Laura Bassett

Laura Bassett

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Journalist and editor who has led Jezebel and written for New York Magazine and GQ.

189 posts tracked · 22 stories in 30 days

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133 posts in the last 7 weeks peak 12 in a day
Sep 23: 2 postsSep 24: 2 postsSep 25: 1 postSep 27: 2 postsSep 29: 3 postsOct 1: 2 postsOct 3: 1 postOct 6: 1 postOct 7: 2 postsOct 8: 1 postOct 9: 8 postsOct 11: 2 postsOct 12: 2 postsOct 13: 2 postsOct 16: 2 postsOct 17: 1 postOct 19: 4 postsOct 20: 3 postsOct 21: 7 postsOct 22: 1 postOct 23: 2 postsOct 24: 3 postsOct 25: 10 postsOct 26: 10 postsOct 27: 5 postsOct 28: 4 postsOct 29: 1 postOct 30: 2 postsOct 31: 3 postsNov 1: 4 postsNov 2: 8 postsNov 3: 7 postsNov 4: 12 postsNov 5: 5 postsNov 6: 6 postsNov 7: 2 posts
Sep 23Today
Elections & CampaignsMedia & PressAbortion & Reproductive RightsTrump AdministrationOther

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Trump names Stephen Miller White House Chief of Staff

Grouped with voices who said: Miller's appointment rewards cruelty and extremism

Trump Elevates Stephen Miller, an Impotent Nazi, to Chief of Staff View on Bluesky

Progressives push back on Jeffries' unopposed Speaker bid

Grouped with voices who said: Leadership should be replaced now

Pelosi was def unpopular but she was also undoubtably excellent at the job of Speaker. Nobody has been able to count/whip votes like Pelosi in the past century. Schumer is… View on Bluesky

Democrats demand Schumer and Jeffries step down as leaders

Grouped with voices who said: Schumer and Jeffries must go

It’s telling that many of the guys that just had to run campaigns know Schumer is an Albatross View on Bluesky

Haley Stevens endorses Mike Rogers, faces CNN grilling and backlash

Grouped with voices who said: Stevens embarrassed herself in the interview and endorsement

I was tempted to get on the “CNN shouldn’t have platformed Haley Stevens” bandwagon but honestly, her getting cooked on air by Anderson Cooper was important for everyone to see… View on Bluesky

Haley Stevens calls rival PAC's ad antisemitic, draws backlash

Grouped with voices who said: This is a serious undisclosed foreign influence story

Turns out the woman in the sunglasses behind Haley here is registered agent for Israel www.dropsitenews.com/p/mike-roger... View on Bluesky

5 of 22 stories from the last 30 days. The rest are in Perspectives.

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Community Notes

9 of Laura Bassett's posts drew a Community Note. In the last 2 years, 0 had a note shown on X.

Posts most about

Elections & Campaigns 59 · Media & Press 12 · Abortion & Reproductive Rights 12 · Trump Administration 10 · Criminal Justice & Policing 10 · UK & World Politics 9

Often makes the same point as

MeidasTouch 8 · The Young Turks 8 · Bill Kristol 6 · Jennifer Rubin 6 · Randi Weingarten 6 · Terry Virts 5

Public posts, grouped by what was said, not by who said it. Every quote links to the post. Updated Nov 8, 2026. How it works · Corrections: jack@newsreel.co