mattlaslo.bsky.social
@mattlaslo.bsky.social
Veteran congressional reporter (from VICE to WIRED), political comms professor, public speaker, etc. Founder: AskaPol.com & TheLCB.com
My interview with @ilhanmn.bsky.social from last week on ICE unrest in Minnesota is tragically still timely.
Rep. Ilhan Omar: ICE agents responsible for bringing “pure terror” to Minnesota
Sadly, @mattlaslo.bsky.social’s interview with @ilhanmn.bsky.social about @jd-vance-1.bsky.social visit to Minnesota last week remains eerily timely: www.askapolpolitics.com/p/omar-accus...
Sadly, @mattlaslo.bsky.social’s interview with @ilhanmn.bsky.social about @jd-vance-1.bsky.social visit to Minnesota last week remains eerily timely: www.askapolpolitics.com/p/omar-accus...
January 26, 2026 at 11:52 PM
My interview with @ilhanmn.bsky.social from last week on ICE unrest in Minnesota is tragically still timely.
Reposted by mattlaslo.bsky.social
Rep. Ilhan Omar: ICE agents responsible for bringing “pure terror” to Minnesota
Sadly, @mattlaslo.bsky.social’s interview with @ilhanmn.bsky.social about @jd-vance-1.bsky.social visit to Minnesota last week remains eerily timely: www.askapolpolitics.com/p/omar-accus...
Sadly, @mattlaslo.bsky.social’s interview with @ilhanmn.bsky.social about @jd-vance-1.bsky.social visit to Minnesota last week remains eerily timely: www.askapolpolitics.com/p/omar-accus...
January 26, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Rep. Ilhan Omar: ICE agents responsible for bringing “pure terror” to Minnesota
Sadly, @mattlaslo.bsky.social’s interview with @ilhanmn.bsky.social about @jd-vance-1.bsky.social visit to Minnesota last week remains eerily timely: www.askapolpolitics.com/p/omar-accus...
Sadly, @mattlaslo.bsky.social’s interview with @ilhanmn.bsky.social about @jd-vance-1.bsky.social visit to Minnesota last week remains eerily timely: www.askapolpolitics.com/p/omar-accus...
Why are so many on the right not standing up for a US citizen’s right to bear arms any and everywhere?
Like WTF does ICE do in Texas?
Let alone Ala, Alaska, Ariz, Ark, Florida, Ga, Idaho, InD, Iowa, KS, KY, LA, ME, Miss, Missouri, Montana, Neb, NH, ND, Ohio, Okl, SC, SD, Tenn, UT, VT, WV, WY?
Like WTF does ICE do in Texas?
Let alone Ala, Alaska, Ariz, Ark, Florida, Ga, Idaho, InD, Iowa, KS, KY, LA, ME, Miss, Missouri, Montana, Neb, NH, ND, Ohio, Okl, SC, SD, Tenn, UT, VT, WV, WY?
January 25, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Why are so many on the right not standing up for a US citizen’s right to bear arms any and everywhere?
Like WTF does ICE do in Texas?
Let alone Ala, Alaska, Ariz, Ark, Florida, Ga, Idaho, InD, Iowa, KS, KY, LA, ME, Miss, Missouri, Montana, Neb, NH, ND, Ohio, Okl, SC, SD, Tenn, UT, VT, WV, WY?
Like WTF does ICE do in Texas?
Let alone Ala, Alaska, Ariz, Ark, Florida, Ga, Idaho, InD, Iowa, KS, KY, LA, ME, Miss, Missouri, Montana, Neb, NH, ND, Ohio, Okl, SC, SD, Tenn, UT, VT, WV, WY?
“Quit referring to these people as law-enforcement,” Minnesota @Gov. Tim Walz says of
ICE. “They’re not law-enforcement, we have law-enforcement.”
ICE. “They’re not law-enforcement, we have law-enforcement.”
January 24, 2026 at 7:48 PM
“Quit referring to these people as law-enforcement,” Minnesota @Gov. Tim Walz says of
ICE. “They’re not law-enforcement, we have law-enforcement.”
ICE. “They’re not law-enforcement, we have law-enforcement.”
F*** slavery. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
January 22, 2026 at 11:34 PM
F*** slavery. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
This #crypto Congress facing its first real conundrum…
NEW:
@coinbase-support.bsky.social crypto conundrum: Banks “got...greedy & pushed too far, so they lost everything," Sen. Cynthia Lummis tells @mattlaslo.bsky.social
Listen to the full interview and transcript at Ask a Pol Crypto on Substack www.askapolcrypto.com/p/crypto-con...
@coinbase-support.bsky.social crypto conundrum: Banks “got...greedy & pushed too far, so they lost everything," Sen. Cynthia Lummis tells @mattlaslo.bsky.social
Listen to the full interview and transcript at Ask a Pol Crypto on Substack www.askapolcrypto.com/p/crypto-con...
January 17, 2026 at 11:43 PM
This #crypto Congress facing its first real conundrum…
Reposted by mattlaslo.bsky.social
NEW:
@coinbase-support.bsky.social crypto conundrum: Banks “got...greedy & pushed too far, so they lost everything," Sen. Cynthia Lummis tells @mattlaslo.bsky.social
Listen to the full interview and transcript at Ask a Pol Crypto on Substack www.askapolcrypto.com/p/crypto-con...
@coinbase-support.bsky.social crypto conundrum: Banks “got...greedy & pushed too far, so they lost everything," Sen. Cynthia Lummis tells @mattlaslo.bsky.social
Listen to the full interview and transcript at Ask a Pol Crypto on Substack www.askapolcrypto.com/p/crypto-con...
January 17, 2026 at 11:07 PM
NEW:
@coinbase-support.bsky.social crypto conundrum: Banks “got...greedy & pushed too far, so they lost everything," Sen. Cynthia Lummis tells @mattlaslo.bsky.social
Listen to the full interview and transcript at Ask a Pol Crypto on Substack www.askapolcrypto.com/p/crypto-con...
@coinbase-support.bsky.social crypto conundrum: Banks “got...greedy & pushed too far, so they lost everything," Sen. Cynthia Lummis tells @mattlaslo.bsky.social
Listen to the full interview and transcript at Ask a Pol Crypto on Substack www.askapolcrypto.com/p/crypto-con...
CIA’s slippin’ when it comes to secrecy.
January 16, 2026 at 8:35 PM
CIA’s slippin’ when it comes to secrecy.
Trying to find myself algorithmically.
January 16, 2026 at 5:17 AM
Trying to find myself algorithmically.
5 bucks says Trump unironically taps his Secretary of War to serve on “Board of Peace”
January 15, 2026 at 11:41 PM
5 bucks says Trump unironically taps his Secretary of War to serve on “Board of Peace”
Reposted by mattlaslo.bsky.social
“The notion of independent agencies is inconsistent with the Constitution,” @tedcruz tells me: www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
January 15, 2026 at 7:07 PM
“The notion of independent agencies is inconsistent with the Constitution,” @tedcruz tells me: www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
“The notion of independent agencies is inconsistent with the Constitution,” @tedcruz tells me: www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
January 15, 2026 at 7:07 PM
“The notion of independent agencies is inconsistent with the Constitution,” @tedcruz tells me: www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
Reposted by mattlaslo.bsky.social
NEW:
Forget Trump vs Jerome Powell — Ted Cruz wants to abolish the Fed as we know it
My latest is live www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
Forget Trump vs Jerome Powell — Ted Cruz wants to abolish the Fed as we know it
My latest is live www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
January 15, 2026 at 5:46 PM
NEW:
Forget Trump vs Jerome Powell — Ted Cruz wants to abolish the Fed as we know it
My latest is live www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
Forget Trump vs Jerome Powell — Ted Cruz wants to abolish the Fed as we know it
My latest is live www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
NEW:
Forget Trump vs Jerome Powell — Ted Cruz wants to abolish the Fed as we know it
My latest is live www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
Forget Trump vs Jerome Powell — Ted Cruz wants to abolish the Fed as we know it
My latest is live www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
January 15, 2026 at 5:46 PM
NEW:
Forget Trump vs Jerome Powell — Ted Cruz wants to abolish the Fed as we know it
My latest is live www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
Forget Trump vs Jerome Powell — Ted Cruz wants to abolish the Fed as we know it
My latest is live www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
i see @cnn.com is still doing one source Trump White House reporting on Trump:
“It’s uninvestable”
- CNN Friday
“…details about the first oil sale were unclear…”
- CNN today
Same. Story. www.cnn.com/2026/01/14/b...
“It’s uninvestable”
- CNN Friday
“…details about the first oil sale were unclear…”
- CNN today
Same. Story. www.cnn.com/2026/01/14/b...
The US has officially started selling Venezuelan oil | CNN Business
The US has completed its first sale of Venezuelan oil since the US attached Venezuela and captured its president, Nicolás Maduro, earlier this month, according to an administration official.
www.cnn.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:51 AM
i see @cnn.com is still doing one source Trump White House reporting on Trump:
“It’s uninvestable”
- CNN Friday
“…details about the first oil sale were unclear…”
- CNN today
Same. Story. www.cnn.com/2026/01/14/b...
“It’s uninvestable”
- CNN Friday
“…details about the first oil sale were unclear…”
- CNN today
Same. Story. www.cnn.com/2026/01/14/b...
Progress is different these days… www.bbc.com/news/article...
Elon Musk's X to block Grok from undressing images of real people
Grok will no longer allow users to remove clothing from images of real people, a statement posted on X reads.
www.bbc.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Progress is different these days… www.bbc.com/news/article...
‘A lot of anxiety’: increasing number of Republican US Senators fear Trump’s serious about grabbing Greenland
My latest is live: www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
My latest is live: www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
January 8, 2026 at 10:47 PM
‘A lot of anxiety’: increasing number of Republican US Senators fear Trump’s serious about grabbing Greenland
My latest is live: www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
My latest is live: www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
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Answer:
Such a moving procession for DC Officer Terry Bennett who died this week after being struck responding to an accident.
DC Police, Fire & EMS, along with Capitol Police, Secret Service, ATF agents, National Guard, etc. etc. etc.
Such a moving procession for DC Officer Terry Bennett who died this week after being struck responding to an accident.
DC Police, Fire & EMS, along with Capitol Police, Secret Service, ATF agents, National Guard, etc. etc. etc.
January 8, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Answer:
Such a moving procession for DC Officer Terry Bennett who died this week after being struck responding to an accident.
DC Police, Fire & EMS, along with Capitol Police, Secret Service, ATF agents, National Guard, etc. etc. etc.
Such a moving procession for DC Officer Terry Bennett who died this week after being struck responding to an accident.
DC Police, Fire & EMS, along with Capitol Police, Secret Service, ATF agents, National Guard, etc. etc. etc.
Anyone know why there’s all these National Guard, Secret Service and DC Fire trucks on Senate side of Capitol complex (between CSPAN and Union Station, basically)?
January 8, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Anyone know why there’s all these National Guard, Secret Service and DC Fire trucks on Senate side of Capitol complex (between CSPAN and Union Station, basically)?
🤯
just learned @SonestaHotels have “oceanfront” property in dc
just learned @SonestaHotels have “oceanfront” property in dc
January 8, 2026 at 3:33 AM
🤯
just learned @SonestaHotels have “oceanfront” property in dc
just learned @SonestaHotels have “oceanfront” property in dc
January 7, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Of course Trump strikes Syria the day his administration fails to release all the Epstein files, as mandated by Congress and the President’s own pen…
December 19, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Of course Trump strikes Syria the day his administration fails to release all the Epstein files, as mandated by Congress and the President’s own pen…
Just reminded I ran into DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton right after news broke Trump‘s name was being added to the Kennedy Center.
One arm was interlocked with an aide, seemingly, so she didn’t fall. Known her almost 2 decades & she just looked confused — by the elevator.
One arm was interlocked with an aide, seemingly, so she didn’t fall. Known her almost 2 decades & she just looked confused — by the elevator.
December 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Just reminded I ran into DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton right after news broke Trump‘s name was being added to the Kennedy Center.
One arm was interlocked with an aide, seemingly, so she didn’t fall. Known her almost 2 decades & she just looked confused — by the elevator.
One arm was interlocked with an aide, seemingly, so she didn’t fall. Known her almost 2 decades & she just looked confused — by the elevator.