John Carl Baker
@johncarlbaker.bsky.social
nuclear weapons, foreign policy, the left - occasional antiquity and cocktail posts
Words: Nation, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, NK News, US Institute of Peace, New Republic, elsewhere
seniores tollunt omnia
Words: Nation, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, NK News, US Institute of Peace, New Republic, elsewhere
seniores tollunt omnia
February 7, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Pretty funny - Karl Marx argues in favor of a bourgeois republic, only to be rebuked by a left skeptic
February 6, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Pretty funny - Karl Marx argues in favor of a bourgeois republic, only to be rebuked by a left skeptic
(I'm not kidding- they literally put flags on the table so they could go "China's not here!")
February 5, 2026 at 2:26 PM
(I'm not kidding- they literally put flags on the table so they could go "China's not here!")
Arms Control Pope
February 4, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Arms Control Pope
If the Iranians are giving in on Trump’s zero enrichment demand and endorsing the consortium idea, that is a very big deal www.reuters.com/world/middle...
February 3, 2026 at 12:23 AM
If the Iranians are giving in on Trump’s zero enrichment demand and endorsing the consortium idea, that is a very big deal www.reuters.com/world/middle...
February 2, 2026 at 10:01 PM
This kind of smart, walkable, mixed-use urbanism is illegal to build in many American cities
January 31, 2026 at 6:42 PM
This kind of smart, walkable, mixed-use urbanism is illegal to build in many American cities
Look at this ad
January 30, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Look at this ad
Oh give me a break - was the last attack on Iran "defensive" too? www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...
January 29, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Oh give me a break - was the last attack on Iran "defensive" too? www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...
Need a revival of this aesthetic and its politics
January 28, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Need a revival of this aesthetic and its politics
the picture really makes it
January 26, 2026 at 6:56 PM
the picture really makes it
Not only is this not going to happen - they won't be anywhere close to it spacenews.com/golden-dome-...
January 26, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Not only is this not going to happen - they won't be anywhere close to it spacenews.com/golden-dome-...
He had Florida links and I think that’s the connection - this is all local lore but iirc she did sort of confirm it
January 26, 2026 at 1:11 PM
He had Florida links and I think that’s the connection - this is all local lore but iirc she did sort of confirm it
“Abolish ICE” - ICE www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
January 26, 2026 at 1:00 PM
“Abolish ICE” - ICE www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
Didn’t realize there were cases of organized coloni
January 24, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Didn’t realize there were cases of organized coloni
Potentially the largest labor action in Minnesota history - but apparently the real heroes are Business Owners
January 23, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Potentially the largest labor action in Minnesota history - but apparently the real heroes are Business Owners
Even the content challenges that frame - like look at this quote from a Chamber of Commerce guy
January 23, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Even the content challenges that frame - like look at this quote from a Chamber of Commerce guy
Please do not mistake me for "Bloody Baker"
January 22, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Please do not mistake me for "Bloody Baker"
More here - 87% support the US taking up Putin's offer to remain under the current limits for another year
January 21, 2026 at 5:07 PM
More here - 87% support the US taking up Putin's offer to remain under the current limits for another year
