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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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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is what the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool looks like today after a $17M deliberate fuck up and the orange felon won’t stop until he destroys everything. Makes me sick to my stomach every day.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h
The Jack Smith hearing is airing live on CNN, MS NOW, and NewsNation ... but not on Fox News 🤔
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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 22h
Seattle
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 15h
⚡️ BREAKING: A Russian military aircraft has crashed near the village of Krasnoyarovo in the Amur region, killing six people. Preliminary reports indicate the downed plane may have been a Tu-95MS strategic bomber.
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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 15h
💥🛩️‼️ UPDATE: The Russian aircraft that crashed in Amur Oblast has now been identified as a Tu-95MS strategic missile carrier. Russian reports now cite the failure of three engines during takeoff as the cause. Six crew members reportedly died, while one survivor was hospitalized.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 17h
Before you trust the polls, remember: pollsters find the same six people who still answer unknown numbers.
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Phillipson Institute @lornaphillipson.bsky.social · 14h
Jack Smith: “Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in criminal activity,.. If asked whether to prosecute a former President based on the same facts today, I would do so regardless of whether that President was a Republican or a Democrat.”
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Phillipson Institute @lornaphillipson.bsky.social · 15h
An Odesa shelter reported that 3 dogs and 10 cats were killed in the Russian attack, which destroyed the shelter’s property and supplies of animal food, equipment, and medicines. It was among several civilian sites damaged in the latest Russian attack on Odesa. united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...
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Russian Strike Hits Odesa Animal Shelter, Killing 3 Dogs and 10 Cats
A Russian overnight strike on the Loving Hearts animal shelter in Velykodolynske killed 3 dogs, 10 cats, and destroyed supplies, with more animals missing.
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Phillipson Institute @lornaphillipson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Phillipson Institute @lornaphillipson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Epstein files.
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Phillipson Institute @lornaphillipson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Capitals still covering for Ovechkin and the terrorist Russian regime.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 27/09/2026
Beyond the fact that it’s incredibly illegal and corrupt to use taxpayer dollars to run political ads on television, there’s another problem with re-running old ads like this: the messaging only reminds everyone what a fraud you are.
Black-and-white image of Donald Trump standing in a hallway from a recent ad he ran on TV with taxpayer funds. White subtitle text on a black bar at the bottom displays what Trump’s voiceover says in the ad: “we will expel the warmongers from our government.”
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AgentJoeMcJoe 🇺🇸 @joemcjoe11.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trumpy didn't only molest kids, he also molested or attempted to assault adults.
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Dr Hell-Mart @hockeyeeyore.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It would be kind of funny if OpenAI agents hacked the Justice Department and released the Epstein Files.
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AgentJoeMcJoe 🇺🇸 @joemcjoe11.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Political Cartoonists are the best. deAdder rocks it every time he sits down and draws his next masterpiece.
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Phillipson Institute @lornaphillipson.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
The Epstein Files and the Hidden World of an Unaccountable Elite The search continues in the documents for ironclad criminal conduct, but the story of a sexual predator given a free ride by the ruling class has already emerged. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
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Phillipson Institute @lornaphillipson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Why you should vote in the 2026 elections: According to Ballotpedia's inaugural supermajority exposure ratings, 13 state legislative supermajorities are exposed to breaking. Democrats are defending five exposed supermajorities and Republicans are defending eight. ballotpedia.org/Supermajorit...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: The California Supreme Court ruled that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco violated state law when he seized roughly 650,000 ballots from last year’s special redistricting election after pursuing debunked claims of a massive ballot discrepancy. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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California Supreme Court orders GOP sheriff to return seized ballots, affirms state’s power over local law enforcement
The twin rulings stand to make it significantly harder for local law enforcement to create election chaos and use unsubstantiated fraud claims to seize ballots outside California’s established electio...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) said Thursday that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco (R) will face “legal consequences” after the state Supreme Court unanimously ruled that his seizure of roughly 650,000 ballots violated state law. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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California Attorney General vows ‘legal consequences’ for GOP sheriff who seized ballots
The ballot seizure case highlights the risks to democracy when election deniers in positions of authority abuse their power to interfere with vote counting. Bianco seized an estimated 650,000 ballots ...
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404 Media @404media.co · 24/09/2026
Cops followed EJ Carrion home and arrested him in his drive way one week after he said 'bullshit' at a county meeting in Texas. Here is that body cam footage. @mjgault.bsky.social reports: www.404media.co/watch-body-c...
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 25/09/2026
⚡ Update: 14 injured, 1 killed in Russian overnight and morning strikes on Kyiv. At least 14 people had been injured, including a 9-year-old boy, as of 10:50 a.m. local time, the Kyiv City Military Administration said.
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Russian overnight attack on Kyiv kills 14-year-old boy, injures at least 14
At least 14 people had been injured, including a 9-year-old boy, as of 10:50 a.m. local time, the Kyiv City Military Administration said.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🤬 Russia attacked Zaporizhzhia: a medical center and ambulances were damaged A garage cooperative, transport and non-residential buildings were damaged in the city, and windows were broken in a residential building.
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404 Media @404media.co · 24/09/2026
So Josh Hawley, noted election denier, referenced 404 Media's work throughout the Flock Senate Hearing yesterday. We are a journalist-founded and owned media publication. Hey Josh, if you're going to use our work, subscribe bro: @jasonkoebler.bsky.social www.404media.co/we-hacked-th...
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Room empties out at the UN as Netanyahu begins his speech.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NO FLUID was found in Nolan Wells' lungs or airways, per the autopsy report by the Mississippi State Medical Examiner. How do you die by "accidental drowning" if there is no water in your lungs?
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
LETS GO NYC ✊
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"We're here today to say... war criminals are not welcome in this city &.. this is bigger than just Netanyahu. This is about the fact that our govt has been funding and enabling genocide & apartheid & it has to stop" Beth Miller from Jewish Voice for Peace in New York yesterday.
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🦋𝘙𝘩ₒ𝒏∂𝔞 @rhondasrealm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Word…
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Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A US citizen was left hospitalized after agents mistook him for a fugitive, pinned him to the ground, and attempted to handcuff him Read more: trib.al/DxizPhH
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Askme @askme99.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I know I've posted this many times - needs to flood the media until election day.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I want to emphasize once again that today in the Kharkiv region, Russia murdered six people who were simply sorting vegetables at a storage facility. With not one, but three drones! They also injured 12 others, some of whom are in critical condition in the hospital.
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 25/09/2026
In a new investigation Bellingcat and @jeuneafrique.com reconstruct and analyse more than a dozen Malian military drone strikes, that have repeatedly hit civilian areas and reportedly resulted in the deaths of non-combatants.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
BREAKING: A POLITICO reporter was denied access to the White House Thursday and his press credentials confiscated after a judge ordered the Trump admin to immediately restore access for news organizations that Trump banned.
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POLITICO barred from White House after court ruling restoring access
The Secret Service confiscated a POLITICO reporter's press pass Thursday morning despite a federal judge’s decision hours earlier that a media ban appeared to violate the constitutional due process ri...
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Phillipson Institute @lornaphillipson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Trump Once Vowed to ‘Own’ Greenland. He Settled for Something Much Less. Trump signed a Greenland security deal that falls well short of his demands to turn the island into a U.S. territory. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u...
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Trump Once Vowed to ‘Own’ Greenland. He Settled for Something Much Less. (Gift Article)
President Trump signed a Greenland security deal that falls well short of his demands to turn the island into a U.S. territory.
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Phillipson Institute @lornaphillipson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Come Back Alive Foundation is launching RoboBro: a project aiming to save Ukrainian service members’ lives with unmanned ground vehicles for logistics and evacuation. Dronefall is developing a drone based air defense system. Protect the skies. Donate: savelife.in.ua/en/
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Phillipson Institute @lornaphillipson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Her Brand Was Tradwife. Now She’s Divorced. What happens when a trad influencer leaves her husband, questions her beliefs, stops selling anti-feminism T-shirts — and still needs to make a living online? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/s...
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Bernadine Bluntly’s Brand Was Tradwife. Then She Got Divorced. (Gift Article)
What happens when a trad influencer leaves her husband, questions her beliefs, stops selling anti-feminism T-shirts — and still needs to make a living online?
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Phillipson Institute @lornaphillipson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Fed Raises Interest Rates in Push for ‘Timelier’ Retreat in Inflation Kevin M. Warsh, chairman of the Federal Reserve, is taking questions about the bank’s first rate increase in more than three years. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
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Live Updates: Warsh and Fed Officials Raise Interest Rates to Fight Inflation (Gift Article)
Kevin M. Warsh, chairman of the Federal Reserve, is taking questions about the bank’s first rate increase in more than three years.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 10/09/2026
Millions of residents could be excluded from the U.S. census, congressional representation could be reshaped and federal funds could be reallocated across states under changes proposed by the Trump administration. Here’s how:
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Trump administration proposes changes to census that could exclude millions
If adopted, the changes could exclude millions of residents from the decennial tally, reshaping congressional representation in the country.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 10/09/2026
“One hundred percent: The Russians will want to screw around." “Trump wants them to mess around in his favor.”
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Will Putin's decade-long war on US elections hit the midterms?
Trump's Russia denialism has left America vulnerable.
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ResJudicata22 @resjudicata22.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Cartoonist: Mike Luckovich
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 10/09/2026
After 2020, Republican states started shrinking the window for voters to receive and return mail-in ballots. In 2026, those restrictions are only getting worse. Marc Elias explains why the GOP wants fewer people to vote. Get more midterm insight for free: demdock.com/3T3Owjg
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Poland secured another $4 billion in U.S.-backed military financing, marking the latest push by Warsaw to build up an arsenal heavy on American hardware.
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Poland secures $4 billion in US military financing as American delegation scouts potential base sites
Poland secured another $4 billion in U.S.-backed military financing, marking the latest push by Warsaw to build up an arsenal heavy on American hardware.
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Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
He's now resorting to trying to buy the election. Federal law makes it unlawful to knowingly and willfully pay, offer to pay, or accept payment for registering to vote or for voting. (52 U.S.C. §10307(c).) Any type of incentive is considered “payment.”
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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Sergey Lavrov, a senior leader of the russian terrorist state, declared today that Ukraine has no right to exist and that russia's war aim continues to be the annihilation of the Ukrainian nation. Meanwhile, the russian asset and local traitor Trump had this to say today:
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UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 10/09/2026
A russian strike on Dnipro killed 2 people and injured 2 more. This is happening daily and nightly. One war crime after another.
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Ashley Zacharias @ashleyzacharias.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I find it amusing to listen to Christians talk about Satan and Hell The Bible says almost noting about Satan or Hell Most people's concept of Hell comes from Dante's "Inferno", and their concept of Satan comes from Milton's "Paradise Lost".
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