https://www.buzzfeed.com/jsweeten/do-you-still-have-a-job-at-buzzfeed-3htxk

https://twitter.com/annalecta/status/1089925063674077184

Read this before they take it down.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/twitter-is-the-crystal-meth-of-newsrooms/2019/01/25/2bd5e0a2-20d9-11e9-8b59-0a28f2191131_story.html

«A third vulnerability is our smart-aleck gene. I’m not sure why journalism exerts such a pull on kids with the sharpest wisecracks, but if you spend five minutes in a stadium press box or aboard a campaign bus, you’ll see those kids grown up. On Twitter, a perfect cynical comment or comeback can be savored and shared by thousands. Pre-Twitter, the same gem might have found only a paltry few listeners to enjoy it.

….

They can assert that “the world” was rattled by a minor confrontation at the Lincoln Memorial, proving only how deeply they’ve confused the bot-infested echo chamber of Twitter with the world at large. That’s addiction talking.»

https://twitter.com/NickKristof/status/1089611745927356419?s=17

Bam.

Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) Tweeted:

我已经会说中国话。 我 1987-88年在台湾学过中文， 后来在北京呆了五年。所以中文， 日语， 阿拉伯语，发文，西班牙语， 我都学过。你呢？ https://t.co/5J1LPSZkfJ

https://www.facebook.com/1309935/posts/10102614453530974/

:’)

https://twitter.com/CaptainsLogAz/status/1089203594979463168?s=17

Shawn in Az 🌵 (@CaptainsLogAz) Tweeted:

Whether you like the guy or not is completely up to you

But when Bernie starts trending overnight, you can guarantee Russia made it happen

Especially after a day where Trump loses a huge battle, and Mueller files more indictments

This aint 2016, don’t fall for it

https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/north-carolinas-walter-jones-hospice-care

😥

The most Democratic Republican, who seemed to have his head screwed on straight-ish.

https://twitter.com/NataliaAntonova/status/1089187386867793920

I just love this picture, really.

Wow. I hope this is real. [Looks like it is: https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/23/politics/challenge-coins-secret-service-government-shutdown/index.html.]

https://twitter.com/ThatElJefe/status/1088659184516845569

Somebody else said this about it: «I WILL PAY SEVERAL OF DOLLARS FOR ONE OF THESE»

This is all a bunch of horse… baloney. We’ll be right back here in three weeks.

https://apnews.com/4c74d8f61c50435daff7644f0321a498

Whoa:

«The resignation means Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper gets to decide who fills the Republican’s seat on the court and who the next chief justice will be. Five of the seven current Supreme Court members are registered Democrats.»