Peter Baker

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"There are just not a lot of safe spaces anymore": With the rise of "transnational repression," Belarus hijacks a plane, Saudi Arabia murders a journalist, Turkey kidnaps a citizen in Kenya and China goes after Tahir Imim's girlfriend. @Max_Fisher https://t.co/F53LfoEQBh — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Pavlov: "This leviathan always wants to look very serious and brutal. The more you condemn Russia for violating human rights or fundamental norms and so on, the more Russia responds, 'Yup, that's us.'" — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

It was one thing to defend clients from the arbitrary power of the Russian state; it has been quite another, Ivan Pavlov has discovered, to feel it deployed against himself. @antontroian https://t.co/U0xAMjGeHm — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

The seven-day average for daily covid deaths in the US has fallen to 432, the lowest since March 2020, in a fresh sign that vaccines are stemming the pandemic. ⁦@jon_kamp⁩ ⁦@TalalNAnsari⁩ https://t.co/U4ub8ypmAb — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Biden weighs naming Dan Shapiro, the former Obama ambassador to Israel, a Middle East envoy, possibly charged with normalizing Israeli diplomatic relations with more Muslim states following Trump's Abraham Accords. ⁦@agearan⁩ ⁦@tylerpager⁩ https://t.co/LexkIqlBaH — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Washington and Lee University in Virginia opts to keep its name, despite calls to drop the reference to the Confederate general. ⁦@SusanSvrluga⁩ ⁦@laurenmlumpkin⁩ https://t.co/rAGCXCF7dj — PolitiTweet.org

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Correction: Dayan was Israel's consul general in New York, not UN ambassador. Apologies for the error. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @nytimes: The Federal Reserve was hoping for months of strong job gains that would swiftly return the economy to maximum employment — bu… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @sbg1: The amazing @juliaioffe is starting this newsletter, so of course you should sign up: https://t.co/mwjJMyvV53 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Sometimes it seems there really is nothing new under the sun: The debate over pronouns — he/she/they — has been raging for a very long time. @michaelwwaters https://t.co/i0ij5skqwt — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Russia’s independent VTimes news and economics outlet has announced it will shut down on June 12, just weeks after authorities designated it as a “foreign agent.” https://t.co/Lqij3jxN1M — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"You know, politics is not always free of cynical considerations." Quote of the day from Dani Dayan, the former Israeli ambassador to the U.N. True not just in Israel. @PatrickKingsley @adamrasgon https://t.co/u09v7BsGqd — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @jackshafer: Maggie Haberman is always right. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Apologies for mixing up Stuarts and thanks to those who helped me correct it. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Stuart Spencer, one of the key figures who helped elect Reagan, says he voted for Biden, the first Democrat he supported since Truman. Reagan "would be sick" about Trump and today's GOP, he tells @markzbarabak (reposting with correct name.) https://t.co/NMwk0yg17X — PolitiTweet.org

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Yipes, Stu Spencer not Steven's. Stuart Stevens of course has long been opposed to Trump. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Hiring accelerated in May, as employers added 559,000 workers, about twice the previous month’s gains, and unemployment fell to 5.8 percent. But the US still has 7.6 million fewer jobs than before the pandemic. @PatcohenNYT https://t.co/srQ5UT6b2O — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Stuart Stevens, one of the key figures who helped elect Reagan, says he voted for Biden, the first Democrat he supported since Truman. Reagan "would be sick" about Trump and today's GOP, he tells ⁦@markzbarabak⁩ https://t.co/fkven70OEo — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @mjluxmoore: And most importantly, and clearly the goal of this whole stunt: Protasevich confesses to organising “mass unrest” and says… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mjluxmoore: “Poland and Lithuania have an interest in supporting the protests in Belarus because it lets them make loud statements with… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @mjluxmoore: “I realised that many things Aleksandr Grigoryevich [Lukashenko] is criticised for are just attempts to pressure him, and t… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mjluxmoore: Really uncomfortable to watch this. A battered Roman Protasevich appears on Belarusian state TV to praise autocrat Aleksand… — PolitiTweet.org

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@n_shields_12 @sbg1 Thank you! — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@juliaioffe Can't wait. Excited to see what you come up with it! — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

The average age in the Senate is 64.3 years — the oldest in history. Five senators are in their 80s and 23 in their 70s. Just one is under 40. ⁦@_RoxanneRoberts⁩ https://t.co/p9SiHkMNiI — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

If Israel's Parliament ratifies the fragile agreement by an ideologically diverse anti-Netanyahu coalition, it will bring down the curtain on the premiership of a leader who has defined contemporary Israel more than any other. @PatrickKingsley https://t.co/M6eKfq8r90 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Just finished "The Triumph of Nancy Reagan" by @ktumulty, one of the best biographies in years. This is neither hagiography nor hit job, but a deeply reported and scrupulously even handed look at a fascinating figure. https://t.co/0cVfDhnGpO https://t.co/gCqEcXIJF2 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @IKershner: Keep up with Israel's nail-biting coalition talks here. The next few hours may determine Netanyahu's fate and usher in an al… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@MercuryRisingBk @barbwebb233 Truly my pleasure. Great book! — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@ctambar @karaswisher Not at all. It was a great interview. Oberlin is lucky to have you! — PolitiTweet.org