Peter Baker

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

McAuliffe captures the Democratic nomination in Virginia, outpacing a diverse field of challengers as he seeks to return to the governor's mansion. ⁦@SchneiderG⁩ ⁦@LVozzella⁩ ⁦@aolivo⁩ https://t.co/wYSqdmxU68 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@eisingerj @JeffErnsthausen @paulkiel The 25 richest Americans saw their total worth rise $401 billion from 2014-18 but paid $13.6 billion in federal income taxes, a tiny fraction. By contrast, middle-class Americans saw their net worth expand about $65,000, but their tax bills were almost as much, nearly $62,000. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@eisingerj @JeffErnsthausen @paulkiel Jeff Bezos did not pay a penny in federal income taxes in 2007 or 2011. Elon Musk paid no federal income taxes in 2018. Michael Bloomberg managed to do the same in recent years. Carl Icahn did it twice. George Soros paid no federal income tax three years in a row. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Blockbuster: How the uber-rich build vast fortunes while minimizing taxes. "It demolishes the cornerstone myth of the American tax system: that everyone pays their fair share and the richest Americans pay the most." @eisingerj @JeffErnsthausen @paulkiel https://t.co/MsZvIeDTp3 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

A Palestinian family lives in the basement, 3rd floor and part of the 2nd. An Israeli settler family lives on the 1st floor and the rest of the 2nd. For 17 years, they have split the house, but want each other out. Jerusalem in microcosm. @PatrickKingsley https://t.co/KzLAp43S9M — PolitiTweet.org

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Amy Chua, “Dinner Party-gate” and a divided Yale Law School campus. @sarahlyall @stefsaul https://t.co/ddQbACccVs — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

A secret US government report concluded in May 2020 that it was plausible that the covid virus leaked from a lab in Wuhan, China, and that the suspicion deserved further investigation. ⁦@mgordonwsj⁩ ⁦@wstrobel⁩ https://t.co/sLyC6xiEn3 — PolitiTweet.org

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@ratemyskyperoom @sbg1 Amateur screw-up! Flowers blocked by fat head. @sbg1 not to blame... — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@TimAlberta "Avalon," the moving Barry Levinson film about an immigrant family settling in Baltimore. https://t.co/032OuRfe79 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

For years, Bezos has financed his passion for space. Now he plans to rocket off the planet himself when his Blue Origin conducts its first human spaceflight next month. @derrickbryson https://t.co/Dk4hbCjepe — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @vmsalama: Hong Kong once pitched itself as a bridge between East & West. Now, apprehensive about Hong Kong’s future as the best place t… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @PamelaPaulNYT: Once again, Michael Powell doing the kind of tough, fair and not-always-popular reporting that is core to The New York T… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Russia, which sent troops into Ukraine and illegally seized Crimea in 2014, considers it a "political provocation" for Ukraine to include Crimea in a map of its country on Euro 2020 team shirts. https://t.co/7cqSm3mfnE — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ktbenner: While the DOJ's gag order on the NYT was overreach by DOJ under Trump , @adamgoldmanNYT tells @brianstelter that the US Atty'… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @PamelaPaulNYT: No one by that name at this address. https://t.co/7hzJe7DMio — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

To buy the book, go here: https://t.co/SYwWVBdhKi Or here: https://t.co/AVEftpffsf — PolitiTweet.org

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The great ⁦⁦@PeterCanellos⁩ previews "The Great Dissenter," his new biography of John Marshall Harlan that comes out tomorrow. Looking forward to reading it. https://t.co/U62s7bvRj5 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @sbg1: 'That election will go down as the crime of the century' -- Trump, this weekend 'We are witnessing the greatest election fraud i… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Intelligence reports on Afghanistan have been increasingly pessimistic, highlighting Taliban gains and warning that Kabul could fall within years, providing safe haven for militants bent on striking the West. ⁦@MarkMazzettiNYT⁩ ⁦@julianbarnes⁩ https://t.co/NWEXVshQTZ — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Despite winning the White House and Senate, Democrats in 2020 lacked a core argument about the economy and the pandemic, and risk losing ground with voters of color in the future, Democratic report concludes. ⁦@alexburnsNYT⁩ https://t.co/KfYbVlMD32 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

James Baker, who ran five GOP presidential campaigns, urges party to emphasize its economic message, not loyalty to Trump: "If Republicans continue to focus on personality instead of conservative policy, they will hurt themselves in 2022 and 2024." https://t.co/JBZN1z10GW — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"Trump’s actions, and the expansion upon them during the Biden administration, pose a grave threat to our ability as a nation to keep powerful officials in check," writes ⁦@washingtonpost⁩ publisher @FredRyan⁩ about targeting journalist records. https://t.co/llMDjxVrme — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

The US is averaging fewer than 1 million vaccine shots per day, a decline of more than two-thirds from the peak of 3.4 million in April. The slowdown is national with every state down at least two-thirds. ⁦@ddiamond⁩ ⁦@dtkeating⁩ ⁦@moody⁩ https://t.co/nvrZIMUiaa — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

John Patterson, an Alabama governor who embodied Southern defiance to civil rights, dies at 99. He came to regret his racist politics. "Having a record of supporting segregation," he said in an interview for his obituary, "is a terrible burden to bear." https://t.co/sU3qn1aeEt — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Those who reported never wearing masks were twice as likely to test positive for covid as those who said they wore masks all the time, according to polling from ⁦@axios⁩ ⁦@Ipsos⁩ coronavirus index, ⁦@DavidNather⁩ writes. https://t.co/BIPcbv29jH — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"I got the sense it was more important for ACLU staff to identify with clients and progressive causes than to stand on principle": A group that made its name defending civil liberties regardless of content pivots to the resistance. ⁦@powellnyt⁩ https://t.co/HFs8OQGOoW — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Starting tomorrow, the White House briefing room returns to 100% capacity, @ZekeJMiller announces on behalf of the @whca. Journalists will still be tested daily and those who have not been fully vaccinated will still have to wear masks indoors. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

The communications between Meadows and Rosen show the urgent efforts by Trump and his allies during his last days in office to find some way to undermine or even nullify the election results while he still controlled the government. ⁦@ktbenner⁩ https://t.co/EXud33TG0n — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Traffic deaths went up last year even though driving went down -- 38,680 people died on U.S. roads in 2020, a 7.2% increase from 2019, even as the total vehicle miles traveled declined by more than 13% amid the pandemic. @bryanrwalsh https://t.co/2B2WuwIiw6 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

As he heads to NC tonight to resume political rallies, "Trump is both a diminished figure and an oversized presence in American life, with a remarkable — and many say dangerous — hold on his party," write ⁦@anniekarni⁩ and ⁦@maggieNYT⁩ https://t.co/4RW9cD5oaT — PolitiTweet.org