Peter Baker

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

More than 673,000 people in the United States have died of covid and counting. That is more people than live in any of these cities, just to name a few: Las Vegas Detroit Portland Memphis Louisville Milwaukee Baltimore Albuquerque Atlanta Kansas City Raleigh Omaha Miami — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @nytimes: Breaking News: Pfizer said its coronavirus vaccine is safe and effective in young children. With FDA authorization, millions o… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @sarahrainsford: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called these elections competitive, open and honest and said it was clear that "United… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

The assassin took up position, calibrated the gun sights, cocked the weapon and lightly touched the trigger. He was peering into a computer more than 1,000 miles away. The entire hit squad had already left Iran. ⁦@ronenbergman⁩ ⁦@farnazfassihi⁩ https://t.co/W8xBoW5aTo — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

The average daily death toll from covid in the US tops 2,000 again. https://t.co/5NcXAdtVim — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

What's most striking about this picture (h/t ⁦@playbookdc⁩) isn't the spouse of a VP throwing the first pitch (although there is some history being made here) but the scene behind him -- completely empty stands at Nats Park. #sad https://t.co/PUZVBZmoXj — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Emanuel picks up GOP votes for confirmation. “I haven’t used the word ‘diplomatic’ in a sentence describing Rahm Emanuel very often. But in this case, I think he will meet that standard.” ⁦@WaPoSean⁩ ⁦@tylerpager⁩ https://t.co/iLPkSSqEYa — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"A lot of the people currently whining about the Blob from inside the White House are themselves, in fact, members of the Blob in good standing," writes ⁦@juliaioffe⁩ in her latest column. Time to sign up for ⁦@PuckNews⁩ for smart analysis. https://t.co/dBPNhAfLrX — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @benpershing: One sign of West Virginia’s Covid-19 surge: On Friday, there were 922 people with the disease hospitalized in the state, u… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @DelWilber: At the J6 rally on the Mall, protesters are outnumbered by reporters. Massive police presence: helicopter, police dogs, dump… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Covid crisis in the South: In Alabama, all ICU beds are currently occupied. In Texas, 169 hospitals have ICUs that are more than 95% full. In Florida, 24 hospitals reported having more ICU patients last week than available beds. @charlie_smart_ https://t.co/56nd8VtbfA — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

In Virginia, Youngkin is catching up as McAuliffe’s lead shrinks to 3 points among likely voters (50%-47%) in latest @washingtonpost @ScharSchool poll. Slight majority (51%) disapprove of Biden in a state he won. @SchneiderG @LVozzella @sfcpoll @EmGusk https://t.co/4NHbhNUiV8 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Under threat of prosecution by Putin's government, Apple and Google remove app intended to be used by the opposition to coordinate protest voting in this weekend's Russian elections. ⁦@antontroian⁩ ⁦@satariano⁩ https://t.co/F2tb5wzTL5 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Trump backers protest detention of Jan. 6 rioters but in fact they are being jailed pending trial at lower rates than federal defendants charged with similar crimes. ⁦@hsu_spencer⁩ ⁦@TomJackmanWP⁩ ⁦@EllieSilverman⁩ ⁦@rachelweinerwp⁩ https://t.co/B2uwoUy9Am — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @nytimesworld: Taliban leaders have turned the Kabul building that housed Afghanistan’s Ministry of Women’s Affairs into the offices for… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @yarotrof: Afghan middle and high schools reopened today for the first time since the fall of the Afghan republic — but only for boys. ⁦… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@hilaryonhudson She was at Pine Ridge Elementary when I had her but they closed that school and turned it into a 911 call center. I'm not sure what other schools she taught at but sounds likely. She was wonderful in every way. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Don't usually go personal on this site but just wanted to honor Audrey Van Vliet, my third-grade teacher who recently passed away. She made me editor of the class newspaper and something clicked for the rest of my life. She was a special person and mentor all the way to the end. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

After further discussion, the scientific panel comes out in favor of Pfizer booster shots for those 65 and older and others most vulnerable. https://t.co/eSUs0G4Pe1 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

FDA scientific committee recommends against approving a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for people 16 and older, but is weighing whether it should be given to older Americans or other high-risk people. @noahweiland @SharonLNYT https://t.co/eSUs0G4Pe1 — PolitiTweet.org

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Pentagon acknowledges that an Aug. 29 drone strike in Afghanistan that officials said prevented an attack on American troops was instead a tragic mistake that killed 10 civilians, including 7 children, confirming a @nytimes investigation. @EricSchmittNYT https://t.co/DzrXq4ueUx — PolitiTweet.org

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France recalls its ambassadors to the United States and Australia in protest of Biden’s announcement of an agreement to provide nuclear-powered submarines to Australia without consulting French officials. ⁦@shearm⁩ https://t.co/999gV6voU5 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @shearm: SCOOP -- France is immediately recalling its ambassador to the United States in protest of the US nuclear submarine deal with A… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @MG_Miller: This was exceptional, @vermontgmg. Thanks to @peterbakernyt for the recommendation. https://t.co/vl8bP2whUK — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Evolving "from a personable, aisle-crossing state legislator who once voted for a vaccine mandate to a firebrand partisan primary candidate who now says that public-health mandates show only that 'the Left is obsessed with power & control.’” @kgilsinan https://t.co/ZkCfJ2Xeeo — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@sbg1 “The bottom line is that the Republican war on Biden’s legitimacy and the war on Biden’s covid policies are now inextricably linked. The consequences of this are ... a politics so broken that it is now killing Americans on an industrial scale." — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Given the politicization of vaccines, Biden’s "first nine months in office have shown pretty conclusively that it is not possible to beat covid in a political environment that has arguably got worse, not better, since January,” writes @sbg1 https://t.co/9BvUfaXbWO — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Biden’s support falls to the lowest of his presidency in the @reuters @ipsos poll, with 44% approving of his performance. At this point, Trump was at 38%. @cmkahn https://t.co/9m3CuPWvnh — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Durham charges lawyer with falsely telling FBI he was not representing any client at a meeting speeding suspicions about Trump. Prosecutors say he was representing both a tech exec and the Clinton campaign. ⁦@charlie_savage⁩ ⁦@adamgoldmanNYT⁩ https://t.co/sYaiDGT9WC — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @sbg1: The Most Important Statistic of the Biden Presidency. My new column is up (after a brief book-writing break) is up @NewYorker: h… — PolitiTweet.org