Dominique Baker
@bakerdphd.bsky.social
Went to some colleges, now studying them for a living
Talk equally about ed policy and reality tv
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(I generally don't follow students as they deserve space to blow off steam about people like me)
Talk equally about ed policy and reality tv
She/Her
Personal account
https://www.dominiquebaker.com/
(I generally don't follow students as they deserve space to blow off steam about people like me)
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Dominique Baker
@bakerdphd.bsky.social
· Jun 26
Morning! I did a lil analysis and turns out that, when ED employees are illegally fired and contracts are canceled, ED is unable to fulfill its congressional mandate to publish national statistics on the condition of education.
Why does that matter? Well...
www.brookings.edu/articles/the...
Why does that matter? Well...
www.brookings.edu/articles/the...
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Selanik gevreği (biscotti, as known in Turkey) is half-baked, cooling down on the counter. Can't slice it before it's cool and set enough for a second bake. I added lots of orange and mandarin zest, orange blossom water, roasted anise seeds, almonds, and sour cherries.
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Selanik gevreği (biscotti, as known in Turkey) is half-baked, cooling down on the counter. Can't slice it before it's cool and set enough for a second bake. I added lots of orange and mandarin zest, orange blossom water, roasted anise seeds, almonds, and sour cherries.
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Done! Oooh the aromas 🥰
November 26, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Done! Oooh the aromas 🥰
Got a little work to do tomorrow but I am so excited to start baking!!
November 26, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Got a little work to do tomorrow but I am so excited to start baking!!
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Yooooooooo! Check out @pocketcasts.com and who is 1 of their featured pods!
November 20, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Yooooooooo! Check out @pocketcasts.com and who is 1 of their featured pods!
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Over the next week (what thanksgiving break? lol) I have to read my book again and finalize it before it goes to *print* and I’m literally paying attention to details like colon vs comma and I’m sure most authors are like this and that’s one reason why you should buy our books. We really care.
The Edge of Space-Time by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein: 9780593701683 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A fresh, charming, socially conscious tour of the mysteries of space-time, from the award-winning author of The Disordered Cosmos In her highly acclaimed debut, distinguished cosmologist and particle...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Over the next week (what thanksgiving break? lol) I have to read my book again and finalize it before it goes to *print* and I’m literally paying attention to details like colon vs comma and I’m sure most authors are like this and that’s one reason why you should buy our books. We really care.
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My public service announcement for today is that America’s Test Kitchen, which is infinitely better then NYTimes Cooking, has introduced a new gift link option that has no limit on how many you can share and each link lasts 30 days.
November 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
My public service announcement for today is that America’s Test Kitchen, which is infinitely better then NYTimes Cooking, has introduced a new gift link option that has no limit on how many you can share and each link lasts 30 days.
Just opened my copy of status and saw "Ryan Lizza will publish his latest entry into his ongoing Olivia Nuzzi series in the next 24 hours or so, Lachlan Cartwright reported in his newsletter Breaker."
November 26, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Just opened my copy of status and saw "Ryan Lizza will publish his latest entry into his ongoing Olivia Nuzzi series in the next 24 hours or so, Lachlan Cartwright reported in his newsletter Breaker."
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who has written about the way Bad Bunny is framed as a foreign artist by American media?
November 26, 2025 at 2:18 AM
who has written about the way Bad Bunny is framed as a foreign artist by American media?
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Scientists: have you been the target of an online harassment campaign, doxxing, or weaponized FOIA requests? I'd like to talk to you about steps you had to take to protect your digital security for an upcoming Nature story. (You can be anonymous if necessary.)
RTs appreciated.
RTs appreciated.
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Scientists: have you been the target of an online harassment campaign, doxxing, or weaponized FOIA requests? I'd like to talk to you about steps you had to take to protect your digital security for an upcoming Nature story. (You can be anonymous if necessary.)
RTs appreciated.
RTs appreciated.
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This story deserves good writing. Here is it from reporter Jaylin Smith, our reporter who grew up nearby in the Delta.
“Seventy years ago, Mamie Till said, ‘Let them see.’ And today, with the preservation of the barn by the Emmett Till Interpretive Center, the world will see,” Shonda Rhimes said in a statement that the Emmett Till Interpretive Center given to the Mississippi Free Press on Nov. 24.
buff.ly/oZzF9on
buff.ly/oZzF9on
Barn Where White Men Murdered Emmett Till to Be Preserved as a ‘Reverent, Sacred Site’
The barn in Drew, Miss., where two white men murdered 14-year-old Emmett Till in 1955 will be preserved as a “sacred site.”
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This story deserves good writing. Here is it from reporter Jaylin Smith, our reporter who grew up nearby in the Delta.
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My microwave sings a little song when my Hot Pocket is done. Should it have the right to vote?
November 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
My microwave sings a little song when my Hot Pocket is done. Should it have the right to vote?
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Someone (Rubio?) is MEGA pissed at the Ukraine peace plan situation if they leaked a full on *recording* of this Witkoff call (with transcript, lol).
November 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Someone (Rubio?) is MEGA pissed at the Ukraine peace plan situation if they leaked a full on *recording* of this Witkoff call (with transcript, lol).
I have so many questions
The Barbie x MoMA Vincent Van Gogh "Starry Night" commemorative Barbie. You heard us
tomandlorenzo.com/2025/11/barb...
tomandlorenzo.com/2025/11/barb...
Barbie x MoMA Vincent van Gogh 'The Starry Night' Collectible Doll - Tom + Lorenzo
Barbie x MoMA Vincent van Gogh 'The Starry Night' Collectible Doll This Barbie doll embodies the timeless beauty, wonder, and enchantment of Vincent van
tomandlorenzo.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I have so many questions
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Large language mistake
Cutting-edge research shows language is not the same as intelligence. The entire AI bubble is built on ignoring it.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia... great read from @benjaminjriley.bsky.social
Cutting-edge research shows language is not the same as intelligence. The entire AI bubble is built on ignoring it.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia... great read from @benjaminjriley.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Large language mistake
Cutting-edge research shows language is not the same as intelligence. The entire AI bubble is built on ignoring it.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia... great read from @benjaminjriley.bsky.social
Cutting-edge research shows language is not the same as intelligence. The entire AI bubble is built on ignoring it.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia... great read from @benjaminjriley.bsky.social
When I get stuck writing a thing, I give myself space to write using whatever language comes to me (regardless of whether the outlet will be ok with my word choice). I just went on an absolute tear about faculty in our present moment and now I'm gonna need to heavily revise so as not to be rude.
November 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
When I get stuck writing a thing, I give myself space to write using whatever language comes to me (regardless of whether the outlet will be ok with my word choice). I just went on an absolute tear about faculty in our present moment and now I'm gonna need to heavily revise so as not to be rude.
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The Secretary of Education just appointed five new members to the powerful National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI)--the organization that approves accreditors. Expect NACIQI to play a major role over the next several years.
www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
November 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The Secretary of Education just appointed five new members to the powerful National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI)--the organization that approves accreditors. Expect NACIQI to play a major role over the next several years.
www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
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'banking apps reshuffle funds to prevent overdrafts before they happen.'
I think a lot about payments For Work and because for most of my life having multiple accounts didn't mean I had money in any/all of them.
So: who's doing the most interesting research on payments for 'underbanked' people?
I think a lot about payments For Work and because for most of my life having multiple accounts didn't mean I had money in any/all of them.
So: who's doing the most interesting research on payments for 'underbanked' people?
November 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
'banking apps reshuffle funds to prevent overdrafts before they happen.'
I think a lot about payments For Work and because for most of my life having multiple accounts didn't mean I had money in any/all of them.
So: who's doing the most interesting research on payments for 'underbanked' people?
I think a lot about payments For Work and because for most of my life having multiple accounts didn't mean I had money in any/all of them.
So: who's doing the most interesting research on payments for 'underbanked' people?
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In disbelief. The NYT named Born in Flames one of 100 Notable Books of 2025
November 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
In disbelief. The NYT named Born in Flames one of 100 Notable Books of 2025
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"we all said dumb stuff as teenagers"
i hear that - but this MF was singing hilter youth marching songs. like, who even *knows* nazi marching songs?
i hear that - but this MF was singing hilter youth marching songs. like, who even *knows* nazi marching songs?
Carefully qualifying my "I've never racially abused people" claim, in a totally normal and non-suspicious manner.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
"we all said dumb stuff as teenagers"
i hear that - but this MF was singing hilter youth marching songs. like, who even *knows* nazi marching songs?
i hear that - but this MF was singing hilter youth marching songs. like, who even *knows* nazi marching songs?
Gonna be like Ozzy and go make a fresh pot
November 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Gonna be like Ozzy and go make a fresh pot
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#WakeUpDeadMan star Kerry Washington wore the hottest dress of 2008 on Jimmy Kimmel Live
tomandlorenzo.com/2025/11/wake...
tomandlorenzo.com/2025/11/wake...
WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY Star Kerry Washington in Marc Jacobs on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! - Tom + Lorenzo
For a refreshing change of pace, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery star Kerry Washington opted to wear a tiny little cocktail dress for her Jimmy
tomandlorenzo.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
#WakeUpDeadMan star Kerry Washington wore the hottest dress of 2008 on Jimmy Kimmel Live
tomandlorenzo.com/2025/11/wake...
tomandlorenzo.com/2025/11/wake...
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A package hasn't "shipped" if you've only "created the label"
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A package hasn't "shipped" if you've only "created the label"
"I am writing to advise the UWinnipeg community that Dr. Todd Mondor, President and Vice-Chancellor, is no longer with the University, effective immediately."
You good Winnipeg?
You good Winnipeg?
November 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"I am writing to advise the UWinnipeg community that Dr. Todd Mondor, President and Vice-Chancellor, is no longer with the University, effective immediately."
You good Winnipeg?
You good Winnipeg?
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shocking! who could have predicted this!
Center City businesses report higher sales, more shoppers thanks to Open Streets
In a new report, the Center City District claims businesses saw nearly 40% more sales during Open Street events than on typical Sundays.
www.nbcphiladelphia.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
shocking! who could have predicted this!
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When we launched, it took weeks to even get @thebarbedwire.com indexed on Google search. Apple News verified us in April. Google News verified us last month.
Today, a story that we’ve spent weeks reporting and editing —because it felt really important — is on Apple News’ top stories.
It’s No. 4.
Today, a story that we’ve spent weeks reporting and editing —because it felt really important — is on Apple News’ top stories.
It’s No. 4.
November 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
When we launched, it took weeks to even get @thebarbedwire.com indexed on Google search. Apple News verified us in April. Google News verified us last month.
Today, a story that we’ve spent weeks reporting and editing —because it felt really important — is on Apple News’ top stories.
It’s No. 4.
Today, a story that we’ve spent weeks reporting and editing —because it felt really important — is on Apple News’ top stories.
It’s No. 4.