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Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 14h

Crazy thought: What if we all agreed to make our countertops from types of stone that didn't kill the people cutting them? So no more quartz. Story: www.jezebel.com/quartz-count... #quartz #countertops #remodel #dangerous #unsafe #silicosis

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Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 17h

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

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Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 18h

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

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Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 19h

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Karoline Leavitt is getting a job at Fox News, keeping the Trump-admin-to-Fox-to-Trump-admin pipeline alive. Story: www.jezebel.com/karoline-lea... #KarolineLeavitt #DonaldTrump #Fox #FoxNews #lies

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Police didn't care that Lindsey Isaacs' car was the wrong color, and wasn't damaged. They still arrested her because of Flock data. Story: www.jezebel.com/flock-camera... #LindseyIsaacs #flock #ALPRs #ALPR #surveillance #cops

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Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Marjorie Taylor Greene says that MAGA is a cult now, but she hasn't actually changed her opinion on any of its policies. Story: www.jezebel.com/marjorie-tay... #MTG #MarjorieTaylorGreene #MAGA #DonaldTrump #hypocrisy

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Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

How many millions of pounds of uninspected meat will the USDA ultimately allow to hit the market in 2026? Story: www.jezebel.com/usda-food-re... #recall #foodsafety #usda #FDA #RFKJr #beef

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Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

After first continuing to bar reporters from the White House, the Trump admin finally seemed to admit defeat on Thursday. Story: www.jezebel.com/white-house-... #whitehouse #donaldtrump #judge #press #journalism

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Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is what drinkers have really been craving: AI-chosen beer combos inspired by unrelated information like your taste in movies. Story: www.jezebel.com/heineken-per... #AI #heineken #beer #craftbeer #tech

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Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Former MAGA allies are running ads against Trump, against immigration policy, and removing mentions of Donald Trump from their websites. Story: www.jezebel.com/donald-trump... #DonaldTrump #midterms #midtermelection #election #polling

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Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Newsom’s biggest problem is that his slick Patrick Bateman cosplay reinforces the exact kind of untrustworthy politician he has proven to be. Story: www.jezebel.com/gavin-newsom... #GavinNewsom #President #Election #election2028

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Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Debate an empty chair if you have to, James. Do it repeatedly. Let Texans watch as Paxton slinks away. Story: www.jezebel.com/ken-paxton-c... #KenPaxton #JamesTalarico #Senate #Texas #debate

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Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Enrollment of Black students at Stanford has been down since the Supreme Court axed affirmative action, but it has plenty of fake AI students! Story: www.jezebel.com/stanford-ai-... #stanford #ai #racism #college #higherlearning

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Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

With Canadian booze soon set to vanish from American shelves, we raise a glass to the classic Toronto cocktail. Story: www.jezebel.com/toronto-cock... #cocktails #whiskey #canada #tradewar #canadian #alcohol

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Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Thank god it's under warranty, right? What attempt is this now, three or four? Story: www.jezebel.com/reflecting-p... #reflectingpool #donaldtrump #washington #DC #washingtondc #renovations

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Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

You might finally be able to bring that bottle of water through TSA security, and all it took was two decades of humiliation and profiling. Story: www.jezebel.com/tsa-liquid-p... #TSA #airport #airports #security #terrorism

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Splinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Selectively applied laws are how the Trump administration attempts to lean on networks to do what it wants, but ... YouTube still exists! Story: www.jezebel.com/kimmel-james... #JimmyKimmel #Kimmel #JamesTalarico #Texas #senate #midterms

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

Even in the midst of lying about the Iran War, Trump manages to admit that the war is impossible for his administration to end. Story: www.jezebel.com/iran-war-gas... #iranwar #donaldtrump #oilprice #oilprices #gasprices #houthis

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

Not even the most obvious visual Nazi metaphor in the world, copied onto a Space Force uniform, registers to the MAGA voter. Story: www.jezebel.com/space-force-... #spaceforce #donaldtrump #nazis #starshiptroopers #uniforms #satire

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