Erik Baker
@erikmbaker.bsky.social
Historian at Harvard, senior editor at The Drift, author of Make Your Own Job
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Erik Baker
@erikmbaker.bsky.social
· Jan 14
Today's the day! I poured everything I've got into this book, and now, eight years after I started working on it, it is officially published! I'm so grateful for everyone who helped make this book a reality - and to all of my readers for their support.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Powerful reflections from @katpburke.bsky.social lithub.com/letter-from-...
Letter From Minnesota: We Are Going to Win
Each morning, I get a Signal message counting up how many days our city has been occupied. It bears information, reminders for new members. There are estimated to be 80,000 of us in the city. The h…
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January 28, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Powerful reflections from @katpburke.bsky.social lithub.com/letter-from-...
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Ben Sloan on a Megalopolis talkback
January 27, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Ben Sloan on a Megalopolis talkback
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Pete Segall on Dourif père et fille
January 27, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Pete Segall on Dourif père et fille
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A diapered man-baby, a wisp of a gothic tale, an attempted magnum opus, a gargantuan Bey, and the demon Pazuzu — read a new batch of Mentions by Abigail Gray, Rhoda Feng, Ben Sloan, Gabe Abdellatif, and Pete Segal
www.thedriftmag.com/mentions/
www.thedriftmag.com/mentions/
Mentions
Extremely abbreviated reviews
www.thedriftmag.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:14 PM
A diapered man-baby, a wisp of a gothic tale, an attempted magnum opus, a gargantuan Bey, and the demon Pazuzu — read a new batch of Mentions by Abigail Gray, Rhoda Feng, Ben Sloan, Gabe Abdellatif, and Pete Segal
www.thedriftmag.com/mentions/
www.thedriftmag.com/mentions/
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The Mormon tradwife behind the infamous Ballerina Farm, star-crossed lovers, and Susan Sontag’s sexual conquests — read a libidinous selection of Issue 16 Mentions from Zach Ngin, @dianamheald.bsky.social, @izzyampil.bsky.social, Mathias Fuelling, and Krithika Varagur
www.thedriftmag.com/mentions/
www.thedriftmag.com/mentions/
Mentions
Extremely abbreviated reviews
www.thedriftmag.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:18 PM
The Mormon tradwife behind the infamous Ballerina Farm, star-crossed lovers, and Susan Sontag’s sexual conquests — read a libidinous selection of Issue 16 Mentions from Zach Ngin, @dianamheald.bsky.social, @izzyampil.bsky.social, Mathias Fuelling, and Krithika Varagur
www.thedriftmag.com/mentions/
www.thedriftmag.com/mentions/
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“Love Language,” Will Hall’s Issue Sixteen short story, imagines a dating show on which contestants aren’t able to speak directly to their prospective mates.
www.thedriftmag.com/love-language/
www.thedriftmag.com/love-language/
Love Language
Fiction
www.thedriftmag.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:06 PM
“Love Language,” Will Hall’s Issue Sixteen short story, imagines a dating show on which contestants aren’t able to speak directly to their prospective mates.
www.thedriftmag.com/love-language/
www.thedriftmag.com/love-language/
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Great stuff in @jewishcurrents.bsky.social
“Accommodating militarism in higher education for the sake of fighting Trump will not do anything to prepare the academic profession to eventually confront its complicity in American-sponsored atrocities.”
jewishcurrents.org/higher-eds-b...
“Accommodating militarism in higher education for the sake of fighting Trump will not do anything to prepare the academic profession to eventually confront its complicity in American-sponsored atrocities.”
jewishcurrents.org/higher-eds-b...
Higher Ed's Bad Bargain
To salvage academic freedom amid Trump’s attacks, universities must break from their Cold War compromise with US militarism.
jewishcurrents.org
January 25, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Great stuff in @jewishcurrents.bsky.social
“Accommodating militarism in higher education for the sake of fighting Trump will not do anything to prepare the academic profession to eventually confront its complicity in American-sponsored atrocities.”
jewishcurrents.org/higher-eds-b...
“Accommodating militarism in higher education for the sake of fighting Trump will not do anything to prepare the academic profession to eventually confront its complicity in American-sponsored atrocities.”
jewishcurrents.org/higher-eds-b...
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a not insignificant number of people on Threads seem to believe the snow storm was The Government's attempt to refreeze the Leviathan, the world-eating serpent, which was getting loose (to eat the world, I assume)
January 26, 2026 at 4:56 PM
a not insignificant number of people on Threads seem to believe the snow storm was The Government's attempt to refreeze the Leviathan, the world-eating serpent, which was getting loose (to eat the world, I assume)
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The argument against ICE isn't an especially difficult one to make politically in this moment. The issue is that people who substantively disagree with abolishing ICE prefer having a proxy fight about strategy to discussing that stance. Many such cases.
January 22, 2026 at 3:06 AM
The argument against ICE isn't an especially difficult one to make politically in this moment. The issue is that people who substantively disagree with abolishing ICE prefer having a proxy fight about strategy to discussing that stance. Many such cases.
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Terrific essay by @erikmbaker.bsky.social in Jewish Currents
"Accommodating militarism in higher education for the sake of fighting Trump will not do anything to prepare the academic profession to eventually confront its complicity in American-sponsored atrocities" jewishcurrents.org/higher-eds-b...
"Accommodating militarism in higher education for the sake of fighting Trump will not do anything to prepare the academic profession to eventually confront its complicity in American-sponsored atrocities" jewishcurrents.org/higher-eds-b...
Higher Ed's Bad Bargain
To salvage academic freedom amid Trump’s attacks, universities must break from their Cold War compromise with US militarism.
jewishcurrents.org
January 21, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Terrific essay by @erikmbaker.bsky.social in Jewish Currents
"Accommodating militarism in higher education for the sake of fighting Trump will not do anything to prepare the academic profession to eventually confront its complicity in American-sponsored atrocities" jewishcurrents.org/higher-eds-b...
"Accommodating militarism in higher education for the sake of fighting Trump will not do anything to prepare the academic profession to eventually confront its complicity in American-sponsored atrocities" jewishcurrents.org/higher-eds-b...
"To those currently in power, the U.S. doesn’t even need to claim to uphold higher principles — they would be wasted on the ungrateful." - @seamus-malekafzali.com thedriftmag.com/be-grateful/
January 19, 2026 at 7:23 PM
"To those currently in power, the U.S. doesn’t even need to claim to uphold higher principles — they would be wasted on the ungrateful." - @seamus-malekafzali.com thedriftmag.com/be-grateful/
Cannot believe people on here seriously believe the western European military powers will go to war with the United States over Greenland. Sorry, folks, the US is protected but not bound by NATO, and the other signatories are bound but not protected from the US! You got fooled!
January 15, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Cannot believe people on here seriously believe the western European military powers will go to war with the United States over Greenland. Sorry, folks, the US is protected but not bound by NATO, and the other signatories are bound but not protected from the US! You got fooled!
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🧵 The autoworker at the Dearborn Truck Plant is a proud member of a strong and fighting union—the UAW. He believes in freedom of speech, a principle we wholeheartedly embrace, and we stand with our membership in protecting their voice on the job.
January 14, 2026 at 4:43 PM
🧵 The autoworker at the Dearborn Truck Plant is a proud member of a strong and fighting union—the UAW. He believes in freedom of speech, a principle we wholeheartedly embrace, and we stand with our membership in protecting their voice on the job.
I will be reading from this piece this evening! Come join us. www.thedriftmag.com/how-i-learne...
January 14, 2026 at 4:14 PM
I will be reading from this piece this evening! Come join us. www.thedriftmag.com/how-i-learne...
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Drift contributor Madeline Cash’s hilarious and tender debut novel Lost Lambs is out today. Our Associate Fiction Editor Livia Wood spoke with her about the book.
newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/ordinary-p...
newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/ordinary-p...
"Ordinary people fall short in recognizable ways"
A Q&A with Madeline Cash
newsletter.thedriftmag.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Drift contributor Madeline Cash’s hilarious and tender debut novel Lost Lambs is out today. Our Associate Fiction Editor Livia Wood spoke with her about the book.
newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/ordinary-p...
newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/ordinary-p...
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“Where once [universities] shook their heads at the naivete of the students whose chants asked them how many kids they’d killed today, now they are practically submitting their tallies to the DOD, one last desperate gambit to maintain the status quo.” jewishcurrents.org/higher-eds-b...
Higher Ed's Bad Bargain
To salvage academic freedom amid Trump’s attacks, universities must break from their Cold War compromise with US militarism.
jewishcurrents.org
January 13, 2026 at 4:19 PM
“Where once [universities] shook their heads at the naivete of the students whose chants asked them how many kids they’d killed today, now they are practically submitting their tallies to the DOD, one last desperate gambit to maintain the status quo.” jewishcurrents.org/higher-eds-b...
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A wonderful essay by @erikmbaker.bsky.social that situates academic organizing against Trump and genocide in a long history that includes Science for the People and early 20th-century predecessors: jewishcurrents.org/higher-eds-b...
Higher Ed's Bad Bargain
To salvage academic freedom amid Trump’s attacks, universities must break from their Cold War compromise with US militarism.
jewishcurrents.org
January 13, 2026 at 3:33 AM
A wonderful essay by @erikmbaker.bsky.social that situates academic organizing against Trump and genocide in a long history that includes Science for the People and early 20th-century predecessors: jewishcurrents.org/higher-eds-b...
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It’s pretty fucked up to sack Aaron Rodgers instead of debating his ideas
January 13, 2026 at 2:26 AM
It’s pretty fucked up to sack Aaron Rodgers instead of debating his ideas
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Government accounts just post like this now and that’s how policy is made
January 12, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Government accounts just post like this now and that’s how policy is made
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"Where admin once they shook their heads at the naivete of students asking them how many kids they’d killed today, now they are practically submitting their tallies to the DOD."
Historian Erik Baker on universities' doomed compromise with American militarism:
jewishcurrents.org/higher-eds-b...
Historian Erik Baker on universities' doomed compromise with American militarism:
jewishcurrents.org/higher-eds-b...
January 12, 2026 at 3:30 PM
"Where admin once they shook their heads at the naivete of students asking them how many kids they’d killed today, now they are practically submitting their tallies to the DOD."
Historian Erik Baker on universities' doomed compromise with American militarism:
jewishcurrents.org/higher-eds-b...
Historian Erik Baker on universities' doomed compromise with American militarism:
jewishcurrents.org/higher-eds-b...
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I'm so glad we have this essay by @erikmbaker.bsky.social, who argues convincingly that we should not restore US govt connections with academic science without attending to the inherent militarism of those connections. As he notes below, academic freedom has always been at stake.
Online today @JewishCurrents: my examination of how nearly a century of cooperation between American universities and the military-industrial complex has made a mockery of the concept of academic freedom jewishcurrents.org/higher-eds-b...
Higher Ed's Bad Bargain
To salvage academic freedom amid Trump’s attacks, universities must break from their Cold War compromise with US militarism.
jewishcurrents.org
January 12, 2026 at 11:32 PM
I'm so glad we have this essay by @erikmbaker.bsky.social, who argues convincingly that we should not restore US govt connections with academic science without attending to the inherent militarism of those connections. As he notes below, academic freedom has always been at stake.
Reposted by Erik Baker
Online today @JewishCurrents: my examination of how nearly a century of cooperation between American universities and the military-industrial complex has made a mockery of the concept of academic freedom jewishcurrents.org/higher-eds-b...
Higher Ed's Bad Bargain
To salvage academic freedom amid Trump’s attacks, universities must break from their Cold War compromise with US militarism.
jewishcurrents.org
January 12, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Online today @JewishCurrents: my examination of how nearly a century of cooperation between American universities and the military-industrial complex has made a mockery of the concept of academic freedom jewishcurrents.org/higher-eds-b...
Online today @JewishCurrents: my examination of how nearly a century of cooperation between American universities and the military-industrial complex has made a mockery of the concept of academic freedom jewishcurrents.org/higher-eds-b...
Higher Ed's Bad Bargain
To salvage academic freedom amid Trump’s attacks, universities must break from their Cold War compromise with US militarism.
jewishcurrents.org
January 12, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Online today @JewishCurrents: my examination of how nearly a century of cooperation between American universities and the military-industrial complex has made a mockery of the concept of academic freedom jewishcurrents.org/higher-eds-b...