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/
How your email finds me:
February 8, 2026 at 7:03 PM
How your email finds me:
Stopped by @heartleafbooks.bsky.social earlier to buy some books and say hi to Ms. Penny.
I recommend both activities.
I recommend both activities.
February 8, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Stopped by @heartleafbooks.bsky.social earlier to buy some books and say hi to Ms. Penny.
I recommend both activities.
I recommend both activities.
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Wow, NBC edited out the audience booing JD Vance at the Olympics. And this is one of the few remaining news outlets NOT owned by right-wing billionaire Trump sycophants
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast
The US vice-president, JD Vance, was greeted by a chorus of boos during when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Wow, NBC edited out the audience booing JD Vance at the Olympics. And this is one of the few remaining news outlets NOT owned by right-wing billionaire Trump sycophants
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
One way to channel your rage about Jeff Bezos and the WaPo is to donate to a local, nonprofit news organization.
February 8, 2026 at 3:12 PM
One way to channel your rage about Jeff Bezos and the WaPo is to donate to a local, nonprofit news organization.
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February 7, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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Good piece by @phileil.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/04/o...
Ed Markey, Elizabeth Warren, and other New England politicians need to quit X - The Boston Globe
Elected officials should not be lending legitimacy to Elon Musk’s toxic social media site.
www.bostonglobe.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Good piece by @phileil.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/04/o...
I'm old enough to remember this.
Alex and Ani aims to capture national exposure with Super Bowl commercial
Alex and Ani’s marketing efforts hone in on how the Cranston company makes everything it sells in America and, more recently, on efforts to help revitalize Main Streets across the nation.
www.providencejournal.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:43 PM
I'm old enough to remember this.
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I'm thoroughly enjoying how much Mamdani haunts billionaire loudmouth Bill Ackman's every waking moment.
Bill Ackman's fund, Pershing Square, manages 18 billion dollars for wealthy clients, billions of it for the Harvard Endowment
Anyways here he is uncritically eating up conspiracy slop from Naomi Wolf about stolen NYC elections
Anyways here he is uncritically eating up conspiracy slop from Naomi Wolf about stolen NYC elections
February 8, 2026 at 1:22 PM
I'm thoroughly enjoying how much Mamdani haunts billionaire loudmouth Bill Ackman's every waking moment.
And yet I'm going to venture out shortly to find a Sunday @bostonglobe.com so I can see my "Ideas" piece in print.
February 8, 2026 at 1:18 PM
And yet I'm going to venture out shortly to find a Sunday @bostonglobe.com so I can see my "Ideas" piece in print.
That is a low number of degrees.
Not very many degrees, at all.
Not very many degrees, at all.
February 8, 2026 at 1:12 PM
That is a low number of degrees.
Not very many degrees, at all.
Not very many degrees, at all.
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100,000 people willing to pay you for news and you can’t make the math math.
I just keep thinking about the fact that the AJC has one hundred thousand digital subscribers and still laid off 15% of its staff this week.
How much money is enough? How many subscribers is enough? When is the blame purely on the execs instead of the journalists?
www.ajc.com/business/202...
How much money is enough? How many subscribers is enough? When is the blame purely on the execs instead of the journalists?
www.ajc.com/business/202...
The AJC to cut staff as it continues digital transformation
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution said Tuesday it will lay off staffers in the newsroom and other segments of the business.
www.ajc.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:04 AM
100,000 people willing to pay you for news and you can’t make the math math.
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“The global publishing platform Substack is generating revenue from newsletters that promote virulent Nazi ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism, a Guardian investigation has found…” www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters
Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:09 PM
“The global publishing platform Substack is generating revenue from newsletters that promote virulent Nazi ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism, a Guardian investigation has found…” www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
It's snowing quite hard in Providence right now.
February 7, 2026 at 4:55 PM
It's snowing quite hard in Providence right now.
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NBC can send all the takedown requests it wants, nothing in the rulebook says you can’t post Olympics Spuds MacKenzie
February 7, 2026 at 2:36 PM
NBC can send all the takedown requests it wants, nothing in the rulebook says you can’t post Olympics Spuds MacKenzie
Yikes.
February 7, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Yikes.
JD Vance absolutely should be booed -- domestically, internationally, intergalactically -- wherever he goes for the rest of his life.
February 7, 2026 at 4:31 PM
JD Vance absolutely should be booed -- domestically, internationally, intergalactically -- wherever he goes for the rest of his life.
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sure seems like they thought the press would ignore like most of the deranged stuff trump says
POLITICO reporting that the White House has now claimed the ape video was an accident and removed it.
February 6, 2026 at 5:22 PM
sure seems like they thought the press would ignore like most of the deranged stuff trump says
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well thats my Saturday morning cry sorted
the miniature therapy horses that do hospital visits have little sneakers that they wear inside so they don't scuff up the floors
February 7, 2026 at 2:36 PM
well thats my Saturday morning cry sorted
PVD is in 3-6" territory, per WPRI's @tonypetrarca-wpri.bsky.social.
⚠️SNOW UPDATE: Amounts increased for southern RI with latest radar trends showing heaviest snow concentrated in that dark blue area. Updates on WPRI TV and wpri.com⚠️
February 7, 2026 at 2:06 PM
PVD is in 3-6" territory, per WPRI's @tonypetrarca-wpri.bsky.social.
For folks in the Milford, Mass. area: I'll be giving a "News Media in the Misinformation Age" talk at the town library on Monday -- February 9 -- at 7 p.m.
I'd love to see you there!
I'd love to see you there!
News Media in the Misinformation Age with Philip Eil
Between the relentlessness of the twenty-four-hour news cycle, rampant misinformation, and the influence of social media algorithms, staying informed today can be overwhelming. Join us for a conversat...
milfordtownlibrary.assabetinteractive.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:41 PM
For folks in the Milford, Mass. area: I'll be giving a "News Media in the Misinformation Age" talk at the town library on Monday -- February 9 -- at 7 p.m.
I'd love to see you there!
I'd love to see you there!
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One more comment on the Post debacle: this hurts journalism broadly. Good journalists will go do something else. The rest will be fighting for fewer jobs and everyone will earn less. Fewer people will take up the career. The damage done is to the ecosystem, as well as the paper.
February 5, 2026 at 3:11 AM
One more comment on the Post debacle: this hurts journalism broadly. Good journalists will go do something else. The rest will be fighting for fewer jobs and everyone will earn less. Fewer people will take up the career. The damage done is to the ecosystem, as well as the paper.
It's only a matter of time until they try to spin this as a conspiracy to undermine Dear Leader Trump.
February 6, 2026 at 5:08 PM
It's only a matter of time until they try to spin this as a conspiracy to undermine Dear Leader Trump.
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If it’s this close…it’s already too late
February 6, 2026 at 4:16 PM
If it’s this close…it’s already too late
Hey, so it's weird and unsettling for an outgoing public official to vaguely warn (threaten?) people for how they talk about his controversial tenure.
"Rest assured, I will be paying close attention...If anyone lies or misrepresents the facts for personal gain, they will hear from me—forcefully.”
"Rest assured, I will be paying close attention...If anyone lies or misrepresents the facts for personal gain, they will hear from me—forcefully.”
www.wpri.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Hey, so it's weird and unsettling for an outgoing public official to vaguely warn (threaten?) people for how they talk about his controversial tenure.
"Rest assured, I will be paying close attention...If anyone lies or misrepresents the facts for personal gain, they will hear from me—forcefully.”
"Rest assured, I will be paying close attention...If anyone lies or misrepresents the facts for personal gain, they will hear from me—forcefully.”
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Look upon my quahogs, ye mighty, and despair
February 6, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Look upon my quahogs, ye mighty, and despair