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Laura Bassett

@lebassett.bsky.social

Freelance journalist. Formerly: EIC at Jezebel, columnist at The Cut and GQ, HuffPost politics reporter. Brooklyn via South Louisiana. I write a newsletter called Nightcap: https://www.laura-bassett.com

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Revolutionary Jason@jason.revolutionarygames.co · 2d ago

The Wall Street Journal, the official paper of the owner class, is reporting that clear majorities of Americans support a pause on AI development, a wealth tax on billionaires, Medicare for All, a $20 minimum wage, and to end military aid to Israel. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Exclusive | Americans Want Populist Policies That Defy Traditional Political Labels

A new Wall Street Journal survey finds broad support for caps on prescription drug prices and strong border security.

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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli@banditelli.org · 3d ago

Fuck it, I'm putting it out there: Optimism October.

Prism@prismreports.org · 3d ago

“It is extremely difficult to see a patient in pain & know that you cannot provide the treatment they need because the materials are unavailable or too expensive.” As Israel blocks healthcare supplies & anesthesia, patients like Esraa Abo Qamar are forced to struggle with debilitating tooth pain.

Dental care is in crisis in Gaza due to Israel’s blockade on supplies

As Israel blocks healthcare supplies and anesthesia, patients are going without the dental care they need or living with debilitating tooth pain

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Kat Tenbarge@kattenbarge.bsky.social · 4d ago

A truly heinous man has doxxed the Cornell victim on X and the comments are predictably vile. Based on countless interviews I’ve done with survivors, the trauma they are subjected to for coming forward is oftentimes even worse than the initial trauma they experienced. There is no real justice system

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 4d ago

🚨 BREAKING: Texas Rep. Gina Hinojosa has filed an official request to inspect unredacted communications between Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and Elon Musk after roughly 1,400 pages released last year were heavily redacted as “intimate and embarrassing.”

Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa stands indoors wearing a burgundy blazer and dark top, with campaign signage bearing her name and the outline of Texas visible behind her.Official letter dated September 29, 2026, from Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa to Gov. Greg Abbott’s office requesting inspection of unredacted communications between Abbott’s office and Elon Musk and his companies. Hinojosa seeks records previously released with redactions for information deemed “embarrassing” or “intimate,” citing her legislative authority under the Texas Public Information Act.
Laura Bassett@lebassett.bsky.social · 4d ago

The Schmitt staffer just flashing the “text evidence” card for one second and then refusing to let Smith see it again because he knew he had royally fucked up is my favorite thing about this

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4d ago

🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence:

Josh Chafetz@joshchafetz.bsky.social · 5d ago

The fact that OAN is reporting this … (a) damn!, and also (b) this sort of thing is very good for democracy because it prepares the most partisan Republicans to understand and (maybe) accept election results that go against them

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d ago

OAN: "The GOP chair of the GA Peanut Commission backs Ossoff ... Donald Chase said Ossoff has his vote, adding he likes to support people he believes in. Chase said he's still a conservative R, but claims character matters, and he wants someone in the Senate who will take the institution seriously"

Arienne Childrey@ari4ohio.bsky.social · 6d ago

Pay attention Dems. Gov Beshear won twice, in a deep red state, and never threw trans people under the bus. He led with compassion rather than the fear and cowardice we've seen from some of our Ohio candidates and party leadership.

VoteHub@votehub.com · 6d ago

NEWS — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear criticizes fellow Democrats who say transgender athletes should be barred from women’s sports. “That is not the party that we are. We start as a party of compassion and empathy.”

Emily Gorcenski@emily.gorcen.ski · 5d ago

Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today. A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field. Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission. The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.

Skydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airport

Four people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m.

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