I BEG YOU NOOOOOOO

[Splinter]( October 7, 2019 [I BEG YOU NOOOOOOO]( [I beg you like never before: please dear lord no.]( [[The Discourse](](@feature1LinkUrl) [The Right's Freakout Over the NBA Hong Kong Scandal Is Dripping With Hypocrisy]( [The main basketball story in the world right now is that Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey tweeted his support of the ongoing protests in Hong Kong, the Chinese government reacted by hitting the NBA right where it hurts—in the wallet—and the NBA reacted to that by folding rather spectacularly.]( [[Trumpland](](@feature2LinkUrl) [Trump Is Calling Literally Everything Treason Now]( [No one, except for the scientists who hopefully get to study his cottage cheese brain, can really say with any certainty what’s going on in Donald Trump’s head. So all we can really go off is what actually comes out of his mouth or his fingers, and based on that,...]( [[Trump Brain Status](](@feature3LinkUrl) [Trump Brain Status: Turkey, Roasted]( [As more and more Republicans find the vestigial remains of what could at one time have passed for a spine to speak out against the White House’s surprise decision to allow Turkey to invade Northern Syria, President Donald Trump sure seems to be handling the mounting criticism well.]( [[White House](](@feature4LinkUrl) [Two Sides of the Same Idiot Coin]( [If Jared Kushner knows nothing, Stephen Miller knows too much.]( [[State](](@feature5LinkUrl) [Trump Makes Sudden, Horrifying Decision to Let Turkey Invade Northern Syria]( [Late on Sunday night, the Trump administration made a surprise announcement that it would pull back its remaining forces in Northern Syria and allow Turkish troops to commence a long-planned “operation” in the region. This operation is almost certainly going to look more like an invasion, as critics of Trump’s...]( [[hog blog](](@feature6LinkUrl) [Behold, for the Hog Revolution Is Nigh]( [Two items of news have come to my attention today that make me all but certain our near future will be dominated by a race of massive, vindictive, technologically advanced hogs.]( [[Big Story](](@feature7LinkUrl) [Your Revolting Image of the Day]( [Hey, here’s something very gross: Ellen DeGeneres hanging out with blood-soaked former President George W. Bush at a Dallas Cowboys game.]( YOU MAY ALSO LIKE [[Deadspin](](@rec1LinkUrl) [The Skins Made Jay Gruden Come To The Office At 5 A.M. To Get Fired]( [After an embarrassing yet expected 33-7 “home” loss to the Patriots, after which everyone already knew head coach Jay Gruden would be fired ... Washington fired him. This being the Skins, though, they did it in the most disrespectful manner imaginable.]( [[Kotaku](](@rec2LinkUrl) [The Next World Of Warcraft Update Brings Playable Fox And Mechagnome Races]( [Now that the Battle for Azeroth is winding down it’s time for World of Warcraft to take care of unfinished business. The next big free game update, Visions of N’Zoth, pits Horde and Alliance players against the maddening threat of a powerful elder god. More importantly, it adds two new...]( [[Deadspin](](@rec3LinkUrl) [Bills Fan Remains Alarmingly Still After Pregame Stunt Goes Very Wrong]( [Bills Mafia made its way to Nashville on Sunday for their beloved Buffalo team’s game against the Tennessee Titans. Along with a plethora of alcohol, and well-worn Jim Kelly jerseys, the visiting fans also brought with them their desire to do the wildest shit possible during their tailgates. Here, this...]( [[Deadspin](](@rec4LinkUrl) [The NBA Doesn’t Give A Fuck About People]( [The NBA already knows the math. The NBA already knows that whatever price it may pay for aligning themselves with the Chinese government against one of its own teams’ employees—all because Rockets GM Daryl Morey tweeted out a show of support for protesters in Hong Kong—will be nothing compared to...]( [[Lifehacker](](@rec5LinkUrl) [Help Kids Calm Down With a ‘Brain Game’]( [The thing about toddlers is that they’re mind-numbingly irrational. It’s not their fault, of course. It’s going to be a solid two decades before those brains are fully developed and able to offer up true logical reasoning to the world, but still. It’s frustrating.]( 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