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/
Men would rather be politely roasted alive by the author of "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" on their own social media platform (which they overpaid for and subsequently ruined) than go to therapy.
This @literaryhub.bsky.social post includes the Joyce Carol Oates tweet about Elon Musk that some folks are discussing today.
It's tasty -- and Musk deserves every bit of it.
It's tasty -- and Musk deserves every bit of it.
Elon Musk gets roasted on his own platform by Joyce Carol Oates.
Like an ancient cyborg culling through the ruins of a post-apocalyptic planet (twitter, derogatory), Joyce Carol Oates recently fired her full-power death ray at aspiring trillionaire Elon Musk, wh…
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November 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Men would rather be politely roasted alive by the author of "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" on their own social media platform (which they overpaid for and subsequently ruined) than go to therapy.
This @literaryhub.bsky.social post includes the Joyce Carol Oates tweet about Elon Musk that some folks are discussing today.
It's tasty -- and Musk deserves every bit of it.
It's tasty -- and Musk deserves every bit of it.
Elon Musk gets roasted on his own platform by Joyce Carol Oates.
Like an ancient cyborg culling through the ruins of a post-apocalyptic planet (twitter, derogatory), Joyce Carol Oates recently fired her full-power death ray at aspiring trillionaire Elon Musk, wh…
lithub.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
This @literaryhub.bsky.social post includes the Joyce Carol Oates tweet about Elon Musk that some folks are discussing today.
It's tasty -- and Musk deserves every bit of it.
It's tasty -- and Musk deserves every bit of it.
I submitted my proposal for what I hope will be Book #2 this morning.
November 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I submitted my proposal for what I hope will be Book #2 this morning.
👀
Pawtucket's soccer stadium gets The New York Times treatment www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/r...
Can Soccer Stadiums Revitalize American Cities?
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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The President pardoned members of his private militia after they failed to overturn an election; they, in turn, pledge their support to him and urge him to use them to police civil society.
New:
On The Gateway Pundit's podcast yesterday, Stewart Rhodes announced he's relaunching the Oath Keepers
He also urged Trump to “call us up as a militia" & "order us all to come together in our counties under his command."
www.mediamatters.org/oath-keepers...
On The Gateway Pundit's podcast yesterday, Stewart Rhodes announced he's relaunching the Oath Keepers
He also urged Trump to “call us up as a militia" & "order us all to come together in our counties under his command."
www.mediamatters.org/oath-keepers...
![STEWART RHODES (FOUNDER, OATH KEEPERS): And one other thing I want to say is that President Trump, as commander in chief, always has absolute authority to call all of us up as the militia because every one of us — in federal statues defining the militia, it's every able-bodied male from age 17-45. And for us veterans, it goes up to age 64 because of our prior training and experience.
Right now, under federal statutes, President Trump can call us up as the militia if he sees it necessary, especially for three purposes: to repel invasions, to suppress insurrections, and to execute the laws of the union. And right now, we see all three of those in play.
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And the militia is all of us. So the National Guard is part of the militia, which is why it's completely lawful for him to use the National Guard as he has, and he should do more of that, I think, across the country.
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He could just say given the circumstances of an invasion, insurrection, and resistance against federal law being being enforced, I'm calling up the militia, ordering all the men to come together [in] every county, put the veterans in charge of training and organizing all the other men and just have them stand too and await his orders. He can do that and I think he should do that. And so that's what I'll be advocating for from him. So from the bottom, from down the rank and file, we can let President Trump know that we're ready to serve, encourage him to do that, call us up as a militia, order us all to come together in our counties under his command, which gives you complete legal sanction to do what you're doing.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:af7tqcetuyt352aolf3znlxe/bafkreialm4skuozqobejpd6vx4m6kuwsgtidxmmxvj3ftcff6otiuyohiy@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The President pardoned members of his private militia after they failed to overturn an election; they, in turn, pledge their support to him and urge him to use them to police civil society.
Snapshots from last Friday, at Hope Artiste Village, in Pawtucket.
I hope to share more details soon.
I hope to share more details soon.
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Snapshots from last Friday, at Hope Artiste Village, in Pawtucket.
I hope to share more details soon.
I hope to share more details soon.
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Not satisfied with destroying the media only in the US, Trump now turns his attention abroad.
Donald Trump has threatened to sue the BBC over the edit of a speech he made as his supporters stormed the Capitol building in Washington, deepening a crisis at the broadcaster that has led to the resignation of two top executives. on.ft.com/4qLuoyF
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Not satisfied with destroying the media only in the US, Trump now turns his attention abroad.
Good news.
New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Good news.
Hard to tell if this is Bari Weiss's influence or just CBS's own dogshit instincts.
But you do not ever have to consult Dave Portnoy for a story about antisemitism.
Signed,
A Jewish journalist.
But you do not ever have to consult Dave Portnoy for a story about antisemitism.
Signed,
A Jewish journalist.
Dave Portnoy says there's been a "definitive shift" toward antisemitism: "People are coming up with real hate"
Dave Portnoy says there's been a "definitive shift" toward antisemitism: "People are coming up with real hate"
In a "CBS Sunday Morning" interview with Tony Dokoupil to air Nov. 16, the president of Barstool Sports talks about an increase in anti-Jewish expression: "This is not normal."
cbsn.ws
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Hard to tell if this is Bari Weiss's influence or just CBS's own dogshit instincts.
But you do not ever have to consult Dave Portnoy for a story about antisemitism.
Signed,
A Jewish journalist.
But you do not ever have to consult Dave Portnoy for a story about antisemitism.
Signed,
A Jewish journalist.
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Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
"Melissa Cherney, CEO of the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, said food pantries have seen demand double, if not triple. People are coming in and saying that they haven’t eaten in days."
Via @antoniafarzan.bsky.social.
Via @antoniafarzan.bsky.social.
The average SNAP recipient gets $6 a day. What's it like to live on that little?
Even before benefits stopped arriving in November, relying on SNAP for food aid wasn't easy.
www.providencejournal.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
"Melissa Cherney, CEO of the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, said food pantries have seen demand double, if not triple. People are coming in and saying that they haven’t eaten in days."
Via @antoniafarzan.bsky.social.
Via @antoniafarzan.bsky.social.
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POLITICO: “.. Among those who received the ‘full, complete and unconditional’ pardons were Rudy Giuliani .. Mark Meadows, .. John Eastman and Kenneth Chesebro, .. Boris Epshteyn .. and Sidney Powell ..”
@politico.com @kyledcheney.bsky.social
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@politico.com @kyledcheney.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 10, 2025 at 10:58 AM
POLITICO: “.. Among those who received the ‘full, complete and unconditional’ pardons were Rudy Giuliani .. Mark Meadows, .. John Eastman and Kenneth Chesebro, .. Boris Epshteyn .. and Sidney Powell ..”
@politico.com @kyledcheney.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
@politico.com @kyledcheney.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
The perfect library card doesn't exi--
Rock and roll is alive, and it lives in your local public library! Prince themed library cards at Hennepin County libraries! This is not a drill! While supplies last!
November 8, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The perfect library card doesn't exi--
Quite a headline.
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Quite a headline.
Here are a few pics from my walk in Providence yesterday. I never get tired of photographing this town.
November 7, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Here are a few pics from my walk in Providence yesterday. I never get tired of photographing this town.
"As of Monday, there were a total of five cats and seven kittens awaiting homes." 🥺
Cumberland/Lincoln Animal Shelter sees influx of cats for adoption
CUMBERLAND/LINCOLN – The Cumberland/Lincoln Animal Shelter on Wellington Road in Lincoln has been busy as of late, welcoming a sudden influx of cats and dogs to their facilities for eventual
www.valleybreeze.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"As of Monday, there were a total of five cats and seven kittens awaiting homes." 🥺
A never-ending parade of corruption and self-dealing.
(Forbes) - The Trump Organization’s second-term push to monetize Donald Trump’s presidency has reached the aisles of military exchanges, as Coast Guard-run stores .. have stocked Trump-branded wine and cider. 🤡
@zacheverson.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
@zacheverson.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
November 7, 2025 at 12:49 PM
A never-ending parade of corruption and self-dealing.
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Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
They're calling him the sleepiest president of all time. No one's ever been sleepier. Big, strong men come up to him -- tears in their eyes -- and say, "Sir, you're looking very sleepy. Would you like a nap?"
He spent Biden’s entire presidency calling him ‘Sleepy Joe’. Still does. But this guy nods off in the middle of the day in meetings almost every day. Fell asleep in court all the time too.
November 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
They're calling him the sleepiest president of all time. No one's ever been sleepier. Big, strong men come up to him -- tears in their eyes -- and say, "Sir, you're looking very sleepy. Would you like a nap?"
"'We are asking you to please consider donating $20 and RIPA [RI Pilots Association] will purchase a gift card in your name to area stores so these controllers can purchase food and the essentials they need during this unfortunate time,' the association said."
Here's how RI pilots are helping air traffic controllers as shutdown stretches on
As air traffic controllers work without pay during the government shutdown, the Rhode Island Pilots Association is raising money to support local air traffic controllers.
www.providencejournal.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"'We are asking you to please consider donating $20 and RIPA [RI Pilots Association] will purchase a gift card in your name to area stores so these controllers can purchase food and the essentials they need during this unfortunate time,' the association said."
Creepy AF.
Dr Oz: "We've dropped the infertility drugs to make lots of Trump babies I'm hoping by the midterms."
November 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Creepy AF.
Journalists: the wonderful @ecorinews.bsky.social is hiring a reporter.
It's a chance cover a great beat (the environment), in a great place (Rhode Island), for a great outlet.
It's a chance cover a great beat (the environment), in a great place (Rhode Island), for a great outlet.
ecoRI News is hiring! | Bonnie Phillips
ecoRI News is hiring! We're looking for an experienced reporter interested in covering the environment, climate change, environmental justice issues and more. Job posting is attached. Please email me ...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Journalists: the wonderful @ecorinews.bsky.social is hiring a reporter.
It's a chance cover a great beat (the environment), in a great place (Rhode Island), for a great outlet.
It's a chance cover a great beat (the environment), in a great place (Rhode Island), for a great outlet.
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eric adams said
November 5, 2025 at 11:43 PM
eric adams said
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Cool. What would you call the other wing then? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
November 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Cool. What would you call the other wing then? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
My "I'm a jealous guardian of the legislative branch of government" T-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt.
Mike Johnson on the tariffs case before SCOTUS: "I'm cheering for the president that the executive will win on this. Now, I say that as a jealous guardian of the legislative branch of government, Article 1."
November 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
My "I'm a jealous guardian of the legislative branch of government" T-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt.