Laura Bassett (@lebassett) · DIRTY

Laura Bassett

@lebassett

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:

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Laura Bassett@lebassett· Jul 12

Perfect use of the meme

Laura Bassett@lebassett· Jul 9

Rio update: The monkeys have broken into my kitchen window with my bf and dog inside, stolen two bananas, and left the peels

Laura Bassett@lebassett· Jul 7

Cilizza’s two brain cells fighting for their lives

Laura Bassett@lebassett· Jul 7

Planned Parenthood rescinds support for Platner

Planned Parenthood Action Fund
Rescinds Endorsement of Graham
Platner
Calls on Platner to Withdraw Senate Candidacy
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Planned Parenthood Action Fund President and CEO
Alexis McGill Johnson released the following statement:
"The accusations against Graham Platner are damning and Platner's failure to address them or Jenny Racicot directly is disqualifying. While Planned Parenthood Action Fund remains committed to protecting access to care for Mainers and all Americans, we also unequivocally believe women. And we are grateful to anyone who has the courage to speak up and share her story.
"Mainers deserve a candidate who has the moral integrity worthy of the office they are seeking.
That's why Planned Parenthood Action Fund moved quickly to rescind its endorsement of Graham Platner.

Laura Bassett@lebassett· Jul 6

Wrote this last October. It’s long been abundantly obvious

Laura Bassett@lebassett· Jul 6

This press conference was fucking wild. Dude just bragging about his own corruption and describing it plainly

Laura Bassett@lebassett· Jul 5

Whyyyyyyyyyyyy page six

Laura Bassett@lebassett· Jul 4

Me: time for bed My brain:

Laura Bassett@lebassett· Jul 4

Laura Bassett@lebassett· Jul 3

Roses are red Pollard’s a loser

Laura Bassett@lebassett· Jul 2

Day 1 in Rio: omg a monkey eating bread!!!! 🥹 Day 32 in Rio: not these trifling motherfuckers again

Laura Bassett@lebassett· Jun 24

This is so unhinged

Laura Bassett@lebassett· Jun 23

In Ipanema. Does anyone need anything at the Me Too store

Laura Bassett@lebassett· Jun 21

He really did

"He said, 'You know why I do it? I do it to discredit you all and demean you all so when you write negative stories about me, no one will believe you.' He said that," Stahl told the audience, adding,
"So, put that in your head for a minute."
The audience, and Stahl's fellow panellist Woodruff did take a moment to process the remarks.
"We're all absorbing what you just said,"
Woodruff said in reaction.

Laura Bassett@lebassett· Jun 20

Should I apply

Laura Bassett@lebassett· Jun 19

Thinking about the poop knife again

Laura Bassett@lebassett· Jun 18

Less than 24 hours apart

Laura Bassett@lebassett· Jun 18

Great day to be named Nick fwiw

Laura Bassett@lebassett· Jun 17

Doing the math here

Laura Bassett@lebassett· Jun 11

💀

Laura Bassett@lebassett· Jun 10

Nature is healing

Laura Bassett@lebassett· Jun 8

Every text I send my friends includes a brief bio of myself in case they forgot

Laura Bassett@lebassett· Jun 6

We moved to Rio!

Laura Bassett@lebassett· Jun 4

They have a new handle now but still impersonating

Laura Bassett@lebassett· May 30

Their new girlfriend is women

Laura Bassett@lebassett· May 29

Yea, MAGA is going insane about it

Laura Bassett@lebassett· May 29

I think I’m good

Laura Bassett@lebassett· May 27

Laura Bassett@lebassett· May 26

Guys what are we doing

Laura Bassett@lebassett· May 26

Republicans and the White House

One leading Republican who supported the remap faulted McMaster for not supporting the GOP's redistricting push earlier in the session.
"We charged the hill," said Sen. Larry Grooms, R-Bonneau. "Republicans and the White House worked quickly to pass a redistricting plan before the start of in-person voting but the call from the governor came too late."