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…

That Iranian nuclear program seems to be getting less obliterated all the time, if you ask us. Story: jezebel.com/iran-nuclear-pro… #Iran #IranWar #nuclear #nuclearprogram #nuke #nuclearbomb #DonaldTrump

Farewell, sweet Cybertruck--I guess with a fake flying Roadster to pretend to sell, Tesla and Elon Musk have finally moved on. Story: jezebel.com/rip-tesla-cybert… #Tesla #Cybertruck #ElonMusk #RIP #EVs #ElectricVehicles #failure

Two more people just quit their jobs at the Department of Justice, fleeing the DOJ in the wake of brutal midterms losses. Story: jezebel.com/two-more-trump-o… #DepartmentofJustice #DOJ #midterms #bluewave #resignation

Trump suggested that his mid-80s self would somehow defend the Oval Office from further renovation by future Presidents. Story: jezebel.com/trump-white-hous… #WhiteHouse #DonaldTrump #OvalOffice #tacky #gold #bluewave

Elon Musk's $500 million bid to get Republicans elected flopped really hard. So hard that he's now deleting tweets, in fact. Story: jezebel.com/elon-musk-500-mi… #ElonMusk #midterms #midtermelections #bluewave #ouch #embarrassing

As Republicans turn on Pete Hegseth, Trump says his job is safe, which in Trump speak means he's probably going to get fired soon. Story: jezebel.com/trump-says-pete-… #PeteHegseth #fired #DOD #SecretaryofDefense #DonaldTrump #Iran #IranWar

Boebert specifically moved to a much more Trump-friendly district in 2024 to avoid this. It doesn't seem to have saved her. Story: jezebel.com/lauren-boebert-l… #LaurenBoebert #congress #HouseofRepresentatives #Colorado #bluewave #midterms

Even the person reading your tarot cards or crystal ball is now worried about AI swiping their job. Story: jezebel.com/psychics-angry-a… #AI #psychic #clairvoyant #mystic #mystical #datacenters

Mike Johnson is so ashamed of the midterm wipeout that he announced he's stepping aside from Republican leadership. Story: jezebel.com/mike-johnson-ste… #MikeJohnson #SpeakerOfTheHouse #HakeemJeffries #congress #HouseOfRepresentatives #midterms #Midterms2026

Donald Trump said Fox News of all places bears responsibility for the midterm election blue wave. Bring out the sacrificial lambs! Story: jezebel.com/trump-blames-fox… #DonaldTrump #midterms #Midterms2026 #bluewave #BlueTsunami #FoxNews #blamegame

The Senate race in Mississippi was such a forgone conclusion that it didn't even get real polling. Now Democrats might pick it up too. Story: jezebel.com/mississippi-sena… #BlueWave #BlueTsunami #BlueWave2026 #midterms #midtermelections #ScottColom #Mississippi #senate

Caught in the psychic aftershock of a resounding blue tsunami, even Trump's social media network collapsed following midterm results. Story: jezebel.com/republicans-lose… #DonaldTrump #Midterms2026 #midterms #midtermelections #TruthSocial #GOP #losers

Also under debate: Whether "heart, tripe and stomach" meat are involved in your McRib. Story: jezebel.com/mcdonalds-mcrib-… #McDonalds #McRib #lawsuit #McRiblawsuit #pork #fastfood #classaction

Traditionally, a President might avoid a phrase like "kill lots of people" while sending voters to the polls on Election Day. Story: jezebel.com/iran-war-trump-p… #DonaldTrump #Iran #IranWar #Israel #PickaxeMountain #nuclear

The DOJ has sent 1,000 election monitors to all 50 states. What meddling will we hear about by the end of the day? Story: jezebel.com/doj-sending-elec… #ElectionDay #Elections2026 #midterms #midtermelections #electionmonitors #DOJ #Republicans

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