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.
More death cult stuff. www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants
The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services. The cuts could total as much as $2 billion.
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January 14, 2026 at 7:42 PM
More death cult stuff. www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
Why is the headline like this?
January 14, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Why is the headline like this?
Reminiscing en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ello_(s...
Ello (social network) - Wikipedia
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January 14, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Reminiscing en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ello_(s...
ICE has started assassinating US citizens since then, does that change anything?
Asked if he's willing to shut down the government over ICE funding, Senator Cory Booker replies: "We had the longest government shutdown, and Democrats could not hold together to sustain that kind of pressure."
January 14, 2026 at 3:57 PM
ICE has started assassinating US citizens since then, does that change anything?
I dunno, maybe it would have been better to recast the character and deal with a few weeks of embarrassment rather than tear up the plan and hope people like incoherent nostalgic slop? www.theringer.com/2026/01/14/m...
January 14, 2026 at 1:49 PM
I dunno, maybe it would have been better to recast the character and deal with a few weeks of embarrassment rather than tear up the plan and hope people like incoherent nostalgic slop? www.theringer.com/2026/01/14/m...
This exact same logic supports a blanket refusal to fund the executive branch, period. And SCOTUS, while we’re here.
Murphy: The United States Congress should not fund a Department of Homeland Security that is not obeying the laws of the United States of America
January 14, 2026 at 7:37 AM
This exact same logic supports a blanket refusal to fund the executive branch, period. And SCOTUS, while we’re here.
Not one more dime for Trump, period, imo, but this is a good baseline position.
Van Hollen: We are here to say not one more dime for Donald Trump's ICE operations
January 14, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Not one more dime for Trump, period, imo, but this is a good baseline position.
Random DOJ prosecutors have more moral clarity than the paper of record. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
January 13, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Random DOJ prosecutors have more moral clarity than the paper of record. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
There sure do seem to be a lot of deplorable people in America. Some politician should unapologetically acknowledge that reality.
January 13, 2026 at 3:47 PM
There sure do seem to be a lot of deplorable people in America. Some politician should unapologetically acknowledge that reality.
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The buck stops over there.
Sources: Bari Weiss has privately been deeply frustrated by the negative reaction to her CBS tenure and has blamed subordinates for not stanching the criticism (New York Times)
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January 13, 2026 at 1:49 PM
The buck stops over there.
Imagine joining the National Guard so you can protect your family from ICE, then getting called up to help ICE deport other people's families. Then the Trump administration cancels the Parole in Place program and uses its records to hunt down and deport your family. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
U.S. Citizens Are Joining the Military to Protect Undocumented Parents
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Imagine joining the National Guard so you can protect your family from ICE, then getting called up to help ICE deport other people's families. Then the Trump administration cancels the Parole in Place program and uses its records to hunt down and deport your family. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
I guess the New York Times is just never going to straightforwardly say things like "Kristi Noem lied" or "this is a blatant violation of the Constitutional right to freedom of expression" or "the administration is a blood-thirsty fascist death cult". www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
January 13, 2026 at 11:19 AM
I guess the New York Times is just never going to straightforwardly say things like "Kristi Noem lied" or "this is a blatant violation of the Constitutional right to freedom of expression" or "the administration is a blood-thirsty fascist death cult". www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
This is bad and dumb. www.avclub.com/alamo-drafth...
Following labor disputes, Alamo Drafthouse pilots second-screen ordering experience
Following labor disputes, Alamo Drafthouse pilots second-screen ordering experience
www.avclub.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:32 PM
This is bad and dumb. www.avclub.com/alamo-drafth...
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lets GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Trump on Greenland: “The fact that they landed a boat there 500 years ago doesn’t mean they own the land.”
January 9, 2026 at 9:42 PM
lets GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
If your middle-schooler tried to pull something like this you would sit them down and explain the concept of "not acting like a pathetic little baby".
President Donald Trump said he will meet with Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado next week — and that he would accept the award she has said she wants to share with him.
Trump says he will meet Machado — and would accept Nobel Peace Prize from her
Speaking to Fox News, Trump said it “would be a great honor” if the Venezuelan opposition leader decided to share her Nobel Peace Prize with him.
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January 9, 2026 at 5:03 PM
If your middle-schooler tried to pull something like this you would sit them down and explain the concept of "not acting like a pathetic little baby".
I'm pretty sure it's the first one, and our best hope is that (as with so many things) they are wrong about that.
Many are arguing that they wouldn't be acting this way if they thought they were subject to free & fair elections.
Plausible. But another explanation is that they see the writing on the wall--generational backlash--and they're attempting increasingly desparate hail marys
Plausible. But another explanation is that they see the writing on the wall--generational backlash--and they're attempting increasingly desparate hail marys
January 9, 2026 at 1:24 AM
I'm pretty sure it's the first one, and our best hope is that (as with so many things) they are wrong about that.
Every streaming service should have a section for downloadable shows and movies that are safe to watch on a plane without scandalizing a child watching over your shoulder.
January 9, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Every streaming service should have a section for downloadable shows and movies that are safe to watch on a plane without scandalizing a child watching over your shoulder.
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Rep. Wesley Hunt: "The bottom line is this: when a federal officer gives you instructions, you abide by them and then you get to keep you life"
January 7, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Rep. Wesley Hunt: "The bottom line is this: when a federal officer gives you instructions, you abide by them and then you get to keep you life"
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Rep. Wesley Hunt on Gov. Walz: "This guy's a beta and he has absolutely no idea what he's talking about. If he gives me an order, I would actually urge people to ignore it."
January 7, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Rep. Wesley Hunt on Gov. Walz: "This guy's a beta and he has absolutely no idea what he's talking about. If he gives me an order, I would actually urge people to ignore it."
Seems pretty clear that the ICE agents didn’t want to be embarrassed in a meme getting their car stuck in the snow so they murdered someone.
January 8, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Seems pretty clear that the ICE agents didn’t want to be embarrassed in a meme getting their car stuck in the snow so they murdered someone.
Like so many GOP policies, this one may create the exact situation it is pretending to address.
it is the policy of this government to treat democratic-led states as conquered territories and the people therein as something like hostiles or even enemy combatants
Dr Oz threatens to pull Medicaid support for Minnesota: "Sticking to the narrative that's cold in Minnesota -- this is the tip of the iceberg"
January 7, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Like so many GOP policies, this one may create the exact situation it is pretending to address.
Sidenote to the horrors going on in Minnesota – can somebody do something about the guy spewing child pornography across the internet? Or at minimum shut down his child pornography product? maxread.substack.com/p/why-wont-s...
Why won't someone do something about Elon Musk?
X.com, c'est moi
maxread.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Sidenote to the horrors going on in Minnesota – can somebody do something about the guy spewing child pornography across the internet? Or at minimum shut down his child pornography product? maxread.substack.com/p/why-wont-s...
I like the sentiment, but Democrats should not vote for anything that empowers (or funds) this administration to do anything. They don’t spend the money allocated for the things Dems demand, and they blatantly misuse allocated funds for whatever Stephen Miller wants to do anyway.
Democrats cannot vote for a DHS budget that doesn’t restrain the growing lawlessness of this agency.
A witness shared this video with me showing an ICE officer shooting a driver in an SUV in south Minneapolis. DHS says the woman is dead.
January 7, 2026 at 9:15 PM
I like the sentiment, but Democrats should not vote for anything that empowers (or funds) this administration to do anything. They don’t spend the money allocated for the things Dems demand, and they blatantly misuse allocated funds for whatever Stephen Miller wants to do anyway.
Stephen Miller is generating some truly demented AI videos for the mad king.
Trump: "I have just viewed the clip of the event which took place in Minneapolis. It is a horrible thing to watch. The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting ... "
January 7, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Stephen Miller is generating some truly demented AI videos for the mad king.