Peter Baker

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @sbg1: Plundering Chernobyl. A report from the post Russian occupation nuclear zone: https://t.co/kxsDld6q0J — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @farhip: Coming June 14: @USPS stamp honoring the late Katharine Graham, publisher/chairman of the @washingtonpost Co. Nice! https://t.c… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Confirming that Biden plans to travel this month to Saudi Arabia, which as a candidate he vowed to make a pariah." https://t.co/bBxWQUPob3 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Durham has now taken longer to investigate the origins of the Mueller investigation than Mueller did in his original inquiry, with little to show for it after this week's acquittal of a secondary figure. ⁦@charlie_savage⁩ https://t.co/GHeax5yHDo — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

What is fast approaching is a second nuclear age full of new dangers and uncertainties, less predictable than the Cold War with established restraints giving way to more naked threats to use such weapons, write ⁦@SangerNYT⁩ and ⁦@WilliamJBroad⁩ https://t.co/Thvt4QBqWn — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Six of the nine deadliest mass shootings in the US since 2018 were by people who were 21 or younger, a shift for mass casualty shootings, which before 2000 were most often committed by men in their 20s, 30s and 40s. ⁦@GlennThrush⁩ ⁦@mrichtel⁩ https://t.co/09Cu8ioDCq — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"He wanted to show that you should not be afraid. Never be afraid because fear is what makes us back down. Fear is what makes us keep silent in the face of something monstrous." ⁦@ekaramurza⁩ on her imprisoned Russian husband ⁦@vkaramurza⁩ https://t.co/y0U3iyO7ZQ — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"So many people don't want to fight": Hundreds of Russian soldiers have escaped the fighting in Ukraine or refused to take part, according to documents and interviews. ⁦@mjluxmoore⁩ https://t.co/6Aih8MoaKL — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

From February 2020 to March 2022, more than 2,300 businesses moved away from downtown D.C., ⁦@washingtonpost⁩ analysis shows. Another few hundred more left major commercial corridors that include Shaw, Logan Circle and Georgetown. ⁦@Jdharden⁩ https://t.co/0QRk3oeTZ8 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Chinese Embassy threatens to downgrade relations with Israel unless @Jerusalem_Post deletes an interview with Taiwan's foreign minister. "Needless to say, story ain’t going anywhere,” replies editor @yaakovkatz https://t.co/PQjdqfdo2x — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Biden administration says it extracted assurances from Ukraine that it would not use new US-provided long-range rocket systems to attack Russian territory. ⁦@shearm⁩ https://t.co/PJQAoqPtxO — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Biden's trip to Saudi Arabia is on, ⁦@IgnatiusPost⁩ reports, a triumph of realpolitik over moral outrage in a moment where Putin's war in Ukraine has scrambled the geopolitical equations. https://t.co/eRwwBceXmp — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Within an alliance that operates on consensus, Erdogan's Turkey has come to be seen as something of a stickup artist, write ⁦@michaelcrowley⁩ and ⁦@StevenErlanger⁩ https://t.co/S91xRS31tm — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Sweden spends $7 billion a year on defense. Netflix spends $17 billion a year on content. Ted Sarandos talks with ⁦@maureendowd⁩ about the future of streaming. https://t.co/baeZPkE2kV — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Lawmakers look to see if they can bridge the divide on guns. But few of the proposals under discussion would have made much of a difference in Texas or New York and the broader limits that might have are already ruled out. ⁦@shearm⁩ https://t.co/1g4m4GrEEa — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @JakeSherman: They let their ace go. They let their star third baseman go. They let their star shortstop go. The team has been dismantle… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Barring a stunning turnaround, the Nats are poised to become only the fourth World Series champion to finish below .500 in each of its next three seasons. ⁦@ScottSAllen⁩ https://t.co/TcIQIA22A4 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Trump remains popular with the Republican base but there has been a sign of slippage: His digital fundraising machine has slowed, with daily online contributions declining every month for the last seven months. ⁦@ShaneGoldmacher⁩ ⁦@maggieNYT⁩ https://t.co/JZz722PieU — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

While the Gulf states move to expand relations with Israel, Iraq's parliament broadens the crime of normalizing ties with Israel, which is punishable by death. ⁦@janearraf⁩ https://t.co/pZnglZRnt1 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @nytimes: “I don’t want anybody else to go through this.” These were the victims in the Uvalde school shooting. https://t.co/Opqga074UA… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Been traveling but just wanted to say I’m a huge fan of both @tomricks1 and @rickperlstein, who have each in their own ways produced some of the best nonfiction books of our time, so many of which are on my shelves. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

When it comes to using the bully pulpit in moments of national grief, Obama was all pulpit and Trump all bully. "By nature, inclination, and ability, Biden is neither,” @sbg1 writes. https://t.co/cLz5kMw31v — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Trump assails Kellyanne Conway, denying her book claim that she told him he lost 2020 election: "If she had I wouldn’t have dealt with her any longer -- she would have been wrong -- could go back to her crazy husband." ⁦@ZTPetrizzo⁩ https://t.co/90ichMjQsd — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Trade between the UAE and Israel is expected to reach $5 billion in the “upcoming few years,” Emirati trade minister predicts. https://t.co/5GXY5zzGcy — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Aides say Biden is focused on redefining the terms of the polarized gun debate — making it less about a “shock and awe” response to the latest mass killing of children and more about a slow but methodical approach to reducing gun deaths. ⁦@shearm⁩ https://t.co/JCxbTxbFTk — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

It used to be kids were twice as likely to die in auto accidents than by gunshot. But in 2020 for the first time, firearms became the leading cause of death among American kids, surpassing motor vehicles. ⁦@caitlinnowens⁩ https://t.co/Q502Pike3Z — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

One place guns will be banned in Texas this week? At the NRA conference, when Trump addresses supporters. The Secret Service is barring attendees from bringing firearms into the room. ⁦@byJoeHernandez⁩ https://t.co/WHyKEn2UY8 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Premier admits that China will struggle just to keep its GDP from shrinking in the second quarter, saying the nation's economy was "to some degree worse" than at the start of the pandemic. @sunyu1117 @chenglengft ⁦@tmitchpk⁩ https://t.co/O0qiYqv9JF — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Asked if the policy of strategic ambiguity toward Taiwan was dead, Biden says: "No." Asked to elaborate, he says: "No." Asked if he would send troops to Taiwan if China invaded, he says: "The policy has not changed at all.” (per pooler @KThomasDC) — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Offhand remarks that vary from the official talking points have become a feature, not a bug, of the Biden presidency. But that seems to be fine with him. https://t.co/vG9t82rWro — PolitiTweet.org