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The Phillipson Institute is a US/EU economic and public policy forum. Former NJ Democratic Congressional 2016 candidate; investment banker, VC, derivatives; adjunct professor NYU banking and finance; Peace Corps community development volunteer Ukraine 2018

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Phillipson Institute @lornaphillipson.bsky.social · Jul 28

The modern conservative is engaged in one of man’s oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.

—Economist John Kenneth Galbraith

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 7h

Anti-vax onstage, Pfizer backstage.

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Phillipson Institute @lornaphillipson.bsky.social · 6h

Trump was asked (in front of PM Carney) about Canadians who are refusing to come to the U.S.
Not surprisingly, he deflected.

For Canadians, it's personal.

Trump also claimed that the U.S. has secured $17 trillion in new investments. That number is widely disputed.

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Trump asked about Canadians who are refusing to come to the U.S.

U.S. President Donald Trump, sitting alongside Prime Minister Mark Carney, was asked about a decline in Canadian travel south of the border and said that ‘Americans don’t want to buy cars that are mad...

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Phillipson Institute @lornaphillipson.bsky.social · 19h

Good news:
M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment

The Trump administration offered nine universities benefits in exchange for signing an agreement to protect conservative voices, among other things. M.I.T. was the first to refuse.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 1d

RFK Jr. has a new theory on autism. He thinks circumcision could be a factor.

It confirms what many of us have suspected for a long time.

They genuinely believe their brains are in their dicks.

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Drew McKevitt @drewmckevitt.bsky.social · 1d

Years ago I was teaching my gun history class and at the end of the quarter one of the students said that he was in the campus TPUSA chapter and they put him up to taking the class to spy on me but he felt bad about that because he loved the class and learned a lot and had a great time

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

Welp, here it is: maybe the funniest thing we've ever done, in its entirety.

The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein

YouTube video by The Onion

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

I’m sure this is fine. abcnews.go.com/US/dominion-...

Dominion Voting Systems sold to company run by former Republican election official

Dominion Voting Systems, which sued Fox over its reporting on the 2020 election, has been sold to a seemingly new election company run by a former GOP election official.

abcnews.go.com

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

"...including while she was praying with her eyes closed and hands lifted, wearing a clerical collar and stole."

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Oliver Markus Malloy @malloy.rocks · 1d

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 1d

You can’t get into Heaven if you go around arresting innocent people and pardoning guilty ones.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 1d

🐶🐱 New California pet laws!

🐾 3rd party, for-profit sales of cats, puppies and rabbits are now BANNED
🐾 Cats CANNOT be declawed for non-medical reasons
🐾 Sellers MUST disclose origin and health info
🐾 Contracts for pets that include non-refundable deposits will be VOID

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

Washington Post vs Democracy Docket.

If you value independent, pro-democracy media over the false neutrality of legacy outlets, support Democracy Docket by subscribing today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

All to cover up the Epstein files.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Johnson has had the House adjourned for weeks to avoid a vote on the Epstein files.

Is it really too much to ask to simply have House Republicans show up to work once in a while?

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 1d

Some good news!

A librarian got fired for refusing to remove LBGTQ books and sued the county, its board of commissioners, the library board, and members of both government boards for violating her 1st amendment rights, and discriminatory and retaliatory firing.

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Librarian gets massive payday after firing for refusal to yank LGBTQ books off shelves

A librarian fired by county officials in Campbell County, Wyoming, for refusing to remove LGBTQ books from shelves got the last laugh with a $700,000 settlement. According to The New York Times, "Terr...

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 1d

You don't blow up Venezuelan & Colombian boats in international waters -- killing 21 people -- and expect a Nobel Peace Prize.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 1d

“The Founders would never believe that it would ever come to pass that one state militia could be sent to another state for the purposes of political retribution”

THAT PART!

Thank you, Judge Perry.

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The Dangerous Ones @thedangerousones.com · 1d

🚨Who's Ready for No Kings 2.0?

We've got 3 NEW tips will make your protest louder, smarter, and unforgettable.

WATCH NOW: youtu.be/nNbKQYdN_sM

3 NEW TIPS for No Kings 2.0 REVEALED

YouTube video by The Dangerous Ones

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 1d

Our plane to Spain is in the air!

🙌🙌

Thank you so much to the countless people supporting us in every way and in particular all of the Rutgers students and faculty who have supported us every step of the way.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

ICE racially profiles an elderly man and takes him into custody. They realize their mistake and release him. They also intimidate witnesses. This incident occurred in Long Beach, California.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

This guy left his job as a TV host to be a full-time TV guest and part-time social media shitposter.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

Donald Trump: Stop trying to incite Illinoisans into violence. Pack up and go home.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

The Republican shutdown continues.

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 1d

You know who takes a cognitive test? People whose family members suspect their loved one is suffering from dementia. If he kept getting “perfect” scores…they wouldn’t keep administering them. My take? He blew the first one he ever took. Now, they’re tracking the decline. I’d bet my hot coffee on it.

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BIG D GRANDROYAL @bigdgrandroyal.bsky.social · 1d

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