Donald Trump threw a Hail Mary this afternoon, just hours before Speaker Nancy Pelosi reportedly announces she backs…
Bad man, fervent capitalist out of (We)Work. Read more
A nice moment on the campaign trail with Bernie Sanders today: as a supporter praised him for not wearing a $2,000+ Armani suit—“you look like you’re wearing about $250 worth of JCPenney,” the person said—the senator responded, “Actually, it’s Kohl’s.” Delightful. Read more
On Friday, students around the world and concerned citizens from all walks of life took to the streets to demand spec…
The Emmy Awards drew a historically low audience last night, Deadline reports, with the audience down nearly 25 percent from last year’s show, which itself was down 30 percent from 2017. When will they kill it off once and for all? Maybe never, that’s the TV biz baby! Read more
Remember White House press briefings? They’ve been few and far between in this administration, a trend that’s only…
In a draft letter obtained by Splinter on Thursday, dozens of prominent black progressive leaders condemned the…
More great news about our sunny tomorrow: the birds are dying at an alarming rate. More specifically, per the New York Times, the bird population of the U.S. and Canada has fallen by 29 percent since 1970, including common birds like robins and sparrows. Read more
The wonders of the world simply do not cease. As NBC News reported today, Vice President Mike Pence has hired a new…
Wow: India banned the sale of e-cigarettes today, taking the moral panic over vaping global. The executive order instituting the ban will reportedly carry a penalty of up to three years in jail for offenders. Just bonkers. Read more
In a lawsuit filed today in California, a woman alleges that her Lyft ride home from a Brooklyn bar became a…
Here at Splinter, we spend a not-insignificant amount of time covering the uniquely awful quality of state and local…
Today, an appeals court revived the lawsuit brought by the parents of murdered DNC staffer Seth Rich against Fox News, which pushed the conspiracy theory that Rich was assassinated for ties to Wikileaks. Last year, a lower court judge in Manhattan threw the suit out. You can read the full ruling here. Read more
Pour one out for Rudy Giuliani, who’s going through (another) divorce, this one apparently particularly prolonged…
All I want: A 2020 Democratic presidential frontrunner whose damn TEETH don’t fly out when you’re driving!!
NBC News reports that the U.S. will not grant even temporary protected status to people from the Bahamas who’ve been displaced by Hurricane Dorian, which decimated the islands. While the official death toll is listed at 50 so far, the BBC reported 2,500 are missing and tens of thousands require aid. And yet. Read more
It’s one of the most garish days of the year for empty gestures, which fits hand-in-glove with the spectacle of…
As it turns out, the DNC has something (new) in common with 100 percent of the readers who send me emails: They’d…
Uber laid off 435 employees, the company confirmed today, after laying off another 400 in July. As a reminder, Uber went public only four months ago. Are the massive corporate entities we view as immutable monoliths really as immovable as they may seem? It’s anyone’s guess!! Read more