Kaila Philo
@kailanthropy.bsky.social
Research and writing fellow at the African American Policy Forum. Yogi, gym rat, bookworm. Bylines in Talking Points Memo, POLITICO, The Baffler, etc. 🇧🇧🇱🇨🪷
This 18 degree weather is both ruining my life and cramping my style
February 7, 2026 at 9:02 PM
This 18 degree weather is both ruining my life and cramping my style
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February 6, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Investigations like this take months of labor to complete.
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That anxiety + sobriety combo is leading me thru some crazy phases open.spotify.com/track/1wdK54...
Where Dead Angels Lie
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February 6, 2026 at 4:36 PM
That anxiety + sobriety combo is leading me thru some crazy phases open.spotify.com/track/1wdK54...
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I wrote about the Epstein files (gift link) www.theverge.com/tech/874721/...
How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo
The emails show the “anti-woke” crusaders are afraid of accountability.
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February 6, 2026 at 3:09 PM
I wrote about the Epstein files (gift link) www.theverge.com/tech/874721/...
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the kids need to understand that we used to pull one of these bad boys out of our pockets when we were bored instead of our phones
A eulogy for the mass market paperback, "one of the most brilliant technologies in the history of the world."
So Long to Cheap Books You Could Fit in Your Pocket
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:30 PM
the kids need to understand that we used to pull one of these bad boys out of our pockets when we were bored instead of our phones
This is the worst thing that has ever happened to me and my friend groups
Baldur’s Gate 3 is set for its own TV series on HBO!
It will be a continuation of the story from the Baldur's Gate 3 game and will be helmed by The Last of Us co-creator Craig Mazin. https://bit.ly/4r2FWxm
It will be a continuation of the story from the Baldur's Gate 3 game and will be helmed by The Last of Us co-creator Craig Mazin. https://bit.ly/4r2FWxm
February 6, 2026 at 12:07 AM
This is the worst thing that has ever happened to me and my friend groups
Fired up by a bunch of new ideas, held up by completing the ideas I had months ago >:/
February 5, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Fired up by a bunch of new ideas, held up by completing the ideas I had months ago >:/
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A small plug today to consider joining the Freelance Solidarity Project. We're all in this media shitscape together, and it's going to take organizing to rescue its remains from the dumpster fire.
freelancesolidarity.org
freelancesolidarity.org
Home - Freelance Solidarity Project
We are a union of digital media workers raising labor standards across our industry.
freelancesolidarity.org
February 4, 2026 at 7:25 PM
A small plug today to consider joining the Freelance Solidarity Project. We're all in this media shitscape together, and it's going to take organizing to rescue its remains from the dumpster fire.
freelancesolidarity.org
freelancesolidarity.org
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This sounds familiar... 🤔 But growing a newsroom from the ground up takes time and money — and frankly, we need way more resources than we have now to fill this massive gap.
You can help us build the newsroom D.C. deserves: 51st.news/signup
You can help us build the newsroom D.C. deserves: 51st.news/signup
February 4, 2026 at 3:19 PM
This sounds familiar... 🤔 But growing a newsroom from the ground up takes time and money — and frankly, we need way more resources than we have now to fill this massive gap.
You can help us build the newsroom D.C. deserves: 51st.news/signup
You can help us build the newsroom D.C. deserves: 51st.news/signup
Every day I want to post something about my precious little personal projects but every day something bad happens that makes it awkward...maybe someday y'all will hear about my curry falafel recipe
February 4, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Every day I want to post something about my precious little personal projects but every day something bad happens that makes it awkward...maybe someday y'all will hear about my curry falafel recipe
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Whatever you think of the Washington Post at this moment, here's a chance to support the dedicated, hard-working journalists who were just laid off. If you have the means, your donation is most welcome. If you don't, a kind thought and maybe spreading the word to others is support enough 💙
Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund
www.gofundme.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Whatever you think of the Washington Post at this moment, here's a chance to support the dedicated, hard-working journalists who were just laid off. If you have the means, your donation is most welcome. If you don't, a kind thought and maybe spreading the word to others is support enough 💙
Prayers up for any WaPo folks caught up in the layoffs today
February 4, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Prayers up for any WaPo folks caught up in the layoffs today
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February 2, 2026 at 2:03 AM
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
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Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a Texas state Senate election in a reliably Republican district that Trump won by 17 points in 2024
GOP STUNNED: Democrat Flips Reliably Republican Texas State Senate Seat
Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a special election in a Texas state Senate district that President Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024.
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February 1, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a Texas state Senate election in a reliably Republican district that Trump won by 17 points in 2024
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Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
January 30, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
Rik Freeman's Personal Touch washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7783...
Rik Freeman’s Personal Touch
Community members are seeing themselves and the Anacostia River reflected in Rik Freeman's exhibit Wade in the Waters at Phillips@THEARC.
washingtoncitypaper.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Rik Freeman's Personal Touch washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7783...
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NEW in Bolts: With roughly 2,400 elections for prosecutor and sheriff in 2026, Bolts reviews the map and early hotspots that will shape criminal punishment and law enforcement practices.
In Criminal Justice Elections This Year, ICE Contracts Are on the Hot Seat
With roughly 2,400 elections for prosecutor and sheriff in 2026, Bolts reviews the map and early hotspots that will shape criminal punishment and law enforcement practices.
boltsmag.org
January 26, 2026 at 7:43 PM
NEW in Bolts: With roughly 2,400 elections for prosecutor and sheriff in 2026, Bolts reviews the map and early hotspots that will shape criminal punishment and law enforcement practices.
Grateful for my village this week!
January 27, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Grateful for my village this week!
Using this snowstorm to ”master” a single-stitch crochet scarf is turning me into Jack Torrance
January 25, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Using this snowstorm to ”master” a single-stitch crochet scarf is turning me into Jack Torrance
Horrible! Area Woman's Career Forcing Her to Learn New Skills
January 14, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Horrible! Area Woman's Career Forcing Her to Learn New Skills
Definitely been more productive since I got a second monitor but now I hate my desk chair
January 9, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Definitely been more productive since I got a second monitor but now I hate my desk chair
An Island Home With a Colorful and Complicated Past: Sylvester Manor Farm’s Rich History savingplaces.org/stories/sylv...
An Island Home With a Colorful and Complicated Past: Sylvester Manor Farm’s Rich History | National Trust for Historic Preservation
Sylvester Manor on Shelter Island, New York is delving into its complicated history as a site of Revolutionary War patriotism and a site of enslavement.
savingplaces.org
January 6, 2026 at 8:23 PM
An Island Home With a Colorful and Complicated Past: Sylvester Manor Farm’s Rich History savingplaces.org/stories/sylv...
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
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January 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations