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 is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
February 3, 2026 at 8:46 PM
This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
"Rhode Island receives a cut of every sports bet lost at the state’s two casinos and through its Sportsbook RI app.
Legalizing sports betting — once largely controlled by organized crime in Providence — has proven lucrative for the state, generating $37.8 million in revenue in fiscal 2025."
Legalizing sports betting — once largely controlled by organized crime in Providence — has proven lucrative for the state, generating $37.8 million in revenue in fiscal 2025."
NEW: As Patriots fans dream of another Super Bowl title, Rhode Island budget officials are bracing for the financial fallout a win could bring.
The only month the state’s sportsbook has ever reported a loss was February 2019 -- the last time the Pats won www.wpri.com/target-12/go...
The only month the state’s sportsbook has ever reported a loss was February 2019 -- the last time the Pats won www.wpri.com/target-12/go...
‘Good news, bad news’: Patriots win could cost Rhode Island millions
The only time the state’s sportsbook has ever lost monthly revenue was February 2019 — the last time the New England Patriots won the Super Bowl.
www.wpri.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:15 PM
"Rhode Island receives a cut of every sports bet lost at the state’s two casinos and through its Sportsbook RI app.
Legalizing sports betting — once largely controlled by organized crime in Providence — has proven lucrative for the state, generating $37.8 million in revenue in fiscal 2025."
Legalizing sports betting — once largely controlled by organized crime in Providence — has proven lucrative for the state, generating $37.8 million in revenue in fiscal 2025."
My book is approaching its two-year birthday in April. And, today, I got a nice note from a reader.
That was nice.
That was nice.
February 3, 2026 at 8:14 PM
My book is approaching its two-year birthday in April. And, today, I got a nice note from a reader.
That was nice.
That was nice.
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In an interview with NPR, Melinda French Gates confirmed that she ended her marriage with Bill Gates because of allegations contained in the Epstein files.
February 3, 2026 at 5:38 PM
In an interview with NPR, Melinda French Gates confirmed that she ended her marriage with Bill Gates because of allegations contained in the Epstein files.
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of course it is
Sinclair to Air Kid Rock's Halftime Show Against Its Own Affiliates Carrying Super Bowl
During the Super Bowl, Sinclair digital stations will stream Kid Rock's “All American Halftime Show," competing against its own affiliates for viewers.
consequence.net
February 3, 2026 at 7:40 PM
of course it is
"In December, the Lindell campaign bought nearly $190,000 worth of Lindell autobiographies from MyPillow. Lindell’s campaign finance report lists the expense as 'Advertising – general: Mike Lindell Books.'”
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell spent more than half the money he raised in his campaign for Minnesota governor last year buying copies of his autobiography.
Mike Lindell's campaign for governor is buying boatloads of Mike Lindell autobiographies • Minnesota Reformer
Mike Lindell’s memoir, “What Are the Odds? From Crack Addict to CEO,” has enjoyed a new surge of sales since he announced a run for governor late last year. Who’s buying the book, which details his ad...
minnesotareformer.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:56 PM
"In December, the Lindell campaign bought nearly $190,000 worth of Lindell autobiographies from MyPillow. Lindell’s campaign finance report lists the expense as 'Advertising – general: Mike Lindell Books.'”
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This is very, very bad www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Measles cases identified at ICE’s largest detention facility for children
Two detainees at a family immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas, have contracted measles, prompting concern among health experts that the virus could spread
www.washingtonpost.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:45 PM
This is very, very bad www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
"Naturally" -- the album that includes "Joy to the World" -- is a no-skips album.
February 3, 2026 at 4:54 PM
"Naturally" -- the album that includes "Joy to the World" -- is a no-skips album.
lol. lmao.
February 3, 2026 at 4:18 PM
lol. lmao.
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