It's called punctuation.
We did have the phases mapped out pretty well a couple of months ago. Don't remember when this next one starts, though. Might be worth resurrecting.
/ourelf/
Had a Zeppelin bender last night. Been a while.
Uhem. Aren't there four moar?
Yates
Rice
Lynch
McCabe.
(plus Comey, Brennan, Clapper)
SEVEN FOR SEDITION
Witness protection.
It's unusual, but often used in journalism. Has to do with quoting a partial sentence. When you change anything you use the brackets.