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/
A defining feature of life in the US today is watching other countries address serious issues in ways this country can not, or will not, do.
X offices raided in France as prosecutors investigate child abuse images and deepfakes
French prosecutors have raided the offices of social media platform X as part of an investigation into allegations of spreading child sexual abuse images and deepfakes.
apnews.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:54 PM
A defining feature of life in the US today is watching other countries address serious issues in ways this country can not, or will not, do.
My regular dinners w my parents (who live about a mile from me in Providence, in the house where I grew up) often include me sharing things I've come across online. Last night's texts during dinner:
1. Bruce's Minneapolis protest song.
2. The Forward article about the one Jewish guy in Greenland.
1. Bruce's Minneapolis protest song.
2. The Forward article about the one Jewish guy in Greenland.
February 3, 2026 at 2:20 PM
My regular dinners w my parents (who live about a mile from me in Providence, in the house where I grew up) often include me sharing things I've come across online. Last night's texts during dinner:
1. Bruce's Minneapolis protest song.
2. The Forward article about the one Jewish guy in Greenland.
1. Bruce's Minneapolis protest song.
2. The Forward article about the one Jewish guy in Greenland.
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god-tier response tbh, gonna keep that one in my back pocket in the off chance that future me winds up receiving dinner invitations from the world’s most infamous sex villain
February 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
god-tier response tbh, gonna keep that one in my back pocket in the off chance that future me winds up receiving dinner invitations from the world’s most infamous sex villain
LFG
/ BOSTON
/ SUNSET
/ TUESDAY
/ FEBRUARY 3
/ 5:01 PM
/ 1ST SUNSET AFTER 5 PM SINCE NOVEMBER 1 2025
/ SUNSET
/ TUESDAY
/ FEBRUARY 3
/ 5:01 PM
/ 1ST SUNSET AFTER 5 PM SINCE NOVEMBER 1 2025
February 3, 2026 at 1:52 PM
LFG
That's *former paid CNN on-air commentator* Corey Lewandowski.
Corey Lewandowski: "I was really gonna go to the Super Bowl, but then Bad Bunny showed up. Listen -- anybody who is an American has nothing to worry about. It's the rapists and the murderers and the sex traffickers and child pedophiles who are in this country who need to be worried."
February 3, 2026 at 1:48 PM
That's *former paid CNN on-air commentator* Corey Lewandowski.
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most spoiled boy on earth
February 3, 2026 at 3:12 AM
most spoiled boy on earth
"[A] quick look through the Instagram page of M Arida (with 135,000 followers at @m_will_cut_you), a barber located in Providence, shows just how important gender-affirming haircuts can be for the queer community."
A great interview from the Providence Journal's Lynne Sullivan.
A great interview from the Providence Journal's Lynne Sullivan.
'I don't have to pretend': Providence barber transforms the industry
"I don't really think it takes much. I think you just need to listen to them and let them know that ... you get it," says TikTok barber M Arida.
www.providencejournal.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:05 PM
"[A] quick look through the Instagram page of M Arida (with 135,000 followers at @m_will_cut_you), a barber located in Providence, shows just how important gender-affirming haircuts can be for the queer community."
A great interview from the Providence Journal's Lynne Sullivan.
A great interview from the Providence Journal's Lynne Sullivan.
😍
February 3, 2026 at 12:41 PM
😍
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Troublemaker is my middle name.
February 1, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Troublemaker is my middle name.
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Then Toad felt very tired and he fell asleep.
February 3, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Then Toad felt very tired and he fell asleep.
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This, along with the seizure of ballots and voting data, is another massive red flag for Americans: This is the kind of thing authoritarians say and do when they are preparing to rig the vote.
They are preparing to steal your vote, and you have to take action now to stop them.
They are preparing to steal your vote, and you have to take action now to stop them.
February 2, 2026 at 7:43 PM
This, along with the seizure of ballots and voting data, is another massive red flag for Americans: This is the kind of thing authoritarians say and do when they are preparing to rig the vote.
They are preparing to steal your vote, and you have to take action now to stop them.
They are preparing to steal your vote, and you have to take action now to stop them.
This country is not beating the "willing to downplay or ignore the sexual abuse of minors" allegations anytime soon.
A new trailer for “Michael,” starring Jaafar Jackson and directed by Antoine Fuqua, is out:
February 2, 2026 at 5:24 PM
This country is not beating the "willing to downplay or ignore the sexual abuse of minors" allegations anytime soon.
I'm old enough to remember when vowing to sue someone for cracking a joke about you was considered, fairly definitively, to be Loser Behavior.
President Trump is threatening to sue Trevor Noah over a joke at last night's Grammy Awards, saying that Noah's crack claiming he visited Jeffrey Epstein's island was "false and defamatory."
Trump threatens to sue Trevor Noah over joke about Epstein's island
President Donald Trump called the joke, which Noah made at last night's Grammy Awards, "false and defamatory," again insisting he has never visited Jeffrey Epstein's island.
www.nbcnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:49 PM
I'm old enough to remember when vowing to sue someone for cracking a joke about you was considered, fairly definitively, to be Loser Behavior.
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Let's check in on the Twitter Files guy -- who insisted that the behind the scenes decision-making on content moderation was the most important issue of our time -- and see what he thinks about the publication of communications involving the most notorious sex predator of our generation.
February 2, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Let's check in on the Twitter Files guy -- who insisted that the behind the scenes decision-making on content moderation was the most important issue of our time -- and see what he thinks about the publication of communications involving the most notorious sex predator of our generation.
Good morning from Providence.
February 2, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Good morning from Providence.
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Absolutely brutal interview
February 2, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Absolutely brutal interview
Turns out @wpri12.bsky.social did interview the Tegu Guy, and he's amazing.
February 2, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Turns out @wpri12.bsky.social did interview the Tegu Guy, and he's amazing.
It's entirely possible that someone in Rhode Island lost their tegu during the Big Storm and learned, via the news, that the tegu had been found.
February 2, 2026 at 2:40 PM
It's entirely possible that someone in Rhode Island lost their tegu during the Big Storm and learned, via the news, that the tegu had been found.
My aunt in NYC, who is a regular Times reader, sent me this story via text and said "Just checking in with a rare RI lizard story."
"A Rhode Island man digging out his driveway this week discovered a large lizard thousands of miles from its natural habitat buried in nearly 20 inches of snow, leaving the animal weakened but on a slow path to recovery."
Large Lizard Is Rescued After It’s Found Buried in Rhode Island Snow
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:32 PM
My aunt in NYC, who is a regular Times reader, sent me this story via text and said "Just checking in with a rare RI lizard story."
"A Rhode Island man digging out his driveway this week discovered a large lizard thousands of miles from its natural habitat buried in nearly 20 inches of snow, leaving the animal weakened but on a slow path to recovery."
Large Lizard Is Rescued After It’s Found Buried in Rhode Island Snow
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:25 PM
"A Rhode Island man digging out his driveway this week discovered a large lizard thousands of miles from its natural habitat buried in nearly 20 inches of snow, leaving the animal weakened but on a slow path to recovery."
For those of us interested in a second opinion (also from a groundhog):
Don't worry, Buckeye Chuck, Ohio's answer to Phil, says spring is coming early. www.dispatch.com/story/news/2...
February 2, 2026 at 1:38 PM
For those of us interested in a second opinion (also from a groundhog):
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ten years ago today no one clapped
February 2, 2026 at 12:57 PM
ten years ago today no one clapped
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PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — we regret to inform you that Punxsutawney Phil is mentioned 35 times in the Epstein Files, including in the flight logs
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, predicting 6 more weeks of winter weather.
February 2, 2026 at 1:06 PM
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — we regret to inform you that Punxsutawney Phil is mentioned 35 times in the Epstein Files, including in the flight logs
Every day, Donald Trump tells us how weak and fragile he is.
Trump threatens to sue Trevor Noah over Epstein joke at Grammys – US politics live
President calls host a ‘pathetic, talentless, dope of an M.C’ after jibe about his connections to late sex offender at ceremony
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Every day, Donald Trump tells us how weak and fragile he is.