James D. Melton
@jdmchicago.bsky.social
Creator and co-host of the “Life in the Stupid Times” podcast.
https://stupidtimes.net.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesmelton
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https://stupidtimes.net.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesmelton
#BlueCrew #cats #Democracy 🫘
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We need the next Democratic presidential candidate to be a leader who challenges the system.
Single-payer health care would not be a drain on our society. Taking care of children, the elderly, and the sick is the reason people formed societies in the first place.
Single-payer health care would not be a drain on our society. Taking care of children, the elderly, and the sick is the reason people formed societies in the first place.
Republicans insist that blue states don't ask for ID at the polls.
But I have lived and voted in two deep blue states and a blue area of a swing state. I have been asked for ID every time I have voted.
So, Republicans need to STFU.
But I have lived and voted in two deep blue states and a blue area of a swing state. I have been asked for ID every time I have voted.
So, Republicans need to STFU.
December 9, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Republicans insist that blue states don't ask for ID at the polls.
But I have lived and voted in two deep blue states and a blue area of a swing state. I have been asked for ID every time I have voted.
So, Republicans need to STFU.
But I have lived and voted in two deep blue states and a blue area of a swing state. I have been asked for ID every time I have voted.
So, Republicans need to STFU.
If the Supreme Court endorses the unitary executive theory, we’re screwed.
If they find a way to rationalize ending birthright citizenship, we’re screwed, and the rule of law will be toast.
Democrats must plan an ambitious reform agenda for the post-Trump era, including Constitutional Amendments
If they find a way to rationalize ending birthright citizenship, we’re screwed, and the rule of law will be toast.
Democrats must plan an ambitious reform agenda for the post-Trump era, including Constitutional Amendments
December 9, 2025 at 7:18 AM
If the Supreme Court endorses the unitary executive theory, we’re screwed.
If they find a way to rationalize ending birthright citizenship, we’re screwed, and the rule of law will be toast.
Democrats must plan an ambitious reform agenda for the post-Trump era, including Constitutional Amendments
If they find a way to rationalize ending birthright citizenship, we’re screwed, and the rule of law will be toast.
Democrats must plan an ambitious reform agenda for the post-Trump era, including Constitutional Amendments
If I am not on this list, I’m not doing enough.
FBI Making List of American “Extremists,” Leaked Memo Reveals
Are you on Trump's naughty list?
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December 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
If I am not on this list, I’m not doing enough.
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BREAKING: Bernie Sanders just now:
December 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
BREAKING: Bernie Sanders just now:
Don't tell Pete Hegseth about universal jurisdiction:
Universal jurisdiction is a legal principle allowing any nation to prosecute individuals for heinous international crimes (like genocide, war crimes, torture) regardless of where the crime occurred or the perpetrator/victim's nationality.
Universal jurisdiction is a legal principle allowing any nation to prosecute individuals for heinous international crimes (like genocide, war crimes, torture) regardless of where the crime occurred or the perpetrator/victim's nationality.
December 8, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Don't tell Pete Hegseth about universal jurisdiction:
Universal jurisdiction is a legal principle allowing any nation to prosecute individuals for heinous international crimes (like genocide, war crimes, torture) regardless of where the crime occurred or the perpetrator/victim's nationality.
Universal jurisdiction is a legal principle allowing any nation to prosecute individuals for heinous international crimes (like genocide, war crimes, torture) regardless of where the crime occurred or the perpetrator/victim's nationality.
I keep seeing TV ads for the Hallow prayer app.
I have nothing against prayer. But I DO have a problem with for-profit religious organizations like Hallow.
It's creepy that Hallow is using prayer as a means to creating a return for venture capital firms.
What do you think?
I have nothing against prayer. But I DO have a problem with for-profit religious organizations like Hallow.
It's creepy that Hallow is using prayer as a means to creating a return for venture capital firms.
What do you think?
December 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I keep seeing TV ads for the Hallow prayer app.
I have nothing against prayer. But I DO have a problem with for-profit religious organizations like Hallow.
It's creepy that Hallow is using prayer as a means to creating a return for venture capital firms.
What do you think?
I have nothing against prayer. But I DO have a problem with for-profit religious organizations like Hallow.
It's creepy that Hallow is using prayer as a means to creating a return for venture capital firms.
What do you think?
We are not talking enough about the level of reform the U.S. will need after the Trump era ends.
We will need something on the scale of the Civil War Amendments, the New Deal and the Great Society all at once.
Democrats will need the courage to pursue radical change.
We will need something on the scale of the Civil War Amendments, the New Deal and the Great Society all at once.
Democrats will need the courage to pursue radical change.
December 7, 2025 at 5:02 AM
We are not talking enough about the level of reform the U.S. will need after the Trump era ends.
We will need something on the scale of the Civil War Amendments, the New Deal and the Great Society all at once.
Democrats will need the courage to pursue radical change.
We will need something on the scale of the Civil War Amendments, the New Deal and the Great Society all at once.
Democrats will need the courage to pursue radical change.
Over on the place that used to be Twitter, people are accusing the “libs” of being “outraged” by actress Sydney Sweeney.
Did I miss something? I couldn't care less about her.
Did I miss something? I couldn't care less about her.
December 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Over on the place that used to be Twitter, people are accusing the “libs” of being “outraged” by actress Sydney Sweeney.
Did I miss something? I couldn't care less about her.
Did I miss something? I couldn't care less about her.
I consider making this to be a service to America.
December 6, 2025 at 7:40 AM
I consider making this to be a service to America.
🧵Right-wingers like to talk about getting back “the country they grew up with,” when everyone spoke English as a first language and white men ran everything.
You know what I miss from MY earlier days? Actual Christianity. 1/4
You know what I miss from MY earlier days? Actual Christianity. 1/4
December 6, 2025 at 5:12 AM
🧵Right-wingers like to talk about getting back “the country they grew up with,” when everyone spoke English as a first language and white men ran everything.
You know what I miss from MY earlier days? Actual Christianity. 1/4
You know what I miss from MY earlier days? Actual Christianity. 1/4
How long until Trump gives up McDonald's and starts getting his fast food at Burger King, because they will give him a cardboard crown?
December 6, 2025 at 3:50 AM
How long until Trump gives up McDonald's and starts getting his fast food at Burger King, because they will give him a cardboard crown?
🧵Hey, Bluesky Nation. I need some help.
The “Life in the Stupid Tines podcast has no marketing
Budget. But we need growth.
One cool way to help is to simply listen to the show (which is free). That would help more than you know.
But, more than that…
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The “Life in the Stupid Tines podcast has no marketing
Budget. But we need growth.
One cool way to help is to simply listen to the show (which is free). That would help more than you know.
But, more than that…
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The New Sharia Panic | Life in the Stupid Times
Why collective punishment is un-American
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December 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
🧵Hey, Bluesky Nation. I need some help.
The “Life in the Stupid Tines podcast has no marketing
Budget. But we need growth.
One cool way to help is to simply listen to the show (which is free). That would help more than you know.
But, more than that…
shows.acast.com/67981e86dc08...
The “Life in the Stupid Tines podcast has no marketing
Budget. But we need growth.
One cool way to help is to simply listen to the show (which is free). That would help more than you know.
But, more than that…
shows.acast.com/67981e86dc08...
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The New Sharia Panic | Life in the Stupid Times
Why collective punishment is un-American
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December 5, 2025 at 11:55 PM
@georgetakei.bsky.social I know you are a busy guy. But please check out my podcast:
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We can’t lose sight of the fact that NOBODY KNOWS who or what is in the small boats the Navy keeps blowing out of the water near Venezuela.
December 5, 2025 at 11:40 PM
We can’t lose sight of the fact that NOBODY KNOWS who or what is in the small boats the Navy keeps blowing out of the water near Venezuela.
Reposted by James D. Melton
I was told everyone was leaving.
@fortune.com #NYC
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December 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I was told everyone was leaving.
@fortune.com #NYC
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Will Pete Hegseth get a war crimes mulligan?
December 5, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Will Pete Hegseth get a war crimes mulligan?
The New Sharia Panic | Life in the Stupid Times
Why collective punishment is un-American
shows.acast.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:36 PM
It’s time humans grew up and accepted that we are all one species.
And if the price of maintaining our precious Western culture exactly as it is requires keeping most of the world in poverty and living under corrupt, authoritarian governments, then FUCK THAT.
And if the price of maintaining our precious Western culture exactly as it is requires keeping most of the world in poverty and living under corrupt, authoritarian governments, then FUCK THAT.
December 1, 2025 at 9:46 PM
It’s time humans grew up and accepted that we are all one species.
And if the price of maintaining our precious Western culture exactly as it is requires keeping most of the world in poverty and living under corrupt, authoritarian governments, then FUCK THAT.
And if the price of maintaining our precious Western culture exactly as it is requires keeping most of the world in poverty and living under corrupt, authoritarian governments, then FUCK THAT.
I don't know about you. But I still need to see those #EpsteinFiles
December 1, 2025 at 6:55 AM
I don't know about you. But I still need to see those #EpsteinFiles
It would be a shame if, the next time Pete Hegseth travels outside the U.S., some pesky government arrests him for war crimes, under the principle of universal jurisdiction.
#WarCriminalPete
#WarCriminalPete
December 1, 2025 at 6:52 AM
It would be a shame if, the next time Pete Hegseth travels outside the U.S., some pesky government arrests him for war crimes, under the principle of universal jurisdiction.
#WarCriminalPete
#WarCriminalPete
Reposted by James D. Melton
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