Corey Cradle
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Husband, Father and Software Engineer. I long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, I was ccradle on Twitter.
I guess I'm staying.
Husband, Father and Software Engineer. I long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, I was ccradle on Twitter.
I guess I'm staying.
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Corey Cradle
@ccradle.bsky.social
· Feb 15
(AP) - White House barred a credentialed Associated Press reporter and photographer from boarding the presidential airplane.
apnews.com/article/trum... (Disclosure: I’m an ex @apnews.com staffer)
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AP reporter and photographer barred from Air Force One over 'Gulf of Mexico' terminology dispute
The Trump administration blocked The Associated Press from traveling with President Trump on Air Force One and also from covering an Oval Office event.
apnews.com
"'How many fingers am I holding up, Winston?’
‘Four.’
‘And if the party says that it is not four but five—then how many?’
‘Four." -
George Orwell, 1984
Keep holding on @apnews.com.
We see you.
‘Four.’
‘And if the party says that it is not four but five—then how many?’
‘Four." -
George Orwell, 1984
Keep holding on @apnews.com.
We see you.
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a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
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In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
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Not a surprise - just took them 10 months to think of it.
Open Records Advocates Alarmed as DHS Abandons Text Archiving Software | Truthout truthout.org/articles/ope...
Open Records Advocates Alarmed as DHS Abandons Text Archiving Software | Truthout truthout.org/articles/ope...
Open Records Advocates Alarmed as DHS Abandons Text Archiving Software for Manual Screenshots
Relying on agents to archive their own messages via screenshots has the potential for error and abuse, experts say.
truthout.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Not a surprise - just took them 10 months to think of it.
Open Records Advocates Alarmed as DHS Abandons Text Archiving Software | Truthout truthout.org/articles/ope...
Open Records Advocates Alarmed as DHS Abandons Text Archiving Software | Truthout truthout.org/articles/ope...
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Since 1968, CEO pay has exploded while worker pay has remained stagnant. If worker pay grew at the same pace as CEO pay, today’s typical worker would make $431.80 per HOUR.
Instead, today’s typical worker makes $36.49 per hour — while CEOs make 280 times that on average.
The system is rigged.
Instead, today’s typical worker makes $36.49 per hour — while CEOs make 280 times that on average.
The system is rigged.
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Since 1968, CEO pay has exploded while worker pay has remained stagnant. If worker pay grew at the same pace as CEO pay, today’s typical worker would make $431.80 per HOUR.
Instead, today’s typical worker makes $36.49 per hour — while CEOs make 280 times that on average.
The system is rigged.
Instead, today’s typical worker makes $36.49 per hour — while CEOs make 280 times that on average.
The system is rigged.
There has got to be a heart of Harry Reid guy out there somewhere.
#GVerse MoveOn calls for Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov to step down from leadership.
“Around 80% of MoveOn members that the group surveyed said that Schumer should quit his leadership position.”
It is time to let someone else take the wheel & lead!
“Around 80% of MoveOn members that the group surveyed said that Schumer should quit his leadership position.”
It is time to let someone else take the wheel & lead!
Progressive group MoveOn calls on Schumer to step aside
"Inexplicably, some Senate Democrats, under Leader Schumer's watch, decided to surrender."
www.axios.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:06 AM
There has got to be a heart of Harry Reid guy out there somewhere.
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Would love to see some reporting on how the airline lobby put on the pressure.
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Would love to see some reporting on how the airline lobby put on the pressure.
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The ACA made my whole self-employed life possible. For almost ten years, I was able to build a career that actually worked for me AND keep receiving necessary care to address the consequences of childhood medical neglect. And I still deserved better. We all do.
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 AM
The ACA made my whole self-employed life possible. For almost ten years, I was able to build a career that actually worked for me AND keep receiving necessary care to address the consequences of childhood medical neglect. And I still deserved better. We all do.
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Asked whether she would be willing to vote down the next government funding bill in January if Congress fails to pass an ACA funding extension by then, Jeanne Shaheen tells reporters: "That’s certainly an option that everybody will consider."
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November 10, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Asked whether she would be willing to vote down the next government funding bill in January if Congress fails to pass an ACA funding extension by then, Jeanne Shaheen tells reporters: "That’s certainly an option that everybody will consider."
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Had Schumer been replaced after the spring fiasco you wonder if the result would have been different. He is not a wartime consigliere
November 10, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Had Schumer been replaced after the spring fiasco you wonder if the result would have been different. He is not a wartime consigliere
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Popular opinion: New Senate minority leader
November 10, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Popular opinion: New Senate minority leader
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"A South Korean solar company says it will temporarily reduce pay and working hours for about 1,000 of its 3,000 employees in Georgia because U.S. customs officials have been detaining imported components needed to make solar panels."
South Korean solar firm cuts pay and hours for Georgia workers as US officials detain imports
A South Korean solar company says it will temporarily reduce pay and working hours for about 1,000 of its 3,000 employees in Georgia because U.S. customs officials have been detaining imported compone...
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
"A South Korean solar company says it will temporarily reduce pay and working hours for about 1,000 of its 3,000 employees in Georgia because U.S. customs officials have been detaining imported components needed to make solar panels."
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Important to understand this. There's a reasonable chance that your Dem Senator who voted against it and is acting mad now was in on the play. It's the same reason why they scheduled the surrender for AFTER the election this week. They didn't want people pissed at Dems right before an election.
The caucus meeting was just to orchestrate who would fall on the sword but not be up for a vote in 2026.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Important to understand this. There's a reasonable chance that your Dem Senator who voted against it and is acting mad now was in on the play. It's the same reason why they scheduled the surrender for AFTER the election this week. They didn't want people pissed at Dems right before an election.
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Democratic organizers did our fucking part. We gave Democrats a clean sweep on Tuesday so Chuck Schumer have leverage to negotiate.
Instead, either because of malice or sheer fucking incompetence, he is letting his caucus fold like fucking cowards.
Instead, either because of malice or sheer fucking incompetence, he is letting his caucus fold like fucking cowards.
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Democratic organizers did our fucking part. We gave Democrats a clean sweep on Tuesday so Chuck Schumer have leverage to negotiate.
Instead, either because of malice or sheer fucking incompetence, he is letting his caucus fold like fucking cowards.
Instead, either because of malice or sheer fucking incompetence, he is letting his caucus fold like fucking cowards.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
Right.
I’m already seeing people insist that even with this capitulation the Democrats will still sweep 2026 because Trump is that bad. It was precisely that attitude that gave us 2024.
November 10, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Right.
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After a week where Trump and the Republican Party’s political weakness was laid bare, you’d expect Senate Democrats to press their advantage, maximize their leverage, and get the healthcare concession they’ve been fighting for.
This vote isn’t making sense to a lot of people.
This vote isn’t making sense to a lot of people.
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
After a week where Trump and the Republican Party’s political weakness was laid bare, you’d expect Senate Democrats to press their advantage, maximize their leverage, and get the healthcare concession they’ve been fighting for.
This vote isn’t making sense to a lot of people.
This vote isn’t making sense to a lot of people.
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Even Democratic Party chair Ken Martin is trashing this vote:
“As this vote moves to the House, I stand with Democratic leadership as they refuse to rubber stamp the full-scale Republican assault on Americans’ health care and I am proud of the majority of Senate Democrats who opposed this vote."
“As this vote moves to the House, I stand with Democratic leadership as they refuse to rubber stamp the full-scale Republican assault on Americans’ health care and I am proud of the majority of Senate Democrats who opposed this vote."
November 10, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Even Democratic Party chair Ken Martin is trashing this vote:
“As this vote moves to the House, I stand with Democratic leadership as they refuse to rubber stamp the full-scale Republican assault on Americans’ health care and I am proud of the majority of Senate Democrats who opposed this vote."
“As this vote moves to the House, I stand with Democratic leadership as they refuse to rubber stamp the full-scale Republican assault on Americans’ health care and I am proud of the majority of Senate Democrats who opposed this vote."
Courage.
Senator Jon Ossoff, who is vulnerable in his re-election bid next year, just voted no on ending the filibuster to reopen the government.
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Courage.
Did you get your new healthcare premium notice yet?
“Medicare for All” is starting to sound real good to a lot of folks who didn’t want to talk about it before.
Same page now!
“Medicare for All” is starting to sound real good to a lot of folks who didn’t want to talk about it before.
Same page now!
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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Jesus Christ, @kaine.senate.gov, getting a pinky promise to hold one single vote on ACA funding is not "a path toward fixing the health care mess" anymore than a lottery ticket is a "path toward fixing my personal finances"
“Um well there aren’t even any Senate Dem Press releases saying they support the deal”
Sen Tim Kaine: Hold my beer
Sen Tim Kaine: Hold my beer
November 10, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Jesus Christ, @kaine.senate.gov, getting a pinky promise to hold one single vote on ACA funding is not "a path toward fixing the health care mess" anymore than a lottery ticket is a "path toward fixing my personal finances"
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It doesn't actually matter if Chuck Schumer votes for this or not.
If he can't keep his caucus unified to protect healthcare for over 10 million Americans, he should resign as leader.
If he can't keep his caucus unified to protect healthcare for over 10 million Americans, he should resign as leader.
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
It doesn't actually matter if Chuck Schumer votes for this or not.
If he can't keep his caucus unified to protect healthcare for over 10 million Americans, he should resign as leader.
If he can't keep his caucus unified to protect healthcare for over 10 million Americans, he should resign as leader.
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What is happening in the Senate tonight is a travesty and betrayal for every person who depends on ACA subsidies.
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
What is happening in the Senate tonight is a travesty and betrayal for every person who depends on ACA subsidies.
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Centrists and moderates, what have you done for America lately?
Reminds me of the white moderates MLK warned about so many years ago.
Just useless.
Reminds me of the white moderates MLK warned about so many years ago.
Just useless.
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Centrists and moderates, what have you done for America lately?
Reminds me of the white moderates MLK warned about so many years ago.
Just useless.
Reminds me of the white moderates MLK warned about so many years ago.
Just useless.
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Let’s be clear: Chuck Schumer is the one ending this shutdown, no matter how the votes read.
Chuck Schumer is claiming that he’s voting no, while letting other Senators (Fetterman, Kaine, King, etc) do HIS dirty work.
He must be removed from his leadership & primaried for the sake of this country
Chuck Schumer is claiming that he’s voting no, while letting other Senators (Fetterman, Kaine, King, etc) do HIS dirty work.
He must be removed from his leadership & primaried for the sake of this country
November 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Let’s be clear: Chuck Schumer is the one ending this shutdown, no matter how the votes read.
Chuck Schumer is claiming that he’s voting no, while letting other Senators (Fetterman, Kaine, King, etc) do HIS dirty work.
He must be removed from his leadership & primaried for the sake of this country
Chuck Schumer is claiming that he’s voting no, while letting other Senators (Fetterman, Kaine, King, etc) do HIS dirty work.
He must be removed from his leadership & primaried for the sake of this country
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Democrats snatching defeat from the jaws of victory by caving to Trump.
November 10, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Democrats snatching defeat from the jaws of victory by caving to Trump.