@mattlaslo.bsky.social
Veteran congressional reporter (from VICE to WIRED), political comms professor, public speaker, etc. Founder: AskaPol.com & TheLCB.com
@mattlaslo.bsky.socialRight!? And what are they doing with the trillion dollars a year of taxpayer dollars (let alone the $1.5 trillion Hegseth wants…) that go to the Pentagon?! 
@jamespmanley.bsky.socialReposted by @mattlaslo.bsky.social😳
@mattlaslo.bsky.socialGreat question. Pentagon hasn’t even gone that far and seems to be stonewalling the Jersey congressional delegation who are still demanding answers.
@murnut.bsky.socialReposted by @mattlaslo.bsky.socialSo were the Jersey drones Chinese as well?
@mattlaslo.bsky.social🚨 China invaded US airspace, shuttering Langley Air Force Base for 17 days (2023)!?! 🚨
That’s what the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee tells me. www.askapoluaps.com/p/chinese-dr...
@askapoluaps.bsky.socialReposted by @mattlaslo.bsky.socialEXCLUSIVE:
Sen. Warner says “Chinese drones” shuttered Langley AFB — on US soil! — for 17 days in 2023, not UAP
Full transcript at Ask a Pol UAP on Substack. www.askapoluaps.com/p/chinese-dr...
@mattlaslo.bsky.socialNEWS: “It’s time for Ukraine to get a new president,” President Donald Trump tells White House press corps.
@mattlaslo.bsky.socialNEW: Sen. Elizabeth Warren on why she opposes ballot measure re-criminalizing marijuana
Caught our ear:
“I’m opposed to the repeal,” Warren tells @askapolpolitics.bsky.social
Full (unpaywalled) transcript Ask a Pol Politics on Substack. www.askapolpolitics.com/p/elizabeth-...
@mattlaslo.bsky.socialDay after ICE kills another migrant, DHS Secretary Mullin blames NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani
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@mattlaslo.bsky.social🤷 we’re still locked in pre-MAGA thinking…
@mattlaslo.bsky.social“We know that #ICE is rotten to its core,” Mayor Mamdani says in wake of ICE agents shooting a man in NYC whose 5-year-old was in the car.
@mattlaslo.bsky.socialMaine Senate 🧨 debate: “You owe me an apology,” @SenSusanCollins says. “No, you owe me an apology,” @TroyJackson207 retorts.
@mattlaslo.bsky.socialDoes Stephen Miller even believe himself anymore? This is such a laughable claim. Trump didn’t close the border — they just stopped TRACKING border crossings. - Prof Laslo
@mattlaslo.bsky.socialAre Dems getting too cocky ahead of November’s #election?
I mean, who trusts polls anymore?
- Prof Laslo
@catbrodeur.bsky.socialReposted by @mattlaslo.bsky.socialI mean...when you put like that
@mattlaslo.bsky.social🤯 stay sane and surprised 😮
@mattlaslo.bsky.socialPriorities: Least transparent Pentagon in recent history is going out of its way to live stream Trump’s execution by firing squad www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
@mattlaslo.bsky.socialNEWS:
US Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey Oppose Massachusetts Ballot Measure To Roll Back Marijuana Legalization, from @marijuanamoment.bsky.social
My wire service, The LCB, contributed to this reporting from Washington. www.marijuanamoment.net/warren-and-m...
@mattlaslo.bsky.socialWorst season: Time of year when politicians use pics with me in background to target their political foes… www.instagram.com/stories/repn...
