Splinter is on Bluesky

Reminder that we are on Bluesky and the vibe is just so much better over there (also you get to see our links over there unlike here where Elon throttles them, so you only get to read his posts) bsky.app/profile/splinternew…

Somehow, this is not even the first time in recent years that people have been poisoned by a chemical cleaner in a margarita. Story: jezebel.com/margarita-poison… #margarita #cocktails #drinks

A new analysis found that Trump is getting even more incoherent in his public speaking as his faculties decline. Story: jezebel.com/trump-too-old-pr… #DonaldTrump #TrumpOut #cognition #mentaldecline #midterms

The final polls of the 2026 midterms season all say we're in for a blue wave. Just one more day left of struggling to believe the data. Story: jezebel.com/midterm-election… #midterms #midtermelections #bluewave #democrats #republicans #senate

Roger Marshall cut his own ad despite being advised not to, saying he was barely involved in getting pregnant women arrested for medical debt. Story: jezebel.com/roger-marshall-c… #RogerMarshall #AdamHamilton #Kansas #senate #midterms #midtermelections

Rep. Haley Stevens is uncovering new forms of pettiness never seen in Michigan politics, now endorsing the man who would have been her GOP opponent. Story: jezebel.com/haley-stevens-en… #HaleyStevens #MikeRogers #AbdulElSayed #Michigan #senate #midterms #midtermelections #betrayal

An ICE agent has been slapped with assault charges in Texas after he drove down a fleeing immigrant and ran him over with an SUV. Story: jezebel.com/ice-indictment-g… #ICE #ICEagent #indictment #crime #charges #immigration #texas #houston

Pope Leo XIV just made history by voting in the midterms, the first Pope to ever cast a vote in a U.S. election. Story: jezebel.com/pope-makes-histo… #Pope #PopeLeo #midterms #midtermelections #ThePope #pontiff #catholic #CatholicTwitter

Republican Brandon Herrera, running to represent the Texas border, unveiled a last-minute ad against Trump's border wall. Story: jezebel.com/brandon-herrera-… #BrandonHerrera #Texas #congress #DonaldTrump #borderwall #BorderPatrol #midterms

Leave it to Trump to hear the name of a fired general and just automatically assume it's another woman his admin shoved out. Story: jezebel.com/donald-trump-con… #DonaldTrump #PeteHegseth #DOD #Pentagon #BrettSylvia #fired #IranWar

Democrats are finally using some of the same dirty (but legal) election tricks as Republicans. Story: jezebel.com/mary-peltola-bal… #MaryPeltola #DanSullivan #ballotstacking #Alaska #senate #midterms #midtermelections

Haley Stevens' fiancé, a Democratic donor, says he's voting for Republican Mike Rogers despite Rogers' anti-Democratic platform. Story: jezebel.com/haley-stevens-fi… #JasonTurkish #HaleyStevens #Michigan #senate #AbdulElSayed #midterms #midtermelections

When you're MAGA, that means recording yourself trying to commit voter fraud in order to fight against voter fraud. Story: jezebel.com/voter-fraud-char… #voterfraud #fraud #Minnesota #electionfraud #midterms #JamesOKeefe #CamHigby

The Senate seat in South Carolina was never supposed to be an available Democratic pickup, but then Darline Graham entered the chat. Story: jezebel.com/south-carolina-s… #DarlineGraham #AnnieAndrews #SouthCarolina #SC #midterms #senate #midtermelections

A grand jury has declined to indict another Trump enemy, handing the DOJ its latest loss in seeking vengeance for the President. Story: jezebel.com/doj-fails-to-get… #Jan6 #CassidyHutchinson #ToddBlanche #DOJ #DonaldTrump #revenge

A continuous worldwide cruise ship and its enthusiastic passengers were no match for record high diesel fuel prices. Story: jezebel.com/cruise-stranded-… #cruise #cruises #cruiseship #stranded #cambodia #villavieodyssey

Everybody is on board with Trump's "super intelligence" term ... except for users, researchers, and the entire AI industry, that is. Story: jezebel.com/artificial-intel… #AI #SI #ArtificialIntelligence #SuperIntelligence #DonaldTrump #banned

The Secretary of the Treasury is up to important business, like eating Cheesecake Factory food to defend the White House from allegations that it looks tacky. Story: jezebel.com/obama-cheesecake… #CheesecakeFactory #ScottBessent #DonaldTrump #Obama #BarackObama #affordability

Pete Hegseth's OTHER "faith adviser" has also been posting offensive things about immigrants and LGBTQ people. Story: jezebel.com/pete-hegseth-new… #PeteHegseth #Pentagon #DOD #immigration #LGBTQ

Samuel Sey, a Ghana native who proudly preached the goodness of ICE to his Christian followers, was arrested by ICE last week and faces deportation. Story: jezebel.com/ice-deportations… #SamuelSey #ICE #hypocrisy #immigration #DHS #midterms

Vivek Ramaswamy's gross ad has gotten all the attention, but threatened Republicans everywhere are airing their anxieties via sweaty ads. Story: jezebel.com/everywhere-you-f… #Vivek #VivekRamaswamy #AmyActon #midterms #midtermelections #campaignads #GOP