Tom Nowlan
@tnowls9.bsky.social
im a single-issue definite articles voter and I love this sign
December 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
im a single-issue definite articles voter and I love this sign
I mean the scopes monkey trial prosecutor was a major party nominee
November 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I mean the scopes monkey trial prosecutor was a major party nominee
I've long had this take - there is shockingly little money in politics
October 27, 2025 at 2:53 AM
I've long had this take - there is shockingly little money in politics
I've thought a lot about kanye (and dave blunts) through the frame of terminal-stage Attention
September 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I've thought a lot about kanye (and dave blunts) through the frame of terminal-stage Attention
I think people (not incorrectly) thought that "being able to talk coherently and deftly" was unimportant to the median voter. But the reluctance to put him out there (ie capture attention) was the inexcusable part
May 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I think people (not incorrectly) thought that "being able to talk coherently and deftly" was unimportant to the median voter. But the reluctance to put him out there (ie capture attention) was the inexcusable part
I think avoid dwelling on the age issue and say something like “biden failed at his number one task, to end the danger posed by trump” to keep the focus on the real (still-present) problem
May 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I think avoid dwelling on the age issue and say something like “biden failed at his number one task, to end the danger posed by trump” to keep the focus on the real (still-present) problem
Admittedly it was 8 years later, but a big part of trump’s ‘16 primary persona was performatively telling the bush family to get bent
May 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Admittedly it was 8 years later, but a big part of trump’s ‘16 primary persona was performatively telling the bush family to get bent
This is related to my take that our phones have made our politics post-materialist. Both Elon Musk and a lower middle class grandparent on social security have the same lived experience: staring at an iPhone 14 hours a day
May 6, 2025 at 11:33 PM
This is related to my take that our phones have made our politics post-materialist. Both Elon Musk and a lower middle class grandparent on social security have the same lived experience: staring at an iPhone 14 hours a day
what I don’t get is… we’re 20 months / 3.75 years from dems retaking any sort of power. who cares about their plans?
April 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
what I don’t get is… we’re 20 months / 3.75 years from dems retaking any sort of power. who cares about their plans?
what should I do with my money under this framework?
April 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
what should I do with my money under this framework?
the only defense for these guys is “I supported him fully because I know he is a pathological liar”
April 6, 2025 at 10:27 PM
the only defense for these guys is “I supported him fully because I know he is a pathological liar”
I think this is getting a little too cute, by this logic biden served as a harris 'heat shield.' It's not like trump has made any effort to distance himself from elon
April 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I think this is getting a little too cute, by this logic biden served as a harris 'heat shield.' It's not like trump has made any effort to distance himself from elon
good newsletter but why doesn’t it mention RICK SACCONE or BIG LUTHER STRANGE?
March 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
good newsletter but why doesn’t it mention RICK SACCONE or BIG LUTHER STRANGE?
what specific action or policy do you believe he is not wrong about?
March 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM
what specific action or policy do you believe he is not wrong about?
by this logic shouldn’t trump veto the bill and shut down the government to achieve his aims?
March 14, 2025 at 12:56 AM
by this logic shouldn’t trump veto the bill and shut down the government to achieve his aims?
re: the part about lack of optimistic utopia figures — I would argue that the median American thinks about Elon Musk as a rocketship/tesla/futurism genius type, not a weirdo poster. I think he was a genuinely helpful surrogate from trump
January 17, 2025 at 9:48 PM
re: the part about lack of optimistic utopia figures — I would argue that the median American thinks about Elon Musk as a rocketship/tesla/futurism genius type, not a weirdo poster. I think he was a genuinely helpful surrogate from trump