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@mattlaslo.bsky.social

Veteran congressional reporter (from VICE to WIRED), political comms professor, public speaker, etc. Founder: AskaPol.com & TheLCB.com

1,847 Followers  |  407 Following  |  692 Posts  |  Joined: 19.01.2024  |  1.53

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If at first you don’t succeed…triple down with air strikes? 🧐

05.12.2025 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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War on drugs has β€œnot been successful,” Sen. Marshall says, but he supports bombing cartels anyway Ep. 88 β€” Sen. Roger Marshall (12-3-2025)

NEW EXCLUSIVE:

The war on drugs has β€œnot been successful,” Sen. Roger Marshall tells @mattlaslo.bsky.social β€” but he supports bombing drug cartels in Caribbean anyway.

LISTEN YOURSELF β€” interactive political journalism β€” at Ask a Pol Politics on Substack www.askapolpolitics.com/p/sen-marsha...

05.12.2025 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

INBOX:

β€œWe are deeply concerned that your agencies are making the banking system more fragile, at the exact moment you should be strengthening it,” Senators @ewarren & @SenJackReed write to banking regulators.

PDF of letter: www.banking.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

05.12.2025 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

WASHINGTON β€” To end the longest government shutdown in American history, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators came together and agreed to kick the can.

The can seems to have hit a brick wall…

Read my entire feature here: www.msn.com/en-au/news/o...

05.12.2025 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NEW:

'Just want to kill it': Dems say Trump absence from health care talks shows true GOP aim

My latest is live: www.msn.com/en-au/news/o...

05.12.2025 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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On cue, @cnn promotes Pentagon’s latest propaganda…

05.12.2025 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congress is done for the week.

It’s not even 5. And it’s Thursday!!!

04.12.2025 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œToday’s arrest of the alleged DC pipe bomber is a momentous day for the American public, for the FBI, JTTF and our partners, the Capitol Police, Metropolitan Police Department and ATF,” assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Washington field office Darren Cox says.

04.12.2025 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NEW EXCLUSIVE:

β€œIt’s painful,” Speaker @nancypelosi.bsky.social remembers Charlie Kirk joking about husband’s attack. β€œI’m steel, but my grandchildren, my children are not steel.β€œ

Interactive political journalism β€” Ask a Pol Politics at Substack (for now) www.askapolpolitics.com/p/charlie-ki...

27.11.2025 01:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Epstein saga far from over…

23.11.2025 02:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NEW EXCLUSIVE:

Rep. @beccabalintvt.bsky.social, Democrats and survivors β€œvery worried” Trump buries Epstein files he signed into law this week.

Interactive political journalism β€” full exchange at Ask a Pol Politics on Substack www.askapolpolitics.com/p/balint-ver...

23.11.2025 02:06 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Wait. Trump meets with a Democratic Socialist in the White House and then MTG resigns!?! Coincidence?

Someone needs to check on America’s space lasers…

22.11.2025 02:32 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why’s the @washingtonpost.com’s Coast Guard swastika scoop on page 12 today?

🧐

21.11.2025 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œI’ve got this new addiction…” I overheard a GOP leader tell a committee Chair…

…he then told him about a new game on his phone.

β€œI thought you were gonna say cocaine,” I interjected.

They almost fell over laughing.

21.11.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œThe White House says the President does not want to execute members of Congress,” was just said on @npr.org

21.11.2025 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 4
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HOLY SH*T:
I made the (e)dictionary!

Guess I’m above average when it comes to using β€œclampdown” in a sentence. Watch out now.

πŸ™‡β€β™‚οΈ @merriamwebster6.bsky.social www.merriam-webster.com/sentences/cl...

21.11.2025 05:27 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Do small fires β€œerupt”?

20.11.2025 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Anyone know why all these firetrucks and other first responders are outside House side of the Capitol right now?

20.11.2025 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

PSA: After starting their Washington work week Tuesday evening, US Senators are now officially on their Thanksgiving break.

It’s not even 5pm on Thursday…

20.11.2025 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

And an SEC investigation

15.11.2025 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just updated CV…it’s a lot.

But only part of it I geek out over are academic journals that, say, cite my data privacy and gun control work for @wired.com, criminal justice pieces for @vicenews.bsky.social, overdose/fentanyl features in @rollingstone.com or Baltimore riot coverage for @npr.org, etc

16.11.2025 01:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

5 bucks says IRS audits MTG

15.11.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
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A β€œwin-win” partnership brings a surge of reporting firepower to hyperlocal news outlets around Boston The Boston University Newsroom has published nearly 400 news articles in hyperlocal outlets in and around the city.

Awesome! Hope more regions follow suit:

A β€œwin-win” partnership brings a surge of reporting firepower to hyperlocal news outlets around Boston, by @sarahscire.bsky.social @niemanlab.org www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/a-wi...

14.11.2025 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

*and haven’t been for more than a month now

09.11.2025 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Don’t forget, House Republicans aren’t in Washington.

09.11.2025 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

so much wrong going on here

🍻

08.11.2025 03:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Friday night from the @washingtonpost.com

08.11.2025 01:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Of course there’s a β€œmobile shredding” truck in Washington.

Spotted a couple blocks from Trump’s White House. Wonder if they shred phones…

06.11.2025 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Old enough to remember Sen. @elissaslotkin.bsky.social brushing congressional press corps aside earlier today…refusing to entertain our questions…before finding respite in infotainment!?!

Gross.

Congressional reporters read; cable anchors tweet on X.

Be. Better.

- Prof. Laslo

05.11.2025 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œNo, no, that was last week,” Sen. Gillibrand tells me of reports crypto reform has found itself mired in partisan gridlock. β€œThis week we’re back on track.”

Instill any crypto confidence in you?

02.11.2025 00:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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