iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Reposted by Jim Vorel

A pro-Susan Collins PAC in Maine accidentally spent thousands of dollars airing attack ads in ... Portland, Oregon. Story: www.jezebel.com/susan-collin... #SusanCollins #TroyJackson #Maine #senate #politicalads #embarrassing

0111

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 3h

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin thinks we should all gather round the TV and celebrate our American heritage with a nice execution. Story: www.jezebel.com/livestreamed... #execution #livestream #markwaynemullin #DHS #military #DonaldTrump #capitalpunishment

021

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 6h

Even Halloween candy has seen inflation at double the national rate since last year, making prices high enough they're hard to ignore. Story: www.jezebel.com/inflation-pr... #Halloween #candy #inflation #prices #pricegouging #expensive

011

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Apparently, networks choosing not to cover Trump is an antitrust conspiracy, according to the President's own addled brain. Story: www.jezebel.com/donald-trump... #DonaldTrump #presspool #whitehouse #DOJ #conspiracy #investigation

021

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

As a doctor-turned-Senator, Roger Marshall sued hundreds of patients to collect bills small as $100. Now he's accused of not paying himself. Story: www.jezebel.com/roger-marsha... #RogerMarshall #kansas #AdamHamilton #senate

252

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

There simply must be a more economical and sensible thing to be smuggling than trying to keep live birds in your pants. Story: www.jezebel.com/men-smugglin... #smuggling #trafficking #birds #birding #birders #cuba

143

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

ICE just shot another person on the streets of New York City, this time while a 5-year-old was reportedly in the car next to the victim. Story: www.jezebel.com/ice-shooting... #ICE #shooting #NYC #marblehill #immigration #ZohranMamdani

142

Jim Vorel @jimvorel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Our pumpkin tithe to the Chicago White Sox. Come on, Pale Hose! #whitesox #chisox

051

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Convicted felon Tina Peters met with convicted felon Donald Trump, and then her attorney started gabbing about seized ballots and civil war. Story: www.jezebel.com/tina-peters-... #TinaPeters #DonaldTrump #civilwar #midterms #election #elections #fraud

161

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

A new investigation found that despite a court order, ICE may still be holding immigrants in a warehouse in New Jersey. Story: www.jezebel.com/ice-illegall... #NewJersey #Roxbury #ICE #immigration #detention #detentioncenter

012

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Ken Paxton has been avoiding the debate stage for months, but now Donald Trump apparently wants to see him debate James Talarico. Story: www.jezebel.com/donald-trump... #KenPaxton #DonaldTrump #midterms #senate #texas #debates #JamesTalarico

022

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

There are so many ways one can ruin their life, but it takes a certain chutzpah to commit your crime in a way that could inconvenience thousands. Story: www.jezebel.com/airport-tug-... #airport #crime #dumb #criminals

022

Jim Vorel @jimvorel.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I for one think that your kitchen remodel shouldn't involve some worker needing a lung transplant, personally.

040

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Ah, yet another "go f@*k yourself Trump" ad from a Republican nominee who is too afraid to actually mention the President by name. Story: www.jezebel.com/mike-rogers-... #MikeRogers #DonaldTrump #tradewar #canada #tariffs #senate #michigan

032

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The Army tested the shock gloves ICE wants to use, and they sound even worse in practice than we thought they'd be. Story: www.jezebel.com/ice-shock-gl... #ICE #immigration #shockgloves #torture #DHS

031

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A fake ICE agent intimidating voters was arrested in Miami this weekend, but he's hardly the only one to take up this LARP. Story: www.jezebel.com/fake-ice-age... #ICE #immigration #ICEagents #feds #imposter #midterms

062

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"It shouldn't be open for debate about what role it plays. It's a failed enterprise." Story: www.jezebel.com/establishmen... #MichaelBennet #senate #democrats #politics

161

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Donald Trump is upset that Fox News isn't giving him as much airtime as he wants, and is daring to interview midterm candidates instead. Story: www.jezebel.com/trump-meltin... #DonaldTrump #Fox #FoxNews #media #coverage #tantrum

031

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Who would have thought there might be a correlation between wide-ranging book bans and new lows in basic student literacy? Story: www.jezebel.com/book-bans-st... #bookbans #banned #bannedbooks #censorship #reading #libraries #schools

163

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Someone actually managed to shame Donald Trump into saying he'll pay for his own political ads rather than just (illegally) using tax dollars. Story: www.jezebel.com/donald-trump... #DonaldTrump #ads #politicalads #PSA #SuperPAC

231

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The AI slop videos proliferating in the dark corners of Facebook are doing a hell of a psychological number on the baby boomers. Story: www.jezebel.com/ai-videos-cr... #AI #AISlop #AIVideos #scams #facebook #scammers

0168

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Meanwhile, Kristi Noem has now been with "Shield of the Americas" for most of a year and we're still not sure what that job is supposed to be. Story: www.jezebel.com/kristi-noem-... #DHS #KristiNoem #SixtyMinutes #CBS #ThomTillis #fired

071

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Wisconsin congressman Derrick Van Orden has been releasing fake, AI-generated videos of his Democratic opponent in the state's tightest race. Story: www.jezebel.com/wisconsin-ho... #Wisconsin #DerrickVanOrden #RebeccaCooke #deepfake #AIgenerated

0146

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Hey look, it's delusional 74-year-old John Kennedy calling his MAGA allies "goobers," as if they won't just doxx his private cell phone. Story: www.jezebel.com/john-kennedy... #JohnKennedy #DonaldTrump #JDVance #president #election

071

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The MAGA vs. MAHA war over Daylight Saving Time is getting far more ridiculous and petty now, with Trump himself doxxing Sen. Tom Cotton. Story: www.jezebel.com/trump-daylig... #DonaldTrump #TomCotton #doxxing #daylightsavingtime #daylightsavings

012

Jim Vorel @jimvorel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Same thing happens to me; it's like a signal gets blocked up somewhere inside and needs a total reset. Whenever it happens to me, the set needs to be unplugged entirely and left fallow for a minute before it can be reconnected and turned back on.

120

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The media loves talking about Deshaun Watson overcoming "adversity," but refuses to say what that "adversity" is. Story: www.jezebel.com/sports-media... #DeshaunWatson #Browns #NFL #assault

054

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

New reporting implies Elon Musk's flattering chatbot Grok may have convinced Trump to go ahead and invade Venezuela in January. Story: www.jezebel.com/venezuela-tr... #donaldtrump #trump #venezuela #grok #AI #chatbots

052

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

For the first time ever, the Kennedy Center is holding its award show elsewhere as the Trump administration holds the venue hostage. Story: www.jezebel.com/kennedy-cent... #DonaldTrump #kennedycenter #DC #washingtondc

033

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Polling averages are literally having to expand the Y-axis of their charts to keep up with Trump's disapproval numbers. Story: www.jezebel.com/donald-trump... #donaldtrump #polls #polling #midterms #MidTermElection

043

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Executions like that of Christa Pike still get botched all the time. That's why we wrote earlier this year: There's no good way to execute a person. Story: www.jezebel.com/executions-b... #ChristaPike #executions #capitalpunishment #justice

073

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The outcomes of a electric scooter that can go 50 mph hitting ... just about anything ... are not great, turns out. Story: www.jezebel.com/e-bikes-scoo... #ebikes #ebike #scooters #NYC #ZohranMamdani #safety

021

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Renee Good's family files lawsuits against Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent who shot her, and Trump administration officials. Story: www.jezebel.com/renee-good-f... #ReneeGood #Minnesota #Minneapolis #JonathanRoss #ICE #immigration #lawsuit

061

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Pete Hegseth gave an hourlong speech about culture war nonsense and religious fervor, and he still really hates beards. Story: www.jezebel.com/pete-hegseth... #PeteHegseth #Hegseth #DOD #woke #wokeness #military

251

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Prediction markets have a unique power to promote either corruption or the absolutely most idiotic behavior anyone has ever seen. Possibly both, for Adam Kinzinger! Story: www.jezebel.com/adam-kinzing... #AdamKinzinger #kalshi #predictionmarkets #pardon #DonaldTrump

041

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Supreme Court will simply allow the Trump admin to keep deporting immigrants to African prisons while they figure out if it's torture. Story: www.jezebel.com/third-countr... #immigration #deportation #africa #torture #justice #supremecourt

084

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

At the MAHA summit, RFK Jr. said that AI is more trustworthy than your doctor, so you should probably put your life in its digital hands. Story: www.jezebel.com/pete-davidso... #RFKJr #AI #chatbots #MAHA #doctors #healthcare

052

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If the Trump administration can find a way to make life a little worse for any federal employee, even a TSA agent, they'll undoubtedly do it. Story: www.jezebel.com/tsa-agents-c... #TSA #TSAagents #chairs #workersrights #labor

031

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Jezebel @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Can you imagine a job where calling for the public executions of your enemies was perfectly fine to do? Is "GOP politician" the only one? www.jezebel.com/bo-french-te...

jezebel.com

Man, This Texas GOP Candidate Really Loves Demanding ‘Public Executions’ for His Enemies

Can you imagine a job where calling for the public executions of your enemies was perfectly fine to do? How about "GOP politician"?

0226

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Ken Paxton has been privately bad-mouthing Donald Trump in leaked audio, saying the midterm convention hosted by Trump had dragged his poll numbers down. Story: www.jezebel.com/ken-paxton-a... #donaldtrump #donaldjtrump #kenpaxton #texas #senate #midterms

053

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Is "GOP politician" the only job where it's perfectly acceptable to call for the execution of all your enemies on a regular basis? Story: www.jezebel.com/bo-french-te... #execution #BoFrench #Texas #KenPaxton

071

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The election is only 5 weeks away, so Republicans are fearmongering about a migrant caravan while also bragging about having secure borders. Story: www.jezebel.com/migrant-cara... #migrant #migrants #caravan #immigration #midterms #midtermelections

082

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Justice Alito recused himself from a climate change case that could benefit him financially ... which probably means it's already decided. Story: www.jezebel.com/justice-samu... #SupremeCourt #SamuelAlito #Alito #recusal #climatechange #oil #Boulder

051

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

MLB fans can't help but gripe about the sport's playoff format when a "playoff team" like the Astros doesn't even win more games than they lost. Story: www.jezebel.com/astros-worst... #Astros #WhiteSox #ALWest #MLB #playoffs #Houston

342

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Jezebel @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"Instagram decided to block my post from getting in front of the right people. Tut tut tut. Oh dear. That doesn’t look great does it?" Pugh wrote www.jezebel.com/florence-pug...

9643203

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Donald Trump lashed out at Maria Elvira Salazar after she released an ad criticizing the administration's immigration policies. Story: www.jezebel.com/trump-lashes... #DonaldTrump #MariaSalazar #Salazar #immigration #deportation #Florida

121

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The woman known as Maricarmen had lived in her apartment for 70 years before she was finally evicted and hospitalized. Story: www.jezebel.com/maricarmen-s... #madrid #spain #maricarmen #MaricarmenNoEstásSola #Maricarmen87años #eviction #housing

021

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

With measles cases in just Pennsylvania now pushing toward 1,000, the Keystone State has the worst overall outbreak in decades. Story: www.jezebel.com/pennsylvania... #penn #pennsylvania #measles #disease #outbreak #CDC

132

Reposted by Jim Vorel

Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

More than 60 sets of human bones have been discovered in a UK city just trying to do some basic street renovation. Story: www.jezebel.com/human-bodies... #UK #England #yikes #spookyseason #skeleton

031