Jake Lahut
@jakelahut.bsky.social
Reporter covering the Trump White House & 2026 midterms. Emergency backup hockey writer. FR/EN 🇫🇷
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Recession indicator from today’s Playbook
November 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Recession indicator from today’s Playbook
I don’t understand why this guy thinks we want to read about any of this. The Politico Playbook fall-off needs to be studied
November 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I don’t understand why this guy thinks we want to read about any of this. The Politico Playbook fall-off needs to be studied
Trump also posted about Venezuela after addressing the shooting
November 26, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Trump also posted about Venezuela after addressing the shooting
This is what Trump is posting about as of 5 mins ago
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
This is what Trump is posting about as of 5 mins ago
Nah dude, we got it after you listed off those specific countries:
“To put it more bluntly, they are killing white people…”
“To put it more bluntly, they are killing white people…”
November 26, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Nah dude, we got it after you listed off those specific countries:
“To put it more bluntly, they are killing white people…”
“To put it more bluntly, they are killing white people…”
Nope, and no public events scheduled with Trump posted up at MAL through the weekend
November 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Nope, and no public events scheduled with Trump posted up at MAL through the weekend
Okay so clearly there isn’t a new word, and he’s just workshopping it
November 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Okay so clearly there isn’t a new word, and he’s just workshopping it
The type of arc I’ve been on lately
November 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The type of arc I’ve been on lately
Trumpworld has begun to scramble the jets on this one
November 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Trumpworld has begun to scramble the jets on this one
First of all, that story has an absolutely iconic lede.
But anyway, sound familiar? www.newyorker.com/magazine/199...
But anyway, sound familiar? www.newyorker.com/magazine/199...
November 24, 2025 at 3:50 AM
First of all, that story has an absolutely iconic lede.
But anyway, sound familiar? www.newyorker.com/magazine/199...
But anyway, sound familiar? www.newyorker.com/magazine/199...
And Zohran very likely told Trump the same thing Kathy Hochul would have told him:
The National Guard is already in NYC under Operation Enduring Freedom from 9/11, which makes deploying them for other purposes much more complicated
The National Guard is already in NYC under Operation Enduring Freedom from 9/11, which makes deploying them for other purposes much more complicated
November 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
And Zohran very likely told Trump the same thing Kathy Hochul would have told him:
The National Guard is already in NYC under Operation Enduring Freedom from 9/11, which makes deploying them for other purposes much more complicated
The National Guard is already in NYC under Operation Enduring Freedom from 9/11, which makes deploying them for other purposes much more complicated
Well folks, we might just have some must-see TV this afternoon. Trump told Brian Kilmeade that he might open up the Zohran meeting to the press.
November 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Well folks, we might just have some must-see TV this afternoon. Trump told Brian Kilmeade that he might open up the Zohran meeting to the press.
Genuinely moving to hear the stories of journalists imprisoned & exiled from around the world for doing their jobs. CPJ had a pretty good haul from tonight’s gala / awards ceremony
November 21, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Genuinely moving to hear the stories of journalists imprisoned & exiled from around the world for doing their jobs. CPJ had a pretty good haul from tonight’s gala / awards ceremony
Melania is going with a Christmas tree from a farm near Grand Rapids in Michigan. Presumably, it won’t be red.
November 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Melania is going with a Christmas tree from a farm near Grand Rapids in Michigan. Presumably, it won’t be red.
This has escalated
November 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This has escalated
This is the quote from Jensen that got some of my sources mighty pissed off (on the BG2 pod a couple months back):
November 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This is the quote from Jensen that got some of my sources mighty pissed off (on the BG2 pod a couple months back):
Well I might as well play “Heads Will Roll” by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and look up those 5 shortlist fed chair candidates
November 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Well I might as well play “Heads Will Roll” by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and look up those 5 shortlist fed chair candidates
Flipped on this Trump speech right as he said “A deduction, only if you buy a Teslerrrr.”
November 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Flipped on this Trump speech right as he said “A deduction, only if you buy a Teslerrrr.”
Hey, nothing like the ghost of Nixon to improve the vibes
November 19, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Hey, nothing like the ghost of Nixon to improve the vibes
This is a whole can of worms Trump just opened up:
He’s reviving some version of the ban on state-level regulation of AI that fell out of the big beautiful bill — shoutout to @knibbs.bsky.social for her coverage on the Blackburn defection that led to that — by folding it into the defense bill
He’s reviving some version of the ban on state-level regulation of AI that fell out of the big beautiful bill — shoutout to @knibbs.bsky.social for her coverage on the Blackburn defection that led to that — by folding it into the defense bill
November 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
This is a whole can of worms Trump just opened up:
He’s reviving some version of the ban on state-level regulation of AI that fell out of the big beautiful bill — shoutout to @knibbs.bsky.social for her coverage on the Blackburn defection that led to that — by folding it into the defense bill
He’s reviving some version of the ban on state-level regulation of AI that fell out of the big beautiful bill — shoutout to @knibbs.bsky.social for her coverage on the Blackburn defection that led to that — by folding it into the defense bill
pretty long tweet from the lone no vote on Epstein. Higgins says at the end that he’ll vote for the discharge if the Senate amends the bill to his concerns
November 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
pretty long tweet from the lone no vote on Epstein. Higgins says at the end that he’ll vote for the discharge if the Senate amends the bill to his concerns
We all remember what happened the last time Trump attempted to do a health care plan, right? Wasn’t much of a plan, involved John McCain, etc..
November 18, 2025 at 12:59 PM
We all remember what happened the last time Trump attempted to do a health care plan, right? Wasn’t much of a plan, involved John McCain, etc..
In other news, Nancy Mace made her own fighter jet dropping inconceivable amounts of shit generative AI video
November 18, 2025 at 1:53 AM
In other news, Nancy Mace made her own fighter jet dropping inconceivable amounts of shit generative AI video
I’m not tryna go full We Used To Be A Proper Country or whatever, but I think we as a nation could do a heck of a lot better than these options. You can’t keep running the Tater & Tot playbook
November 17, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I’m not tryna go full We Used To Be A Proper Country or whatever, but I think we as a nation could do a heck of a lot better than these options. You can’t keep running the Tater & Tot playbook