Climate change denier and all around bigot James Woods' house burned down

[CatWoman]

and he's being soundly laughed at and taunted on Twitter.

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[spapeggy]

1. LOL!

😆

[Cattledog]

5. Plans to move in with Musk at Mar-a-Lago

[spapeggy]

7. Every character he's played is a cokehead

So he’ll fit right on in.

[Archae]

18. Including "Hades" in the Disney "Hercules?"

Power-hungry, yes.

Cokehead? No.

[HariSeldon]

39. I prefer Cheyenne Jackson from the Descendants franchise

That man can say so much with just a turn of the head or a flick of the wrist. Oh, and he can sing and dance, too.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

20. No. He was wonderful in Joshua Then And Now, but I soured on him since then. . . . nt

[John1956PA]

45. His character of Jake Wise in . . .

. . . "Against All Odds" (1984) is an example of such.

[Akakoji]

63. Wasn't he in The Virgin Suicides?

And that Stallone movie with Sharon Stone?

[soldierant]

109. I think the closest he came to playing someone

with an actual addiction was when he played Bill W, (with James Garner as Dr. Bob.)

[Jit423]

112. Wait until Karma gets through with Mar-a-Lago first. It's coming. count on it. nt

[Lunabell]

2. I'm sorry for the loss of wildlife homes.

Woods can go fuck himself.

[Zorro]

3. True to form

Doubling down on denying climate change and blaming Democrats.

Get used to it, because this is what we'll be hearing for the next four years when things go to hell.

[FalloutShelter]

4. Karma's a bitch, Jimbo.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

102. Ain't it tho...TFB for that POS!!

[SARose]

6. Are we going to hear these complaints

For the next four years.

Look, bud, YOU voted for Trump. You probably raised a toast each time he talked about letting California burn.

In your white privilege, you thought you were special and nothing bad would ever happen to you.

Think again, loser.

[TheProle]

47. Good on the fire for targeting MAGA scum!

oh wait, you mean to tell me that disasters are indiscriminate and some good liberals' houses burned alongside his?

Bummer for them, but then I guess they shouldn't have stepped into the crossfire of our schadenfreude.

[whathehell]

66. I believe that

rich white privilege is the more accurate designation.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

103. 100!!

[EarthFirst]

8. "Oooh...a piece of candy...Oooh a piece of candy..." nt

[malaise]

9. No thoughts

No prayers

[Clouds Passing]

26. ...

[riversedge]

10. ummm. it was #Trump who said Califoria needed to rake their woods. Did Trump send them any rakes??

[Basso8vb]

11. The fires are scary, yes, but the breathless coverage is because it's mainly affecting the rich and famous.

Inglewood is quite safe. Smoky, but it won't be burning down.

[BoRaGard]

12. G.O.P. needs to stop lying about climate change

for the sake of their own children, even if they care not about other people and their children.

climate change is the reality.

[Kid Berwyn]

14. Hope he has good insurance.

Understand it’s becoming harder to get in areas prone to firestorms.

[valleyrogue]

64. He doesn't have homeowners insurance on it at all. n/t

[Sugarcoated]

110. What?

[Hugin]

15. This back and forth is a perfect example of the no win finger traps Retrumplicans put on governance in general.

Woods denies climate change and says the real problem is not filling the reservoirs. (Not mentioning, of course, that filling the reservoirs is impossible in a drought). But, if there were an attempt at rationing water earlier to fill the reservoirs, Woods would be the first one in front of every camera he could find waaaaaaing about how he can’t water his rotten tomatoes.

[msfiddlestix]

25. Retrumplicon Can't water his Rotten Tomatoes!

[JI7]

16. Why was he living in that liberal area ? Why not live among right wingers ?

[johnnyfins]

44. Because he wouldnt be able to complain

and be outraged.

[unblock]

84. He lives in Rhode Island. His California home is mostly for business.

[JI7]

111. Even in Rhode Island he is living in a liberal area . He should move to a red area

and I mean a real red area. Not something like a red state but in a blue city .

Move where his neighbors are mostly MAGA.

[Lokee11]

114. He should do humanity a favor and move to MARS, that is literally RED right?

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He can invite Orange Orangutan Hitler and Elmo to go with him.

✊FDT!

[Johonny]

17. He should have raked his leaves

This fire is awful in general, but fuck that guy.

[orangecrush]

19. There is a God

[Unladen Swallow]

21. Whether I agree with their politics or not,

I will pray for anyone who loses their home in such a tragedy. These fires are awful.

[hadEnuf]

29. I think most of us feel that way deep down

But James Woods is such a right-wing ass.

[mgardener]

32. Yes they are.

Choices have consequences.

[SineQuaNon001]

58. My heart breaks for anyone who loses their sanctuary

Watching all the morning's coverage—and living only miles away from the fire's epicenter—I am profoundly saddened. So much beauty and shelter are being destroyed by the terrible fire that keeps spreading. I pray for all affected, humans and animals, who face unimaginable uncertainty and loss. 🙏

[NoRethugFriends]

104. The fucker pushed and voted for policies that killed people, and denied climate change

Zero sympathy, infinite schadenfreude

[surfered]

22. He should have raked the forests

[magicarpet]

23. Can someone buy James Woods a big bag of marshmallows,...

.... so he can roast them on the embers of his burnt down home.

Party on,.. trDUMP sychophant,... global warming is a figment of our imaginations. How could it possibly cause any harm ?

[Clouds Passing]

24. James didn't understand that he lived in a fire zone?

[milestogo]

27. Nobody plays bad guys as well as James Woods -

because he is one.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

28. Too bad

[grockri]

30. Couldn't happen to a bigger POS.

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jean Genie]

33. Such is Life

To James Woods:
Life can be a bitch - and so can Santa Ana winds. Sorry you lost your home,
but weather doesn't discriminate between political philosophies. Suck it up, Buttercup!

[DBoon]

34. You can refuse to believe in climate change

but your house will still burn down

[kimbutgar]

35. I have nothing nice to say about this cretin

But glad his family is safe.

[Nelg]

36. To put the fire out

Can't Gov.Newsom just turn on the GIANT SPIGOT

[Iggo]

37. I care that the man's house burned down. That sucks.

Also, he wrote checks with his big fat mouth and people are cashing them. That’s on him.

[evolves]

38. FAFO

There's gonna be a lot of that going around....

[Festivito]

40. You don't have to be a climate change denier to have your house burn down.

But it helps.

[SheltieLover]

41. It's here somewhere...

[TommieMommy]

42. Karma got James Woods unfortunately it destroyed other houses too. Very sad for them

[johnnyfins]

43. I refer to him as Lester Diamond

The "character" he played in Casino. A weasley cokehead. Sounds about right.

[hatrack]

76. "The golf hustler, the pimp from Beverly Hills . . . "

[johnnyfins]

106. Hahaha. Yeah, that's him.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

46. Maybe he'll relocate to a red state such as Russia.

Good riddance......... ............

[Martin68]

48. What a fecking idiot! Thinks a Republican could have "filled the reservoir?"

Soun ds like dementia to me.

[Attilatheblond]

52. Fighting fires along the coast often includes tool of aircraft skimming water from the ocean & dropping on fires

But when the Santa Annas are howling, aircraft are grounded. You can have an ocean of water available and still be unable to put the fires out. But, MAGAs don't do reality so....

[PennRalphie]

49. Why isn't this fire danger dealt with?

Governor Newsom is a very intelligent, proactive Governor. It seems like every year, we’re hearing about these fires. They’re talking about winds in excess of 90 MPH. Why are homes in this area anyhow? Aren’t the homes at the greatest risk of fire?

James Woods is wealthy and will be able to absorb the financial loss. Others, maybe not so much.

[Unladen Swallow]

67. Some of the homes have been there for 50-100 years or more

is my current understanding. Are the forests being properly managed? Is there an excess of brush that could have been cleared out as a matter of routine removal of dense underbrush that is prone to fire? It seems like CA has had, by far, the worst of it, fire-wise, the past decade or so. There has to be a reason.

[BidenRocks]

80. Safety!

Who is going to climb steep canyons with a rake?
People have no idea.

[Unladen Swallow]

85. What?

Where did these ideas come from

[ancianita]

90. The fire started far away from the Palisades. CA state & local firefighters cannot control 100 mph wind EMBERS

that blew from the dry hinterlands into all kinds of places in Los Angeles by now.

This isn't about lack of preparation. This climate catastrophe is about fires spread by gale force winds.
Ember fires are the threat in high winds from multiple directions.

Now, ember fires are moving toward Hollywood Boulevard.

[Unladen Swallow]

115. Haven't the Santa Ana winds been around forever?

I remember as a kid my parent's car being blasted by crazy winds when we made a post-Christmas trip to Disneyland and drove up through LA. I know they have "Santa Ana winds" warnings.

[ancianita]

117. These are intensified and from multiple directions unlike in years past where SA winds are

slower and generally in one direction. So while they have Santa Ana winds warnings that they've heeded in the past, there was no predicting of this years intensification. The winds will continue into next week, at least.

[Unladen Swallow]

118. Interesting.

Thank you for the reply and the additional info.

[ancianita]

119. YW. Now that cascading climate disasters are happening, we're in a totally new world that

can no longer use old weather models based on old seasonal patterns that have failed the public for years now. Corporate media have held on with their finger pointing at the victims for as long as they can. After Los Angeles, that media narrative, that echoes Trump's & the Koch donor network's blame game narrative, is now official oligarch lies and bullshit. Gavin Newsom and Joe Biden know this.

[Martin68]

50. James Woods is a real piece of work. According to Wikipedia:

In 2022, analysis conducted by researchers with the University of Washington's Center for an Informed Public and the Krebs Stamos Group found Woods was the top purveyor of election misinformation on Twitter during the late months of 2020.[116][117] That same year, Woods announced his intentions to sue the Democratic National Committee following Elon Musk's release of the Twitter Files. Journalist Matt Taibbi reported that the Democratic National Committee requested a tweet made by Woods, related to Hunter Biden, be removed from Twitter.[118][119] Critics of Woods defended Twitter's decision by pointing out that he posted images of Hunter Biden's genitals to his account."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Woods

[Dave Bowman]

51. "he voted for the wildfire aid to be cut." He sure is an idiot.

[BadgerMom]

53. Rick Caruso, Karen Bass's opponent in the mayoral race last municipal election, was on multiple local news stations last

night complaining that the hydrants had no water. I heard him on the NBC affiliate. The anchor did ask where he got the information. He said the firefighters were all talking about it. Sure. I’d seen plenty of q and a’s with fire crew leaders throughout the day. Never heard a word from them. Caruso complained that Bass was out of the city and returned last night. He felt she shouldn’t have left because winds had been forecast. Republicans love to blame Democrats for things like winds and droughts, but deny and refuse to mitigate climate change. God knows the LA Times likely will agree with Caruso.

I changed the channel, angered that the station, otherwise covering the catastrophe well, gave the bitter developer a mouthpiece. I complained on Bluesky and discovered he’d also been on Fox and another station doing the same thing. He used the loss of his daughter’s house in the Palisades to get on the news and then campaigned. In the midst of catastrophe! What an egomaniac! I’m surprised he’s not a Trump cabinet appointee.

[Bird Lady]

54. Oh boo hoo you

James Woods is in the find out phase of this play. It will get worse when 45 refuses to help but I could be wrong he is rich and we know how much help they need.

[Wonder Why]

55. Where's the location? I'll bring the S'mores.

[Bird Lady]

56. for James woods and his blame it on dems crap

[sakabatou]

57. *gets out my Planck-scale violin*

[JoseBalow]

65. Poor Jimmy :(

[Deep State Witch]

59. Other People Who Have Evacuated

Such as Mark Hamill, aren't complaining.

[hueymahl]

60. Not our best look when we celebrate tragedy

Even if we do disagree with him politically.


We can do better.

[CatWoman]

69. fuck James Woods

[stillcool]

86. who is we?

it is not celebrating tragedy, it's appreciating comeuppance....and that is worthy of appreciation as it happens so rarely.

[SunSeeker]

93. Nobody is celebrating a tragedy.

Nobody is "celebrating" he lost his home. They're relishing the irony of a climate denier feeling it first hand. And rightfully expressing anger at his lies.

Woods and other MAGAts like him on X are pushing lies about "empty reservoirs" as the reason the fire got out of control, instead the truth: the unprecedented 100 mph hurricane-force winds LA is experiencing (due to global warming). The reservoirs weren't empty. They were FULL. It's just the fires have been so historically massive that the water has been getting used up faster than we can replenish it. Plus, as houses burn up, it leaves broken pipes pouring water out, which reduces overall water pressure to the fire hydrants in the area.

The lies got so bad our Fire Chief had to address it to correct the hateful misinformation:



Pathetic that the Chief, with all that is going on, has to take time to address these lies. Fuck James Woods. Fuck MAGAts.

[EnergizedLib]

61. Good

Here’s hoping others are safe.

[Volaris]

62. Yep...thats a leopard on your face, James.

[Paladin]

68. Serves him right, the miserable rightwing drooler. (nt)

[City Lights]

70. My empathy well has run dry. nt

[PlanetBev]

71. Tuff Titties

Neener, neener. Enjoy sifting through your pile of ashes, you MAGA douche.

[PennRalphie]

72. 5 people have died. So far.

Wonder what’s more likely. They’re right wingers like James Woods, or very progressive Kamala Harris voters.

This thread is ugly.

My heart goes out to all of the victims of this horrible disaster.

[Fiddlelady11]

73. Not to Woods!

[PennRalphie]

74. Like I said, this thread is ugly.

Let’s guess the percentage of right wingers who lost their homes versus progressive Democratic voters who lost theirs.

But it makes you and others feel good that you, too, can show everyone you’re cool.

[EdmondDantes_]

94. It really isn't a good look

I can't bring myself to be this consumed with anger while people are suffering. People get so consumed with revenge and seeing the bad guys suffer that they don't realize it damages themselves too.

The reason behind my nick here is that revenge doesn't make you happy. It's moving on, finding peace in what you have.

[SunSeeker]

98. How has letting MAGAts get away with lies worked for us so far?

Woods and other MAGAts like him are pushing lies about "empty reservoirs" as the reason the fire got out of control, instead of the truth: the unprecedented 100 mph hurricane-force winds LA is experiencing (due to global warming). The reservoirs weren't empty. They were FULL. It's just the fires have been so historically massive that the water has been getting used up faster than we can replenish it. Plus, as houses burn up, it leaves broken pipes pouring water out, which reduces overall water pressure to the fire hydrants in the area.

The lies got so bad our Fire Chief had to address it to correct the hateful misinformation, because angry homeowners might attack fire fighters, city workers or the mayor:



You know what's "isn't a good look"? Using this tragedy TO MAKE SHIT UP to further a DANGEROUS right wing narrative that could get fire fighters, city workers or the mayor killed. That is what James Woods is doing. How about you be mad at James Woods instead of being mad at DUers who are mad at James Woods?

Good fucking grief.

[CatWoman]

78. you want ugly???

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[PennRalphie]

83. Gotcha.

He said something ugly on x, which pretty much most of DU claims to ignore, so it’s then great to be glad he lost his home.

You just KNOW the right is going to be all over this fire. trump has already called names. The right will make claims about California breaking off and floating away for good. They’ve said it for years. You’ve stooped to their level. When they go low, we stoop right down to join them.

California is a deep blue state. The areas that are burning are deep blue areas. That fire burning down a right winger’s home had to first burn down a dozen or more progressive’s homes. Then the same fire, after burning down the right winger’s home went on to burn down dozens more progressive’s homes. But as long as it got his, who cares about the dozens it burned down before and after. Time to celebrate! A right winger’s house burned down! Yay! Ah, who cares about the dozens of others. We got one!

It is an ugly look. Period.

[SunSeeker]

92. Nobody is "celebrating" he lost his home. They're relishing the irony of a climate denier feeling it first hand.

And rightfully expressing anger at his lies.

Woods and other MAGAts like him on X are pushing lies about "empty reservoirs" as the reason the fire got out of control, instead the truth: the unprecedented 100 mph hurricane-force winds LA is experiencing (due to global warming). The reservoirs weren't empty. They were FULL. It's just the fires have been so historically massive that the water has been getting used up faster than we can replenish it. Plus, as houses burn up, it leaves broken pipes pouring water out, which reduces overall water pressure to the fire hydrants in the area.

The lies got so bad our Fire Chief had to address it to correct the hateful misinformation:



Pathetic that the Chief, with all that is going on, has to take time to address these lies. Fuck James Woods. Fuck MAGAts.

[PennRalphie]

96. The fire chief is worried about what's posted on X????????

That is so seriously messed up, I can’t even believe it. Homes are burning down. People are dying. But the fire chief is worried about what’s being posted on X?

There are at least 3 other threads here on DU where family or friends have lost their homes.

You can argue about the cause of the fire later. Those Santa Ana winds are ferocious. I really hope Governor Newsom can do something about them.

The focus and glee we’re all seeing here over one trump fan’s home being burned down is a horrible look. If Hunter Biden loses his home, you know the trump gang will celebrate. That fact that this thread is celebrating the loss of James Wood’s home, even though you claim to be celebrating hypocrisy, is ugly. It’s just ugly.

[SunSeeker]

97. It's not just on X, it's all over the internet. Chief's afraid city workers will be attacked by people who lost homes.

That is how dangerous these lies are.

Ugly is using this tragedy TO MAKE SHIT UP to further a DANGEROUS right wing narrative that could get fire fighters, city workers or the mayor killed. That is what James Woods is doing. How about you be mad at James Woods instead of being mad at DUers who are mad at James Woods?

Good fucking grief.

[PennRalphie]

100. I don't pay attention to James Woods

Or any other trump fan. But you and others obviously do. Who gives a crap what they say? Why do you care what they say? Most here claimed to have left X and FB. Obviously that’s not the case.

California is a deep blue state. Progressives all over Southern California are watching their homes burn to the ground. Is the focus on them? Oh no. It must be be focused on the same people most here claim to not care about, who are posting on apps they claim to have deleted.

To be celebrating anyone’s tragedy is a horrible, horrible look. Trump and his gang will use threads like these to their advantage. And everyone celebrating will have nobody to blame but themselves.

I’m done with this thread. It’s ugly. The reactions to such a tragedy are sickening. Keep focusing on trump and his gang.

[SunSeeker]

105. Well other people DO pay attention to James Woods and other Trumpers.

California has as many registered Republicans (5 million) as Florida. And their lies could get people killed during this firestorm.

Ignoring these dangerous people and their lies hasn't worked out very well for us. They won the propaganda war and thus the White House.

[AllaN01Bear]

75. hem.

[Gore1FL]

77. He's an idiot, but I'm sorry his house burned down. nt

[Meowmee]

79. Since it started in someone's back yard

They may have had a grill going or something etc.

I would say karma for JW, but I don’t believe in karma.

[RockRaven]

81. I'm sorry for the additional toxic fumes and ash and waste by the addition of

his property to everything else that burned in that fire. Other than that...

[Jacson6]

82. Definition of a narcissist.

narcissist
/ˈnärsəsəst/
noun
a person who has an excessive interest in or admiration of themselves.
"narcissists who think the world revolves around them"




I'm not saying he is one, but if I opened a dictionary for the word would I see his picture? Just askin...

We all need to be cautious with our words in these litigious times.

[Meowmee]

87. I watched CNN for a minute

Just saw James Wood crying on TV. You know I could even have sympathy even for him except that I know exactly what he would be saying if it was a Democrat’s house that was burning he wouldn’t give a damn, and he’s blaming this all on Gavin Newsom, which is a crock.

[SunSeeker]

88. MAGAts like him on X are pushing lies about "empty reservoirs." They weren't empty. They were FULL.

It's just the fires have been so historically massive that the water has been getting used up faster than we can replenish it. Plus, as houses burn up, it leaves broken pipes pouring water out, which reduces overall water pressure to the fire hydrants in the area.

The lies got so bad our Fire Chief had to address it to correct the hateful misinformation:



Pathetic that the Chief, with all that is going on, has to take time to address these lies. Fuck James Woods. Fuck MAGAts.

[NoMoreRepugs]

89. He's still alive? Who knew? Who cares?

[IcyPeas]

91. Kamala Harris's house and Hunter Bidens house are in danger.

So the right wingers will have their turn to mock them if their houses burn down.


It's not fucking funny.

Do better DU.

[SunSeeker]

95. The right wingers are already gleefully mocking their predicament, just because they don't like them.

Nobody is "celebrating" that James Woods lost his home. They're relishing the irony of a climate denier feeling climate change first hand. And rightfully expressing anger at his HARMFUL lies.

Woods and other MAGAts like him on X are pushing lies about "empty reservoirs" as the reason the fire got out of control, instead the truth: the unprecedented 100 mph hurricane-force winds LA is experiencing (due to global warming). The reservoirs weren't empty. They were FULL. It's just the fires have been so historically massive that the water has been getting used up faster than we can replenish it. Plus, as houses burn up, it leaves broken pipes pouring water out, which reduces overall water pressure to the fire hydrants in the area.

The lies got so bad our Fire Chief had to address it to correct the hateful misinformation:



Pathetic that the Chief, with all that is going on, has to take time to address these lies. Fuck James Woods. Fuck MAGAts.

[BigmanPigman]

99. This morning when I read his post I felt no pity

He posted earlier of seeing the fire close to HIS own home and started to get nervous. Poor baby, what a shame.

Karma James, KARMA!

Now are the rest of the GQP psychos denying climate change start singing a different tune? NOPE!!!!! They are psychotic and to expect any of them to change their tune now, well then you have a better chance of seeing the tooth fairy. They NEVER change.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

101. WTFC?!?!

[Skittles]

107. I wouldn't wish it on anyone

but yeah, he is a fucking asshole

[ThePartyThatListens]

108. That's terrible

[endgenocide]

113. The magats are cheering that Kamala Harris's house

is in the evacuation zone. They are cheering that "Hollywood liberals" houses are burning. I don't think liberals should be cheering anyone's house being burned no matter their politics. This is a monumental tragedy not something to be laughed at. I'm not going act like them!

[purr-rat beauty]

116. The guy turned out to be a dillweed

But I won't celebrate his or any other dillweed's loss, this is tragic for all regardless how uninformed or ignorant they are.

[PennRalphie]

120. Well well.

After all of the celebrating on this thread about James Woods’ house burning down, after all of the attempts to justify why it’s cool to be happy that someone lost their home in a fire, guess what.

James Woods house did not burn down. But thousands and thousands of others did. I’m certain most of them were deep blue Democratic voters.

It’s never ever a nice thing to celebrate a tragedy to someone. Look at the thousands of people in CA now homeless. If the trump gang celebrates their loss (which I’m sure they will), how is the celebrating and gloating on this thread any different?

It was an ugly look.