Tim Marchman
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I’m an editor at WIRED and have previously written and edited for a number of places. Timothy_marchman@wired.com. Signal me at timmarchman.01. I periodically delete all my posts.
I absolutely cannot believe someone hasn't gotten rich writing a pop economics book purporting to explain America's divisions through the lens of Sheez and Wawa
RIP, the guy behind Pennsylvania's greatest gas station fast food empire.
Steve Sheetz, business leader and philanthropist, dies at age 77
Steve Sheetz, an Altoona native whose leadership is credited for growing the Sheetz Corporation into a convenience store empire, has died. He was 77. Sheetz passed away from respiratory complications ...
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January 5, 2026 at 10:12 PM
I absolutely cannot believe someone hasn't gotten rich writing a pop economics book purporting to explain America's divisions through the lens of Sheez and Wawa
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January 5, 2026 at 4:04 PM
HNY! Reminder I am once again looking for a job. I make words happen, and turn them into cool stories that people want to read.
I've worked with seasoned journos and early-career freelancers. Reporters who've worked under me have gone on to work at WIRED, Teen Vogue, etc! hmu - hello@janusrose.com
I've worked with seasoned journos and early-career freelancers. Reporters who've worked under me have gone on to work at WIRED, Teen Vogue, etc! hmu - hello@janusrose.com
“The president views energy geopolitics ‘almost like the world is a Settlers of Catan board—you kidnap the president of Venezuela and, ipso facto, you now control all the oil.’” This is from @mollytaft.com:
Trump Wants Venezuela's Oil. Getting It Might Not Be So Simple
The administration has made it clear that Nicolás Maduro's capture was tied to Venezuela's vast oil reserves. Much less certain is how US companies will actually access them—or if they even want to.
www.wired.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:03 PM
“The president views energy geopolitics ‘almost like the world is a Settlers of Catan board—you kidnap the president of Venezuela and, ipso facto, you now control all the oil.’” This is from @mollytaft.com:
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
The someone she’s quoting is an old school MRA from the Roosh V forums who wrote a book called “Do the Philippines: How to Make Love with Filipino Girls in the Philippines.”
Here is the editor of Tablet agreeably reposting someone calling nonwhite NYC immigrants "worthless biotrash." It's astonishing how quickly this stuff has escaped containment
January 2, 2026 at 4:30 PM
The someone she’s quoting is an old school MRA from the Roosh V forums who wrote a book called “Do the Philippines: How to Make Love with Filipino Girls in the Philippines.”
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One thing I wrote about here is how technology has made buses *way* more convenient while techno-futurists were obsessed with flying taxis and self-driving cars.
January 2, 2026 at 2:17 PM
One thing I wrote about here is how technology has made buses *way* more convenient while techno-futurists were obsessed with flying taxis and self-driving cars.
I’m just annoyed here because leaving the framing aside, this is flatly incorrect—$600 can get you ridiculously nice boots or ridiculously overpriced ones, but it cannot get you “luxury“ boots.
January 1, 2026 at 7:05 PM
I’m just annoyed here because leaving the framing aside, this is flatly incorrect—$600 can get you ridiculously nice boots or ridiculously overpriced ones, but it cannot get you “luxury“ boots.
Good advice from my boss!
December 31, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Good advice from my boss!
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This is really interesting. I do wonder what the results would look like if time spent reading was the metric, because I don’t consider number of books read the most useful number without some additional context.
Most Americans didn't read many books in 2025
Welcome to YouGov's weekly newsletter The Surveyor, with new polling data, insights, and charts on politics, life, and other topical issues — from our U.S. News team.
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December 31, 2025 at 4:35 PM
This is really interesting. I do wonder what the results would look like if time spent reading was the metric, because I don’t consider number of books read the most useful number without some additional context.
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As it happens, I have experience with high-level government demands to stop an explosive, accurate story from running, and I also have experience with 60 Minutes spiking a story I was involved in, so I have thoughts about the travesty at CBS. If you want some journalism anecdotes, here are a lot:
Watching Bari Weiss Murder Investigative Journalism at CBS
Notes from someone who's withstood White House demands to stop an explosive story—and who once even had a 60 Minutes piece spiked
www.forever-wars.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
As it happens, I have experience with high-level government demands to stop an explosive, accurate story from running, and I also have experience with 60 Minutes spiking a story I was involved in, so I have thoughts about the travesty at CBS. If you want some journalism anecdotes, here are a lot:
