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HELLody SchreiBOO

@melodyschreiber.com

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Health contributor/reporter at Guardian US, contributing editor at the New Republic, freelance elsewhere. Arctic obsessive and book enthusiast. Email: [email protected] Signal: melodyschreiber.06 Newsletter: notadoctor.news

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HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · Aug 21

I have never seen federal workers and outside experts speak so forcefully about anyone in power. But RFK Jr. poses an unprecedented threat to American health. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘An existential threat’: US health workers call Robert F Kennedy Jr a risk to public health

More than 750 health workers say Kennedy’s misinformation fuels violence and endangers lives

www.theguardian.com

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HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 1h

It depends. It can be paid or unpaid.

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 12h

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

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HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 12h

It's so widespread

HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 13h

USAID was a test and soon it will be American children screaming in agony

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HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 13h

I genuinely have no words about the CDC destruction

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HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 14h

The entire Washington staff and MMWR editors

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 15h

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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HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 15h

It's the best newsletter out there!

HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 15h

Yes I was wondering if he's left yet!

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HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 15h

This just seems like an extension of "natural is always better"

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HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 15h

Cc @rusty.todayintabs.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Q: How many layoffs have you authorized?

TRUMP: It'll be a lot. And it'll be Democrat-oriented.

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HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 15h

Oz, Kennedy, and Makary in the background

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 15h

Don't worry, if he has a fever, he's allowed to take Tylenol

HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 15h

Trump just got his Covid and flu shots, so should you!

PHYSICIAN TO THE PRESIDENT
THE WHITE HOUSE
MEMORANDUM
October 10, 2025
TO: KAROLINE LEAVITT, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY
PROSIC TO ME PREE, D.O. J
PHYSICIAN TO THE PRESIDENT
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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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HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 15h

The frogs of war won't negotiate / the frogs of war won't capitulate

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HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 15h

This makes me wonder again about the sign I saw in northern Virginia, "Free Kale for Kirk Acolytes"

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 18h

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 17h

ICE left David, a 17-year-old boy, stranded on the side of Interstate 20 after pulling over his immigrant father, Hector, in Mississippi.

David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.

Here's their story.

ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father. The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.

A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. The family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 21h

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 18h

Unless you live in the DC area, in which case people tell you it's only going to get much hotter or much colder

Fit gAHHHymer @gaymer.fit · 5d

"If you don't like the weather in [INSERT STATE HERE], wait 5 minutes, it'll change" - People from every state

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 21h

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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HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 19h

They can say "more glamourous than most staff" because, I assume, I'm a contractor www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

Is being a Guardian reporter as exciting as the movies make out?

Keira Knightley cuts a more glamorous figure than most Guardian staff in her new film The Woman in Cabin 10, while Tennant is a dead ringer for star reporter Nick Davies. But how convincing are they?

www.theguardian.com

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HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 22h

It is super easy to take a screenshot of her face and summarize what the video says. There is absolutely no reason to share an unblurred video.

Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 22h

I am not sharing the video of ICE arresting the WGN reporter because it seems to me they intended to humiliate her by not covering her exposed buttocks during their arrest and I am not going to contribute to that. If anyone has a version of the video that covers her buttocks, please share it here.

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Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 22h

RIF UPDATE:

We @standupforscience.bsky.social are in communication with our network. So far, we have not heard of any actual RIFs, only Russ’ tweet.

To press—we will send a release and facilitate interviews if we do hear abt them taking place.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 23h

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.

www.washingtonpost.com

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