Esther Phillips

Right of center libertarian minded Hemp activist and eternal student. Spent professional life in the Thoroughbred Horse Industry

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

I just voted against the Ukraine Support Act tonight. It sends over $9 billion of your dollars overseas, and includes $250 million for Radio Free Europe, a Cold War relic that benefits no American.
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[Nicolas Hulscher, MPH @NicHulscher]

Trump just signed an executive order to shrink the U.S. hyper-vaccination schedule by ~55 doses.

A new study indicates that this could prevent ~35,000 autism cases per year.

Across 12 countries, the study found:
−1% infant vaccine load → −0.47% autism rate.

The U.S. is stuck in the CRITICAL RISK ZONE with Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore—the highest vaccine loads and highest autism rates.

We should be in the PROTECTIVE ZONE with countries like Norway, Finland, Denmark, and Sweden — lower infant vaccine intensity and far lower autism rates.

HHS had already begun shrinking the childhood vaccine schedule months ago — but rogue Judge Brian Murphy blocked the changes.

This new executive order should help put the vaccine overhaul back on track despite radical judges standing in the way.

[Esther Phillips @PhillipsHall]

@fatbaldguyracin Really, now what am I going to do? I guess I'm going to have to start reading books again!

[Tim Anderson @AssocAnderson]

A lot of feedback has been given to me since my post yesterday criticizing the State Central Committee of the Republican Party of Virginia. I’ve read it all, but my position has not changed.

We are in an ideological war with the Left. Republicans and Democrats disagree on fundamental issues that affect our families, schools, economy, and constitutional rights. While Republicans are fighting those battles, too many people inside our own party structure seem more concerned with parliamentary procedure, committee referrals, and Robert’s Rules of Order than actually advancing conservative principles.

I’ve sat through hundreds of Republican meetings over the years. There is a segment of the party that would rather win an argument about procedure than win an election. We often fight each other harder than we fight Democrats. Meanwhile, the Democrats continue advancing their agenda while we debate motions, amendments, and points of order.

This year alone, there are three constitutional amendments on the ballot. Every Republican in the General Assembly voted against them. Yet instead of immediately taking a position and organizing opposition, some want more committees, more study groups, and more procedural delays. Early voting begins in three months. Time matters.

At some point leadership requires action. The voters are not looking for a parliamentarian. They are looking for people willing to lead.

The truth is that the real work of the Republican Party is done at the local level. It is done by volunteers knocking doors, making calls, attending school board meetings, supporting candidates, and engaging their communities. That is where victories are won.

My advice to those who support me is simple: invest your time and energy in your local Republican committee. If you have a functioning local unit, support it. Strengthen it. Fight for your community one jurisdiction at a time.

When I ran for office, the Republican Party of Virginia did little to help me. My local supporters, volunteers, and grassroots activists did. They are the reason campaigns succeed. They are the front lines.

If some in Richmond want to spend their time debating procedure, let them. The future of the movement will be decided by the people doing the work in their own backyards.

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

If the provision in the NDAA to integrate/synchronize the U.S. and Israeli militaries (section 224) makes it out of committee, I’ll offer an amendment to strip it from the bill on the floor.

We are a sovereign country.
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[Esther Phillips @PhillipsHall]

@JonSutz @CvilleBubble There was an Alb. Co, zoning law that prohibited occupying an electrically un-grounded structure fotr more than two weeks at a time, even on your own land

[Esther Phillips @PhillipsHall]

@jatticusbowden @CvilleBubble There was a county zoning law that prohibited living in an electrically un- grounded structure for more than two consecutive weeks...that's why you can only camp in state camping spots for two weeks at a time

[James Anderson White @jamesawhiite]

It’s imperative that we revert to STANDARD, not Daylight time, for two reasons, one of which you may have never considered.

You know the first: solar noon is closest to 12 o’clock all year. That means an equal number of hours before and after noon each day.

This also means earlier sunrises which are significantly better for establishing a healthy circadian rhythm.

The second reason is that nearly ONE THIRD of US counties are in the wrong timezone.

A significant swath of the country isn’t only an artificial hour ahead because of daylight time… but TWO HOURS ahead of true solar time.

Year-round daylight time, especially without recalibrating time zones, would establish this error permanently, affecting millions of Americans.

We should be letting the Sun dictate the day the way God made it. Arbitrary, artificial tampering would be worse for us all.

Fix the time zones and affix standard time.

[Shoe Eats Turf for Breakfast @barshoelife]

wow prayers up for zayas 🙏🙏🙏

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

@WSJ @WSJFreeEx @WSJopinion @MattHennessey It’s public record, not a secret, that the Republican Jewish Coalition, AIPAC, and a Miriam Adelson funded superPAC spent tens of millions of dollars against me to buy this Congressional seat in Kentucky.

[Esther Phillips @PhillipsHall]

@MattWalshBlog right, and all that info is traceble....

[Esther Phillips @PhillipsHall]

@WallStreetApes They still have "Romney Care" there?

[Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes]

Lifelong Cape Cod resident SLAMS the County Assembly of Delegates over their Proposed Ordinance to restrict ICE

Listen to every word

“I am sick to effing death of paying for such bullsh*t, and I'm sick to death of being lectured about compassion, about patience and understanding. I have lived here all my life, and I have been required for all 40 years of that life to obey the law and follow the rules. There will be no Social Security check for me when I can't work anymore.

I have never once received any of the benefits that have been spoken of here. Nobody is beating down my door to help me fix up my house so that it doesn't collapse on me or lower the cost of the electricity that I have to pay.

And I work and they don't, and I'm a US citizen and they're not.

I don't get health insurance. I can't afford it, but I am punished by this state for not being able to afford it so that people who are in this country illegally can benefit from it and go see the doctor whenever they want, and that is a fact, and I am sick of it. I am not an un-understanding individual. I am not an un-compassionate individual, but my generosity has been abused, and I am sick of it.

I am sick of being treated as an indentured servant to foreign nationals in my country and in my community, and I don't give a damn whose feelings that hurts”

He’s absolutely right to be outraged. I verified illegals were receiving full benefits in Cape Cod Massachusetts

Undocumented immigrants have access to state-funded health insurance

- MassHealth Limited: Covers emergency medical services for undocumented adults. This includes urgent care

- Full MassHealth coverage for undocumented children under 21 and pregnant women

- Massachusetts is one of 15 states in 2026 providing comprehensive state-funded coverage to children regardless of immigration status

- Health Safety Net covers costs at hospitals, community health centers, and pharmacies for undocumented residents

Absolutely insane. It’s criminal these people break into America in the middle of the night and Democrats give them healthcare while you can’t afford it. While you can’t afford your medications or to go to the doctor

Lock up the politicians

[🇺🇸RealRobert🇺🇸 @Real_RobN]

This is:

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard DROPS ANOTHER 🔥🔥 BOMB:

“I’ve got a long list of things that we are investigating. We have the best of the best going after this, election integrity being one of them.”

— There is now evidence that electronic voting machines have been tampered with to manipulate election outcomes in the United States — as we witnessed the overthrow of the U.S. government on November 3, 2020.

@DNIGabbard “We have evidence of how these electronic voting systems have been vulnerable to hackers for a very long time and vulnerable to exploitation to manipulate the results of the votes being cast, which further drives forward your mandate to bring about paper ballots across the country so that voters can have faith in the integrity of our elections."

REPORT: DOMINION DELETED 2.7 MILLION TRUMP VOTES NATIONWIDE.

DATA ANALYSIS FINDS 221,000 PENNSYLVANIA VOTES SWITCHED FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP TO BIDEN.

941,000 TRUMP VOTES DELETED.
STATES USING DOMINION VOTING SYSTEMS SWITCHED 435,000 VOTES FROM TRUMP TO BIDEN.

📝 19.958 VOTES FOR TRUMP SWITCHED TO BIDEN. Live on CNN👇👇

[MAHA Action @MAHA_Action]

RFK Jr. reveals FDA officials admitted they literally do not know how many chemicals are in the American food supply.

“When I came in, I asked FDA, ‘How many chemicals are in our food?’”

“They said, ‘We don’t know.’”

“‘We don’t have a list of them.’”

“It’s somewhere between 4,000 and 12,000.”

“In Europe, they only have 400 chemicals in their food.”

“The 9,600 extra ones that we have are all illegal there.”

[chuck madden ☮ @chuckmaddenpics]

Tulsi and her husband Abraham sing Imagine. Prayers they sing together for a long long time.

[Ray Paulick @raypaulick]

As we go through the final weeks of TVG/FanDuel TV's on-track production (with some exceptions), my sympathies are for so many of the on-air and behind the scenes employees who will lose their jobs.

Looking back over the 27 years TVG/FanDuel has been on the air, there are so many talented hosts/analysts/handicappers that almost seem like family to me, because they've been in my living room, office and kitchen at all hours of the day and night. It's going to be very sad and weird when their voices are silenced and FanDuel TV is no longer an option to watch the races.

We have options today to watch races and get results that we didn't have 50 years ago when I became a fan, but it's going to be a major adjustment for me (and I suspect others) as FanDuel TV soon reduces production work and eventually disappears.

An example from today of their good work was the @JoaquinJaime_ interview at Santa Anita with jockey agent @MATT_NAK - which provided some insights into how Nakatani is handling @flothejock's business between California and Kentucky. He also gave an update on @umbyrispoli and his rehabilitation from a serious injury sustained in January. Joaquin started out after college as a researcher at TVG and has advanced to be an exceptional on-air reporter. I hope his talents find a home in horse racing.

He's just one of many men and women at TVG/
FanDuel who have fed our hunger for horse racing information and entertainment since 1999. FanDuel TV's departure is going to leave a massive void in a declining industry that already was facing substantial challenges.

Thoroughbred racing's structure (or lack thereof) makes it difficult to mount a meaningful reaction to the impending death of FanDuel TV. It took significant outside investment to make TVG happen, and I don't see anyone stepping up with the capital needed for a successor.

[((( charlottesville 🫧 ))) @CvilleBubble]

One week ago today, @GovernorVA tweeted a lie

Neither SCOTUS nor SCOVA nullified the election or 3M votes

Rather, the courts upheld the VA Constitution

Spanberger knows this -- but hasn’t corrected the lie nor apologized
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[Holden Culotta @Holden_Culotta]

Tim Dillon on Thomas Massie’s loss: “I don’t know how you run a country where people can just dump $32 million into a race.”

“This guy who’s like, release the Epstein files.”

“Prosecute pedophiles.”

“Get out of foreign wars.”

“He loses to a guy who’s like: let’s cover up the Epstein files.”

“Let’s not prosecute pedophiles.”

“Let’s go to war with your kids.”

“You would think just platform to platform, that’s a tough sell.”

“If you spend enough money, you can just create any reality you want.”

“No one knows who the hell the other guy is.”

“He was just handpicked, came out of nowhere … was like, ‘we gotta get kids back into the military, we gotta get them to Iran now.’”

“You would think that’s probably not a super popular idea.”

“Let’s get your son out of the house and into Iran.”

“You would think that as ideas go, that’s probably a relatively hard sell.”

@TimJDillon