George Baker
@bakergeorget.bsky.social
Hi. I currently work for CBC Radio in Vancouver. I was born in the Blandlands. Re-posts are not endorsements. It means I think it's noteworthy. Or newsy.
Bills, Canucks, Lions, Blue Jays, Caps.
Bills, Canucks, Lions, Blue Jays, Caps.
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The images are apocalyptic
Dozens killed in Hong Kong high-rise residential fire
www.npr.org/2025/11/26/n...
Dozens killed in Hong Kong high-rise residential fire
www.npr.org/2025/11/26/n...
Death toll in Hong Kong high-rise fire rises to 36, with 279 reported missing
Hong Kong leader John Lee has said 36 people were reported killed in the fire that spread through a dense high-rise residential housing complex Wednesday. He said another 279 people were reported miss...
www.npr.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The images are apocalyptic
Dozens killed in Hong Kong high-rise residential fire
www.npr.org/2025/11/26/n...
Dozens killed in Hong Kong high-rise residential fire
www.npr.org/2025/11/26/n...
Every time the North Coast is mentioned on CBC, my heart sings. Best part of B.C. (non Vancouver division). I could go on. Would you like me to?
November 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Every time the North Coast is mentioned on CBC, my heart sings. Best part of B.C. (non Vancouver division). I could go on. Would you like me to?
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James Bond supervillains threaten to blow up the world with their big laser unless you pay them a trillion dollars.
Real American supervillains embed themselves in the economy and threaten to cause a depression unless you subsidize their sex robots and the weird chatbots they use to avoid humans.
Real American supervillains embed themselves in the economy and threaten to cause a depression unless you subsidize their sex robots and the weird chatbots they use to avoid humans.
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
James Bond supervillains threaten to blow up the world with their big laser unless you pay them a trillion dollars.
Real American supervillains embed themselves in the economy and threaten to cause a depression unless you subsidize their sex robots and the weird chatbots they use to avoid humans.
Real American supervillains embed themselves in the economy and threaten to cause a depression unless you subsidize their sex robots and the weird chatbots they use to avoid humans.
The Nerd Reich. Literal. Hilarious.
South Park would be proud.
South Park would be proud.
Cover Reveal!
“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.
How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.
Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.
How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.
Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
November 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The Nerd Reich. Literal. Hilarious.
South Park would be proud.
South Park would be proud.
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Here's Smith's full response to my question, lightly edited for clarity:
November 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Here's Smith's full response to my question, lightly edited for clarity:
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Here's Merran Smith's response to my question:
"It's 2025, and many other jurisdictions are doing the same, or even more than we are doing at this point ... I would say BC has a suite of policies that are good, they're good, and in order to be a leader, we need to do more." #bcpoli
"It's 2025, and many other jurisdictions are doing the same, or even more than we are doing at this point ... I would say BC has a suite of policies that are good, they're good, and in order to be a leader, we need to do more." #bcpoli
Back in 2018, the BC government launched CleanBC, billing it as a "world-lleading climate plan"
Awards were won
Today, I asked the leads of the CleanBC review if BC still has a world-lleading climate plan
The answer, essentially, was no
Full quote coming soon #bcpoli
Awards were won
Today, I asked the leads of the CleanBC review if BC still has a world-lleading climate plan
The answer, essentially, was no
Full quote coming soon #bcpoli
November 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Here's Merran Smith's response to my question:
"It's 2025, and many other jurisdictions are doing the same, or even more than we are doing at this point ... I would say BC has a suite of policies that are good, they're good, and in order to be a leader, we need to do more." #bcpoli
"It's 2025, and many other jurisdictions are doing the same, or even more than we are doing at this point ... I would say BC has a suite of policies that are good, they're good, and in order to be a leader, we need to do more." #bcpoli
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Let's hope the guardsmen recovery quickly and fully.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two National Guard members have been shot in Washington, D.C., and their condition isn't known, AP source says.
November 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Let's hope the guardsmen recovery quickly and fully.
Will watch on YouTube later.
🔴Guest Alert!🔴
Michael Buble joins the show tomorrow to chat #Canucks on @cheknews.ca!
linktr.ee/DonnieandDhali
Michael Buble joins the show tomorrow to chat #Canucks on @cheknews.ca!
linktr.ee/DonnieandDhali
November 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Will watch on YouTube later.
As I said, to the north coast, nothing has changed on the pipeline. Smith is going to have some work to do if she is going to change hearts and minds.
November 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
As I said, to the north coast, nothing has changed on the pipeline. Smith is going to have some work to do if she is going to change hearts and minds.
Nothing has materially changed since Northern Gateway. Yes, LNG is happening on the north coast. Yes, that is a fossil fuel. But my read on it, that was a compromise that did not present as much risk to seafood, which we just don't talk about.
November 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Nothing has materially changed since Northern Gateway. Yes, LNG is happening on the north coast. Yes, that is a fossil fuel. But my read on it, that was a compromise that did not present as much risk to seafood, which we just don't talk about.
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Thank you @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social for holding Ken Sim to answering Q's this morning! It's so satisfying to hear reporters refuse to let politicians skirt questions.
November 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Thank you @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social for holding Ken Sim to answering Q's this morning! It's so satisfying to hear reporters refuse to let politicians skirt questions.
Vancouver mayor Ken Sim talks with @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social coming up. I'll try to transcribe it here:
November 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Vancouver mayor Ken Sim talks with @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social coming up. I'll try to transcribe it here:
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I like how the City of Vancouver’s response to the new PNE Amphitheatre being triple the original budget is to say “WORLD CLASS” like the phrase is a magical amulet that excuses any sins
November 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I like how the City of Vancouver’s response to the new PNE Amphitheatre being triple the original budget is to say “WORLD CLASS” like the phrase is a magical amulet that excuses any sins
Violence is slightly down in Vancouver, lower than Edmonton and Toronto.
Transit violence rising across Canada — in some cities by nearly 300% | CBC News
A joint investigation by CBC News and the Investigative Journalism Foundation has found that transit violence in some of Canada's biggest municipalities remains well above pre-pandemic levels, despite...
www.cbc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Violence is slightly down in Vancouver, lower than Edmonton and Toronto.
Oh, the spirit.
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Oh, the spirit.
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MGT has seen her networth jump from $700k to $25 million since joining Congress in 2021. And she served juuust long enough to get a lifetime tax payer-funded pension.
She got the joke.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
She got the joke.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Marjorie Taylor Greene Came So Close to Getting the Joke
What the Georgia representative learned in Washington
www.theatlantic.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
MGT has seen her networth jump from $700k to $25 million since joining Congress in 2021. And she served juuust long enough to get a lifetime tax payer-funded pension.
She got the joke.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
She got the joke.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Reminder, this happens at 8:10 AM.
Lots for the two to discuss as Sim now has his re-election budget and Quinn now has more to ask about.
Lots for the two to discuss as Sim now has his re-election budget and Quinn now has more to ask about.
This Wednesday on Early Edition: @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social will sit down with Vancouver mayor Ken Sim once again. A few days later than promised, but always good to hear from the mayor. Budget is expected to pass TUES.
@jmcelroy.bsky.social with background:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
@jmcelroy.bsky.social with background:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Fact-checking Ken Sim's interview about the 2026 budget and the Vancouver Police Department | CBC News
The City of Vancouver's budget is scheduled to be voted on next week, and Mayor Ken Sim has been doing a number of interviews championing its $50 million bump to the Vancouver Police Department’s budg...
www.cbc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Reminder, this happens at 8:10 AM.
Lots for the two to discuss as Sim now has his re-election budget and Quinn now has more to ask about.
Lots for the two to discuss as Sim now has his re-election budget and Quinn now has more to ask about.
Would a blue rock have done any different in a riding that previously elected: Kevin Falcon, Andrew Wilkinson, Colin Hansen and Gordon Campbell? 2024 was all set up for someone like Brodie to get through because she had the brand and no right wing competitor.
Calls for B.C. MLA Dallas Brodie to resign or be recalled are growing. What does that mean? | CBC News
An online petition calling for Vancouver-Quilchena MLA Dallas Brodie to resign launched in March. In early November, the First Nations Leadership Council called for Brodie’s immediate resignation. La...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Would a blue rock have done any different in a riding that previously elected: Kevin Falcon, Andrew Wilkinson, Colin Hansen and Gordon Campbell? 2024 was all set up for someone like Brodie to get through because she had the brand and no right wing competitor.
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The Trump admin is sinking fast into backstabbing chaos. After the absurd argument about whether the 28 point plan was authored or given to the admin by Ru, now someone leaked Witkoff's soft treason word for word-- coaching Pu's aide how to sweet talk Trump.
November 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The Trump admin is sinking fast into backstabbing chaos. After the absurd argument about whether the 28 point plan was authored or given to the admin by Ru, now someone leaked Witkoff's soft treason word for word-- coaching Pu's aide how to sweet talk Trump.
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There is a version of reality where this phonecall is buttering up an opposing figure to facilitate real negotiations. But Witkoff genuinely took Putin's maximalist negotiation position, slapped his name on it, and went "ok time for peace"
November 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
There is a version of reality where this phonecall is buttering up an opposing figure to facilitate real negotiations. But Witkoff genuinely took Putin's maximalist negotiation position, slapped his name on it, and went "ok time for peace"
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Colleen Jones was larger than life.
I’m devastated by her death. And will be forever inspired by how she lived. And fought. And loved.
More than anything I’ll miss our laughs and lattes. And am so grateful for every second we had together. I love you, Coll.
I’m devastated by her death. And will be forever inspired by how she lived. And fought. And loved.
More than anything I’ll miss our laughs and lattes. And am so grateful for every second we had together. I love you, Coll.
November 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Colleen Jones was larger than life.
I’m devastated by her death. And will be forever inspired by how she lived. And fought. And loved.
More than anything I’ll miss our laughs and lattes. And am so grateful for every second we had together. I love you, Coll.
I’m devastated by her death. And will be forever inspired by how she lived. And fought. And loved.
More than anything I’ll miss our laughs and lattes. And am so grateful for every second we had together. I love you, Coll.
I really need Japan and China not to go to war from now until eternity.
Japan fires back at 'unsubstantiated' Chinese letter to UN reut.rs/4pl6dGt
Japan fires back at 'unsubstantiated' Chinese letter to UN
Japan has dismissed a Chinese letter to the United Nations accusing Tokyo of threatening armed intervention over Taiwan as "inconsistent with the facts and unsubstantiated".
reut.rs
November 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I really need Japan and China not to go to war from now until eternity.
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The amendment passes!
Staff will be asked to prioritize replacement of vandalized baby-change tables with more resilient materials, or putting them in more secure areas in the same facility.
ABC councillors keep throwing the deputy city manager who raised this under the bus, which is amusing.
Staff will be asked to prioritize replacement of vandalized baby-change tables with more resilient materials, or putting them in more secure areas in the same facility.
ABC councillors keep throwing the deputy city manager who raised this under the bus, which is amusing.
November 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The amendment passes!
Staff will be asked to prioritize replacement of vandalized baby-change tables with more resilient materials, or putting them in more secure areas in the same facility.
ABC councillors keep throwing the deputy city manager who raised this under the bus, which is amusing.
Staff will be asked to prioritize replacement of vandalized baby-change tables with more resilient materials, or putting them in more secure areas in the same facility.
ABC councillors keep throwing the deputy city manager who raised this under the bus, which is amusing.
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ABC councillors saying that it's "unfortunate" people are linking closed baby change tables as being political, or part of the budget.
But it was a deputy city manager that explicitly raised removing them from high vandalism areas as part of cutting the budget for maintenance of civic facilities.
But it was a deputy city manager that explicitly raised removing them from high vandalism areas as part of cutting the budget for maintenance of civic facilities.
November 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
ABC councillors saying that it's "unfortunate" people are linking closed baby change tables as being political, or part of the budget.
But it was a deputy city manager that explicitly raised removing them from high vandalism areas as part of cutting the budget for maintenance of civic facilities.
But it was a deputy city manager that explicitly raised removing them from high vandalism areas as part of cutting the budget for maintenance of civic facilities.