Philip Eil
@phileil.bsky.social
Journalist.
Cat dad.
Rhode Islander.
Author of "Prescription for Pain: How a Once-Promising Doctor Became the 'Pill Mill Killer.'"
https://philipeil.com/
Cat dad.
Rhode Islander.
Author of "Prescription for Pain: How a Once-Promising Doctor Became the 'Pill Mill Killer.'"
https://philipeil.com/
JFC.
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 3:19 AM
JFC.
I am still thinking about the fact that one of CBS Evening News's newly-announced core principles is "We Love America."
CBS Evening News Says ‘We Love America’ Is Now One of Its Guiding Principles
Under the oversight of Bari Weiss, the revamped 'CBS Evening News' anchored by Tony Dokoupil is waving the American flag -- and it's not apologizing for its pro-U.S. editorial stance.
variety.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:57 PM
I am still thinking about the fact that one of CBS Evening News's newly-announced core principles is "We Love America."
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All of this is nauseating and profoundly embarrassing. Americans who can watch this without feeling shame and horror are inhabiting an alien moral universe I do not understand.
NBC News: “How soon will elections be held in Venezuela? Within 30 days?”
Rubio: “Elections? I think it is premature at this point.”
The US is going to be there for the long haul.
Rubio: “Elections? I think it is premature at this point.”
The US is going to be there for the long haul.
January 4, 2026 at 9:40 PM
All of this is nauseating and profoundly embarrassing. Americans who can watch this without feeling shame and horror are inhabiting an alien moral universe I do not understand.
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This is an emergency of the gravest kind. “We can do it again. Nobody can stop us” he said. It is the absolute and solemn duty of Congress to impeach and remove Trump from power immediately.
Watch this. Watch again.
"This incredible thing last night... We have to do it again [in other countries]. We can do it again, too. Nobody can stop us."
"This incredible thing last night... We have to do it again [in other countries]. We can do it again, too. Nobody can stop us."
January 4, 2026 at 3:37 PM
This is an emergency of the gravest kind. “We can do it again. Nobody can stop us” he said. It is the absolute and solemn duty of Congress to impeach and remove Trump from power immediately.
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Wrote this 6 years ago and why is it even more applicable now than then 😐
January 4, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Wrote this 6 years ago and why is it even more applicable now than then 😐
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Big week for Rhode Island icy pond rescues.
Firefighters in Block Island rescued a cow who fell in a pond Sunday afternoon.
https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/south-county/cow-rescued-from-icy-pond-in-block-island/
https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/south-county/cow-rescued-from-icy-pond-in-block-island/
Cow rescued from icy pond in Block Island
Firefighters in Block Island rescued a cow who fell in a pond Sunday afternoon.
www.wpri.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Big week for Rhode Island icy pond rescues.
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In authoritarian regimes, underlings signal loyalty to the ruler by publicly attesting to obviously false claims
January 4, 2026 at 5:20 PM
In authoritarian regimes, underlings signal loyalty to the ruler by publicly attesting to obviously false claims
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At the gym, and half the TVs are on Sunday sports shows promoting gambling and the other half are on the Sunday news shows promoting war.
January 4, 2026 at 3:24 PM
At the gym, and half the TVs are on Sunday sports shows promoting gambling and the other half are on the Sunday news shows promoting war.
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Scroll, baby, scroll.
OK, here's a 🧵 of DEA corruption and shenanigans. Starting with this paragraph from the New York Times, in 1977:
www.nytimes.com/1977/05/22/a...
www.nytimes.com/1977/05/22/a...
January 4, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Scroll, baby, scroll.
OK, here's a 🧵 of DEA corruption and shenanigans. Starting with this paragraph from the New York Times, in 1977:
www.nytimes.com/1977/05/22/a...
www.nytimes.com/1977/05/22/a...
January 4, 2026 at 3:20 PM
OK, here's a 🧵 of DEA corruption and shenanigans. Starting with this paragraph from the New York Times, in 1977:
www.nytimes.com/1977/05/22/a...
www.nytimes.com/1977/05/22/a...
I'm just now realizing that the Drug Enforcement Administration led the Maduro capture/arrest.
And -- hoo boy -- I know that agency well, since I researched it for my book and sued it under #FOIA in 2015.
Its history is a total shitshow.
And -- hoo boy -- I know that agency well, since I researched it for my book and sued it under #FOIA in 2015.
Its history is a total shitshow.
January 4, 2026 at 3:09 PM
I'm just now realizing that the Drug Enforcement Administration led the Maduro capture/arrest.
And -- hoo boy -- I know that agency well, since I researched it for my book and sued it under #FOIA in 2015.
Its history is a total shitshow.
And -- hoo boy -- I know that agency well, since I researched it for my book and sued it under #FOIA in 2015.
Its history is a total shitshow.
The U.S. is a country in precipitous decline, on multiple fronts.
Canadian officials say US health institutions no longer dependable for accurate information
Misinformation from the Trump administration is cited as fuelling Canadians’ concerns over childhood vaccinations
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:06 PM
The U.S. is a country in precipitous decline, on multiple fronts.
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Every time I see a news article about ChatGPT pushing vulnerable people to harm themselves and others, I want to know how the universities who have eagerly proclaimed their partnerships with this company intend to account for the increasing evidence of the harms of this tech
He put his complete trust in a chat bot that turned him into a savage murderer.
Disturbing Messages Show ChatGPT Encouraging a Murder, Lawsuit Alleges
A lawsuit against OpenAI reveals the chilling ChatGPT messages that drove a middle aged man to kill his 83-year-old mother.
trib.al
January 4, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Every time I see a news article about ChatGPT pushing vulnerable people to harm themselves and others, I want to know how the universities who have eagerly proclaimed their partnerships with this company intend to account for the increasing evidence of the harms of this tech
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Babe wake up, new sickos meme just dropped
January 4, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Babe wake up, new sickos meme just dropped
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Of all the competitive authoritarian developments of the past year I think the fall of CBS News is among the most chilling. That this can happen to easily and so quickly freaks me the fuck out.
Nightmarish. CBS News is now running straight state propaganda. They handed Hegseth all three segments and are now tweeting flattering sound bites.
January 4, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Of all the competitive authoritarian developments of the past year I think the fall of CBS News is among the most chilling. That this can happen to easily and so quickly freaks me the fuck out.
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Is ICE going to kidnap Maduro and return him to Venezuela?
January 3, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Is ICE going to kidnap Maduro and return him to Venezuela?
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this is just insane. I don’t have any other words for it
Trump: "We're going to have our very large United States oil companies go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure and start making money for the country. And we are ready to stage a second and much larger attack if we need to do so."
January 3, 2026 at 5:12 PM
this is just insane. I don’t have any other words for it
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The House Armed Services Committee also was not briefed, I've confirmed.
News: Gang of Eight in Congress were only notified about Trump's Venezuela operation after it began, source familiar tells me. That means the heads of the Intelligence Committees in Senate and House were *not* consulted. Just crazy.
January 3, 2026 at 3:58 PM
The House Armed Services Committee also was not briefed, I've confirmed.
POV: you're my friend and I'm giving you feedback on your book proposal.
January 3, 2026 at 4:58 PM
POV: you're my friend and I'm giving you feedback on your book proposal.
I really hope PVD/Rhode Island doesn't lose @mapcenter.com.
I'm trying so hard to get a better space for my business and I'm shooting for Providence. But lemme tell you, they ain't making it easy.
January 3, 2026 at 4:01 PM
I really hope PVD/Rhode Island doesn't lose @mapcenter.com.
The Washington Post is fully and truly cooked.
Opinion | Justice in Venezuela
The next challenge is setting the country up for long-term success.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:57 PM
The Washington Post is fully and truly cooked.
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it is incredible that the entire high level legal apparatus of the United States is "anything that helps people is impossible, anything that kills people is permitted"
January 3, 2026 at 2:24 PM
it is incredible that the entire high level legal apparatus of the United States is "anything that helps people is impossible, anything that kills people is permitted"
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I’ve been thinking lately about how all children learn how good and wise America’s constitutional structure is: three branches of government, checks and balances, etc. And then in the real world, they just roll over to whatever Trump does. The idea feels almost quaint at this point.
January 3, 2026 at 2:36 PM
I’ve been thinking lately about how all children learn how good and wise America’s constitutional structure is: three branches of government, checks and balances, etc. And then in the real world, they just roll over to whatever Trump does. The idea feels almost quaint at this point.
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New circle of hell: gambling on war crimes.
This person went on a buying spree over the past 24 hours. Fresh wallet. Only existed since Dec 27th and has only bet on Venezuela-related markets.
polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...
polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...
January 3, 2026 at 2:04 PM
New circle of hell: gambling on war crimes.