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Nightcap

Laura Bassett
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An irreverent newsletter about politics.

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Latest Issues

The reflecting pool saga keeps getting weirder

John J. Cafaro, the comic book crook Trump hired to clean the reflecting pool

Listen—I have never been particularly invested in our national reflecting pool, much like I did not care about the Four Seasons Total Landscaping in Philly befor...

7 days ago
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DC is getting its own democratic socialist mayor

Janeese Lewis George, a democratic socialist, is projected to become mayor of DC. (Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post)

Last week, a reporter asked Trump at the White House if he’d been paying attention to the local mayoral race. “He...

10 days ago
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Things that made me laugh this week - 6/14/26

Double rainbow at the Kennedy Center on Friday as workers removed Trump’s name. (Norm Eisen/Bluesky)

I wanna start by saying, KNICKS IN FIVE!!! I’m incredibly happy for New York, for Timothée Chalamet, and for all of my friends who appeare...

14 days ago
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U.S. is deliberately fumbling the World Cup

Hello from week two in Rio, where soccer fans (i.e. everyone) are starting to paint the streets and string Brazil flags on trees in anticipation of their first game against Morocco on Saturday. I’m super excited to be here for a World Cup a...

19 days ago
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Things that made me laugh this week - 6/5/26

  • a Brazil update.

Hello from Rio de Janeiro! My dog and I made it here alive, though the journey was harrowing. An update on week one is below the fold + some photos, as promised!

23 days ago
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