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/
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This isn't about democratizing the news. It's about elevating "vibes" and "feelings" to be on par with lived experience and subject-matter expertise.
January 2, 2026 at 9:49 PM
This isn't about democratizing the news. It's about elevating "vibes" and "feelings" to be on par with lived experience and subject-matter expertise.
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Yep, the level of vicious bigotry is extreme and we can cannot give an inch. There is a movement on the far right, supported by billionaires and powerful people in the White House, who want to ethnically cleanse Somalis from the U.S., and we must describe it as such and treat it as such.
This is the "testing the waters" phase of the playbook. The GOP ecosystem targets groups like Somalis, Haitians, and trans people specifically because they've calculated that the average person's passive disapproval won't ever turn into active defense. They're exploiting public apathy.
i'm really having a hard time getting past the "surely we can all agree that Somalis are worse than trash" thing. this feels new and very bad
January 2, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Yep, the level of vicious bigotry is extreme and we can cannot give an inch. There is a movement on the far right, supported by billionaires and powerful people in the White House, who want to ethnically cleanse Somalis from the U.S., and we must describe it as such and treat it as such.
I attended a wedding ceremony in this room today.
I’ve lived in Providence for many years, but it was a first for me.
I’ve lived in Providence for many years, but it was a first for me.
January 3, 2026 at 12:38 AM
I attended a wedding ceremony in this room today.
I’ve lived in Providence for many years, but it was a first for me.
I’ve lived in Providence for many years, but it was a first for me.
I have not one, but two, events this afternoon that require:
[a] leaving the house
[b] looking somewhat presentable.
This felt documentation-worthy.
[a] leaving the house
[b] looking somewhat presentable.
This felt documentation-worthy.
January 2, 2026 at 4:23 PM
I have not one, but two, events this afternoon that require:
[a] leaving the house
[b] looking somewhat presentable.
This felt documentation-worthy.
[a] leaving the house
[b] looking somewhat presentable.
This felt documentation-worthy.
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The actress is 14 and the character is supposed to be *eight*. We're all just supposed to accept this as the cost of being female?
This does seem just a little bit bad! Idk the sort of thing you’d think politicians might distance themselves from or something!
January 2, 2026 at 1:06 PM
The actress is 14 and the character is supposed to be *eight*. We're all just supposed to accept this as the cost of being female?
Trying to kick-start my brain after a couple weeks of lounging around, watching TV, doomscrolling, and doing jigsaw puzzles.
So far the results are mixed.
So far the results are mixed.
January 2, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Trying to kick-start my brain after a couple weeks of lounging around, watching TV, doomscrolling, and doing jigsaw puzzles.
So far the results are mixed.
So far the results are mixed.
Oof.
This is what a bought-and-paid-for opinion section looks like.
This is what a bought-and-paid-for opinion section looks like.
January 2, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Oof.
This is what a bought-and-paid-for opinion section looks like.
This is what a bought-and-paid-for opinion section looks like.
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Meanwhile on X...
Yes, this was actually posted by DHS!
Yes, this was actually posted by DHS!
January 2, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Meanwhile on X...
Yes, this was actually posted by DHS!
Yes, this was actually posted by DHS!
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A memorial in front of the Engineering Research Center honoring the two Brown University students who lost their lives: Ella Cook and MukhammadAziz Umurzokov. May their memories be a blessing. 🙏🏽🤍
January 2, 2026 at 2:02 AM
A memorial in front of the Engineering Research Center honoring the two Brown University students who lost their lives: Ella Cook and MukhammadAziz Umurzokov. May their memories be a blessing. 🙏🏽🤍
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I don't find this threatening. I find it what America is all about.
Mamdani: Where else can you hear the sound of the steel pan, savor the smell of sancocho, and pay $9 for coffee on the same block? Where else could a Muslim kid like me grow up eating bagels and lox every Sunday?
January 1, 2026 at 8:45 PM
I don't find this threatening. I find it what America is all about.
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A few of my photos from last night's New Year’s Eve noise demonstration at the Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls -- Rhode Island’s only ICE detention facility.
I covered the protest for @steveahlquist.bsky.social's newsletter.
I’ll share the post when it’s online.
I covered the protest for @steveahlquist.bsky.social's newsletter.
I’ll share the post when it’s online.
January 1, 2026 at 1:25 PM
A few of my photos from last night's New Year’s Eve noise demonstration at the Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls -- Rhode Island’s only ICE detention facility.
I covered the protest for @steveahlquist.bsky.social's newsletter.
I’ll share the post when it’s online.
I covered the protest for @steveahlquist.bsky.social's newsletter.
I’ll share the post when it’s online.
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Millions for ice while libraries are closed.
“The Trump administration is closing NASA’s largest research library on Friday, a facility that houses tens of thousands of books, documents and journals — many of them not digitized or available anywhere else.”
NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Millions for ice while libraries are closed.
I know very little of the Lobster Heist. But I'm definitely eager to learn more.
@phileil.bsky.social Can you tell me more about this Lobstah Crime? What kind of mostahs would do this? Can you write a feature? apnews.com/article/lobs...
Oysters, crab and $400,000 worth of lobster meat stolen in New England
Forty-thousand oysters, lobster worth $400,000 and a cache of crabmeat all were stolen in separate recent incidents in New England.
apnews.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I know very little of the Lobster Heist. But I'm definitely eager to learn more.
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The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
December 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
-Rejection, by Tony Tulamathitte
-Animal Farm, by Orwell
-1984, by Orwell
-Martyr, by Kaveh Akbar
-Harriet Tubman Live and in Concert, by Bob the Drag Queen
-Animal Farm, by Orwell
-1984, by Orwell
-Martyr, by Kaveh Akbar
-Harriet Tubman Live and in Concert, by Bob the Drag Queen
What novels did you read this year. Not just new ones.
December 31, 2025 at 6:15 PM
-Rejection, by Tony Tulamathitte
-Animal Farm, by Orwell
-1984, by Orwell
-Martyr, by Kaveh Akbar
-Harriet Tubman Live and in Concert, by Bob the Drag Queen
-Animal Farm, by Orwell
-1984, by Orwell
-Martyr, by Kaveh Akbar
-Harriet Tubman Live and in Concert, by Bob the Drag Queen
December 31, 2025 at 6:07 PM
If you're inclined to take stock of what you did and didn't accomplish in 2025, please remember that it was a *tremendously* distressing time to be a person with a functioning moral compass in the U.S.
We live in extraordinarily dark -- and taxing -- times.
Go easy on yourself.
We live in extraordinarily dark -- and taxing -- times.
Go easy on yourself.
December 31, 2025 at 5:53 PM
If you're inclined to take stock of what you did and didn't accomplish in 2025, please remember that it was a *tremendously* distressing time to be a person with a functioning moral compass in the U.S.
We live in extraordinarily dark -- and taxing -- times.
Go easy on yourself.
We live in extraordinarily dark -- and taxing -- times.
Go easy on yourself.
I know I shouldn't put much stock in this. But I am nevertheless pleased that, after a brief dip into 3.99 territory, the Goodreads average for "Prescription for Pain" is once again 4.0. 😎
December 31, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I know I shouldn't put much stock in this. But I am nevertheless pleased that, after a brief dip into 3.99 territory, the Goodreads average for "Prescription for Pain" is once again 4.0. 😎
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unvarnished gutter racism and Nazism from the president. a disgrace to our country.
December 31, 2025 at 4:32 PM
unvarnished gutter racism and Nazism from the president. a disgrace to our country.
I am enjoying all of your "What I Read This Year" lists. Please keep sharing them.
Among other things, they remind me -- an author and bibliophile -- that people are still reading.
Among other things, they remind me -- an author and bibliophile -- that people are still reading.
December 31, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I am enjoying all of your "What I Read This Year" lists. Please keep sharing them.
Among other things, they remind me -- an author and bibliophile -- that people are still reading.
Among other things, they remind me -- an author and bibliophile -- that people are still reading.
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Eric Adams is going to use cryptocurrency to fight antisemitism. Eric Adams is going to use samurai swords to fight food waste. Eric Adams is going to use 100 rubber duckies to fight prostate cancer. I would believe literally any combo of words hellgatenyc.com/eric-adams-s...
Eric Adams Says His Next Gig Is Fighting Antisemitism With Cryptocurrency
How? Don't ask.
hellgatenyc.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Eric Adams is going to use cryptocurrency to fight antisemitism. Eric Adams is going to use samurai swords to fight food waste. Eric Adams is going to use 100 rubber duckies to fight prostate cancer. I would believe literally any combo of words hellgatenyc.com/eric-adams-s...
The ProJo describes RI's newly-sworn interim U.S. Attorney -- who Sheldon Whitehouse calls a "MAGA stooge" -- as an "active social media commentator."
His Twitter account is private. But I'm very curious what kind of stuff this guy has posted.
👀🫣
His Twitter account is private. But I'm very curious what kind of stuff this guy has posted.
👀🫣
Calenda sworn in as interim U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island. What to know.
Calenda ran for attorney general in 2022, and had been considering another run in 2026.
www.providencejournal.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The ProJo describes RI's newly-sworn interim U.S. Attorney -- who Sheldon Whitehouse calls a "MAGA stooge" -- as an "active social media commentator."
His Twitter account is private. But I'm very curious what kind of stuff this guy has posted.
👀🫣
His Twitter account is private. But I'm very curious what kind of stuff this guy has posted.
👀🫣
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Three resolutions:
1. More rock.
2. Less talk.
3. Change name to Hot 106 FM.
1. More rock.
2. Less talk.
3. Change name to Hot 106 FM.
December 31, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Three resolutions:
1. More rock.
2. Less talk.
3. Change name to Hot 106 FM.
1. More rock.
2. Less talk.
3. Change name to Hot 106 FM.
First day of 2025 vs last day of 2025.
December 31, 2025 at 12:41 PM
First day of 2025 vs last day of 2025.