Where's Laffy?
As you have probably noticed @GottaLaff has pretty much stopped posting on Mastodon in favor of #Bluesky. You can still get her posts by following @gottalaff.bsky.social
If bridging to Bluesky is not your thing, there are a few other very good 'newsgatherers' here on Mastodon, including:
Each of these accounts has their own style, but all are fabulous ways on Mastodon to keep up with the #news.