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Jeffrey Phillips

@11thjeff.bsky.social

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San Francisco stuff, tech, politics, stock markets, economics, science, fiction ran for Congress to try to prevent this future one time... no direct message for now please; @ me first

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Jeffrey Phillips @11thjeff.bsky.social · Jul 7

Not like me. You're not like us.

I got on a ballot. W/o you. Hard part's cutting through Billionaires like you & Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, Peter Thiel shouting over US

You and all these Billionaires are going to form a party with regular folks at heart?

My Cubes, please!

Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · Jul 7

Just like you Jefferey. If the Dems wouldn't let you run, we would help YOU get on the ballot.

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Jeffrey Phillips @11thjeff.bsky.social · 3m

When you're just waiting for Elon Musk to tweetstorm so you know it's time to add some #tsla puts... 😮‍💨

Jeffrey Phillips @11thjeff.bsky.social · 38m

And thoughtful respects to Indigenous Peoples Day, to everyone except Bari Weiss, who once (not really) claimed that the people of the Americas refused to even *acknowledge the existence* of Israel before Columbus crushed them with Facts and Logic

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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Jeffrey Phillips @11thjeff.bsky.social · 2h

Happy Columbo Day for all who celebrate!

a man talking on a phone with the words " oh there 's just one more thing sir " below him

Alt: Columbo was right all along! "Oh there's just one more thing, sir.

media.tenor.com

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Jeffrey Phillips @11thjeff.bsky.social · 7h

You tell me

The story behind Founders Fund and the run on Silicon Valley Bank

One VC firm, founded by Peter Thiel, has found itself at the center of the SVB storm.

www.axios.com

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Jeffrey Phillips @11thjeff.bsky.social · 10h

People are so used to politicians who will absolutely RUIN your life indirectly, but would never dream of challenging your ideas directly.

And this is the wrong way to be.

Find somebody who tells you you're an idiot, but wants to help make your idiot life better 😁

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Jeffrey Phillips @11thjeff.bsky.social · 11h

Didn't you bail out Silicon Valley Bank a couple years ago?

Jeffrey Phillips @11thjeff.bsky.social · 11h

"Trump's just like the News Director of America, and as a submissive reporter, that makes be feel safe. Editor knows best"

Jeffrey Phillips @11thjeff.bsky.social · 11h

Octarine m&m

lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 16h

they should add a new M&M character who's bad at reading social cues and makes the other M&Ms a little uncomfortable to be around

Jeffrey Phillips @11thjeff.bsky.social · 12h

They never in a million years imagined that regular folks could also bring consequences, outside the framework of the system.

And some of them have been shockingly free with their speeches, in service of that Ruling Class.

Regular people...we don't have the ear of a million people and one nutjob.

Jeffrey Phillips @11thjeff.bsky.social · 12h

So... the reason every podcast pundit from "Ezra Klein" to "Shoe0nHead" lost their collective minds over Charlie Kirk was because they've been saying for years "freedom of speech doesn't mean freedom from consequences"

But they meant consequences from the Ruling Class, who they dutifully serve.

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Jeffrey Phillips @11thjeff.bsky.social · 12h

"certain paperwork gymnastics" is actually just regular transfer paperwork.

Jeffrey Phillips @11thjeff.bsky.social · 15h

Yes, #Medicare.

Retirees, Get Ready for This Unpleasant Medicare Surprise in 2026

Seniors should prepare for higher Part B premiums and deductibles.

finance.yahoo.com

Jeffrey Phillips @11thjeff.bsky.social · 15h

I walked an old lady across the street last winter, who wanted some kind of absolution after admitting she voted for Trump b/c of crime or something.

I told her a lot of people were going to be hurt, some deported, and she might lose her Medicare.

She didn't believe me.

I wonder where she is now?

Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 15h

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Jeffrey Phillips @11thjeff.bsky.social · 15h

yes, I did check there.

What I'm asking is who's *behind* it

Jeffrey Phillips @11thjeff.bsky.social · 15h

I think it was the part about who can sell.

Everybody can private party transfer to everybody, even after the commercial sale ban

Jeffrey Phillips @11thjeff.bsky.social · 16h

I don't know who's behind "Ground News" and at this point I'm afraid to ask

a man wearing an apron and a plaid shirt with a nbc logo on his shirt

Alt: Chris Pratt did nothing wrong. Don't Google it.

media.tenor.com

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Jeffrey Phillips @11thjeff.bsky.social · 16h

Tremendous? There's no need to stoop to fat jokes...

Jeffrey Phillips @11thjeff.bsky.social · 16h

Hells yeah! 😃

Jeffrey Phillips @11thjeff.bsky.social · 16h

"Why, what did he do?"

Jeffrey Phillips @11thjeff.bsky.social · 16h

You know, every time I've ever been there to @calacademy.bsky.social , he's been there. And it never really clicked for me how long that's been. And it's always been Claude!

Claude the Albino Alligator Turns 30, California Academy of Sciences Celebrates with a Monthlong Birthday Bash

Robust festivities everyday in September bring the party to the museum, the city, and beyond

www.calacademy.org

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Jeffrey Phillips @11thjeff.bsky.social · 16h

New rabbit hole unlocked!

The West is superior and must always win. This is how Palantir views the world

Military AI software: Data company Palantir is one of the most influential, secretive, and controversial companies in the world. NRC visited the office in London. What is the worldview of the Palantir...

www.nrc.nl

Jeffrey Phillips @11thjeff.bsky.social · 17h

May every day be another wonderful secret!

Jeffrey Phillips @11thjeff.bsky.social · 17h

Europe does a great job with consumer rights, and I hear France is considering a #WealthTax —I'm a huge fan of that!

Jeffrey Phillips @11thjeff.bsky.social · 17h

I don't know you at all.

Just saying this old thread is getting a lot of attention all of a sudden 😉

Who knows? I'm glad you agree and you're right about the cops making bank selling "unsafe" weapons on the side!

Jeffrey Phillips @11thjeff.bsky.social · 17h

PSA: don't make yourself a big shiny laser target, idiots.