This CNN Segment With Rick Santorum is a Disgrace

Newsletter Top Stories This CNN Segment With Rick Santorum is a Disgrace [Splinter]( November 25, 2018 [This CNN Segment With Rick Santorum is a Disgrace]( [Today on CNN Rick Santorum said that climate change scientists are “driven by money,” and complimented the Trump administration for managing to bury a non-partisan, government-funded report on climate change on Black Friday. Santorum is paid by the network to say things like this and will continue to be paid to say things like this but holy shit, it is so fucking frustrating.]( [ELECTIONS]( [John Kasich "Very Seriously" Considering Getting Thrashed By Trump Again in 2020]( [Ohio governor John Kasich is considering a 2020 run for President against Trump, thinking for some reason that there’s any point at all in running against the modern Republican party’s racist juggernaut from the position of “still Republican but more midwestern about it.”]( [Wisconsin School Board Rules Nazi Salute Kids Are Just Exercising Free Speech]( [The Baraboo School District will not pursue any legal or punitive action against the group of current and former students who performed the Nazi salute in a prom photo last year, saying that the students are protected by the First Amendment.]( [TRUMP ADMINISTRATION]( [Matt Whitaker Doesn't Want You to See His Tweets About Taco John's Now That He's Attorney General]( [Matthew Whitaker, who’s acting attorney general now that Jeff Sessions has resigned, is a pretty good Twitter follow. Or so I’ve heard, because unfortunately I don’t follow him. And now I can’t, because Whitaker took his account private on Friday afternoon.]( [ELECTIONS]( [Mississippi Senator Can Only Muster a Half-Assed Apology for Joking About 'Public Hanging']( [After a full week’s worth of 1940's South cosplay, Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith finally had an opportunity to set the record straight last night. Turns out, she doesn’t really give a damn and would rather everyone just move on.]( [SPONSORED]( [Cyber Monday Bests From WavesGear: Buy One Get Two Free, Forever Colds & Floating Shades]( [The Forever Cold comes in 25oz ($34) or 34oz ($39) sizes and keeps drinks cold up to 24 hours, or hot up to 12 hours. Buy one bottle in either size and get two free bottles of the same size using code 1FC2FREE.]( [TRUMP ADMINISTRATION]( [Ryan Zinke Blames California Fires on 'Radical Environmentalists'Â]( [The Trump administration’s response to the devastating fires still raging across California has been deeply disappointing, even by their incredibly low standard. After Donald Trump blamed the fires on forest management and said that we need to “rake the forest floor,” U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke has now...]( [ELECTIONS]( [Good Riddance to Voter Suppression Monster Kris Kobach]( [Republican Kris Kobach, perhaps America’s leading proponent of voter suppression, was defeated in his race for Kansas governor on Tuesday night.]( [YOU MAY ALSO LIKE]( [THE GRAPEVINE]( [Meet Gina Rodriguez, the Latina Actress Who Refuses to Allow Black Women to Ever Be Great]( [Gina done done it again.]( [DEADSPIN]( [Bad Touchdown Call Ignites Brawl Between Jaguars And Bills That Spilled Into Locker Room Tunnel]( [When a team has nothing to play for at this point in the NFL season, it’s surely difficult to find an outlet to direct one’s emotions toward during games. While some players might choose to channel that energy into late-season stat-padding, the Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills decided to engage...]( [JEZEBEL]( [Rose Byrne on Louis C.K.'s Comeback: 'If He's Going to Show Up, Just Let Everybody Know'Â]( [While promoting her new movie, Instant Family, in an interview with The New York Times, Rose Byrne had some thoughts on Louis C.K.’s attempts at a comeback. Namely, don’t surprise people, a concept that’s historically been difficult for C.K:]( [GIZMODO]( [Elon Musk Denies That SpaceX's Mars Colony Will Be a Ticket Out for the Rich]( [As Mars colonization inches ever closer to becoming a reality, some have argued that the ability to afford a ticket to the Red Planet is a luxury afforded only to the wealthiest members of society. Billionaire Elon Musk has said it’ll run potential Mars inhabitants traveling with his company SpaceX...]( You made it to the end. Thanks for reading our newsletter! [Visit Splinter]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( © 2018 Gizmodo Media 114 5th Avenue, Floor 2 New York, NY, 10011