...
National Security Leaders for America Statement on Lawful Orders — National Security Leaders for America
NSL4A reaffirms a foundational principle of American democracy: every member of the U.S. military, enlisted and officer, swears an oath to support and defend the Constitution above all else. This cons...
www.nsl4a.org
November 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
This in today: www.nsl4a.org/nsl4a-announ...
My UK friends: in the light of the Nathan Gill affair, Russian influence in supporting Brexit, the increasingly blatant Trump-Putin axis, and ongoing current investigations, I regard this as extremely urgent. If you agree, please sign and share petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
My UK friends: in the light of the Nathan Gill affair, Russian influence in supporting Brexit, the increasingly blatant Trump-Putin axis, and ongoing current investigations, I regard this as extremely urgent. If you agree, please sign and share petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
So if you're wondering when ICE would start directly sabotaging the electoral process, the answer is, right now
Wild events in Missouri: "Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway on Thursday involved federal immigration agents in her push to halt a campaign seeking to strike down the state’s congressional map."
www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
Missouri attorney general involves ICE in push to halt anti-gerrymandering group
The attorney general did not provide any evidence to support her claims, which the campaign called false.
www.kansascity.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
So if you're wondering when ICE would start directly sabotaging the electoral process, the answer is, right now
This invites the question, whether such brutal conditions are constitutional, under the 8th Amendment. The dehumanising of inmates has been going on for a long time. But given how the regime treats the 4th Amendment (requirements for issuing warrants)…
NEW: President Biden commuted the death sentences of most people on the federal death row before exiting office.
President Trump is now effectively looking to retaliate, and to detain those people in the most brutal conditions in the federal system. Bolts reports:
boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
President Trump is now effectively looking to retaliate, and to detain those people in the most brutal conditions in the federal system. Bolts reports:
boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
Death Row Prisoners Granted Clemency by Biden Brace for "Living Hell" Under Trump - Bolts
This story was produced by Bolts and published in partnership with The Nation. Inside the federal supermax tucked away in Colorado’s high desert, prisoners spend 22 to 24 hours a day... Read More
boltsmag.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
This invites the question, whether such brutal conditions are constitutional, under the 8th Amendment. The dehumanising of inmates has been going on for a long time. But given how the regime treats the 4th Amendment (requirements for issuing warrants)…
We have all seen what ICE officials are doing to U.S. citizens — yes, U.S. citizens — in our nation’s cities. As disgraceful as their behavior is, I [Mark Elias] have urged you before to imagine what happens when they turn their focus to interfering in elections.
Well, the time has come.
Well, the time has come.
"So It Begins": The GOP’s 2026 sabotage has already started
newsletters.democracydocket.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
We have all seen what ICE officials are doing to U.S. citizens — yes, U.S. citizens — in our nation’s cities. As disgraceful as their behavior is, I [Mark Elias] have urged you before to imagine what happens when they turn their focus to interfering in elections.
Well, the time has come.
Well, the time has come.
aaronparnas.substack.com/p/breaking-t...
We now have a President preparing to prosecute a sitting Democratic senator for warning service members not to obey illegal orders.
“The Department of War has received serious allegations of misconduct against Captain Mark Kelly, USN (Ret.). In accordance
We now have a President preparing to prosecute a sitting Democratic senator for warning service members not to obey illegal orders.
“The Department of War has received serious allegations of misconduct against Captain Mark Kelly, USN (Ret.). In accordance
BREAKING: Trump Opens Investigation Into Mark Kelly After Calling for his Execution
In a stunning escalation, the Trump-controlled Pentagon has confirmed it has opened a formal investigation into Democratic Senator Mark Kelly—an inquiry that officials say could lead to a military cri...
aaronparnas.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
aaronparnas.substack.com/p/breaking-t...
We now have a President preparing to prosecute a sitting Democratic senator for warning service members not to obey illegal orders.
“The Department of War has received serious allegations of misconduct against Captain Mark Kelly, USN (Ret.). In accordance
We now have a President preparing to prosecute a sitting Democratic senator for warning service members not to obey illegal orders.
“The Department of War has received serious allegations of misconduct against Captain Mark Kelly, USN (Ret.). In accordance
Reposted by Paul Braterman #FBPE #FactsMatter #Vote4Democracy
www.propublica.org/article/paul....
YET AGAIN, WHITE HOUSE, TRIES TO PROTECT THE DIRTIEST OF MEN -- THIS TIME THE TATE BROTHERS
WOMEN OF AMERICA -- AND THE WORLD -- FIGHT BACK. BE FIERCE IN YOUR FIGHT. #MeToo didn't shut it down. What will????
YET AGAIN, WHITE HOUSE, TRIES TO PROTECT THE DIRTIEST OF MEN -- THIS TIME THE TATE BROTHERS
WOMEN OF AMERICA -- AND THE WORLD -- FIGHT BACK. BE FIERCE IN YOUR FIGHT. #MeToo didn't shut it down. What will????
Senators Launch Inquiry After a White House Official Intervened on Behalf of Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
In letters to the White House and DHS, Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Gary Peters called the intervention a “brazen interference with a federal investigation.”
www.propublica.org
November 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
www.propublica.org/article/paul....
YET AGAIN, WHITE HOUSE, TRIES TO PROTECT THE DIRTIEST OF MEN -- THIS TIME THE TATE BROTHERS
WOMEN OF AMERICA -- AND THE WORLD -- FIGHT BACK. BE FIERCE IN YOUR FIGHT. #MeToo didn't shut it down. What will????
YET AGAIN, WHITE HOUSE, TRIES TO PROTECT THE DIRTIEST OF MEN -- THIS TIME THE TATE BROTHERS
WOMEN OF AMERICA -- AND THE WORLD -- FIGHT BACK. BE FIERCE IN YOUR FIGHT. #MeToo didn't shut it down. What will????
While al Qaeda was armed by the US government to attack the Soviet presence in Afghanistan, despite warnings in the New York Times as early as 1988 that they would be as opposed to the US as they were to the USSR
November 22, 2025 at 9:20 PM
While al Qaeda was armed by the US government to attack the Soviet presence in Afghanistan, despite warnings in the New York Times as early as 1988 that they would be as opposed to the US as they were to the USSR
While we are all talking about the Epstein files and Marjorie Taylor Greene’s antics and the price of turkeys and how Mamdani has managed to charm Trump, Trump is doing to Ukraine what Chamberlain did to Czechoslovakia: 1/2
www.reuters.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
While we are all talking about the Epstein files and Marjorie Taylor Greene’s antics and the price of turkeys and how Mamdani has managed to charm Trump, Trump is doing to Ukraine what Chamberlain did to Czechoslovakia: 1/2
Yes, it’s already happening; ICE being used to interfere with the electoral process: www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Missouri AG Now Siccing ICE on Gerrymander Referendum Signature Gatherers
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Yes, it’s already happening; ICE being used to interfere with the electoral process: www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
My local U3A had the good sense to cancel meetings two weeks before Boris Johnson acted: www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
23,000 died because government Covid response ‘too little, too late’
An excoriating report by the UK Covid-19 inquiry says Boris Johnson failed to appreciate the calamity and that lockdowns have left ‘lasting scars’ on society
www.thetimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 PM
My local U3A had the good sense to cancel meetings two weeks before Boris Johnson acted: www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...