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Mike Baker @mikebaker.bsky.social · 3h

Today is the 30th anniversary of this iconic Seattle sports moment.

📸 by the great Elaine Thompson, who was on her eighth day working as a photographer for AP.

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Mike Baker @mikebaker.bsky.social · 8h

I'm seeing a lot of people sharing an image of troops eating Voodoo Doughnuts in Portland. But it appears to be an AI or Photoshop that's based on an image published in years past.

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Mike Baker @mikebaker.bsky.social · 1d

Major League Baseball keeps wondering how to get more kids to become fans of the sport. Then they go and schedule the playoff games for when the kids are all in school.

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Mike Baker @mikebaker.bsky.social · 2d

The Trump administration claims "far-left Democrat judges" are obstructing their efforts.

But here is Judge Immergut's background:
• Investigated Bill Clinton
• Became a Republican-appointed prosecutor
• Trump appointed her as a federal judge

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...

In 2019, Trump Made Her a Federal Judge. In 2025, She Blocked His Troop Deployment.

www.nytimes.com

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Mike Baker @mikebaker.bsky.social · 13d

Starbucks has abruptly closed the fancy Starbucks store that's on the ground floor of the Starbucks global headquarters.

www.seattletimes.com/business/sta...

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 15d

Trump's message to the world: "Your countries are going to hell." www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

Live Updates: Trump Attacks U.N. and Lectures Nations in Address to General Assembly

www.nytimes.com

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Mike Baker @mikebaker.bsky.social · 16d

which news org do you trust most for tomorrow's rapture coverage?

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Mike Baker @mikebaker.bsky.social · 17d

Full story. No paywall

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/u...

For Erika Kirk, a Husband’s Life Cut Short by Violence He Seemed to Foresee

www.nytimes.com

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Mike Baker @mikebaker.bsky.social · 17d

This quote is quite something. Erika Kirk on whether she wants the death penalty for her husband’s killer.

From an interview with NYT’s Robert Draper.

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Ken Vogel @kenvogel.bsky.social · 17d

The $50k in cash paid by undercover FBI agents to Tom Homan was inside a bag from the fast casual restaurant chain Cava, the @nytimes.com reports.

The sting grew out of a long-running counterintelligence investigation that had not been targeting Homan.

Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash

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Mike Baker @mikebaker.bsky.social · 17d

I can’t stop watching this game-saving Victor Robles catch. Out of nowhere. #mariners

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Mike Baker @mikebaker.bsky.social · 20d

Some great news for both NYT and the Pacific Northwest: @agpnw.bsky.social is taking over my job.

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Mike Baker @mikebaker.bsky.social · 28d

Charlie Kirk updates:
• Kirk's spokesman says he has died.
• University says "no suspect in custody."
• Law enforcement officers are sweeping the campus, building by building.
• Official says shooter fired from a vantage point at a building several hundred feet away.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

Live Updates: Charlie Kirk, Right-Wing Activist, Fatally Shot in Utah

www.nytimes.com

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Mike Baker @mikebaker.bsky.social · 28d

Charlie Kirk shooting:
• Attack occurred ~20 minutes after he began speaking at Utah Valley University.
• A university spokeswoman says they do not know Kirk's condition.
• Utah Gov. Spencer Cox: “Those responsible will be held fully accountable."
• FBI responding.

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

Live Updates: Charlie Kirk, Right-Wing Influencer, Shot in Utah

www.nytimes.com

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Mike Baker @mikebaker.bsky.social · 29d

New testing data on U.S. high school seniors:
• Lowest reading scores since 1992.
• Lowest math scores since 2005.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/u...

Reading Skills of 12th Graders Hit a New Low

www.nytimes.com

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Mike Baker @mikebaker.bsky.social · Sep 4

More here from @anniekarni.bsky.social on the group willing to defy Trump, at least on the Epstein case.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/u...

On Epstein Files, Women Lead the G.O.P. Resistance to Trump

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Mike Baker @mikebaker.bsky.social · Sep 4

Earlier this summer, there were ~12 congressional Republicans ready to push for disclosure of all Epstein files.

Only 6 were needed because all Democrats were expected to support the effort.

But after Trump repeatedly called the files a "hoax," the GOP support has dwindled to only 4.

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Mike Baker @mikebaker.bsky.social · Sep 3

This year, movie theaters in North America had their lowest-performing summer since 1981 (excluding the 2020-21 pandemic restrictions).

Below is an inflation-adjusted chart of box office revenues.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Sep 2

After making millions as a commodities trader, a job he came to hate, Jonathan Kleisner joined the Fire Department as a rookie paramedic at the age of 41. Now he’s determined to be the best rescue medic anywhere.

The Millionaire Who Left Wall Street to Become a Paramedic

After making millions in a job he came to hate, Jonathan Kleisner joined the Fire Department as a rookie paramedic at the age of 41. Now he’s determined to be the best rescue medic anywhere.

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Mike Baker @mikebaker.bsky.social · Sep 2

Teens calling Idaho's suicide hotline are being told they can't proceed with the conversation without parental consent. Many of the callers are then hanging up.

Idaho approved a strict parental consent law last year.

idahocapitalsun.com/2025/08/29/i...

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Mike Baker @mikebaker.bsky.social · Aug 29

Both stories from this week.

The NYT piece: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/t...

The WSJ piece: www.wsj.com/tech/ai/chat...

A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In.

www.nytimes.com

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Mike Baker @mikebaker.bsky.social · Aug 29

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Mike Baker @mikebaker.bsky.social · Aug 23

Quite a day for free-market capitalism

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Mike Baker @mikebaker.bsky.social · Aug 21

FBI agents will need less education and receive less training as the Trump administration shifts the bureau to focus more on street crimes instead of complex cases such as financial fraud, corruption, and national security.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/u...

F.B.I. Plans to Lower Recruiting Standards, Alarming Agents

www.nytimes.com

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Mike Baker @mikebaker.bsky.social · Aug 19

Trump expresses fear that he might not get into heaven, but he's hoping a Ukraine-Russia peace deal might help his cause.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/u...

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