Peter Baker

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Worried about the threat of a civilization-ending asteroid collision with Earth? NASA will soon test a way to protect the planet by smashing a spaceship into a rock in space. @ShribmanPG https://t.co/zOJsN21GMi — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

“All of the musicians in Afghanistan will stop": Among the many dreading the US pullout and seemingly inevitable Taliban takeover are the artists who were able to play their music in recent years. @nabihbulos https://t.co/C4ISHs5cPC — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

... and turn it into the most fortified base they could, making it their center of operations. Now two decades later, they're gone too and Bagram and Afghanistan as a whole begin a new chapter. (4) — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

... My colleagues took the only two beds so I slept on the floor. When I had to pee outdoors, a gun-toting Afghan militia fighter had to accompany me to make sure I didn't step on any of the many landmines. Eventually, of course, Americans would show up ... (3) — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

... at the top of the abandoned air traffic control tower, where there was no electricity, running water or lights. All the windows had been smashed out and the wind gushed through the tower from 360 degrees, making it quite a dark and frigid night... (2) — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Remember the first time I visited Bagram. It was fall 2001 and no American troops had gotten there yet. The base was completely abandoned and decrepit, a total wasteland. A couple colleagues and I wanted to track the bombing that had just begun so we spent the night ... (1) — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Biden plans to declare "independence from the virus." But with less than half of Americans fully vaccinated and the Delta variant spreading, experts wonder if it's too soon. “We’re still in the middle of this marathon." @SherylNYT https://t.co/zgwkZVba3F — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

In the 13 divided cases when the Supreme Court's liberal wing prevailed this term, the conservative justice who joined them the most was Kavanaugh, followed by Barrett and then Roberts. @adamliptak https://t.co/Bn36hmMnpe — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Concern over crime has reached the highest point in four years amid a spike in killings and an uptick in violent crime and the share of Americans who say crime is “extremely serious” has reached its highest point in two decades. @CleveWootson @sfcpoll https://t.co/dPFePI2FCb — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Amy Coney Barrett moved the Supreme Court’s center of gravity further to the right this term, but not as quickly or as dramatically as her supporters had hoped or her detractors had feared, writes @scotusreporter https://t.co/ZE59KcTLvK — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @SangerNYT: A remarkable, touching essay by my friend @NPRKelly, on running, love, child raising and her Dad. Don’t miss it. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @anniekarni: Just in from @GovRonDeSantis office — Governor will not attend the Trump rally in Sarasota. He spoke with Trump, “who agree… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Rumsfeld famously talked about known unknowns and unknown unknowns. And then there are US tax forms which are as unknowable as anything. In this letter to the IRS in 2015, he made that point. https://t.co/GNBYNlM6Nm — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@Dsquared75 @PressSec @JenniferJJacobs This is a point we make with every White House. It has nothing to do with which president is in there, because unfortunately they all do it. Remember, the last White House canceled the main daily briefing altogether for a long time and we were fighting over that. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@PressSec @JenniferJJacobs Point taken. And this is true with every White House. But with all respect, why should "providing details on a policy announcement" be done anonymously in a transparent and open democratic society? — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @JenniferJJacobs: “I try not to speak to or engage on anonymous reports or anonymous sources,” says @PressSec Jen Psaki, whose team regu… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @Generation_Lab: (1/5) We partnered with @axios to investigate college students' knowledge and opinions on critical race theory. Our sur… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Sixty years ago, a group of women pilots agreed to subject themselves to an arduous astronaut medical screening program, but were never allowed to fly. Now the youngest member of that group, Wally Funk, will rocket into space at age 82. @taylormtelford https://t.co/OHpzQozh3J — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@BeschlossDC @Reagan_Airport @CocaCola The legend is true: @BeschlossDC has an apt historical picture for every occasion! — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@MarkLeibovich @Reagan_Airport @CocaCola This seems to be a theme. Evidently my friends evidently consider me kinda dull. @MikeGrunwald — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@shearm I prefer to think of it as pro-Coke than anti-Pepsi. But yes... — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@annanemtsova @Reagan_Airport @CocaCola A sign of the times -- in this one way at least, more freedom of choice in the former Soviet space than in the main airport of the capital of the world's greatest democracy. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

When did @Reagan_Airport go to shit? I'm not against anyone else drinking Pepsi so why deny those of us who prefer @CocaCola our choice? #antifreedom — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Heading into the Fourth, a great book to pick up is "The Cabinet" by @lmchervinsky, who explores how George Washington created the first team of rivals and set the model for all presidents who followed. Learned much I didn't know. https://t.co/SA1xEINzdb https://t.co/J9o1QRQ2hg — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

With little fanfare and no public ceremony, American troops left their Bagram base on Thursday night, effectively meaning that major U.S. military operations in Afghanistan are all but over. @Tmgneff https://t.co/O9La5Yf3h5 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Hiring leapt back up in June as employers added 850,000 workers, the strongest gain in 10 months and a fresh sign that the labor market’s recovery is gaining momentum. @PatcohenNYT https://t.co/G179uqA09K — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

The case against the Trump Organization "amounts to a direct assault on the company he built and ran as an extension of himself." But is it the limit of accountability? @sbg1 https://t.co/PUAlMxIIVY — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @sbg1: The Persistent Fantasy of a Trump Knockout Punch. My column on Trump vs. the prosecution: https://t.co/smkCygb1jg — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Congratulations to one of Washington's best journalists and classiest people! — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Deutsche Bank has determined it could demand immediate repayment of its loans to the Trump Organization only if it were charged — and convicted — of bank-related fraud, which is not among today's charges. @benprotess @KateChristobek @WRashbaum https://t.co/bQjRhDDmdq — PolitiTweet.org