Melody Schreiber
@melodyschreiber.com
Health contributor/reporter at Guardian US, contributing editor at the New Republic, freelance elsewhere. Arctic obsessive and book enthusiast.
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Melody Schreiber
@melodyschreiber.com
· Dec 6
Experts fear for US childhood vaccine schedule after hepatitis B guideline change
Pediatricians say panel’s decision will create confusion and access issues, and condemn ‘parody of public health’
www.theguardian.com
NEW: The entire US childhood vaccine schedule is now open for scrutiny. My latest:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Immigrants do vital jobs, like health care, caregiving, meatpacking, construction, hospitality. But they are more than economically valuable. They are an integral part of our communities. newrepublic.com/article/2062...
Trump Has Made Haitians Fear for Their Lives
While the Trump administration continues to try to revoke Temporary Protected Status, even Haitians with full U.S. citizenship now fear violence and deportation.
newrepublic.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Immigrants do vital jobs, like health care, caregiving, meatpacking, construction, hospitality. But they are more than economically valuable. They are an integral part of our communities. newrepublic.com/article/2062...
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How it started / how it’s going
February 9, 2026 at 7:30 PM
How it started / how it’s going
Someone give them shovels and tell them to clear the snow
A new report from Democratic members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee finds that the deployment of the National Guard in D.C. is costing $1.65 million a day, and over seven months has hit $332 million. The report is here: hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/upl…
February 9, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Someone give them shovels and tell them to clear the snow
Almost half of the Post is gone
As @postguild.bsky.social assesses the damage from last week’s layoffs, it turns out between 44% and 47.5% of the newsroom has been axed. It “may have been the biggest one-day wipeout of journalists in a generation.” washingtonian.com/2026/02/09/a...
Actually, the Washington Post Layoffs Were a Bigger Bloodbath Than You Thought - Washingtonian
The layoffs announced last week at the Washington Post were disfiguring to the esteemed news organization, with whole sections and departments—sports, books, staff photography—wiped away, and devastat...
washingtonian.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Almost half of the Post is gone
As someone who doesn't tolerate caffeine well anymore... I'll believe this when I see it
Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
February 9, 2026 at 6:54 PM
As someone who doesn't tolerate caffeine well anymore... I'll believe this when I see it
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“Collection of Handwritten Letters from Children in Detention Center” sounds like an exhibit in the Holocaust Museum.
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM
“Collection of Handwritten Letters from Children in Detention Center” sounds like an exhibit in the Holocaust Museum.
This reminds me of A Tale of Two Cities, where a woman knitting in the corner was actually taking notes on the French revolution with stitches and designs
Most political performances don't accomplish anything this concrete btw. I applaud the people who've pulled this off.
‘Rage knitting’ against the machine: the hobbyists putting anti-ICE messages into crafts
Makers take a stand through ‘Melt the ICE’ red knit caps and sparkly nails – all while raising funds for those affected by immigration raids
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:36 PM
This reminds me of A Tale of Two Cities, where a woman knitting in the corner was actually taking notes on the French revolution with stitches and designs
How many people are now trying to conduct their own Amazon-package theft investigations
February 9, 2026 at 3:49 PM
How many people are now trying to conduct their own Amazon-package theft investigations
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“I am very worried for myself, for my wife, for my kids. ... If they can do it to white people in Minnesota, they can do it to anyone.”
Gut punch of a piece from @melodyschreiber.com newrepublic.com/article/2062...
Gut punch of a piece from @melodyschreiber.com newrepublic.com/article/2062...
Trump Has Made Haitians Fear for Their Lives
While the Trump administration continues to try to revoke Temporary Protected Status, even Haitians with full U.S. citizenship now fear violence and deportation.
newrepublic.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:37 PM
“I am very worried for myself, for my wife, for my kids. ... If they can do it to white people in Minnesota, they can do it to anyone.”
Gut punch of a piece from @melodyschreiber.com newrepublic.com/article/2062...
Gut punch of a piece from @melodyschreiber.com newrepublic.com/article/2062...
good news: the toddler can confidently count to ten
bad news: she's just singing the Ten Duel Commandments from Hamilton
bad news: she's just singing the Ten Duel Commandments from Hamilton
February 9, 2026 at 2:27 PM
good news: the toddler can confidently count to ten
bad news: she's just singing the Ten Duel Commandments from Hamilton
bad news: she's just singing the Ten Duel Commandments from Hamilton
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This is 18-mo-old Amalia waving to me when she was detained.
She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families.
She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/
She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families.
She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/
February 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
This is 18-mo-old Amalia waving to me when she was detained.
She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families.
She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/
She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families.
She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/
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NEW: A baby held in immigration detention became so sick, she had to be rushed to a hospital in severe respiratory distress.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention without prescribed medication, lawsuit says
The 18-month-old was sent back to a South Texas facility after days in intensive care with severe respiratory distress, according to a federal lawsuit.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:25 PM
NEW: A baby held in immigration detention became so sick, she had to be rushed to a hospital in severe respiratory distress.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
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Liam couldn’t be at the Super Bowl because he‘s in hiding
"Liam and his family are sequestered during this time," Kristen Stuenkel, a spokeswoman for the Columbia Heights Public Schools district said in a statement about Liam Conejo Ramos. She said Superintendent Zena Stenvik has indication the child was not Liam www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
The latest: ICE’s top prosecutor in MN retires; Homeland Security defends conditions at Whipple
DHS pushed back on Rep. Kelly Morrison’s characterization of poor conditions for detainees at the Fort Snelling federal building.
www.startribune.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Liam couldn’t be at the Super Bowl because he‘s in hiding
How long will it take TikTok to implode, and what will be the next big network? YouTube?
"TikTok’s Terms of Service now explicitly include tracking of location and citizenship status (among other identity markers, such as sex)." newrepublic.com/article/2059...
How TikTok 2.0 Became a Weapon for ICE
In just one week, the company has gone from being Gen Z’s preferred social media platform to a tool for spying on Americans and the suppression of information.
newrepublic.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:04 PM
How long will it take TikTok to implode, and what will be the next big network? YouTube?
Even Haitians who have been U.S. citizens for decades are constantly looking over their shoulders. “If they can do it to white people in Minnesota, they can do it to anyone.” My latest:
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
Trump Has Made Haitians Fear for Their Lives
While the Trump administration continues to try to revoke Temporary Protected Status, even Haitians with full U.S. citizenship now fear violence and deportation.
newrepublic.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Even Haitians who have been U.S. citizens for decades are constantly looking over their shoulders. “If they can do it to white people in Minnesota, they can do it to anyone.” My latest:
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
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*Green card application in process and work permit, married to US citizen
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:29 PM
*Green card application in process and work permit, married to US citizen
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
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Immigrants save Americans' lives: "...a 25% increase in the steady state flow of immigrants to the US would result in 5,000 fewer deaths nationwide. We identify reduced use of nursing homes as a key mechanism driving this result."
www.nber.org/papers/w34791
www.nber.org/papers/w34791
February 9, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Immigrants save Americans' lives: "...a 25% increase in the steady state flow of immigrants to the US would result in 5,000 fewer deaths nationwide. We identify reduced use of nursing homes as a key mechanism driving this result."
www.nber.org/papers/w34791
www.nber.org/papers/w34791
The people who needed their own halftime show are the same ones calling everyone else "snowflakes"
February 9, 2026 at 5:16 AM
The people who needed their own halftime show are the same ones calling everyone else "snowflakes"
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Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
February 9, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
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Well, the Patriots literally allow their jets to be used for ICE deportations.
I can't explain it but the Seahawks are the anti-facist team.
February 9, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Well, the Patriots literally allow their jets to be used for ICE deportations.
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And meaningful that Bad Bunny showed himself as a little kid, dreaming of
a Grammy and watching himself succeed on TV, as allegory for every Liam
a Grammy and watching himself succeed on TV, as allegory for every Liam
I still think it's meaningful that we saw Liam in him. Every Liam deserves to have a chance to pursue his dreams.
A Reddit user identifies the boy who took a Grammy from Bad Bunny in the halftime show as five-year-old model Lincoln Fox and says that he was meant to represent Bad Bunny as a child www.instagram.com/the_lincfox/... www.reddit.com/user/BabySea...
February 9, 2026 at 3:36 AM
And meaningful that Bad Bunny showed himself as a little kid, dreaming of
a Grammy and watching himself succeed on TV, as allegory for every Liam
a Grammy and watching himself succeed on TV, as allegory for every Liam
EJAE has the opportunity to do the funniest possible thing next year
February 9, 2026 at 3:20 AM
EJAE has the opportunity to do the funniest possible thing next year
I still think it's meaningful that we saw Liam in him. Every Liam deserves to have a chance to pursue his dreams.
A Reddit user identifies the boy who took a Grammy from Bad Bunny in the halftime show as five-year-old model Lincoln Fox and says that he was meant to represent Bad Bunny as a child www.instagram.com/the_lincfox/... www.reddit.com/user/BabySea...
February 9, 2026 at 3:13 AM
I still think it's meaningful that we saw Liam in him. Every Liam deserves to have a chance to pursue his dreams.
RealFood
Doocy: "The new face of RealFood .gov is Mike Tyson. How did you settle on someone who was most famous for eating Evander Holyfield's ear?"
RFK Jr.: "Brett Ratner who helped produce the ad had a lifelong friendship with him."
RFK Jr.: "Brett Ratner who helped produce the ad had a lifelong friendship with him."
February 9, 2026 at 3:04 AM
RealFood
The little green mouth guards and gloves! The Seahawks also brought their coordination game
February 9, 2026 at 3:01 AM
The little green mouth guards and gloves! The Seahawks also brought their coordination game