John M. Baker
@jmbmn.bsky.social
Minneapolis attorney, advocate for planners, lover of old movies, refugee from Musk's mayhem, who rescues from obscurity fascinating people.
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From ~1925–39, Mussolini was particularly obsessed with Albania, across the Adriatic Sea, professed Italy’s peaceful intention and sent thousands of lira in aid
Then suddenly, in April 1939, Italy invaded and made Albania an annexed territory of Italy
bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/103...
Then suddenly, in April 1939, Italy invaded and made Albania an annexed territory of Italy
bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/103...
bibliotekanauki.pl
January 18, 2026 at 3:53 PM
From ~1925–39, Mussolini was particularly obsessed with Albania, across the Adriatic Sea, professed Italy’s peaceful intention and sent thousands of lira in aid
Then suddenly, in April 1939, Italy invaded and made Albania an annexed territory of Italy
bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/103...
Then suddenly, in April 1939, Italy invaded and made Albania an annexed territory of Italy
bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/103...
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At one point today, there were 283 Minnesota attorneys doing a training on how to file emergency habeas petitions to keep our neighbors from being shipped out of state and held indefinitely.
That would be the second largest law firm in the state. And that training was just put together this week.
That would be the second largest law firm in the state. And that training was just put together this week.
January 15, 2026 at 11:48 PM
At one point today, there were 283 Minnesota attorneys doing a training on how to file emergency habeas petitions to keep our neighbors from being shipped out of state and held indefinitely.
That would be the second largest law firm in the state. And that training was just put together this week.
That would be the second largest law firm in the state. And that training was just put together this week.
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People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .
America has had another Sandy Scheuer/Bill Schroeder moment. They were 2 of the 4 coeds killed by scared national guardsmen at Kent State, and fit few if any of the stereotypes that most attributed to antiwar protesters. This time, White House & Fox News created & spread the big lies about Renee.
January 11, 2026 at 12:43 PM
America has had another Sandy Scheuer/Bill Schroeder moment. They were 2 of the 4 coeds killed by scared national guardsmen at Kent State, and fit few if any of the stereotypes that most attributed to antiwar protesters. This time, White House & Fox News created & spread the big lies about Renee.
The opening scene on the train, with Jeff's conversation with a doctor, takes place in the pre-HIPAA car, where no federal regulations stand in the way of speedy plot development. #TCMParty #TheSecondWoman
January 4, 2026 at 5:28 AM
The opening scene on the train, with Jeff's conversation with a doctor, takes place in the pre-HIPAA car, where no federal regulations stand in the way of speedy plot development. #TCMParty #TheSecondWoman
The next true journalist who interviews Trump should show him a photo of this inscription on one of the #KennedyCenter 's walls, and ask Trump to tell us who Pericles, Phidias, and Lorenzo De Medici were, and what their contributions were to public life or progress in the arts. #NoJackKennedy
January 1, 2026 at 10:05 PM
The next true journalist who interviews Trump should show him a photo of this inscription on one of the #KennedyCenter 's walls, and ask Trump to tell us who Pericles, Phidias, and Lorenzo De Medici were, and what their contributions were to public life or progress in the arts. #NoJackKennedy
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Remarkable. US attorney general Pam Bondi tweets out a chart showing deaths from drug overdoses plummeting and giving the president credit. “Elections have consequences,” she says.
One problem. The data ends in Oct 2024. www.researchgate.net/publication/...
One problem. The data ends in Oct 2024. www.researchgate.net/publication/...
December 30, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Remarkable. US attorney general Pam Bondi tweets out a chart showing deaths from drug overdoses plummeting and giving the president credit. “Elections have consequences,” she says.
One problem. The data ends in Oct 2024. www.researchgate.net/publication/...
One problem. The data ends in Oct 2024. www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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Just heard Duke Ellington use a magnificent phrase in a 1974 BBC interview with Stanley Dance. Asked whether he regrets never having received a grant to sit at a university somewhere and compose in peace, he says he has no interest in such a stretch of “ornamental stagnation.”
December 26, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Just heard Duke Ellington use a magnificent phrase in a 1974 BBC interview with Stanley Dance. Asked whether he regrets never having received a grant to sit at a university somewhere and compose in peace, he says he has no interest in such a stretch of “ornamental stagnation.”
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The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
December 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
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Shocked by the awful death of Rob Reiner. I spoke with him for over an hour last night. We talked about his work and his plans for the future. I always enjoyed his company. We met at his Dad's in 1975. Last thing he said to me was "See you next year.." Such a terrible end. Such a sweet man.
December 15, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Shocked by the awful death of Rob Reiner. I spoke with him for over an hour last night. We talked about his work and his plans for the future. I always enjoyed his company. We met at his Dad's in 1975. Last thing he said to me was "See you next year.." Such a terrible end. Such a sweet man.
Two billion people say, when seeing Peter Cushing in movie, "I've seen that guy someplace before." #NoirAlley #TCMParty #CashOnDemand #ANewHope
a man stands in front of a star wars death star in a dark room
ALT: a man stands in front of a star wars death star in a dark room
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December 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Two billion people say, when seeing Peter Cushing in movie, "I've seen that guy someplace before." #NoirAlley #TCMParty #CashOnDemand #ANewHope
Busy bee! The rageaholic Swan couple melts down in #BestInShow #TCMParty
December 13, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Busy bee! The rageaholic Swan couple melts down in #BestInShow #TCMParty
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#ComingUpOnTCM
BEST IN SHOW (2000) Fred Willard, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara
Dir.: Christopher Guest 6:45 PM PT
A behind-the-scenes look at the competitive and cut-throat world of dog shows.
1h 30m | Mockumentary | TV-14
#TCM #TCMParty
BEST IN SHOW (2000) Fred Willard, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara
Dir.: Christopher Guest 6:45 PM PT
A behind-the-scenes look at the competitive and cut-throat world of dog shows.
1h 30m | Mockumentary | TV-14
#TCM #TCMParty
December 13, 2025 at 2:15 AM
#ComingUpOnTCM
BEST IN SHOW (2000) Fred Willard, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara
Dir.: Christopher Guest 6:45 PM PT
A behind-the-scenes look at the competitive and cut-throat world of dog shows.
1h 30m | Mockumentary | TV-14
#TCM #TCMParty
BEST IN SHOW (2000) Fred Willard, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara
Dir.: Christopher Guest 6:45 PM PT
A behind-the-scenes look at the competitive and cut-throat world of dog shows.
1h 30m | Mockumentary | TV-14
#TCM #TCMParty
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Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, said agents told her in the truck that if she didn’t watch herself “they were going to pull me over to the side of the road and give me this OC,” law enforcement shorthand for pepper spray.
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
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December 9, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, said agents told her in the truck that if she didn’t watch herself “they were going to pull me over to the side of the road and give me this OC,” law enforcement shorthand for pepper spray.
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we all got cowed into avoiding "virtue signaling" as if the public affirmation of socially agreed upon ethical principles was somehow cringey instead of a significant part of what a "society" even is. now all there's left is vice signaling, and it's reshaping society.
December 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
we all got cowed into avoiding "virtue signaling" as if the public affirmation of socially agreed upon ethical principles was somehow cringey instead of a significant part of what a "society" even is. now all there's left is vice signaling, and it's reshaping society.
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There is blood on the hands of Donald Trump, RFK, and every Republican who has allowed this sham to go on for far too long. When kids die unnecessarily and once-eradicated diseases darken the doors of terrified families and pediatricians, Americans will know who is responsible.
Breaking: After contentious debates and three failed attempts at a vote, a federal vaccine committee decided on Friday to end the decades-long recommendation that all newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
There is blood on the hands of Donald Trump, RFK, and every Republican who has allowed this sham to go on for far too long. When kids die unnecessarily and once-eradicated diseases darken the doors of terrified families and pediatricians, Americans will know who is responsible.
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"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
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How it started / How it’s going
November 30, 2025 at 12:49 AM
How it started / How it’s going
Wisconsin -Iowa snow game in 1925 Over 30 fumbles. share.google/images/5Vg4N...
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November 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Wisconsin -Iowa snow game in 1925 Over 30 fumbles. share.google/images/5Vg4N...
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Since Stephen Miller is in the midst of another of his Aryans-only trantrums, we should note that his family are 20th century immigrants from the shtetl of Antopol (Антопаль) then in the Hrodna gubernia of Russia. Applying his immigration rules, they would all have perished in the Holocaust.
Stephen Miller Is an Immigration Hypocrite. I Know Because I’m His Uncle.
If my nephew’s ideas on immigration had been in force a century ago, our family would have been wiped out.
www.politico.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Since Stephen Miller is in the midst of another of his Aryans-only trantrums, we should note that his family are 20th century immigrants from the shtetl of Antopol (Антопаль) then in the Hrodna gubernia of Russia. Applying his immigration rules, they would all have perished in the Holocaust.
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Imagine getting ready for your daughter to come home from her freshman year of college for Thanksgiving, and the day of departure she goes MIA, and then 48 nightmarish hours later she calls you to tell her that ICE goons kidnapped her and shipped her to Honduras www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/25/m...
November 29, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Imagine getting ready for your daughter to come home from her freshman year of college for Thanksgiving, and the day of departure she goes MIA, and then 48 nightmarish hours later she calls you to tell her that ICE goons kidnapped her and shipped her to Honduras www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/25/m...
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What floors me is the media’s flat delivery of this administration’s actions. They just report it. Zero analysis or “hey, so this is against the Constitution but Congress does nothing.”
September 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
What floors me is the media’s flat delivery of this administration’s actions. They just report it. Zero analysis or “hey, so this is against the Constitution but Congress does nothing.”
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Two things we learned today:
1. Pete Hegseth murdered *suspected* drug runners.
2. Donald Trump pardoned a *convicted* drug trafficker.
That’s where we are, folks.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
1. Pete Hegseth murdered *suspected* drug runners.
2. Donald Trump pardoned a *convicted* drug trafficker.
That’s where we are, folks.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Two things we learned today:
1. Pete Hegseth murdered *suspected* drug runners.
2. Donald Trump pardoned a *convicted* drug trafficker.
That’s where we are, folks.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
1. Pete Hegseth murdered *suspected* drug runners.
2. Donald Trump pardoned a *convicted* drug trafficker.
That’s where we are, folks.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
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I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.