Stephen Baker

@HathawayForNJ11 Did Joe Biden win the 2020 presidential election fairly?

My politics are simple: hard work, common sense, and practical leadership that gets results. From freezing taxes for first-time homebuyers to investing in vocational training and a child care tax credit, I’m focused on affordability and helping families get ahead.

from Cervantes' Don Quixote: "The truth may be stretched thin, but it never breaks, and it always surfaces above lies, as oil floats on water" .

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@MontclairNJGov If you want people to pay taxes online, forcing us to turn off popup blockers and delete browsing history adds aggravation to an already negative experience.

@JackCraver @nicolegelinas @ManhattanInst Great interview. Interesting that she views Robert Moses less as a powerbroker than an apparatchik.

I recently had a great wide-ranging conversation with @nicolegelinas about cities, transit, homelessness, drugs & criminal justice. It's really refreshing to meet someone from a conservative group (@ManhattanInst) who cares about cities. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/1Yc0eD…

Are there other examples of local/state leaders conducting mass firings without any expression of sympathy for the workers and their families? I've never seen such a thing in my 15 years covering state and local govt.

Henry Craver film shooting Colombian parade in NYC. Portra 160 is a Waste of Money (VS. Kodak Pro Image 100) youtu.be/UPIVBittRRY?si… via @YouTube

36 shots at a winner in Bogota. 1 Roll Challenge: Colombian Cosplayers youtu.be/YUhdKLAx5_w?si… via @YouTube

Prediction for Musk-Trump bromance: 1. After being put in charge of efficiency panel, Musk tweets that all can be solved with “reforms” of Medicare & SS. 2. Trump fires him, dubs him “Murdering Musk,” & “Illegal Alien Elon” 3. Musk turns X into 100% anti-Trump propaganda

@MarkLikesMovies @NantucketFilmF Fabulous movie. And it just won top award at Nantucket Film Festival. I want to see it at Montclair Film, and in commercial release. indiewire.com/news/festivals…

Los Frikis is a deeply emotional experience that reveals a new facet of the talented directors behind The Peanut Butter Falcon. Tyler Nilson & Michael Schwartz demonstrate great maturity in their craft, solidifying their status as master storytellers. I loved everything about it.

@MatthewBJane Batting average

Alright let’s get controversial today: in your opinion, what is the most over-used and least informative statistic?

“Hi. We noticed you’re struggling to put out journalism after we cut the legs out from under your business model. Perhaps we can talk about selling you a tool that will undermine the journalism that remains?”

@aidangcw @CraigAnthonyRS Aidan, don’t underestimate the impact of Robocop on your developing psyche

@CraigAnthonyRS I hope you know, it’s two doors down from yours! But I’d be careful with those water balloons. You may be too young to to remember Rambo, but I grew up on it and it’s how I learned to respond to all aggression.

New office Not quite 100% set up, but the plants made the trip and are acclimating to the new office.

Paris will be changing SUV drivers higher parking fees as a way of tackling what they’re calling “auto-besity.” Size, weight & motor will be taken into account to target “dangerous, cumbersome” vehicles. EVs & vehicles for “large families” will be exempt. theguardian.com/world/2023/jul…

@wisteriadeb2022 @CatharineHoey @chhcalling wrong Steve Baker.

Maybe just maybe @chhcalling and @stevebaker will learn something from this article

@united cancelled this morning's ERW-PDX flight. Waiting two hours+ for agent on phone. Web site and app hopeless.

"La dépendance à l'égard de la voiture est le contraire de la liberté. Elle est un échec pour tout le monde, y compris pour les conducteurs."

Something in the wind? Mosquito management faces new challenges in an era of more extreme weather events. lawnandlandscape.com/article/someth…

This is what late-stage asphalt addiction looks like. The addict finds increasingly outlandish justifications to feed the addiction, destroying relationships in the process: austinpolitics.net/txdot-threaten…