The 69 Idiots of 2018: Media

Newsletter Top Stories The 69 Idiots of 2018: Media [Splinter]( December 10, 2018 [The 69 Idiots of 2018: Media]( [2018 was a year filled with idiots—including the many egomaniacal blowhards, bad tweeters, and corrupt stenographers who make up our media class. Here are some of the worst.]( [ELECTIONS]( [BERNIE DON'T RUN]( [Since it is almost the end of 2018, we are well into 2020 presidential campaign speculation season already. Though it is still too early to know very much, I do know one thing: BERNIE DON’T RUN.]( [MEDIA]( [Ezra Klein Admits His Endless Flattery of Paul Ryan May Have Been a Mistake]( [Vox founder and editor-at-large Ezra Klein was perhaps the leading liberal proponent of the idea that Paul Ryan’s hatred of deficits during the Obama years was misguided but rooted in something resembling sincerity. And now that the House Speaker is on his way out, Klein is boldly stepping forward to...]( [CONGRESS]( [Democrats Kind of Starting to Understand How to Deal With Trump, Maybe?]( [President Donald Trump is meeting with congressional Democratic leaders tomorrow to negotiate a way out of a government shutdown, which Trump has threatened if he doesn’t get more funding for his bullshit border wall. Luckily, it seems that after two years, at least a few key Democrats are finally starting...]( [69 IDIOTS]( [Introducing Splinter's 69 Idiots of 2018]( [2018 has been an exceedingly idiotic year across the board. We had to deal with the daily antics of our big dumb idiot president and the idiocy of everyone in his inner circle/criminal cabal, and then we had to hear “analysis” about the president blowing a raspberry from the worst...]( [SPONSORED]( [Get 20% Off Bombas: The Casual Sock Engineered For Comfort & Athletics]( [Bombas are made from breathable, fine-gauge cotton with a Y-stitch to naturally cup your heel. Their stay put grip tech doesn’t slip off and has the ideal amount of elasticity and tension, plus the contour seam eliminates the annoying bump that runs across your toes for all day comfort. Use...]( [MEDIA]( [Chuck Todd's Wisconsin Segment Was Fucking Embarrassing]( [After suffering a Democratic sweep in statewide races in last month’s midterm elections, the Wisconsin GOP embarked on a project to limit the powers of incoming Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General-elect Josh Kaul. Today, Chuck Todd—who wrote an essay earlier this year calling on journalists to fight back against...]( [WHITE HOUSE]( [Nobody Wants to Be Trump's Chief of Staff]( [Here’s this from Sunday:]( [YOU MAY ALSO LIKE]( [THE ROOT]( [It's Official: The President Is an Idiot and This Tweet Is The 'Smocking' Gun]( [President Donald J. Trump is a signed, card-carrying rage tweeter. Normally, when he’s rage tweeting about the Russia investigation, it’s easy to look past his grammar because it’s amusing to see him folding under the pressure of the investigation in real time.]( [KOTAKU]( [Japanese Smash Bros. Players Show Palutena Doesn't Get Underwear PrivacyÂ]( [Back when Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS was launched, players quickly pointed out that the inside of Princess Peach’s skirt was cloaked in darkness. The same is true in the recently released Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, but not for all characters.]( [PROMOTIONS]( [Pick Up Three Stretch Cotton Chinos From Jachs For $100 + Free Shipping (60% Off)]( [Jachs’ chinos sport a sateen finished stretch cotton (98% cotton and 2% spandex), which provides a slight stretch for better movement, and come in eight color options, including navy, tan, dark gray, and burgundy, among others. Normally $89 a pair, use code TRIPLEUP and get any three pairs for just...]( [DEADSPIN]( [The Bucs Had A Punt Blocked By A QB Named Taysom]( [Taysom Hill plays more than you’d expect from a backup to Drew Brees’s backup. Saints head coach Sean Payton uses Hill as a change-of-pace QB, usually to run the read-option, and he’s logged at least seven offensive snaps in every Saints game this year. Hill had more run earlier in...]( [GIZMODO]( [I Bought This Custom 18-Million Pixel Workstation on Craigslist, and It Very Nearly Ruined Me]( [I have determined the precise upper boundary of how many monitors it is okay to have hooked up to the same computer. I do not know, exactly, how many monitors is the ideal number. But I do know it is no more than eight.]( 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