North Carolina Republicans Have Pulled Their Scummiest Move Yet

[Splinter]( September 11, 2019 [North Carolina Republicans Have Pulled Their Scummiest Move Yet]( [On Wednesday, North Carolina Republicans apparently decided they just didn’t want to bother with that whole democracy thing.]( [[Trump Family](](@feature1LinkUrl) [Proud Papa Trump Sort of Acknowledges Barron's Existence]( [Speaking on Wednesday at a hastily-called press conference to announce new FDA restrictions on flavored e-cigs, President Donald Trump graciously acknowledged his wife Melania for her efforts to call attention to this pressing issue. Also, according to Trump, Melania has a son! And did you know that Melania’s son is...]( [[Cable News](](@feature2LinkUrl) [Here Is a Real Thing a Fox News Host Just Said About 9/11]( [This is an actual question that Fox & Friends host Ainsley Earhardt asked about 9/11 on Wednesday’s edition of the show.]( [[Cable News](](@feature3LinkUrl) [And Now a Mortifying Video of a Fox Host Trying to Downplay Getting Birthday Cake on 9/11]( [It’s one of the most garish days of the year for empty gestures, which fits hand-in-glove with the spectacle of cable news.]( [[White House](](@feature4LinkUrl) [Trump Is Coming for Your Flavored E-Cigarettes, This Is Not a Drill]( [I’m beside myself: Out of nowhere, President Trump announced today that the administration will move to ban “all non-tobacco flavored vaping products from the market,” according to the White House pool.]( [[Cable News](](@feature5LinkUrl) [Apparently Bankers Are Feeling Threatened by Elizabeth Warren]( [CNBC’s stock market whisperer Jim Cramer went on a mesmerizing rant Tuesday about the threat that Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren’s progressive policies pose to Wall Street executives.]( [[Trumpland](](@feature6LinkUrl) [Rudy Giuliani Has Spent the 9/11 Anniversary Going Nuts Online]( [For many people, September 11 is a time for solemn reflection. For former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, it seems, the 18th anniversary of 9/11 is an opportunity to just absolutely wild out online.]( [[Trumpland](](@feature7LinkUrl) [The GOP Wants to Keep Candidates in the Dark About Trump's Unpopularity]( [There’s no question that President Donald Trump is the single most popular politician in the Republican Party today. But, popular or not, the Republican National Committee would would apparently prefer to keep its candidates running for local offices around the country in the dark when it comes to detailed information...]( YOU MAY ALSO LIKE [[Gizmodo](](@rec1LinkUrl) [Consummate Actor Joaquin Phoenix Allegedly Stormed Off the Joker Set a Lot]( [From the sounds of it, Joaquin Phoenix’s behavior on the set of Todd Phillips’ Joker film was a far cry from Jared Leto’s alleged abhorrent Suicide Squad antics, but that’s not to say that the actor wasn’t prone to moments of classic Hollywood extra-ness that can make film sets rather...]( [[Deadspin](](@rec2LinkUrl) [Cleveland Browns Ban Wrong Guy From Stadium For Beer-Pouring Incident]( [Pour one out for poor Eric Smith, whom the Cleveland Browns banned for life from their stadium for dumping beer on visiting Tennessee Titans players this past Sunday—even though he was nowhere near the stadium at the time. Just be careful not to get any on anybody, or the Browns...]( [[Lifehacker](](@rec3LinkUrl) [This Is The Credit Score You Should Actually Be Striving For]( [Everyone wants to be perfect at something. But when it comes to your credit score, that perfect 850 score may not be worth the anxiety. In reality, your score only has to be good enough to impress lenders.]( [[Gizmodo](](@rec4LinkUrl) [Three Americans Have Died After Contracting Rare Brain-Infecting Virus Spread by Mosquitoes]( [On Monday, Rhode Island health officials reported that a resident had died after contracting the Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus. The death marks the third U.S. fatality linked to EEE reported this year, and the second such case documented in less than a week.]( [[Kotaku](](@rec5LinkUrl) [Players Are Not Pleased With World Of Warcraft’s New Recruit-A-Friend Program]( [After going on hiatus in June, World of Warcraft’s long-running Recruit-AFriend program will return later this year with cool new mounts, pets, and garb for players who convince others to join the game. The rewards, which include WoW’s first-ever backpack, look wonderful. It’s nearly everything else about the program, including...]( You made it to the end. Thanks for reading our newsletter! [Visit Splinter]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Profile Center]( © 2019 Gizmodo Media Group 1540 Broadway, 27th Floor New York, NY 10036