Over on Bluesky, where I spend quite a lot of time these days, because it’s an instance of social media not owned by a billionaire and/or ruled by algorithms intended to push vaguely-to-expli…

The Caprices of the Oligarchs Shocking but not surprising is a phrase I've often reverted to in the past eight years, for things that are both hideous and predictable, maybe transgressive against the...

Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.

There are twenty-four hours in a day. This isn’t a matter of political opinion or technological disruption—it’s as immutable as the fact that two plus two equals four. No amount of geni…

And how to resist it

Felines who fetch are an evolutionary mystery.

Today, I am alive because a pink-haired stranger stopped me for a picture.