Dan Reilly
@danreilly.bsky.social
Journalist and whatnot. Written a lot of things about a lot of things for a lot of places. Also worked in TV (Cold Case Files, Snapped, The Killer Among Us). Pretty confident I can perform an emergency tracheotomy. https://www.clippings.me/danreilly11
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Dan Reilly
@danreilly.bsky.social
· Jun 18
Seven musicians open up about navigating the complications and cruelty of American health care: ‘You realize the whole system is broken, religion is broken, government is fucking broken — you’re on your own.’
‘You Realize the Whole System Is Broken’
Seven musicians open up about navigating the complications and cruelty of American health care: ‘You realize the whole system is broken, religion is broken, government is fucking broken — you’re on your own.’
www.vulture.com
My feature on how musicians deal with the American medical system is here, with artists detailing their struggles to get decent care for cancer, gender-affirming care, chronic illnesses, substance abuse, and catastrophic injuries. This one is important to me, so please take a few mins to read it!
wish Cheney could’ve done this and saved me a lot of arguments. But at least he’s not around to enjoy this one.
it's crazy to have the usual subtext of pillage apparent in a lot of our world police action spelled out as the core objective of this thing (even as the old pretense that locals will be enriched is sold)
January 3, 2026 at 8:27 PM
wish Cheney could’ve done this and saved me a lot of arguments. But at least he’s not around to enjoy this one.
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did they do this today because it's the 35th anniversary of Noriega's surrender?
January 3, 2026 at 2:05 PM
did they do this today because it's the 35th anniversary of Noriega's surrender?
soon we'll hear plenty about how bad Maduro made life for his citizens and that all the ones who fled here are actually working for him, unless they're pro athletes
My fav is when the US bombs / starts a war with a country but also prevents all immigrants from that country from being able to come or fix their legal status while already here
January 3, 2026 at 1:48 PM
soon we'll hear plenty about how bad Maduro made life for his citizens and that all the ones who fled here are actually working for him, unless they're pro athletes
can we get a Zohran EO on the Knicks showing the hell up for the second half?
The People's Mayor shouts out Jalen Brunson! And does the Brunson celly!!!!
January 3, 2026 at 1:43 AM
can we get a Zohran EO on the Knicks showing the hell up for the second half?
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When you've lost Lenny Dykstra...
Would've taken me 1,000+ guesses to land on who the Phillies legend was.
January 2, 2026 at 11:38 PM
When you've lost Lenny Dykstra...
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The People's Mayor shouts out Jalen Brunson! And does the Brunson celly!!!!
January 1, 2026 at 8:12 PM
The People's Mayor shouts out Jalen Brunson! And does the Brunson celly!!!!
it's so close I can already hear the Scolds saying "it's never okay to celebrate someone's death"
Oh my goodness, this Wall Street Journal piece about Trump's ailing health that includes an interview with him (gift link). There are a number of ridiculous details in it and I'll put a few of them in this thread. (1/6)
Exclusive | As Signs of Aging Emerge, Trump Responds With Defiance
In an interview, President Trump—the oldest man to assume the office—said he has eschewed some advice from his doctors and regrets getting advanced imaging.
www.wsj.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:16 PM
it's so close I can already hear the Scolds saying "it's never okay to celebrate someone's death"
perfect New Year's Day programming, unless the very sight or thought of alcohol makes you want to perish
THE THIN MAN (1934) — 9:15 am ET — 1h 20m
(TCM Daytime: The Thin Man Marathon)
William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan; directed by W.S. Van Dyke
A husband-and-wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.
#TCM #TCMParty
(TCM Daytime: The Thin Man Marathon)
William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan; directed by W.S. Van Dyke
A husband-and-wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.
#TCM #TCMParty
The Thin Man (1934)
www.tcm.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:20 PM
perfect New Year's Day programming, unless the very sight or thought of alcohol makes you want to perish
Happy new year, everybody. I think we got this one. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc8V...
Jimi Hendrix - Auld Lang Syne
YouTube video by Droopus Tunes
www.youtube.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:05 AM
Happy new year, everybody. I think we got this one. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc8V...
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I'm researching jamming-as-flow-state and came across this killer Bill Russell anecdote
![COMMUNICATION RESEARCH • April 1990
The great basketball center Bill Russell spent his career searching for the jamming experience, which in sports is sometimes called flow, or zone. Some excerpts from his memoirs provide a vivid portrait of such an experience (Russell & Branch, 1979):
Every so often a Celtic game would heat up so that it became more than a physical or even mental game, and would be magical. That feeling is difficult to describe, and I certainly never talked about it when I was playing.... It came rarely, and would last anywhere from five minutes to a whole quarter or more. [Sometimes] the game would just take off, and there'd be a natural ebb and flow that reminded you of how rhythmic and musical basketball is supposed to be. I'd find myself thinking, "This is it. I want this to keep going," and I'd actually be rooting for the other team.
At that special level all sorts of odd things happened. The game would be in a white heat of competition, and yet somehow I wouldn't feel competitive. ... The game would move so quickly that every fake, cut and pass would be surprising, and yet nothing would surprise me. It was almost as if we were playing in slow motion... I always felt then that I not only knew all the Celtics by heart but also all the opposing players, and that they all knew me. There have been many times in my career when I felt moved or joyful, but these were the moments when I had chills pulsing up and down my spine. (pp. 156-157)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zq5bfggbq3lmhkdqm3xnx6s5/bafkreifiszowk5imicyxqkuncb6g3fz6xikndo64gafo7dhb55zvwbvfja@jpeg)
December 31, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I'm researching jamming-as-flow-state and came across this killer Bill Russell anecdote
STL makes it so convenient to grab a pack of hummus and some Busch Lights before a flight
December 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
STL makes it so convenient to grab a pack of hummus and some Busch Lights before a flight
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This woman brought more joy to this world than the majority of religious leaders, she should be canonized
December 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
This woman brought more joy to this world than the majority of religious leaders, she should be canonized
there’s some new music coming next year and I wrote about some of it
Zach Bryan, Louis Tomlinson, and Charli XCX: Pop legends spanning decades of club music make their return. Here are the 43 albums we can’t wait to hear in 2026.
43 Albums We Can’t Wait to Hear in 2026
Zach Bryan, Louis Tomlinson, and Charli XCX: Pop legends spanning decades of club music make their return. Here are the 43 albums we can’t wait to hear in 2026.
www.vulture.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
there’s some new music coming next year and I wrote about some of it
Wearing a Mike Piazza jersey in Missouri today. We all contribute to the resistance in our own little ways.
December 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Wearing a Mike Piazza jersey in Missouri today. We all contribute to the resistance in our own little ways.
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i simply do not think we should ever listen to someone who charges a regular person’s yearly income for one speaking engagement
December 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
i simply do not think we should ever listen to someone who charges a regular person’s yearly income for one speaking engagement
Honey Nut Cheerios, do the right thing and give us a Wicker Man the Remake Bowl
December 28, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Honey Nut Cheerios, do the right thing and give us a Wicker Man the Remake Bowl
Just met Gwen. I think she knows I’m horribly allergic to her. Anyway, we’re good friends now.
December 27, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Just met Gwen. I think she knows I’m horribly allergic to her. Anyway, we’re good friends now.
haven’t seen this dog in a year but our tug of war game resumed immediately. We respect each other too much to keep score.
December 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
haven’t seen this dog in a year but our tug of war game resumed immediately. We respect each other too much to keep score.
saw a dude drinking a 24 oz Keystone in LaGuardia, a reminder that Christmas only ends when you want it to
December 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
saw a dude drinking a 24 oz Keystone in LaGuardia, a reminder that Christmas only ends when you want it to
it was really fun giving my nephew and niece a bunch of books, which they loved, and this, which she really loved. I hope she brings it to the big family gathering.
December 25, 2025 at 4:12 AM
it was really fun giving my nephew and niece a bunch of books, which they loved, and this, which she really loved. I hope she brings it to the big family gathering.
there are plenty of episodes of Shoresy to pass the time and I hope this audience follows him there.
It might be 2027 before we return to the boy aquarium. ‘Heated Rivalry’ has been renewed for a season 2, but creator Jacob Tierney doesn’t want to rush it.
When the Puck Will We See Heated Rivalry Season 2?
It might be 2027 before we return to the boy aquarium. ‘Heated Rivalry’ has been renewed for a season 2, but creator Jacob Tierney doesn’t want to rush it.
www.vulture.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
there are plenty of episodes of Shoresy to pass the time and I hope this audience follows him there.
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Not just that movie! He spends *the previous two* dreaming about cheating on Beverly By God D’Angelo.
Insane that Chevy Chase spends the whole movie wishing he could cheat on this woman she should kill him
December 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Not just that movie! He spends *the previous two* dreaming about cheating on Beverly By God D’Angelo.
all this damn technology and I still can't find a weather app that accurately describes what's happening outside my window
December 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
all this damn technology and I still can't find a weather app that accurately describes what's happening outside my window