{"id":164549,"date":"2025-10-26T08:12:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T16:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=164549"},"modified":"2025-10-26T15:39:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T23:39:34","slug":"americas-biggest-institutions-back-off-from-challenging-trump-10-26-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=164549","title":{"rendered":"America&#8217;s biggest institutions back off from challenging Trump (10-26-25)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hLhQRDw9GIo?si=-C1cQqid9_PvUOki\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> <a title=\"Click to play at 01:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#60\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"60\">01:00<\/a> Why Are People So Emotionally Invested In Trump\u2019s White House Renovations? 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Right&#8217; myth | Hyrum and Verlan Lewis, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xOMIJvbosRA\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xOMIJvbosRA<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:04:40\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#7480\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"7480\">2:04:40<\/a> How I Fell In Love With The Dodgers &amp; Cowboys, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=164453\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=164453<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:06:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#7560\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"7560\">2:06:00<\/a> WSJ is the best newspaper in the world, https:\/\/<a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=164420\" rel=\"nofollow\">lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=164420<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:14:30\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#8070\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"8070\">2:14:30<\/a>  Trump sends in the National Guard, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FAwVZa9Ur-g\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FAwVZa9Ur-g<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:24:30\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#8670\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"8670\">2:24:30<\/a> The AI Economist: The Skill You Need to Stay Employed in the Age of AI, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UhfpHwcrx6c\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UhfpHwcrx6c<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:28:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#8880\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"8880\">2:28:00<\/a> Comey, Government Shutdown, Charlie Kirk Fallout &amp; More | Mark Halperin, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z3Q68aWmnI4\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z3Q68aWmnI4<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:32:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#9120\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"9120\">2:32:00<\/a> James Comey is not a good guy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=62sJUS2azuQ\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=62sJUS2azuQ<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:45:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#9900\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"9900\">2:45:00<\/a> The spooky energy between Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban<br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:47:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#10020\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"10020\">2:47:00<\/a> David Pinsof: The Alliance Theory of Political Belief Systems, Meaning of Life, and Morality, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7kMPxH0yxts\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7kMPxH0yxts<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 3:00:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#10800\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"10800\">3:00:00<\/a> The function of morality <br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 3:10:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#11400\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"11400\">3:10:00<\/a> Sheldon Solomon &#8211; 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