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James Wooten @jameswooten.bsky.social · 11m

Here’s a legitimate question: is Trump even aware of what year he’s currently inhabiting? Is his brain stuck in 2020 when there *were* protests, sometimes violent, in Portland? Is he unable to distinguish past from present?

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u...

In 2020, Trump Intervened in Portland’s Protests. They Got Even Worse

www.nytimes.com

James Wooten @jameswooten.bsky.social · 17m

He doesn’t know what habeas corpus is, y’all must realize by now.

He probably thinks Habeas Corpus is an illegal immigrant movie star, or a town near Corpus Christi.

James Wooten @jameswooten.bsky.social · 4h

Those records are right next to the Epstein Files. Should be easy to find. 🤔

James Wooten @jameswooten.bsky.social · 5h

The ICE sniper should be prosecuted. There is absolutely no possible justification for such brutality.

James Wooten @jameswooten.bsky.social · 6h

Geez, the judiciary is moving a light speed. Why didn’t Trump’s trials proceed faster? Could there have been -gasp! - judicial bias in favour of Trump? (Of course there was.)

James Wooten @jameswooten.bsky.social · 6h

Someone calls you four times. You’ve left your cell in the car/bedroom/basement/workshop. Why not just leave a voicemail instead of calling the third and fourth time? Sheesh!

James Wooten @jameswooten.bsky.social · 6h

I’m not some sort of slave to the President.”

- Marjorie Taylor Greene today

Who would have guessed she’d one of the first to defy Trump?

James Wooten @jameswooten.bsky.social · 8h

He’s not “following the day-to-day on that”? What does he do with his day? Read the bible for 16 hours?🙄

James Wooten @jameswooten.bsky.social · 8h

People wondered how Germans could become concentration camp guards, identify their jewish neighbours to the Nazis, and support Hitler so enthusiastically.

Now we know. Evil lives amongst us.

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James Wooten @jameswooten.bsky.social · 9h

Pam “Legally Blonde” Bondi can’t even remember her own attack lines. 🙄

Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 1d

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

James Wooten @jameswooten.bsky.social · 9h

“In a typical Gen Z household, that adds up to $210 a month on food delivery – a sizeable sum for a generation starting out and struggling to save amid high housing costs, a weak labour market and an uncertain economy.”

And yet Gen-Z whines about “affordability”. Make your own meals, FFS! 🙄

James Wooten @jameswooten.bsky.social · 9h

Gen Z has the highest usage rates for third-party delivery apps like Uber Eats and DoorDash, with nearly 65 per cent using them regularly, according to 2024 data from Deliverect, a global food services platform.”

Teach your kids to cook, people.

www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...

Despite Gen Z’s financial hurdles, some spend thousands a year on food delivery

Many see ordering meals from Uber Eats or DoorDash as an affordable luxury – but it adds up for a generation facing high housing costs and an uncertain economy

www.theglobeandmail.com

James Wooten @jameswooten.bsky.social · 9h

Gen Z has the highest usage rates for third-party delivery apps like Uber Eats and DoorDash, with nearly 65 per cent using them regularly, according to 2024 data from Deliverect, a global food services platform.”

Teach your kids to cook, people.

www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...

Despite Gen Z’s financial hurdles, some spend thousands a year on food delivery

Many see ordering meals from Uber Eats or DoorDash as an affordable luxury – but it adds up for a generation facing high housing costs and an uncertain economy

www.theglobeandmail.com

James Wooten @jameswooten.bsky.social · 9h

I still have an X account (I deleted my political commentary one that I used most often) and it’s astounding how many people there are still #KonvoyKlown supporters and cheering the short duration of Barber/Lich sentences.

Makes one fear for the future of Canadian society.

James Wooten @jameswooten.bsky.social · 9h

How 77M voted for this will remain a mystery for the ages.

James Wooten @jameswooten.bsky.social · 21h

“We’re gonna have this baby right here if we’re not careful.”

- Jackson Lamb, “Slow Horses”, Season 5, Episode 3. He is not speaking of a baby.

James Wooten @jameswooten.bsky.social · 21h

They will need that extra layer of fat for the days in January when the wind is blowing in from Lake Michigan.

James Wooten @jameswooten.bsky.social · 22h

🎶 “The lights are on, but Mikey’s not home
His mind is not his own
His heart sweats, his body shakes
Another order from Donnie is what it takes
He can't vote, oh, he can't lead
There's no doubt, he’s in deep
His majority is slim, he can't breathe
Another order is all he needs” 🎶

- Addicted to Love

James Wooten @jameswooten.bsky.social · 23h

We look forward to reading it! 👍

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James Wooten @jameswooten.bsky.social · 23h

Reminds me of this famous photo.

This, too, was a defining photo.

James Wooten @jameswooten.bsky.social · 23h

I remember a time when people breathlessly speculated that Cisco could become the first company with a $1T market cap.

James Wooten @jameswooten.bsky.social · 23h

Gotta fatten up for those cold Chicago winters! The wind blowing in from Lake Michigan can freeze those Texas boys in minutes! ☃️

James Wooten @jameswooten.bsky.social · 23h

… say to yourself “what the fuck did I do wrong?”

James Wooten @jameswooten.bsky.social · 23h

I am still amazed that #Ottawa allows “bulky items” for curb side collection. #Toronto garbage collectors were so finicky that if your rolled up carpet exceeded four feet in length (or maybe it was three feet) they’d refuse to pick it up.

You’d go out after garbage collection, see you item, and …

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James Wooten @jameswooten.bsky.social · 23h

Texas National Guard members are going to discover that January in Chicago ain’t fun.

Luckily they’ve got that layer of fat to keep themselves warm(ish).

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James Wooten @jameswooten.bsky.social · 1d

It would be even better if these two #KonvoyKlowns were required to get monthly vaccinations for things such as diptheria, hepatitis A and B, pertusis, measles, mumps, varicella, the Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine, the HPV vaccine, tetanus, influenza and … of course! Covid-19.

James Wooten @jameswooten.bsky.social · 1d

At first, I thought this sentence was too lenient. But consider the origin of the #KonvoyKlown protest: truckers were outraged - outraged! - that they’d have to quarantine themselves after crossing the U.S./Canada border if they were unvaccinated.

Consider the sentence a “quarantine” for these two.

James Wooten @jameswooten.bsky.social · 1d

“On Tuesday, [Convoy organizers Lich and Barber were] given an 18-month conditional sentence: Twelve months at home with limited outings per week, followed by six months under a 10 p.m. curfew.”

Atrocious decision. A mere slap on the wrist. #Ottawa #KonvoyKlowns

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...