# michael phillips (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover michael phillips. Page: Feed: --- ## [The New Kingmakers: Crypto, AI and Betting Money Are Reshaping the 2026 Midterms](https://mikethunderphillips.substack.com/p/the-new-kingmakers-crypto-ai-and) _2026-08-21 · Michael Phillips · Michael Phillips | Riptide / MDBayNews_ For years, Americans were told to worry about Wall Street, Big Oil, and pharmaceutical companies buying influence in Washington. ## [Maryland Has 240 Bridges Rated "Structurally Deficient." None of Them Was the Key Bridge.](https://mikethunderphillips.substack.com/p/maryland-has-240-bridges-rated-structurally) _2026-08-20 · Michael Phillips · Michael Phillips | Riptide / MDBayNews_ Federal data shows the state’s bridge network is in better shape than the national average. ## [Three Governors, One Script: Texas, Maryland and Pennsylvania Are All Suddenly Cracking Down on Data Centers](https://mikethunderphillips.substack.com/p/three-governors-one-script-texas) _2026-08-20 · Michael Phillips · Michael Phillips | Riptide / MDBayNews_ A Republican in Texas beat two Democratic governors to the punch on data center restrictions. ## [So, a Rabid Maryland Beaver Is Coming at You. Now What?](https://mikethunderphillips.substack.com/p/so-a-rabid-maryland-beaver-is-coming) _2026-08-20 · Michael Phillips · Michael Phillips | Riptide / MDBayNews_ Maryland has had several recent beaver attacks, including rabies-positive animals. ## [Marylanders Need Nearly $108,000 to Live Comfortably, New Study Finds. Families Need Almost $258,000.](https://mikethunderphillips.substack.com/p/marylanders-need-nearly-108000-to) _2026-08-19 · Michael Phillips · Michael Phillips | Riptide / MDBayNews_ A single adult in Maryland now needs an annual pre-tax income of $107,910 to live comfortably, and a family of four needs $257,837, according to a new nationwide study from SmartAsset. ## [Moore Says Families Shouldn't Go Into Debt for Back-to-School. His Own Tax Holiday Doesn't Cover the Supply List.](https://mikethunderphillips.substack.com/p/moore-says-families-shouldnt-go-into) _2026-08-18 · Michael Phillips · Michael Phillips | Riptide / MDBayNews_ Gov. ## [Trump's FBI Headquarters Switch Is Dead — For Now. Greenbelt Is Back in Play.](https://mikethunderphillips.substack.com/p/trumps-fbi-headquarters-switch-is) _2026-08-18 · Michael Phillips · Michael Phillips | Riptide / MDBayNews_ A federal judge says Congress gave the government three choices for the FBI’s new headquarters — and the Reagan Building wasn’t one of them. ## [The 27-Point Question: Why Wes Moore’s Poll Deserves More Scrutiny](https://mikethunderphillips.substack.com/p/the-27-point-question-why-wes-moores) _2026-08-18 · Michael Phillips · Michael Phillips | Riptide / MDBayNews_ A fake polling operation just admitted that it fabricated political surveys and watched those numbers spread through the media and political ecosystem as if they were legitimate. ## [Introducing New Maryland: A Modest Proposal for the Rest of Us](https://mikethunderphillips.substack.com/p/introducing-new-maryland-a-modest) _2026-08-16 · Michael Phillips · Michael Phillips | Riptide / MDBayNews_ Let’s get the disclaimer out of the way first, because someone in Annapolis is already drafting the press release calling this “dangerous rhetoric”: this is a hypothetical. ## [Another Dock Street Business Closes. This Time, the Jobs Lost Belong to Workers Who Have the Hardest Time Finding New Ones](https://mikethunderphillips.substack.com/p/another-dock-street-business-closes) _2026-08-15 · Michael Phillips · Michael Phillips | Riptide / MDBayNews_ As City Dock construction reshapes Annapolis’ waterfront, Bitty & Beau’s is the latest storefront to go dark — and its workers may have fewer places to turn next. ## [CLI-first decentralized compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ujdW81CmYd7n) _2026-08-15 · **Sponsored**_ Run and pay spare GPUs from the CLI — transcode, coinpay (DID+escrow), infernet (AI). ## [Maryland's Digital Ad Tax Just Got Thrown Out. Here's What Happens to the Money.](https://mikethunderphillips.substack.com/p/marylands-digital-ad-tax-just-got) _2026-08-15 · Michael Phillips · Michael Phillips | Riptide / MDBayNews_ Maryland’s first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising is dead, at least for now, and the state may owe hundreds of millions of dollars back to the companies that paid it. ## [The Commission Was Silent. A Soldier Wasn't.](https://mikethunderphillips.substack.com/p/the-commission-was-silent-a-soldier) _2026-08-14 · Michael Phillips · Michael Phillips | Riptide / MDBayNews_ Maryland’s racing regulators held their first meeting since the biggest week in the sport’s recent history — and largely said nothing. ## [The Poll Saying Moore Is Up 27 Points Was Built by His Own Party's Pollster and Sold by a Podcast His Party's Media Sponsors](https://mikethunderphillips.substack.com/p/the-poll-saying-moore-is-up-27-points) _2026-08-13 · Michael Phillips · Michael Phillips | Riptide / MDBayNews_ A poll showing Wes Moore cruising to reelection came from a network with deep Democratic ties — and much of the coverage left that context out. ## [How a $375 Million Plan Became a $715 Million Problem](https://mikethunderphillips.substack.com/p/how-a-375-million-plan-became-a-715) _2026-08-13 · Michael Phillips · Michael Phillips | Riptide / MDBayNews_ Maryland didn’t plan to spend $715 million on horse racing.