John Wildes
@trivialbanal.bsky.social
Amateur human. Part time conscious. If you're not sure, assume it's sarcasm.
I'm not putting more than that in my bio because I don't know you people. For all I know you could be weirdos, like me.
I'm not putting more than that in my bio because I don't know you people. For all I know you could be weirdos, like me.
"Yeah the Wise Men are great, those gifts are really thoughtful and we're in a manger and there are animals we don't know how to deal with, so the Shepherds are a god send, but that little f@cker with the drum is really getting on my nerves."
- Joseph of Nazareth, Christmas episode 1.
- Joseph of Nazareth, Christmas episode 1.
December 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
"Yeah the Wise Men are great, those gifts are really thoughtful and we're in a manger and there are animals we don't know how to deal with, so the Shepherds are a god send, but that little f@cker with the drum is really getting on my nerves."
- Joseph of Nazareth, Christmas episode 1.
- Joseph of Nazareth, Christmas episode 1.
When you put an Elf on the Shelf on a shelf, is it an Elf on the shelf or an Elf on the Shelf on the shelf?
December 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
When you put an Elf on the Shelf on a shelf, is it an Elf on the shelf or an Elf on the Shelf on the shelf?
After all this time, all it took to keep Enoch away from the school was issuing an arrest warrant.
www.rte.ie/news/courts/...
www.rte.ie/news/courts/...
Enoch Burke yet to be arrested after High Court order
Secondary school teacher Enoch Burke has not yet been arrested by gardaí, despite an order issued by the High Court two days ago, directing his imprisonment for contempt of court.
www.rte.ie
November 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
After all this time, all it took to keep Enoch away from the school was issuing an arrest warrant.
www.rte.ie/news/courts/...
www.rte.ie/news/courts/...
Ordering extrajudicial murder and complaining about not winning a Nobel Peace prize in the same week.
I wonder if he'll ever figure it out.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I wonder if he'll ever figure it out.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump says six were killed in US strike on another boat allegedly carrying drugs near Venezuela
UN has condemned US strikes on small boats it believes to be trafficking drugs as extrajudicial executions
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Ordering extrajudicial murder and complaining about not winning a Nobel Peace prize in the same week.
I wonder if he'll ever figure it out.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I wonder if he'll ever figure it out.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
China threatens to place restrictions exports to the US, so the orange genius threatens to retaliate by placing restrictions on Chinese exports to the US. #dumbass
m.economictimes.com/news/interna...
m.economictimes.com/news/interna...
Trump threatens China with 'massive hike in tariffs' over Beijing's recent export policy, rare earth controls
President Trump denounced China's new export policy, which imposes additional port fees on US shipments, as "trade hostility." He stated that China's actions, including potential export controls on ra...
m.economictimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
China threatens to place restrictions exports to the US, so the orange genius threatens to retaliate by placing restrictions on Chinese exports to the US. #dumbass
m.economictimes.com/news/interna...
m.economictimes.com/news/interna...
Is the rapture over? Are they all gone?
September 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Is the rapture over? Are they all gone?
TV networks should probably stop setting police procedurals in major cities, at least until people have the sense to elect a president who can tell the difference between real life and TV.
September 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
TV networks should probably stop setting police procedurals in major cities, at least until people have the sense to elect a president who can tell the difference between real life and TV.
It would take all the crayons in the world to teach this gobshite what the presidents job actually is.
A small evil part of me does want to see him become an official candidate though, because it'll be fun to see what SIPO would find in his totally legitimate finances.
www.rte.ie/news/2025/09...
A small evil part of me does want to see him become an official candidate though, because it'll be fun to see what SIPO would find in his totally legitimate finances.
www.rte.ie/news/2025/09...
McGregor urges public to ask councillors to back Áras bid
Conor McGregor has posted a video on social media outside Government Buildings calling for people to contact their councillors to ask them to support his presidential bid.
www.rte.ie
September 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
It would take all the crayons in the world to teach this gobshite what the presidents job actually is.
A small evil part of me does want to see him become an official candidate though, because it'll be fun to see what SIPO would find in his totally legitimate finances.
www.rte.ie/news/2025/09...
A small evil part of me does want to see him become an official candidate though, because it'll be fun to see what SIPO would find in his totally legitimate finances.
www.rte.ie/news/2025/09...
The 4th of July is a very important day for Americans.
It's the one day of the year they can get the date in the right order.
It's the one day of the year they can get the date in the right order.
July 4, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The 4th of July is a very important day for Americans.
It's the one day of the year they can get the date in the right order.
It's the one day of the year they can get the date in the right order.
American journalists really need to learn to say "This is not a debate. This is an interview."
Stop answering politicians questions. When you're answering, they're not.
Also, don't be afraid to ask "Did you understand the question?"
Stop answering politicians questions. When you're answering, they're not.
Also, don't be afraid to ask "Did you understand the question?"
June 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
American journalists really need to learn to say "This is not a debate. This is an interview."
Stop answering politicians questions. When you're answering, they're not.
Also, don't be afraid to ask "Did you understand the question?"
Stop answering politicians questions. When you're answering, they're not.
Also, don't be afraid to ask "Did you understand the question?"
Trump doesn't want to put sanctions on Russia because he thinks it will stop them from wanting to negotiate.
Trump imposed sanctions on everyone because he thinks it would make them want to negotiate.
Trump imposed sanctions on everyone because he thinks it would make them want to negotiate.
a little girl with blonde hair is making a funny face while sitting in a car seat .
ALT: a little girl with blonde hair is making a funny face while sitting in a car seat .
media.tenor.com
May 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Trump doesn't want to put sanctions on Russia because he thinks it will stop them from wanting to negotiate.
Trump imposed sanctions on everyone because he thinks it would make them want to negotiate.
Trump imposed sanctions on everyone because he thinks it would make them want to negotiate.
What really happens in the Conclave is a karaoke competition. Best performer gets to be Pope.
They didn't show that in the movie because they couldn't secure the rights to all the music, so they put in that boring vote thing in instead.
They save the good smoke machine for the victory performance.
They didn't show that in the movie because they couldn't secure the rights to all the music, so they put in that boring vote thing in instead.
They save the good smoke machine for the victory performance.
May 8, 2025 at 10:19 AM
What really happens in the Conclave is a karaoke competition. Best performer gets to be Pope.
They didn't show that in the movie because they couldn't secure the rights to all the music, so they put in that boring vote thing in instead.
They save the good smoke machine for the victory performance.
They didn't show that in the movie because they couldn't secure the rights to all the music, so they put in that boring vote thing in instead.
They save the good smoke machine for the victory performance.
Are Americans hoarding toilet paper yet?
May 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Are Americans hoarding toilet paper yet?
"President Trump on Saturday said he thinks Russian President Vladimir Putin may be stringing him along"
He's sooo close to figuring it out.
thehill.com/policy/inter...
He's sooo close to figuring it out.
thehill.com/policy/inter...
Trump: Putin ‘tapping me along’ with Russia strikes on Ukraine
President Trump on Saturday said he thinks Russian President Vladimir Putin may be stringing him along after the latest deadly strikes on Ukraine, as the U.S. seeks to bring an end to the war in Ea…
thehill.com
April 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"President Trump on Saturday said he thinks Russian President Vladimir Putin may be stringing him along"
He's sooo close to figuring it out.
thehill.com/policy/inter...
He's sooo close to figuring it out.
thehill.com/policy/inter...
For anyone wondering why Hitler's books were kept but Maya Angelou's books weren't, I think you'll find the answer is pretty black and white.
Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library?
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power.
www.nytimes.com
April 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
For anyone wondering why Hitler's books were kept but Maya Angelou's books weren't, I think you'll find the answer is pretty black and white.
I know we're all thinking of how Trumps tariffs will affect us personally, but spare a thought for the poor people at Diageo working hard to think of a plausible way to spin this crisis to increase the price of a pint. 🍺
April 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I know we're all thinking of how Trumps tariffs will affect us personally, but spare a thought for the poor people at Diageo working hard to think of a plausible way to spin this crisis to increase the price of a pint. 🍺
Trump put a tarrif on everyone. Doesn't that effectively mean he put a tarrif on noone?
The only thing that will change is prices in the US. For everyone else, it's business as usual.
It's not like you can build an industry overnight. They'll still have to import everything, just pay more for it.
The only thing that will change is prices in the US. For everyone else, it's business as usual.
It's not like you can build an industry overnight. They'll still have to import everything, just pay more for it.
April 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Trump put a tarrif on everyone. Doesn't that effectively mean he put a tarrif on noone?
The only thing that will change is prices in the US. For everyone else, it's business as usual.
It's not like you can build an industry overnight. They'll still have to import everything, just pay more for it.
The only thing that will change is prices in the US. For everyone else, it's business as usual.
It's not like you can build an industry overnight. They'll still have to import everything, just pay more for it.
Trumps tarrifs are going to make it so much easier for the EU to push through a comprehensive tax on digital services.
April 3, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Trumps tarrifs are going to make it so much easier for the EU to push through a comprehensive tax on digital services.
It's been warm and sunny for a few days now. 🌞
Could this be that thing people were talking about last year? Sumner..? Sumler..? something like that.
Could this be that thing people were talking about last year? Sumner..? Sumler..? something like that.
April 2, 2025 at 12:48 PM
It's been warm and sunny for a few days now. 🌞
Could this be that thing people were talking about last year? Sumner..? Sumler..? something like that.
Could this be that thing people were talking about last year? Sumner..? Sumler..? something like that.
My TV just crashed and rebooted.
Only 10 years ago that sentence would have been nonsense.
We live in the dumbest future.
Only 10 years ago that sentence would have been nonsense.
We live in the dumbest future.
March 28, 2025 at 12:11 AM
My TV just crashed and rebooted.
Only 10 years ago that sentence would have been nonsense.
We live in the dumbest future.
Only 10 years ago that sentence would have been nonsense.
We live in the dumbest future.
My copy of Assassins Creed Shadows has finally finished installing.
See you guys in a month. 😁
See you guys in a month. 😁
March 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
My copy of Assassins Creed Shadows has finally finished installing.
See you guys in a month. 😁
See you guys in a month. 😁
Lads. How are Ireland winning medals in skiing? ⛷️🇮🇪🥇
Don't get me wrong, I think it's absolutely brilliant, but what?
Don't get me wrong, I think it's absolutely brilliant, but what?
March 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Lads. How are Ireland winning medals in skiing? ⛷️🇮🇪🥇
Don't get me wrong, I think it's absolutely brilliant, but what?
Don't get me wrong, I think it's absolutely brilliant, but what?
Instead of wasting time trying to figure out why the Burkes have gone to America, we should be trying to figure out how to change the locks before they decide to come back.
March 12, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Instead of wasting time trying to figure out why the Burkes have gone to America, we should be trying to figure out how to change the locks before they decide to come back.
John Innes must have been a pretty big guy. Over a hundred years after his death, there's still enough of him left to add some to bags of compost.
March 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
John Innes must have been a pretty big guy. Over a hundred years after his death, there's still enough of him left to add some to bags of compost.
Happy Saint Pancakes day. 🥞
March 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Happy Saint Pancakes day. 🥞