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Afternoon Mirror

Betsy Rothstein Gossip blogger
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Quote of the Day:

“Where the fuck is my sandwich?”

— Overheard in the newsroom after some coworkers allegedly moved his leftover cuisine to the back of the fridge.

mm-afternoon

 

Deep Thoughts With Todd VanderWerff

“My official spoiler policy is everybody should shut the hell up about it and accept that even in life, we are in death.” — Vox‘s Todd VanderWerff.

Deep Thoughts With Will Rahn 

“Few things are more passive aggressive than faving a friend’s tweet.” — CBS News’s Will Rahn.

A follower suggests I alter my diet

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Please note the correct spelling of “arsenic.”

Daily Mail‘s David Martosko doesn’t discriminate against lefty reporters 

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Mother Jones’ engagement editor discusses his period 

“I don’t know.” — Mother JonesBen Dreyfuss in response to a question from Slate, which asked: “Why did my period-tracking app send me an anti-Brexit email?”

Ezra Klein has a terribly nerdy moment

“I’m pretty techocratic by nature, but the thing you find digging into evidence is that it’s contested and confusing.” — Ezra Klein, Vox.

The Observer 

“‘Press is biased against me’ is a poor excuse for a politician. Media relations is part of the job.” — Vox Executive Editor Matthew Yglesias.

BuzzFeed legal editor accuses Zucker of bankrolling Trump

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HuffPost seconds the accusation…

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Self-appointed media critic 

“If Sanders media coverage proved one thing is that the left desperately needs its own professional media.” — Ex-Politico reporter Mike Elk.