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James D. Melton

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Creator and co-host of the β€œLife in the Stupid Times” podcast. https://stupidtimes.net. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesmelton #BlueCrew #cats #Democracy 🫘

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Trump Craps All Over Fallen Servicemembers
YouTube video by Farron Balanced Trump Craps All Over Fallen Servicemembers

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Do not follow illegal orders!

03.03.2026 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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An Illegal and Stupid War | Life in the Stupid Times The Constitution Remains in Force, People

Here is my 8-minute hot take.

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02.03.2026 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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An Illegal and Stupid War | Life in the Stupid Times The Constitution Remains in Force, People

Here is my 8-minute hot take:

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02.03.2026 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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An Illegal and Stupid War | Life in the Stupid Times The Constitution Remains in Force, People

My 8-minute hot take on the Iran war.

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02.03.2026 22:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Those who stand for nothing will fall for anything.

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JD Vance is a weirdo.

01.03.2026 00:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#Caturday

01.03.2026 00:13 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, darn! Now I can’t remember anything about that pedophile Trump used to hang out with.

28.02.2026 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The SAVE Act is built to trip women up. About 69 million married women have names that do not match their birth certificates, and this bill turns that paperwork into a weapon against their voice.

Screw the patriarchy. #SaveActTaxesYourVote

27.02.2026 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 66    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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TikTok video by stupidtimespod

More from my β€œTruth Series” for TikTok.

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8xyCg7C/

28.02.2026 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Pentagon is obeying illegal orders. We need to take names and prosecute.

28.02.2026 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's not our war to wage. Plus, Trump is acting illegally.

28.02.2026 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey, let’s take out the government of a sovereign country and see what happens! I see no potential downside.

28.02.2026 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The war in Iran is illegal. The Pentagon should stand down and Congress should remove the president from office.

28.02.2026 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Let's Just Say It: JD Vance is a Weirdo | Life in the Stupid Times Also, Trump Can't Quit Tariffs and Loves Space Aliens

And weird.

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28.02.2026 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Let's Just Say It: JD Vance is a Weirdo | Life in the Stupid Times Also, Trump Can't Quit Tariffs and Loves Space Aliens

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28.02.2026 01:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Spring is coming!

What is the thing you don't need, but really want to buy anyway?

For me, it’s a bolt-action .22 rifle.

26.02.2026 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cuba says it killed 4 people on speedboat from Florida, alleges they were trying to carry out terrorism on Cuba Cuba's Interior Ministry said Wednesday night that the boat was carrying 10 people armed with assault rifles, handguns and Molotov cocktails.

Did Trump try to do a smaller, stupider Bay of Piga operation?

26.02.2026 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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JD Vance is kind of a weird dude. #jdvance #MAGA TikTok video by stupidtimespod

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8xBUsrk/

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Who knew that working as a substitute teacher is NOT a path to getting into teaching full-time?

25.02.2026 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Working as a substitute teacher in Chicago can be hard and frustrating.

So, now I am trying to accept as many assignments as possible in older, Art Deco high schools. Might as well be surrounded by cool architecture while the students ignore me.

25.02.2026 01:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Let's Just Say It: JD Vance is a Weirdo | Life in the Stupid Times Also, Trump Can't Quit Tariffs and Loves Space Aliens

In which we discuss JD Vance’s weirdness.

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24.02.2026 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The validity of evolution and the existence of God are entirely separate conversations.

One has nothing to do with the other.

24.02.2026 03:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Considers Targeted Strike Against Iran, Followed by Larger Attack

I'm sure you're wondering how many paragraphs it took the NYT to note that the US-Iran crisis the world is facing was *deliberately created by Trump* when he exited the US-Iran nuclear deal in 2018 purely to spite a Black man he hated (Obama).

Answer: 22.

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I'm pretty sure I know what MAGA is thinking re: Trump and the Epstein list.

They think it all happened decades ago, and it doesn't matter anymore. And besides, Trump has now β€œfound God,” so it has all been forgiven by Jesus anyway.

Am I close? I think I'm pretty close.

17.02.2026 05:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It will only get stupider. Have a listen.

17.02.2026 00:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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MAGA is Co-opting the USA's 250th Anniversary Podcast Episode Β· Life in the Stupid Times Β· 02/16/2026 Β· 19m

Brace yourselves. The USA’s 250th birthday is coming. And things are going to get really stupid.

17.02.2026 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Now I want a coal-powered iPhone.

10.02.2026 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0