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HuffPost culture and politics reporter. Born on the bayou. Tip me: lbassett@huffpost.com

Brooklyn, NY
Joined September 2009

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    Jan 2

    Carvens Lissaint used to be homeless in Manhattan. Now he stars in “Hamilton” on Broadway, and he’s using his platform to speak out about racism— including from his own fans. My profile of a very interesting man you may not have heard of yet:

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    EXCLUSIVE: In a letter penned to his neighbors in an upscale village outside of NYC, Proud Boys extremist leader Gavin McInnes complains that the "Hate Has No Home Here" signs in their yards are an inherent attack on him and his family

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    Missing from so much of the news coverage of Native people being outraged by Elizabeth Warren's DNA test: Native voices. I asked prominent tribal leaders and Native people about it. Surprise: they said Warren is an ally and this narrative is media fodder.

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    there's a long racist tradition of getting very pissed off about people dancing

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    Jan 3

    I took that video of AOC dancing and turned it into an ad for Medicare For All with a catchy theme song.

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    Jan 3

    Democratic member to me earlier today: “My head’s all turned around. I just had to go vote *yes* on a procedural motion and I felt like I was driving in England.”

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    What's it like to go from being homeless to starring in one of the biggest hit musicals in Broadway history? Not what you might expect. My profile of Hamilton's Carvens Lissaint:

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    Jan 2

    I hear women candidates are most likable in the quiet car! I’ll be talking again on @ 9pm ET.

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    Jan 2

    And , , join tonight's roundtable.

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    Jan 1
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    Jan 2

    Police in Texas are looking for a white male in his 40's who opened fire on a black family last weekend, killing seven-year-old Jazmine Barnes. is offering a reward of $35,000 for a tip that leads to his arrest

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    Jan 2

    Hey folks I’m trying this crazy thing where, instead of asking whether Elizabeth Warren is likeable, I examine her foreign policy ideas.

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    Watch this video of Warren firing up an AME church and see if you find her “cold” or “aloof.” These gendered terms are being regurgitated by a media that has totally failed to subject itself to any kind of sustained or meaningful self-criticism after 2016.

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    Imagine the whole country debating whether you're likable.

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  19. Jan 1

    I don’t want to spend one second discussing Liz Warren’s likeability or Beto’s fresh energy. What if— WHAT IF— this cycle we only compare their policy platforms and ability to competently and transparently lead

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    Jan 1

    We can start by treating women as candidates for president, not homecoming queen.

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