Nick Baker
@inkbacker.bsky.social
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I had a baby and wrote a book last year, and I don't think I could have done either without doing this first
March 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I had a baby and wrote a book last year, and I don't think I could have done either without doing this first
When I created my Twitter account in 2007, @nickbaker was already taken AND I figured, oh, I should be anonymous so … I picked an anagram of Nick Baker that was evocative of journalism (aka being a fan of newspapers which are printed in ink, get it, eh EH?!)
Explain your username
Crazily enough I like the book/movie about an Irish Catholic from Boston trying to make the least harmful decision in a cruel world
Crazily enough I like the book/movie about an Irish Catholic from Boston trying to make the least harmful decision in a cruel world
Explain your username
My first initials are KE and my last name is Brightbill. Contrary to what some people think, the initials aren't an attempt to create a genderless nom de plume, it's just that by the time I decided to change my Twitter handle to my name, "Brightbill" was taken.
My first initials are KE and my last name is Brightbill. Contrary to what some people think, the initials aren't an attempt to create a genderless nom de plume, it's just that by the time I decided to change my Twitter handle to my name, "Brightbill" was taken.
January 11, 2025 at 3:28 AM
When I created my Twitter account in 2007, @nickbaker was already taken AND I figured, oh, I should be anonymous so … I picked an anagram of Nick Baker that was evocative of journalism (aka being a fan of newspapers which are printed in ink, get it, eh EH?!)
Being unemployed is cool. Watching old school Power Rangers. Just totally normal stuff happening on this show.
December 30, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Being unemployed is cool. Watching old school Power Rangers. Just totally normal stuff happening on this show.
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he was so entertaining and such a goofster that we tend not to think of him this way, but rickey henderson was flat out one of the very greatest american athletes who's ever lived
The New York Post confirms the terribly sad news: Rickey Henderson has passed away. nypost.com/2024/12/21/s...
Rickey Henderson, Hall of Famer and MLB’s all-time stolen bases leader, dead at 65
Rickey Henderson, a Baseball Hall of Famer and MLB’s all-time stolen bases leader, has died, The Post has confirmed.
nypost.com
December 21, 2024 at 7:25 PM
he was so entertaining and such a goofster that we tend not to think of him this way, but rickey henderson was flat out one of the very greatest american athletes who's ever lived
Look, I’m no genius.
But anybody proposing the FDIC disappear might want to watch “It’s a Wonderful Life” this month.
Bank runs ain’t great!
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
But anybody proposing the FDIC disappear might want to watch “It’s a Wonderful Life” this month.
Bank runs ain’t great!
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
Exclusive | Trump Advisers Seek to Shrink or Eliminate Bank Regulators
The advisers have asked potential nominees whether Trump could abolish the FDIC.
www.wsj.com
December 13, 2024 at 1:01 AM
Look, I’m no genius.
But anybody proposing the FDIC disappear might want to watch “It’s a Wonderful Life” this month.
Bank runs ain’t great!
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
But anybody proposing the FDIC disappear might want to watch “It’s a Wonderful Life” this month.
Bank runs ain’t great!
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
@actionretro.bsky.social inspired by your latest Haiku video, thought I’d share my, well, not greatest journalistic accomplishment, but darn it a real fave: I got Haiku (then called OpenBeOS) into the Wall Street Journal 21(!) years ago. www.wsj.com/articles/SB1...
Computer Programmers See
Beauty in Bid to Revive BeOS - WSJ
www.wsj.com
November 26, 2024 at 3:20 AM
@actionretro.bsky.social inspired by your latest Haiku video, thought I’d share my, well, not greatest journalistic accomplishment, but darn it a real fave: I got Haiku (then called OpenBeOS) into the Wall Street Journal 21(!) years ago. www.wsj.com/articles/SB1...
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Donald Trump's crypto project was struggling to sell tokens.
Then along came crypto billionaire Justin Sun.
www.coindesk.com/business/202...
Then along came crypto billionaire Justin Sun.
www.coindesk.com/business/202...
Trump's World Liberty Financial Gets a Big Boost From Justin Sun's $30M WLFI Purchase
Sun's investment, best known for creating the TRON blockchain, comes after World Liberty Financial saw slow initial sales of its WLFI token.
www.coindesk.com
November 25, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Donald Trump's crypto project was struggling to sell tokens.
Then along came crypto billionaire Justin Sun.
www.coindesk.com/business/202...
Then along came crypto billionaire Justin Sun.
www.coindesk.com/business/202...
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Did you know there’s a site to search for starter packs of people to follow? Built by @mubashariqbal.com
blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
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Browse a list of Bluesky Starter Packs. Discover and connect with your community on Bluesky
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November 23, 2024 at 9:43 PM
Did you know there’s a site to search for starter packs of people to follow? Built by @mubashariqbal.com
blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
Filed under "all news is local"
The next person who signs U.S. paper currency might be a crypto enthusiast 👇
www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/...
www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/...
Trump Reportedly Plans to Name Pro-Crypto Hedge Fund Manager Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary
If the Senate confirms Bessent, the next person whose signature is on the front of paper U.S. currency will be a fan of digital assets created to replace the conventional financial system.
www.coindesk.com
November 22, 2024 at 11:32 PM
Filed under "all news is local"
Oh, hey, we’re in the ‘sky now
Here's an Ian Allison story citing evidence that several crypto exchanges that aren't supposed to operate in the U.S. might have customers there.
www.coindesk.com/business/202...
www.coindesk.com/business/202...
After Binance's $4.3B Lesson, Do Rival Crypto Exchanges Risk Running Afoul of U.S. Rules?
Bybit, Bitget and OKX combined have 877,000 monthly active users in the U.S., data from Sensor Tower shows. It's unclear if they are just checking prices, or trading in violation of the rules.
www.coindesk.com
November 22, 2024 at 6:22 PM
Oh, hey, we’re in the ‘sky now
Remarkable
Despite a massive head start, BlueSky has now overtaken Threads in the US 👇
November 20, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Remarkable
We got them AIs now in the cryptos www.coindesk.com/markets/2024...
Dueling 'Eliza' AI Tokens Boom and Zoom in Frenzied Trading
Power and profits took center stage in a confusing trading session as two tokens with the same name battled for dominance.
www.coindesk.com
November 20, 2024 at 5:05 PM
We got them AIs now in the cryptos www.coindesk.com/markets/2024...
Trump is considering a crypto lawyer to run the SEC www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/...
Trump Said to Consider Crypto Lawyer Teresa Goody Guillén to Lead SEC
A former SEC attorney who now represents blockchain companies, Goody Guillén would be "an instant change maker," said one token project founder.
www.coindesk.com
November 19, 2024 at 11:49 PM
Trump is considering a crypto lawyer to run the SEC www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/...
You might think, “oh, crypto news sites just do rah-rah bullshit.”
But, no, we go deeper than that. The latest from SBF nemesis Ian Allison.
www.coindesk.com/business/202...
But, no, we go deeper than that. The latest from SBF nemesis Ian Allison.
www.coindesk.com/business/202...
After Binance's Costly Lesson, Do Rival Crypto Exchanges Risk Running Afoul of U.S. Rules?
Bybit, Bitget and OKX combined have 877,000 monthly active users in the U.S., data from Sensor Tower shows. It's unclear if they are just checking prices, or trading in violation of the rules.
www.coindesk.com
November 19, 2024 at 3:51 PM
You might think, “oh, crypto news sites just do rah-rah bullshit.”
But, no, we go deeper than that. The latest from SBF nemesis Ian Allison.
www.coindesk.com/business/202...
But, no, we go deeper than that. The latest from SBF nemesis Ian Allison.
www.coindesk.com/business/202...
Sitting outside at a coffee place today, as one normally does in Chicago a week before Thanksgiving.
It’s overcast but you have to be hearty here and 59 degrees feels pretty comfy — and unsettling!
It’s overcast but you have to be hearty here and 59 degrees feels pretty comfy — and unsettling!
November 19, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Sitting outside at a coffee place today, as one normally does in Chicago a week before Thanksgiving.
It’s overcast but you have to be hearty here and 59 degrees feels pretty comfy — and unsettling!
It’s overcast but you have to be hearty here and 59 degrees feels pretty comfy — and unsettling!
We're well and truly back.
Ed Balls
November 18, 2024 at 4:47 PM
We're well and truly back.
I’m basically done with foot-ball but even I can see I’m making a big mistake not going to this sporting event
🏈 Northwestern vs Ohio State at Wrigley Field, 11am today! Brace for extra traffic, Chicago! 🚗💨
November 16, 2024 at 2:24 PM
I’m basically done with foot-ball but even I can see I’m making a big mistake not going to this sporting event
In post-Trump-election America, even skeptics have an open mind about crypto?
Welcome to life in the bitcoin-going-straight-up era.
www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/...
Welcome to life in the bitcoin-going-straight-up era.
www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/...
Senior Federal Reserve Official Who Blasted Bitcoin Now Says He'll Have an Open Mind
Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari, who previously called the cryptocurrency industry "worthless" and "nonsense," still isn't an uber-bull, though.
www.coindesk.com
November 13, 2024 at 5:24 PM
In post-Trump-election America, even skeptics have an open mind about crypto?
Welcome to life in the bitcoin-going-straight-up era.
www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/...
Welcome to life in the bitcoin-going-straight-up era.
www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/...
@jonkimball.bsky.social welcome to the party
November 13, 2024 at 2:57 AM
@jonkimball.bsky.social welcome to the party
Also, I yelled about Michael Lewis's crap ass Sam Bankman-Fried book (prompted by him dumping on my team's work that caused SBF's undoing)
I have a game. What were you "known" for on Twitter?
I'll go first. I'm the woman who caused Dave Ramsey to mass-block Royals Twitter.
I'll go first. I'm the woman who caused Dave Ramsey to mass-block Royals Twitter.
November 12, 2024 at 10:38 PM
Also, I yelled about Michael Lewis's crap ass Sam Bankman-Fried book (prompted by him dumping on my team's work that caused SBF's undoing)
I got ESPN to take down an obituary of baseball great Darryl Strawberry. Why? Well, you see, Darryl isn't dead.
Here was the nasty post in all its really negative glory: web.archive.org/web/20201108...
Here was the nasty post in all its really negative glory: web.archive.org/web/20201108...
November 12, 2024 at 10:35 PM
I got ESPN to take down an obituary of baseball great Darryl Strawberry. Why? Well, you see, Darryl isn't dead.
Here was the nasty post in all its really negative glory: web.archive.org/web/20201108...
Here was the nasty post in all its really negative glory: web.archive.org/web/20201108...
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Got a feeling this is gonna move too fast for me to keep up, but here's a starter pack of the US elected politicians I've seen on Bluesky over the past months up 'til tonight. go.bsky.app/5rkGfxq
November 12, 2024 at 3:06 AM
Got a feeling this is gonna move too fast for me to keep up, but here's a starter pack of the US elected politicians I've seen on Bluesky over the past months up 'til tonight. go.bsky.app/5rkGfxq
Hey, Blueskyers, who the heck am I? Deputy editor-in-chief at CoinDesk. Yes, a crypto pub. I edited the story that blew up Sam Bankman-Fried. Gimme a break.
Did my time as a Bloomberg editor and reporter … an experience that taught me not to tweet. Maybe I turn that around now (here).
Did my time as a Bloomberg editor and reporter … an experience that taught me not to tweet. Maybe I turn that around now (here).
November 12, 2024 at 3:07 AM
Hey, Blueskyers, who the heck am I? Deputy editor-in-chief at CoinDesk. Yes, a crypto pub. I edited the story that blew up Sam Bankman-Fried. Gimme a break.
Did my time as a Bloomberg editor and reporter … an experience that taught me not to tweet. Maybe I turn that around now (here).
Did my time as a Bloomberg editor and reporter … an experience that taught me not to tweet. Maybe I turn that around now (here).
No no. This is the accurate map.
August 31, 2024 at 10:08 PM
No no. This is the accurate map.