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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
This is huge. If the military leadership is beginning to question Trump, that is surely the beginning of the end: aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-growi...
November 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
This is huge. If the military leadership is beginning to question Trump, that is surely the beginning of the end: aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-growi...
This just in from Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign (why I am on their mailing list I had no idea). He says the race for the Ohio governorship is razor-thin. Believe him, and act accordingly. If in doubt, check out his Wikipedia entry before he cleans it up again: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivek_R...
November 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This just in from Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign (why I am on their mailing list I had no idea). He says the race for the Ohio governorship is razor-thin. Believe him, and act accordingly. If in doubt, check out his Wikipedia entry before he cleans it up again: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivek_R...
Christian leaders displaying Christianity! (NB do not confuse Michael Woolf, the arrested faith leader, with Michael Wolff, the journalist) www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
November 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Christian leaders displaying Christianity! (NB do not confuse Michael Woolf, the arrested faith leader, with Michael Wolff, the journalist) www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
The dam is bursting. The dog who didn’t bark has no clothes, so expect a mass jailbreak as Republicans run for cover, because they won’t have a leg to stand on and fur will fly when the chickens come home to roost, so grab the popcorn.
Except, of course, that none of this is funny
Except, of course, that none of this is funny
November 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The dam is bursting. The dog who didn’t bark has no clothes, so expect a mass jailbreak as Republicans run for cover, because they won’t have a leg to stand on and fur will fly when the chickens come home to roost, so grab the popcorn.
Except, of course, that none of this is funny
Except, of course, that none of this is funny
My own small Dick Cheney story. He was due to visit U North Texas chemistry department, where I then worked. I said the idea of meeting him made me feel sick to my stomach, whereupon an accommodating departmental secretary said ”I’ll write you down as absent with a gastric disturbance.”
November 4, 2025 at 9:56 PM
My own small Dick Cheney story. He was due to visit U North Texas chemistry department, where I then worked. I said the idea of meeting him made me feel sick to my stomach, whereupon an accommodating departmental secretary said ”I’ll write you down as absent with a gastric disturbance.”
The art of the deal: let me demolish your health insurance or I will starve your children
November 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The art of the deal: let me demolish your health insurance or I will starve your children
This in my inbox, part of an endless stream of Trumpist material. It does not mention my name,, addressing me as “Friend,” and I have no intention of following the links, which would presumably ask me for money. How did they get my email address, and should it concern me?
October 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
This in my inbox, part of an endless stream of Trumpist material. It does not mention my name,, addressing me as “Friend,” and I have no intention of following the links, which would presumably ask me for money. How did they get my email address, and should it concern me?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... Note Labour's collapse, and there's no English equivalent of the Plaid alternative
October 24, 2025 at 11:57 AM
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... Note Labour's collapse, and there's no English equivalent of the Plaid alternative
There is money for this, but not for WIC
October 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
There is money for this, but not for WIC
Almost as if he thought he owned the place: aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-white...
October 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Almost as if he thought he owned the place: aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-white...
I just got this "ballot" from ConservativeIntel, asking for my preference for 2028. There is something very strange about it…
October 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I just got this "ballot" from ConservativeIntel, asking for my preference for 2028. There is something very strange about it…
Could the States from which the federal government is planning to withhold congressionally approved funding stop forwarding income tax payments to the federal government? Asking for a friend
October 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Could the States from which the federal government is planning to withhold congressionally approved funding stop forwarding income tax payments to the federal government? Asking for a friend
Arrest Stephen Miller for promoting violence.
October 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Arrest Stephen Miller for promoting violence.
Trump is threatening to sue ABC for having Jimmy Kimmel back on, claiming that Kimmel's content is "an illegal campaign contribution" to the DNC. Be very afraid
September 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Trump is threatening to sue ABC for having Jimmy Kimmel back on, claiming that Kimmel's content is "an illegal campaign contribution" to the DNC. Be very afraid
No, autism is not caused by Tylenol. It is caused by failure to release the Epstein files, so don't let them distract you
September 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
No, autism is not caused by Tylenol. It is caused by failure to release the Epstein files, so don't let them distract you
www.thebulwark.com/i/174243794/...
“He did not hate his enemies. He wanted the best for them,” Trump said of Kirk, reading from the teleprompter. Then he turned to the crowd for an ad-lib: “That’s where I disagreed with Charlie. I hate my opponent...
“He did not hate his enemies. He wanted the best for them,” Trump said of Kirk, reading from the teleprompter. Then he turned to the crowd for an ad-lib: “That’s where I disagreed with Charlie. I hate my opponent...
September 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
www.thebulwark.com/i/174243794/...
“He did not hate his enemies. He wanted the best for them,” Trump said of Kirk, reading from the teleprompter. Then he turned to the crowd for an ad-lib: “That’s where I disagreed with Charlie. I hate my opponent...
“He did not hate his enemies. He wanted the best for them,” Trump said of Kirk, reading from the teleprompter. Then he turned to the crowd for an ad-lib: “That’s where I disagreed with Charlie. I hate my opponent...
Proof that Antifa is a real organisation:
September 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Proof that Antifa is a real organisation:
Remember Laura Loomer in July, left up until Thursday: "I don't ever want to hear Charlie Kirk claim he is pro-Trump ever again… he [is a] political opportunist and I have had a front row seat to witness the mental gymnastics these last 10 years. Full post at www.msn.com/en-gb/news/w...
September 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Remember Laura Loomer in July, left up until Thursday: "I don't ever want to hear Charlie Kirk claim he is pro-Trump ever again… he [is a] political opportunist and I have had a front row seat to witness the mental gymnastics these last 10 years. Full post at www.msn.com/en-gb/news/w...
Looks like a good idea
September 12, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Looks like a good idea
If you deplore the shooting of Charlie Kirk, but did not similarly at the time deplore the shooting of Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, then you are not really deploring shooting
September 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
If you deplore the shooting of Charlie Kirk, but did not similarly at the time deplore the shooting of Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, then you are not really deploring shooting
People still don't seem to understand. The US is a Mafia state, Kennedy kissed the Don's hands and delivered a crucial slice of the tinfoil hat vote, and so of course he must be rewarded, and allowed to do as he wishes in his own domain. That's all there is to it.
September 5, 2025 at 6:37 AM
People still don't seem to understand. The US is a Mafia state, Kennedy kissed the Don's hands and delivered a crucial slice of the tinfoil hat vote, and so of course he must be rewarded, and allowed to do as he wishes in his own domain. That's all there is to it.
How do we know it's really him? If he raises a divot, probably. If he cheats, definitely.
August 31, 2025 at 10:12 PM
How do we know it's really him? If he raises a divot, probably. If he cheats, definitely.
Just when you thought he couldn't say anything to make things worse
August 28, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Just when you thought he couldn't say anything to make things worse
There was a school shooting in Dunblane, Scotland, in 1996, with 16 pupils and one teacher dead. In response, UK gun ownership laws were tightened with all-party agreement. There have been none since. It’s that simple.
August 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
There was a school shooting in Dunblane, Scotland, in 1996, with 16 pupils and one teacher dead. In response, UK gun ownership laws were tightened with all-party agreement. There have been none since. It’s that simple.