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Anna Merlan
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Anna Merlan was a Senior Reporter at G/O Media until September 2019. She's the author of Republic of Lies: American Conspiracy Theorists and Their Surprising Rise to Power.

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I think I might be more annoyed by this than I am by the goddamned clowns. Read more

Someone started a rumor on Snapchat yesterday that clowns were coming to the school where I work. The kids came in at the beginning of the day scared about it. Then, during lunch, the damn fire alarm went off because someone left their food in the microwave too long. The kids all fucking panicked, several kids had Read more

It depends on which website and what the story is, is the boring answer to your question—clearly at some websites it’s very easy! Read more

How dare you insinuate I am not a real person! Bobby Finger real. Bobby Finger actual human man. Do not doubt Bobby Finger. Read more

Hyder told me one of his better characters was still active, and getting published (a male character, as it happens). I asked him to tell me where. He politely refused.

The Post has been killing it on the ‘Charitable donations’ front. This is the best possible inroads right now with undecideds. Read more

I have worked with the UNH library before, for my job. I can assure you that they are amazing and also desperately in need of funds, as are most university libraries. This is a horrible decision and UNH deserves all the public shame they are receiving over it. Read more

The plaintiff is probably voluntarily dismissing because witness disclosures are approaching, they don’t think they can get an extension, but they don’t yet have that additional witness. If they timely refile, the court will enter a new scheduling order with a new deadline (and they get whatever time they have before Read more

Many of those statements were about the manner and variety of dicks he believes me to be interacting with. Read more

The first time she left for treatment while in office, she essentially disappeared. I believe it was at least three weeks before news broke of the reason why she was gone. Up until then, the news only reported that she was not at work and no one would say why. Read more

Being a DA means you have to be above reproach in a lot of ways. While I am glad she got and is getting treatment for her addiction and illness, she should have resigned ages ago. Even “regular” attorneys go on leave when struggling with this stuff because of the effect it can have on their work advocating for their Read more

The thing that jumped out at me, with little or no mention, is that while the hospitalization, addiction, and all-around erratic behavior was taking place: Read more

Having to discuss mental health issues in a professional context is one of the more humiliating things to do in the American workplace. I had to do it today and even though the outcome was extremely favorable for me, I still want to curl up in a ball and hide forever. I can’t imagine having to deal with it on this Read more

“One of them came back down after a meeting, and the makeup on her nose and chin was gone.”

My mom was a secretary at the Mike Douglas show when Ailes was there. It was Mad Men on steroids. Grabby gropers 24/7. My mom was cute but married so wasn’t subjected to it as much although she once had to shove and run after an old timey comedian guest trapped her on the stairs. Mike Douglas was a prince, though, and Read more