#NATIONAL 22 people had to approve Mitt Romney’s tweets; Peter Pan didn’t do too hot; Nope nope nope; Japan’s new thing is drenching burgers in cheese fondue; what the guy next to you at the coffee shop is furiously typing; Yo bitch; Goodbye UAB football; NASA launched a new rocket, what did you do this week?; Hogwarts is real but it’s in Poland; Does your Friday need more hot air balloon gifs?; But how slow is molasses, really?;
#DISTRICT “Let’s shut down 395,” said the worst developer in the world; who’s getting an &pizza tattoo?; the Colbert Report booked the President; goodbye CityZen; Who still has a Blackberry?; Remembering Marion Barry; his beard made him do it; the National Christmas tree has been lit; Jogger saves WaPo columnist’s life, columnist repays; maybe you haven’t been out and about in the District lately, but there are protests; We can’t top Loretta Sanchez’s Christmas card;
#MEDIAMOVES thanks to @StoryPartners: Over at the Washington Post, Jed Hartman was named Chief Revenue Officer, Dan Steinberg becomes a columnist for Sports, Megan Poinski joins Capital Business as Web Editor and Adam B. Kushner was named Editor of Post Outlook. Jackie Kucinich joins The Daily Beast as Senior Politics Editor. Peter Bale, formerly of CNN International, will serve as CEO at the Center for Public Integrity. Matt Thompson is leaving NPR to be Deputy Editor at TheAtlantic.com. Justin Rood, former staffer for Sen. Coburn, will lead the congressional oversight initiative at the Project on Government Oversight. Rachel Racusen, former White House staffer, was named the new VP of communications for MSNBC. Karen Finney joins Media Matters For America as a senior fellow and consultant. Brian Weiss leaves WaPo to join The Justice Network in Atlanta. POLITICO hires Katy Theranger as a new talent recruiter. Former Boehner press secretary, Brendan Buck, is leaving AHIP to be Rep. Paul Ryan’s communications director on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee. Shout out to the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) for celebrating its big 20th anniversary this week!
#EVENMOREMM h/t Brian Johnson: Sage Eastman recently left Ways and Means Majority to join Mehlman, Castegnetti, etc. Jeff Shockey, a co-founder and managing partner of Shockey Scofield Solutions, is the new staff director of House Intelligence Committee.
#BYE We’ll probably see you because we’re both trapped in the never-ending holiday party vortex.