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Gas prices are basically the only economic measure that people track on a near-daily basis. And right now they are significantly worse than when Biden was facing the 2022 midterms — and particularly in several states with close Senate elections. www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar...

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 29/09/2026

In my weekly newsletter, I recreated that terrific testosterone chart from @goodauth.bsky.social and tested some other possible correlates to Trump support. link.ctinsider.com/view/6650ab5...

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 29/09/2026

I wrote about just how bad the surge in gas prices is promising to be for Republicans in November. www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar...

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 28/09/2026

pretty sure "lands" is the wrong word here for at least two reasons

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 27/09/2026

I assume everyone wants to keep watching Jalen Brunson saying, “I’m Philip” on a loop, so:

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 26/09/2026

The apartment we lived in a decade ago might want to update the intercom labels.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 25/09/2026

you know what *i* would say if someone called me a racist or a nazi? I would say, i am not a racist or a nazi

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 24/09/2026

Too bad for them that that first world is located on Pluto.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 23/09/2026

I wrote about how Trump is treating presidential power like it's his own possession and using it to punish blue states — but also about how at least he's promised lots of cash for all of us. www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar...

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 23/09/2026

This is how the NRCC is hoping to get Lawler across the finish line.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 22/09/2026

In my (free!) newsletter, I wrote about how Democrats for some reason no longer have confidence in the information the government presents?????? link.ctinsider.com/view/6650ab5...

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 22/09/2026

The theme of Trump’s second term is his using the power of the presidency as though it’s his own. That manifests in tantrums booting media outlets from the White House. More harmfully, it also manifests in blocking federal funding to states that didn’t vote for him. www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar...

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 22/09/2026

I was at a hipster coffee shop in Park Slope yesterday and they paused Geese so that everyone could get out their mandatory prayer mats.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 19/09/2026

A cricket got in the house so now we apparently have a pet cricket. He is eating oats.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 18/09/2026

Took this picture of DOJ 16 years ago today.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 18/09/2026

I am embarrassed that they aren't embarrassed.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 17/09/2026

A reminder that RFK Jr. attested to his chemtrail insanity within days of endorsing Trump.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 17/09/2026

My seven-year-old gets it.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 17/09/2026

tfw you’re the good dog that day

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 16/09/2026

My summary of the AI apocalypse discussion. www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar...

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 16/09/2026

In my newsletter (free!), I talked a little about Ross Douthat’s Mopey Minute. link.ctinsider.com/view/6650ab5...

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 16/09/2026

How strong is Trump's grip on the GOP? In Connecticut, half of *Republicans* think there need to be more restrictions on data centers. www.ctinsider.com/politics/art...

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 16/09/2026

I, too, was curious about the theory behind “AI will doom us all” so I spoke with one of the smartest tech writers I know, @jwherrman.bsky.social. www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar...

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What we can't predict is the unknown unknown here — which is both possibly true and begging the question. "AI will kill us all because it will think of novel ways to kill us all" is a tautology but not necessarily an incorrect one.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 15/09/2026

The quiet rebellion of fourth grade homework worksheets.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 15/09/2026

Guy who talks to Republicans all the time is hearing that actually November won't be that bad? Who's to know what is real???

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 14/09/2026

… reminds me of one of the biggest unsolved mysteries of my time at The Post. www.washingtonpost.com/news/politic...

In 2011, a woman who worked for a company that facilitated obtaining visas noted on social media that the Russian consulate in New York City had an autographed photo of Trump Jr. on the wall. Contacted by The Post, she said she couldn’t remember specifically what the photo depicted or what the signature said. (Beyond the contemporaneous post, we were unable to confirm the photo’s existence.)

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 13/09/2026

You only have so much space on a printed page and I support this particular resolution of that problem.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 09/09/2026

On the West Side Highway today, an NYPD car reminding everyone to do their part and stay six feet apart.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 08/09/2026

In the newsletter, I wrote about the labor movement. link.ctinsider.com/view/6650ab5...

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 08/09/2026

In my book, I wrote about research into what is called the "minority collusion" belief. bsky.app/profile/volt...

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 08/09/2026

I was on a family trip when the annual FBI crime data came out so allow me belatedly to talk about how politicians (and FBI directors) misuse these numbers for their own ends. www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar...