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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NEWS: The criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James are gone. A federal judge ruled that the appointment of Lindsey Halligan as the lead prosecutor was illegal.
DOJ could try again, but there are other headwinds.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
DOJ could try again, but there are other headwinds.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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"Brazil’s former far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been arrested at his villa in the capital, Brasília, amid suspicions he was poised to abscond to a foreign embassy to avoid going to prison for masterminding a military coup."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Brazilian police arrest Bolsonaro amid suspicions he was about to flee
Politician reportedly taken from his villa into custody at a federal police base about 7 miles from presidential palace
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
"Brazil’s former far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been arrested at his villa in the capital, Brasília, amid suspicions he was poised to abscond to a foreign embassy to avoid going to prison for masterminding a military coup."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
And the show hasn't even started!
November 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
And the show hasn't even started!
The local Rhode Island papers x "Real Housewives" crossover content has begun.
Lincoln resident confirmed as main 'Real Housewives Rhode Island' cast member
LINCOLN – The Real Housewives of Rhode Island cast has been announced, and one northern Rhode Islander has made the cut for the highly anticipated series: Rulla Nehme Pontarelli of
www.valleybreeze.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The local Rhode Island papers x "Real Housewives" crossover content has begun.
Bamboo, reading Ryan Lizza's posts:
a woman in a white jacket is asking " now why am i in it "
Alt: a woman in a white jacket is asking " now why am i in it "
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Bamboo, reading Ryan Lizza's posts:
I read "More Bobby, more Sanford, more bamboo" with the monster-truck-TV-ad voice in my head.
a crowd watching a race with the word sunday written in red
Alt: a crowd watching a race with the word sunday written in red
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I read "More Bobby, more Sanford, more bamboo" with the monster-truck-TV-ad voice in my head.
Bleak!
X is still used by 21% of U.S. adults, Pew found, only down from 23% in 2021, despite increased competition from Meta, startups, and decentralized social media.
Pew's latest social media report shows X's staying power in the U.S., despite competition | TechCrunch
X is still used by 21% of U.S. adults, Pew found, only down from 23% in 2021, despite increased competition from Meta, startups, and decentralized social media.
techcrunch.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Bleak!
Seems unlikely that Olivia Nuzzi keeps her job at Vanity Fair after all this.
And the magazine will absolutely deserve the embarrassment of saying, "JK, we're not going to hire her."
An extreme unforced error which calls into question the entire magazine's leadership.
And the magazine will absolutely deserve the embarrassment of saying, "JK, we're not going to hire her."
An extreme unforced error which calls into question the entire magazine's leadership.
November 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Seems unlikely that Olivia Nuzzi keeps her job at Vanity Fair after all this.
And the magazine will absolutely deserve the embarrassment of saying, "JK, we're not going to hire her."
An extreme unforced error which calls into question the entire magazine's leadership.
And the magazine will absolutely deserve the embarrassment of saying, "JK, we're not going to hire her."
An extreme unforced error which calls into question the entire magazine's leadership.
If you work in social work, public health, substance counseling, mental health, public defense, etc. and you'd like me to chat about the book with you and some colleagues/friends via Zoom, I am *always* up for this. Drop a line!
November 22, 2025 at 12:57 PM
If you work in social work, public health, substance counseling, mental health, public defense, etc. and you'd like me to chat about the book with you and some colleagues/friends via Zoom, I am *always* up for this. Drop a line!
Something nice that happened this week:
I got a note from a "Prescription for Pain" reader about their partner, who works as a social worker at a big-city public defender's office. Apparently, the reader's partner liked my book so much she bought a copy for the office library. 🥹
I got a note from a "Prescription for Pain" reader about their partner, who works as a social worker at a big-city public defender's office. Apparently, the reader's partner liked my book so much she bought a copy for the office library. 🥹
November 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Something nice that happened this week:
I got a note from a "Prescription for Pain" reader about their partner, who works as a social worker at a big-city public defender's office. Apparently, the reader's partner liked my book so much she bought a copy for the office library. 🥹
I got a note from a "Prescription for Pain" reader about their partner, who works as a social worker at a big-city public defender's office. Apparently, the reader's partner liked my book so much she bought a copy for the office library. 🥹
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Vanity Fair Is Reviewing Its Ties to Olivia Nuzzi
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Thank you so much, Suzy!! 🤩🤩
November 22, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Thank you so much, Suzy!! 🤩🤩
Andrew Cuomo watching clips of Mamdani's visit to the White House:
November 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Andrew Cuomo watching clips of Mamdani's visit to the White House:
I sometimes say -- about my (volunteer) work as a board member and opinion editor at the @pvdcitycouncil.bsky.social -- that it's nice to be a part of the *start* of a news outlet, as opposed to the end of one.
The @thepvdeye.bsky.social is my first board. (I joined in January.)
And this is my first pledge-drive-adjacent video.
I hope you’ll consider joining me in supporting local, community-driven journalism in our beloved PVD.
And this is my first pledge-drive-adjacent video.
I hope you’ll consider joining me in supporting local, community-driven journalism in our beloved PVD.
November 21, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I sometimes say -- about my (volunteer) work as a board member and opinion editor at the @pvdcitycouncil.bsky.social -- that it's nice to be a part of the *start* of a news outlet, as opposed to the end of one.
November 21, 2025 at 10:16 PM
And if you feel inclined, you can join me as a donor here:
The Providence Eye · Support the Providence Eye
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November 21, 2025 at 10:13 PM
And if you feel inclined, you can join me as a donor here:
You can check out @thepvdeye.bsky.social here:
Home - The Providence Eye
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November 21, 2025 at 10:13 PM
You can check out @thepvdeye.bsky.social here:
The @thepvdeye.bsky.social is my first board. (I joined in January.)
And this is my first pledge-drive-adjacent video.
I hope you’ll consider joining me in supporting local, community-driven journalism in our beloved PVD.
And this is my first pledge-drive-adjacent video.
I hope you’ll consider joining me in supporting local, community-driven journalism in our beloved PVD.
November 21, 2025 at 10:11 PM
The @thepvdeye.bsky.social is my first board. (I joined in January.)
And this is my first pledge-drive-adjacent video.
I hope you’ll consider joining me in supporting local, community-driven journalism in our beloved PVD.
And this is my first pledge-drive-adjacent video.
I hope you’ll consider joining me in supporting local, community-driven journalism in our beloved PVD.
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This made me cry at my desk
Going to end on one of the most beautiful commercials ever made with the reminder and a call to remember the small things. They make a big difference to others.
Love all, help all.
Go Jackets.
Love all, help all.
Go Jackets.
November 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This made me cry at my desk
This is really good.
"She’s not trying to rebuild her reputation as a journalist—she’s building a different kind of brand entirely, one where being interesting matters more than being ethical, where attention is the only currency that still spends."
The best thing I have read about her. www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
The best thing I have read about her. www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
The Olivia Nuzzi Comeback Is Everything Wrong With Modern Media
Olivia Nuzzi’s comeback isn’t a personal scandal story—it’s proof that today’s media rewards access, personality, and controversy more than ethics.
www.mediaite.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This is really good.
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In 1974, a demo of Talking Heads’ ‘Psycho Killer’ was recorded in a Providence apartment.
Now, it’s finally being released.
Drummer Chris Frantz tells the Globe how the track grew out of his band with David Byrne during his days as a RISD student.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/21/m...
Now, it’s finally being released.
Drummer Chris Frantz tells the Globe how the track grew out of his band with David Byrne during his days as a RISD student.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/21/m...
In 1974, a demo of Talking Heads’ ‘Psycho Killer’ was recorded in a R.I. apartment. Now, it’s finally being released. - The Boston Globe
Ahead of Record Store Day on Nov. 28, drummer Chris Frantz tells the Globe how the track grew out of his band with David Byrne during his days as a RISD student.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:50 PM
In 1974, a demo of Talking Heads’ ‘Psycho Killer’ was recorded in a Providence apartment.
Now, it’s finally being released.
Drummer Chris Frantz tells the Globe how the track grew out of his band with David Byrne during his days as a RISD student.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/21/m...
Now, it’s finally being released.
Drummer Chris Frantz tells the Globe how the track grew out of his band with David Byrne during his days as a RISD student.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/21/m...
For context, here's my @rhodeislandcurrent.com report from earlier this year about ICE enforcement at RI courthouses.
ICE agents are keeping watch outside courthouses. They upended a North Providence couple’s life. • Rhode Island Current
The June arrest of Guatemalan national Pablo Grave de la Cruz, 36, outside the Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal in Cranston is one of a growing number by federal immigration agents at or around courthous...
rhodeislandcurrent.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
For context, here's my @rhodeislandcurrent.com report from earlier this year about ICE enforcement at RI courthouses.
This story is nuts.
"ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply."
"ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply."
#BREAKING: A student intern at Rhode Island Superior Court was briefly taken into custody by ICE this afternoon before a judge intervened, 12 News has learned. Story by @jusolyn.bsky.social and @timwhiteri.bsky.social: ⤵️
RI judge intervenes after ICE mistakenly detains Superior Court intern
A teenager was nearly taken into federal immigration custody in Providence Thursday afternoon before a Superior Court judge intervened, according to the Rhode Island Judiciary.
www.wpri.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
This story is nuts.
"ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply."
"ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply."
I think a lot about this line from Studs Terkel's NYT obit, on his interview style and what he thought was the best question: "And what happened then?”
November 21, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I think a lot about this line from Studs Terkel's NYT obit, on his interview style and what he thought was the best question: "And what happened then?”