Baker Owens
@bakediddypop.bsky.social
ATL resident and booster, working across rural Georgia. Write stuff sometimes about the same.
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Trump: "You can give up certain products. You could give up pencils. Because under the China policy, every child can get 37 pencils. They only need 1 or 2. They don't need that many. You always need steel. You don't need 37 dolls for your daughter. 2 or 3 is nice. So we're doing things right."
December 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Trump: "You can give up certain products. You could give up pencils. Because under the China policy, every child can get 37 pencils. They only need 1 or 2. They don't need that many. You always need steel. You don't need 37 dolls for your daughter. 2 or 3 is nice. So we're doing things right."
This is very confusing.
Trump: "My favorite word is tariff...Tariffs are bringing us hundreds of billions of dollars. I just helped our farmers out because they're starting to do really well...The tariffs are making them rich."
December 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
This is very confusing.
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December 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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What this clearly demonstrates is how easily Trump is manipulated.
Trump says he knows the people who sought the pardon for Juan Orlando Hernandez but not him.
They asked & he did it.
WHO are those people? Putin? Viktor Orbán? A coked-up Don Jr who needs his main cocaine supplier back in business?
Trump says he knows the people who sought the pardon for Juan Orlando Hernandez but not him.
They asked & he did it.
WHO are those people? Putin? Viktor Orbán? A coked-up Don Jr who needs his main cocaine supplier back in business?
Awful: Trump just admitted in a new interview that he knows "very little" about the Honduran ex-president he pardoned. This guy trafficked a gazillion times more drugs into the US than anyone Trump has executed. Wrecks his case for the boat bombings.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Trump Accidentally Sabotages Case for Bombings in New Interview Fiasco
The president’s claims about the boat killings and his pardon of the Honduran ex-president in a new Politico interview should finally convince Republicans that they, and we, must get to the bottom of ...
newrepublic.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
What this clearly demonstrates is how easily Trump is manipulated.
Trump says he knows the people who sought the pardon for Juan Orlando Hernandez but not him.
They asked & he did it.
WHO are those people? Putin? Viktor Orbán? A coked-up Don Jr who needs his main cocaine supplier back in business?
Trump says he knows the people who sought the pardon for Juan Orlando Hernandez but not him.
They asked & he did it.
WHO are those people? Putin? Viktor Orbán? A coked-up Don Jr who needs his main cocaine supplier back in business?
Is it gonna matter when the Dem prez in 2028 busts up this party? Or is there enough foreign business that it won’t matter?
hoooo boy.
*SPACEX SEES VALUATION OF ABOUT $1.5 TRILLION IN PUBLIC OFFERING
*SPACEX SAID TO PURSUE 2026 IPO RAISING FAR ABOVE $30 BILLION
*SPACEX SEES ABOUT $15B IN 2025 SALES, $22B-$24B IN 2026
*SPACEX TARGETS IPO MID-TO-LATE 2026, DEPENDING ON MARKETS
*SPACEX SEES VALUATION OF ABOUT $1.5 TRILLION IN PUBLIC OFFERING
*SPACEX SAID TO PURSUE 2026 IPO RAISING FAR ABOVE $30 BILLION
*SPACEX SEES ABOUT $15B IN 2025 SALES, $22B-$24B IN 2026
*SPACEX TARGETS IPO MID-TO-LATE 2026, DEPENDING ON MARKETS
December 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Is it gonna matter when the Dem prez in 2028 busts up this party? Or is there enough foreign business that it won’t matter?
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC is a hotbed of extremist activity. Can we look into that?
🚨Pam Bondi just ordered the FBI to compile a list of American "extremists" and to establish a bounty fund to reward tipsters, per DOJ memo leaked to me: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
FBI Making List of American “Extremists,” Leaked Memo Reveals
Are you on Trump's naughty list?
www.kenklippenstein.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC is a hotbed of extremist activity. Can we look into that?
Good lord just imagine if this was on the other foot.
The Texas GOP orders that the TurningPoint USA Trump youth organization will be obligatory at all high schools and colleges in the Lone Star State.
Abbott says Turning Point USA will expand in Texas schools
Republican officials in Oklahoma and Florida have also launched plans to expand the presence of the conservative youth organization founded by Charlie Kirk.
www.texastribune.org
December 9, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Good lord just imagine if this was on the other foot.
But he’s giving away his salary!
December 9, 2025 at 5:45 AM
But he’s giving away his salary!
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To recap:
•Rittenhouse killed 2 people at a BLM rally & raised $2M
•Shiloh Hendrix called a Black child the n-word & raised $800K
•Now Crystal Wilsey called a Black customer the n-word & has already raised $100K in 1 day
On thing remains clear—White supremacy remains extremely profitable in America
•Rittenhouse killed 2 people at a BLM rally & raised $2M
•Shiloh Hendrix called a Black child the n-word & raised $800K
•Now Crystal Wilsey called a Black customer the n-word & has already raised $100K in 1 day
On thing remains clear—White supremacy remains extremely profitable in America
December 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
To recap:
•Rittenhouse killed 2 people at a BLM rally & raised $2M
•Shiloh Hendrix called a Black child the n-word & raised $800K
•Now Crystal Wilsey called a Black customer the n-word & has already raised $100K in 1 day
On thing remains clear—White supremacy remains extremely profitable in America
•Rittenhouse killed 2 people at a BLM rally & raised $2M
•Shiloh Hendrix called a Black child the n-word & raised $800K
•Now Crystal Wilsey called a Black customer the n-word & has already raised $100K in 1 day
On thing remains clear—White supremacy remains extremely profitable in America
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ICYMI: Weiss worst
Bari Weiss, CBS News, and the Triumph of Faux Balance
The record of the Free Press shows her journey from independent to MAGA fellow traveler.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:30 AM
ICYMI: Weiss worst
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"Now that I've hit everyone with ruinous taxes, I'll dole some of it back out to my political supporters as welfare payments."
Trump: "I'm delighted to announce this afternoon that the US will be taking a small portion of the hundreds of billions of dollars we receive in tariffs ... and we're going to be giving and providing it to the farmers in economic assistance. We love our farmers. The farmers like me ... $12 billion"
December 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
"Now that I've hit everyone with ruinous taxes, I'll dole some of it back out to my political supporters as welfare payments."
She’s great. But is she the right person to flip Texas? Count me skeptical.
Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett launches bid for U.S. Senate in Texas, looking to flip a Republican-held seat.
Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett is running for the US Senate in Texas. Allred to seek House seat
Crockett, one of Congress’ most outspoken Democrats and a frequent target of GOP attacks, jumped into the race on the final day of qualifying in Texas.
bit.ly
December 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
She’s great. But is she the right person to flip Texas? Count me skeptical.
wtf. Just hire more TSA and air traffic controllers.
Duffy on what he's doing to improve the airport experience for travelers: "Maybe I want a workout area where people might get some blood flowing doing some pull ups or step ups in the airport."
December 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
wtf. Just hire more TSA and air traffic controllers.
I have a funny feeling which way this one is going to go…
The Supreme Court on Monday will consider whether President Trump can fire independent government officials despite laws meant to protect them from politics, a major test for the justices to determine how far to expand presidential power.
Supreme Court to Hear Major Test of Trump’s Power to Fire Officials
The court’s conservative majority has generally let President Trump remove leaders of independent agencies like the Federal Trade Commission, at least temporarily.
nyti.ms
December 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I have a funny feeling which way this one is going to go…
MAHA babaay!
NEW: Last year we found the acceptable level of exposure to formaldehyde set by the EPA left people at risk for cancer.
Now the Trump administration has roughly doubled it
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Now the Trump administration has roughly doubled it
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Under Former Chemical Industry Insiders, Trump EPA Nearly Doubles Amount of Formaldehyde Considered Safe to Inhale
Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:38 PM
MAHA babaay!
“Steroid users and cheaters won’t make the hall!” MLB voters.
Also, MLB voters:
“Welcome Houston Astros Craig Biggio, Jeff Bagwell, and Jeff Kent!” #hof
Also, MLB voters:
“Welcome Houston Astros Craig Biggio, Jeff Bagwell, and Jeff Kent!” #hof
December 8, 2025 at 1:42 AM
“Steroid users and cheaters won’t make the hall!” MLB voters.
Also, MLB voters:
“Welcome Houston Astros Craig Biggio, Jeff Bagwell, and Jeff Kent!” #hof
Also, MLB voters:
“Welcome Houston Astros Craig Biggio, Jeff Bagwell, and Jeff Kent!” #hof
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This is a deeply-reported story that addresses the heart of American healthcare. It's worth your time. Please read and share. projects.propublica.org/albany-georg...
As Phoebe Memorial Grew, the Health of Albany, Georgia, Declined
The five-part series, “Sick in a Hospital Town,” pursues one question: Why are people in Albany so sick when its most powerful institution is a hospital?
projects.propublica.org
December 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
This is a deeply-reported story that addresses the heart of American healthcare. It's worth your time. Please read and share. projects.propublica.org/albany-georg...
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Impossible to square this circle.
The doc is all about closing the US, yet it says that “openness” is what differentiates it internationally.
It wants to rebalance markets, criticises globalisation, yet says that “free market capitalism” will “continue to make us the global partner of first choice.”
It wants to rebalance markets, criticises globalisation, yet says that “free market capitalism” will “continue to make us the global partner of first choice.”
December 7, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Impossible to square this circle.
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After 99 years, Michigan clockmaker Howard Miller is shutting down. The culprit: Trump's tariffs.
"If the federal government had said, ‘Oh, it's a 10% tariff, constant,' … they might've worked things out," an employee said. "But no. It's just chaos."
By @annaleighclark.bsky.social
"If the federal government had said, ‘Oh, it's a 10% tariff, constant,' … they might've worked things out," an employee said. "But no. It's just chaos."
By @annaleighclark.bsky.social
In Congress, He Said Tariffs Were Bad for Business. As Trump’s Ambassador to Canada, He’s Reversed Course.
Pete Hoekstra once testified that “the market should dictate the price of steel, not the government.” But he now champions the Trump trade policies that are being linked to job losses in his former Mi...
www.propublica.org
December 7, 2025 at 2:30 AM
After 99 years, Michigan clockmaker Howard Miller is shutting down. The culprit: Trump's tariffs.
"If the federal government had said, ‘Oh, it's a 10% tariff, constant,' … they might've worked things out," an employee said. "But no. It's just chaos."
By @annaleighclark.bsky.social
"If the federal government had said, ‘Oh, it's a 10% tariff, constant,' … they might've worked things out," an employee said. "But no. It's just chaos."
By @annaleighclark.bsky.social
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Every new word in this sentence is worse than the last
December 6, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Every new word in this sentence is worse than the last
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The fake patriots of the European right
Trump and Putin’s fifth column
nickcohen.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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It’s weird that news organizations like the BBC are covering this as if it’s a real thing with a real process behind it—and not clearly some nakedly invented “participation trophy” by a corrupt organization to curry favor with a corrupt and easily manipulated man-child. www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
Donald Trump: US president named inaugural Fifa Peace Prize winner
US President Donald Trump receives the inaugural Fifa Peace Prize before the draw for the 2026 Fifa World Cup.
www.bbc.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:23 AM
It’s weird that news organizations like the BBC are covering this as if it’s a real thing with a real process behind it—and not clearly some nakedly invented “participation trophy” by a corrupt organization to curry favor with a corrupt and easily manipulated man-child. www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
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Today’s 120 million euro fine against X under the Digital Services Act (DSA) will be spun as a decision against “free speech.” It’s not. (1/7) #digitalservicesact #dsa #dsa ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Commission fines X €120 million under the Digital Services Act
Today, the Commission has issued a fine of €120 million to X for breaching its transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
ec.europa.eu
December 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Today’s 120 million euro fine against X under the Digital Services Act (DSA) will be spun as a decision against “free speech.” It’s not. (1/7) #digitalservicesact #dsa #dsa ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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Trump calling Somali immigrants “garbage” shows that he sees little risk in open expressions of racism, @adamserwer.bsky.social argues.
Why Doesn’t Trump Pay a Political Price for His Racism?
Immigration isn’t breaking our society. We are.
bit.ly
December 5, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Trump calling Somali immigrants “garbage” shows that he sees little risk in open expressions of racism, @adamserwer.bsky.social argues.
83 or 72?
There's no earthly way of knowing…
Which direction we are going
There's no knowing where we're rowing
Or which way the river's flowing.
There's no earthly way of knowing…
Which direction we are going
There's no knowing where we're rowing
Or which way the river's flowing.
December 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM
83 or 72?
There's no earthly way of knowing…
Which direction we are going
There's no knowing where we're rowing
Or which way the river's flowing.
There's no earthly way of knowing…
Which direction we are going
There's no knowing where we're rowing
Or which way the river's flowing.