Peter Baker

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

If Trump were to lift liability protection from Twitter and other social media, then they will have to be more aggressive about policing inflammatory tweets that push the boundaries -- like the president's. @daiwaka https://t.co/cTHpAKvFO5 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

White House says Trump will sign an executive order "pertaining to social media" tomorrow, but provides no details on what it might say or do. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

This is the reason (at least one) that presidents generally don’t attend space launches — they can be scrubbed right up til the end. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

NASA scrubs SpaceX launch just 16 minutes before scheduled launch. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @JenniferJJacobs: After Trump this morning threatened to regulate or shut down social media, Pompeo has a tweet about the US not tolerat… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Today's SpaceX launch sending Americans back into orbit from US soil will take place on the same Kennedy Space Center pad used for the last shuttle mission in 2011. But almost everything else will be very different. ⁦@kchangnyt⁩ https://t.co/xTYPYgkJLA — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

The "Bob and Doug" show: Two badass astronauts, husbands, dads and best friends set to become the first NASA crew to head to orbit from American soil in nearly a decade. ⁦Make sure to follow @kchangnyt⁩ for full coverage today. https://t.co/xnIhB0m5pp — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

⁦New coronavirus cases up 42% in South Carolina, 28% in Alabama, 27% in Missouri, 26% in North Carolina and 21% in Georgia. @ccanipe⁩ ⁦⁦@LisaLShumaker⁩ https://t.co/edEndlytyw — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Today the astronauts wives club is a little different than the Apollo era -- both of the astronauts due to launch from Florida tomorrow are themselves married to astronauts. @marinakoren https://t.co/URCGP13Xl5 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Putin promised bonuses to health care workers fighting the coronavirus. But even by his count less than half of them actually received the money, a reminder of the gap between image and reality in Putin's Russia. ⁦@ATHigginsNYT⁩ https://t.co/YyKf9fpnyx — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"Trump's tweets offer a reminder if the remarkable nature of the Trump era -- that a sitting president can traffic in incendiary and false allegations while the political world around him remains largely silent." @craigtimes https://t.co/2IsysSoVP0 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Widower to Twitter: “I’m asking you to intervene in this instance because the president of the United States has taken something that does not belong to him—the memory of my dead wife—and perverted it for perceived political gain.” per ⁦@karaswisher⁩ https://t.co/Rr082ii0bs — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @alanblinder: Part of a very long list: @PatriciaMazzei, @juliebosman, @abscribe, @jessbidgood, @elizabethjdias, @FrancesRobles, @monica… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

So very sorry to hear this. She's come through so much, she'll come through this too. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @markknoller: Fact Check: at same point in presidency: Pres Trump has made 30 visits to Palm Beach, total air travel 51,540 miles Pres O… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @ddale8: In addition to a) misspelling Conor b) misspelling Lamb c) going after a veteran on Memorial Day as an "American fraud," the pr… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @maggieNYT: Actually no one reported that, sir. As always appreciate you checking to see what was what before you tweeted. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"Some new books will be rendered instantly obsolete by the pandemic, others only more relevant to understanding the world to come," says @benjaminhaddad. "The Last President of Europe" by @Wdrozdiak "belongs in the latter category." https://t.co/xHvU7B6BMq — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @blakehounshell: Knoller always keeps receipts https://t.co/VGBuUe46E1 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Few sitting national leaders since Charles I of England have stood trial on criminal charges brought over their official acts. Netanyahu, who broke with tradition by not resigning to defend himself, is Israel’s first. ⁦@halbfinger⁩ https://t.co/qk0veKev0O — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

He landed on Omaha Beach and survived D-Day but he fell to the virus at Holyoke Soldiers' Home. At least 300 people in veterans' homes have died from the pandemic. ⁦@EllenBarryNYT⁩ https://t.co/7KIBqQW0wF — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

China's move against Hong Kong is only its latest provocation. With the world distracted by the pandemic, China has taken a series of aggressive actions to flex its economic, diplomatic and military muscle across the region. ⁦@stevenleemyers⁩ https://t.co/yMpjjgELs2 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

In a polarized America, even a pandemic falls along party lines as the devastation hits blue areas harder than red areas. Counties won by Trump have reported 27% of the infections and 21% of the deaths. ⁦@jennymedina⁩ ⁦@gebeloffnyt⁩ https://t.co/hegmqgNszr — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

On this Memorial Day, a sobering look by ⁦@helenecooper⁩ at the predominantly white leadership of the military. While 43% of those on active duty are people of color, just two of the top 41 most senior commanders are black and one is Asian American. https://t.co/XTwfIw1cQu — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

The coronavirus has taken so many lives, it is as if an entire midsize American city — say Boca Raton, Fla., just to pick an example — simply disappeared. https://t.co/V4KQ8cHUre — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"The Trump administration is attempting to make lap dogs out of watchdogs": In ousting inspectors general, the president puts his own appointees in charge of investigating themselves. ⁦@Reinlwapo⁩ ⁦@thamburger⁩ https://t.co/m4gcxNS97j — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Sunday marked the anniversary of the start of last year's amazing ⁦@Nationals⁩ turnaround. On this baseball-deprived holiday weekend, ⁦@ThomasBoswellWP⁩ reminds us of all the ways the rest of that season were remarkable. https://t.co/TaVePoOG46 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Trump, 2020: "I played golf over the weekend. The Fake & Totally Corrupt News makes it sound like a mortal sin." Trump, 2014: "When you're president you sort of say like I'm going to sort of give it up for a couple of years and I'm really going to focus on the job." — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @Rowilkerson: One thing that has not been mentioned much on the awesome Times 1A today. Their list of sources on 14A: nearly all local… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

And even with that it's just 1% of those we've lost. — PolitiTweet.org