Phil Pirrello
@philpirrello.bsky.social
WGA TV & Film writer and Star Trek enthusiast, with bylines at THR and Emmy Magazine. Once gave Steven Spielberg a donut.
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I'm looking to see not only which Senate Dem candidates oppose this surrender (all of them will) but also where they go beyond this with respect to senate leadership.
I want to see concrete promises for a new fighting Dem Party, because the current one is broken.
I want to see concrete promises for a new fighting Dem Party, because the current one is broken.
This moment demands fighters, not folders.
Official statement from @jamestalarico.bsky.social on shutdown negotiations
November 10, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I'm looking to see not only which Senate Dem candidates oppose this surrender (all of them will) but also where they go beyond this with respect to senate leadership.
I want to see concrete promises for a new fighting Dem Party, because the current one is broken.
I want to see concrete promises for a new fighting Dem Party, because the current one is broken.
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“A promise of a vote on healthcare” is nothing
November 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
“A promise of a vote on healthcare” is nothing
I spent the last half hour calling these offices and those of my senators in VA. I left messages where I could, I invite you to do the same.
Oh for the love of
Sharing, since I just googled these so I could leave angry voicemails telling these motherfuckers to hold the line
Schumer's DC office number: 202-224-6542
Gillibrand's DC office number: (202) 224-4451
Sharing, since I just googled these so I could leave angry voicemails telling these motherfuckers to hold the line
Schumer's DC office number: 202-224-6542
Gillibrand's DC office number: (202) 224-4451
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I spent the last half hour calling these offices and those of my senators in VA. I left messages where I could, I invite you to do the same.
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Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
30 years ago this week, ER aired one of my favorite Doug Ross episodes that made George Clooney a star.
I can't believe I got to talk to the writer of that episode about how he pulled it off
www.televisionacademy.com/features/onl...
I can't believe I got to talk to the writer of that episode about how he pulled it off
www.televisionacademy.com/features/onl...
How ER's 'Hell and High Water' Made George Clooney a Star (Exclusive)
www.televisionacademy.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:57 PM
30 years ago this week, ER aired one of my favorite Doug Ross episodes that made George Clooney a star.
I can't believe I got to talk to the writer of that episode about how he pulled it off
www.televisionacademy.com/features/onl...
I can't believe I got to talk to the writer of that episode about how he pulled it off
www.televisionacademy.com/features/onl...
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If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing
November 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing
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This is why you DON'T stop the shutdown. Clearly the voters know who's responsible for the shutdown and now it's gonna be even worse. Since the news isn't willing to be honest with Americans about what Trump was and is, this will have to do so they can get the message.
U.S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE 10% CUT OF SCHEDULED CAPACITY AT 40 MAJOR HIGH TRAFFIC AIRPORTS STARTING FRIDAY -- SOURCES
November 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
This is why you DON'T stop the shutdown. Clearly the voters know who's responsible for the shutdown and now it's gonna be even worse. Since the news isn't willing to be honest with Americans about what Trump was and is, this will have to do so they can get the message.
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He admitted Republicans are cheating.
Mike Johnson: "I think the midterm is gonna be a great one for us. We have a very favorable election map on the Republican side and it will be even more favorable once all the redistricting, uh, stuff has settled out."
November 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
He admitted Republicans are cheating.
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Head in hands wondering how this could happen to me, the popular president who posted a video of myself shitting on everyone 2 weeks ago
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Head in hands wondering how this could happen to me, the popular president who posted a video of myself shitting on everyone 2 weeks ago
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#OnThisDay November 4, 1992, "Oprah: Behind The Scenes" aired on ABC. In this special, she went behind the scenes of TV shows including #TheSimpsons and, at the end of the Simpsons segment, she visited the characters.
November 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
#OnThisDay November 4, 1992, "Oprah: Behind The Scenes" aired on ABC. In this special, she went behind the scenes of TV shows including #TheSimpsons and, at the end of the Simpsons segment, she visited the characters.
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🚨BREAKING: Democrat Abigail Spanberger WINS Virginia! She ran on a pro-democracy platform that included supporting constitutional amendments on redistricting and voting rights restoration.
November 5, 2025 at 1:13 AM
🚨BREAKING: Democrat Abigail Spanberger WINS Virginia! She ran on a pro-democracy platform that included supporting constitutional amendments on redistricting and voting rights restoration.
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One of the best episodes of Batman: The Animated Series ever, "Beware The Gray Ghost" debuted on this day (Nov. 4) in 1992. Featuring a truly heartfelt performance by Adam West, Batman teams with The Gray Ghost, his childhood hero, in this tearjerker of a tale. #BatmanTAS #Batman
November 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
One of the best episodes of Batman: The Animated Series ever, "Beware The Gray Ghost" debuted on this day (Nov. 4) in 1992. Featuring a truly heartfelt performance by Adam West, Batman teams with The Gray Ghost, his childhood hero, in this tearjerker of a tale. #BatmanTAS #Batman
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For the Television Academy, I spoke to Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti about #WelcometoDerry, why they were so excited to return to the world of IT and explore Pennywise's origins, that swerve that ended the first episode, and the gore in the series
www.televisionacademy.com/features/onl...
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It: Welcome to Derry's The Muschiettis on Why Their Prequel Series Started As a Movie
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November 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
For the Television Academy, I spoke to Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti about #WelcometoDerry, why they were so excited to return to the world of IT and explore Pennywise's origins, that swerve that ended the first episode, and the gore in the series
www.televisionacademy.com/features/onl...
www.televisionacademy.com/features/onl...
30 years ago this week, I was 1 of 48 million people who watched ER's George Clooney emerge from a flooded culvert, carrying a drowned child, to become a star.
Here's how writer Neal Baer pulled it off - with a surprise visit from Cameron Diaz
www.televisionacademy.com/features/onl...
Here's how writer Neal Baer pulled it off - with a surprise visit from Cameron Diaz
www.televisionacademy.com/features/onl...
How ER's 'Hell and High Water' Made George Clooney a Star (Exclusive)
www.televisionacademy.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
30 years ago this week, I was 1 of 48 million people who watched ER's George Clooney emerge from a flooded culvert, carrying a drowned child, to become a star.
Here's how writer Neal Baer pulled it off - with a surprise visit from Cameron Diaz
www.televisionacademy.com/features/onl...
Here's how writer Neal Baer pulled it off - with a surprise visit from Cameron Diaz
www.televisionacademy.com/features/onl...
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#OnThisDay November 3, 1996, "You Only Move Twice" (S08E02) first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Mike B. Anderson. Wr: John Swartzwelder. EP: @thatbilloakley.com & Josh Weinstein. Guest-starring Albert Brooks as Hank Scorpio. #TheSimpsons
November 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
#OnThisDay November 3, 1996, "You Only Move Twice" (S08E02) first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Mike B. Anderson. Wr: John Swartzwelder. EP: @thatbilloakley.com & Josh Weinstein. Guest-starring Albert Brooks as Hank Scorpio. #TheSimpsons
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31 years ago today, Homer Simpson went on a murderous rampage. “Treehouse of Horror V” premiered October 30, 1994.
October 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
31 years ago today, Homer Simpson went on a murderous rampage. “Treehouse of Horror V” premiered October 30, 1994.
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#OnThisDay October 30, 1994, "Treehouse of Horror V" first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Jim Reardon. Wr: Greg Daniels, Dan McGrath, David X. Cohen, Bob Kushell. EP: @davidmirkin.bsky.social. #TheSimpsons
October 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
#OnThisDay October 30, 1994, "Treehouse of Horror V" first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Jim Reardon. Wr: Greg Daniels, Dan McGrath, David X. Cohen, Bob Kushell. EP: @davidmirkin.bsky.social. #TheSimpsons
A vampire that‘s not Dracula
October 29, 2025 at 3:07 AM
A vampire that‘s not Dracula
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As the country’s second-longest government shutdown hits day 27, air traffic controllers are calling in sick and “wearing thin”—leading to flight delays in major U.S. hubs.
Monday Air Traffic Staffing Issues Cause Flight Delays In Atlanta, Los Angeles
As the country’s second-longest government shutdown hits day 27, air traffic controllers are calling in sick and “wearing thin”—leading to flight delays in major U.S. hubs.
www.forbes.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
As the country’s second-longest government shutdown hits day 27, air traffic controllers are calling in sick and “wearing thin”—leading to flight delays in major U.S. hubs.
Watching MISERY and just noticed for the first time that the first page of Shelton’s new book set in the 1800s is a review of Cameron Crowe’s SAY ANYTHING
October 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Watching MISERY and just noticed for the first time that the first page of Shelton’s new book set in the 1800s is a review of Cameron Crowe’s SAY ANYTHING
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This is criminal election interference. Not only should Democratic states refuse, they should disconnect all federal buildings from power grids & utilities, shut off all services to them, order all state & city employees to refuse to participate or respond, & request UN + NATO sanctions & meetings.
Breaking: The Department of Justice announced it will "monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions [in New Jersey and California] ahead of the upcoming November 4, 2025, general election to ensure transparency, ballot security, and compliance with federal law." www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...
Justice Department to Monitor Polling Sites in California, New Jersey
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Justice announced that it will monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions ahead of the upcoming November 4, 2025, general election to ensure transparency, ballot ...
www.justice.gov
October 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
This is criminal election interference. Not only should Democratic states refuse, they should disconnect all federal buildings from power grids & utilities, shut off all services to them, order all state & city employees to refuse to participate or respond, & request UN + NATO sanctions & meetings.
US foreign policy is now the plot of CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER. Only this time, the President authorizing the CIA to conduct covert operations are publicly being reported in CNN.
Every day, a new pit in the stomach feeling unlocked.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Every day, a new pit in the stomach feeling unlocked.
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Trump considering plans to target cocaine facilities inside Venezuela, officials say | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump is considering plans to target cocaine facilities and drug trafficking routes inside Venezuela, though he has not yet made a decision on whether to move forward with them, three...
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October 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
US foreign policy is now the plot of CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER. Only this time, the President authorizing the CIA to conduct covert operations are publicly being reported in CNN.
Every day, a new pit in the stomach feeling unlocked.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Every day, a new pit in the stomach feeling unlocked.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
A gaudy ballroom designed like it’s something that would make Liberace blush is the felon’s priority, as millions of his voters risk losing health care and income.
Whatever He’ll awaits him, it’s not hot enough.
Whatever He’ll awaits him, it’s not hot enough.
Leavitt: "At this moment in time, of course, the ballroom is really the president's main priority."
October 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
A gaudy ballroom designed like it’s something that would make Liberace blush is the felon’s priority, as millions of his voters risk losing health care and income.
Whatever He’ll awaits him, it’s not hot enough.
Whatever He’ll awaits him, it’s not hot enough.
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For the Television Academy, I had a spoiler-chat with #GenV showrunner Michele Fazekas about the Season 2 finale, how things changed after the tragic real life death of Chance Perdomo, Cate's arc this season, and where we leave the characters for the future
www.televisionacademy.com/features/onl...
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Gen V Showrunner Unpacks Season 2's Bloody Finale and the Show's Uncertain Future
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October 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
For the Television Academy, I had a spoiler-chat with #GenV showrunner Michele Fazekas about the Season 2 finale, how things changed after the tragic real life death of Chance Perdomo, Cate's arc this season, and where we leave the characters for the future
www.televisionacademy.com/features/onl...
www.televisionacademy.com/features/onl...
This figure always reminds me of a BATMAN/BATMAN RETURNS screening at the Aero w/ Michael Keaton Q&A, Tracey was there.
He asked Keaton why he didn’t a cut of the action figure merch like Keaton & Jack did. Keaton politely praised his costar and directed him to talk to WB.
He asked Keaton why he didn’t a cut of the action figure merch like Keaton & Jack did. Keaton politely praised his costar and directed him to talk to WB.
With respect, I feel like the gold standard of this has to be that Tracey Walter got an action figure of Bob the Goon.
October 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
This figure always reminds me of a BATMAN/BATMAN RETURNS screening at the Aero w/ Michael Keaton Q&A, Tracey was there.
He asked Keaton why he didn’t a cut of the action figure merch like Keaton & Jack did. Keaton politely praised his costar and directed him to talk to WB.
He asked Keaton why he didn’t a cut of the action figure merch like Keaton & Jack did. Keaton politely praised his costar and directed him to talk to WB.