Mike Baker
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• Author of zero books
• NYT stuff: https://www.nytimes.com/by/mike-baker
📍 Seattle | Portland | PNW | News
That redaction is quite something
February 3, 2026 at 11:21 PM
That redaction is quite something
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February 3, 2026 at 1:39 AM
2022: Elon Musk acquires X/Twitter
2025: Elon Musk's xAI acquires Elon Musk's X/Twitter
2026: Elon Musk's SpaceX acquires Elon Musk's xAI, including Elon Musk's X/Twitter
2025: Elon Musk's xAI acquires Elon Musk's X/Twitter
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Authorities are frantically searching for Nancy Guthrie tonight.
The sheriff's office says this evening: "Investigators believe she was taken from her home, against her will, possibly in the middle of the night."
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The sheriff's office says this evening: "Investigators believe she was taken from her home, against her will, possibly in the middle of the night."
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‘Today’ Host’s Missing Mother ‘Did Not Leave on Her Own,’ Sheriff Says
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February 3, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Authorities are frantically searching for Nancy Guthrie tonight.
The sheriff's office says this evening: "Investigators believe she was taken from her home, against her will, possibly in the middle of the night."
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The sheriff's office says this evening: "Investigators believe she was taken from her home, against her will, possibly in the middle of the night."
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The Government Published Dozens of Nude Photos in the Epstein Files
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February 2, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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Quite the contrast:
In one part of the Epstein files, DOJ published unredacted nude images of women and potentially minors.
In another part, officials redacted President Trump’s face from a news image that was shared in a text exchange.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
In one part of the Epstein files, DOJ published unredacted nude images of women and potentially minors.
In another part, officials redacted President Trump’s face from a news image that was shared in a text exchange.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
February 2, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Quite the contrast:
In one part of the Epstein files, DOJ published unredacted nude images of women and potentially minors.
In another part, officials redacted President Trump’s face from a news image that was shared in a text exchange.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
In one part of the Epstein files, DOJ published unredacted nude images of women and potentially minors.
In another part, officials redacted President Trump’s face from a news image that was shared in a text exchange.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
I spoke with Annie Farmer, one of the Epstein survivors who has advocated for transparency. She was distressed by the failed redactions:
“It’s hard to imagine a more egregious way of not protecting victims than having full nude images of them available for the world to download”
“It’s hard to imagine a more egregious way of not protecting victims than having full nude images of them available for the world to download”
February 2, 2026 at 12:33 AM
I spoke with Annie Farmer, one of the Epstein survivors who has advocated for transparency. She was distressed by the failed redactions:
“It’s hard to imagine a more egregious way of not protecting victims than having full nude images of them available for the world to download”
“It’s hard to imagine a more egregious way of not protecting victims than having full nude images of them available for the world to download”
The New York Times began notifying DOJ officials yesterday of unredacted images that reporters were encountering in the published Epstein files. DOJ has now largely removed or redacted the images from the government’s online library.
February 2, 2026 at 12:33 AM
The New York Times began notifying DOJ officials yesterday of unredacted images that reporters were encountering in the published Epstein files. DOJ has now largely removed or redacted the images from the government’s online library.
NEW: The Justice Department published dozens of unredacted images of nude women (and possibly teens) as part of its Epstein release.
The faces of those people were also left unredacted.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
The faces of those people were also left unredacted.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
The Government Published Dozens of Nude Photos in the Epstein Files
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:33 AM
NEW: The Justice Department published dozens of unredacted images of nude women (and possibly teens) as part of its Epstein release.
The faces of those people were also left unredacted.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
The faces of those people were also left unredacted.
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Featuring:
• Elon Musk
• Howard Lutnick
• Kathy Ruemmler
• Richard Branson
• Andrew Farkas
• Peter Thiel
• Steve Tisch
• Leon Black
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• Elon Musk
• Howard Lutnick
• Kathy Ruemmler
• Richard Branson
• Andrew Farkas
• Peter Thiel
• Steve Tisch
• Leon Black
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They Said They Weren’t Close to Epstein. New Documents Show Otherwise.
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February 1, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Featuring:
• Elon Musk
• Howard Lutnick
• Kathy Ruemmler
• Richard Branson
• Andrew Farkas
• Peter Thiel
• Steve Tisch
• Leon Black
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
• Elon Musk
• Howard Lutnick
• Kathy Ruemmler
• Richard Branson
• Andrew Farkas
• Peter Thiel
• Steve Tisch
• Leon Black
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I would sure like to investigate the origins of this plan to have convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein lead an annual modeling contest for "all the top girls of all Russia"
Who pitched the idea? ████████
Who pitched the idea? ████████
January 31, 2026 at 6:11 AM
I would sure like to investigate the origins of this plan to have convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein lead an annual modeling contest for "all the top girls of all Russia"
Who pitched the idea? ████████
Who pitched the idea? ████████
Elon Musk last year: "Epstein tried to get me to go to his island and I REFUSED"
Musk to Epstein emails:
• “What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?”
• "I really want to hit the party scene"
• "Is there a good time to visit?
Story: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Musk to Epstein emails:
• “What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?”
• "I really want to hit the party scene"
• "Is there a good time to visit?
Story: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
January 30, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Elon Musk last year: "Epstein tried to get me to go to his island and I REFUSED"
Musk to Epstein emails:
• “What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?”
• "I really want to hit the party scene"
• "Is there a good time to visit?
Story: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Musk to Epstein emails:
• “What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?”
• "I really want to hit the party scene"
• "Is there a good time to visit?
Story: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
A new statement from Epstein survivors:
"Once again, survivors are having their names and identifying information exposed, while the men who abused us remain hidden and protected. That is outrageous."
"Once again, survivors are having their names and identifying information exposed, while the men who abused us remain hidden and protected. That is outrageous."
January 30, 2026 at 10:33 PM
A new statement from Epstein survivors:
"Once again, survivors are having their names and identifying information exposed, while the men who abused us remain hidden and protected. That is outrageous."
"Once again, survivors are having their names and identifying information exposed, while the men who abused us remain hidden and protected. That is outrageous."
NEW: Epstein wrote in his files that he helped Bill Gates acquired drugs “in order to deal with consequences of sex with Russian girls."
A Gates rep says the claims are "completely false" and show how far Epstein would go to "entrap and defame"
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A Gates rep says the claims are "completely false" and show how far Epstein would go to "entrap and defame"
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Epstein Notes Suggested Bill Gates Engaged in Extramarital Sex
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January 30, 2026 at 8:50 PM
NEW: Epstein wrote in his files that he helped Bill Gates acquired drugs “in order to deal with consequences of sex with Russian girls."
A Gates rep says the claims are "completely false" and show how far Epstein would go to "entrap and defame"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
A Gates rep says the claims are "completely false" and show how far Epstein would go to "entrap and defame"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
We are posting live updates here as we explore the millions of Epstein records released today, including details on Donald Trump and Bill Gates.
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Live Updates: Millions of Pages of Epstein Documents Released
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January 30, 2026 at 8:29 PM
We are posting live updates here as we explore the millions of Epstein records released today, including details on Donald Trump and Bill Gates.
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The records suggest that the island meeting with Lutnick and Epstein did occur. A day after it was supposed to happen, an Epstein assistant forwarded Lutnick a message from Epstein.
“Nice seeing you,” it said.
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“Nice seeing you,” it said.
5/6
January 30, 2026 at 8:29 PM
The records suggest that the island meeting with Lutnick and Epstein did occur. A day after it was supposed to happen, an Epstein assistant forwarded Lutnick a message from Epstein.
“Nice seeing you,” it said.
5/6
“Nice seeing you,” it said.
5/6
I reached Lutnick on his cell phone today. He said he could not comment because he had not seen the documents, claimed that he had “spent zero time with” Epstein, and then hung up.
4/6
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Planned Trip to Epstein’s Island
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January 30, 2026 at 8:29 PM
I reached Lutnick on his cell phone today. He said he could not comment because he had not seen the documents, claimed that he had “spent zero time with” Epstein, and then hung up.
4/6
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But the new Epstein files show a series of subsequent interactions. That included this email from Lutnick about bringing his family and others to visit Epstein at his private island, Little St. James.
3/6
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January 30, 2026 at 8:28 PM
But the new Epstein files show a series of subsequent interactions. That included this email from Lutnick about bringing his family and others to visit Epstein at his private island, Little St. James.
3/6
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Last year, Lutnick said in an interview that he visited Epstein’s home around 2005 and was so troubled by what he saw that he decided never to associate with him again.
“So I was never in the room with him socially, for business, or even philanthropy.”
2/6
“So I was never in the room with him socially, for business, or even philanthropy.”
2/6
January 30, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Last year, Lutnick said in an interview that he visited Epstein’s home around 2005 and was so troubled by what he saw that he decided never to associate with him again.
“So I was never in the room with him socially, for business, or even philanthropy.”
2/6
“So I was never in the room with him socially, for business, or even philanthropy.”
2/6
NEW: Howard Lutnick, the billionaire who serves as President Trump’s commerce secretary, planned a visit to Epstein’s island in 2012.
Lutnick previously claimed that he was so revolted by Epstein that he had cut ties with him years earlier.
1/6
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Lutnick previously claimed that he was so revolted by Epstein that he had cut ties with him years earlier.
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Planned Trip to Epstein’s Island
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January 30, 2026 at 8:26 PM
NEW: Howard Lutnick, the billionaire who serves as President Trump’s commerce secretary, planned a visit to Epstein’s island in 2012.
Lutnick previously claimed that he was so revolted by Epstein that he had cut ties with him years earlier.
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Lutnick previously claimed that he was so revolted by Epstein that he had cut ties with him years earlier.
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Reposted by Mike Baker
"John Mitnick, who once was the head attorney at the Department of Homeland Security in the first Trump administration, criticized his former agency on Saturday night. 'I am enraged and embarrassed by DHS’s lawlessness, fascism, and cruelty,' he wrote" www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us...
Update from Hamed Aleaziz
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January 25, 2026 at 2:20 AM
"John Mitnick, who once was the head attorney at the Department of Homeland Security in the first Trump administration, criticized his former agency on Saturday night. 'I am enraged and embarrassed by DHS’s lawlessness, fascism, and cruelty,' he wrote" www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us...
January 23, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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In secret grand jury testimony from 2022, a prosecutor asked Lindsey Graham if Trump cheated at golf.
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January 13, 2026 at 9:59 PM
In secret grand jury testimony from 2022, a prosecutor asked Lindsey Graham if Trump cheated at golf.
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NEW:
NYT obtained grand jury transcripts of the Georgia election interference case, including the testimony of Republicans who rejected Trump's claims.
Lindsey Graham: “If you told him Martians came and stole votes, he’d be inclined to believe it.”
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NYT obtained grand jury transcripts of the Georgia election interference case, including the testimony of Republicans who rejected Trump's claims.
Lindsey Graham: “If you told him Martians came and stole votes, he’d be inclined to believe it.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
Republicans Rejected Trump’s Election Fraud Claims in Secret Georgia Testimony
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January 13, 2026 at 9:52 PM
NEW:
NYT obtained grand jury transcripts of the Georgia election interference case, including the testimony of Republicans who rejected Trump's claims.
Lindsey Graham: “If you told him Martians came and stole votes, he’d be inclined to believe it.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
NYT obtained grand jury transcripts of the Georgia election interference case, including the testimony of Republicans who rejected Trump's claims.
Lindsey Graham: “If you told him Martians came and stole votes, he’d be inclined to believe it.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
Among those who resigned was Joseph H. Thompson, who had been overseeing numerous prosecutions of fraud in Minnesota's social services system.
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How Fraud Swamped Minnesota’s Social Services System on Tim Walz’s Watch
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January 13, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Among those who resigned was Joseph H. Thompson, who had been overseeing numerous prosecutions of fraud in Minnesota's social services system.
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