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 officer who shot Alex worked for DHS for 8 years. The officer who shot Renee worked for DHS for over 10 years. Both are considered “highly trained.”
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
January 26, 2026 at 7:28 PM
The officer who shot Alex worked for DHS for 8 years. The officer who shot Renee worked for DHS for over 10 years. Both are considered “highly trained.”
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
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Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
www.independent.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
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Seems the ex-Canuck will soon be an Islander
The Rangers are holding Carson Soucy out for roster management reasons: apnews.com/article/rang...
Rangers to hold Carson Soucy out for roster management reasons, AP source says
The New York Rangers’ sell-off that general manger Chris Drury warned fans would be coming as part of a retooling process is getting underway.
apnews.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Seems the ex-Canuck will soon be an Islander
So, so disappointing
From Paul Farhi at the other site. Former media reporter there.
January 26, 2026 at 8:17 PM
So, so disappointing
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From Paul Farhi at the other site. Former media reporter there.
January 26, 2026 at 7:40 PM
From Paul Farhi at the other site. Former media reporter there.
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So far, Carney's cut my taxes by about $9 a month. With this new GST rebate, bump that up to maybe $20-$30 a month.
That's not even a week of groceries.
These tax cuts are meaningless, they don't address anything. They're not even a bandaid solution, they're a crumpled old pocket kleenex solution.
That's not even a week of groceries.
These tax cuts are meaningless, they don't address anything. They're not even a bandaid solution, they're a crumpled old pocket kleenex solution.
January 26, 2026 at 7:58 PM
So far, Carney's cut my taxes by about $9 a month. With this new GST rebate, bump that up to maybe $20-$30 a month.
That's not even a week of groceries.
These tax cuts are meaningless, they don't address anything. They're not even a bandaid solution, they're a crumpled old pocket kleenex solution.
That's not even a week of groceries.
These tax cuts are meaningless, they don't address anything. They're not even a bandaid solution, they're a crumpled old pocket kleenex solution.
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Oh my god she admit it
January 26, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Oh my god she admit it
Mike McDonald is the best example why it was time for Buffalo to move on from McDermott. Yes, he was not the main culprit in last week's loss. But sometimes you have to move on. Seattle did that with Carroll. And look at them now.
A team needs more than elite quarterback play.
A team needs more than elite quarterback play.
January 26, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Mike McDonald is the best example why it was time for Buffalo to move on from McDermott. Yes, he was not the main culprit in last week's loss. But sometimes you have to move on. Seattle did that with Carroll. And look at them now.
A team needs more than elite quarterback play.
A team needs more than elite quarterback play.
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Man…I’m just really freakin happy for Sam Darnold. We were in Arizona for his loss to the Rams last year—to go from that to this, and from castoff to the Super Bowl.
What an incredible journey. What a game. What a moment for him.
What an incredible journey. What a game. What a moment for him.
January 26, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Man…I’m just really freakin happy for Sam Darnold. We were in Arizona for his loss to the Rams last year—to go from that to this, and from castoff to the Super Bowl.
What an incredible journey. What a game. What a moment for him.
What an incredible journey. What a game. What a moment for him.
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I've reached out to all Canadian companies listed here to ask if they intend to continue working with ICE:
Hootsuite
Roshel
Garda
Jim Pattison Developments
I've also reached out to @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social's team for comment on export permits for Canadian sale of armoured vehicles to ICE.
Hootsuite
Roshel
Garda
Jim Pattison Developments
I've also reached out to @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social's team for comment on export permits for Canadian sale of armoured vehicles to ICE.
Drop the names of any Canadian companies you’ve seen working with ICE in the comments.
I’m aware of Gardaworld, Roshel, Hootsuite.
Would love to gather any and all other names.
I’m aware of Gardaworld, Roshel, Hootsuite.
Would love to gather any and all other names.
January 25, 2026 at 10:01 PM
I've reached out to all Canadian companies listed here to ask if they intend to continue working with ICE:
Hootsuite
Roshel
Garda
Jim Pattison Developments
I've also reached out to @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social's team for comment on export permits for Canadian sale of armoured vehicles to ICE.
Hootsuite
Roshel
Garda
Jim Pattison Developments
I've also reached out to @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social's team for comment on export permits for Canadian sale of armoured vehicles to ICE.
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Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
January 25, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
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I would workshop "You mistreated indigenous people so now the United States of America is stepping in"
Waltz: "Denmark has ignored Greenland from a defense standpoint and they have ignored the Greenlandic native iniut people ... if you get a cancer diagnosis in Greenland right now, it's darn near a death sentence. Denmark has not invested in the way it should've over the years."
January 26, 2026 at 12:42 AM
I would workshop "You mistreated indigenous people so now the United States of America is stepping in"
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Museum in Vancouver puts personal failures on display, encouraging people to move on #BCStories
Museum in Vancouver puts personal failures on display, encouraging people to move on
VANCOUVER — A dead aloe plant, an old wedding dress that symbolized a failed marriage and a rejection letter for a job application are all exhibits that are part of a display of personal failure at a Vancouver mall. Eyvan Collins, curator of the Museum of Personal Failure, says he started putting up posters online […]
dlvr.it
January 26, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Museum in Vancouver puts personal failures on display, encouraging people to move on #BCStories
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there’s this contingent of leftists on here who continue to argue that I’m not trustworthy because I’m not willing to burn my own city in a campaign of expressive violence against fascism, but I can’t notice that you’re not lighting your own house on fire
yeah we wouldn't want angry crowds confronting fascists.
One thing the Minneapolis police have become VERY good at is deescalation. If there’s an angry crowd, the police basically evaporate. If you walk a few blocks you’ll see them, but they’ve learned being invisible calms things down.
ICE does the opposite: floods in troops and starts shooting
ICE does the opposite: floods in troops and starts shooting
January 26, 2026 at 12:20 AM
there’s this contingent of leftists on here who continue to argue that I’m not trustworthy because I’m not willing to burn my own city in a campaign of expressive violence against fascism, but I can’t notice that you’re not lighting your own house on fire
I'll never understand this take. Who are these 23? They are all in a suicide pact with Trump who is likely making many of them wealthier than they ever could imagine. Even if they had a moment of clarity, there is no out for them. They are culpable. This is the tragedy of authoritarianism.
23 Americans could end this mayhem tomorrow.
20 GOP Senators & 3 GOP House members could end the lying, lawlessness, cruelty & chaos.
Think abt that for a moment.
20 GOP Senators & 3 GOP House members could end the lying, lawlessness, cruelty & chaos.
Think abt that for a moment.
January 25, 2026 at 10:14 PM
I'll never understand this take. Who are these 23? They are all in a suicide pact with Trump who is likely making many of them wealthier than they ever could imagine. Even if they had a moment of clarity, there is no out for them. They are culpable. This is the tragedy of authoritarianism.
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Three months ago, Curtis Yarvin whined that Trump was moving too slow to punish his enemies.
It seems the state is heeding his advice.
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
It seems the state is heeding his advice.
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Justin Ling: This far-right philosopher dreams of terror. In Minnesota, Trump is making it reality
If Trump is ever to abolish democracy — which Curtis Yarvin desperately wants — piecemeal repression isn't going to cut it, writes Justin Ling.
www.thestar.com
January 25, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Three months ago, Curtis Yarvin whined that Trump was moving too slow to punish his enemies.
It seems the state is heeding his advice.
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
It seems the state is heeding his advice.
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
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"Do you think the Conservative Party should look for a new leader, or keep Poilievre as leader?"
All:
New Leader: 66%
Keep Poilievre: 34%
2025 Conservative Voters:
Keep Poilievre: 73%
New Leader: 27%
Spark Insights / Jan 21, 2026 / n=4000
All:
New Leader: 66%
Keep Poilievre: 34%
2025 Conservative Voters:
Keep Poilievre: 73%
New Leader: 27%
Spark Insights / Jan 21, 2026 / n=4000
January 25, 2026 at 6:59 PM
"Do you think the Conservative Party should look for a new leader, or keep Poilievre as leader?"
All:
New Leader: 66%
Keep Poilievre: 34%
2025 Conservative Voters:
Keep Poilievre: 73%
New Leader: 27%
Spark Insights / Jan 21, 2026 / n=4000
All:
New Leader: 66%
Keep Poilievre: 34%
2025 Conservative Voters:
Keep Poilievre: 73%
New Leader: 27%
Spark Insights / Jan 21, 2026 / n=4000
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Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
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STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION (NBPA) AND ITS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON THE FATAL SHOOTING IN MINNEAPOLIS BY ICE
January 25, 2026 at 8:52 PM
STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION (NBPA) AND ITS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON THE FATAL SHOOTING IN MINNEAPOLIS BY ICE
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The Patriots have now played the three best defenses on their schedule by quite a margin in the playoffs and they’ve looked lost for seven out of the nine quarters.
January 25, 2026 at 8:40 PM
The Patriots have now played the three best defenses on their schedule by quite a margin in the playoffs and they’ve looked lost for seven out of the nine quarters.
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Lot of replies saying MAGA’s nothing but astroturf. There is astroturf—O’Keefe’s part of it—but no, it’s not limited to that. I’ve been reporting on it 10 years. Let’s not respond to MAGA’s delusions w/ our own. The fascist threat is real & big; the truth is everyday people democracy can be bigger.
January 25, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Lot of replies saying MAGA’s nothing but astroturf. There is astroturf—O’Keefe’s part of it—but no, it’s not limited to that. I’ve been reporting on it 10 years. Let’s not respond to MAGA’s delusions w/ our own. The fascist threat is real & big; the truth is everyday people democracy can be bigger.
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unlike all the strident leftists who were correct too early, i am correct at exactly the right time
January 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM
unlike all the strident leftists who were correct too early, i am correct at exactly the right time
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Whenever Axios publishes another 'insider' scoop on the Ukraine-U.S.-Russia talks in Abu Dhabi, keep in mind it comes from Witkoff or his inner circle. And quite frankly, it’s total bullshit.
January 25, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Whenever Axios publishes another 'insider' scoop on the Ukraine-U.S.-Russia talks in Abu Dhabi, keep in mind it comes from Witkoff or his inner circle. And quite frankly, it’s total bullshit.
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
It's nice to watch a game without rooting interest
January 25, 2026 at 8:11 PM
It's nice to watch a game without rooting interest