Jim Vorel
@jimvorel.bsky.social
Paste Media staff writer, rabid genre geek. Spirits and cocktail wonk.
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It sure looks like pretty much every unvaccinated kid in the U.S. is about to get measles, as South Carolina outbreak becomes worst in decades. #measles #disease #infectious #CDC www.jezebel.com/measles-infe...
It Sure Looks Like Pretty Much Every Unvaccinated Kid Is About to Get Measles
Last year's measles total in the U.S. was the worst in 34 years. This year is on pace for 300% more cases.
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January 30, 2026 at 9:41 PM
It sure looks like pretty much every unvaccinated kid in the U.S. is about to get measles, as South Carolina outbreak becomes worst in decades. #measles #disease #infectious #CDC www.jezebel.com/measles-infe...
I keep expecting big media orgs to cover the fact that ICE has just STOPPED REPORTING DETAINEE DEATHS, but for some reason none of them have been writing about this. There are at least 8 death reports that ICE is legally required to furnish that they have ignored. More are coming.
ICE is legally required to issue full reports on detainee deaths. They've completely stopped doing it, in defiance of Congress, as people continue to die in detention. #ICE #immigration #law www.jezebel.com/ice-detainee...
ICE Is Legally Required to Issue Full Reports on Detainee Deaths. They've Completely Stopped Doing It.
ICE is required to issue a full report to Congress on any detainee death within 90 days. They've skipped the last 8 deaths entirely.
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January 30, 2026 at 5:27 PM
I keep expecting big media orgs to cover the fact that ICE has just STOPPED REPORTING DETAINEE DEATHS, but for some reason none of them have been writing about this. There are at least 8 death reports that ICE is legally required to furnish that they have ignored. More are coming.
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Judge may grant release of Marimar Martinez shooting footage after feds drop case against her. It's another case reeking of government lies. #MarimarMartinez #AlexPretti #ICE #BorderPatrol www.jezebel.com/marimar-mart...
Judge May Grant Release of Marimar Martinez Shooting Footage After Feds Drop Case Against Her
The feds had no case against Marimar Martinez, and dropped their charges. Now she's demanding to let people see the footage of her shooting.
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January 29, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Judge may grant release of Marimar Martinez shooting footage after feds drop case against her. It's another case reeking of government lies. #MarimarMartinez #AlexPretti #ICE #BorderPatrol www.jezebel.com/marimar-mart...
The detail that truly blows my mind here is that even Sidney Powell is apparently involved in this in some way, despite the fact that she AGREED TO TESTIFY AGAINST TRUMP when she plead guilty to six election interference charges in 2023. Jesus, this is the stupidest timeline. #FultonCounty #FBI
Are we seriously going to relitigate Trump’s dozens of failed 2020 election lawsuits? #DonaldTrump #FultonCounty #SidneyPowell #electioninterference www.jezebel.com/2020-electio...
Are We Seriously Going to Relitigate Trump's Dozens of Failed 2020 Election Interference Lawsuits?
Team Trump even seems to be bringing back election interference figures like Sidney Powell, who agreed to testify against him in Georgia.
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January 29, 2026 at 8:09 PM
The detail that truly blows my mind here is that even Sidney Powell is apparently involved in this in some way, despite the fact that she AGREED TO TESTIFY AGAINST TRUMP when she plead guilty to six election interference charges in 2023. Jesus, this is the stupidest timeline. #FultonCounty #FBI
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Russia has suffered more than 1.2 million casualties in Ukraine, leading to another lost generation and accelerating the country's demographic crisis. #Russia #Ukraine #war www.jezebel.com/russia-ukrai...
Russia Has Suffered More than 1.2 Million Casualties in Ukraine, Leading to Another Lost Generation
Five times as many soldiers from Russia have been lost in Ukraine than in every single other Russian conflict since World War II.
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January 29, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Russia has suffered more than 1.2 million casualties in Ukraine, leading to another lost generation and accelerating the country's demographic crisis. #Russia #Ukraine #war www.jezebel.com/russia-ukrai...
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Trump condemns Ilhan Omar. An hour later, she’s attacked in Minnesota. Surely he'll be apologizing vociferously any time now. #IlhanOmar #DonaldTrump #AlexPretti www.jezebel.com/ilhan-omar-a...
Trump Condemns Ilhan Omar. An Hour Later, She's Attacked in Minnesota.
It's probably a coincidence that Trump had spent most of the week attacking Ilhan Omar online, immediately before she was attacked in person.
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January 28, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Trump condemns Ilhan Omar. An hour later, she’s attacked in Minnesota. Surely he'll be apologizing vociferously any time now. #IlhanOmar #DonaldTrump #AlexPretti www.jezebel.com/ilhan-omar-a...
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They aren’t backing down. They’re just threatening people in other cities. Still illegal. Still unconstitutional. Even if they haven’t yet backed it up by shooting someone in the face.
ICE is changing tactics in Maine: "Now, the volunteers in Maine say federal agents have started showing up at their homes and intimidating them or threatening arrest. Some of them, masked and wearing tactical gear, have issued stark warnings not to follow them." www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.
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January 26, 2026 at 11:24 PM
They aren’t backing down. They’re just threatening people in other cities. Still illegal. Still unconstitutional. Even if they haven’t yet backed it up by shooting someone in the face.
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Trump approval rating aggregate hits new second term low following Alex Pretti shooting. #DonaldTrump #approvalrating #polls #AlexPretti www.jezebel.com/trump-approv...
Trump Approval Rating Hits New Second Term Low Following Alex Pretti Shooting
Trump's approval ratings hit new lows following the shooting of Alex Pretti, potentially setting up for a bloodbath midterm election.
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January 27, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Trump approval rating aggregate hits new second term low following Alex Pretti shooting. #DonaldTrump #approvalrating #polls #AlexPretti www.jezebel.com/trump-approv...
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Trinidadian families sue the Trump admin over wrongful deaths in October boat strike off Venezuela coast. #wrongfuldeath #boatstrikes #DOD www.jezebel.com/boat-strikes...
Trinidadian Families Sue the Trump Admin Over Wrongful Deaths in October Boat Strike
The families of Trinidadian fishermen killed by the U.S. military in an October boat strike are demanding justice.
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January 27, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Trinidadian families sue the Trump admin over wrongful deaths in October boat strike off Venezuela coast. #wrongfuldeath #boatstrikes #DOD www.jezebel.com/boat-strikes...
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Dude looks like Evil Doug
January 27, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Dude looks like Evil Doug
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Maybe it is possible to be too visibly a Nazi for the Trump administration? It can even get your social media privileges taken away, if you're Gregory Bovino. #GregoryBovino #BorderPatrol #ICE #Minnesota #AlexPretti www.jezebel.com/gregory-bovi...
Maybe It Is Possible to Be Too Visibly a Nazi for the Trump Administration?
All it took was Gregory Bovino dressing like a Gestapo commander and fighting random citizens online to finally get him removed from sight.
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January 27, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Maybe it is possible to be too visibly a Nazi for the Trump administration? It can even get your social media privileges taken away, if you're Gregory Bovino. #GregoryBovino #BorderPatrol #ICE #Minnesota #AlexPretti www.jezebel.com/gregory-bovi...
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Venezuela is taking the doublethink approach with the Trump administration, pretending to resist while mostly giving Trump whatever he wants. #Venezuela #DelcyRodriguez #DonaldTrump #Maduro www.jezebel.com/venezuela-tr...
Venezuela Is Taking the Doublethink Approach with the Trump Administration
"Interim" President of Venezuela Delcy Rodríguez is walking a delicate line, pretending to oppose Trump while giving him everything he wants.
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January 27, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Venezuela is taking the doublethink approach with the Trump administration, pretending to resist while mostly giving Trump whatever he wants. #Venezuela #DelcyRodriguez #DonaldTrump #Maduro www.jezebel.com/venezuela-tr...
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DHS is reviewing body cam footage of Alex Pretti shooting. If only we could trust that video, but the administration already proved it's willing to doctor images. #AlexPretti #bodycameras #ICE #BorderPatrol www.jezebel.com/alex-pretti-...
DHS Is Reviewing Body Cam Footage of Alex Pretti Shooting. If Only We Could Trust That Video.
Just days ago, the Trump administration used AI to doctor an image of a suspect. How can we trust body cam footage in their possession?
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January 26, 2026 at 7:43 PM
DHS is reviewing body cam footage of Alex Pretti shooting. If only we could trust that video, but the administration already proved it's willing to doctor images. #AlexPretti #bodycameras #ICE #BorderPatrol www.jezebel.com/alex-pretti-...
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Even Trump is scared of the Alex Pretti shooting fallout, refusing on Sunday to specifically support the Border Patrol officer who killed the Minneapolis nurse. #AlexPretti #Minnesota #ICE #immigration www.jezebel.com/alex-pretti-...
Even Trump Is Clearly Scared of the Alex Pretti Shooting Fallout
Following the shooting of Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti, Donald Trump refused Sunday to say whether he supported the Border Patrol shooter.
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January 26, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Even Trump is scared of the Alex Pretti shooting fallout, refusing on Sunday to specifically support the Border Patrol officer who killed the Minneapolis nurse. #AlexPretti #Minnesota #ICE #immigration www.jezebel.com/alex-pretti-...
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There have already been more U.S. measles cases in the first three weeks of 2026 than there were in all of 2023 and 2024 COMBINED: www.jezebel.com/measles-case... #measles #disease #publichealth #quarantine
There Have Already Been More 2026 Measles Cases in the U.S. Than 2023 and 2024 Combined
In the first three weeks of 2026, there have already been more than 400 new measles cases, as the U.S. looks to blow past 2025's highs.
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January 25, 2026 at 6:31 PM
There have already been more U.S. measles cases in the first three weeks of 2026 than there were in all of 2023 and 2024 COMBINED: www.jezebel.com/measles-case... #measles #disease #publichealth #quarantine
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“The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting," Pretti's family said in a statement.
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Alex Pretti, Man Killed by Federal Agents Whom the White House Labeled a Domestic Terrorist, Was ICU Nurse for Veterans
“The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting," Pretti's family said in a statement.
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January 25, 2026 at 5:02 PM
“The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting," Pretti's family said in a statement.
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I know the Orwell quote. The admin repeatedly saying "what you saw on multiple videos is not what you saw" is still fucking shocking, every time.
January 24, 2026 at 10:32 PM
I know the Orwell quote. The admin repeatedly saying "what you saw on multiple videos is not what you saw" is still fucking shocking, every time.
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He was a nurse.
The Strib has identified him. Alex Pretti. Another 37-year-old executed for standing up for our immigrant neighbors. For shame.
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January 24, 2026 at 6:55 PM
He was a nurse.
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Not enough people are talking about the fact that ICE has simply stopped issuing full reports on detainee deaths to Congress in the last month, despite being legally required to do so: www.jezebel.com/ice-detainee... #ICE #immigration
ICE Detainee Deaths Were at Record Highs in 2025. This Year Looks to Get Far Deadlier.
The number of detainee deaths in ICE custody in 2025 tied the record. The body count of 2026 may completely obliterate it.
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January 24, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Not enough people are talking about the fact that ICE has simply stopped issuing full reports on detainee deaths to Congress in the last month, despite being legally required to do so: www.jezebel.com/ice-detainee... #ICE #immigration
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There have already been more 2026 measles cases in the U.S. than 2023 and 2024 combined. We're likely to smash last year's 33-year high. #measles #CDC #infection #vaccines www.jezebel.com/measles-case...
There Have Already Been More 2026 Measles Cases in the U.S. Than 2023 and 2024 Combined
In the first three weeks of 2026, there have already been more than 400 new measles cases, as the U.S. looks to blow past 2025's highs.
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January 23, 2026 at 9:49 PM
There have already been more 2026 measles cases in the U.S. than 2023 and 2024 combined. We're likely to smash last year's 33-year high. #measles #CDC #infection #vaccines www.jezebel.com/measles-case...
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The protein-obsessed fast food industry's latest innovation: Big-ass cups of plain meat. For when you want to entirely remove "cuisine" from the experience of eating. #protein #nutrition #fastfood #chipotle www.jezebel.com/the-protein-...
The Protein-Obsessed Fast Food Industry's Latest Innovation: Big-Ass Cups of Plain Meat
Fast food brands are falling over themselves to spotlight protein, even when the results are cups of meat you'd serve to a child or prisoner.
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January 23, 2026 at 9:13 PM
The protein-obsessed fast food industry's latest innovation: Big-ass cups of plain meat. For when you want to entirely remove "cuisine" from the experience of eating. #protein #nutrition #fastfood #chipotle www.jezebel.com/the-protein-...
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Homicide in the U.S. is the lowest ever measured, despite Republican panic about unsafe cities. No one person gets to take credit. #murder #homicide #crime #homiciderate www.jezebel.com/us-homicide-...
Homicide in the U.S. Is the Lowest Ever Measured. No One Person Gets to Take Credit.
Crimes like homicide have been falling sharply ever since the pandemic and have reached historic lows, despite Republican fearmongering.
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January 23, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Homicide in the U.S. is the lowest ever measured, despite Republican panic about unsafe cities. No one person gets to take credit. #murder #homicide #crime #homiciderate www.jezebel.com/us-homicide-...
I feel like this might be the single most disturbing thing I've worked on for Splinter to date. ICE has apparently in the last month just stopped sending the full detainee death reports to Congress that they're legally required to send. They're just assuming no one will stop them.
ICE detainee deaths were at record highs in 2025. This year looks to get far deadlier, and ICE seems to have suddenly stopped issuing legally required detainee death reports to Congress. #ICE #immigration #GeraldoLunasCampos #murder www.jezebel.com/ice-detainee...
ICE Detainee Deaths Were at Record Highs in 2025. This Year Looks to Get Far Deadlier.
The number of detainee deaths in ICE custody in 2025 tied the record. The body count of 2026 may completely obliterate it.
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January 22, 2026 at 10:16 PM
I feel like this might be the single most disturbing thing I've worked on for Splinter to date. ICE has apparently in the last month just stopped sending the full detainee death reports to Congress that they're legally required to send. They're just assuming no one will stop them.
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Jack Smith warns Americans in congressional testimony: The “rule of law” is just words. #JackSmith #congress #DonaldTrump #criminal www.jezebel.com/jack-smith-c...
Jack Smith Warns Americans: The "Rule of Law" Is Just Words
Jack Smith appeared in front of Congress to testify publicly today, saying that he had "proof beyond a reasonable doubt" of Trump's guilt.
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January 22, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Jack Smith warns Americans in congressional testimony: The “rule of law” is just words. #JackSmith #congress #DonaldTrump #criminal www.jezebel.com/jack-smith-c...
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Norway's national sports scandal involves a few extra stitches in the crotch of a ski-jumping suit, and an 18-month suspension. #skijumping #olympics #Norway www.jezebel.com/norway-ski-j...
Norway's National Sports Scandal Involves a Few Extra Stitches in the Crotch of a Ski-Jumping Suit
Two coaches and a "suit technician" for Team Norway were banned 18 months from their sport for funny business with a sewing machine.
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January 22, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Norway's national sports scandal involves a few extra stitches in the crotch of a ski-jumping suit, and an 18-month suspension. #skijumping #olympics #Norway www.jezebel.com/norway-ski-j...