GAWKER HELPS GAY ESCORT BLACKMAIL TIMOTHY GEITHNER’S BROTHER, TED CRUZ IS THE HERO OF THE STORY: At Reason, Robby Soave outlines Gawker’s latest meltdown, (perhaps not coincidentally involving an executive at rival publishing house Condé Nast), and the reaction from Twitter users last night.

Read the whole thing. And then check out Twitchy, which notes, “Even Gawker senior writer disowns site’s ‘repugnant’ attempt at clickbait.”