Felicia Krieg
@feliciakrieg.bsky.social
North Country, NY native. Animal lover. Dessert person. Cinephile. Politics nerd. Journalism advocate. Comms at SUNY Plattsburgh. Previously: Press-Republican reporter. https://linktr.ee/feliciakrieg
The scapegoating of trans people and immigrants by this administration is deeply shameful and also predictable. But the amount of people who have fallen for this bigotry hook, line and sinker is heartbreaking. Where is the humanity? How can so many embrace this cruelty? I’ll never understand.
December 19, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The scapegoating of trans people and immigrants by this administration is deeply shameful and also predictable. But the amount of people who have fallen for this bigotry hook, line and sinker is heartbreaking. Where is the humanity? How can so many embrace this cruelty? I’ll never understand.
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A federal judge nominee admitted today that he said during a sermon that disabled people shouldn't get married. As I wrote for @motherjones.com, in fact, many can't out of risk of losing their benefits. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
A federal judge nominee said disabled people shouldn’t be wed. In fact, many can’t.
Marriage often nullifies the government benefits they need to get by.
www.motherjones.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:58 PM
A federal judge nominee admitted today that he said during a sermon that disabled people shouldn't get married. As I wrote for @motherjones.com, in fact, many can't out of risk of losing their benefits. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Useful thread from our reporter @bxroberts.org 🧵
THREAD: The FDA has made it difficult to find where medications are made. Today we're changing that with our latest tool.
With Rx Inspector, it’s possible to see your drug’s manufacturing facility and what the FDA found during its inspections.
Here's how you can use it. 1/
With Rx Inspector, it’s possible to see your drug’s manufacturing facility and what the FDA found during its inspections.
Here's how you can use it. 1/
December 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Useful thread from our reporter @bxroberts.org 🧵
Heart attack symptoms for women can be subtle and can include feeling lightheaded or experiencing pain in the jaw, neck, or back, which may be radiating from the chest. More classic symptoms include sudden usually heavy pressure in the middle of the chest or sudden unexpected shortness of breath.
There's lots of data to show cardiac troubles spike during the holidays amid the mix of merrymaking, travel and stress. But there are ways to spot the signs of trouble before it's too late.
www.npr.org/2025/12/17/n...
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Beware the Christmas coronary. How to spot signs of holiday heart trouble
There's lots of data to show cardiac troubles spike during the holidays amid the mix of merrymaking, travel and stress. But there are ways to spot the signs of trouble before it's too late.
www.npr.org
December 18, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Heart attack symptoms for women can be subtle and can include feeling lightheaded or experiencing pain in the jaw, neck, or back, which may be radiating from the chest. More classic symptoms include sudden usually heavy pressure in the middle of the chest or sudden unexpected shortness of breath.
The tone of Trump’s primetime speech: “can’t you see how great I am? Look at what I’ve done! You stupid people! Celebrate me!”
December 18, 2025 at 2:41 AM
The tone of Trump’s primetime speech: “can’t you see how great I am? Look at what I’ve done! You stupid people! Celebrate me!”
Journalism is critical. It’s doubtful this predator would have ever been charged if it weren’t for the NBC News story. Predators like Campbell do not stop victimizing children until the criminal justice system steps in and stops them.
First on NBC News: Longtime children's pastor Joe Campbell arrested on child sex abuse charges
@mikehixenbaugh.com: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
@mikehixenbaugh.com: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Longtime children's pastor Joe Campbell arrested on child sex abuse charges
The former Assemblies of God minister was indicted in Oklahoma after an NBC News investigation revealed decades of missed warnings.
www.nbcnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Journalism is critical. It’s doubtful this predator would have ever been charged if it weren’t for the NBC News story. Predators like Campbell do not stop victimizing children until the criminal justice system steps in and stops them.
Glad they’re doing this but wish they would have done it a month or more earlier. Just pathetic that the speaker is so weak that members are governing via discharge petitions.
4 House Republicans have signed the discharge petition for a 3-year extension of health insurance subsidies offered by Democrats. That gives it 218 signatures - and will force a vote probably in January.
December 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Glad they’re doing this but wish they would have done it a month or more earlier. Just pathetic that the speaker is so weak that members are governing via discharge petitions.
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"The newspaper industry served as a feeder for our entire news media ecosystem. So when we lose those newspapers, we've lost that journalism. In the early 2000s, we had 40 journalists per 100,000 people. We're now down to 8 journalists per 100,000 people," says @victorpickard.bsky.social.
December 16, 2025 at 7:12 PM
"The newspaper industry served as a feeder for our entire news media ecosystem. So when we lose those newspapers, we've lost that journalism. In the early 2000s, we had 40 journalists per 100,000 people. We're now down to 8 journalists per 100,000 people," says @victorpickard.bsky.social.
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
Seems bad. Seems like Congress should do something. Kids should not be test subjects for large tech companies.
NEW: A report found that a significant number of kids and teens are using AI companions.
More striking: themes of violence — which can include sexual violence — drove more engagement among young users than any other type of content, according to the report.
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More striking: themes of violence — which can include sexual violence — drove more engagement among young users than any other type of content, according to the report.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
December 16, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Seems bad. Seems like Congress should do something. Kids should not be test subjects for large tech companies.
“Congress approved the federally financed system in the 1970s after TV journalist Geraldo Rivera exposed abuses in a New York institution for people with mental and intellectual disabilities, revelations that ignited a national outcry.”
The Trump administration is trying to slash access to lawyers who defend the rights of Americans with disabilities, advocates say. Most of the lawyers work either for the Department of Justice or for disability rights agencies that Congress set up in every state decades ago.
Trump Budget Cuts Threaten Access to Disability Rights Lawyers
The federally funded attorneys ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and other laws.
truthout.org
December 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
“Congress approved the federally financed system in the 1970s after TV journalist Geraldo Rivera exposed abuses in a New York institution for people with mental and intellectual disabilities, revelations that ignited a national outcry.”
Sometimes I wonder why Marco Rubio decided to throw away his dignity to join the Trump administration. He knows how dangerous Trump is. He said so when he ran for president a decade ago. Trump’s power is slowly but surely collapsing and I guess I’m wondering if he will stay on for the full term.
December 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Sometimes I wonder why Marco Rubio decided to throw away his dignity to join the Trump administration. He knows how dangerous Trump is. He said so when he ran for president a decade ago. Trump’s power is slowly but surely collapsing and I guess I’m wondering if he will stay on for the full term.
Refreshing to see someone directly talk about Trump’s narcissism. What he said about Rob Reiner gets to the very heart of his lack of empathy, which is is key to Trump’s personality. Trump is unfit to lead our country and this Truth social post gets to the heart of why.
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Trump’s Response To Rob Reiner’s Murder Was DESPICABLE | Chuck Todd Politics Podcast
YouTube video by The Chuck ToddCast
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December 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Refreshing to see someone directly talk about Trump’s narcissism. What he said about Rob Reiner gets to the very heart of his lack of empathy, which is is key to Trump’s personality. Trump is unfit to lead our country and this Truth social post gets to the heart of why.
youtu.be/W1cy4l3Pf2M?...
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In “2024, the Democratic data scientist David Shor surveyed nearly 130,000 voters at the behest of Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign. He found that a quarter of those younger than 25—with negligible differences among Trump and Harris supporters—held an ‘unfavorable opinion’ of ‘Jewish people.’”
“Anti-Jewish prejudice is growing precisely because it is the domain of the next generation, not the previous one,” @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social argues:
‘The More I’m Around Young People, the More Panicked I Am’
Anti-Jewish prejudice isn’t a partisan divide—it’s a generational one.
bit.ly
December 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
In “2024, the Democratic data scientist David Shor surveyed nearly 130,000 voters at the behest of Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign. He found that a quarter of those younger than 25—with negligible differences among Trump and Harris supporters—held an ‘unfavorable opinion’ of ‘Jewish people.’”
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“The only reason that he’s able to continue to harass me is because New Yorkers are paying for it,” Boylan said in an interview with THE CITY. “It never ends.” www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/15/t...
Taxpayers Forked Out Another $1.3 Million for Cuomo’s Sexual Harassment Defense
As his failed mayoral campaign played out, the former governor’s lawyers ran up the bill contesting the claims of a former state trooper on his security detail.
www.thecity.nyc
December 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
“The only reason that he’s able to continue to harass me is because New Yorkers are paying for it,” Boylan said in an interview with THE CITY. “It never ends.” www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/15/t...
So awful for this community that the killer is still at large when they thought they had the right person. I hope they find the shooter soon. www.npr.org/2025/12/14/n...
Gunman remains at large two days after deadly shooting at Brown University
The shooter was still at large late Sunday, police said, adding they were releasing a man in his 20s who was briefly detained as a person of interest.
www.npr.org
December 15, 2025 at 1:13 PM
So awful for this community that the killer is still at large when they thought they had the right person. I hope they find the shooter soon. www.npr.org/2025/12/14/n...
“The U.S. Supreme Court has consistently ruled that noncitizens accused of crimes are entitled to the same rights as citizens. That extends to sentencing, which should not be influenced by the nationality or immigration status of the defendant.”
NEW: A review of more than 100 Alabama court cases found some immigrants saw harsher punishments than citizens, even when they have fewer prior convictions.
Defendants said they believe their citizenship status tipped the scales of justice against them.
By @amyyurkanin.bsky.social
Defendants said they believe their citizenship status tipped the scales of justice against them.
By @amyyurkanin.bsky.social
Immigrants in Alabama Can Face Harsher Sentences Than Citizens for the Same Crimes
A review of more than 100 court cases found some immigrants saw harsher punishments, even when they have fewer prior convictions. Defendants in these cases said they believe their citizenship status t...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
“The U.S. Supreme Court has consistently ruled that noncitizens accused of crimes are entitled to the same rights as citizens. That extends to sentencing, which should not be influenced by the nationality or immigration status of the defendant.”
When Mister Rogers saw scary things in the news as a kid, his mom told him, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” Even if it feels like human empathy is gone from the world, it’s not. Even now, there is hope. Some people hurt, but others help. Someday it can be better.
December 14, 2025 at 3:41 AM
When Mister Rogers saw scary things in the news as a kid, his mom told him, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” Even if it feels like human empathy is gone from the world, it’s not. Even now, there is hope. Some people hurt, but others help. Someday it can be better.
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No parent wants this text. Thinking of the Brown University community.
December 14, 2025 at 12:54 AM
No parent wants this text. Thinking of the Brown University community.
Our lawmakers have been complicit in allowing tech companies to exploit children for money. There is another clip in this episode where Dr. Prinstein talks about the lack of sleep some kids get because of their phone use has restricted normal brain growth. Their brains are literally smaller.
“Kids are being raised by machines,” says Dr. Mitch Prinstein, co-director at UNC's Winston Center on Technology and Brain Development. He warns that children are more comfortable expressing themselves through tech rather than a human connection. cbsn.ws/4a1KL4k
December 14, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Our lawmakers have been complicit in allowing tech companies to exploit children for money. There is another clip in this episode where Dr. Prinstein talks about the lack of sleep some kids get because of their phone use has restricted normal brain growth. Their brains are literally smaller.
You should need a warrant to scan someone’s face. What are we even doing right now? It is a biometric. It is their *face.* Their very identity.
Jesus Gutiérrez told immigration agents he was a U.S. citizen. Only after they scanned his face, did the agents let him go.
How a US Citizen Was Scanned With ICE's Facial Recognition Tech
Jesus Gutiérrez told immigration agents he was a U.S. citizen. Only after they scanned his face, did the agents let him go.
www.404media.co
December 13, 2025 at 11:12 PM
You should need a warrant to scan someone’s face. What are we even doing right now? It is a biometric. It is their *face.* Their very identity.
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NEW: Billions of pounds of food are imported to the U.S. each year.
The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices.
But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low.
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The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices.
But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low.
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Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts
The dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for the vast majority of the nation’s seafood and more than half its fresh fru...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
NEW: Billions of pounds of food are imported to the U.S. each year.
The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices.
But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low.
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The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices.
But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low.
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Netflix’s “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” is excellent. The darkest of the three in the series but plenty of comedic moments, superb script and performances. There’s so many movies out there but this is actually worth watching.
December 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Netflix’s “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” is excellent. The darkest of the three in the series but plenty of comedic moments, superb script and performances. There’s so many movies out there but this is actually worth watching.
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A newly released batch of images shows the rich and powerful people with whom convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein socialized, and other glimpses of his lifestyle.
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December 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
A newly released batch of images shows the rich and powerful people with whom convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein socialized, and other glimpses of his lifestyle.
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“For the millions of people out there who are being diagnosed with multiple psychiatric conditions, this indicates that they don’t have multiple distinct things going on,” said Andrew Grotzinger, a member of the research team. “I think it makes a big difference for a patient to hear that.”
People are often diagnosed with multiple neurodivergencies and mental health conditions, but the biggest genetic analysis so far suggests many have shared biological causes
Supposedly distinct psychiatric conditions may have same root causes
People are often diagnosed with multiple neurodivergencies and mental health conditions, but the biggest genetic analysis so far suggests many have shared biological causes
www.newscientist.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
“For the millions of people out there who are being diagnosed with multiple psychiatric conditions, this indicates that they don’t have multiple distinct things going on,” said Andrew Grotzinger, a member of the research team. “I think it makes a big difference for a patient to hear that.”