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mattlaslo.bsky.social@mattlaslo.bsky.social · 4d agoWATCH: @aoc.bsky.social praises 'magic' mushrooms for showing "early promise" combating PTSD in interview with @askapol.bsky.social Transcript at Ask a Pol Politics on Substack. Video courtesy of @pabloreports.bsky.social @meidastouch.com www.askapolpolitics.com/p/watch-aoc-...
WATCH: @aoc.bsky.social praises 'magic' mushrooms for showing "early promise" combating PTSD in interview with @askapol.bsky.social Transcript at Ask a Pol Politics on Substack. Video courtesy of @pabloreports.bsky.social @meidastouch.com www.askapolpolitics.com/p/watch-aoc-...
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mattlaslo.bsky.social@mattlaslo.bsky.social · last wk.NEW: Forget Graham Platner, Maine Democrats' push tribal sovereignty for the Wabanaki Nations at this weekend’s US Senate nominating convention Full (unpaywalled) post at @askapol.bsky.social Politics on Substack. Cameo: @tomwilliams.bsky.social www.askapolpolitics.com/p/forget-gra...
NEW: Forget Graham Platner, Maine Democrats' push tribal sovereignty for the Wabanaki Nations at this weekend’s US Senate nominating convention Full (unpaywalled) post at @askapol.bsky.social Politics on Substack. Cameo: @tomwilliams.bsky.social www.askapolpolitics.com/p/forget-gra...
NEW: Even senior Dems are now apologists for Mitch McConnell's disappearance “Makes sense,” Senate Democratic Whip (#2) @DickDurbin tells me. www.msn.com/en-ca/news/o...
Mitch McConnell may be MIA, but that doesn’t mean his team isn’t puppet master of Capitol Hill. Don’t miss my latest peek in back of the veil. www.msn.com/en-ca/news/o...
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Raw Story@rawstory.com · 2w agoIn the past year, Sen. Mitch McConnell slowly started relying on his security detail to keep him steady. Then it became routine to see him pushed through the Capitol’s marble halls in a wheelchair. Read more in the article linked above. 📸: @mattlaslo.bsky.social
Credible sexual assault allegations aren’t a problem to Trump — a weak response is the problem. “I think Platner might have done surprisingly well, because we’re in the age of Trump,” President Trump said at #WHCA dinner. “He certainly didn’t defend himself very well.”
NEW Exclusive: “They cheated,” Sen. Tommy Tuberville argues to @mattlaslo.bsky.social that Trump “legitimately won” 2020 election Full (unpaywalled) post at Ask a Pol Politics on Substack. www.askapolpolitics.com/p/tuberville...
Hey @opensource.google -- @aoc.bsky.social won her primary with some 86.9% of the vote. "...notable House primary losses this cycle include Democrats Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez..."
Progressive PSA to Bernie on Maine US Senate race: “Leave us the hell alone!” "Even like Bernie Sanders & Ro Khanna, like, we don't need you guys," Rep. Chellie Pingree tells us. "Those guys show up because it's about them.”
Progressive PSA to Bernie on Maine US Senate race: “Leave us the hell alone!” "Even like Bernie Sanders & Ro Khanna, like, we don't need you guys," Rep. Chellie Pingree tells us. "Those guys show up because it's about them.”
SCOOP: Key Trump ally in Congress calls for total immigration ban: “Put a bed sheet over the Statue of Liberty for 10 years,” they tell Ask a Pol founder @mattlaslo.bsky.social Full (unpaywalled) post at Ask a Pol Politics on Substack. www.askapolpolitics.com/p/nehls-immi...
NEW Scorching heat and empty baptism pools: Inside Trump's deserted American State Fair My latest 🔥 is live. Click through and make my editors happy — and I’ll guarantee you’ll smile, squirm & laugh throughout! www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
"Big Money" v Progressives Key AOC: "Are they going to see us actually take these people on?" @aoc.bsky.social asks after progressive wins. "Or are they going to see us take their money and look the other way?” Full (unpaywalled) post at Ask a Pol Substack. www.askapolpolitics.com/p/aoc-progre...
She went there! @pressley.house.gov
Ask a Pol@askapol.bsky.social · 2mo agoNEW: “Reparations now,” one of @aoc.bsky.social Squad members tells Ask_a_Pol founder @mattlaslo.bsky.social ahead of America’s 🇺🇸250th birthday. "This is about reciprocity." Full (unpaywalled) post at Ask a Pol Politics on Substack. www.askapolpolitics.com/p/pressley-r...
NEW: “Reparations now,” one of @aoc.bsky.social Squad members tells Ask_a_Pol founder @mattlaslo.bsky.social ahead of America’s 🇺🇸250th birthday. "This is about reciprocity." Full (unpaywalled) post at Ask a Pol Politics on Substack. www.askapolpolitics.com/p/pressley-r...
Day 50 of my congressional Bureau being shuttered by the nation’s TV networks, so I'm proposing every network set $500 to $1,000 as a minimum day rate for independent contractors. The sad saga continues: www.askapolpolitics.com/p/i-havent-f...
I haven't filed a story from the Capitol since Jan 6 - forget rioters, I'm scared of the TV Networks Full video here: www.askapolpolitics.com/p/i-havent-f...
I haven't filed a story from the Capitol since Jan 6 - forget rioters, I'm scared of the TV Networks Full video here: www.askapolpolitics.com/p/i-havent-f...
What I learned this week: Former Congressman John Morrissey (1831–1878) Wikipedia page, meanwhile, says: “Morrissey, also known as Old Smoke, was an Irish American politician, bare-knuckle boxing champion, and criminal.”
mattlaslo.bsky.social@mattlaslo.bsky.social · 2mo agoScooplet: Capitol Hill's lone MMA fighter delivers Trump a bruising snub ahead of White House UFC fight Read my latest here: www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...
Scooplet: Capitol Hill's lone MMA fighter delivers Trump a bruising snub ahead of White House UFC fight Read my latest here: www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...
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SCOOP: How much did Disney, Warner Bros & press secretaries pay TV Networks for special Capitol access? Find full list here: www.lightscamerasmemes.com/p/how-much-d...
