Mike Baker

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National investigative correspondent for @nytimes. Author of zero books. Signal: 646-394-3002.

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1Jan 31, '25"You are the media now"53×3.9M165k7.3k7.5k
2Jul 25, '20Another huge crowd tonight in Portland, including a new "wall" on the front lines: a Wall of Vets. Here's a look at the line of military veterans getting set up here in front of th38.4×0131k45k2k
3Jul 10, '25We have been mapping and studying the known flood risks at Camp Mystic. It turns out that not only was the camp in a flood zone, some cabins were located in areas that local county38.4×2.8M9.9k2.4k3k
4Jan 2, '25We spent much of today interviewing a series of people who knew New Orleans attacker Shamsud-Din Jabbar, including his brother, who spoke to Jabbar recently. “I would have never im34×2.5M6.5k7681.4k
5Sep 2, '25Teens 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 st26.3×1.9M10k1.9k776
6May 28, '22I have spent the past few days researching the training of Uvalde officers, including the tactics they were expected to use to halt school shooters. The documents are jarring. Here25.5×078k27k8.4k
7May 27, '22Student calls to 911: 12:03—whispered she's in room 112 12:10—said multiple dead 12:13—called again 12:16—says 8-9 students alive 12:19—student calls from room 111 12:21—3 shots he24×078k27k3.7k
8Jul 7, '25Texas officials have long worried about the dangers to children who packed into camps each summer along the flood-prone Guadalupe River. They knew that warning systems were inadequ21.7×1.6M11k3k2k
9Apr 29, '23Please consider reading this story about Craig Coyner, a former mayor who spent decades serving the less fortunate and shaping the city he loved before ending up homeless and frost20×1.5M3.9k1.1k819
10Jan 1, '25NEW: A man who knew Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar tells us that Jabbar had converted to Islam and then began acting erratically in recent months. The concerning behavior led to him havi15.4×1.1M6.9k1.2k541
11Oct 30, '24Elections administrators in Clark County, Wash. just sent these images of ballots burned in Vancouver's ballot box arson. Officials are drying out the ballots, then sorting through14.3×1.1M3.6k979193
12Jan 30, '25NEW: A preliminary FAA report says staffing in the air traffic control tower at Reagan National was "not normal" last night. One controller was managing both helicopters in the vic13.6×1M5.2k1.6k659
14May 2, '20A new threat reaches the United States: A massive hornet with mandibles that rip bees to shreds and a stinger so potent that one unfortunate victim likened it to "having red-hot th11.4×018k8.9k897
15Jul 21, '20The protest crowds in Portland continue to grow in response to the arrival of the feds. There are probably about 2,000 people here right now in front of the Justice Center, with mo11×040k12k453
17Mar 11, '20EXCLUSIVE: For weeks, thousands of flu samples sat in Seattle as researchers sought to test and flag them for coronavirus. The C.D.C. wouldn’t allow it. When testing did happen, it9.9×024k15k1k
18Jul 22, '20Hello again from Portland. The "Wall of Moms" just arrived at the federal courthouse, and their numbers have grown substantially once again.8.9×034k9.5k327
19Nov 18, '19South Dakota has launched a campaign to combat meth. With this new logo.8.7×027k7.6k445
21Jul 19, '20The man in this Portland video is Christopher David. A Navy veteran, he tells us he went to the protests for the first time to ask officers about the constitution. He said his fing7.4×021k10k579
23Sep 30, '20The Proud Boys are ecstatic tonight about getting mentioned in the debate tonight. "Trump basically said to go fuck them up! this makes me so happy," writes one prominent Proud Boy7.3×017k10k655
25Oct 28, '25it's cool to see that this game's starting pitcher is still hanging in there6.3×462k30k696495
26Aug 29, '20I'm out in the Portland suburbs, where hundreds of Trump supporters are gathering for an event. They say they will be driving into Portland later tonight.5.9×015k5.8k642
28Mar 25, '20Total confirmed U.S. coronavirus cases at end of each Tuesday: • Jan. 14 — 0 • Jan. 21 — 1 • Jan. 28 — 5 • Feb. 4 — 11 • Feb. 11 — 14 • Feb. 18 — 25 • Feb. 25 — 59 • Mar. 3 — 125 •4.5×011k6.9k529
30Aug 12, '20Reported coronavirus deaths yesterday: • France: 0 • United Kingdom: 0 • Canada: 4 • Germany: 6 • Italy: 6 • United States: 1,4503.9×09.4k5.9k233
33Jul 25, '20I have shifted up to Seattle today to follow a large demonstration that's in solidarity with Portland. I'd estimate a crowd of 2,000 already. They just torched construction buildin3.4×09.2k3.6k308
36Oct 21, '25Two years ago, the Seattle Mariners declared a goal of winning 54% of their games. Since then, their win rate is 53.87% If they had won tonight? 54.17%2.9×217k5.7k89171
37Sep 5, '25If that were true, why would they not release the FBI files showing Trump's effort to take down Epstein? And why would Trump keep calling the case a hoax???2.9×210k8.3k1.1k147
38Nov 12, '20Tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of Oregon's attempt to clear a sperm-whale carcass off the beach. The method? Obliteration via 20 cases of dynamite. It's an event that led to what2.8×07.5k2.4k689
42Jul 23, '20Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler is entering the protest crowd right now. People are already confronting him.2.6×07k2.5k420
43Jun 4, '20NEW: An autopsy has found that Manuel Ellis, a black man who died in police custody in Tacoma, was killed as a result of oxygen deprivation and the physical restraint used in his a2.5×06.5k4.4k167
44Nov 15, '22A Black family in Seattle got their home appraised: $670,000. 3 weeks later, they took down their family photos and African art. A white neighbor stood in for the family when a new2.5×08.6k2.8k438
45Jan 7, '20She applied to 15 baseball teams and didn't get a response. So she changed her name on her résumé from Rachel to Rae and cut the word "softball" from the description of her as a Di2.4×010k2.1k233
46Mar 11, '20Total number of confirmed U.S. coronavirus cases at each Tuesday: Jan. 14 — 0 Jan. 21 — 1 Jan. 28 — 5 Feb. 4 — 11 Feb. 11 — 14 Feb. 18 — 25 Feb. 25 — 59 Mar. 3 — 125 Mar. 10 — 1,002.3×05.7k3.6k290
47May 26, '22NEW: Documents show that Uvalde had done extensive preparations for active shooters, including a training that brought together officers from five agencies who roamed hallways with2.3×08.3k2.4k334
50Sep 30, '20This morning, authorities in Portland arrested Proud Boys member Alan Swinney. He faces a dozen charges, including assault, unlawful use of weapon, and menacing.2.3×07.7k2.5k107
51Mar 15, '20A distillery in Portland realized they had the equipment and alcohol needed to make hand sanitizer. Now they are producing it and giving it away to customers.2.2×08.7k2.4k50
52Jan 3, '21It wasn't just Trump pressuring Raffensperger. Here's what Mark Meadows had to say on the call, per @bluestein2.2×06.9k2.7k109
54Jul 18, '20I spoke with Oregon Gov. Kate Brown. She said she spoke with Chad Wolf, the Homeland Security secretary, and asked that he remove federal agents from the streets of Portland. She s2.2×04.7k3.5k142
55Dec 17, '20What a photo. In Manhattan last night. 📸 by Hiroko Masuike2.2×09.3k1.5k177
56Aug 30, '20NEW: 1 man has been shot and killed in Portland. The man was wearing a hat with insignia for Patriot Prayer, a far-right group.2.2×03.2k1.9k169
57Mar 26, '2060 people showed up for a choir practice earlier this month. 45 got sick. 1 has died. A remarkable window into how contagious coronavirus can be, even when it appears nobody is sym2.1×05.2k3.5k282
60Sep 6, '20Hundreds of protesters are out in Portland tonight for the 100th night of demonstrations. Police have blocked the road. We are already seeing molotov cocktails from protesters and 2.0×05k2.2k288
62Mar 29, '20Nearly a dozen Liberty University students are sick with symptoms that suggest coronavirus.2.0×04.6k2.1k75
65Jul 24, '20There's another huge crowd out in Portland tonight. I'd estimate 2,000 right now. To get things started, here's a sampling of some of the signs in the crowd.1.9×06.9k2k240
66Jan 20, '21200 left-wing protesters are on the streets in Portland right now, with anti-Biden and anti-police messages. "We are ungovernable," one sign says.1.9×04.2k1.8k238
67Mar 20, '20More than 4,000 (!) new cases in the U.S. today. Total tally at end of each Thursday: • Jan 16 — 0 • Jan 23 — 1 • Jan 30 — 6 • Feb 6 — 12 • Feb 13 — 15 • Feb 20 — 27 • Feb 27 — 60 1.8×04.1k2.7k225
69Oct 15, '21Earlier this year, the feds signed an agreement that let Boeing executives off the hook for the 737 MAX catastrophes, which killed 346 people. The lead prosecutor, Erin Nealy Cox, 1.7×05.1k2.1k236
70Mar 6, '20BREAKING: The University of Washington, with more than 50,000 students, is closing classrooms and moving to remote learning amid the coronavirus outbreak.1.7×04.4k2.6k76
71Jul 18, '20NEW: An internal Homeland Security memo warned this past week that tactical teams sent to control unrest in Portland had no training in managing such demonstrations. w/ @KannoYoung1.6×03.8k2.6k121
72Oct 13, '20NEW: After a federal task force gunned down antifa activist Michael Reinoehl last month, Attorney General Bill Barr reported that Reinoehl was shot after he had "produced" a gun. B1.6×04.2k2.3k226
73Jun 11, '20"Go back to your bunker," Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan tells Trump after he demands that she reclaim the city's streets.1.6×06.5k1.5k46
74Apr 5, '20Seattle: I hope you can step back and appreciate this moment... Not only have your communal efforts over the past month saved lives locally, those ongoing efforts are now helping s1.6×06.8k1.5k47
76Nov 6, '20This is absolutely breathtaking. There were 121,200 new coronavirus cases identified in the United States today alone. That's more infections than Japan has found over the course o1.6×04.9k1.9k120
77Jun 26, '20Here's video of James Mattis wearing a mask, urging others to do the same and saying: "Over the course of my career, I’ve learned that divisiveness will never work in defeating an 1.6×06.1k1.7k57
78Jun 8, '20A man just drove through a crowd of demonstrators in Seattle and then appeared to shoot someone. Authorities say the man is in custody, one person shot is in the hospital in stable1.6×03.8k2.1k258
79Jan 27, '21~140 police officers were injured in the U.S. Capitol siege, including brain injuries, smashed spinal discs and one officer who is likely to lose his eye. "another was stabbed with1.5×03.4k2k166
81Nov 4, '20Biden's lead in Michigan has grown to more than 34,000 votes. That's about three times larger than Trump's victory there in 2016.1.4×06.9k93925
82Jun 12, '20Turn up the volume and watch as thousands of people march in silence through the rainy streets of Seattle via @lieberschnitzel1.4×04.7k1.9k77
84Oct 2, '20Trump updates • He fell asleep on Air Force One on Wed • They learned of Hope Hicks infection Thur • Trump still went ahead with in-person fundraiser • At event, he seemed lethargi1.3×04.1k1.3k145
86Jan 21, '21There are about 150 protesters in Portland marching right now toward an ICE facility, chanting "Fuck Joe Biden."1.3×03.8k1.1k181
87Jul 29, '20BREAKING: The feds are withdrawing from Portland1.2×04.4k1.2k29
91Mar 30, '20An update from Seattle area: • Hospitals still seeing "manageable" caseloads • Data models suggest transmission rate has dropped from 2.7 to 1.4 • Deaths on slower trajectory than 1.1×03.9k1.2k51
95Jul 28, '20NEW: After pushback from the mayor's office in Seattle and protests that stayed away from federal buildings, the feds have informed city officials that the CBP tactical team brough1.0×03.8k1.1k18
96Jan 28, '21Stuck in a snowstorm with a batch of vaccines that would expire in 6 hours, a team of health care workers in Oregon began knocking on car windows, giving impromptu shots to strande0.9×03.8k84466
99Nov 8, '19There it is. Wow. After being down EIGHT POINTS on election night, Seattle's socialist councilmember, Kshama Sawant, is winning later ballots by such a large margin that she's move0.9×03.5k75431

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