Laura Bassett
@lebassett.bsky.social
Freelance journalist. Formerly: EIC at Jezebel, politics columnist at The Cut, senior reporter at HuffPost. Brooklyn via South Louisiana 🐊
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hoping the EU has the sack to fight fire with fire. all Trump aligned oligarchs, above all Elon Musk, should be considered enemies of European freedom
This is far beyond 'NATO as we've known it is done.'
"The Trump administration had “a clear and consistent vision for Europe: one that prioritises US-Russia ties and seeks to divide and conquer the continent, with much of the dirty work carried out by nationalist, far-right European forces.”
"The Trump administration had “a clear and consistent vision for Europe: one that prioritises US-Russia ties and seeks to divide and conquer the continent, with much of the dirty work carried out by nationalist, far-right European forces.”
December 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
hoping the EU has the sack to fight fire with fire. all Trump aligned oligarchs, above all Elon Musk, should be considered enemies of European freedom
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Every Trump interview now is like a serial killer taunting the police to stop him.
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Every Trump interview now is like a serial killer taunting the police to stop him.
I’m calling child protective services
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I’m calling child protective services
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Splitting Indianapolis four ways is Jim Crow-level voter suppression.
December 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Splitting Indianapolis four ways is Jim Crow-level voter suppression.
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Daniel Day Lewis shows up every 5 years to make a movie or tell QT to eat a big dick
Daniel Day Lewis came out of Instagram retirement to show support for Paul Dano. King shit.
December 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Daniel Day Lewis shows up every 5 years to make a movie or tell QT to eat a big dick
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New York City went 12 days without a murder in November / December. That's tied for the longest stretch in history, according to the NYPD. As someone who was here when there were 6+ murders per day in this town, it continues to amaze me how safe the place is.
December 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
New York City went 12 days without a murder in November / December. That's tied for the longest stretch in history, according to the NYPD. As someone who was here when there were 6+ murders per day in this town, it continues to amaze me how safe the place is.
Texts from my mom
December 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Texts from my mom
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Breaking news: An immigration judge ordered the release of the mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s nephew from a detention center in Louisiana, setting her free on bond as she continues to fight her potential deportation.
Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew granted bond after ICE arrest
An immigration judge agreed to allow Bruna Ferreira to be released on bond as she fights potential deportation.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Breaking news: An immigration judge ordered the release of the mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s nephew from a detention center in Louisiana, setting her free on bond as she continues to fight her potential deportation.
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A new study has found that Chattanooga, Tennessee's decision to build their own affordable community-owned fiber broadband network has driven $5.3 billion in economic benefits back to the community.
From my colleague and friend @seangon.bsky.social:
From my colleague and friend @seangon.bsky.social:
Chattanooga’s Municipal Fiber Network Has Delivered $5.3 Billion in Community Benefits, New Study Finds | Welcome to Community Networks
Since 2011, a new study finds that Chattanooga's city-owned fiber network has generated $5.3 billion in net community benefits for Hamilton County. Conducted by researchers at the University of Tennes...
communitynets.org
December 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
A new study has found that Chattanooga, Tennessee's decision to build their own affordable community-owned fiber broadband network has driven $5.3 billion in economic benefits back to the community.
From my colleague and friend @seangon.bsky.social:
From my colleague and friend @seangon.bsky.social:
Can someone please pass me his number. I have a few questions and comments as well
Trump hung up on a ProPublica reporter after being asked whether his Florida mortgages were similar to those of others he had accused of fraud. 🤔
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Can someone please pass me his number. I have a few questions and comments as well
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some personal news: after 11 years i was laid off from rolling stone! kind of surreal feeling to start over but excited to see what's next 🫶
December 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
some personal news: after 11 years i was laid off from rolling stone! kind of surreal feeling to start over but excited to see what's next 🫶
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At some point it may occur to the extremely wealthy people on Netflix’s side that the best way to save their deal is to make sure everyone in America knows how corrupt Trump and Ellison are. Their opponents paid off the referees! Make some noise about it!
this pretty much guarantees months and months of performative bullshit by Trump and Ellison and right wing media about how Netflix ownership would be a woke antitrust nightmare, but letting Larry and his nepobaby son dominate U.S. media would be a delightful, populist spritzer
It’s a Bidding War: Paramount Attempts Hostile Offer for Warner Bros.
David Ellison calls Netflix's $82.7 billion deal value an "inferior proposal" and tells Warners shareholders that his coalition promises $18 billion more in cash.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
At some point it may occur to the extremely wealthy people on Netflix’s side that the best way to save their deal is to make sure everyone in America knows how corrupt Trump and Ellison are. Their opponents paid off the referees! Make some noise about it!
Euthanize me
December 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Euthanize me
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Trying to imagine a world in which mainstream media outlets had the courage to state what we all see with our own damn eyes, as @lebassett.bsky.social does here.
www.laura-bassett.com/p/a-surreal-...
www.laura-bassett.com/p/a-surreal-...
December 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Trying to imagine a world in which mainstream media outlets had the courage to state what we all see with our own damn eyes, as @lebassett.bsky.social does here.
www.laura-bassett.com/p/a-surreal-...
www.laura-bassett.com/p/a-surreal-...
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Scientists now believe that the human brain--a magic goo for worrying--can also be used to do other things
December 8, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Scientists now believe that the human brain--a magic goo for worrying--can also be used to do other things
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ICE detained an asylum seeker with no deportation order who had just had a C-section, has Type 1 diabetes, and whose newborn was in the NICU, without giving her any medical care, a breast pump, anything. What is the point of this
“Guzmán’s daughter was still in the NICU, unable to eat or breathe independently. The doctors had planned a meeting to review the baby’s prognosis and care plans… As Guzmán went to buckle her seatbelt, she looked out the window and noticed they were surrounded.”
Her baby was in the NICU. She was in ICE detention.
Before Trump took office, postpartum immigrants were rarely detained by ICE. Nayra Guzmán was detained while her 15-day-old baby was in the NICU.
19thnews.org
December 8, 2025 at 3:03 AM
ICE detained an asylum seeker with no deportation order who had just had a C-section, has Type 1 diabetes, and whose newborn was in the NICU, without giving her any medical care, a breast pump, anything. What is the point of this
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Laura’s @lebassett.bsky.social newsletter is out after a bit of a gap due to personal matters related to this fascist regime, but it’s worth the wait.
She deservedly unloads on some folks responsible for the hellscape we are living in.
www.laura-bassett.com/p/a-surreal-...
She deservedly unloads on some folks responsible for the hellscape we are living in.
www.laura-bassett.com/p/a-surreal-...
December 8, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Laura’s @lebassett.bsky.social newsletter is out after a bit of a gap due to personal matters related to this fascist regime, but it’s worth the wait.
She deservedly unloads on some folks responsible for the hellscape we are living in.
www.laura-bassett.com/p/a-surreal-...
She deservedly unloads on some folks responsible for the hellscape we are living in.
www.laura-bassett.com/p/a-surreal-...
He saved the Kennedy Center from ever selling tickets again
Trump: "I saved the Kennedy Center building. Over the outside you see the columns, they had a fake gold, now it's a gleaming white. The one thing about gold, you can never imitate real gold, they've tried to do it for years. Gold paint, it never works."
December 8, 2025 at 2:52 AM
He saved the Kennedy Center from ever selling tickets again
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"Our current government, including many “democratically” elected members of the House & Senate, is full of bloodthirsty psychopaths who want to purge the United States of non-white people. They don’t mind doing so violently; some of them even enjoy it."
By @lebassett.bsky.social
By @lebassett.bsky.social
A surreal week
What are we doing here?
www.laura-bassett.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:51 AM
"Our current government, including many “democratically” elected members of the House & Senate, is full of bloodthirsty psychopaths who want to purge the United States of non-white people. They don’t mind doing so violently; some of them even enjoy it."
By @lebassett.bsky.social
By @lebassett.bsky.social
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don't worry, john roberts says this is a legitimate exercise of presidential power and if we did anything to curb it, we would be robbing the executive of the energy he needs to do his job
Trump rages that Henry Cuellar didn’t pay him back for a pardon by switching parties, blasting Cuellar for a “lack of LOYALTY.”
In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.
In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.
December 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
don't worry, john roberts says this is a legitimate exercise of presidential power and if we did anything to curb it, we would be robbing the executive of the energy he needs to do his job
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Freudian slip from Tom Cotton: "I think President Bush has every power under the Constitution to strike boats in international waters"
December 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Freudian slip from Tom Cotton: "I think President Bush has every power under the Constitution to strike boats in international waters"
I really thought this was a @nytpitchbot.bsky.social post
Anger over illegal migration helped return Donald Trump to the presidency. A New York Times review of former President Joe Biden’s actions on immigration found that Biden and his advisers repeatedly rebuffed recommendations to stem that migration. Here are key takeaways.
4 Takeaways From The Times’s Reporting on Biden’s Immigration Record
A New York Times review of President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s actions on immigration showed that they created an opening for a more aggressive Trump administration agenda.
nyti.ms
December 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I really thought this was a @nytpitchbot.bsky.social post