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Felicia Krieg @feliciakrieg.bsky.social · 5h

Depending on the poll, 72-78% of Americans support extending the health care subsidies. That kind of majority is very rare for our polarized times. Monthly premiums expected fo increase by an average of 114%! Time for Congress to make a deal and open the government. www.npr.org/2025/10/12/n...

5 things to know about the health care fight behind the shutdown

If Congress doesn't act, costs will rise on premiums for health care plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces. Here's what to know about the politics and real-world impact of this issue.

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KFF @kff.org · 3d

⚡ KFF’s @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social breaks down KFF polling showing broad public support for extending the enhanced ACA premium tax credits — and what’s likely driving that rare agreement across party lines. #QuickTake https://on.kff.org/4n3Gjox

KFF graphic featuring a quote from Ashley Kirzinger, KFF’s Director of Survey Methodology; Associate Director for Public Opinion and Survey Research. It says, “The debate over these enhanced tax credits can be seen as a proxy for the broader public’s concerns about health care affordability which may be why the public is largely in favor of extending these subsidies – even as overall views of the ACA are still very polarized.”

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Felicia Krieg @feliciakrieg.bsky.social · 8h

Moved rose plant inside for a couple of days in preparation for frost. Then back outside when it warmed up. Now there’s a new rosebud. 🌹

A new pink rose bud on a potted rose bush plant. There’s another very light pink (almond white) bud elsewhere on the plant. Parts of two pumpkins are visible. The plant is on the edge of a lawn on a path.

Felicia Krieg @feliciakrieg.bsky.social · 9h

There’s still time to repent. And yet, something tells me he will continue his typical lifelong behavior until the bitter end.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Trump: "I don't think there's anything that's gonna get me in heaven. I think I'm not maybe heaven bound. I may be in heaven right now as we fly on Air Force One. I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to make heaven."

Felicia Krieg @feliciakrieg.bsky.social · 1d

Terrible. Judging by the story, it looks like the company was negligent with safety practices. OSHA “fined the company $7,200, after a 2019 inspection found violations related to personal protective equipment, employee exposure to contaminants and inadequate safety training, among other citations.”

CNN @cnn.com · 1d

Officials investigating a large explosion that impacted a military and industrial explosives plant Friday morning in Tennessee have found no living victims, Chris Davis, sheriff of Humphreys County, said. https://cnn.it/4nGfaZX

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Felicia Krieg @feliciakrieg.bsky.social · 1d

The layoffs included the staff of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. “The publication’s storied history includes a June 1981 report that five previously healthy gay men were treated for an unusual pneumonia — the first hint of the AIDS epidemic.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 2d

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 2d

Trump got his COVID19 vaccine today.

He will always have access to everything he needs to maintain his health while denying others the same.

White House memo that says MEMORANDUM
October 10, 2025
TO: KAROLINE LEAVITT, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY
PHYSICIAN TO THE PRESIDENT CAPTAIN, U.S. NAVY
SUBJECT: President Donald J. Trump Completes Comprehensive Follow-Up Evaluation at
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
President Donald J. Trump successfully completed a scheduled follow-up evaluation today at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The visit was part of his ongoing health maintenance plan and included advanced imaging, laboratory testing, and preventive health assessments conducted by a multidisciplinary team of specialists. These evaluations were performed in coordination with leading academic and medical consultants to ensure optimal cardiovascular health and continued wellness.
Comprehensive laboratory studies performed in conjunction with the visit were exceptional, including stable metabolic, hematologic, and cardiac parameters.
In preparation for upcoming international travel, President Trump also received preventive health screenings and immunizations, including annual influenza and updated COVID-19 booster vaccinations.
President Trump continues to demonstrate excellent overall health. His cardiac age-a validated measure of cardiovascular vitality via ECG-was found to be approximately 14 years younger than his chronological age. He continues to maintain a demanding daily schedule without restriction.
SUMMARY: President Donald J. Trump remains in exceptional health, exhibiting strong cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological, and physical performance.

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Felicia Krieg @feliciakrieg.bsky.social · 1d

At the food bank, “we usually run out of food at 1 o’clock. Last week, we ran out of food at about 10:30” a.m. This is affecting real people and Congress needs to make a deal ASAP.

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 2d

Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank

Felicia Krieg @feliciakrieg.bsky.social · 2d

I really don’t think Netflix needed to change the mystery novel “The Woman in Cabin 10” so much for the film version. The plot was engaging and perfectly compelling to begin with. But this is what Hollywood does with books and it is to be expected, I suppose.

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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 2d

"Evidence shows that Housing First – an approach that prioritizes housing as a critical foundation for engagement in health care services – results in high rates of housing stability and brings down high-cost health care utilization."
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A Denver MD has spent 2 decades working with hospitalized patients experiencing homelessness − here’s what she fears and what gives her hope

Homelessness is solvable through affordable and supportive housing. Hospitals should be part of the solution.

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Felicia Krieg @feliciakrieg.bsky.social · 2d

Beyond stupid.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 2d

Former Trump national security adviser turned Trump critic John Bolton is expected to be charged with federal crimes soon, according to two federal officials. One said Bolton could be indicted next week. The other said he could be indicted soon.

Trump critic and former national security adviser John Bolton to be charged soon, sources say

Bolton would be the third critic of the president to face federal charges. New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey were recently indicted.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2d

Eighty-five percent of parents said they trust their child’s pediatrician on vaccine information — a level of confidence that cuts across political divides, including among MAGA Republicans, according to a Washington Post-KFF poll.

In an age of vaccine skepticism, parents trust pediatricians most

A Washington Post-KFF poll finds that pediatricians are the most trusted source for vaccine information and that confidence in them is a strong predictor of vaccination.

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Felicia Krieg @feliciakrieg.bsky.social · 2d

Canada has a 7% unemployment rate, the highest level in nine years. “There is a necessity on the part of the (Canadian) government to shift away from ... being anti-Trump and really think about what they can do to improve the lives of Canadians day-to-day." www.cnn.com/2025/10/07/b...

Canada’s economy is in serious trouble. Now Mark Carney is coming to Washington to talk tariffs | CNN Business

Gone are the days when Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney could go into a meeting with President Donald Trump with a goal of, at a minimum, doing no harm. Instead, when the two sit down in Washington...

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Felicia Krieg @feliciakrieg.bsky.social · 2d

Seems like Weiss is planning layoffs and disguising info gathering for that as an effort to get to know employees. Reporters are many things — but they are not fools and will see right through this.

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 2d

News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."

One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."

Felicia Krieg @feliciakrieg.bsky.social · 2d

Wondering if it’s unconstitutional for detained immigrants to not have access to religious rituals like communion. Wonder what Supreme Court’s position would be on this. Also wondering same thing in regards for American citizens in jail or prison. Not sure if all inmates have access to a chaplain.

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 2d

Side note: lest you think this is a one-off, a sizable group of Catholic nuns, priests and lay leaders have announced plans to do the same thing — offer communion to detainees in the Broadview ICE facility — tomorrow.

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 2d

NEW: Clergy are at the Broadview, IL ICE facility today — where clergy have been shot w/pepper balls in recent days.

UMC minister Rev. Hannah Kardon, one of those shot w/pepper balls in the past, among those asking to give communion to those detained. Attendees (who sent photos) say police declined

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Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 3d

“Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

The Republican chair of the National Governors Association breaks with Trump.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

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Felicia Krieg @feliciakrieg.bsky.social · 3d

Pretty safe to say a creep like this can’t lead an office that “deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination claims.” I can only imagine the skeletons he has in his closet.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 3d

"30-year-old conservative lawyer and activist who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination" cancelled his colleague's hotel room so she would be forced to stay with him.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

In late July, Paul Ingrassia, the White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, arrived at a Ritz-Carlton in Orlando with a lower-ranking female colleague and others from their department. When the group reached the front desk, the woman learned she didn’t have a hotel room.

Ingrassia then informed her that she would be staying with him, according to five administration officials familiar with the episode. Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him, three of those officials said.

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Felicia Krieg @feliciakrieg.bsky.social · 3d

Lmao. David Simon sounds amazing. I can’t believe I still haven’t watched “The Wire.” I have no excuse.

Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 4d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

Felicia Krieg @feliciakrieg.bsky.social · 3d

I see so many Democrats defending Porter’s behavior. Would you want to be treated this way by a boss, friend or colleague? Of course not. It’s not ok. Character in candidates still matters.

Felicia Krieg @feliciakrieg.bsky.social · 3d

Katie Porter must drop out of the CA governor’s race immediately. Abusing your staff in the way she did on this leaked video is indefensible. Someone with problems this serious cannot effectively serve as governor. Her time would be better spent in therapy and anger management classes.

Politico @politico.com · 4d

EXCLUSIVE: Katie Porter tears into a staffer in a newly released video, telling them: "Get out of my f--king shot."

‘Get out of my f--king shot’: Katie Porter tears into staffer in newly released video

Porter in the July 2021 video call exclusively obtained by POLITICO also vented that she was snubbed by the Biden White House, complaining she raised the president “a shit ton of money.”

www.politico.com

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Felicia Krieg @feliciakrieg.bsky.social · 3d

Trump applied public pressure to Netanyahu. I doubt Biden would have done the same. Trump administration deserves credit for this achievement. Timing a factor of course. I hope this deal holds so Gaza can get aid/rebuild and hostages can finally be returned home. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Live Updates: Israel-Hamas Deal Paves Way for Gaza Cease-Fire

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Felicia Krieg @feliciakrieg.bsky.social · 3d

Our president has no idea what habeas corpus is. It was suspended by four presidents: Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Constitution states it “shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.”

WIRED @wired.com · 3d

US president Donald Trump appeared confused by a question over the possible suspension of habeas corpus, during an “antifa roundtable” event at the White House attended by conservative influencers.

Felicia Krieg @feliciakrieg.bsky.social · 4d

Putting tariffs (taxes!) on *any* medication regardless of patent is sociopathic. These are not luxury items. They are daily essentials keeping many millions of Americans functioning and alive daily.

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 4d

The Trump administration said it isn’t planning to impose tariffs on generic drugs from foreign countries, which make up most of medications dispensed in the U.S.

Exclusive | Trump Excludes Generics From Big Pharma Tariff Plan

The administration has been weighing duties for months on a range of products and ingredients in a national-security tariff investigation.

on.wsj.com