Jacob Wolman
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I'm interested in politics, technology, art, and the rule of three. I write a dumb weekly newsletter which may be found at https://newsletter.wolmania.com.
Congress, if you're listening...
The President of the United States unilaterally levied a tax on all of us and is redistributing our taxes to a core segment of his supporters.
Trump: "I'm delighted to announce this afternoon that the US will be taking a small portion of the hundreds of billions of dollars we receive in tariffs ... and we're going to be giving and providing it to the farmers in economic assistance. We love our farmers. The farmers like me ... $12 billion"
December 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Congress, if you're listening...
The whole point of these multiple judicial holdings is that it's *not* her job.
December 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The whole point of these multiple judicial holdings is that it's *not* her job.
Trump really thinks he's the King of America. techcrunch.com/2025/12/08/o...
'ONE RULE': Trump says he'll sign an executive order blocking state AI laws despite bipartisan pushback | TechCrunch
“I will be doing a ONE RULE Executive Order this week,” Trump posted on social media. “You can’t expect a company to get 50 Approvals every time they want to do something.”
techcrunch.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Trump really thinks he's the King of America. techcrunch.com/2025/12/08/o...
Funny that this is going to be the thing that gets him fired.
NEW on CNN: In several old videos we found, Pete Hegseth blasted Trump in 2016 warning he could issue unlawful orders that troops should refuse, calling him an “armchair tough guy” with five draft deferments.
Now he’s attacking Democrats for saying same.
LINK: www.cnn.com/2025/12/08/p...
Now he’s attacking Democrats for saying same.
LINK: www.cnn.com/2025/12/08/p...
December 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Funny that this is going to be the thing that gets him fired.
I will never get tired of the million little ways Trump rips off his most loyal supporters. www.theverge.com/report/83912...
Trump Mobile’s refurbished iPhones are an unsurprisingly bad deal
Would you like a three-year-old used iPhone for almost $500?
www.theverge.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I will never get tired of the million little ways Trump rips off his most loyal supporters. www.theverge.com/report/83912...
"Stop hitting yourself"-ass administration. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
December 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
"Stop hitting yourself"-ass administration. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
That’s a lot of money just to get Mad Men back on Netflix. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/b...
Netflix to Buy Warner Bros. in $83 Billion Deal to Create a Streaming Giant
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
That’s a lot of money just to get Mad Men back on Netflix. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/b...
This is going to be a particularly abominable pardon. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Pipe bomb suspect told FBI he believed 2020 election conspiracy theories
The suspect has been cooperating with the FBI, according to sources, and is expected to make his first court appearance on Friday.
www.nbcnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
This is going to be a particularly abominable pardon. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
“Pluribus” kinda sounds like “Vengabus”. Something to think about.
December 5, 2025 at 3:11 AM
“Pluribus” kinda sounds like “Vengabus”. Something to think about.
At the end of the day, there’s something very funny about Avatar blue people wearing human clothes.
December 5, 2025 at 1:32 AM
At the end of the day, there’s something very funny about Avatar blue people wearing human clothes.
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Kicking off the opinion with a quote from Chief Justice John Roberts will probably just piss him off, because logical consistency is Not Really His Thing, but I still support it.
"But when the Trump Administration reframed its request as a demand to redistrict congressional seats based on their racial makeup, Texas lawmakers immediately jumped on board."
— Trump appointee Jeffrey V. Brown, writing for a 3-judge panel storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
— Trump appointee Jeffrey V. Brown, writing for a 3-judge panel storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Kicking off the opinion with a quote from Chief Justice John Roberts will probably just piss him off, because logical consistency is Not Really His Thing, but I still support it.
The level of introspection she exhibits here is on the charts! Specifically, where the charts say "zero".
@timmiller.bsky.social: "He's being nominated to HHS Secretary…You had information that you could have shared…and you didn't share anything about him. Why? Did you still love him?"
Olivia Nuzzi: "I don't know how to responsibly handle this on camera." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ozkaz8?utm_...
Olivia Nuzzi: "I don't know how to responsibly handle this on camera." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ozkaz8?utm_...
December 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The level of introspection she exhibits here is on the charts! Specifically, where the charts say "zero".
I would characterize this as a massive win for Apple and a hilarious own-goal for Meta.
BREAKING NEWS: Apple’s top design executive Alan Dye is leaving the iPhone maker to become the Chief Design Officer at Meta in a blockbuster coup for the social networking giant and big loss for Apple. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Apple Design Executive Alan Dye Poached by Meta in Major Coup
Meta Platforms Inc. has poached Apple Inc.’s most prominent design executive in a major coup that underscores a push by the social networking giant into AI-equipped consumer devices.
www.bloomberg.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I would characterize this as a massive win for Apple and a hilarious own-goal for Meta.
TripIt has existed for like 20 years and still doesn't understand the concept of a trip that goes to more than one city. Or a time that is not expressed in an extremely specific format.
Is anyone working on this product???
Is anyone working on this product???
!["Edit Trip Info
Add a trip manually below or forward your confirmation emails to plans@tripit.com, and we'll create the trip for you."
Trip Name: (my input follows) "I am going to several cities - countries, even! - on this trip"
Destination City: [You can only have one "Destination City"]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vqtn6bix67y34ldgosjiirpy/bafkreievqdqbhf4g2jnsxmiex5eycb3rmfhc5zlrgpzqutdy2itkc3tvau@jpeg)
December 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
TripIt has existed for like 20 years and still doesn't understand the concept of a trip that goes to more than one city. Or a time that is not expressed in an extremely specific format.
Is anyone working on this product???
Is anyone working on this product???
It looks like the USPS redelivery website form has been broken for at least six months. Inspiring stuff. bsky.app/search?q=usp...
bsky.app
December 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It looks like the USPS redelivery website form has been broken for at least six months. Inspiring stuff. bsky.app/search?q=usp...
That I already didn't expect them to pursue impeachment is exactly why this party's leadership is in desperate need of new blood.
December 1, 2025 at 11:58 PM
That I already didn't expect them to pursue impeachment is exactly why this party's leadership is in desperate need of new blood.
If you don’t test for Covid there are no new cases — but make it an entire presidency.
NEW: President Trump has never before been in such an echo chamber
His domestic travel has basically stopped. He sees rich donors and MAGA media, not actual voters
Everyone around him is saying he is right. But polls show more Americans think he is wrong www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
His domestic travel has basically stopped. He sees rich donors and MAGA media, not actual voters
Everyone around him is saying he is right. But polls show more Americans think he is wrong www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Trump Has Never Been More Isolated
Even Trump’s allies worry that he has become out of touch with what the public wants.
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
If you don’t test for Covid there are no new cases — but make it an entire presidency.
Not to be crass, but I am available to fill in for any rewrite jobs that are suddenly vacant. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
As a Script Doctor, Tom Stoppard Was Stealthily Erudite
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Not to be crass, but I am available to fill in for any rewrite jobs that are suddenly vacant. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
Better band: The Beatles or The War on Drugs?
November 30, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Better band: The Beatles or The War on Drugs?
I don't want to pour cold water on recent stirrings of backbone from Republicans (and Democrats, frankly) in Congress, but it does serve as a frustrating reminder that they were perfectly capable of resisting Trump's lawless grasp for power all along.
November 30, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I don't want to pour cold water on recent stirrings of backbone from Republicans (and Democrats, frankly) in Congress, but it does serve as a frustrating reminder that they were perfectly capable of resisting Trump's lawless grasp for power all along.
Obviously outrageous and add this to the pile of impeachable offenses. Anyway, I assume his co-conspirator is still in prison because he hasn’t bribed Trump (yet)?
fraudsters stick together
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Obviously outrageous and add this to the pile of impeachable offenses. Anyway, I assume his co-conspirator is still in prison because he hasn’t bribed Trump (yet)?
It looks like someone “remastered” the Beatles Anthology docuseries on Disney+ and all the historical footage looks bad now!
November 30, 2025 at 1:49 AM
It looks like someone “remastered” the Beatles Anthology docuseries on Disney+ and all the historical footage looks bad now!
Reposted by Jacob Wolman
Reposted by Jacob Wolman
CDC website altered at Robert F. Kennedy's behest to reflect his belief that "all events depicted in the film Ghostbusters really happened."
November 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
CDC website altered at Robert F. Kennedy's behest to reflect his belief that "all events depicted in the film Ghostbusters really happened."