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Dan Reilly

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Journalist and whatnot. Written a lot of things about a lot of things for a lot of places. Also worked in TV (Cold Case Files, Snapped, The Killer Among Us). Pretty confident I can perform an emergency tracheotomy. https://www.clippings.me/danreilly11

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Dan Reilly @danreilly.bsky.social · Jun 18

My feature on how musicians deal with the American medical system is here, with artists detailing their struggles to get decent care for cancer, gender-affirming care, chronic illnesses, substance abuse, and catastrophic injuries. This one is important to me, so please take a few mins to read it!

Vulture @vulture.com · Jun 18

Seven musicians open up about navigating the complications and cruelty of American health care: ‘You realize the whole system is broken, religion is broken, government is fucking broken — you’re on your own.’

‘You Realize the Whole System Is Broken’

www.vulture.com

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Dan Reilly @danreilly.bsky.social · 1d

lean into one, turang!

Dan Reilly @danreilly.bsky.social · 1d

So this is going to be on those bonkers Toronto games. Big fan of those, hope nobody gets hurt.

Dan Reilly @danreilly.bsky.social · 1d

all aboard the Mariners’ boatwagon!

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Dan Reilly @danreilly.bsky.social · 3d

I always think of it as the bit from Zoolander: “Sting would be another person who's a hero. The music he's created over the years, I don't really listen to it, but the fact that he's making it—I respect that.”

Dan Reilly @danreilly.bsky.social · 3d

Happy 15th birthday, Walter dog

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Dan Reilly @danreilly.bsky.social · 3d

yeah, after all, it is the sound he was chasing on Nebraska

Dan Reilly @danreilly.bsky.social · 3d

Jeremy Allen White is going to do a movie about it next

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Dan Reilly @danreilly.bsky.social · 3d

I love when he yells "timbales!"

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Dan Reilly @danreilly.bsky.social · 3d

maybe it's a metaphor for his godly nature. Either way, I'm glad the show lightened up a bit. It was a real downer at first.

Dan Reilly @danreilly.bsky.social · 3d

Test audiences must’ve pointed out that there’s no way he could drink that much and make it to work, let alone run things.

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Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 4d

Just a reminder that Banned Books Week isn’t about selling more copies of 1984. It’s about keeping authors and teachers and librarians safe and making sure all of us have the freedom to read widely. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Children’s Authors on the Real-World Cost of Book Banning

Authors discuss how having their work targeted by censors has directly affected their livelihood and their well-being.

www.publishersweekly.com

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Dan Reilly @danreilly.bsky.social · 4d

I figured he hit a parlay and now won’t lose custody

Dan Reilly @danreilly.bsky.social · 5d

anyway, I'm glad I finally pursued it, even after years of being told I didn't have it because I mostly got good grades and didn't act up. This time I was more determined -- I knew something had to be up after I couldn't focus on using my new chainsaw. Turns out, the skeptics didn't know shit.

Dan Reilly @danreilly.bsky.social · 5d

getting a legit ADHD diagnosis in your early 40s is a real trip. Certainly a relief to know you’re not simply a weird idiot in certain areas of existence. Wish I’d gotten here sooner but at least I have some funny scars.

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Dan Reilly @danreilly.bsky.social · 5d

So many Philly kids are gonna get puked on tonight. Like way more than usual.

Dan Reilly @danreilly.bsky.social · 5d

hahahahahaha goodnight Phillies

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Dan Reilly @danreilly.bsky.social · 5d

Gorgeously deranged, but how fucking dare you do that to Mr. Met. He’s a goddamn saint!

Dan Reilly @danreilly.bsky.social · 5d

I sent this to a friend in a jam but maybe it’ll help some of you too

Black text on a yellow background that reads “quit your job and do more drugs”

Dan Reilly @danreilly.bsky.social · 5d

and they say criticism is dying…

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Sen. Pumpkin Gogurt @ugarles.bsky.social · 5d

getting urinated on would be a less humiliating way to lose a rap battle

Over the course of 16 days, the two artists released eight so-called “diss tracks,” with increasingly heated rhetoric, loaded accusations, and violent imagery. The penultimate song of this feud, “Not Like Us”
by Kendrick Lamar, dealt the metaphorical killing blow. The song contains lyrics explicitly accusing Drake of being a pedophile, set to a catchy beat and propulsive bassline. “Not Like Us” went on to become a cultural sensation, achieving immense commercial success and critical acclaim.

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Dan Reilly @danreilly.bsky.social · 5d

Oof, feel better. Buzzfeed once had me try out 20 of them for a review roundup, as I was recovering from wrist surgery. I knew it’d be bad but they paid well. Watch out for the ones with duvet covers.

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Ashwin Rodrigues @ashwinrodrigues.com · 6d

this story has nearly 800 comments, many about how cool the author seems.

people are also sharing some heartbreaking and infuriating experiences

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/w...

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Dan Reilly @danreilly.bsky.social · 6d

Same haircut, though a little balder

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 6d

I've never had an editor decide to let me show my ass and make a fool of myself for clicks. Every time I see an "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back is overrated actually" piece by a 24-year-old I think "there but for the grace of god and good editors go I."

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 6d

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 6d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 6d

Reminiscent of recent actions by grand juries in Washington, D.C.:
Charges dropped against couple in Broadview immigration protest after federal grand jury refuses to indict www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/08/c...

Charges dropped against couple in Broadview immigration protest after federal grand jury refuses to indict

A federal grand jury has refused to indict a Chicago couple arrested during a violent protest outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview last month, a rare move that…

www.chicagotribune.com

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