Taking my time to really listen and learn from the very valid concerns of the MAHA movement:
Memento (artemis) Morty 🌙@mementomorty.bsky.social · 1h agowe should hear MAHA out about this they might be onto something
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/
Memento (artemis) Morty 🌙@mementomorty.bsky.social · 1h ago
I can't quite handle nationwide in-person requests for my "Understanding AI + Misinformation" talk yet. (Though I'd be happy to zoom with your group, library, class, or org.) I can do in-person if you're in, say, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, or Connecticut, though! Drop a line if interested.
RRetiredrph@retiredrph.bsky.social · 2h ago
This talk needs to turn into a nationwide road show. Great public service!
"McConnell, an appointee of President Barack Obama, is the chief federal judge in Rhode Island. For nearly all his 15 years on the federal bench, he worked in relative obscurity. He rarely gave his personal safety a second thought. That changed dramatically starting early last year."
This federal judge ruled against Trump. Then the threats began.
U.S. District Judge John McConnell’s experience is emblematic of the climate facing jurists, whether nominated by Democratic or Republican presidents.
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Tomorrow, in Narragansett, I'll be giving my first "Understanding AI and Misinformation" talk in Rhode Island. Thus far, the three talks on this subject I've given in Mass. have been a lot of fun*. *even though the subject matter is extremely bleak
Philip Eil@phileil.bsky.social · 7d agoFor Rhode Island friends: next Thursday, August 6, I'll be chatting about AI and misinformation down in Narragansett.
Just making sure everyone knows about Van Morrison's live-in-1973 rendition of Kermit the Frog's theme song, which absolutely rips.
Bein' Green (Live at the Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA - May 1973)
YouTube video by Van Morrison - Topic
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Rhode Island pro-tip: the Ten-Mile River Greenway (which I access from Slater Park in Pawtucket, though there are other access points) is a hidden gem. I went there yesterday. A+
Bring some water for the picket line steveahlquist.substack.com/p/unionized-...
Unionized workers at the Community Libraries of Providence picket
"We are also working families. Being open until 8 pm four nights a week is what helps working families get to the library, not losing late nights and shifting 30 minutes.”
steveahlquist.substack.com
This week, in @thepvdeye.bsky.social's opinion section, Eye founder and publisher Debbie Schimberg discusses the *eleven* city council candidate forums the Eye is hosting this summer. "As far as we know, Providence has never had an event series like this," she writes.
The Eye is Hosting 11 City Council Candidate Forums. Here’s Why.
The Providence Eye exists to give people the information they need to make decisions for themselves. And no one cares about the specific, minute details of neighborhoods in the city like we do, wheth...
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They could always sign up to give comment at a public meeting.
The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 16h agoNew York City’s business elites are long accustomed to direct access to City Hall, where even Democratic mayors felt the need to court the city’s wealthiest and most influential corporate leaders. That access is getting shredded by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
This is craaaazy. And they all just stand there.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoTrump says Jeanine Pirro "choked" and then snaps at a reporter who asks if her job is safe: "Don't ever talk again"
"The Buzz’s “coverage” of the Heartland report [which claims there is no climate crisis in Rhode Island] strikes me as a textbook example of how not to cover climate propaganda," writes @phileil.bsky.social this an op-ed. bit.ly/4hagDY9
'A Textbook Example of How Not to Cover Climate Propaganda' - ecoRI News
The gist of the report was — surprise! — climate change is really no big deal. In fact, the report suggests, it might be a good thing.
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PEOPLE WHO LOST TWO ELECTIONS TO DONALD TRUMP: We are the only ones who are serious about defeating Trump
"Can you #FOIA someone's drone-pilot application?" is a question that popped into my mind, and now need to answer. Thoughts, @cjciaramella.bsky.social?
First time I've been mentioned in a campaign press release... 👀
"I know Newport Buzz isn’t exactly ProPublica. But even by the loose standards of today’s online info ecosystem, this was glaringly non-rigorous stuff." Great stuff by @phileil.bsky.social about climate denial propaganda making its way into the news here in #RhodeIsland.
Philip Eil@phileil.bsky.social · yesterdayFor my friends at @ecorinews.bsky.social, I wrote an op-ed about Newport Buzz's decision to publish climate propaganda from the Heartland Institute.
PSA: please be sure to follow and support @ecorinews.bsky.social, which covers the environment in our precious state with actual thought, care, rigor, and professionalism. 🌎 We're so lucky to have them.
Philip Eil@phileil.bsky.social · yesterdayFor my friends at @ecorinews.bsky.social, I wrote an op-ed about Newport Buzz's decision to publish climate propaganda from the Heartland Institute.
Hyper-niche RI news report: Rob "The Heavy Hitter" Levine posted a selfie video at a Ye show to his Instagram with the text, "Amazing show. An unforgettable experience. Don’t miss your chance to see @ye live!" I am burdened by this information and must share it.
Greetings from the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Providence!
"This comes one week after the South Kingstown Town Council ended its own contract with Flock Safety."
WPRI 12@wpri12.bsky.social · yesterdayNarragansett became the latest municipality to end its contract with Flock Safety Monday night. Details: https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/south-county/narragansett-to-stop-using-automated-license-plate-readers/
This whole album of Dr. Lonnie Smith covering Beck is 🔥🔥🔥. I discovered it earlier this year.
president, the sons of john the revelator@upfromsumdirt.bsky.social · yesterdaydr. lonnie smith PAPER TIGER
For my friends at @ecorinews.bsky.social, I wrote an op-ed about Newport Buzz's decision to publish climate propaganda from the Heartland Institute.
'A Textbook Example of How Not to Cover Climate Propaganda' - ecoRI News
The gist of the report was — surprise! — climate change is really no big deal. In fact, the report suggests, it might be a good thing.
ecori.org
Clouds over New Haven 📷 Pentax 17 🎞️ Adox HR-50 (@ 25 ISO) ⚗️ Zone Imaging 510-pyro 1:100 for 8'45" #believeinfilm #monochromemonday #halfframe
