Craig Craker
@craigcraker.bsky.social
Former journalist, current media relations person in Tacoma. I take a lot of photos and read a lot and used to care a lot more about sports than I do these days.
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Craig Craker
@craigcraker.bsky.social
· Jan 1
New year, new books read thread. I only read 27 books in 2024 and would like to get that number to 40 this year.
That was one of the greatest collapses in the history of sports by the Sounders. Up 2-0 in the eighth minute, up a man and a goal in the 41st minute, had to tie it in the 88th, miss four penalties - including two that would have won the game.
November 8, 2025 at 11:42 PM
That was one of the greatest collapses in the history of sports by the Sounders. Up 2-0 in the eighth minute, up a man and a goal in the 41st minute, had to tie it in the 88th, miss four penalties - including two that would have won the game.
Look at this asshole ICE agent pointing his gun at a photographer. Just the worst fucking people.
Members of the community argue with federal officers during an immigration enforcement action in the Little Village neighborhood Saturday in Chicago.
November 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Look at this asshole ICE agent pointing his gun at a photographer. Just the worst fucking people.
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I think it's pretty clear, Zohran Mamdani won the NYC Mayoral Election because he's a Sounders fan.
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I think it's pretty clear, Zohran Mamdani won the NYC Mayoral Election because he's a Sounders fan.
An incredible thread from the author of one of the best books I've read this year. Go salmon, go.
Grateful to spend two days on the Klamath watching chinook, liberated by dam removal, return to streams from which they’d been precluded since the Titanic sank. Fish are everywhere, in numbers that stagger the mind & locations that biologists figured would take years to repopulate. Too beautiful.
November 6, 2025 at 12:50 AM
An incredible thread from the author of one of the best books I've read this year. Go salmon, go.
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A big blue tidal wave calls for Tuesday beers.
November 5, 2025 at 2:17 AM
A big blue tidal wave calls for Tuesday beers.
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The Caldwell Police Department has been the only one of 10 agencies at a recent federal raid in Wilder, Idaho, to confirm that its officers zip-tied children during the Oct. 19 operation at a horse racing venue.
www.idahostatesman.com/news/northwe...
www.idahostatesman.com/news/northwe...
Some children were zip-tied during raid in Wilder. Will agencies own up to it?
The FBI first said reports that children were zip-tied were “completely false.” The agency qualified that by saying no “young” kids were.
www.idahostatesman.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The Caldwell Police Department has been the only one of 10 agencies at a recent federal raid in Wilder, Idaho, to confirm that its officers zip-tied children during the Oct. 19 operation at a horse racing venue.
www.idahostatesman.com/news/northwe...
www.idahostatesman.com/news/northwe...
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WA AG joins multi-state coalition supporting transgender student-athletes’ rights
“Attorney General Nick Brown officially joined 12 other states in a court brief supporting trans-inclusive sports policies.”
“Attorney General Nick Brown officially joined 12 other states in a court brief supporting trans-inclusive sports policies.”
WA AG joins multi-state coalition supporting transgender student-athletes’ rights
Washington’s attorney general is backing Minnesota in a fight over transgender student-athletes.
mynorthwest.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:49 PM
WA AG joins multi-state coalition supporting transgender student-athletes’ rights
“Attorney General Nick Brown officially joined 12 other states in a court brief supporting trans-inclusive sports policies.”
“Attorney General Nick Brown officially joined 12 other states in a court brief supporting trans-inclusive sports policies.”
Oh. My. God. What a day in the Puget Sound. 73 Endangered Southern Resident Orcas swam past Point Robinson Lighthouse on Vashon Island. Here is one breaching with a salmon in its mouth. 🦑
November 2, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Oh. My. God. What a day in the Puget Sound. 73 Endangered Southern Resident Orcas swam past Point Robinson Lighthouse on Vashon Island. Here is one breaching with a salmon in its mouth. 🦑
That was one of the most incredible choke jobs you will ever see. Unbelievable performance by the Jays.
November 2, 2025 at 4:21 AM
That was one of the most incredible choke jobs you will ever see. Unbelievable performance by the Jays.
That bomb reminded me of Jim Leyritz's homer against Smoltz and the Braves in 1996.
Hanging breaking ball golfed out by an unlikely hero.
Hanging breaking ball golfed out by an unlikely hero.
November 2, 2025 at 3:18 AM
That bomb reminded me of Jim Leyritz's homer against Smoltz and the Braves in 1996.
Hanging breaking ball golfed out by an unlikely hero.
Hanging breaking ball golfed out by an unlikely hero.
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sure, you might not be able to eat or go to the doctor, but check out how nice Trump's new marble shitter is
October 31, 2025 at 5:04 PM
sure, you might not be able to eat or go to the doctor, but check out how nice Trump's new marble shitter is
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Republicans are perfectly happy that SNAP isn't being funded during the shutdown because they don't think that SNAP should be funded, period.
Trump’s Agriculture Secretary Rollins & Johnson called 42 million Americans losing SNAP benefits a “silver lining” because it sparked “a national conversation.”
Imagine being so detached from hunger that you see families skipping meals as a PR opportunity.
Imagine being so detached from hunger that you see families skipping meals as a PR opportunity.
October 31, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Republicans are perfectly happy that SNAP isn't being funded during the shutdown because they don't think that SNAP should be funded, period.
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I keep seeing people say, oh, trans people must take a hit for the greater good and, first of all, no, you don't get to discard someone else's rights and second, we know from past experience that marginalized communities like theirs are merely the first to be targeted. They'll come for you next.
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY
Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.
n.pr
October 30, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I keep seeing people say, oh, trans people must take a hit for the greater good and, first of all, no, you don't get to discard someone else's rights and second, we know from past experience that marginalized communities like theirs are merely the first to be targeted. They'll come for you next.
Even after the windstorm over the weekend, Tacoma is still looking mighty fine this fall.
October 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Even after the windstorm over the weekend, Tacoma is still looking mighty fine this fall.
Fall colors and a bald eagle are pretty fun. Normally, I capture photos of bald eagles high up in trees - so I'm below them. Yesterday, I was on top of a cliff with very tall trees on the slope and so this eagle was actually below me. 🪶
October 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Fall colors and a bald eagle are pretty fun. Normally, I capture photos of bald eagles high up in trees - so I'm below them. Yesterday, I was on top of a cliff with very tall trees on the slope and so this eagle was actually below me. 🪶
Apparently my daughter can't call @chrisgove101.bsky.social Uncle Groves anymore, since he's not really her uncle. Oh, the humanity.
October 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Apparently my daughter can't call @chrisgove101.bsky.social Uncle Groves anymore, since he's not really her uncle. Oh, the humanity.
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Greg Bovino, the Border Patrol chief in charge of operations in Chicago, told a judge today the government needs more time to submit use-of-force reports to the court because of the "sheer volume" of reports
Ellis orders Border Patrol to submit, under seal, all of the use of force incidents in Chicago by the end of the day.
She also wants all of the body-worn camera footage.
Bovino says the "sheer volume" of the reports makes that impossible.
She also wants all of the body-worn camera footage.
Bovino says the "sheer volume" of the reports makes that impossible.
October 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Greg Bovino, the Border Patrol chief in charge of operations in Chicago, told a judge today the government needs more time to submit use-of-force reports to the court because of the "sheer volume" of reports
Just so everyone knows where we are currently in the job market: employers are asking for 3-5 years of experience for part-time jobs.
If you have a job - hug it. You do not want to be out here looking for one.
If you have a job - hug it. You do not want to be out here looking for one.
October 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Just so everyone knows where we are currently in the job market: employers are asking for 3-5 years of experience for part-time jobs.
If you have a job - hug it. You do not want to be out here looking for one.
If you have a job - hug it. You do not want to be out here looking for one.
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*Stares in roadway safety wisdom
Eyes up, phones down on the highways.
Eyes up, phones down on the highways.
October 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
*Stares in roadway safety wisdom
Eyes up, phones down on the highways.
Eyes up, phones down on the highways.
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I have a soft spot for Don Mattingly because he's on the record as 1994 being his best last chance at a World Series, but deciding the more important thing was to support a strike authorization vote and strike if necessary that year, as the game the young guys would inherit mattered more.
October 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I have a soft spot for Don Mattingly because he's on the record as 1994 being his best last chance at a World Series, but deciding the more important thing was to support a strike authorization vote and strike if necessary that year, as the game the young guys would inherit mattered more.
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Welcome my son
Welcome ... to the machine
Welcome ... to the machine
Dr Oz: "We should make you so healthy that you flourish in life and you engage the workplace. Getting America back to work full speed, getting you to work longer if you desire, that builds trillions of dollars of value to the GDP. That's the goal of the health system."
October 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Welcome my son
Welcome ... to the machine
Welcome ... to the machine
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the reason this local pizza chain says it’s closing is the economy. they do not mention the class action lawsuit settlement over 5+ years of skimming employee tips to pay credit card fees www.yahoo.com/news/article...
October 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
the reason this local pizza chain says it’s closing is the economy. they do not mention the class action lawsuit settlement over 5+ years of skimming employee tips to pay credit card fees www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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A big bowl of Pho in at Vien Dong in Tacoma’s Lincoln District before seeing Bad Bad Hats in someone’s living room.
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October 23, 2025 at 1:40 AM
A big bowl of Pho in at Vien Dong in Tacoma’s Lincoln District before seeing Bad Bad Hats in someone’s living room.
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